Do You Have What it Takes to Become an Entrepreneur? - with Gino Wickman
In this very special episode, Nick is in conversation with Gino Wickman author of the book ‘Traction’ and founder of the entrepreneurial operating system (EOS) a practical method for helping people achieve scale-up in their businesses. As a successful scale-up entrepreneur Gino shares hugely valuable content on the traits of true entrepreneurs and why you need a clear vision and to stay focused on your values if you want to create and scale a successful business. This is a great chance to hear from someone who has impacted on thousands of entrepreneurs in the making across the globe and whose goal is to reach another million in the next ten years Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes. https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/ KEY TAKEAWAYS The entrepreneur in the making assessment identifies whether you have the traits of an entrepreneur You shouldn’t be talking about starting a business until you have first confirmed if you are an entrepreneur All entrepreneurs share six essential traits – visionary, passionate, problem solver, driven, risk taker and responsible These traits can’t be taught they are innate within an individual I believe 4% of the population have these traits and I’m on a journey to help those who are entrepreneurs The entrepreneurial range goes from those who are true entrepreneurs through to those who are self-employed The goal is to impact on a million entrepreneurs in the making over the next ten years When you start your business you have to have a crystal clear vision. The vision will change and it’s different for each entrepreneur The first plan is never the final plan, there is always change and the six essential character traits mean a true entrepreneur can make the changes Before you hire anyone you need to make sure they fit with your core values The ideal person is someone who has the same core values as you and has the skill set required for the role. As you become a successful entrepreneur a range of opportunities will show up and it can be easy to be distracted. If you want to build something great you have to stay focused BEST MOMENTS ‘I like to create and build stuff and when EOS got to a stage where it was growing up and I was looking at big company issues I sold’ ‘You have to stay true to your goals and focused on your values’ ‘Anyone who has built a business will have had to change their vision’ VALUABLE RESOURCES Scale Up Your Business – scaleup.vip/podcast Join the free Scale Up Your Business community: scaleup.vip/community Take the Predictable Growth Assessment™, to measure your current business performance and show you where to focus next to get to where you want to be: https://scaleup.vip/PredictableGrowthAssessment Entrepreneurial Leap ABOUT THE HOST Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert. His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars.His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact. CONTACT METHODWork with Nick: https://highvalueexit.comNick’s Facebook page: https://highvalueexit.com/fbNick’s LinkedIn: https://highvalueexit.com/liNick’s Instagram: https://highvalueexit.com/igNick Bradley- exit, strategy, podcast, business, scale, scale up, growth, equity, high-value, wealth, sell, sold: https://highvalueexit.com/