This is the Self-Storage Investing Podcast, where we share the knowledge and skills from the industry’s leading investors, developers, and operators to help you launch and grow your self-storage investing business. What made them a success? Built their wealth? What was their mindset and mentality as they entered the space and found room for business growth? Led by podcast host Scott Meyers, we have a track record spanning two decades having successfully acquired, converted, developed, and sy ...
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REPLAY – Top FAQs From Self-Storage Newbies
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This is an episode first published in September 2023. It’s one of our most popular. In this episode Scott discusses the current state of the Self-Storage industry and why it’s attracting new investors. With other asset classes experiencing a downturn, Self-Storage remains a lucrative investment option. Scott explains how self-storage thrives during…
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Banking on Self-Storage: A Guide to Smart Financing
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What are the banks looking for right now when it comes to loans? In this episode, Scott warms up the conversation with proven strategies for securing self-storage loans amidst a challenging economic climate. He explains the evolving lending environment, the criteria lenders use to assess loan applications, and provides actionable strategies for pre…
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Turning Self-Storage Ads into Occupancy
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Meet the software turning self-storage ads into occupancy boosters! In this episode, Scott interviews Jason Zickler, co-founder of Adverank, about how their specialized software is changing paid advertising for self-storage operators. Jason explains how Adverank's innovative algorithm provides precise budget recommendations to maximize occupancy wi…
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9 Ways to Make Money in Syndication Fees
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Syndicating self-storage deals just got trickier – here’s how to stay ahead. In this episode, Scott dives into the evolving landscape of the self-storage industry, emphasizing the challenges brought by rising interest rates, construction costs, and stricter lending practices. Scott outlines nine key fee structures in syndication, offering practical…
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Beyond the Box: Pro Storage Explained
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Imagine the booming world of self-storage evolving into something even more specialized and lucrative. In this episode, Scott Meyers chats with Joe Downs of the Belrose Storage Group about the emerging niche of "pro storage" – a unique blend of contractor and RV/boat storage. They explore the untapped potential of this market, the challenges of zon…
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From Traditional to Self-Directed: A Wealth-Building Journey
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Turn your savings into a wealth-building machine. Scott Meyers introduces Donnell and Angelique Stidhum, a dynamic duo dedicated to empowering individuals through financial literacy. They share their journey and strategies for leveraging self-directed 401(k)s, real estate investments, and other financial tools to achieve financial security and free…
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Breaking Ground: The Next Steps in Self-Storage Site Development
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Site development is critical! In this episode, Scott shares the essentials of developing the perfect location for your self-storage business. From understanding zoning regulations and gaining community support to identifying red flags like environmental challenges and wetlands, he emphasizes the importance of due diligence and strategic planning. S…
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The Developer’s Guide to Self-Storage Site Evaluation
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Essential strategies for development amidst financial uncertainties. In this episode, Scott explores the intricacies of evaluating potential development sites for lender approval in today's challenging economic landscape. With interest rates on the rise and a potential recession looming, Scott discusses the strategic importance of seizing opportuni…
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The SpareBox Storage Tech Revolution in Self-Storage
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Technology is transforming self-storage. Jackson Stevens shows us how tech can reign supreme in the realm of self-storage. Scott and Jackson discuss the SpareBox Technologies’ rapid growth and the innovative software solutions driving operational excellence. From AI-driven revenue management to real-time field operations apps, Stevens articulates h…
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Recapping the 2024 ISS World Expo
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The ISS World Expo sets the stage. After attending the ISS World Expo in Las Vegas, Scott shares a comprehensive breakdown of the event, highlighting the vibrant community and the dynamic evolution of the self-storage industry. From technological advancements to the strategic discussions about the future of self-storage investments, Scott's offers …
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Why Technology is So Important in Self-Storage
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Software solutions are helping manage all aspects of maintaining facilities, from tracking tasks and schedules to providing insights on operational improvements. In this episode, Jadob Pandl and Bob Linneman of NodaFi join Scott to highlight the importance of having a centralized system for facility operations, especially for new entrants in the in…
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Investment Speed: Keeping Up in a Fast Market
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Three key steps to drive successful investments: Focus on your primary source of income, Understand the intricacies of tax-saving techniques Wrap your head around the powerful concept of 'infinite banking'. Addressing common fears and the noise of misinformation, Scott and guest Chris Miles emphasize the value of surrounding oneself with knowledgea…
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Who is Not Telling You the Truth When it Comes to Your Investments?
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Truth is the waters of financial advice are murky. Chris Miles is a vocal critic of mainstream financial planning. He’s often described as the anti-financial advisor. Chris brings a fresh and critical perspective on what truly works in the realm of investing. This cuts through the noise, challenging preconceived notions and exposing the hidden trut…
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Meyers' Method: Mastering the Art of Self-Storage
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The heart and hustle behind the Meyer’s self-storage empire. This episode shares the personal and professional evolution of the Meyers’, from overworked landlords to self-storage magnates. Christina opens up about their initial leap of faith into the industry, while Scott details their transition into education and mentorship, shaping the country's…
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Unlocking Freedom: The Meyers' Self-Storage Revolution
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The transformative journey of self-storage investing from chaos to calm. Scott and Christina Meyers share a raw and personal narrative of their entrepreneurial journey on the Self-Storage Podcast. From their early struggles with single-family rentals to the liberating shift to self-storage, they reflect on the business's challenges and the freedom …
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Success is not a secret—it's a mindset. In this episode, Scott unpacks the critical mindset shifts and practical strategies that have propelled his self-storage business forward. By emphasizing the importance of hard work over talent, the power of goal setting, and the necessity of surrounding oneself with smart, driven individuals, Scott provides …
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The Time in Self-Storage is NOW
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In this episode Scott discusses the current opportunities in the self-storage market. It’s important to act now rather than sitting on the sidelines, as the market is transitioning and offering many opportunities for buying, selling, and developing. Scott also highlights the importance of mastering underwriting and market analysis skills, building …
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Changes to the Small Business Administration (SBA) Rules
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These are changes that could impact cashflow. The revisions to the SBA rules make it easier for borrowers to meet the 10% equity requirement for loans, allowing seller debt to count towards the full 10% equity injection. Other changes include the acceptance of Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) or cash-out refinance of real property as equity, and …
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Inside Our Mastermind Events Part III: The Benefits of Membership
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For the first time, we're opening the doors to our exclusive mastermind events, allowing you to listen in and gain invaluable insights at no cost. Part II was recorded last Fall on another cool morning in Colorado the day after a wicked thunderstorm the night before. This episode features a round table discussion of various topics including the imp…
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Inside Our Mastermind Events Part II: Strategic Insights from the Self-Storage Elite
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For the first time, we're opening the doors to our exclusive mastermind events, allowing you to listen in and gain invaluable insights at no cost. This episode was recorded last Fall on a crisp morning in Colorado. Scott sets the stage for the day which will include the principles of Napoleon Hill's Mastermind converge, offering a unique blend of p…
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Inside Our Mastermind Events Part I: Building Legacy and Success
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The next three episodes are going to be a unique experience. For the first time, we're opening the doors to our exclusive mastermind events, allowing you to listen in and gain invaluable insights at no cost. Part I is a special episode featuring industry titan Rick Gibson, who shares his vast experience in self-storage, including his journey throug…
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Unlocking Wealth: The Power of Delaware Statutory Trusts (DSTs)
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In this episode, Scott is joined by Frank Hanna, a real estate investor and financial advisor, who delves into the intricacies of Delaware Statutory Trusts and their tax advantages. With a background in the restaurant and hospitality industry, Frank transitioned into real estate, amassing a diverse portfolio. Today, he focuses on the specific benef…
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Storage Success Strategies: Insights with Carol Mixon
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Carol Mixon is a veteran in the self-storage industry. In this episode she discusses the importance of maintaining a strong sales technique and understanding the market when investing in self-storage. She also emphasizes the importance of having a good manager for a storage facility. Mixon believes that the self-storage industry is still a profitab…
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How to Filter Through New Ideas and Opportunities
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This episode was first published in November 2021. We have been made to believe that if we want to earn more money, we need to be ready to invest more time into the work. According to Russ Morgan and Joey Mure, that shouldn’t be the case. You can achieve financial freedom ad time freedom at the same time. Joey and Russ are the founders of Wealth Wi…
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Self-Storage Investing in 2024
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In this episode, Scott conveys a personal perspective, intertwining his individual and professional aspirations for the year ahead and placing a strong emphasis on the value of relationships and deliberate actions. A significant point of in this episode is the prospective influence of Artificial Intelligence in the self-storage sector. Scott sets a…
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2023 Top Episodes in Review
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In this episode, we look back at some of our most popular episode from 2023 and their pinnacle moments. These include discussions on the economic cycle, interest rates, and the importance of understanding the real estate microeconomics. Some of our guests share their experiences transitioning from other careers into self-storage investing, emphasiz…
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The Future of Self-Storage Investments: Market Trends, Value-Adds, and Financing Innovations
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With 2024 just around the corner Scott takes the time in this episode to answer some of the most frequent questions he gets. Questions include success stories, how to analyze market trends (and what Scott sees happening in 2024), tax benefits, getting a real understanding of what creative financing really means, and how technology is changing opera…
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Industrial Real Estate in Focus with Shannon Robnett
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Shannon Robnett is a real estate investor with a focus on multifamily and industrial properties. In this episode he shares his journey into real estate, starting from a family background in the industry to his current success in syndicating capital. He discusses the importance of understanding market cycles and the fundamentals of real estate inves…
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Infinite Banking Secrets with Mark Hutchinson
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You might call Mark Hutchinson an active passive investor. He takes pride in using the Infinite Banking Concept (IBC) to build capital. IBC involves using specially constructed dividend-paying whole life insurance as a means of building capital and then borrowing whenever interest would be paid to others. Mark explains the concept is a flexible and…
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Building Wealth Beyond Words: Rick Gibson’s Self-Storage Investing Playbook
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Rick Gibson made his living successfully as a lawyer for nearly four decades. But it was a noteworthy book that made the case for him to think about investing. Rich Dad, Poor Dad. That book inspired Rick to leave corporate America and form an investing team with his sons in real estate. Today Gibson's portfolio includes mobile home parks and storag…
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From the Gridiron to the Storage Unit: Ben Kall's Real Estate Touchdown
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Ben Kall, a former college football player and coach turned real estate agent and investor shares his journey from coaching to real estate, explaining how he started a property management company and brokerage business before moving into self-storage investment. He discusses the importance of diversifying in multiple asset classes and the challenge…
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The Transformation of the Self-Storage Industry
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Ginny Sutton is the executive director for the Texas Self-Storage Association. In this episode she discusses the evolution of the self-storage industry, highlighting the shift from a less professional approach to a more sophisticated business model. Sutton emphasizes the importance of joining industry associations for networking, education, and adv…
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How Technology and Automation Will Play a Vital Role in Self-Storage
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For Jonah Hall, the journey into the self-storage industry began in 2017 when he worked for a family office in the oil and gas sector. His initial project involved converting a building into a storage facility, which marked his entry into the industry. Hall emphasizes the importance of remote management and self-service features in the self-storage…
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Maximizing Revenue Through Effective Self-Storage Call Center Management
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Cori Garrod is an expert in contact centers. In this episode she discusses the importance of having a good call center for a self-storage business. She emphasizes the need for compassionate and knowledgeable staff who can provide excellent customer service. Garrod also highlights the importance of being ready to close a sale at every customer inter…
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All-Cash Deals: Mitigating Risk in Industrial Real Estate
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Register for our January, 2024 Academy in Mesa, AZ. Use the code SSAP to save $500. Joel Friedland is an industrial real estate veteran with over 40 years of experience. In this episode Joel shares his insights on the industrial real estate market, explaining how he focuses on B and C industrial buildings, which are older and have lower ceilings th…
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Your Questions and Marketing Dynamics in Self-Storage Today
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Register for our January, 2024 Academy in Mesa, AZ. Use the code SSAP to save $500. The questions we get from listeners are always gold. We answer more of them in this episode looking at the current state of the market, the importance of networking, and the dynamics of self-storage investing in today’s economic climate with high inflation rates. WH…
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Understanding the Legal Landscape of Self-Storage: Insights from Scott Zucker
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Register for our January, 2024 Academy in Mesa, AZ. Use the code SSAP to save $500. Scott Zucker, a lawyer specializing in the self-storage industry, discusses the evolution and future of the industry with host Scott Meyers. Zucker highlights the importance of understanding and complying with the legal aspects of running a self-storage business, es…
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Trusting Your Gut and Building Relationships in Self-Storage - Luke Wong
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Register for our January, 2024 Academy in Mesa, AZ. Use the code SSAP to save $500. Luke Wong uses always has his head up for potential opportunities but when it comes to trusting your gut he says that’s really the key. He trusts his gut to help him make business decisions and powerful relationships in the self-storage industry. He also shares the …
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Top FAQs from Self-Storage Investing Newbies
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In this episode Scott discusses the current state of the Self-Storage industry and why it’s attracting new investors. With other asset classes experiencing a downturn, Self-Storage remains a lucrative investment option. Scott explains how self-storage thrives during economic downturns as businesses and individuals downsize, leading to increased dem…
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Hitting a Homerun on Your First Deal
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For Nick Zachgo the initial hurdle was learning to overcome his fear. That idea of making phone calls to prospects, it was intimidating. He would practice and practice before making the calls. But eventually he did and both Nick and his wife Catherine managed to hit a homerun on their first deal. In this episode they share how they switched from si…
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The Million Dollar Room: How Mastermind Events Changed My Net Worth
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In this episode we sit down with Steffany Boldrini who shares how her life took an incredible turn after joining Scott’s Mastermind program and actively participating in the meetings. The connections she made in the program played a pivotal role in boosting her net worth by an astonishing one million dollars. WHAT TO LISTEN FOR What compelled Steff…
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The Rise of Spartan Construction Management - Aaron Saunders
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Aaron Saunders is the President of Spartan Construction Management. In this episode he shares the development of the company conceived as an in-house entity to fulfill Spartan Investment Group’s pressing need for reliable and aligned contractors to a nationwide phenomenon within just three years. WHAT TO LISTEN FOR The transition from being comfort…
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Understanding the Last Ten Feet, Not just the Last Mile – Anne Mari Decoster
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In this episode we meet the new President and COO of Kingdom Storage Investors and Self-Storage Investing, Anne Mari Decoster. She’s lived a professional life thinking forward. In her first role out of post secondary school she was part of an analytics team that predicted the economic demise of the Soviet Union during the Cold War. It also studies …
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Navigating an Uncertain Market: One Investor’s Approach – Travis Baucom
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Travis Baucom was rocking it. He’d grown a fund to over 400 homes but suddenly realized he needed to pivot. That’s when he made the move into self-storage and has never looked back. In this episode Travis shares some of his strategies, particularly in an uncertain market. WHAT TO LISTEN FOR The approach Travis takes to managing sellers’ expectation…
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A New Way to Generate Interest through Passive Investment – Travis Smith, Founder Tribevest
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About 15 years ago Travis Smith went on a fishing trip with his brothers. They couldn’t actually afford to go on the trip, but they went. They talked about financial freedom and collectively expressed the path each brother was on wasn’t going to get them there. They wanted to invest in real estate, in private markets, but didn’t know how to start. …
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Simplifying Self Storage: Leveraging Partnerships for Faster Growth – Sean Graham
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The self-storage business model is refreshingly simple compared to the complexities of managing multifamily apartment complexes. As Scott has said (and trademarked) “No tenants, No toilets, No trash.” By offering straight-forward shed rentals the investment potential becomes easy to grasp. But trying to handle every aspect of the business alone, fr…
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Putting Out Fires and Making Fire Investments – Tim Lyons
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In this episode, Tim Lyons, co-founder of Cityside Capital shares his journey of being actively passive in real estate investing. He does this while working as a New York City firefighter and being a father of three. He’s the New York City firefighter with the massive side hustle. WHAT TO LISTEN FOR Why it’s so important people learn about real est…
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Turning Pro Using Outside Consultants to Uncover Blind Spots - Russ Sorrells
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For Russ Sorrells, business success comes down to four main areas of focus: being sure you have the right people and looking after them, having a clear purpose and mission, developing the right playbooks to execute the strategies, and performance. People, Purpose, Playbooks, and Performance. The Four P’s that drive success. WHAT TO LISTEN FOR Real …
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Learning to Lead as You Scale Your Portfolio - Eric Brewer
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Success started for Eric Brewer making $7 an hour as a lot porter – parking Mercedes and Toyotas a local new car franchise. Good thing he wore that double breasted suit to the interview. But hard work, listening to his dad, and some good contacts led to more and more opportunities. Eventually he came to realize, he was good at selling. WHAT TO LIST…
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Company Success From An Executive’s Perspective - Ken Lange
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Get to know how it’s done at the executive level with Ken Lange, as this episode’s C-suite conversation tackles the function and management metrics utilized to keep a company’s operation at its peak. Stay tuned to grasp the knowledge to develop your team’s competency and achieve all your objectives! WHAT TO LISTEN FOR Why values are crucial in find…
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