The Proven Entrepreneur

Do you “Poka-yoke”? Poka-yoke comes from a Japanese word - “Baka Yoke,” which means ‘fool proofing’ or ‘idiot-proofing.’ Poka-yoke is a little milder - it means to avoid an unthinkably wrong move…apply poka-yoke to your business and watch it grow.

Listen in as Don talks with 40-year Ft. Worth Area Roofing Contractor Larry Huffaker, owner of Huffaker Roofing . Larry shares his wisdom and what it takes to be a Proven Entrepreneur.

Sometimes the best course of action is actually the reverse of your first response. Take a breath and ask yourself should I be looking at this situation differently? See it forwards and backwards and then act!

Firearms instructor and serial entrepreneur share her Success Stories.

Courage isn’t the absence of fear. It’s overcoming fear. Courage is when you take action in spite of your fear. In today’s world, having courage is an essential skill. Join your host, Don Williams as he shares a short story about finding the courage to overcome your fears. Learn the true definition of courage today!

Conor Neill  is the President of  Vistage  in Spain and a Professor of Leadership Communications at  IESE Business School . One of the most important phrases in business is, do the next right thing. That phrase is one of the most powerful phrases in business as discussed by Conor Neil. It is, do “the” next right thing, not do “a” right thing, you got to know what you’re doing....

Chris Do , part of a family of refugees from Vietnam, left the country on April 30, 1975, the collapse of Vietnam due to communism, landed in Kansas City, Missouri, narrate how he accidentally become an entrepreneur right after he graduated from art school. Let’s find out in today’s episode the power of manifestation and being around the right people for the success of your business. A book by joh...

The founder of San Diego’s beloved restaurant chain, long-term YPO member, wife of a US Navy SEAL, Tammy Moore, shares her success and failure stories of her businesses, the rapid growth, and the barriers that she encounters while doing her businesses. The moment of conception for Tammy Moore is when she learned that money gives her freedom and that was when she was about the age of 14. Independen...

Enthusiasm is the topic in today’s episode. What are enthusiasm and the magic power of this word? The word Enthusiasm comes from two Greek root words “en” and “theos”. The translation for “en theos” is God within. The words do not mean light the hair on fire and special like the Southern Evangelical Minister shouting fire and brimstone. The real meaning of these two words is that one should be act...

As Webster defines it, is the interrelation in which a subject or its parts are mentally viewed or also known as point of view. It is the way that one looks at something. When it comes to selling and marketing, and managing the company culture, the perspective who matters is not the entrepreneur. Whose is more important? It’s always the other people’s perspective. No matter who they are dealing wi...

In the past episodes, the Proven Entrepreneur has been talking about the Concept of Wow. It is on a scale of one to 10, 10 being the best, the customers will say “Wow”, and this “wow”, starts at 11 and goes to infinity. In today’s episode, witness how a company delivers a WOW concept as Don William narrates his experience from an unexpected flight booking to a “Wow” experience.

In business, it’s when a company delivers experiences to prospects, customers, teammates, vendors, partners, and even spouses and children to where they hear the word “Wow”. They are so blown away by how well the business or that person nailed that. Don shares a “Wow” moment in this episode of Proven Entrepreneur.

Don talks about the concept of wow, what is it, and how it is obtained. It is his most favorite subject, and after this episode, he hopes that the listeners will apply the concept of this three-letter word, liberally to every area of their life. 

When you heard romancing your customer, one might think that it is inappropriate but in Don’s book and today’s episode, it was discussed that there is nothing wrong with romancing your customer. Romancing the customer is merely trying to see things from the customer’s perspective and providing them exactly what they want.

Welcome to the very first episode of the Proven Entrepreneur. This episode is the inauguration, the launch, the maiden voyage, the virgin run, the Big Kahuna of this podcast. Don Williams, the host of The Proven Entrepreneur podcast. Don Williams is a serial entrepreneur for 35 years, a consultant over half of the Fortune 500, a Million Dollar sales consultant, and if anyone is looking for an incr...