Valuetainment
920 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago - ★★★★★ - 770 ratingsAn entrepreneur channel created by Serial Entrepreneur, Patrick Bet-David. Valuetainment is referred to as the best channel for entrepreneurs with weekly How To's, Motivation and interviews with unique individuals.
About PBD:
During the Iranian Revolution of 1978, Patrick's family had to escape to survive and ended up living at a refugee camp in Erlangen, Germany. At 12 years old Patrick found himself collecting cans & beer bottles to raise money that could help his family and get him a Nintendo. Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/valuetainment/support
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Episodes
Episode 14: How to Build Your Online Brand on a Strong Foundation
November 15, 2017 20:38 - 24 minutes - 44.3 MBI think it’s fair to say that we’re living in the “I want to be a celebrity” era. And even though there’s nothing wrong with it, there are people who inflate their numbers on social media to give a false impression of their success. In this episode, I get into social media verification and how to tell if someone’s social media followers are fake.
Episode 13: Giving Back to the Community as an Entrepreneur
November 15, 2017 19:56 - 18 minutes - 34.1 MBIt's that time of the year where CPAs and accountants sit with their clients and say, "Hey, Mr. and Mrs. Entrepreneur, you should consider giving some money back to charity because it benefits you when it comes down to taxes." As much as you want to give to charity because it can benefit you tax wise, today I want to share with you other reasons why you should give back to the community as an entrepreneur.
Episode 12: Scariest Moments in Business as an Entrepreneur
November 15, 2017 18:10 - 18 minutes - 33.1 MBRecently I was at Harvard Business School with 144 other entrepreneurs who run very successful businesses. We all had something in common. Everybody had a horror story. If you have aspirations of being a successful entrepreneur yourself, you need to know that it’s guaranteed that you will face some scary moments in business. The good news is, you can overcome them. So, I'm going to share with you a few of my scariest moments in business. Hopefully this will shed some light and you’ll reali...
Episode 11: How to Think Big as an Entrepreneur
November 15, 2017 17:24 - 39 minutes - 73.1 MBI believe today's the easiest time EVER in the history of mankind to think big as an entrepreneur. You’ll find out why I say that by the end of this episode. I’m going to cover 16 things you can implement to start you thinking bigger than you’ve ever thought before.
Episode 10: How to Fire Someone
November 15, 2017 16:18 - 21 minutes - 40.2 MBMany times when you look at a very successful business from the outside, it seems like everything is perfect as if they have zero problems. But for a company to become successful, they have to do the ugly things very well, behind closed doors. One of the most unpleasant things you’ll ever have to do as a leader is fire people. Today I get into how to fire someone.
Episode 9: Customer Service vs Customer Experience
November 15, 2017 15:17 - 15 minutes - 27.9 MBCustomer service vs. customer experience; Do you know the difference? One of the best exercises for you to do is make a list of companies or businesses that you go back to over and over and over again, and ask yourself why. On the left, list five companies you return to again and again, and on the right write the reason for doing so. For instance, on the left write, "I go to this restaurant at least once a week" and on the right write, "I go there because _____________." The thing that go...
Episode 8: How to be Happy as an Entrepreneur
November 14, 2017 23:41 - 17 minutes - 32.3 MBI want you to think about two words. These are two words that are searched on Google regularly. One word is "money." The other word is "happy." Which of these two words do you think is searched more on Google, money, or happy? Here are the numbers. Money comes out with 2.5 billion results. Happy comes out with 2.86 billion results. Why? More people are thinking about how to be happy than about money. I will guarantee you I will say a word to you in this episode about happiness that you probab...
Episode 7: How to Inspect your Business
November 14, 2017 22:43 - 26 minutes - 48.6 MBNothing improves in life unless you inspect it regularly. And I mean nothing. So today I'm going to talk about how to inspect your business in the following 12 areas.
Episode 6: How to be a Great Public Speaker
November 14, 2017 21:58 - 26 minutes - 49.2 MBI've had a lot of people ask me, "Pat, how can I become a great public speaker?" So in this episode I'm going to give you 15 styles of speakers along with 16 tips for becoming a great public speaker.
Episode 5: How to Retain More Information
November 14, 2017 20:41 - 19 minutes - 35.8 MBHow do you feel when you have a conversation with somebody that can recite something you told them a year or more ago? Do you say to yourself, "How does this person even remember the details of what we talked about so long ago?" Do you like and respect the person more because they actually paid attention to what you said? In this episode I give the following 12 tips for how to retain more information:
Episode 4: How to Respond to a Loss
November 14, 2017 19:39 - 19 minutes - 35.8 MBEveryone knows how to win. But only a few know how to lose. In this episode I talk about that, and how to respond to loss as an entrepreneur.
Episode 3: 19 Military Lessons that made me a Millionaire
November 14, 2017 18:50 - 25 minutes - 47.2 MBIf you removed the military from all of my life experiences, I wouldn't be who I am today. Here are 19 military lessons that made me a millionaire.
Episode 2: Best Customer to Have as an Entrepreneur
November 14, 2017 17:37 - 7 minutes - 14.1 MBI want you to think about what you'd look at if you're looking at buying any type of business. You'd look at the inflow of traffic, at existing customers, and be-back customers - customers that return to buy over and over again. In this episode I get into the best customer an entrepreneur can have, and how they add to the value of your business.
Episode 21: How To Strategize as an Entrepreneur
November 14, 2017 16:35 - 15 minutes - 28 MBWhen you go to the gym, do you ever see the same person there every time, working out really hard? With some, you notice you never see any progress with their body. How is that even possible? The same thing goes with business. You can have two people that became entrepreneurs at the exact same time. Why is that? It's all about priorities. So in today's episode I'm going to get into how to prioritize as an entrepreneur.
Episode 20: How to Choose Friends as an Entrepreneur
November 13, 2017 16:07 - 17 minutes - 32.8 MBNone of us, including entrepreneurs, can make it without friends. Here are some tips on how to choose great friends.
Episode 19: 10 Reasons Why People Quit
November 10, 2017 20:35 - 24 minutes - 44.3 MBRegardless of the stage of your business, there will be times you'll want to quit. Here are 10 reasons why people quit, and how not to be a quitter.
Episode 18: How to Pay Employees
November 09, 2017 16:39 - 26 minutes - 48.5 MBThe way you pay your employees will determine how much of your talent you retain and how much you increase loyalty in your company. In this episode, I’ll cover different ways to pay your employees and I’ll also talk about different strategies you can use including hourly pay, salary, profit and bonuses, and equity.
Episode 17: 15 Ways to Improve Your Work Ethic
November 08, 2017 16:03 - 26 minutes - 48.4 MBIf you don’t have a strong work ethic, I can’t work with you. Here’s why. If you don’t have a strong work ethic, you’re not going to give the highest return possible on the knowledge and skill passed on to you. Why should I put time into you if the duplication part is not going to return?
Episode 16: How to Self-Promote
November 07, 2017 16:06 - 29 minutes - 53.8 MBAs an entrepreneur you need to figure out a way to self-promote your business. So in this episode I get into the proper way of self-promoting what you already believe in, whether it’s yourself, your business, your clients, your product, your vendors and anything else.
Episode 1: 26 Reasons Why you Should Be an Entrepreneur
September 01, 2017 17:32 - 21 minutesThis episode is dedicated to two different types of people. First, someone that isn't an entrepreneur. And I'm going to make a case for why you ought to become an entrepreneur. Second, you may be an entrepreneur that has forgotten why you became an entrepreneur in the first place, and this episode will remind you why you did.