110 | Richard Carroll | How to Be a Successful Serial Entrepreneur

In today, show, Chris interviews Richard Carroll, successful serial entrepreneur and Managing Director, Keylingo Translations. Richard shares how the transferable skillsets that he picked up during his Student Works days have helped him find entrepreneurial success in diverse fields like finance, energy, and technology.

This show starts with Richard recalling his Student Works days. What are some of his biggest learnings that are helping him to date? Richard shares how the program helped him build the confidence necessary to set up new entrepreneurial ventures.

Right after Student Works, Richard ventured into finance with another colleague from Student Works, Marcus. In this segment of the show, Richard shares interesting anecdotes about how he set up and scaled his business, Swift Trade. Ironically, competition intensified with the advent of the internet, and Richard was forced to transition to another business.

Learning from his first venture, Richard finally found success with Energy One Canada. How did Richard and his business partners manage to scale up revenues from zero to $8 million in just two years? And, why did he exit the business even after this phenomenal success? This segment of the show will give you some good lessons in business strategy.

Currently, Richard is the Managing Director of Keylingo Translations. How have Key Lingo Translations managed to grow into the 37th largest linguistic provider in a highly fragmented and competitive industry? Topics discussed here include the importance of a standardized approach, delegation and much, much more.

We wrap up this show by sharing some crucial attributes that truly define a Leader of Tomorrow. 

Tune in to learn how balance, perseverance, and Student Works skills helped Richard create enormous value in diverse fields.

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