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Strategic Coach founder Dan Sullivan shares his wisdom and insights with entrepreneurs who want to multiply their freedom and success.
Alternative Ways Entrepreneurs Can Learn
Dan Sullivan didn’t get everything he wanted to from the educational system, so he created an alternative system for himself using his local library’s Encyclopedia Britannica. In this episode, Dan explains how his system worked, as well as why alternative educational systems can be better choices for entrepreneurs.
10:3316/02/2022
The Starting Ground For Entrepreneurs, with Chad Johnson
Chad Johnson is not only an entrepreneur who’s benefited from The Strategic Coach® Program, he’s also an associate coach who leads his own Strategic Coach® workshop groups. In this episode, Chad shares what he knows about how entrepreneurs can become who they want to be.
08:1402/02/2022
Stand In Your Power, with Christina Arcangioli
Self-described “serial entrepreneur” Christina Arcangioli is living her life in service of her goals, whether that’s as a CEO, a mother, or a community supporter. In this episode, she shares what’s allowed her to thrive in the roles she’s chosen and to never pass up a good opportunity.
13:3420/01/2022
Perfectionism vs. Happiness, with Ben Hardy
How you feel about yourself can come down to how you’re measuring your progress, and there’s a right way and a wrong way to do it. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Dr. Ben Hardy discuss The Gap And The Gain™, the thinking tool they’ve turned into a major market book.
14:3505/01/2022
Do Better Things With Your Time, with Leslie Fall
Since she joined The Strategic Coach® Program, people have been telling Leslie Fall, an entrepreneur in the field of medical education, how much more confident and clearer of vision she’s become. In this episode, she shares the tips she’s learned that have allowed her and her whole team to grow and spend their time doing what they’re good at.
16:0524/11/2021
Have More Fun And Get Bigger Results, with Tim Thackrah
Dental surgeon Tim Thackrah has had entrepreneurial involvement in many companies, including some outside of the dental industry. In this episode, he shares what he’s learned that’s allowing him to have more fun than ever in business and to get bigger results than he ever could before.
13:5610/11/2021
Expand Your Opportunities, with Elliott Neff
Elliott Neff is the founder and CEO of Chess4Life, an organization whose goal is to teach life skills through chess to one million kids a week. In this episode, Elliott shares the story of how the company used technology to pivot successfully when they had to shut down their physical locations, and how the business has more than doubled due to what Elliott has learned in The Strategic Coach® Program.
10:5327/10/2021
It’s Never Too Late To Transform, with Hao Lam
Hao Lam left the communist country of Vietnam where he was born, eventually moving to North America and becoming a successful entrepreneur in the education field. In this episode, he talks about what it’s taken to get where he is today.
14:5815/10/2021
Retirement Means The Applause Stops
While most people think about retiring when they reach their sixties, Dan Sullivan plans to be alive and working until the age of 156. In this episode, Dan shares how he learned that having an audience keeps you going strong, and how losing your audience means the opposite.
06:4801/10/2021
The Only Way To Be Free, with Erick Holliday
From a young age, Erick Holliday had the entrepreneurial drive. After 9/11 ended his advertising business, he spent many years as an employee. Then, after the 2008/2009 economic downturn and a personal tragedy, Erick’s eyes were opened to the fact that his career wasn’t just about making money, but about the impact he wanted to have on his family, his community, and the world. Now, he’s CEO of a company in the medical field and an investor in several other companies.
18:5217/09/2021
Create Wins By Using This Measurement
Many successful entrepreneurs who are admired from the outside often feel like failures. In this episode, Dan Sullivan explains that feeling successful depends on how you’re measuring your progress.
05:3905/09/2021
A Big Shortcut For Entrepreneurs, with José Barrios
José Barrios came to the United States from El Salvador as a political refugee when he was four years old. From a young age, he felt that he didn’t fit in, and it wasn’t until he joined The Strategic Coach® Program that he realized that this wasn’t because of language or cultural differences, but because of his entrepreneurial drive. Now, he owns a janitorial and maintenance company that does business in two states.
13:5918/08/2021
Past And Future Traps, And How To Escape Them
If you’re stuck in the future or the past, you’ll have a hard time operating in the present. There are many ways entrepreneurs can wind up in this trap, and you might not even know if this is what’s happening to you. Dan Sullivan explains what you’re missing out on if you’re living anywhere but fully in the present.
07:4506/08/2021
Making Shopping Safer, with Sabrina Noorani
After a very bad allergic reaction to a skin cream, Sabrina Noorani discovered that there was no standardization for ingredient lists on product labels. So she started ClearForMe, a centralized platform that works with brands and retailers to provide ingredient education and transparency to customers.
12:1621/07/2021
The Risk Of Holding Onto The Past
When business is going well, you might think there’s no reason to change anything. But if you hold onto the way things are, some new way of doing things might result in your getting left behind. In this episode, Dan Sullivan explains the importance of letting go with two examples that took place in the same town.
06:5607/07/2021
Finding Life Balance As An Entrepreneur, with Beth Kraszewski
As a child, Beth Kraszewski witnessed the change that Strategic Coach® mindsets made in her father, allowing him to be fully present with the family when he wasn’t working. Now an adult, and an entrepreneur herself, Beth credits Strategic Coach mindsets with helping her get what she wants in both her work and personal life.
12:5923/06/2021
147% Business Growth In One Year, with Jayson Lowe
As soon as he became aware of COVID, entrepreneur Jayson Lowe got his team together and told them they had two choices: advance or retreat. After everyone committed to advancing, Jayson assured them that all their jobs were safe. And after one year in this uncharted territory, his company grew 147%.
14:2409/06/2021
Becoming An Entrepreneur At Age 48, with Lamarr Lark
Lamarr Lark vowed that after age 50, he would no longer be part of corporate America, and so, at 48, he left that world after spending 24 years in it. He then did what he needed to do in order to achieve his dream of owning his own business.
23:1026/05/2021
Finding Happiness As Well As Money, with Justin Breen
After 20 years as a journalist, Justin Breen quit his job and started his own company. In 2018, he made more money than he ever had in his life, but he’d never been more miserable. Then he joined The Strategic Coach® Program, which helped him discover who he was as a person.
13:3112/05/2021
Applying Thinking Tools To Work And Home, with Eric Roman
Eric Roman is an entrepreneur with experience in the health care field, and he currently has a hand in half a dozen ventures. With the Strategic Coach® thinking tool The Gap And The Gain™, which involves measuring your progress not against your destination but against where you started, he’s learned to stay connected to everything that’s occurring and to harness and leverage that power.
12:2529/04/2021
Investing For Your Freedom, with Bill Bloom
At a young age, Bill Bloom knew that he wanted to become an entrepreneur and take responsibility for his own financial security. At 27, he started his own company, but spent two years doing everything himself.
After joining The Strategic Coach® Program, Bill learned a better way to do things, hiring team members so that he could spend time only on the activities in his business that he loved doing. And almost eight years later, he has the freedoms he’s sought while running a successful business that helps people manage their money.
14:0914/04/2021
Defining Where You Are In A Process, with Katie Ridland
After eight years of apprenticing at her father’s financial planning business in Scotland, Katie Ridland bought the company. Now, 13 years later, she’s the head of a successful team of all women, and is also taking the time to educate students about budgeting. In this episode, Katie tells Dan Sullivan about the emphasis of her work life and how she uses what she’s learned from Strategic Coach.
15:0231/03/2021
Utilizing Negative Experiences, with Jeffrey Mark
In 2008, entrepreneur Jeffrey Mark was $1 million in debt and told that his interior design/architecture project management company would have to shut down. Now, the company is experiencing huge success and has expanded its operation to two countries. In this episode, he explains how he turned things around so drastically.
11:4316/03/2021
A Stress-Free Entrepreneurial Life, with Gordon Wick
At 70 years old, financial planner Gordon Wick is having more fun than ever, and he has no plans to retire. Find out what’s led him to thriving in his work and his life.
11:5803/03/2021
What You Can Gain From Other Entrepreneurs, with Ricky Smith
Ricky Smith comes from an entire family of entrepreneurs, and now he’s one himself, running a successful insurance and financial services agency. In this episode, he talks about what’s influenced his success.
16:5604/02/2021
Why You Need To Acknowledge Your Fear, with Darryl Bellamy
Darryl Bellamy has spoken to thousands of people and learned what fears they have that are holding them back. In this episode, he shares what the most common fears are and how people can move past them in order to accomplish their goals.
20:2520/01/2021
Applying Entrepreneurial Concepts To Your Business, with Emily Morgan
Emily Morgan has used the concepts and tools she’s learned over several years at Strategic Coach® to build her own virtual assistant company that works with entrepreneurs. Find out what she’s done to make her company self-managing, freeing her up to do only what she loves.
10:5206/01/2021
Avoiding Becoming A Workaholic, with Ryan Lermitte
Ryan Lermitte has been gaining wisdom from The Strategic Coach® Program since he was a child. Now that he’s a successful entrepreneur in the property maintenance field, it’s allowed him to see his business through a different lens. Find out how he’s learned to spend quality time with his family no matter how busy things get, and the benefits he’s experienced by learning to collaborate with his competitors.
09:3523/12/2020
Why Not All Generations Are Lucky
Dan Sullivan was born into what’s called “The Lucky Generation,” which has experienced abundant opportunities for success. In this episode, he explains exactly why this generation is lucky and how it affects their perspective.
07:0709/12/2020
What Your Customers Really Compare Your Price To
Dan Sullivan realized at an early age what makes for a top-notch experience, and the impression such an experience can make. In this episode, he explains why customers and clients will be willing to write bigger checks when you provide them with “first-class” experiences.
07:0525/11/2020
Why You Need To Take 100% Responsibility For Your Failures
On August 15, 1978, Dan Sullivan experienced both divorce and bankruptcy. But instead of feeling sorry for himself, he made the decision to learn from the experience in order to find the success he wanted in both areas of his life. In this episode, Dan shares the mindsets that let him turn his biggest failures into his greatest successes.
08:4011/11/2020
Developing Inclusive Mindsets, with Justin Jones-Fosu
As part of our ongoing efforts to embrace diversity and make sure no one feels discriminated against in the workplace, Strategic Coach has teamed up with international speaker, entrepreneur, and author Justin Jones-Fosu who’s figured out how to communicate tough topics in simple ways in order to help people develop inclusive mindsets as opposed to just following inclusive mandates. Find out what he’s learned about giving away value and how he teaches others to find the truth by using courage and curiosity.
22:1627/10/2020
The Benefits Of Working With Intentionality, with Carrie Coppinger Carter
Carrie Coppinger Carter owns a litigation law firm, and while the systems of her profession and the demands of her days could have limited her potential, she’s managed to free herself to focus only on what she’s good at and loves to do. In this episode, she shares the methods she’s used to keep growing, energize her employees, and improve her community.
23:3014/10/2020
The 3 Principles Behind The Structure Of A Successful Entrepreneurial Company
Dan Sullivan has 30 years’ experience in coaching entrepreneurs, and his success relates back to the three core principles that Strategic Coach® programs are structured around. In this episode, he shares those principles, which have led to Coach helping entrepreneurs around the world, taking on an important role in their lives, and being referred to others.
07:5030/09/2020
How To Uncover Your Clients’ Real Issues, with Maurice Patane
Maurice Patane was unsuccessful in getting a standard job in the financial services industry, but he didn’t let that put an end to his goals. He’s an entrepreneur who’s now been in business for over 30 years, and in this episode, he shares what’s led to his success in business and to enjoying his life.
19:1716/09/2020
How To Empower Yourself So You Can Empower Others, with Bart Hunter
Financial advisor Bart Hunter has grown so much in his field that other financial advisors now seek out coaching from him. Find out how he gained the freedoms that all entrepreneurs aspire to and how these freedoms improved his business and personal life.
14:2602/09/2020
Equipping Your Capability, with Ninad Tipnis
Ninad Tipnis’s company creates ideal workspaces for some of the biggest organizations in the world, and it’s still growing and evolving. Find out how he’s made five years’ worth of progress in the last few months.
36:0819/08/2020
How To Gain Work-Life Balance, with Tom Moore
Fifteen years ago, Tom Moore’s life was unbalanced—like so many other entrepreneurs, he wasn’t allowing himself to fully take time off from work. Now, he’s taking more days off every year than ever, and his business has become more and more successful. Find out how he’s made it work.
14:3505/08/2020
Clarifying The Future, with Nick Nanton
As a documentary filmmaker, Nick Nanton’s life includes a lot of travel, which came to a sudden stop during COVID-19. Find out how Nick embraced his role as a leader in this new situation, including holding discussions about what the future holds, and how he created a new business model out of it.
42:2722/07/2020
Making Decisions Out Of Love, with Lee Richter
Lee Richter has grown as an entrepreneur in the veterinary medical field every year for decades. Find out how she’s learned the importance of paying attention to mentors and experts, and how her veterinary hospital actually thrived during the pandemic.
41:3808/07/2020
Cooperating And Collaborating To Achieve The Best Solutions, with Steve Krein
In 2011, Steve Krein founded Startup Health, a community that now includes over 300 companies operating out of 26 countries, with the goal of cooperating to achieve massive breakthroughs in health care. Find out how they were well prepared for the unexpected global pandemic and what they’ve learned in this time.
35:5323/06/2020
Rolling Up Your Sleeves And Helping For A Greater Cause, with Paul VanDuyne
Paul VanDuyne’s company has stepped up and assisted health care organizations in a variety of ways, including building new ICU rooms. Find out how they took action and what he thinks has changed for his business.
36:2010/06/2020
How A Banking Business Is Helping Individuals And Serving More Prospects, with David Reiling
David Reiling knows that the success of his banking business coincides with the success of the community it’s a part of, and that hasn’t changed during the COVID-19 lockdown. Find out what led them to go from a period of panic to helping individuals, and how pivoting their business will help them serve thousands more prospects.
30:1227/05/2020
How To Best Communicate With Clients During A Crisis, with Lisa Cini
As soon as Lisa Cini, an entrepreneur in the field of senior living, saw change coming due to COVID-19, she took steps to make sure that her clients knew her company would be there for them. Find out how she’s managed the best possible communication and what she’s learned about what works during these potentially scary times.
28:4219/05/2020
Helping Your Clients Grow And Focus When Both Are In Short Supply, with Tony Caldwell
Entrepreneur Tony Caldwell, whose company helps insurance agencies run their businesses more efficiently, has taken steps so that his company is actually operating at a higher level right now than it was at the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown. Find out the attitudes, mindsets, and communication he’s used in these potentially scary times to grow his business and the businesses of his clients.
28:4805/05/2020
Going From In-Person Events To Online, with Richard Wilson
Since the mid-2000s, entrepreneur Richard Wilson has helped investors make money and wealthy families run their family offices. When COVID-19 hit, he had to change how his business operates. Learn how he figured out how to be just as effective while doing things differently.
28:2928/04/2020
Making A Business Plan For Small Towns, With Norman Dunagan
Entrepreneur Norman Dunagan creatively combined new technologies, bars, restaurants, and shuttle services to create a thriving business in a small town. Find out how he did it and how his business model could be successful in any small town.
33:2621/04/2020
Entrepreneurism Bringing Clarity To Confusion, with Paul Abel
When normal life gets disrupted, it can fall to entrepreneurs to take the most significant action. Find out how Paul Abel’s career in the safety business led him to assisting frontline medical workers during the COVID-19 lockdown.
59:3214/04/2020
Bringing The Medical Community Together For The Greater Good, with Steven Palter and Michele Lang
Steven Palter and Michele Lang, entrepreneurs in the field of in vitro fertilization, had to shut down their practice when the coronavirus hit. But instead of taking time off, they pivoted and used their platform to bring medical experts from around the world together to discuss and share information about the pandemic and what they could do. Find out exactly how they creatively moved to help find solutions.
42:4008/04/2020
How A New Approach Transformed 4 Key Areas Of Entrepreneurial Life, with David Van Buskirk
When life threw curveball after curveball at entrepreneur David Van Buskirk, he chose to have the right outlook and continue to strengthen what was already working in 4 key areas that must be a focus for any growth-minded entrepreneur.
12:1910/03/2020