Paper Napkin Wisdom
226 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsI've asked 1000s of the worlds top Entrepreneurs, Leaders, and Difference-Makers to share with me their most important pearl of wisdom on a simple paper napkin. Then I ask them to have a conversation about why they shared that Paper Napkin Wisdom with me and what it meant to them and for them in their life.
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EP #152: There's No Lock on the Cage - Zahra Al-Harazi (Entrepreneur, Speaker)
December 27, 2017 17:00 - 31 minutes - 25.3 MBWe have all been there. Feeling caged and unable to move forward due to real or perceived fears. But what if you realized that the cage was unlocked, and all you had to do was walk out? Zahra Al-Harazi, founder of Foundry Communications and UNICEF’s Canadian Ambassador, explains how entrepreneurs can overcome these boundaries. “There’s no lock on the cage,” she says, “No matter what cage you place yourself in or where others may put you, there’s never a lock there.” Growing up in Yemen, sh...
TA 5: Apparently This Is a Crazy Idea?
December 23, 2017 17:00 - 5 minutes - 4.15 MBEach week I’ll post a short podcast, usually between 3 to 5 minutes long, just talking about how to apply the Paper Napkin Wisdom 5 Step Plan to Life and Business Success in an everyday kind of way. I was lucky enough to be able to participate in one of the largest entrepreneur events in the world recently. While there, I met with and heard hundreds of entrepreneurs pitching their world-changing ideas. Some truly could change the world. The problem with many of them though seemed to be t...
EP# 151: The Heart of Who - Val Jon Farris (Entrepreneur, Coach, Mentor)
December 20, 2017 17:00 - 42 minutes - 34.9 MB255,207. Search “leadership” in Amazon and that’s the number of publications that will come up. With the plethora of ideas out there, is it possible to get to the heart of what leadership truly is? Val Jon Farris, CEO of Diamius Multinational Consulting Firm thinks so. With over two decades of experience conducting leadership development programs, he recalls that the more classes and seminars leaders go to, the more jaded they become. “It diverts them from their innate knowledge of leaders...
TA 4: Strength in Numbers
December 16, 2017 17:00 - 5 minutes - 4.65 MBEach week I’ll post a short podcast, usually between 3 to 5 minutes long, just talking about how to apply the Paper Napkin Wisdom 5 Step Plan to Life and Business Success in an everyday kind of way. Following up on the bad news of a few weeks ago, things didn’t get better. I got some very tough breaks that blindsided me in business and life. It’s been a challenge to see the silver lining on the clouds of the last couple weeks. What made it easier has been my Forum, my Mastermind group – ...
Episode #150 - LIveStream Featuring 11 Entrepreneur Contributors
December 13, 2017 17:00 - 1 hour - 83 MBHave you ever nearly tripped over a milestone or a goal because you were focused on the bigger prize? That happened at Paper Napkin Wisdom and we nearly let the 150th Episode go by without any recognition of what we've learned and done over the last 3 years. In that time we've collected more than a thousand paper napkins, done hundreds of interviews, released a book, and TENS of thousands of you have subscribed and listened to the podcast. Since we were looking forward, however, we alm...
TA 3: Take Responsibility over Blame
December 09, 2017 17:00 - 3 minutes - 3.14 MBEach week I’ll post a short podcast, usually between 3 to 5 minutes long, just talking about how to apply the Paper Napkin Wisdom 5 Step Plan to Life and Business Success in an everyday kind of way. This week I share an experience from this week. I was dealt a huge blow late this week. It was a public failure – and to some degree very embarrassing on the surface. I share how taking responsibility for it has helped me evolve, learn, and grow remarkably quickly. I’m ready for the next time, ...
EP #149: The Anatomy of a Leader - Miranda Barrett (Entrepreneurs Organization VP Strategic Engagement)
December 06, 2017 17:00 - 41 minutes - 33.6 MBWhat does it take to be an effective leader? Thousands of books and articles attempt to answer this question (including our podcast). On today’s show, entrepreneur support expert Miranda Barrett is an shares her insights on what it takes to be an effective leader. For more than a decade, Miranda has worked with over 400 entrepreneurs as part of the EO Global Team. “I work with our member leaders to discuss their goals for the upcoming years and I’ve found similarities between the people wh...
TA 2: Stay in Your Lane!
December 02, 2017 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.48 MBEach week I’ll post a short podcast, usually between 3 to 5 minutes long, just talking about how to apply the Paper Napkin Wisdom 5 Step Plan to Life and Business Success in an everyday kind of way. This week I talk about how important it is to stay in your lane and remain focused on your main priority. Don’t get distracted with things that will pull you off course. Are you staying on course? How do you do it?
Ep #148: The Dirty 'D' Word - Brian Kight (Entrepreneur, Speaker)
November 29, 2017 17:00 - 36 minutes - 28.9 MBEntia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitate. Roughly translated into “More things should not be used than are necessary,” Occam’s razor— a principle developed by Franciscan friar and logician—harps on the value of simplicity. In today’s podcast, Brian Kight explains the value of simplistic discipline. “[In order to be successful], one must choose discipline over default every day. It’s the one thing that enhances everything,” he says. As CEO of Focus 3, an organization that helps orga...
TA 1: Start the Day With a Plan
November 25, 2017 17:00 - 3 minutes - 3.18 MBTake Action Premiere! I talk about how my 9 year old son and I use our morning routines to help build a plan for the day. Are you building a plan for your day? How do you do it? Take Action is a short podcast, usually between 3 to 5 minutes long, and the focus is on the small, 1% improvements we can make in our businesses and lives. Small changes make a big difference! This podcast will help you make small changes that will change your world, so we can together save the world one ent...
Ep #147: Come "Fly" With Us - Peter Shankman (Bestselling Author, Entrepreneur)
November 22, 2017 17:00 - 31 minutes - 25.5 MBEntrepreneurs, what big plans have you been putting off because they seemed unrealistic or too far-fetched? Have you ever asked yourself, “Well, why not? What’s the worst that can happen?” Today’s podcast guests thinks that you should. “There are benefits to having ADHD”, declares founder of HARO and Paper Napkin Wisdom show favorite, Peter Shankman. “When you have ADHD, you have two speeds, off or all the way on. You tend to not overthink things. You come to the conclusion that you want to ...
TA 33: To Scale, We Need to Care About Others More Than Ourselves
November 18, 2017 17:00 - 4 minutes - 3.87 MBTo scale a business, we need to care about others more than we care about ourselves. The challenge is that we need to care about strangers (e.g. customers, suppliers, vendors, partners, bankers, even employees) - people you don’t really know. As entrepreneurs and leaders, we often take on the burden pressure from everyone around us and put it on our shoulders. In order to be of value, we need to do that transparently and openly. On the other side, we need to be really committed to outcomes...
Ep #146: Be the Change You Want To See - Lucas Siegel (Entrepreneur, Inventor)
November 15, 2017 17:00 - 39 minutes - 31.3 MBWhen we first started Paper Napkin Wisdom, the idea was that by inspiring entrepreneurs to change themselves, we could promote change in the world. Lucas Siegel, co-founder of Capital Peak Investments and AlternaScript has a similar idea in today’s Paper Napkin Wisdom. “If there’s something in the world you don’t like, then build a business to change it,” he says. He began AlternaScript with this concept in mind. “It’s fascinating how few people realize that a business is really just about s...
Ep #145: Trust the World - Leila Janah (Social Entrepreneur)
November 08, 2017 17:00 - 30 minutes - 24.6 MBTo some, the concept of trusting the world may seem like a far-fetched philosophy. ‘How can I trust the world with everything that’s going on right now?’ you may ask. However, today’s Paper Napkin Wisdom guest, Leila Janah doesn’t feel like the concept is unrealistic. In fact, she uses it as the guiding principle in her personal and professional life. Leila is founder of Sama, a social enterprise that helps people lift themselves out of poverty, and Laxmi, a social impact luxury brand. Her i...
PNW Book Review 1 - Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success, Phil Jackson
November 08, 2017 17:00 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBIn today’s podcast, avid readers Govindh Jayaraman, entrepreneur and host of Paper Napkin Wisdom, and James Ashcroft, entrepreneur and mentor at EO Accelerator Meetings, discuss Eleven Rings: The Soul of Success by Phil Jackson, legendary winning coach of the Chicago Bulls and LA Lakers. Though neither is particularly a basketball fan, both loved the book and highly recommend it. They recognize that “eleven rings” refer less about championship rings and more about a bond between players; i...
TA 32: All Worthy Pursuits Are Elusive Due to Their Enormous Simplicity
November 04, 2017 16:00 - 5 minutes - 4.01 MBEverything worthwhile is hard to do. Being a better parent, a better leader, a better entrepreneur, or build a better business mode. Everything. The reason? They’re enormously simple. The strategy and idea behind great things is simplicity, and they're worthwhile because you understand them and their value. For example: admitting when you’re wrong – in real time. This is hard to do. It’s elusive, worthwhile and the right thing to do but it’s hard. Simplicity and how easy it is to do are...
Ep #144: The $16M Blog Post - David Meerman Scott (Author, Entrepreneur)
November 01, 2017 16:00 - 29 minutes - 23.5 MBThe date was February 4, 2013. The Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers were going head to head in Super Bowl XLVII. Suddenly, in the third quarter, there was a power outage. For thirty-four minutes, spectators across the globe were held captive by this unprecedented technical difficulty. Then, cookie brand Oreo tweeted “Power out? No Problem, you can still dunk in the dark” with a starkly lit image of an Oreo. Even if you didn’t watch the Super Bowl, chances are you heard about this...
Ep #143: Living the Intentional Life - Bri Seeley (Entrepreneur, Coach)
October 25, 2017 16:00 - 35 minutes - 28.5 MBMany of us are familiar with the concept that in order to get the life you want; you have you build it intentionally. However, how can entrepreneurs navigate the pivot from the life they’re living into the life they want? Bri Seeley, founder of the Inspirational Woman Project, explains how she began to live an intentional life when she began to live by this guiding principle: “Life does not get better by chance. Life gets better when you take action towards creating your inspirational life.”...
EP #142: Go on a Date With Your Data - John Johnson (Entrepreneur, Author)
October 18, 2017 16:00 - 38 minutes - 30.8 MBData is the new black. Over 90% of the world’s data has been created in the past two years; and on average, people consume nearly 30 GB of data per day. From entrepreneurs to CMO’s of Fortune 500 companies, people simply can’t get enough of it. But often times, organizations hit a standstill because they don’t understand how to properly leverage the data to drive actionable results. In some cases, it’s simply because they’re not looking at data through the right lens. John Johnson is a tra...
EP #141: The Power of NO - Joe Calloway (Entrepreneur, Author)
October 11, 2017 16:00 - 36 minutes - 29.1 MBAre you a victim of squirrel syndrome? Based on some fairly unscientific research, about 2 in 3 entrepreneurs are burdened by this affliction. The biggest symptoms include being attracted by every “shiny” thing that comes along, coupled with the inability to say no. But is this hurting your business? Joe Calloway, author, consultant and Executive in Residence at Belmont University’s Center for Entrepreneurship, argues that it is. Having worked extensively with organizations of all sizes and ...
EP #140: You've got Rembrandts in the Attic - Andrew Sherman (Entrepreneur, Author)
October 04, 2017 16:00 - 32 minutes - 25.8 MBNothing quite compares to the beauty of a Rembrandt. While many of us have only gazed at the priceless artwork behind the glass, imagine having one of his paintings in your attic. Think for a minute about the wasted value of having such a beautiful piece covered up and hidden in your attic. Long time Paper Napkin Wisdom fans may remember speaker and author Andrew Sherman’s Paper Napkin Wisdom when he appeared on the show back in 2014. Today, he’s back with another gem that he hopes will he...
TA 31: Abundance Starts with One
September 30, 2017 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.39 MBSo many people who talk about living an abundant lifestyle. It’s a big subject, particularly when you’re not feeling abundant. When you are at the top of the cycle, having big wins, everything fills our buckets. But at the bottom of the cycle, where there are no wins and things don’t happen, we don’t feel abundant. When we’re at bottom of the cycle, we must realize that abundance and the path to abundance starts with one. Just one small win, one small act of kindness. What we focus on, act...
EP #139: Sales - Profit = Expenses - Mike Michalowicz (Entrepreneur, Author)
September 27, 2017 16:00 - 36 minutes - 29.5 MBThe business math equation S (sales) – E (expenses) = P (profit) has been widely accepted for years. However, entrepreneur and author Mike Michalowicz doesn’t quite see it that way. “83% of small businesses in the US are surviving check to check, some of whom follow this model. From a behavioral perspective, what happens last matters least,” Mike says, “Take your profit first and you will reverse engineer your profit forever.” While some may scoff at this notion, in today’s Paper Napkin Wisd...
EP #138: From Broke Theater Student to Financial Advisor - Stefanie O'Connell (Entrepreneur, Author)
September 20, 2017 16:00 - 31 minutes - 25.6 MBIn an age where everyone can pick up their smartphones and become an instant “expert” on any topic, how can entrepreneurs market their knowledge to their consumers? Millennial money expert and author of The Broke and the Beautiful Life, Stefanie O’Connell thinks it has a lot to do with packaging. No, she isn’t referring to big bows or pretty wrapping paper. She poses that while information isn’t propriety, experiences are. Instead of hoarding knowledge, entrepreneurs should find a way to pa...
EP #137: The Growth of Us - K Bill Dost (Entrepreneur, Philanthropist)
September 13, 2017 16:00 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBThe African Proverb, “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”, speaks on the value of having support from your tribe. In this podcast, Bill Dost – entrepreneur and friend to the show – discusses why family is so important and how he began to incorporate them into his entrepreneurial journey. His napkin wisdom which reads, “Give me my family and I can do anything”, stems from his belief that you can do anything if your family is backing you. “But without that s...
EP #136: The Four Corners of Culture - Tristan White (Entrepreneur, Speaker)
September 06, 2017 16:00 - 39 minutes - 31.5 MBOver the past decade or so, the phrase “company culture” has become embedded in our vocabularies and used as an HR tool to attract the best and the brightest. It’s indisputable that today’s employees want to love the companies they work for. But let’s go beyond the buzzwords and get to the heart of what company culture really means and why it’s important. Tristan White, described by Smart Company as “one of Australia's next generation of business leaders” and founder of The Physio Co., brea...
EP #135: Balancing Guts and Glory - Misty Lown (Entrepreneur)
August 30, 2017 16:00 - 35 minutes - 28.3 MBWe see it all of the time – entrepreneurs posting photos from their latest vacation or a conference they’re headlining or another notable event. However, people rarely talk about the guts behind the glory and what it took them to get there. Misty Lown has a different approach. Written on one of the nicest napkins we’ve seen on the show, Misty Lown explains her philosophy behind why rock bottom is a pretty good place for building. “Everyone has a “ground zero” moment. I like to hear about t...
EP# 134: Passion, and sweat the small stuff! Steve Sims (Entrepreneur,
August 23, 2017 16:00 - 38 minutes - 30.6 MBTwenty years ago, Steve Sims was bored. “I was automatically depressed before I left the house. I realized that there was no fun, no passion, no excitement. There was nothing beyond getting a paycheck. Eventually I said, f*** no,” he remembers. The East London construction worker and motorcycle enthusiast talked his way into getting a bank job, which transferred him to Hong Kong in 1994. “I came on a Saturday and was fired by Tuesday,” he laughs. Stranded in Hong Kong and straddled with debt...
PNW Family 1: Entrepreneurship – The Entire Journey - Amrit Mansahia
August 16, 2017 16:00 - 25 minutes - 23.7 MBWelcome to Episode 1 of The Entrepreneur Family, a new channel focused on how entire families share in the entrepreneurial journey and how it impacts not just the entrepreneur but their loved ones as well. Entrepreneurship requires that a risk-taking individual embark upon a journey: to launch their own business, using their own innovative ideas, in order to eventually earn a viable profit. Entrepreneur Amrit Mansahia discusses in detail with us her business journey, and the challenges sh...
EP# 133: Make A 1 Page Personal Plan - Dave Mammano (Entrepreneur, Author)
August 16, 2017 16:00 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBWe’ve all seen it before: the big houses, the flashy cars and the stories of how entrepreneurs made their millions, spread across the glossy pages of magazines. While this may look like success, Dave Mammano thinks there's a little more to it than that. Founder of NextStepU, an organization that helps teenagers plan their future, he explains how to live a more fulfilled life and reclaim hours in your day. The road to this discovery began in college, where Dave initially majored in pre-dent...
EP# 132: Rule #1 There Are No Rules - Matt Ward (Entrepreneur, FBA Allstars)
August 09, 2017 16:00 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBWhat would you do if there were no rules or set path to achieving success? In this podcast, Matt Ward explains his philosophy behind his theory that there are no rules. “In life and business, there are set patterns,” he explains,”but at the end of the day, you can do what you want to do.” And he would know -- Matt started out as an engineer but now runs an ecommerce company.”I was always the straight A student, really rules focused, a bit of a nerd. Great at math and science, not so great at...
EP# 131: The Last Gatekeeper - Clay Hebert (Entrepreneur, Growth Hacker)
August 02, 2017 16:00 - 30 minutes - 28.3 MBThe concept of working a 9-5 position isn’t ancient. You may not realize it, but it’s actually only a few generations old. While people in the 1500s certainly had trades and appointed positions, the work force looked very different prior to the Industrial Revolution.”The concept of going to a big dark building was so foreign [500] years ago. [But] in the last five to ten years, there has been a shift. Entrepreneurship is the future,” explains Clay Hebert, marketing and growth hack expert. ...
EP# 130: Discovering the Entrepreneurial Sweet Spot - Rand Fishkin (CEO, Entrepreneur)
July 26, 2017 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MBWhat happens when you create a venn diagram that combines discovering your passion with providing unique value and figuring out where your audience is listening? In this podcast, Rand Fishkin, founder and CEO of Moz, believes that is how you find your sweet spot. As with most entrepreneurs, Fishkin knows a little bit about how failure can eventually inspire success. After dropping out of college in 2001, he began working with his mom at an agency where they offered clients web design a...
EP# 129: Is There a Formula For Success: The $100 Million Question (Geoff Smart, CEO ghSMART, Best Selling Author)
July 19, 2017 16:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBIs there a formula for success? This week’s Paper Napkin Wisdom guest, Geoff Smart - CEO of lead consulting firm ghSMART - proposes just that . Dr. Smart, the best selling author of Who: The A Method for Hiring and the newly released Power Score: Your Formula for Leadership Success, holds a PhD in Psychology and has spent the last twenty years collecting and synthesizing data from over 3000 leaders and their teams. While most books on leadership suggest that most prominent trait of success...
EP#128: Welcome to Season 4 of Paper Napkin Wisdom (with Rob Simons, Entrepreneur, Coach)
July 12, 2017 16:00 - 38 minutes - 30.8 MBTwo years ago Rob Simons challenged me to by flipping around the Paper Napkin Wisdom podcast and turning me into the subject and he’d play the interviewer. To launch season 4, he came back to turn the tables once more by interviewing me in today’s podcast. I’ve been thinking a lot since the release of my book, “Your Five Step Plan For Life and Business Success”. As business owners and entrepreneurs, many times we worry about reaching our highest potential, often because we don’t think we are...
EP# 127 Amazingly Simple Plan - Shep Hyken
July 05, 2017 16:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBShep Hyken is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, a grass roots entrepreneur, and a speaker. He’s a busy guy but he’s focused in a way that makes him effective and efficient. He’s already been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Speakers Association, an incredible feat considering he’s still amazing crowds around the world on the subject of consistently delivering Amazing Customer Service. In his Paper Napkin Wisdom, Shep shares with us a simpl...
EP# 126 Help, I Need Somebody - Sean Costello (Entrepreneur, Founder, CEO)
June 28, 2017 16:00 - 28 minutes - 22.8 MBSean Costello is an entrepreneurial leader who values the right balance of culture and execution. He has founded multiple companies on the principles of patience and curiosity, and works hard to maintain a supportive atmosphere for his clines and employees. This has lead Sean to his contribution to Paper Napkin Wisdom: People all around you want to help, they just don’t yet know how. In Sean’s experience, real connections become possible when you share with people how they can help you. We...
EP# 125 The Entrepreneurial Personality Type - Alex Charfen (Entrepreneur, Speaker)
June 21, 2017 16:00 - 36 minutes - 29 MBFor more than two decades, Alex Charfen has been creating and testing business philosophies specifically geared towards entrepreneurs. Alex has been an entrepreneur himself during this period, and has developed the Entrepreneurial Personality Type to help business owners grow their business and themselves. He has contributed to numerous major media outlets and brings his core philosophy to Paper Napkin Wisdom: “There is nothing wrong with you.” Alex’s contribution stems from an observation...
EP# 124 You Can't Google This - John Spence (Entrepreneur, Bestselling Author)
June 14, 2017 16:00 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBJohn Spence went from being kicked out of college with a D average to becoming CEO of an international Rockefeller foundation and reporting directly to Winthrop P. Rockefeller III just a few years later. This turn around wasn’t an accident, it was something John did by maintaining a focus on innovation, personal growth, and a thirst for learning. As an entrepreneur, he has worn many hats, but has always maintained that focus on innovation. This is the inspiration for his contribution to Pape...
EP# 123 How to Get From A to B - Jason Womack (Entrepreneur, Author)
June 07, 2017 16:00 - 29 minutes - 23.3 MBJason Womack is an educator, author, entrepreneur, and CEO, among other things. He is an avid practitioner of his own philosophies on work/life balance, productivity, and forward progress, and with Master’s degrees in Education and Psychology, is well-educated in the way we think. These facets of Jason’s life and work have inspired his contribution to Paper Napkin Wisdom, which is a simple straight line from point A to point B. The philosophy behind Jason’s napkin focuses on how to get to po...
VLOG 1: THE REAL DEAL ON BUYING A HOUSE
June 07, 2017 16:00 - 8 minutes - 86.5 MB VideoMy very Uncommon Opinion: buying a house is a good investment These days, it seems to be all the rage to tell people to “never buy a house.” Folks like Grant Cardone and James Altucher argue that buying a home eats up too much capital and never allows for a good return on investment. Well, to put this bluntly: They’re wrong, and I have the facts to prove it. How much money are you really putting down? If you’re an average millennial with decent credit, you’ll usually only b...
EP# 122 Do you matter? - Jeff Hoffman (Speaker, Founder of Priceline.com)
May 31, 2017 16:00 - 30 minutes - 24.3 MBJeff Hoffman’s career has provided him with many hats to wear: successful entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, Hollywood film producer, and a producer of a Grammy winning jazz album. Jeff has had various roles in companies large and small, along with being the founder of multiple startups. Along the path of this career, Jeff one day noticed a sign that said “You may be successful, but will you matter?” Along with the concept of using your career to make a difference, th...
EP# 121 Weak = Strong - Dave Rendall (Entrepreneur, Author Speaker)
May 24, 2017 16:00 - 34 minutes - 27.3 MBDave Rendall is an entrepreneur who has worn many hats during his professional career, which started when he was very young. All told, he has delivered newspapers, been a stock boy, lawn boy, caddie, painter, janitor, tutor, resident assistant, job coach, supervisor, nonprofit manager, and senior executive. Just to spice things up, he also has experience as a leadership professor, stand-up comedian, and endurance athlete. Drawing from this vast array of experience, Dave’s contribution to Pap...
EP# 120 Less Learning, More Doing - Kris Kaplan (Entrepreneur, Coach)
May 17, 2017 16:00 - 34 minutes - 27.5 MBKris Kaplan is a firm believer that if you’re not having fun at what you do, you shouldn’t be doing it. After a long career on the road as a rep, Kris decided it was time to create an organization of people who shared the same values as him and were wholly focused on a singular vision. He is now a coach to entrepreneurs, business leaders, and other high-performing individuals, providing them with tools needed to simply execute. It is that focus on execution that inspired his contribution to ...
EP# 119 Way Out There - Matt Curry (Entrepreneur, Author)
May 10, 2017 16:00 - 20 minutes - 16.3 MBHybrid thinking has defined Matt Curry's career as an entrepreneur. His professional career started out changing tires and eventually working his way into a management role, but his entrepreneurial career flourished after he launched his first auto shop in 1997 and ultimately grew it into one of the largest auto repair chains in the Washington, DC metro area. Having embraced the evolution of the auto industry by educating his line of business in the art of hybrid and electric car repair, ...
EP# 118 Win Freedom - Michael Walsh (Entrepreneur, Coach, Author)
May 03, 2017 16:00 - 33 minutes - 26.9 MBMichael Walsh has built his company, Kaizen Consulting, into something that allows him to explore his own personal freedom. By embracing the methods that he uses when working with other entrepreneurs to help them grow their businesses, he has surpassed his own expectations for what the entrepreneurial life can bring. His Paper Napkin Wisdom was inspired from his work with a particular client who experience a five-fold increase in sales: "Thinking big is not enough." This concept arose when...
EP# 117 Sales is Not Just a Numbers Game - Fran Biderman-Gross (Entrepreneur, Speaker)
April 26, 2017 16:00 - 28 minutes - 22.8 MBFran Biderman-Gross calls herself the “Strategista” of Advantages, a New York City-based company that helps companies to get noticed through branding, marketing, and print production management. Her professional background includes more than twenty years’ professional experience in the niche print industry, but when it comes to her Paper Napkin Wisdom, she's all about turning things upside down (or in this case, on their side). If you envision the traditional sales funnel, you see a Y-shap...
EP# 116 Fix a Problem, Fill a Gap - Rich Mulholland - (Entrepreneur, Speaker, Disrupter)
April 19, 2017 16:00 - 29 minutes - 23.9 MBRich Mulholland has had one of the more an entrepreneurial careers of all the Paper Napkin Wisdom contributors. He started out as a roadie for bands like Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, and Bon Jovi and eventually realized that there was a lack of energy in the industry during the winter months in South Africa. Driven by his entrepreneurial spirit, he took the initiative to adapt the “rock show” model to corporate clients. He started out by dressing up corporate speeches and presentations with p...
EP# 115 What is Your Cash Flow Story? - Alan Miltz (Entrepreneur, Financial Guru)
April 12, 2017 16:00 - 29 minutes - 23.7 MBAlan Miltz’s 20+ years of executive background ranges from founding director of Inmatrix Pty Ltd through to most recently, director of Pearl Finance Australia. Alan has extensive experience across all major finance fields, including financial analysis and debt finance boosting, and spends a large amount of time helping entrepreneurs handle their banking relationships, cash flow analysis, and other financial matters. His Paper Napkin Wisdom reflects this level of expertise: “Revenue is vanit...
TA 20: Passion and Process Combined is Unstoppable
April 08, 2017 16:00 - 4 minutes - 3.75 MBI so often hear about entrepreneurs, leaders, and difference-makers wanting to get more results – scalable results – exponential results. They talk about their hearts being into it, but they are not driving the results they want. The answer is simple, you have to couple passion and process to get crazy results – exponential results. You have to be wildly committed to the goals that you set, and make progress on them every day. You cannot do this without a process that permits you to focu...