514: Faith, Family, Fitness, Friendships, Finances, and Fun: Get Unstuck, Create Systems That Scale, and Grow Your Business with Clay Clark

Clay Clark is the former United States Small Business Administration Entrepreneur of the Year for the State of Oklahoma and the founder of 5 multi-million dollar companies (including: EpicPhotos.com, MakeYourLifeEpic.com, DJConnection.com, EITRLounge.com and Party Perfect (now PartyProRents.com). He is the founder of the Thrive Time Show Business Coach Program (ThriveTimeShow.com), and the co-host of the daily 2-hour Thrive Time Business Coach Radio Show and Podcast.

Quotes:                                                                                                                                   

“You have to be eccentric to be successful. You have to do things the opposite way that everybody else is doing. You have to almost pet the proverbial cat backwards to be successful.” – Clay Clark

“You either pay now or pay later with just about every decision you make about where and how you spend your time. What gets scheduled gets done.” – Clay Clark

“Public relations is like gift wrapping. We live in a culture where we gift wrap everything: our politicians, corporate heads, movie and TV stars, and even our toilet paper.” – Clay Clark

Takeaways:

05:08 Build systems that can scale your business beyond your personal efforts.

10:06 Block out one hour daily for strategic planning and working on your business, not just in it.

12:34 Know exactly who your ideal customers are and focus marketing efforts specifically on them.

24:33 Create a simple three-legged marketing approach instead of trying to use countless marketing channels.

28:05 Aim to get 1,000 rejections monthly as part of your business growth strategy.

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Filed in: Archive 3: 2018-2020 • Entrepreneurship • Interview • Podcast