Intentional Disruption

Today I share a skill that has led to untold success in both sales and personal relationships.  Feeling heard is crucial to making a prospect decide to become a client. In this short episode I share the first secret to growing your closing percentage. For more information feel free to connect or book time on my calendar.  https://www.growwithdelta.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-demo/ https:/...

Today I pose a question that is designed to help you create a massive shift in your business over the next 12 months.  All I need is your input. Please leave a review on itunes with whether you would like more tactical tips for your business or if you would prefer to hear from other successful business owners and what is working for them.  If you are not using itunes (i know many are not) you can...

In this episode of the "Intentional Disruption" podcast, we discussed the benefits of using AI chat tools to save time and improve ROI for your advertising budget. We discussed how AI chatbots can automate repetitive tasks such as client scheduling on social media messenger apps, creating marketing plans, and posting on social media. By automating these tasks, business owners can focus on growing...

New year's goals already giving you anxiety? Business plan is already taking hits? Is your family life making you stressed out? The issue I faced for years is possibly the one you have too. It's that nasty cycle where we take a hit and push on. We're tough, we can deal with it later.... Today I draw a mental map of what that looks like, why it doesn't work and how a simple shift in mindset can vas...

One of the major problems today's business owner faces is finding the right tools to grow and optimize your business.  Today I will share tools that I use to help grow my clients business (and my own) Whether its worksheets my clients use or digital branding tools I include it here.  Links below: Canva is the software you can use to create business cards, social media posts, banners and ads. I use...

Today I pose a question that I had to ask myself years ago. It has come up multiple times in client conversations over the last few months and I wanted to share my thoughts.  I learned years ago that delegation properly accomplished allowed for greater success. I did it inside my role in the Marine Corps but I struggeld with it inside my business.    Take a listen to this short episode as I wallk...

Happy new year! Today's eposide will take you on a detailed discussion of the keys to sucessfully implementing your plan to achieve success in 2023.  In 2022 my clients who followed this process averaged 25% growth with one achieving 41% growth. That is a multiple six figure increase in profits compared to prior years.  I break down the skills, processes and mindset that you can implement immediat...

As Christmas approaches and the year is wrapping up I wanted to share an area of opportunity that I am working on.  I share this area of improvement because there is a good chance you have a similar one that you are struggling with.  Since my childhood I have had trouble expressing gratitude verbally. When I win awards I feel uncomfortable. I have been putting in the work, however, to create a pat...

Today I wanted to share the lessons learned from my work with 26 companies in 2022.  I will be covering some tips that have helped make deals run smoothly as well as the things that created massive friction points.  I discuss takeaways I have for what I need to improve on in 2023 and offer those shifted startegies up for you to use as well.   If you are part of a funding group, PE firm or Family o...

Today I give 4 tips to ensure your 2023 is massively better than your 2022 results.  These 4 items are critical to ensuring your business accelrates into Q1 and beyond.  As always if you have questions feel free to reach out.  Schedule a call with Mike https://www.growwithdelta.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-demo/ https://www.facebook.com/mike.demo/

Happy Thanksgiving!  I wanted to share a struggle I have been working on and today seemed the perfect day to bring it forward.  If you are listening today there is a chance there is stress and "things" weighing you down. Business, the economy, relationships.. they all carry weight.    This is a short episode on something I have struggled with and how I will be working through it. I hope it helps p...

This week I volunteered as an instructor for Junior Achievement. It is a program to help teach America's youth about business, economics and how to upskill to get into the field you want as an adult.    In today's episode I discuss how the lessons delivered to this 5th grade class can make an inpact in your success for 2023.    To connect with me you can use these link: https://www.growwithdelta.c...

Happy birthday to my fellow US Marines out there! On todays episode I won't be giving investment advice or offering securities but I do want to walk through what the interest rate market has done for new growth opportunities I have seen.    Without answers to this situation many small businesses will lack the growth capital needed to prosper through the next market cycle.    Educational topic but...

Today I discuss one of the biggest things holding most business owners from the growth, revenue and life they have always wanted.  I was having a conversation with leadership at a Fortune 500 company regarding their technology suite. Similar to the main street business this company has a little bit of shiny object syndrome. In saying that some may think it is a dig. It is simply a asssesment of cu...

Today's podcast comes on the heels of a dear family friend passing a few days ago.  My message relates to your personal life but it has implications inside of your business as well.  When I ran my first business I tried to outthink my competition. I tried to dedicate more time and resources to the 5% activities. It turnes out the blocking and tackling of business that made up 80% of revenue were w...

Good morning You may notice that this episode did not come out on Monday. Today I am going to share some very personal behind the scenes information on what's happening at the Demo household.  My goal in doing this is to help you understand the process of managing chaos and incertainty in your family, your business and your health (or your child's health) I hope this provides value and I appreciat...

Today's episode comes off the heels of my son carrying a 104* fever for a week. Personally it was very tough and exposed some breakdowns in process and communication. In business it took everything and put the emergency brakes on.    Shifting from the darkness to to the light requires work. As you get better at it it can take seconds. It used to take me a month. Flowing from anger/fear/dark to gra...

Today I discuss the importance of having a fantastic partner in life to help enrich every other function of life.  I discuss the value of open an honest conversation in a relationship and being able to find the common mission. That mission can be kids, health, business or any shared end goal.  There are infinite reasons this partnership is important to your business life. What I have found is many...

In a rare occurance I had to record this one a few times. The lessons and takeaways are extremely timely but the analogy honestly made me frustrated as I saw the white house response to Hurricaine Ian.  In "super storm" Sandy I had to pull a woman and her car out of the storm surge. She had been sitting there waiting for a tow truck for hours. She expected someone to come save her because she was...

Today I share lessons from my trip to Salt Lake City. I met with Tim Grover author of "Winning" and 'Relentless". He was the performance coach for Michael Jordan, Dwanye Wade and Kobe Bryant. He discussed the reasons the elite performers in life operate on a different level than 99% of other people. He shared the mindset required to move from average to elite.  I also share how I implemented some...

Today I explore how picking up a entertainment center for the playroom can grow your business massively.  I will discuss the concept of leverage inside your business and its proper implementation.  We will dive into the two key players on the leadership team of elite businesses and how you can execute that playbook.  We also discuss how important it is to implement, especially if you are a parent....

There is now a generation who does not remember 9/11. That means they cannot remember 9/12 either.  Today I want to have a heart to heart on what has changed and what needs to change to bring back the unity we held so dear on that day.  This isn't a political episode as both sides have done wrong, but I will talk about who you should avoid based on the idea of personal agency. (it isn't who you th...

Today's eposide with Joe Meisch provides insight into the iterative process of manufacturing and invention. There are a lot of takeaways you can use in your business as you consider a new product or service.  Joe created the Temple Massager to fill a gap he identified in the market. His device has been shown to help by commanders in Afghanistan, the VA and numerous first responder groups.  He disc...

On this Labor Day I share thoughts on the role of the business owner in creating a culture of empowered growth.  Over the last few years corporate America has been on a crusade that isn't aligned with the beliefs of the majority of Americans. Are you actually hurting your corporate culture by imposing these beliefs on your organization? I know one fortune 500 company (and I can imagine there are m...

Today I start a conversation on how elite businesses guide their clients through the scheduling experience.  As you listen assess where your business falls with the processes I mention. No shame or guilt, where you are is simply a starting point.  The companies that implement the processes discussed will be the ones that thrive in this next season. It will be the difference between millions in add...