The Entrepreneurs Library With Wade Danielson

In this episode Charles Gaudet II shares all his insights on his book, The Predictable Profits Playbook, where he reveals a marketing approach that defies the principles followed by most entrepreneurs running businesses today.In his book Gaudet provides well-researched marketing tactics utilized by larger well-known organizations that are very effective for any small business that wants to see significant growth. The goal of the book is to teach you how to win the competitive advantage in any market, improve your sales ratio dramatically, building a raving fan base, and generate higher recurring profits.This book is for entrepreneurs who are well established in business and are tired of witnessing their organization generate small business profits when it could be generating large business profits. About Charles Gaudet:“I’ve been an entrepreneur since the age of four, created my first multimillion dollar business at the age of 24. Entrepreneurship has more or less been in my blood all my life. Today I own a c

In this episode Philip Beyer takes a deep dive into his book, System Busters where he shares a tactical guide for eliminating typical business problems and making a business run better.In his book Beyer provides a handful of case studies and success stories of business systems that are shared in a common sense fashion so you can implement the same effective strategies. The goal of the book is to teach you how to effectively systematize any business, how to overcome business struggles, and how to improve your strengths as a business owner.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who are fairly new to business, but are struggling when it comes to growing the business, meeting deadlines, finding time for personal life, and eliminating interruptions.About Philip Beyer:“I was born and raised in Louisiana and I moved to Nashville Tennessee in 1981. I’ve been self-employed since the age of 24. I am the owner and president of two Nashville base businesses, a commercial printing company called Beyer Printing, and a soft

In this episode Rob-Jan De Jong reveals all his insights on his book, Anticipate, where he discusses the 2 skills that are key to mastering the art of leading others.In his book De Jong provides a guide with practical techniques and inspirational stories that are designed to show you how to expand your visionary capacity when it comes to leadership. The goal of the book is to help you see things more clearly, rejuvenate your imagination, and manage from a birds-eye view in order to develop a strategic advantage on your competitors.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who are managing the operations of a business and need help realigning their management strategy to predict the future of an organization.About Rob-Jan De Jong:“I am the father of twin 10 year old boys to whom I am also their soccer coach so I do a lot of work with leadership and put it to practice with 10 year olds. Professionally I work a lot with leadership teams and trying to get them to engage with their strategic agenda. The second thing

In this episode Chantal Burns takes a deep dive into her book, Instant Motivation, where she reveals the surprising truth behind what really drives top performance.In her book Burns shares the inspirational stories and game-changing research that will change how you think when it comes developing a motivational mindset. The goal of the book is to teach you experimental ways that are guaranteed to improve your personal will power, live a happier life, and develop a strong mindset that will improve your performance significantly.This book is perfect for aspiring entrepreneurs or seasoned entrepreneurs who are having a hard time getting motivated and a need a practical way to immediately improve their performance.About Chantal Burns:“I have been working in the area of high performance and culture change/organizational change for the last 15 or so years. Before that I worked in a corporate environment for 15 years in a commercial role in sales marketing. And then in 1999 I set up my own consultancy and have been

In this episode Chellie Campbell takes a deep dive into her book, From Worry to Wealthy, where she provides a woman’s guide to financial success without the stress.In her book Campbell gives you practical advice that lays out a simplistic roadmap for utilizing the right financial tools that will improve your financial security significantly. The goal of the book is to help you build your confidence when it comes to money, create a steady cash flow, learn relative lessons about business, and avoid the unnecessary consequences of bad personal finance.This book is perfect for women entrepreneurs who have a working knowledge about business, but are having a hard time maintaining and developing a steady path to financial freedom. About Chellie Campbell:“I have been teaching financial stress reduction workshops for the past 25 years. I used to own a bookkeeping service and I saw that a lot of my clients couldn’t really read the reports that I give them. Most people don’t have a really good financial education so I

In this episode Stephanie O’Dea shares all her insights on her book, Real Moms Making Real Money Blogging, where she discusses an alternative job for stay-at-home moms.In her book O’Dea shares her personal story of how she turned to blogging as a way to make significant amounts of income while working at home in her pajamas and taking care of her 3 children. The goal of the book is to help you uncover things that interest you, teach you how to turn your interests into a money-making blog, and show you other ways to earn money from home.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who have an interest in creating an online business that is unique to their own personal interests, hobbies, and skillsets.About Stephanie O’Dea:“I am a mom of three girls, a 13, 10 and 5 year old. And I am lucky enough that I work fulltime at home while I am able to take care of my children. I am a New York Times bestselling cookbook author, a slow cooking expert, and your typical normal everyday mommy blogger next door.I personally neede

In this episode Paul Paetz takes a deep dive into his book, Disruption by Design where he shows you how to create products that disrupt and then dominate markets.In his book Paetz provides a handbook of lessons that describe the differences in innovation techniques as well as examples from successful innovators that have disrupted markets and ones that should have but failed. The goal of this book is to teach you how disruption happens, where to look for disruptive opportunities, what it takes to be disruptive, and how to market disruptive products.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs or intrapreneurs who have ideas big enough to change the way we live, but need help developing and launching their product into a specific market. About Paul Paetz:“I have been in the technology business over 30 years now and the first 2/3rd of that I was at a number of different startups and companies. I went out on my own after that and started a marketing services company and then joined a friend who was building a company

In this episode Ken Moraif reveals all his insights on Buy, Hold, and Sell where he shares his investment strategy that could save you from the next market crash.In his book Moraif gives you very practical advice on the most effective investment strategies, the myths that surround stock investing, the benefits of diversified portfolios, and selling to protect your principle. The goal of the book is to help investors keep all their financial investments, know when to cash out, and prepare themselves for the consequences of a market crash.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who are seasoned business owners that are looking for an alternative financial system that will maximize their retirement funds. About Ken Moraif:“I am a certified Financial Planner; I’ve been practicing with clients for 27 years now. I run a firm that is one of the top 50 fastest growing financial advisor firms in the nation. And the last three years in a row I’ve been named one of the top 100 Financial Advisors in the nation by Barron’s

In this episode Carson Tate takes a deep dive into her book, Work Simply, where she provides a system to help make work less complicated and more organized.In her book Tate gives you a step-by-step productivity system that is separated into four custom styles that are uniquely fit for different types of learners and doers. The goal of the book is to help you identify your own unique productivity style, maximize your effectiveness, lead great meetings, communicate properly, and tell how your desk defines your work style.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs that maintain a very busy schedule, work over 40 hours a week, and need help organizing tasks into an effective system. About Carson Tate:“I am the owner and founder of a company called Working Simply and that’s my personal mission as well as my company’s mission to help individuals, teams, and organizations streamline and simplify their workflow.I am very privileged to have the opportunity to work with really high achieving entrepreneurs and business owne

In this episode James Kouzes reveals all his insights on Credibility where he discusses how successful leaders gain credibility, lose their credibility and why people demand credibility.In his book Kouzes and co-author Barry Posner provide you years of research, case studies, and data that uncover 6 disciplines that build true, long-lasting credibility that leadership experts are good at gaining. The goal of the book is to help you understand the basics of building credibility and why it is important for the growth of your personal and professional success.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who are involved in every aspect in managing a business yet need help reinforcing their leadership abilities and building trust with others. About James Kouzes:“I am co-author of The Leadership Challenge with Barry Posner which was our first book. I am also Dean’s Executive Fellow of Leadership at The Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University.Barry and I wrote our first paper together at Santa Clara University

In this episode David Mitchell reveals all his insights on Building Your Booming Business where he discusses 5 foundations every organization must have to succeed.In his book Mitchell delivers step-by-step business strategies and advice that will not only take your business to the top, but will help you systemize your business, build an effective team, provide high quality customer experiences, and drive more sales. The goal of the book is alleviate the consequences that come with unmotivated employees, escalating business issues, and an overworked schedule.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who own a business that is experiencing stagnant sales, a lack of employee motivation, and an inability to scale. About David Mitchell:“I am a business coach, consultant, and professional key note speaker. I take an entrepreneurial and business view to business leaders, owners, and entrepreneurs to help them build their business.As I was working with business owners, entrepreneurs, and leaders I found that I was sayin

In this episode Melinda Emerson reveals all her insights on Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, where she shares her monthly guide for building small businesses.In her book Emerson provides you with step-by-step instructions, effective business strategies, simple techniques that will help build your business within a 12 month period. The goal of the book is to teach you fresh, new ways to create any startup through an effective marketing plan, a small business budget that works, financing sources that are worth your time, and a long-lasting business maintenance plan.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who are new to the business world and need a guide to help get their first business funded, launched, and maintained within a small amount of time. About Melinda Emerson:“My name is Melinda but my nickname is Small Biz Lady and I am very excited to talk to you about my brand new book which is the update of my very first book. Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months is a month by month guide to a business that works.

In this episode Tim Leberecht takes a deep dive into his book, The Business Romantic, where he argues that we underestimate the importance of romance and that it can be found through business.In his book Leberecht takes an intriguing yet challenging look into the emotional side of business through the compelling stories of very successful innovators of our times. The goal of the book is to give you a different look on how you pursue your dreams while helping you develop a meaningful life, create something greater than the status quo, and rejuvenate your worklife.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who are experiencing boredom in their work lives and are seeking an uplifting yet provocative approach to creating a radically unique life. About Tim Leberecht:“I have been working in marketing for almost 20 years now, mainly in professional services. I worked for Frog Design for seven years which is a leading product design and innovation strategy firm. Most recently I’ve been working for an architectural design

In this episode Tiffany Aliche, also known as “The Budgetnista,” takes a deep dive into the Live Richer Challenge where she reveals her proven system that will pave a path to financial freedom.In her book Aliche provides a step-by-step personal finance system that walks you through daily financial tasks over a span of five weeks and is guaranteed to help you handle your finances better. The goal of the book is to show you how to budget your money properly, create a solid savings, make smart investments, get out of debt, and build your credit rating.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who are struggling with their personal finances and need help pulling themselves out of debt and onto a healthier path to financial freedom.About Tiffany Aliche:“My name is Tiffany but I am much better known as The Budgetnista and I am a financial educator. I like to say that I am America’s favorite financial educator; at least I’m striving to be. I started The Budgetnista brand about four or five years ago and it has grown in

In this episode Ann Hawkins reveals all her insight on her book, New Business Next Steps, where she helps make sure any newborn startup becomes a successful business.In her book Hawkins, and co-author Ed Goodman, give you an all-in-one guide that contains very easy-to-follow strategies, exercises, action plans, and templates to improve your business. The goal of the book is to teach you effective strategies that will improve your marketing efforts, increase your sales, keep your finances in check, implement the right technology, and create quality service.This book is perfect for aspiring entrepreneurs who have recently created a small startup company and are looking for new, effective ways to grow their business from A to Z. About Ann Hawkins:“I am a business coach and a mentor, I work with the government backed growth accelerator service in the UK. And I have been working with small businesses for about 25 years and blogging for 10 years.90% of businesses don’t make it to their 5th birthday which I think is

In this episode Jez Humble takes a deep dive into his book, Lean Enterprise where he uncovers how high performing organizations are able to innovate at scale.In his book Humble sifts through case studies, principles, and patterns of very successful well-known companies providing you with an action guide to help you rethink how to run your business. The goal of the book is to teach you what it takes to implement the methodologies he presents, manage large-scale projects, create a non-traditional management style, and accelerate innovation.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who run a well-established organization that is having trouble adapting to changing market conditions and need a fast, innovative approach to scaling up.About Jez Humble:“I am a Vice President at Chef, a lecturer at UC Berkeley, and before Lean Enterprise I wrote Continuous Delivery. My background is in software engineering and I’ve worked in multiple industries, in multiple companies, helping organizations get better at delivering high

In this episode Jay Papasan reveals all his insights on his and Gary Keller’s national bestseller, The One Thing where they reveal the surprisingly simple truth behind achieving extraordinary results.In their book Papasan and Keller provide you with a simple yet effective approach to improving the results in every area of your life including your work, personal health, relationships, and inner spirit. The goal of the book is to help you be more productive, become healthy and fit, increase your paycheck, boost business sales, build a career, and nurture stronger relationships with others.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs that are tired of living mediocre lives and need an actionable system that will help them achieve results they never thought possible.About Jay Papasan:“I live in Austin, Texas. My wife runs a highly successful real estate team here called The Papasan Property Group and we have two kids, Gus and Veronica. In the big picture I grew up in Memphis Tennessee, spent about 20 years in publishin

In this episode bestselling author Peter Bregman reveals all his insights on Four Seconds where he reveals a strategy to eliminate counter-productive habits from your daily routine.In his book Bregman gives you simple and practical solutions that can be used every day, take very little time to accomplish, and will help you produce results you never thought you would see. The goal of the book is to help you overcome habits that attract stress, leverage listening to change someone’s mind, disengage from problematic situations, and take responsibility for your team’s failure.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who are working on multiple projects and are having a hard time organizing their routine in order to see more effective and productive results. About Peter Bregman:“I am the CEO of Bregman Partners; it’s a company that strengthens leadership in people and in organizations. We do leadership programs, coaching, and I work as an advisor to CEO’s. I do a lot of writing and thinking about human behavior and

In this episode Tim Stevens takes a deep dive into his book, Fairness is Overrated, where he shares over 50 leadership principles that will revolutionize any workplace.In his book Stevens provides you with a manual of tools, practical lessons, real truths, and relevant case studies that discuss the effective pillars of leadership that very successful leaders display. The goal of the book is to teach you how to increase your integrity, surround yourself with successful people, effectively manage a crisis, and develop a culture of true leadership at your organization.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who are building a public figure persona or manage a team of people at an organization and want to take their leadership to a stronger, empowering level.About Tim Stevens:“I spent my first nine years of my adult life working for a nonprofit organization and was able to stretch my leadership skills there. From there I went into a very small startup local church that had just began going and was meeting in rente

In this episode Geoffrey Moore shares all his insights on his bestselling book, Crossing the Chasm, where he discusses his revised and updated expertise on marketing and selling disruptive products to mainstream customers.In his book Moore provides dozens of successful high-tech marketing examples, his in-depth research on technology adoption models for high-tech consumers, and many new marketing strategies that are specifically built for bring high-tech products to larger markets. The goal of the book is to help you master the Technology Adoption Life cycle and accelerate your marketing efforts.This book is perfect for entrepreneurs who are selling high-tech products that are new the market and need help broaden their marketing efforts to cover all segments of the Technology Adoption Life Cycle. About Geoffrey Moore:“I have an academic background originally; I was going to be a professor of English. But back in the 70’s I moved out to California, joined a high-tech firm, and been involved in tech marketing a