28 min
The foundation for success with the President of Apricot Rocket, Lee Thurburn. North Texas Business Forecast
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- Entrepreneurship
Passionate about imparting his knowledge and experiences to young entrepreneurs, Lee recognizes that education is the key to starting a business. While having a valuable skill provides an opportunity for revenue, challenging the status quo and finding a different angle of doing things can absolutely result in endless opportunities.
His advice to young generation of business owners:
Finish your education and get a valuable skill
In today’s episode of the North Texas Business Forecast, our guest, Lee Thurburn will talk about how to build the foundation for successful entrepreneurship. As a serial entrepreneur and educator himself, he will also share valuable advice to young and aspiring business owners.
Lee Thurburn is the President and Founder of Apricot Rocket. With a vision to help small businesses accelerate their growth, they provide small businesses with a powerful, affordable, and effective customer relationship management and marketing automation capability.
Enjoy!
This episode is brought to you by Vouris –
We’re Vouris – we’ve developed a powerful framework that allows early-stage startup companies to build stronger sales teams and hit their revenue targets.
We call it the 5 Components of Sales Effectiveness:
People Process Message Technology & Leadership
Let us tell you exactly what to focus on to dramatically improve your results. We help early-stage startups hit their revenue goals and you are only one click away from more revenue.
https://hubs.ly/H0NK23j0
In This Episode
1:17 - Backstory of Lee Thurburn
3:20 - How he transitioned from being a serial entrepreneur to starting up Apricot Rocket
9:21 - His perspective on negative self-talk
11:52 - Lee's advice before getting into the business world
17:05 - The rate at which students perform in class
23:08 - His advice to young entrepreneurs
24:34 - About Apricot Rockets
Favorite Quotes
"Opportunity abounds for those that are prepared to see it and seek it. But to see it and seek it, you have to constantly be asking yourself, why do we do things the way we do? Is there a better way to do it? And you have to be questioning and searching for new thoughts and new ways of doing things." - Lee Thurburn
"I've had my share of successes and failures. The failures probably taught me at least as much, if not more, than the successes." - Lee Thurburn
"I firmly believe that we are not only our biggest asset, but our biggest liability. The negative self-talk that goes on, I think everybody has at least some of it. The vulnerability of admitting it is one of the things that keep us grounded." - Lee Thurburn
"If you believe in your own hype, the fake it till you make it stuff, you end up getting a huge ego. And that's a much bigger danger than having a little bit of self-doubt." - Lee Thurburn
"Luck typically comes to those that plan for it while the surest ways to make sure you get luck is to lay a solid foundation." - Lee Thurburn
"As far as business education goes, I personally believe that about 95% of your education quality comes from what you put into it as a student." - Lee Thurburn
"Our perspective changes as we mature. And I think most people go through a variety of predictable cycles. Some people hit the cycle sooner than others. But I think most people reach a point in their life where they suddenly wanted to make things happen." - Lee Thurburn
Engage with Lee Thurburn
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leethurburn/
Apricot Rocket Website https://apricotrocket.com/
Engage with Brad Clark
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-clark-actioncoach/
ActionCOACH Website https://bradclark.actioncoach.com/
Passionate about imparting his knowledge and experiences to young entrepreneurs, Lee recognizes that education is the key to starting a business. While having a valuable skill provides an opportunity for revenue, challenging the status quo and finding a different angle of doing things can absolutely result in endless opportunities.
His advice to young generation of business owners:
Finish your education and get a valuable skill
In today’s episode of the North Texas Business Forecast, our guest, Lee Thurburn will talk about how to build the foundation for successful entrepreneurship. As a serial entrepreneur and educator himself, he will also share valuable advice to young and aspiring business owners.
Lee Thurburn is the President and Founder of Apricot Rocket. With a vision to help small businesses accelerate their growth, they provide small businesses with a powerful, affordable, and effective customer relationship management and marketing automation capability.
Enjoy!
This episode is brought to you by Vouris –
We’re Vouris – we’ve developed a powerful framework that allows early-stage startup companies to build stronger sales teams and hit their revenue targets.
We call it the 5 Components of Sales Effectiveness:
People Process Message Technology & Leadership
Let us tell you exactly what to focus on to dramatically improve your results. We help early-stage startups hit their revenue goals and you are only one click away from more revenue.
https://hubs.ly/H0NK23j0
In This Episode
1:17 - Backstory of Lee Thurburn
3:20 - How he transitioned from being a serial entrepreneur to starting up Apricot Rocket
9:21 - His perspective on negative self-talk
11:52 - Lee's advice before getting into the business world
17:05 - The rate at which students perform in class
23:08 - His advice to young entrepreneurs
24:34 - About Apricot Rockets
Favorite Quotes
"Opportunity abounds for those that are prepared to see it and seek it. But to see it and seek it, you have to constantly be asking yourself, why do we do things the way we do? Is there a better way to do it? And you have to be questioning and searching for new thoughts and new ways of doing things." - Lee Thurburn
"I've had my share of successes and failures. The failures probably taught me at least as much, if not more, than the successes." - Lee Thurburn
"I firmly believe that we are not only our biggest asset, but our biggest liability. The negative self-talk that goes on, I think everybody has at least some of it. The vulnerability of admitting it is one of the things that keep us grounded." - Lee Thurburn
"If you believe in your own hype, the fake it till you make it stuff, you end up getting a huge ego. And that's a much bigger danger than having a little bit of self-doubt." - Lee Thurburn
"Luck typically comes to those that plan for it while the surest ways to make sure you get luck is to lay a solid foundation." - Lee Thurburn
"As far as business education goes, I personally believe that about 95% of your education quality comes from what you put into it as a student." - Lee Thurburn
"Our perspective changes as we mature. And I think most people go through a variety of predictable cycles. Some people hit the cycle sooner than others. But I think most people reach a point in their life where they suddenly wanted to make things happen." - Lee Thurburn
Engage with Lee Thurburn
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/leethurburn/
Apricot Rocket Website https://apricotrocket.com/
Engage with Brad Clark
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/brad-clark-actioncoach/
ActionCOACH Website https://bradclark.actioncoach.com/
28 min