Your First Thousand Clients With Mitch Russo

There is no business that starts from ease and fun. It is from hardships that successful business owners gain quantifiable experiences that allow them to use the obstacles they encounter to grow. Michael Alden always knew he wasn’t a big fan of the “If only I had” syndrome. As he was envisioning his first business, Michael was also planning for positive impact on people’s lives. Nine years later, he and his company were able to do that. Michael Alden shares his story of starting a business, the struggles along the way to success, and how they kept true to their core values.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

There are two types of people in the business world: those who hustle and like the hustle, and those who would rather go to the bar and chill. Robert Kandell was a hustler in corporate America and was excited to roll out to work every day. The space he was in needed a lot of leadership and management skills which he was well equipped for, but this cost him to be disconnected from his wife to the point that they were just passing by each other. He looked for help and found it, and this led him to start his own business, One Taste, in 2004. Like most startups, it looked great in concept but didn’t do well in marketing. Thanks to the Blue Ocean Strategy, Robert came up with a business plan to gain the attention he needed for his business. Learn why writing these powerful ideas down first before launching is important as it can make others see the pathway to success that you are seeing.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.co

It’s really important for every startup to have a team that has a healthy alignment to the vision and mission of the company. A good leadership mindset can make the company go the distance but the team needs to be there as progress happens. Certified Predictive Index practitioner Bill Flynn gives a simple five-minute free choice test to describe and understand the behavioral tendencies of people in a work environment. He believes that businesses survive because of people, strategy, execution and cash. Learn how the predictive index can be a great tool for the hiring process as well as in company growth.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Most fresh graduates from college have the default mindset of being impressionable and rushing into things just to get to their destination. This is perfectly understandable and normal because almost the same thing happened to Jason Swenk. It was the dot com era and he was hired into a company like he was a college football superstar. His computer degree helped him perform in his job but he realized that sitting around and trying to be significant didn’t make him feel fulfilled. He knew what he was good at and saw clearly what he was passionate about, so he started building confidence that he could do it on his own and start his own business and went through the phonebooks to offer his services. Jason shares his experiences of self-awareness to understand the needs and challenges of his clients.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Seeing a future where there is only success for the business and the clients is a big image for our minds to filter. But with this mental conditioning, entrepreneurs can see the future the way they are programming the outcome so that the mind can represent it as something being done in actual reality. And with this belief of visualizing success, Logan Christopher of Lost Empire Herbs believes that entrepreneurs can bring clients to their doors. Learn more of Logan’s mental conditioning and how this visualization method became a big part of his life and his business.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Track, measure and adjust. These three words when put into action can solve the lack of sales and problems most companies suffer from. This leadership mindset was developed by business expert Thor Conklin who started his entrepreneurial journey at the age of 18 by selling life insurance door to door. Because of this, Thor has always been going the extra mile to make things work. But more important than looking ahead is committing to micro-commitments that will hold you accountable to the decisions that you make and actions that you take. Learn more of how business leaders can focus on the problem and not the symptom of lacking profit.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Online marketing started to come around in the early 90’s. Some businesses lost the opportunity to scale, but others quickly figured out how to deal with the disruption. Doug Brown, LinkedIn marketing pioneer and founder of Szeak.com, was sitting right in the middle of all of this as a financial adviser in Wall Street who turned into an internet marketer. He saw that the disruption that came with the internet didn’t mean people were consuming less, they were just consuming in a different way. He made the shift and co-founded the third largest PR distribution platform in the world, Newswire. But just like any other business, this did not keep going in a straight line so Doug made another shift and developed LinkedIn formulas for people to follow and build connections. Learn how this became a breakthrough in PR marketing and how his new company Szeak.com is making another disruption.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.com

Clarity creates vision which then makes it easier to navigate through a stormy path. Adam Markel started practicing law with a fulfilled life but a heavy heart. Even when he knew this, he kept living like this for 18 years. Adam feared making a change, but learned to face this fear and commit to the pivot process that life was throwing at him. Adam is now a renowned business growth consultant who helps entrepreneurs find their courage and their inner peace so they can be truly fulfilled in life and in business. Learn how you can make everything clearer for you.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Before a business can scale, there will be days when it fails on the market. Whether this failure comes from defective technology or a poor idea isn’t the question. Rather, will the leader be willing to make several business pivots to get his crew through the course? Business expert and Pfizer pioneer Malcolm Bohm knows that if a business is not making those critical pivots, then they cannot pull in costumers. A product needs to have different flavors and sophistication in order to sell and make a start-up become a 150 million dollar company. Malcolm shares his journey from a few clients to a few thousands clients and the changes and challenges that came along with it.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

When you offer something free to the client that will allow them to get to know you, then that would be a good lead magnet. One of the best lead magnets is writing a book geared toward getting a good position in the market. JG Francoeur learned this lesson after he invested his last thousand dollars and wrote a book to help him perfect his position in the market. His 300 clients blew up to 3000 in six months with five offices and 30 employees. Learn how writer entrepreneurs are using books as an effective marketing tool to get on top of the game.Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

One of the things that companies don’t do a lot is data analysis. By committing time to stop and look at the metrics, entrepreneurs can learn a lot on how to be effective and productive in their businesses. Ari Meisel grew Leverage with this mind set and with the help of Less Doing, a system of productivity he developed while he was on the journey of overcoming an illness. Learn how you can optimize, automate and outsource not just your business, but every aspect of life in order to be a more effective person.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Ari MeiselThe Plant ParadoxNick SonnenbergZirtualLeverageSlackTrelloIntercom The Invisible Organization123EmployeeFancy HandsTogglProcess StreetZoomLessonlyRecordifyClipchamp Less Doing, More Living The Art Of Less Doing Idea to ExecutionPayablePayPalLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

One of the amazing things about living in today’s world is that we have entrepreneurs who can build a fortune and at the same time make a difference by helping those who are in need. Led by Yanik Silver, Maverick 1000 is doing just that. To top it off, these entrepreneurs are making a game-changing adventure out of it. Learn how being a transformative leader will cascade into an impactful change for people and the world.Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Evolved EnterpriseMaverick1000Virgin UniteYanik SilverCamp MaverickJay AbrahamEvolved EnterpriseTomsBain CapitalWarby ParkerSevenlySalesforceBVIsSusan G. KomenEvolvedEnterprise.com/1000Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

If you were given a second chance, what would you do differently in life? Who will you become during the time you have left? Business expert and founder of 11 companies Dan Kuschell used to work hard and play even harder. He pretty much does the same today, except now he is also a hero for entrepreneurs who inspires growth in their business and mastery in their market. Clients will not ignore you if you make an irresistible offer. To do that, entrepreneurs need to learn the demographics, geographics and psychographics of their clients. This is how Dan was able to position himself to be profitable without giving out his products and services for free. Find out what CHAMPION stands for and how you can also be a hero to others.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Dan KuschellDr. Cristy LopezGenius Network So Good They Can’t Ignore You Give and TakeD.O.S.ChampionBusinessBlueprint.comGrowthToFreedom.comGeniusNetworkEvents.comDerek JeterLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your Fir

Rather than posting content on all kinds of social media, business owners should treat their websites as a marketing hub. The SEO Ninja Phil Singleton believes that a holistic digital marketing plan is key for more visibility in search results. By looking at your website as a marketing platform, customers will comeback for the content that they only had a taste of from on your social media.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Phil SingletonDuct Tape MarketingLibsynTraffic & ConversionKCWebDesigner.comKCSEOPro.comPhil’s podcasts SEO for GrowthDenver SEO For GrowthLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Having to file for bankruptcy at the age of 29 was a defining moment in the life of Joshua Long. Today, as a consultant for business owners, Joshua believes that the key to getting a business break through the million-dollar plateau is finding an Operating Manager who loves to do things that you hate to do. Learn the process of the Six Levers of Growth and how it can propel your business with more successful and strategic operations management.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Josh Long Bottleneck Breakthrough The E-Myth Mastery E-Myth RevisitedInfo-SUMMIT AwardsDan Kennedy The Ultimate Sales MachineBusiness MasteryMountain Training SchoolMyPowerTribe.comTypeformFacebook Ads UniversityTony RobbinsJay AbrahamBottleneckBreakthrough.comLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Instead of folding in from the 2008 marketing crash, Angel Fields replaced fear with fortitude. In the back of every entrepreneur’s head is a voice that says: its ok, trust me and just do it. Angel learned the hard lessons before making it big. She started thinking big and positioned herself firmly with her experiences in branding, marketing and lead generation.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Angel FieldsthinkBIG MarketingLeigh BrownRealtor.comThink-Reputation.comSpanxLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Whether it is in business, sports, entertainment or family, everyone has struggles. Finding your summit is a metaphor that former NFL player Mark Pattison wants everyone to experience. It isn’t about getting to the top, it’s about finding a way around and traverse the obstacles that are in front of you and enjoying the climb. Learn the different summits in Mark’s life and how he reached the top.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Front Porch ClassicsMark Pattison Sports Illustrated article The Ultimate Sales MachineJohn WoodenPyramid of SuccessSeven Summits of SuccessMarkPattisonNFL.comMark’s Facebook fan pageMark’s TwitterFinding Your SummitLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

There are times that the greatest opportunities in our lives come to us as trials that will make us question the facts that we’ve been taught. As a business broker, David Barnett sold 36 companies in a span of three years. Now he is a business advisor who helps small business owners in buying and selling businesses. But what drives David more is the desire to help people get in to the jobs that they want and the ones that reward them for their hard work.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:David BarnettDavid’s YouTube channelDavid’s blog siteDavid’s LinkedInMedium.com iTunes 12 Things to do Before You Consider Selling Your Business The E-MythBuild a Business That People Will Want to BuyBeyond The E-MythEasySmallBizSystems.comLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Growing a business from a disaster seems daunting enough, but having to sell that business and make it attractive to prospective buyers is something Kevin Waldron would have never thought of dipping his toes into. Now a high-growth performance coach, Kevin shares his experience and perspective on how to figure out a system for business recovery or growth that will make your business work and perfect it to the point where success is the only outcome.Resources Mentioned in this Episode:Kevin Waldron The E MythOlympic RestorationDavid AllenWaldronLeadership.comLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn

Living a life of integrity as an affiliate marketer, Chris Miles learned that making more value meant making more money, which lead to an early retirement at the age of 28. As a financial advisor, Chris decided to stop hustling and not drive away the results that he wanted. Money ripples once you find out what your mindset is lacking and stop wallowing on scarcity and depression.Resources Mentioned in This Episode:Chris Miles You Too Can Be Prosperous Who Took My Money 4-Hour Workweek The Chris Miles Money ShowMoney RipplesMoneyRipples.comLove the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join Your First Thousand Clients Community today:mitchrusso.comMitch Russo LinkedIn