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Sep 2021
36m 26s

7 Secret Strategies to get Business Owne...

David Thexton & Julius Bloem
About this episode

A look at our 7 Secret Strategies to get Business Owners Talking, which can be used in business consulting and coaching to get clients & solve their problems.

[Everything Business Consulting Episode 71]

In this episode, we look at:
Purpose of getting business owners to open up
1. Ask broad questions
2. Listen
3. Refrain from judgment or advice
4. Use Minimal Encouragers
5. Be inquisitive
6. Use open body language
7. Use your intuition 

If you can get a business owner to tell you what their biggest challenges are, what kind of growth and success they’d like to see in the future… and demonstrate you’re a trustworthy expert … that business owner will be ready to become a client!

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