In this episode of Make Business Personal, Sarah Tilkens, CEO and founder of the KPI Lab, discusses the importance of operational excellence in businesses. She highlights the need for problem-solving techniques and lean tools to run operations effectively and without waste. She also encourages entrepreneurs to invest in themselves as problem solvers and seek support when needed.

• The range of operational excellence content you covered in The Accelerator program 0:59
• The top three things entrepreneurs need to know about operational excellence 2:16
• One action you want all listeners to take right now in their entrepreneurial journey 8:47
• One bonus business tip about succeeding in entrepreneurship 12:04

Quotes

• “One of the greatest things that you can do for yourself when you're solving a problem is asking for help.” 3:54
• “What is a symptom versus what is a cause? So oftentimes when we talk about problem solving, we are at that surface level of trying to solve for a symptom. But what we really need to do is we need to go deeper to understand what is at the root of this problem.” 5:10
• “Instead of anticipating all of the obstacles in front of you, you're really just asking, what do I know right now? Like, what is my current state? What is my next target condition? And what does it take for me to move one step forward?” 10:41

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In this episode of Make Business Personal, Amy Blain, sales strategist and coach at Shatter, shares the sales process - how you move people from a prospect to a client. Amy emphasizes the importance of time management, the best practices for discovery calls, the abundant mindset, and accountability.

• Sales topics covered in The Accelerator program 0:43
• The top three things entrepreneurs need to know about sales 4:35
• The number one thing entrepreneurs need to do now when it comes to sales 11:47
• One bonus business tip about succeeding in entrepreneurship 15:00

Quotes

• “The only opinion that matters is your own” 15:14
• “Letting go of what other people think has ultimately been the biggest thing I knew I was going to have to let go of when I started this journey.”15:23
• “I think that’s what’s most powerful about owning a business and being an entrepreneur, it really does free you up to say, I get to live a life that I want to live.” 16:48
• I get to decide what this business looks like. And I can take input from other people, but I can filter it through my own perspective and what feels right for me. And that’s what’s going to allow me to live my fullest version of my life.” 17:04

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In this episode of Make Business Personal, Kate Carter, Certified Fearless Living Coach & Trainer at Kate Carter Coaching, engages in an interesting discussion about how to stop self-sabotage and how to build our lives and the business we love boldly.

• The range of internal coaching content you covered in The Accelerator program 1:04
• The top three things entrepreneurs need to know to make sure they are running their business properly when it comes to self-sabotage 3:16
• The one action entrepreneurs need to take right now to make sure they’re covering their bases 11:45
• One bonus business tip about succeeding in entrepreneurship 15:41

Quotes

• “Become aware, have compassion, and reach out for support.” 4:31
• “Compassion doesn’t mean passivity or niceness. It means looking at what’s going on with love.” 8:10
• “Mindfulness is pervasive thankfully in our culture right now. And it is slowing down and catching your thoughts and your feelings. Bringing yourself into the present moment.” 5:26
• “There's nothing so strong as gentleness and nothing so gentle as real strength.” 8:25
• “Find people who know what you're dealing with, whether they know the inner workings of how fear works, whether they know… Find somebody who understands that landscape and can support you.” 9:50

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• Learn more at MakeBusinessPersonal.com & KileyPeters.com
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