004: The Formula for Business Excellence and the Importance of Reading and Networking with John Spence
Own Your Career Own Your Life
English - May 08, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour - 59.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 112 ratingsHealth & Fitness Business entrepreneur business sales consulting health fitness travel personal development personal growth career Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
John overcame a major obstacle in college to get himself back on course and eventually build a highly successful consulting practice. In this episode, he gives his formula for Business Excellence (Talent + Culture + Extreme Customer Focus) and so much more, including:
The idea of giving your services away for free or cheap if you think it will lead to bigger business
The importance of reading, listening and learning every day - John reads 120 business books a year
Why he believes that Business Excellence is a result of Talent + Culture + Extreme Customer Focus
The importance of networking, mastermind groups, and building relationships ("help enough people get what they want and you will get what you want")
His vision and challenges, including the importance of finding out why your clients hire you
Links and Resources:
http://www.johnspence.com/ (John's website)
http://blog.johnspence.com/ (John's blog)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNAEmjg82ZM (John's TED Talk) on the most important thing he ever learned
http://www.entrepreneurhotseat.com (Entrepreneurhotseat.com)
http://www.andystorch.com (Andy Storch Coaching)
John overcame a major obstacle in college to get himself back on course and eventually build a highly successful consulting practice. In this episode, he gives his formula for Business Excellence (Talent + Culture + Extreme Customer Focus) and so much more, including:
The idea of giving your services away for free or cheap if you think it will lead to bigger business
The importance of reading, listening and learning every day - John reads 120 business books a year
Why he believes that Business Excellence is a result of Talent + Culture + Extreme Customer Focus
The importance of networking, mastermind groups, and building relationships ("help enough people get what they want and you will get what you want")
His vision and challenges, including the importance of finding out why your clients hire you
Links and Resources:
John's website
John's blog
John's TED Talk on the most important thing he ever learned
Entrepreneurhotseat.com
Andy Storch Coaching