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Inflation: hot or NOT?

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Wall Street and the Federal Reserve tell us that inflation is coming down and they’re target rate is 2%. But George reveals to AJ a completely different story in the Fed’s own data.

How do you operate your business with such mixed signals.

George and AJ will cut through the fog and give you a simple process to know how your business is really doing, and how you can make more money!

This Graph Link that George refers to: Median CPI [set the graph to 1 Year]

https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MEDCPIM158SFRBCLE/

Here’s George’s favorite inflation calculator:

https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/

WATCH on YouTube Get Business Savvy YouTube channel to see all the graphics!

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You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

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If you’re like most of us, you can barely remember the hopes and aspirations you had at the beginning of the year. Odds are, you’ve fallen back into last year’s patterns.

George and AJ explore ways to break this cycle! And how to recapture that beginning of the year energy.

In just a few simple steps you can be back on track to making the rest of your year FANTASTIC!

Share this podcast with others to give them HOPE and ANSWERS!

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

Go further with this podcast. Grab a FREE spot at The EXPONENTIAL GROWTH Webinar with George. It’s FREE at www.GetBusinessSavvy.com.

Learn how George exponentially grew companies, PLUS ask any question you have about your business.

As entrepreneurs, business owners and leaders we NEED the same mindset as Roger Bannister, the first man to break the 4 minute mile.

George and AJ will talk you through 3 SIMPLE changes that will launch you and your company to new heights.

Share this podcast with others to help them grow, too! (Well, unless they’re your competition. 😂)

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

I wish! Someone had told me…   These 5 Principles are NOT what you think. In fact, we’d be surprised if you ever considered them. But they are things George has learned and applied over the years with great success.

He only wishes he knew them sooner!

But, you can know them NOW, so have a listen and let us know what you think!

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Learn how George exponentially grew companies, PLUS ask any question you have about your business.

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

business advice? internet? B-school?  Few business owners / entrepreneurs started their business to just do “business”. They started it to do the thing they do so well.

But when you need advice on business stuff, where do you go?

George and AJ relate their experiences is trying to find good, actionable advice. It’s an eye opening discussion.

Fortunately, there ARE answers!

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Learn how George exponentially grew companies, PLUS ask any question you have about your business.  For all the details go to www.GetBusinessSavvy.com

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

Competitor on American Ninja Warrior! George and AJ interview Garrett Takach, a serial entrepreneur. At age 20, he won a national pitching contest by using George’s strategic process: The Next Level Navigator. He read and followed the process in an early, unpublished draft of George’s book: The Next Level Entrepreneur.

This interview will not only inspire you, but give you practical insights and tips to grow your business to THE Next Level.

Garrett now grows YouTube creators’ channels and business. You can find him at YouTubeIncomeBuilder.com.

Sign up for George’s FREE Webinar Today! You will be able to ask any question you have about your business.  https://www.GetBusinessSavvy.com

The complete strategic process Garrett used is in George’s book: “The Next Level Entrepreneur”:

https://www.amazon.com/Next-Level-Entrepreneur-Passions-Direction/dp/0999574620/ref=sr_1_1?

PLUS, George will guide you through the process in his Next Level Navigator eCourse. Grab this Limited Time, SPECIAL offer while it’s available to reach your Next Level!

https://livetrulyfree.com/the-next-level-navigator-ecourse/

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

5x!  Accelerate your company’s growth using George’s process. He has used it with startups to companies with $500m+, and it works every time.

What’s amazing is that it’s NOT wonky, gobbledygook; it’s a straightforward strategic process.

The complete process is in George’s book: “The Next Level Entrepreneur”:

https://www.amazon.com/Next-Level-Entrepreneur-Passions-Direction/dp/0999574620/ref=sr_1_1?

PLUS, George will guide you through the process in his Next Level Navigator eCourse. Grab this Limited Time, SPECIAL offer while it’s available to reach your Next Level!

https://livetrulyfree.com/the-next-level-navigator-ecourse/

To increase your Business Savvy and leverage off George’s experience click here https://livetrulyfree.com

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

As ONE! Whether you are a team of one or many, you absolutely must pull together and head in the same direction! YES, even if you are solo you must pull as one, because you can actually pull against yourself.

George and AJ brilliantly show you how in this podcast.

They compare Mr. A (the sage in George’s book The Next Level Entrepreneur) and Joe Rantz the leader in the new movie: The Boys in the Boat.

Audiences are loving this movie! 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, 7.1 on IMDB. And you will love this podcast, too!

So listen to find the path to great victories! And, please help keep this podcast free by subscribing, liking, and commenting! Thanks!

Get George’s book: “The Next Level Entrepreneur” and to map your direction for 2024:

https://www.amazon.com/Next-Level-Entrepreneur-Passions-Direction/dp/0999574620/ref=sr_1_1?

AND, take advantage of the Special Offer for George’s Next Level Navigator eCourse to reach your Next Level!

https://livetrulyfree.com/the-next-level-navigator-ecourse/

Movie excerpt is from the official movie trailer of The Boys in the Boat MGM Amazon available in theaters and streaming on Amazon.

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

What’s going to happen in 2024? Oh sure we all make resolutions or set new goals for the New Year, but what about coming up with a theme for the year? Ever heard of doing that?

Make YOUR 2024 the best year ever with a theme. Tune in and learn what it is and different ways you can easily do it!

George and AJ share their experience from last year with setting a theme and how transformative it was for them.

Get George’s book: “The Next Level Entrepreneur” and to map your direction for 2024:

https://www.amazon.com/Next-Level-Entrepreneur-Passions-Direction/dp/0999574620/ref=sr_1_1?

AND, take advantage of the January Special offer for George’s Next Level Navigator eCourse to reach your Next Level!

https://livetrulyfree.com/the-next-level-navigator-ecourse/

Direction... vs. Resolutions. Who starts a trip and does not know where they are headed? Then why will most entrepreneurs, business owner, and people begin 2024 without a direction? But, they have a resolution!?!

Gallup's research shows: ONLY 22% of employees feel that leaders have a clear direction for the organization.

George and AJ have a direction provoking conversation that will leave YOU knowing where you are headed!

Get George’s book: “The Next Level Entrepreneur” and to map your direction for 2024: https://www.amazon.com/Next-Level-Entrepreneur-Passions-Direction/dp/0999574620/ref=sr_1_1?

AND, take advantage of this special offer for George’s Next Level Navigator eCourse to reach your Next Level! https://livetrulyfree.com/the-next-level-navigator-ecourse/

To increase your Business Savvy and leverage off George’s experience click here https://livetrulyfree.com

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

JOY!  Do you have JOY Moments in your entrepreneur journey? Do you have a cause!?! “Without a cause greater than ourselves, we perish.” George tells AJ.

AJ asks: “But how do you find your cause? There are so many possibilities.”

George unpacks 2 levels of causes with lots of examples that will help give you ideas.

One example is from the interview with Michael Mercado who is in the Top 1% of Ebay Store Owners Worldwide titled: “Lives his Passion, Makes $$$: ALL for a Huge CAUSE ft. Solopreneur Michael Mercado | 56 Podcast”  https://youtu.be/Kf35pyXEfnE

And… Make sure you Watch “The Shepherd” that George speaks of in the podcast.

https://youtu.be/lVt14Ug-GOs?si=sFN6niWOj-lTy2i3

"The Shepherd" is great storytelling that reveals from a fresh perspective what Christmas is all about!

Music: Joy to the World is Public Domain https://archive.org/details/PUBLICDOMAINJoytotheWorld

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

Success in 2024? Was 2023 a good or bad year for you and your business? What’s the best way to review your year?

Does it even matter to look back? Shouldn’t we be looking to the future?

George and AJ dig into these questions and more! They will give you a simple way to review your year and how that can impact next year.

It all centers around ONE QUESTION! Answer it well in your Year End review and you will be able to shape a great next year!

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

2023 is Ending! Feel Overwhelm? There is always pressure at the end of the year to get everything done. BEWARE: THERE IS A TRAP! And George exposes it to you and AJ.

It feels like the calendar speeds up in December, and all the sudden we’re scrambling. So, what do we do?

George and AJ grab this “bull by the horns”, as we say in Texas, to offer some practical ideas and set some priorities to finish the year well during the holiday season.

This is a conversation that every entrepreneur and business leader can relate to and needs.

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

It’s a Small World interview: Mike began Tom’s Keys with an international team that has grown exponentially in the last 5 years. If you need a new car key fob, Mike Wessman, is your guy.

George and AJ really probe Mike’s concept of literally hiring the best talent in the world and building them into a real team family that crosses time zones and cultures.

Mike shares tons of practical advice!

Not only can you will hear his experience and avoid costly mistakes, You will be INSPIRED!

And, realize you can easily grow your team internationally like Mike has done.

Every entrepreneur needs to consider Mike’s international approach!

Mike’s company and YouTube channel:

https://tomskey.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@TomsKeyCompany

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

the entrepreneur journey:  Our annual Thanksgiving Day podcast is back with a new twist. George and AJ interview each other as a part of our November Entrepreneur Month interviews.

They share how they are thankful for their entrepreneurial struggles this Thanksgiving Day.

So, Get Business Savvy and learn from George and AJ’s struggles to avoid some suffering in the “School of Hard Knocks”.

Plus, a SPECIAL SURPRISE at the end: to deepen your Thanksgiving appreciation!

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

Elite ebay Store Owner interview! He’s in the TOP 1% of Ebay Store Owners Worldwide! Plus, he’s a solopreneur. How does Michael Mercado do it?

Plus, you will be inspired by his ‘WHY’: his CAUSE is breathtaking!

You see, if you have vision and believe, you can make HUGE impact.

You will get so much benefit from Michael’s Business Savvy! Tune and listen to this amazing interview.

Go to Michael’s ebay store and buy products. Proceeds will go to support his CAUSE. https://www.ebay.com/str/michaelsdepot?_ipg=72&_pgn=2

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

Make $$$ doing what you love: 25 years in the School of Hard Knocks! Lara August shares some incredible wisdom in this interview that will save you tons of pain and much money.

Just the advice her father gave her at age 18 is incredibly valuable.

Take your marketing to a whole new level. From “what you love” to “your core principles” to “who you are authentically” will help you keep growing for years!

Save yourself 25 years of hard knocks and listen to this entire podcast!!!

To see Lara’s wallpaper go to minute 9:48 on the video at the YouTube Channel: Get Business Savvy.

To connect with Lara August:

https://robotcreative.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laraaugust

Share your comments with us and please subscribe!

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

Delight like the Ritz Carlton! You WILL Get Business Savvy from Bret Piatt’s experience and advice to learn HOW TO:

- Delight customers, not just satisfy them,

- Build an engaged, happy team,

- Do what you love as an entrepreneur,

- Make your business simpler, and so much more...

And, you will build a great company! Just like Bret’s growing tech company: CyberFortress, The #1 Trusted Data Backup and Recovery Services company. https://cyberfortress.com/

George and AJ are celebrating Entrepreneur Month this November by interviewing successful entrepreneurs to find out what they’ve learned in the School of Hard Knocks.

So, you can learn from their experience and avoid the pain!

Each week of Entrepreneur Month we will have a different entrepreneur with a different focus. Listen in and let us know what you think and what questions you have.

Here’s the link to the Service Profit Chain article that Bret referred to: https://hbr.org/2008/07/putting-the-service-profit-chain-to-work

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

LEAD, not do! Is there a way to get experience, like Business Savvy, from others without having to go through those actual experiences?

George and AJ discuss how entrepreneurs can lead with Business Savvy. AJ even challenges George with the question of how do solopreneurs lead when they are the only one in the company.

Wait till you hear George’s response. This is a rich discussion that will focus you as a leader.

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.

Savvy vs. Expert. You don’t have to be a business expert to have Business Savvy! What’s the difference? Listen in to find out.

You see, through years of business experience, George has been given lots of Business Savvy. And AJ is on a journey to Get Business Savvy.

So, we are renaming the podcast!!! To: Get Business Savvy

George wants to give to every entrepreneur, creator, business owner the Business Savvy he has received.

In fact, he has just released a FREE eCourse: Get Business Savvy.

Go to http://GetBusinessSavvy.com to gain access.

You will be amazed at the Business Savvy you can experience in just a few minutes.

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Have you read George’s book? The Next Level Entrepreneur.

You will learn to FOCUS Your Passions into great strategy, MAP Your Direction to your Next Level, and BUILD a Great Company! Check out a preview on Amazon.