Anything And Everything

Join the show as Jeffrey Madoff asks business coach Dan Sullivan about luck: Are you just born with it? Or is it something you can cultivate? From his decades of experience coaching successful entrepreneurs, Dan suspects that luck might be something you can attract with the right mindset.

Unlike salaried employees, entrepreneurs are only as successful as the results they produce in the time available, so it’s natural that the entrepreneurial community is obsessed with “productivity hacks.” Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff discuss whether it’s actually possible to become more productive—or if that’s even the right question to be asking!

Archetypes have been with us for as long as we’ve been communicating, and they hold immense power over public perception and imagination, regardless of whether they live up to the truth. Listen in as Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff explore the many ways archetypes show up in our lives—and why we’re so drawn to them.

A compelling offer creates a story in someone’s mind about a bigger future—a tale laced with emotions that probably weren’t even conscious until now. This approach will always beat out statistics, research, and any other kind of convincing argument.

Many entrepreneurs create their first business without being as prepared as they could be, and this leads to unnecessary complications and challenges. Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff share insights into how entrepreneurs can get to where they want to go as smoothly as possible, and how it’s easier to get the support they need than it used to be.

Join Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff as they explain the ways in which dependence on data can often be a limiting factor when making decisions. Entrepreneurs are better off trusting their gut when it comes to choosing which path to take.

Many entrepreneurs fail to continually rise because they’re still holding onto tasks they should’ve quit ages ago. Those who last the longest know that, over time, there are more things you need to drop than things you need to keep doing. Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff share what entrepreneurs can do in order for their passions and their businesses to not just survive, but thrive.

With online shopping being so quick and convenient, retail stores have taken a major hit. Extended lockdowns due to the Covid pandemic didn’t help either. Is there more that retail stores should be doing? Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff share what brick & mortar stores provide that online stores can’t.

Now that Jeffrey's show, Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical, has completed its successful first run, he and Dan dive deep into the lessons it's taught him—which apply to any business venture.

When we think of technology, we tend to think of computers. But humans have used all sorts of technologies through the years to organize and expand our activities—from the U.S. Constitution to the Sears catalog. Listen in as Dan and Jeffrey explore the technologies that amplify entrepreneurship and the monopolistic practices that stifle it.

Industries that grow big enough to dominate a sector of our lives eventually create platforms that capture people's desires and capabilities—until something better comes along! Dan and Jeffrey take a look at examples of this trend, from electricity to radio, theater, cars, and now the internet.

The most successful entrepreneurs have sold themselves on a vision of the future, and they also let other people contribute to it. With examples from stage, screen, and sports, Jeffrey and Dan explain what makes people love working for you. (And it isn't money.)

It’s often thought that the right time to take risks and experience big breakthroughs is when you’re young, but this isn’t true. Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff, two entrepreneurs in their eighth decades, explain the current successes they’re seeing and why it’s all happening right now.

Here’s another helping of anything and everything, as Jeffrey and Dan serve up the selling power of genuine listening, advice on how to talk to famous people, a formula for setting prices you can live with, and lessons from the world of servers and restaurants.

Jeffrey wrote and produced “Personality,” a new hit musical about rock and roll pioneer Lloyd Price. Now that the show’s opened, Dan asks Jeffrey about the process of creating it, and together they find lots of parallels between this and other forms of entrepreneurism.

There are plenty of mistakes that entrepreneurs make when they’re starting businesses. Lots of them can cause chaos in the future. Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff reveal what these mistakes are, how they’ve learned from experience, and how you can avoid making them yourself. Save a headache and join us for this valuable episode!

If you want to have the best people on your team, you have to know not only how to attract them, but how to work with them. In this second part of a two-part episode, Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff share tips and strategies they’ve learned for having the best business relationships with the people working toward their vision.

All entrepreneurs seek great relationships, both in their business and personal lives. In this episode, you’ll learn how Dan Sullivan and Jeff Madoff choose the best ones, and how you can use their strategies for exponential growth and team harmony. You might never work with the wrong person again!

There’s more to great management than you might think, as a variety of factors you’re responsible for can determine how your team members feel and how they approach your projects. Dan Sullivan and Jeff Madoff discuss, with many examples, how you can create an environment where everyone involved contributes in the most useful ways.

What do theater productions and running an entrepreneurial company have in common? Probably more than you think. Dan Sullivan and Jeff Madoff discuss the upcoming production of “Personality: The Lloyd Price Musical” and its debut on March 2, 2022.

Most people aren’t conscious of their own mindsets, but the attitudes an entrepreneur brings to a project affect everybody involved. Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff discuss, with examples, how to generate the best teamwork in any situation.

Most people go into the marketplace thinking about selling to others, but they don’t think about the situation from the point of view of the consumer. Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff share the benefits of entrepreneurs thinking as the buyers.

It can be difficult for entrepreneurs to determine how much they should charge for their offering in the marketplace, and many end up charging either too much or too little. Dan Sullivan and Jeff Madoff discuss the factors that affect pricing and how good entrepreneurs go about it very differently from bad entrepreneurs.

Despite the enormous research and investment that go into creating a brand, ventures tend to fail more often than they succeed. Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff continue their discussion about what makes for a great brand, and share the ways in which they fail by not being careful. They reveal how brands can gain a permanent monopoly and explain how the best ones do it. With social media, trust can...

A brand means more than whatever product or service is being sold under it. Dan Sullivan and Jeffrey Madoff define what a brand is, provide examples of effective branding, and talk about how the art of branding has changed in recent years. One definition is that when a word is said, your mind creates an automatic image of a person or thing that represents what’s being talked about. The objective i...