Building Business

Don Wenner is a master of scaling high-growth, high-profit entrepreneurial companies. In ​Building an Elite Organization​, he walks you through the Elite Execution System his company and other highly successful organizations use to drive growth and improve profitability.

How do senior leaders, in their own words, describe the most effective leaders - the ones that get results, grow the business, enhance the culture and leave in their wake a trail of other really effective leaders? Conversely, how do senior leaders describe the kind of leader that undercuts the organization's capacity and capability to create its future? This book, based on groundbreaking research, shows how senior leaders describe and develop leadership that works, that does not, that scales, and that limits scale.

Do you have trouble keeping your team focused, motivated, and committed to the pursuit of their assigned goals? The truth is, the majority of bosses fail to inspire their employees to be engaged and productive at work. And they're often frustrated by their inability to incite their team to action.

Have you ever wondered why some people are super-achievers and seem to go from success to success while others never seem to get out of the starting blocks? In my 40 years of coaching high-achieving entrepreneurs, I’ve noticed that they all go through a process to help them break through to the next level of success. I call this process "The 4 C’s Formula". The 4 C’s Formula is a universal process that can be used by anyone who wants to achieve greater success in any part of their life.

Turning your gardening passion into a prolific business doesn’t have to be rocket science. We’ll teach you everything about how to grow lavender for profit. If you decided to turn your gardening passion, congratulations! Lavender is the best place to start. While the plant thanks you with its alluring fragrance for nurturing it, it is virtually every industry’s favorite, making it one of the most profitable plants to grow. This lovely member of the mint family will make itself desirable fresh or dried, in soap, incense, or potpourri.

The second edition of Building the Successful Theater Company takes listeners even deeper into the world of theatrical production, examining in great depth the financial realities of establishing - and maintaining - a successful organization. This indispensable reference is updated to include more theater company profiles with expert advice to better reveal the pitfalls, passions, and practicalities of the theater industry.

Each and every one of us has a unique perspective on what it takes to be a successful leader. And we all understand that there is no cookie cutter formula that will hand you the magic keys to unlocking a high-performance culture. The 9L's will expound on the key principles, the core concepts that each and every person can apply and use, no matter what their background or leadership beliefs are!

Trust is a basic, intuitive human reaction; it holds the fabric of our society together. Unfortunately, trust is at an all-time low in our institutions, governments, health care, and law enforcement. Losing someone’s trust is easy—building it back is much harder. Darryl Stickel, one of the world’s foremost experts on trust, moves away from the traditional approach of influencing people’s willingness to trust—the con artist’s tactic—to employing levers which leaders can “pull” to close the gap between how much they are trusted and how much they should be.

Explore transformative wisdom in The Katana Mindset, a unique guide that links the ancient art of Japanese sword-making to personal growth and resilience. Based on years of experience in Japan's hospitals, dojos, and monasteries, this book illustrates how forging a katana mirrors our journey toward strength and purpose.

We live, say Edgar and Peter Schein, in a culture of “tell". All too often we tell others what we think they need to know or should do. But whether we are leading or following, what matters most is we get to the truth. We have to develop a commitment to sharing vital facts and identifying faulty assumptions - it can mean the difference between success and failure. This is why we need Humble Inquiry more than ever.

Multi-Unit Leadership: The 7 Stages of Building Profitable Stores Across Multiple Markets explores the art and science of 21st-century multiunit leadership, performance, and profitability. This best seller details the seven stages that high-performing area directors, regional managers, and multiunit franchisees must master as they grow from managing a single unit to leading multiple units.

Many musical artists fail to utilize social media effectively, finding it confusing or overwhelming. They create a few posts, don’t see results, and immediately give up. But there are strategies to follow that have been tried and tested by musicians like you. These methods will help you get your name out there, monetize music, and find heights of success you never imagined. Music Business & Marketing Accelerator Using Instagram is a resource for any singer, songwriter, rapper, or producer who wants to make a splash on the internet.

Entrepreneur and celebrity hairstylist Kiyah Wright knows exactly what it takes to amass wealth in the hair and beauty industry. In From Beauty to Business, Wright breaks down her seven proven success principles that helped her achieve her goals: developing a success mindset, understanding the business of the beauty business, finding your niche, diversifying with multiple streams of income, growing your platform to grow your profits, preparing for the unexpected, and planning for your future.

In You Are Not for Everybody, bestselling author and creative entrepreneur J.D. Netto offers an honest and refreshing take on branding, marketing, and storytelling. With his unique twist, J.D. delves into the crucial topics every creative entrepreneur needs to master to thrive in today's competitive landscape.

Half an audiobook on basketball, half an audiobook on management techniques, The Gold Standard captures Coach K's personal style and approach to getting different (and sometimes difficult) people to work hard and succeed in reaching a common goal. "In all forms of leadership, whether you are a coach, a CEO, or a parent, there are four words that, when said, can bring out the best in your team, your employees, and your family...I believe in you. These four words can mean the difference between a fear of failure and the courage to try".

You got into massage because you want to help others. But when it comes to the business side of things…let’s just say maybe “it’s not a strength”. You find the passion fading as the bank account drops…all you want is consistency and to be able to create a long-term career doing what you love. The good news is we have been there before, with over 29 years of combined experience in massage and business. Fully Booked Without Burnout unpacks exactly how to fill your appointment book every week while keeping your energy and passion alive.

From her troubled childhood to her time as a young editor at Vogue to her partnership with cobbler Jimmy Choo to her very public relationships, Tamara Mellon offers a gripping account of the episodes that have made her who she is today. The result is a must listen for entrepreneurs, fashionistas, and anyone who loves a juicy true story about sex, drugs, money, power, high heels, and overcoming adversity.

Princess Shenette Zachary’s Reach Your Dreams Through Child Care is a powerful, well-thought-out, and insightful guide on ‘making it’ in the child care industry. It x-rayed, in depth, the conscious steps to building a child care empire.Without blandishment or compromise, she has unraveled the key to reaching your dreams through child care. Thanks to her firsthand experience, she meticulously broke each stage into sizable bits that can be easily comprehended by all - both beginners and professionals alike.

Learn how these author-entrepreneur moms hit a wall, pivoted, built even stronger businesses, and now each has a million-dollar story making a difference and changing their children’s lives. Best of all, they’ll share with you secrets of building wildly successful businesses while raising entrepreneurial kids; businesses like real estate investing, buying and flipping real estate, network marketing, blogging, finance, ecommerce, Fulfillment by Amazon, and more!

Build a record-breaking, world-class team that maximizes your profitability and increases your freedom as an entrepreneur. I’ve led teams that drove 100s of millions of dollars in sales while working in my corporate career. Only to find that the world of entrepreneurship didn’t view building teams the same way the corporate world did. However, I knew that without a team in place, you can’t truly scale your company. You can make sales, you can market, you can serve, but without a team, you will be severely limited in the way your company is able to grow.