Visionaries, Integrators, and the Entrepreneurial Operating System with Mark Winters
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English - January 07, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 41.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 61 ratingsInvesting Business Entrepreneurship cashflow apartmentinvesting realestateinvesting business apartments investing entrepreneur commercialrealestate coach cashflowinvesting Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Mark Winters is passionate about helping entrepreneurs pursue their freedom. As a teacher, coach, and facilitator, Mark spends most of his time directly engaged with entrepreneurial leadership teams. He's delivered over 500 full-day EOS workshops with companies from around the U.S., and he's the Co-Author of Rocket Fuel.
Mark has been an entrepreneur since the age of 28, after catching the "bug" during B-school at the University of Chicago. At last count, he's started/bought/sold/shut down 11 different companies. One recent venture, as a Founder and CEO, had a very successful exit – yielding a 100x cash return in less than 3 yrs. All this activity has led to some recognition, including being named a Tech Titan finalist as an emerging company CEO and listed as "40 Under Forty" by the Business Journal in both Milwaukee and Dallas. Mark was also awarded Rookie of the Year and Chair Excellence distinctions by Vistage International.
[00:01 – 04:55] Opening Segment
I talk briefly about great values that await you in this episode
I welcome our guest, Mark Winters
Mark talks about his background
[04:56 – 14:40] Visionaries and Integrators
Mark talks about his book Rocket Fuel
He introduces the concept of visionaries and integratorsThe roles of a visionary and an integrator
[14:41 – 17:12] Entrepreneurial Operating System
The 5 Rules and the 5 Tools
Things that make a good Entrepreneurial Operating System
[17:13 – 24:01] Mark's Journey
Mark talks about his entrepreneurial journeyGot his entrepreneurial bug at the age of 28 during Business school
Mark's advice for people interested in doing the entrepreneurial leap
[24:02 – 30:46] Closing Segment
Quick break for our sponsors
What is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?The businesses that I've run
What is the worst investment you ever made?A bike company
What is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?Know what you're good and not good at and get help with where you are lacking.
Connect with Mark. See the links below.
Tweetable Quotes:
"Know who you are and what you're really great at and not, right? Know who you're not and what you're not really great at, and get help for those gaps. It sounds simple but extremely powerful, extremely powerful in both business and investing." – Mark Winters
"If you don't have the right components. If you don't have the right wiring. Your odds of success are dramatically less than somebody who has that right make up." – Mark Winters
Resources Mentioned:
Traction by Gino Wickman
www.rocketfuelnow.com
Entrepreneurial Leap by Gino Wickman
You can connect with Mark on www.markcwinters.com and follow him on LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.
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