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Jess Ostroff-Tyson is the Digital Marketing & Executive Virtual Assistant at Don’t Panic Management and author of Panic Proof: How the Right Virtual Assistant Can Save Your Sanity and Grow Your Business. Since 2011, she’s been making matches between chaotic, overworked entrepreneurs and focused, calm virtual assistants. Don’t Panic’s services include social media marketing, content management, scheduling and booking appointments, travel arrangements, research, data entry, Mailchimp email marketing, WordPress management, editorial management, invoicing and bookkeeping, project management, event planning, and much more.

 

Quotes To Remember:

“You want to be able to look at your budget and be realistic on what you can afford.”

“For me, it was more important to not be working 15 hour-days and to get some of my life back than it was to spend a little bit of money.”

“Your time is worth more than a virtual assistant’s time.”

“Everything you do should be connected to a goal.”

“You have to be comfortable with the idea that you don’t have to do everything and that somebody might be able to do it just as well for you.”

“The amount that you are willing to let go is the amount that you will be able to grow.”

 

What You’ll Learn:

• Finding the Right Virtual Assistant
• Measuring The ROI of Having an Virtual Assistant
• Are You Ready to Hire a Virtual Assistant?

 

Key Links From The Show:

Jess’ Site

Don’t Panic Management

Virtual Staff Finder

Upwork

Fiverr—Note From Me: check out Dorella Perlas’ Fiverr profile. She writes the show notes for Breakthrough Success and has helped me book guests on the show. See how she can help you on her Fiverr page.

 

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

Podcast Domination by Marc Guberti

Panic Proof by Jess Ostroff

Body of Work by Pamela Slim

Virtual Freedom by Chris Ducker

Mike Michalowicz has grown three multi-million dollar ventures and sold two of them. He is a popular KeyNote speaker and is constantly coming up with innovative strategies such as the Profit First Formula to grow healthy strong companies. The former small business Wall Street Journal columnist has written books like Profit First, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan, and the Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. His latest book, Clockwork, teaches people how they can design a business that runs itself.

Quotes To Remember:

“Every business has a critical function that the business success and life depends on.”

“Every business that is generating revenue need to start becoming more efficient.”

“We need to select things that have great results versus things that are not.”

“If we can identify these weak links and address them, the entire business elevates on a massive level.”

 

What You’ll Learn:

• Determining the Right Time to Start
• How to Identify that “Queen Bee” Role
• Other Strategies To Do For Your Business When You Have No Funds For Delegation
• Finding Interns For Your Brand

 

Key Links From The Show:

Mike’s Site

Episode 13: Finding The Next Wave Of Consumer Demand With Mike Michalowicz

 

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

Podcast Domination by Marc Guberti

Clockwork by Mike Michalowicz

Surge by Mike Michalowicz

Profit First by Mike Michalowicz

The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz

The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur by Mike Michalowicz

Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio

The Goal by Eliyahu M. Goldratt

Scaling Up by Verne Harnish

Traction by Gino Wickman

Scott Tedder is a small business owner and entrepreneur who is the Chief Financial Officer of the DermAesthetics, Anti-Aging, Laser & Medical Skin Care Center. He is an Experienced Helicopter and Fixed Wing Pilot, Veteran, and Aviation Consultant. He is the Director of Safety & Chief Pilot for Starr Companies.

Quotes To Remember:

“You have to start with the end in mind and find out what your passion is.”

“Wishing and hoping is not a plan.”

“You have to have faith in yourself.”

“If you want it and you are willing to work for it, you are going to get there. Just don’t give up.”

“There’s no substitute for hard work.”

“The harder I work, the luckier I get.”

“Opportunities are going to present themselves when you work hard.”

 

What You’ll Learn:

• Having a Business With Your Partner
• What It Means to be ‘Living the Dream’
• Pursuing and Embracing Your Passion
• How to Get Better at Taking ‘No’
• Stop Complaining and Do the Work

 

Key Links From The Show:

CT Derma

Recommended Books:

Content Marketing Secrets by Marc Guberti

Podcast Domination by Marc Guberti

The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley

Beating the Street by Peter Lynch

Good to Great by Jim C. Collins