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Beating Consulting's Feast Or Famine with Carlo Cuesta
Most consulting firms struggle with the feast or famine cycle. They have great months followed by silence. So what does it take to build a consulting firm that keeps growing for 24 years? Well, my guest, Carlo Cuesta, co-founder of Creation in Common, a consulting firm that helps ... Show More
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5 Elements That’ll Help You Define Your Role As CEO
Send us Fan MailWhat does it mean to be CEO of your business anyway? When you start your business, you’re the marketing team, the sales team, the customer service team, the tech support, all of it. But over time, as your business grows and gets more established, you want to take ... Show More
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247. How to hire a CEO for your small business
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I'm going to talk about hiring your replacement. Maybe you're growing. Maybe there's an opportunity to scale up, do more, go to the town next door, do more stuff, different stuff, whatever it might be. I've been there, and I'm going through it n ... Show More
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499: The Death of The "Entrepreneur”: Experience from an 8-Figure CEO
Many people call themselves “entrepreneurs” nowadays. Essentially, anyone who can make some kind of income on their own is an entrepreneur, but there is a big difference between an entrepreneur and a business owner. While an entrepreneur can start businesses, a business owner can ... Show More
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