Will is the Founder and CEO of Growth Labz - a results focused marketing agency that specializes in helping B2B companies get qualified leads and “dream clients”.Will is a copywriter who regularly creates email outreach campaigns that get 75%+ open rates and 25%+ reply rates - which ultimately leads to his clients closing 6 and 7 figure deals.
When he isn’t hunched over his keyboard, fussing over copy, you’ll find him at the beach, surfing, diving, and swimming (or just trying to have fun without drowning).
Will Wang shared in this episode:
The importance of asking quality questions to improve one's life
How he transitioned from corporate IT into creating his own business
How his business started as a side hustle, and he took a leap of faith which was unsuccessful at the beginning
How to increase the likelihood of customers reading through an entire email by wrapping up a story and focusing on the benefits for them.
The importance of being concise and having one clear call to action at the end of an email
What he has learnt from sending 50 million emails
How he gets clients to open emails at double the industry average
How picking one path, strategy, avatar (target audience), channel, and offer for a focused approach can lead to building a seven-figure business.
That data shows how people buy from cold emails.
His Life Changing Question: If I built this again tomorrow, how would I do it better?
Why it is important to know your USP and what makes you stand out
And much more
Resources Mentioned In The Show:
GrowthLabz.com - If you are a B2B business reach out.
$100m Offers book by Alex Hormozi
Keith Cunningham - The Road Less Stupid
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Joshua Taylor has made his transition from Entrepreneur to Intrapreneur and back again several times across his career. Joshua is the Integrator/General Manager at Business Blueprint a world leading business training and education company who support business owners to create the business and life of their dreams.
Joshua realized he has a unique superpower as an integrator and that he loves being the person who makes ideas a reality, turning a visionaries chaos into calm. Joshua shares lessons from his own journey to becoming a truly outstanding 2IC.
Joshua Taylor shared in this episode:
His experience of building a business and realizing that he is not the visionary, but rather someone who can execute a vision
The visionary/integrator relationship, what it is, why it's so important for any business.
What it means to have operations excellence in a business.
The difference between intrapreneurship and entrepreneurship and what they mean
The difficulties he faced when deciding to step away from his business and the impact it had on his ego
How he works inside a entrepreneurial business
Why he is driven to help business owners
The importance of alignment in both personal and professional life, asking oneself if they are in alignment with their goals and aspirations
How it is important to be aligned to the business purpose.
What operational excellence means – delivering seamless systems intentionally for every element of the business
The meanings of visionary and integrator which he originally learned from Michael Gerber in eMyth Revisited
The importance of the purpose and intention…. operating with excellence
How to systematise the business - identify the steps, and fine-tune them / systemise them.
A tough challenge he had to overcome
How he built a business with 15 team members, 300 customers.
How during his Mothers breast cancer, he had to leave the business.
An important lesson “The business didn’t fail, I did”… and how it was a great teaching moment for him, but helped him realise he was the integrator not a visionary.
An important thought “This didn’t work… what will?”
How his super power is in delivering
His life changing question: Alignment: Am I in alignment with where I am going?
And much more…
Resources Mentioned In The Show:
Recommendation of books:
Traction By Geno Wickman:
https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3MDM3CEK3ABTJ&keywords=traction+by+gino+wickman&qid=1700718803&s=books&sprefix=traction+by+geno+wickman%2Cstripbooks%2C381&sr=1-1
Rocket Fuel:
https://www.amazon.com/Rocket-Fuel-audiobook/dp/B012HJOBRY/ref=sr_1_1?crid=XKAVRK08MN5Y&keywords=rocket+fuel&qid=1700718541&s=books&sprefix=rocket+fuel%2Cstripbooks%2C254&sr=1-1
eMyth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber: https://www.amazon.com/Myth-Revisited-Small-Businesses-About/dp/0887307280
Instagram - joshtaylortalks
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Kody Thompson is a dynamic entrepreneur and visionary leader with a track record of success. In 2023 Kody was able to transition out of the day-to-day operations of Lightning Sites, when it was acquired by US technology company Sites At Scale.
With an unwavering commitment to growth and innovation, Kody has now shifted his focus to his latest venture, WrkPod. As the Co-Founder of WrkPod, he has spearheaded its rapid ascent to a thriving $4M business in just two short years. WrkPod specialises in helping companies build teams in the Philippines, offering comprehensive services that include talent recruitment, state-of-the-art co-working spaces, and extensive training and support for both clients and Filipino talent. In his quest to empower businesses, Kody has facilitated the placement of over 600 remote staff for WrkPod clients, enabling them to achieve greater efficiency, reduce operational costs, and strengthen their enterprises.
Beyond his business endeavours, Kody is a devoted husband and father of two daughters. He is also deeply committed to philanthropy and has initiated the Love @ Scale project in the Philippines, which supports 250 students. Kody's journey is a testament to his entrepreneurial spirit and dedication to making a positive impact in both the business world and the community."
Kody Thompson shared in this episode:
His realization there was a need in the market for companies to hire staff directly, rather than through agencies
The importance of seeking feedback from staff, mentors, and clients to uncover limitations and make improvements.
The referral process for coaching services
The concept of extreme ownership
The importance of being honest with oneself to identify limitations
The benefits of hiring overseas in Philippines
Having faith that god has good things for you has been so helpful for him… maintaining faith and positivity
The ingredients of a high performing team… how to own mistakes, take extreme ownership (take the blame and give the praise)
How business hits a ceiling until you admit where your limitations are and change.
How it is important to reflect on your limitations with the help of your staff and colleagues
His life changing question: How can we do this better? If everything could be changed, is this the best possible way?
And much more…
Resources Mentioned In The Show:
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Todays guest is the Founder and CEO at zencastr.com where he helps podcasters create and successfully find and grow their audience. Josh bootstrapped Zencastr to profitability while traveling the world.
Josh is now a father of two amazing girls. His personal interests are gardening, woodworking, snowboarding, guitar, synthesizers.
Josh Nielsen shared in this episode:
His journey as a founder, emphasizing geographic independence as a driving factor due to visa restrictions and family circumstances
The power of Zencastr for podcast hosts
Zen.ai helps you find an audience for your podcast.
Demonstration of Zen.ai and how to make content quickly
How Josh turned Zencaster into a successful business without raising external funds initially but focusing on achieving financial goals instead
The need for geographic independence and quicker route to revenue was a driving force to start the business and resolve issues for podcasters.
Why he gave the tool for free for 2 years and then added a paid function and got to $17k MRR
How he found 100 users through twitter, by identifying people who were getting challenged on the quality of their podcast
He reflects on his journey of starting a business and the challenges he faced
As his business grew, he took on a co-founder (Adrian Lopez) to help scale the business, which led eventually to VC funding.
Why VC funding is not the path for everyone.
Insights on leadership and why Josh was not passionate about managing people, and got stuck doing everything himself, anyhow things changed when he
His life changing question: What can I make to make a difference in the world?
Steve Jobs quote that inspired his life and journey in business: “LSD shows you there’s another side to the coin, and you can’t remember it when it wears off, but you know it. It reinforced my sense of what was important—creating great things instead of making money, putting things back into the stream of history and of human consciousness as much as I could.”
And much more…
Resources Mentioned In The Show:
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