The Entrepreneurial Leap Podcast

You must assume that you will make mistakes along your entrepreneurial journey. Everyone does. It’s important to know that many are avoidable.  Today, let's look at critical mistake #7 of 8 that I share in Entrepreneurial Leap: Knowing Your Numbers! One of the most important things you, as an entrepreneur, need to do is make sure you’re generating a profit as soon as possible. To do so, you must h...

In Entrepreneurial Leap, I share the eight mistakes that most entrepreneurs make when starting their business. These are the eight reasons most entrepreneurs end up living an entrepreneurial nightmare. For the sake of this message, I want to help you avoid mistake #6, not staying true to your core. Every business has a core. Your job is to clearly figure out what yours is as soon as possible. Your...

Jay Feldman, the CEO of Feldman Automotive Group, discusses what it is like to live the entrepreneurial dream. In the past four years, his business has been on an incredible trajectory. They have made great acquisitions and have fortunately hired great talent for their team. Five years ago, nobody around the country knew the company. Now, they are a recognized name in the car business. Jay never t...

Gino Wickman discusses the fifth critical mistake entrepreneurs make, not charging enough for their services or products. In the startup world, there is an epidemic of entrepreneurs who begin to doubt their creation and what their business is bringing to the world. This issue, known more recently as imposter syndrome, is a psychological issue where entrepreneurs-in-the-making are insecure about th...

 Scott Bade, the President of ImageSoft, Inc., gives his best advice for entrepreneurs-in-the-making. Scott believes that there are entrepreneurship opportunities around every corner. His advice for anybody looking to start a business is to just go for it. You don't have to have it all figured out or all of the money in the world. If you start today and work at it, one day you're going to wake up...

Many entrepreneurs get excited about their product or service and want to share it with the world. They do this by marketing their idea in an attempt to sell and attract as many people as possible. The issue with this is that they don't know who their customer is and aren't targeting the people who would benefit from their product or service.  To solve this, an entrepreneur needs to identify their...

The third of 8 critical mistakes entrepreneurs make is not spending enough time with your people. This mistake ultimately results in a breakdown of communication, causing confusion and mistakes. Of the14,000 EOS clients that I and other EOS implementors have worked with, the majority would agree that communication is their most common issue. In order to solve this mistake you can do three simple t...

Clint Dudley, the Owner of Shade Tree Auto, LLC, discusses the cultural impact of hiring the right people. Originally, his own company did not have a good hiring process. He stuck with people he knew personally who seemed interested in what he was doing. This included his own business partner. They had different mentalities about operating a business and eventually, the partnership was dissolved. ...

Gino Wickman discusses the second critical mistake entrepreneurs make, hiring the wrong people, and how you can best avoid this. It's the same old story. A hard-charging entrepreneur creates a great product or service, grows their business, reaches capacity, and now they need another person on the team. They immediately reach out to a close friend or family member and continue growing. The cycle r...

Gino sat down with Chris Ronzio, Founder & CEO of Trainual & Serial Entrepreneur, to dig into the valuable free tool from Entrepreneurial Leap, MyBiz Match. MyBiz Match helps you understand the vision and context of the business you're drawn to and are trying to build. The perfect type of business is different for everyone. This video covers three areas of MyBiz Match in depth to help you...

Today, we are diving into mistake number one from Entrepreneurial Leap , not having a vision. The way this mistake plays out is a new entrepreneur takes his or her passionate idea to the world. They sell a few products or services, and begin to realize they have something here. All of sudden their business is in full swing, but they never took the time to capture their business in writing. Communi...

Have you asked yourself, "Do I have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?" You can get a quick answer by taking this entrepreneur-in-the-making assessment: https://e-leap.com/assessment/4 There are six ESSENTIAL traits to any entrepreneur. If you are missing any of them, you are not a true entrepreneur.   In order to save yourself time, money, and heartache make sure you have ALL of the 6 essential...

There are 8 critical mistakes that most entrepreneurs make when starting their business. These mistakes slow growth, but are completely avoidable. Learn how Gino Wickman, author of Entrepreneurial Leap, identified these mistakes and was able to avoid them on his own entrepreneurial journey. Learn more about the 8 Critical Mistakes to avoid at www.e-leap.com .

Have you asked yourself if starting your own business is right for you? If so, you want to make sure being an entrepreneur is the right choice and you choose the best path you can. If you are thinking about starting your own business, there are three main phases to help ensure the HIGHEST chance of success and happiness with the least roadblocks. The Three Phases of Becoming an Entrepreneur are --...

Entrepreneurial Leap by Gino Wickman was built to give new entrepreneurs in the making a huge jumpstart on becoming a SUCCESSFUL entrepreneur. Gino wrote the book to create one of the best business books for new entrepreneurs. The Mission is bigger than just creating a book on starting your first business. Gino has helped thousands of businesses around the world become successful. Gino's new missi...

Do you know a child that could be an entrepreneur? Listen to the video and consider the characteristics mentioned. If you believe that the characteristics in the video describe a child you know, then Gino Wickman created “Entrepreneurial Leap: Do You Have What It Takes to Become an Entrepreneur” for you! With Entrepreneurial Leap, you will learn how to support your entrepreneur-in-the-making by he...

Mentoring an entrepreneur can be extremely fulfilling. Mentoring can also be very frustrating if you do not have the right system for mentoring a budding entrepreneur. Gino Wickman has grown two multi-million-dollar businesses. He has also helped hundreds of thousands of businesses grow using the Entrepreneurial Operating System. Gino mentors and has himself provided mentoring advice over the year...

Are you a school or group training new entrepreneurs? There is a lot of content out there, but you want the BEST content, the best entrepreneur training you can find. Gino Wickman is the author of Entrepreneurial Leap, the essential guide for new entrepreneurs about to start their journey. This process guides new entrepreneurs to:   -Help decide if they have the attributes of an entrepreneur -Look...

The importance of entrepreneurial quiet time cannot be understated, as this is the time for business owners to unplug and focus on their vision. Why does an entrepreneur NEED ‘coffee shop time,’ or personal time for reflection? Because ideas progress in times of clarity. How to maximize your coffee shop time:  * Find a quiet place that is yours (coffee shop, library, a room in your house, etc.).  ...

Once you’ve decided to take the leap to start your own business, your success will largely depend on whether or not your business is centered around something you are deeply passionate about. That’s why an entire chapter of Entrepreneurial Leap is devoted to helping you discover your passion, or purpose. Visit https://e-leap.com/how-to-find-your-p... ​ to learn tips that will help you discover you...

The power of this discipline has been described thousands of ways over thousands of years. You can find it in Earl Nightingale’s work The Strangest Secret, in which he teaches: “We become what we think about every day.” Take a few minutes now to WRITE DOWN the 10-YEAR GOAL you will picture in your mind every night from this moment forward. Get the The Leap Journal™, designed to help you do a deepe...

Should you start an e-commerce business? The answer is yes - only if it’s the right time and if you’re built for the e-commerce industry. How do you know if you’re meant for e-commerce? Go to Gino Wickman’s website at e-leap.com and use the MyBizMatch tool. The MyBizMatch tool will lead you through the process of self-discovery to determine the perfect industry for you, what size of business suits...

Being ready to launch a business can be a difficult decision. In this video Gino discusses the simple formula for deciding if your business is ready to launch. Many spend much time building websites, creating business cards, and other materials they feel necessary for a business to be ready for "Primetime". Gino Wickman has sold two businesses and helped over 100,000 entrepreneurs with his consult...

How do you find the right people to support your entrepreneurial leap? The formula for finding support while starting your own business is different for everyone. Working with peers, or finding an entrepreneurial mentor, are both great options. Mentorship involves finding someone who is where you want to be, and asking that person to take you under their wing to teach you everything they know. The...

Think you have a great business idea? Do your friends and family hate your business idea? It can be tough when you feel like those that love you don't support your idea. Gino Wickman discusses what to do when those around you don't believe in your idea, and how one very successful entrepreneur handled it. The best thing you can do besides that is to find the right educational tools. Gino Wickman i...