Being unclear of your goals as an entrepreneur can lead to a life of overpromising and overcommitting. Taking on a ton of unrelated work ends up creating a life of burn-out and bad clients. Most people don’t know what their goals actually are. Their potential has been blocked by mental mind loops and taking on […]
Does it feel like you are running a business or just operating one? Most entrepreneurs end up hustling day and night just to keep their businesses afloat. Even worse, they’ve trapped themselves with a limited income (like it’s just another job). If you don’t know how to spend money with a CEO mindset, you might […]
Most people end up ditching the world of Corporate America just to build their own 9-5 instead. They end up stressed, miserable, and overworked, like their last job. Loosen the grip on your business’s stage five clinger grip and learn how to profit without sacrificing plans. Put money, and opportunities, back in your control. In […]
We see this happen all the time… An entrepreneur gets a brilliant idea then self-sabotages it with their own close-minded thinking. Sometimes without even realizing it. But there has to be a balance between acting with caution and trying new things, right? Greg Kraios’s take on being open-minded unlocks a world of possibilities in profiting […]
As an entrepreneur, it drains you to constantly doubt your own path and where business is headed. Whether you’re up and coming or looking for something new, hiring the right people and finding clients shouldn’t send you on an emotional rollercoaster. In this episode, we sat down with legendary Greg Kraios who shares a story […]
As an entrepreneur, you’re on the frontlines of grinding and hustling. But then you find you’ve cemented yourself into the day-to-day operations. Now your business owns you. As with any business, there are secrets of the wealthy that put you back in control of your time and money. Isn’t that why you became an entrepreneur […]
Mike Hambright has been able to parlay a successful real estate investing career into multiple 7 figure businesses and/or revenue streams, all based around providing value to others. Mike has produced over 1500 podcasts and has created a massive impact on the real estate industry by coaching, mentoring, and serving thousands of people all over […]
John Martinez is the most introverted sales expert you’ll ever meet, but yet he has taken the sales acumen that made him a highly successful salesperson - and parlayed that into an extremely profitable 7 figure sales training business that only requires a few hours of his time and attention per week. I’m this episode, […]
Roland Frasier has scaled over 100 different seven to ten-figure businesses, with sales ranging from $3 million to $4 billion! He believes that starting a business is very hard, time-consuming, and risky - but buying one is way easier, faster, and much more profitable. In this episode, Roland breaks down with Steve exactly why scaling your business through acquisitions is something anyone can do, and why it’s easier than most think Scaling through acquisitions allows you to stay out of the day-to-day, and skip the initial risky start-up phase.
What if you could have profit guaranteed? That was the question that Best Selling author Mike Michalowicz asked himself after getting sick of surviving check to check and suffering the ups and downs of managing reactively based on cash flow in his own business. Listen to Mike breakdown for Steve how to build your business based on profits first, rather than paying the bills first and hoping something is leftover afterward. Mike’s “Profit First” model has helped over 175,000 business owners grow profit and reduce stress.
Rob Nickell stumbled upon the concept of virtual assistants accidentally while struggling to escape the day to day grind of his own real estate business. Now almost ten years later, he has perfected how to hire virtual assistants and built a thriving business around helping others do the same. Listen as Steve interviews Rob on how his company Rocket Station executes an astonishing 48,000 hours of workforce labor every WEEK for business owners all over the world - all done remotely in a virtual environment while maintaining a strong focus on culture and core values.
Trevor Mauch is the CEO of Carrot, and he has learned how to make a recurring revenue model for any business, while at the same time building a company culture that makes it fun, exciting and most importantly - rewarding to work on the team. When Steve and Trevor met in 2012 at a high-level mastermind, Carrot wasn’t even started yet. Now, over the last five years - Carrot has generated over 3 Million online leads for clients while at the same time positioning Trevor to generate nearly $1Million a month in revenue!
Kent Clothier knows a thing or two about how to hire up and build a successful team, as he’s done it several times. By age 30, Kent was running a family business that grew from a start-up to $1.8 billion, but lost everything and had to figure out how to rebuild it all over again on his own. Kent has been a coach and mentor to Steve for years, and now they are also friends and business partners. One of the most impactful lessons Kent has taught Steve is that you can’t hire to where you are, you have to “hire up” in order for your team to propel you forward.
The CEO Nation is a tribe, a movement, an agent for change, and a catalyst to CREATE significant, lasting, and positive IMPACT in the lives of entrepreneurs. Hosted by successful Entrepreneur and Business Coach Steve Richards, this podcast is for those looking to ESCAPE the hustle and grind of being a self-employed entrepreneur stuck working in their business - and TRANSFORM them into a true CEO who owns a real business that works for them.