Business Lunch Roland Frasier

In today’s episode, the hosts reveal how to navigate your business through the Clarity Compass. The Clarity Compass is the tool to use for you to move closer to your business goals and objectives. They also tackled why the scalability of business decision-making is among the key factors for success.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
01:55 Reed Hastings stepping down as the Co-CEO of Netflix
06: 32 Things to think about to maintain a true legacy in your business.
11:18 Four areas of Clarity Compass
21:36 Best tool to help people stay on track
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In today’s episode, Ryan Deiss and Roland Frasier reveal their approaches to navigating a merger deal. Whether you’re the buyer or seller, recognizing your “why” is key to making the deal work. They also touch on crucial factors to consider before saying yes, such as cultural alignment, a plan B in case of poor outcomes, withholding confidential information, and having healthy pessimism as an entrepreneur.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
01:24 An Emerging Trend in M&As And The Parties Involved
04:00 The Most Important Thing To Consider In A Merger Deal
05:23 Cultural Misalignment Kills Most Deals
09:50 Project The Post-Integration Outcome And Set Intermediate Steps
13:44 A Wake-Up Call For Having Unrealistic Optimism
16:12 Document the Deal and Keep Confidential Information
21:22 Just A Little Doubt Means The Deal Isn’t Worth It
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Join The Rise Nation Mastermind with Ryan Deiss, Roland Frasier, and Daymond John HERE. Your business must be at least $1M a year in revenue.
Mentioned in this episode:
Get Roland's Training on Acquiring Businesses!
Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

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In today’s episode, the hosts share their personal techniques for effective calendar management. While entrepreneurs can either have a stringent or flexible daily schedule, balancing it out can be a challenge. They also talk about the different types of work to consider when time-blocking, how your morning routine sets you up for success and being clear on when you accept and refuse work.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
00:15 A Jam-Packed Schedule Isn’t For Everyone
02:23 How Roland Lives By The Calendar
05:30 Why Ryan Has One Calendar For Business And Personal Stuff
06:50 The Fastest Way To Deal With Invites
08:56 Uninterrupted Flow State Work Should Be Scheduled
15:42 An Empty Calendar Can Be A Red Flag
21:55 Whatever You Do, Your Calendar Must Optimize It
25:35 Know Your Weekly Top Three Tasks And Your “Chocolate Cake” Work
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In today’s episode, hosts Ryan Deiss and Roland Frasier discuss the best indicator of a business’s overall health. Although having different ideas, the common thread is observing trend-based results rather than dated numbers. They also talk about the importance of deeply understanding the growth capacity of a business before acquiring it and achieving the balance of having free distributable cash and future investment in R&D.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
03:16 A Question Entrepreneurs and Investors Are Not Asking
08:13 Roland’s Number One Business Health Metric And How To Find It
11:20 Ryan’s Number One Business Health Metric And How To Find It
15:45 Your Core Investment Strategy May Not Work
18:42 Where You Stand Now Can Change Tomorrow: The Unpredictability Of The Market
20:09 The Biggest Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make
22:16 Growable Isn’t The Same As Scaleable
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In today's episode, the hosts discuss Elon Musk and the recent Twitter acquisition. They talk about how Musk is being incredibly transparent about the situation and how he is handling it. They also discuss how some people may not be able to sympathize with him because he is still employed and has a lot of money. However, they argue that if you are in a position of power, you have to make difficult decisions and sometimes people will get hurt.
IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
00:02:07 Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Buys Twitter For $44 Billion
00:04:10 Twitter CEO Lays Off Employees In Bloated Business Decision
00:05:06 Is They Try To Figure Out How To Cut: The Dilemma Of Minimum Amounts
00:06:18 Job Cuts Aren't Show Business: Jeff Bezos Gets Real About Business Strategy
00:07:16 $4 Million A Day Is A Lot To Burn: Company Makes Tough Decision To Lay Off Employees
00:10:09 This Person's Difficult Decisions Led To People Getting Hurt
00:11:40 The Thing That I Liked About All Three Of Those Situations Is That There's Lots Of People That Are Going To
00:13:53 Making A Decision, And I Called It Kindness. Really, It Was Cowardice.
00:14:42 The Dilemma Of The CEO: To Serve Shareholders Or Do What's Right?

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Ask Roland and Ryan a question HERE.

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How do you start acquiring businesses with no money out of pocket?
On today's episode, host Roland Frasier explains how you can position yourself as an investor and attract more lucrative deals. A vast majority of us want to become wealthy. Some people take the frugal path and choose to save more; others go all out and invest in high-return investments. However, Roland believes if you want to create wealth super fast, you need to buy assets that are worth more than what you have to pay - or better yet, with no money out of pocket.

Listen in to hear fool-proof strategies to help you acquire already successful businesses in a world full of motivated sellers. 

IN THIS EPISODE, YOU'LL LEARN:
Understanding deal life cyclesHow to acquire companies with no money out of pocketWorking in vs. working on your businessWhat is consulting for equity?The magic of the special purpose vehicle (SPV)How to monetize your consulting for equity dealsDifference between owner-operated and professionally managed businessesBenefits of buying companies from motivated sellers

LINKS AND RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Ask Roland and Ryan a question HERE.

OUR PARTNERS:
7 Steps to Scalable workbookGet a free proposal from Conversion FanaticsGet 3% cash back on your ad spend with AdCardGet my book, Zero Down, FREE

Thanks so much for joining us this week. Want to subscribe to Business Lunch? Have some feedback you'd like to share? Connect with us on iTunes and leave us a review!
Mentioned in this episode:
Get Roland's Training on Acquiring Businesses!
Discover The EXACT Strategy Roland Has Used To Found, Acquire, Scale And Sell Over Two Dozen Businesses With Sales Ranging From $3 Million To Just Under $4 Billion!

EPIC Training