Blueprint Pros
By Randall Dobbins
Blueprint ProsMar 04, 2019
Episode 66 - How to Run A Successful Business with Autoimmune Disease
"Coach Z" (Zuriel Gibson) walks us through facing the day with grace and courage in this inspirational episode. A little known reality for people with autoimmune disease is how difficult managing the day's activities can be. Coach Z outlines specific steps you can take to get excited about your day and managing the responsibilities of managing a business. You can get more information by clicking on the following link: Zuriel Gibson – Lupus Advocate, Life Coach, Author
Episode 65 - Small Business Asset and Revenue Protection - Legal Structures
Protecting your business, protecting personal/family assets and leveraging the tax code to maximize profits are topics covered in this episode. Be sure to listen for the single greatest thing you should do right now before it's to late. We welcome repeat guest Patricia Reszetylo for an update on why your legal structure should be adjusted and what it's going to mean to the profitability of your business right now. You can contact Patricia for more information by clicking on the following link. https://calendly.com/patriciareszetylo/dobbins
Episode 65 - Legal Structures Part 2
Protecting your business, protecting personal/family assets and leveraging the tax code to maximize profits are topics covered in this episode. Be sure to listen for the single greatest thing you should do right now before it's to late. We welcome repeat guest Patricia Reszetylo for an update on why your legal structure should be adjusted and what it's going to mean to the profitability of your business right now. You can contact Patricia for more information by clicking on the following link. https://calendly.com/patriciareszetylo/dobbins
Episode 64 - Business Growth Opportunities in South Africa with Angel Khangale of Futech.IO
Growing your business, finding good suppliers, expanding your global reach, accessing new markets, supporting global clients is a B2B survival necessity. This conversation with Angel Khangale of Futech.IO provides insights on how his B2B matchmaking platform helps you find excellent suppliers for your business, helps you find potential customers as well potential partners to support your clients with operations on the African continent and specifically, South Africa. Click here for more information. https://www.futech.io
Episode 63 - Using Diverse Business Certification as Your Secret Weapon with Heather Cox
Minority/Women/Gay-Lesbian/Disadvantaged/Veteran owned business certification is controversial. Let's get to the bottom of this controversy and walk through the unique opportunity certification affords your business. Join us on this episode with the amazing Heather Cox, owner of Certify My Company, your one-stop source for outsourcing the certification process. Heather shares with you insider information on certifications you should consider and how to use diverse business certification to grow your network, grow your impact and grow your business. For more information about Heather and Certify My Company, please click this link "www.certifymycompany.com" to discover more. (BGM by Bensound)
Episode 62 - Narcissism in the Workplace with Jessica Lewis
Business owners constantly navigate conflict with customers, employees, suppliers, investors and other stakeholders. We are honored to have the amazing sales growth strategist and life coach Jessica Lewis join us on the episode. She walks us through how narcissism shows up on the workplace, healthy and unhealthy types of narcissistic behaviors and what you can do to effectively manage through situations involving narcissistic behavior. You can contact Jess at https://jessicalewiscoaching.com/ to schedule a FREE CONSULTATION.
Episode 61 - Legal Structures for your Small Business
The worst thing for a small business owner is to work hard, build up a successful business only to lose everything because you didn't have the right business structure to protect your hard gained efforts. It's even worse when you unknowingly put your personal assets at risk. This episode with my special guest Patricia Reszetlo is great. She clues you in on vital information your lawyer might not share with you and how this can make all the difference in you keeping what you've earned. Patricia is also kind enough to share her Free 5-Step Process Checklist To Eliminate Personal Risks In Your Business. You can download your free copy by clicking on this link. http://patriciareszetylo.com/bbb
Episode 60 - 10 Core Business Processes #10 - Technology Management
Every business should be exceptional or "core" at most if not all of the 10 basic business processes. This series outlines all 10 processes and provides information around what your implementation of each process communicates to a prospective customer. This episode focuses on the #10 business process - Technology Management.
Episode 59 - 10 Core Business Processes #9 - Accounting Management
Every business should be exceptional or "core" at most if not all of the 10 basic business processes. This series outlines all 10 processes and provides information around what your implementation of each process communicates to a prospective customer. This episode focuses on the #9 business process - Accounting Management.
Episode 58 - 10 Core Business Processes #8 - Product / Service Delivery
Every business should be exceptional or "core" at most if not all of the 10 basic business processes. This series outlines all 10 processes and provides information around what your implementation of each process communicates to a prospective customer. This episode focuses on the #8 business process - Product / Service Delivery.
Episode 57 - 10 Core Business Processes #7 - Product Development
Every business should be exceptional or "core" at most if not all of the 10 basic business processes. This series outlines all 10 processes and provides information around what your implementation of each process communicates to a prospective customer. This episode focuses on the #7 business process - Product Development and how your approach determines whether you are ready for big corporate clients.
Episode 56 - The #1 Mistake costing you contracts with Big Corporate Customers
This episode dispels the myths perpetuated in the market about why you can't get big corporate contracts. We address the real reason this is a struggle. We additionally talk about what you can do today to solve the underlying problem and how implementation of the solution will change the path of your business for the better.
As promised, please go to corporatecontracts101.com/apply and join our private Facebook for free. Get the support you need to overcome the#1 mistake costing your company contracts.
Episode 55 - 10 Core Business Processes #6 - Customer Acquisition (Sales)
Every business should be exceptional or "core" at most if not all of the 10 basic business processes. This series outlines all 10 processes and provides information around what your implementation of each process communicates to a prospective customer. This episode focuses on the #6 business process - Customer Acquisition (Sales).
Episode 54 - 10 Core Business Processes #5 - Management Responsibility
Every business should be exceptional or "core" at most if not all of the 10 basic business processes. This series outlines all 10 processes and provides information around what your implementation of each process communicates to a prospective customer. This episode focuses on the #5 business process - Management Responsibility.
Episode 53 - Romancing Your Tribe with Special Guest Janet Beckers
We have exciting news to tell you! Joining us in this week's podcast is a special guest from Australia, Janet Beckers, Author, Business Owner and Founder of Romance Your Tribe!
Janet Beckers is a multi-award winning online marketing strategist, an author, speaker, and mentor. She shares her extensive knowledge with thousands of business owners through her online program. Her focus is to help business owners successfully build and nurture their own tribe through video marketing. Over 10 years, her works speak volumes to the community.
Come and join the conversation with us this Thursday to learn about Janet's journey and her success formula!
Please visit https://romanceyourtribe.com/ and discover how to "Attract Your Tribe of Dream Clients With Ease". But hurry, Janet is offering a complimentary Step-by-Step CUSTOMISED Success Map and Action Plan just for you and your business right now.
Episode 52 - 10 Core Business Processes #4 - Financial Analysis, Reporting, & Capital Management
Every business should be exceptional or "core" at most if not all of the 10 basic business processes. This series outlines all 10 processes and provides information around what your implementation of each process communicates to a prospective customer. This episode focuses on the #4 business process - Financial Analysis, Reporting, & Capital Management.
Episode 51 - 10 Core Business Processes #3 - Quality, Process Improvement & Change Management
Every business should be exception or "core" at most if not all of the 10 basic business processes. This series outlines all 10 and provides information around what your implementation of each process communicates to a prospective customer. This episode focuses on the #3 business process - Quality, Process Improvement & Change Management.
Episode 45 Part 7 - The Corporate Opportunity – Do They Take Small Businesses Seriously
Pathway to Your Success series episode 7 of 9. The truth about the corporate contracting opportunity for small business owners as well diverse business owners. The truth as well about how big companies view small business opportunities. This episode also walks through the best mindset to ensure your company will be successful for any and all opportunities that come your way.
Episode 50 - 10 Core Business Processes #2 - Employee Development & Satisfaction
Every business should be exception or "core" at most if not all of the 10 basic business processes. This series outlines all 10 and provides information around what your implementation of each process communicates to a prospective customer. This episode focuses on the #2 business process - Employee Development & Satisfaction.
Episode 49 - 10 Core Business Processes #1 - Customer Strategy & Relationships (Marketing)
Every business should be exception or "core" at most if not all of the 10 basic business processes. This series outlines all 10 and provides information around what your implementation of each process communicates to a prospective customer. This episode focuses on the #1 business process - Customer Strategy & Relationships (Marketing).
Episode 48 - The Signs That You Have A “Prima Donna” Business
This episode takes a look at specific things you do that are holding your business back and are keeping you from addressing the fundamental skills you need to ensure consistent, sustainable revenue growth while eliminating the common pitfalls for small business owners. You will want to listen to this twice and make sure you address all "Prima Donna" tendencies.
Episode 47 Part 9 - How to Get Into The Game
This is Part 9 of 9 in the Pathway to Your Success series. The secret to getting into and winning the corporate contracting game is by creating what you haven't yet imagined by discovering what you don't yet know. This episode outlines the 3 Critical Items necessary to land and keep big corporate contracts.
Episode 46 Part 8 - Small Business Financing
This is Part 8 of 9 in the Pathway to Your Success series. We outline over 20 different sources for business financing that have proven to work for small business owners, when is the best time to secure your financing as well some financing strategies for when you have no money.
Episode 45 Part 7 - The Corporate Opportunity – Do They Take Small Businesses Seriously
This is Part 7 of 9 in the Pathway to Your Success series. The truth about the corporate contracting opportunity for small business owners as well diverse business owners. The truth as well about how big companies view small business opportunities.
This episode also walks through the best mindset to ensure your company will be successful for any and all opportunities that come your way.
Episode 44 Part 6 - The Corporate Opportunity - The Corporate Demand for Innovation And The Role Of Small Business
Part 6 of 9 in the Pathway to Your Success series. Listen and discover how innovation is the life blood of corporate growth and how your business is uniquely qualified to take advantage of this need. We talk about how to spot the innovation needed so that you can get more contracts to grow your business as well.
Episode 43 Part 5 - The Corporate Opportunity - Mindset For Winning – Understanding The Corporate Customer’s Challenges And How You Help
Part 5 of 9 in the Pathway To Your Success series. The key to long term corporate business boils down to your approach or mindset to the customer and customer service. This episode outlines the winning formula that will position your company for bigger contracts and longer term success.
Episode 42 - The Secrets To Building A Successful Minority-Owned Company with Ed Ryland
Join us in celebrating August - Black Business Month with special guest Ed Ryland, Ed is a leading voice in the minority business community, as well as a sought-after expert on commercial real estate and entrepreneurship. Ed additionally is the founder, president, chairman, and CEO of ARVO Realty Advisors, a successful and highly respected full-service commercial real estate firm based in Houston, Texas. He has mentored and guided hundreds of minority business executives and developed Invest In My Own Community, a program helping those from underserved communities create generational wealth. Ed and I will talk about how to overcome business growth challenges and keys to building a successful legacy business. We as well will talk about his exciting new book titled "The Secrets To Building A Successful Minority-Owned Company."
Please visit www.edryland.com to get your copy of "The Secrets To Building A Successful Minority-Owned Company"
Please visit www.IMOCConnect.com or call 713-952-5066 to get more information about Invest In My Own Community to begin your legacy building effort.
Episode 41 Part 4 - The Corporate Opportunity – Do They Buy What I Sell
Part 4 of 9 in the PathWay To Your Success series. This episode helps you to identify which customers are best suited for your product. This episode additionally offers perspective on the various products and services purchased by large corporations, It also outlines the importance placed on the different product and service types as well the relative value of the products to the company.
Episode 40 Part 3 - The Corporate Opportunity – The #1 Way to Build Legacy For Small Business Owners
Pathway to Your Success Series Part 3 of 9 outlines the key steps to use corporate contracting to build your legacy business. Corporate Contracting is the "gift that keeps on giving" when you know how to leverage it. Listen in to see what steps you need to take so that you never look back!
Episode 39 Part 2 - The Corporate Opportunity – Corporate Procurement Vs Government Procurement
Pathway to Your Success Series Part 2 of 9 outlines the pros and cons of government contracting vs corporate contracting. What can you expect in each market and what adjustments might you need to make in your go-to-market strategy and your business model so that you can achieve the greatest level of success.
Episode 38 Part 1: Legacy And Giving Back – The Small Business Owner’s Dream
Part 1 of 9 in the new "Pathway to your Success" series which covers how to build a legacy business that gives back by leveraging corporate contracts as a business funding vehicle. This episode is about the basics of what you are building, why you are building it, why the time is now to grow it even faster and how to really use your business to transform everything you touch from you clients, yourself, your family and the projects you hold near and dear.
Episode 37 - Business Partner vs Alliance Partner, What's the Difference?
A discussion on the strategic reason for picking a business partner as well, picking an Alliance Partner. We also walk through the key differences between the two, when you might need one versus the other and how you might have a need for both based upon the current status of your business journey.
Episode 36 - Fast Track the Unavoidable 9 Stages of Business Growth
Few businesses are exempt from the 9 stages of growth. This episode talks through how to quickly and effectively navigate through them in order to serve your customers at a higher level, maintain profitability and achieve faster business growth. For additional information on the 9 stages please visit this article from Daniel Priestley of Dent Global. https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielpriestley/2019/03/04/the-entrepreneur-journey-is-more-predictable-than-most-people-think/#63420bec1c6d
Episode 35 - Discover What You Don't Know
This episode walks through the necessity of investing in continuous education to keep pace with Fortune 500 clients and to minimize going out of business, or loosing contracts from being blindsided by your own actions.
Episode 34 - Strategic Alliances - Your Secret Weapon
A Strategic Alliance is the most important tool you should have in your business success took kit. This episode covers key considerations and the successful design principles to make a strategic alliance work for your business each and every time.
Episode 33 - Opportunity Series - Successfully working with Corporate Clients on a "Diet"
This episode focuses how to prepare your business for opportunities created when corporate clients engage in a "life-style diet" (restructuring the business) or "weight loss diet" (cost cutting).
Episode 32 - Opportunity Series - Why You Need A Growth Strategist, An Interview with Laverne Daley
This episode walks through the vital importance of "working on" your business over "working in" your business as a #1 success step for corporate contracting. Our honored guest is LaVerne Daley. LaVerne is an award-winning business strategist, sought-after speaker and community leader. LaVerne walks us through the host of reasons for why you need a growth strategist to architect and execute the ideal business plan. This episode is another in this new series talking through the challenge of identifying pipeline building opportunities that can consistently grow your business with big corporate clients.
Ms. Daley can be reached at the following for more information:
www.LBrand.Global
+1.954.451.4254 US
+44.7443.446.702 UK
LaVerne@LBrand.Global
Episode 31 - Opportunity Series - A Package Delivery Problem Creating Huge Opportunity
Is your business overlooking the opportunities created by "porch robbers" (people that steal packages from the door step)? Another in this new series talking through the challenge of identifying pipeline building opportunities that can consistently grow your business with big corporate clients.
Episode 30 - Opportunity Series - Hire More Women Now - You Business Could Depend On It
Is your business overlooking the opportunities created by increasing the diversity and inclusion of both your workforce and your customer's workforce? Another in this new series talking through the challenge of identifying pipeline building opportunities that can consistently grow your business with big corporate clients.
Episode 29 - Opportunity Series - Why You Need A Strategic Alliance Now
This episodes walks you through the strategic steps Kroger and Microsoft are making now to position their business for the future. This concept will be huge for your growth in both sales and investments. Your business will be left behind if you don't start positioning now. Another in this new series talking through the challenge of identifying pipeline building opportunities that can consistently grow your business with big corporate clients.
Episode 28 - Opportunity Series - Benefitting from the Millennial Challenge
Is your business overlooking the opportunities created by new entrants targeting the millennial customer segment? Another in this new series talking through the challenge of identifying pipeline building opportunities that can consistently grow your business with big corporate clients.
Episode 27 - Opportunity Series - What You Should Be Doing Now While Lowes is Hiring 65K People
Is your business overlooking the opportunities created by the hiring of lots of people? Another in this new series talking through the challenge of identifying pipeline building opportunities that can consistently grow your business with big corporate clients.
Episode 26 - Opportunity Series "Mass Migration"
Is your business overlooking the opportunities created by lots of people moving to a new region and / or the opportunities created within the regions being left? Another in this new series talking through the challenge of identifying pipeline building opportunities that can consistently grow your business with big corporate clients.
Episode 25 - Opportunity Series - "Jobs Report"
Is your business overlooking the opportunities created by more people going back work? Another in this new series talking through the challenge of identifying pipeline building opportunities that can consistently grow your business with big corporate clients.
Episode 24- Opportunity Series - Drones
Is your business overlooking the opportunities created by the increased usage of drones in commercial business applications? Another in this new series talking through the challenge of identifying pipeline building opportunities that can consistently grow your business with big corporate clients.
Episode 23 - Discover Opportunity Series - Wearables Technology
Is your business overlooking the opportunities created by the wearables technology? Another in this new series talking through the challenge of identifying pipeline building opportunities that can consistently grow your business with big corporate clients.
Episode 22 - Opportunity Everywhere - Knowing Where To Look for Big Corporate Contracts
Is your business overlooking the the opportunities created by Apple's $1 Billion new campus announcement? The first episode in this new series talking through the challenge of identifying pipeline building opportunities that can consistently grow your big corporate client business.
Episode 21 - Results vs Effort, What's the Friggin Difference?
Last episode of the "Women in the Board Room, The Truth" Series. The significance of your client body of work and how to leverage it for greater success.
Episode 20 - #1 vs #2 Who Cares, A Small Business Owner Tip
Next episode of the "Women in the Board Room, The Truth" Series. A candid dialogue on what being "the best" means with corporate clients and how it positions you for bigger contracts.