Business Owners Freedom Formula With Paul Maskill

Today's FAQ is: How do I stop the email madness? The average person spends over 4 hours PER DAY on email. That's over 20 hours per week! How can we cut that down to 30 minutes per day or less so we can actually spend our time on items that grow our business? www.paulmaskill.com/  

Don't you hate it when you get someone's business card and you don't really know what to do with it? You want the information on it but you don't want to keep the actual card? Check out the Card Keeper app and it will solve all of these problems! www.paulmaskill.com/

Cort Dial believes the only leader who needs to change is you. He has spent the last 30 years in a variety of environments ranging from corporate skyscrapers to South American jungles. Cort has honed a unique approach to developing coaches and business leaders founded in the core conviction: Leaders reach the summit of leadership when they can create extraordinary business performance while caring for people. Cort calls this new breed of 21st-century hero the All-In™ Leader. In my conversation with Cort, we pull out all sorts of actionable advice from his 30 years of developing leaders. If you own your own business, the buck stops with you. True leaders take the blame when things go wrong and praise their team when things go right. It's all about leading by example. Are you a leader or a manager?

Today's FAQ is: What is your favorite tool? This is a TOUGH question as there are so many tools that I don't know what I'd do without them! But, my favorite tool when growing a business is Slack. It's the best communication platform out there for any business with a team. Check it out at www.slack.com www.paulmaskill.com/  

The economy is cruising and it's easier than ever to start a business. The competition is fierce and the internet is giving everyone access to more and more businesses to do business with. So how do you stand out? By doing little things that others aren't willing to do! www.paulmaskill.com/  

Tim Sanders spent most of his early career on the cutting edge of innovation and change. He was an early stage member of Mark Cubans Broadcast.com, which had the largest opening day IPO in history. After Yahoo acquired the company, Tim was tapped to lead their ValueLab, and by 2001, he rose to Chief Solutions Officer. In 2005, he founded Deeper Media, which provides consulting services for leading brands. Today, he is one of the top-rated speakers on the lecture circuit. Tim is the author of four books, including the New York Times bestseller Love Is the Killer App: How To Win Business & Influence Friends. Its been translated into over a dozen languages and has been featured in Fast Company, USA Today, the New York Times, The Boston Globe, Christian Science Monitor and on CNN. Hes a master storyteller who offers listeners actionable takeaways that produce results right away. That's why hes one of the top speakers on the lecture circuit. In today's interview, Tim provides some GREAT stories (and if you wat

Today's FAQ is: What is my Customer Lifetime Value? Only the most important number in your business! But seriously, it really is. Once you know what your CLV is, you can make educated decisions on your business that are backed by numbers. The best part apart numbers? They never lie! www.paulmaskill.com/

Don't you hate when you have a great idea, you don't have anything to write it down with and then a few hours later you forget? Evernote is here to save your day! www.paulmaskill.com/  

Tyler Basu is the Content Manager for Thinkific, the all-in-one platform for creating and selling online courses. He is also a Podcast Host and the Publisher of Lifestyle Business Magazine, the Author of Lifestyle Business Blueprint, and a contributor to several online publications including Entrepreneur, Influencive, and Addicted2Success. In our chat, Tyler rewinds back to the start of his entrepreneurial journey. He's done a little bit of everything and the key at every step? Acquiring knowledge and experience to help get him to the next step. From launching his former "Chatting with Champions" podcast where he interviewed the likes of Grant Cardone to putting together the Lifestyle Business Magazine, Tyler is always moving forward. Now, he's super excited about growing Thinkific. The irony of it all? Through networking and podcasting, he connected with the founder of Thinkific and the rest is history!

Today's FAQ is: How do I follow up with customers? Great question! We know we can solve their problem and want to do business with them but we don't want to be salesy, pushy or annoying. So how do we follow up effectively? With a system that works like clockwork! www.paulmaskill.com/

What's the best way to grow your business without spending a DIME on marketing? You're probably thinking referrals...and you're right! But do you have a referral network with other businesses? www.paulmaskill.com

Tanner has helped develop software so blind individuals can independently access calculus equations, serves on the Governors Council of Arizona for blindness and visual impairment, and as Executive director at My Blind Spot, Tanner Gers is improving quality of life for individuals with disabilities across the world. In addition to helping corporations make their online and mobile platforms accessible for users of assistive technology, creating employment opportunities for the disabled, and advocating for their civil rights, Tanner is a passionate professional speaker, authored 3 books, and regularly publishes content on his website, TannerGers.com. Hes also a US Paralympian, the greatest batter in the history of beep baseball, and rocks the mic on his self-help podcast YBS Your Blind Spot with Tanner Gers. For Tanner, it isnt about adding up any number of achievements though. Its about embracing his life and living it to the fullest by helping others recognize and achieve their true potential, regardless of c

Today's FAQ is: How do I start to add new services? Did you know it's 5-7 times cheaper to market to your current customers than it is to go find new ones? Well then let's start providing additional value and serving our current customers even better! www.paulmaskill.com/

Don't you HATE it when you got Amazon.com, search for a product, don't buy it and then LITERALLY 5 minutes later you see ads in your newsfeed for that EXACT product? And you get really mad at the big bad companies for following you around? Well today is your lucky day because you can do the EXACT same thing with your Facebook Pixel. www.paulmaskill.com/ 

Ray Razor Matz Jr. is an energetic, kind-hearted and passionate leader both in his community and at home. He is a devoted husband, a fun-loving father of 3 children, a successful business owner, and a dedicated children's minister. Razor experienced early success with starting a landscape business when he was just 19 years old. He is a three-time World Champion with Team USA and a Professional Roller Hockey Player. Ray is a natural leader who likes to have fun and embraces opportunities for his life to be disrupted. Ray is currently writing a book to motivate and encourage husbands and fathers to LEAD, LOVE, and LIVE! He is fully alive and pursuing his passion to reach fathers and husbands through his professional one-on-one coaching at Game Changing Dads and public speaking career. In my interview with Ray, we dive into how he was able to start his first business and the pitfalls of scaling it up without putting the right systems, processes and people in place. His "ah-ha" moment was when he was swinging fro

Today's FAQ is: What do you mean by automating? Most service-based business owners say that because they provide a service, there's no way they can automate it! BUT, automating doesn't mean using robots and technology. It simply means that each task gets done in a systematic, automated way (i.e. the same way every time). www.paulmaskill.com/

Did you know the average person spends 4-6 hours per day on their work email?!? That's insane! Think of all of the amazing things you could do with your business if you had an extra 3-5 hours PER DAY! It's time to start time-blocking! www.paulmaskill.com/  

Adam Anderson is a serial entrepreneur and author. He has been the primary investor or founder for a number of companies and is currently acting as the CEO of Ansuz Security and Chairman of the Board for Palmetto Security Group. With 20 years in Cyber Security and 13 as a small business owner & investor, Adam is positioned to understand the Cyber Security struggles of Business Owners in a way most aren't. He co-authored the book "Small Business Cyber Security: Your Customers Can Trust You...Right?" and is a Scholar in Residence at Clemson University focused on Cyber Security Education for Business People. I had a great time chatting with Adam as he breaks down cyber security into it's simplest form for any business owner to understand. It's not a matter of if but a matter of when as to your website getting hacked. No matter the security you have in place, someone will get through. The key? Instead of always trying to play defense, get on the offense and be proactive.

Today's FAQ is: Where do I even get started with systematizing and automating my business? My answer: First you have to document EVERYTHING you do...and then just pick ONE task that you're going to delegate. Document how it's done and then delegate it! Rinse...and repeat. www.paulmaskill.com/

Are you afraid to hire admin help because you just don't have the time to train them? You'll be wasting your time sitting next to them all day, only to do the exact same thing tomorrow...all while not growing your business. Or maybe you work from home and there's no way in hell that you're having other people workin your home. No matter the situation, Camtasia to the rescue! www.paulmaskill.com/