Ep 11: Adriana Bates’ Competitive, Data-Driven Business Plan

Small Business Big Deal Podcast

English - July 31, 2020 09:00 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MB
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Previous Episode: Ep 10: The Business of the Internet with Adam Fichman

Next Episode: Ep 12: From Journalism to Law, Eric Weslander Enjoys Solving Problems

Meet Adriana Bates, the driven, hard-charging leader of Clear Mortgage. Find out how she has used her competitive nature and love of data to make her business more successful than ever, even during a pandemic.

About our guest: https://clearkc.com/leadership-team

On today's show:

2:05 – Meet Adriana Bates

3:54 – What led her to this profession

10:35 – Starting from the ground up

12:21 – Her biggest pain point for growing the business

13:33 – How she has handled her business during a pandemic

17:31 – How many employees she has

18:36 – How she got customers in the beginning

19:12 – How she reaches her goals

20:33 – Work harder, make more money

21:17 – Strong operating processes

23:43 – Breaking down her process

27:37 – Finding time to work on the business

29:09 – Why she works a lot

29:43 – Her difficult work-life balance

32:07 – What she’s doing to be a strong leader

38:20 – Why some businesses fail

45:39 - What she does when she feels overwhelmed

47:17 – Her advice for young professionals