In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, continues the discussion from the last one and moves the topic toward scaling and leveraging your expertise. Scaling and leveraging are two different things. Scaling a business means you are growing everything in it from the cost structure to revenue and turnover. Leveraging your practice means growing your top and bottom line without even impacting the cost structure. What We Can Scale M...
Jul 25, 2016•29 min•Season 1Ep. 72
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about the four different ways that you can share what you know to generate income. You are going to learn about the four primary business models and get an introduction about how you can scale and leverage it. Why this is important is because if you don’t get it right, you get tired, have no impact and there is no future with what it is you’ve got to work with. But when we get it ri...
Jul 06, 2016•30 min•Season 1Ep. 71
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks with personal development & executive coach, expert speaker & author, and supermom of five, Kim Ades on a number of topics including her coaching business and her journey. About Kim Ades Kim Ades, MBA is president and founder of Frame of Mind Coaching and JournalEngine Software. Author, speaker, entrepreneur, coach, and mother of 5, Kim is one of North America’s foremost exp...
Jun 08, 2016•46 min•Season 1Ep. 70
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, continues the journey of going from idea to thought leader as he digs deeper into the final two levels of the Thought Leader Framework which are Leverage Knowledge and Noticeable Distinction . Leverage Knowledge Building Content in Layers: It is about creating content in such a way that you have layers of information around it and you can continue to teach over and over again at different...
May 31, 2016•19 min•Season 1Ep. 69
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, has a conversation with Mitch Matthews who is an entrepreneur, international keynote speaker, online marketer and creator of the DREAM. THINK. DO. podcast. Mitch shares interesting stories and experiences from his life, and talks about the possibilities when you dream, think and do. About Mitch Matthews Mitch started out from a dream of owning a bike shop at the ripe age of 12. He realize...
May 19, 2016•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 68
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, continues the discussion about The Thought Leader Platform so that you can move from idea to thought leader as he explores the ways to get qualified leads and relevant content: Qualified Leads Here are the 3 primary ways to get to the people that need what you have, and are willing and able to buy it: Bought: You can run ads on several platforms like Facebook, LinkedIn, Google and display...
May 14, 2016•21 min•Season 1Ep. 67
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks with Kate Erickson of Entrepreneur on Fire about her inspiring journey from the corporate jobs world to her leap into entrepreneurship. She shares with us about how she got there and about her method to engage the community with one-on-one conversations to make them feel encouraged and supported. About KateErickson Kate Erickson is a creator,engager and implementer over at EOFire, a...
May 05, 2016•26 min•Season 1Ep. 66
In this episode, #1 BestsellingAuthor and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, MelAbraham, talks about how you can go from idea to thought leader andcreate the path of impact through positioning. In the infopreneurspace, you need some really distinct, unique and impactful contentto shift people's behaviors by changing their thinking. It isimportant because to be considered a thought leader, you have totake unique actions that impacts society, community andindividuals. If we ...
Apr 28, 2016•25 min•Season 1Ep. 65
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks with Anthony Trucks. Anthony shares his incredible journey about how he rose from adversity by trusting his hustle so that he could become what he is today. He makes us realize about how adversity is just a circumstance and how you can rise above it. About Anthony Trucks Anthony Trucks went from a foster care to the NFL to becoming an entrepreneur, coach, international speaker, auth...
Apr 19, 2016•50 min•Season 1Ep. 64
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about how you can create unity as you bring people together in a situation. In whatever you do, chaos is always around the corner and to deal with that we should create a unified front or a unified body while moving forward. If you don't get it right, you will have lone wolves and they don't go in the same direction. So, the entire focus is directionless and ultimately you...
Apr 05, 2016•25 min•Season 1Ep. 63
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about building alignment with our team, in our relationships and everything else so that we move in the right direction toward better results. If we are not aligned, people will have no direction and will get lost in the way. When you try to move forward, it results in little progress and there will be constant resistance in every step of the way. But if we are able to build alignme...
Mar 29, 2016•18 min•Season 1Ep. 62
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks with Justin Herald about his perspectives on business and life, how he started and the valuable lessons he learned along the way. About Justin Herald Justin herald is an author, entrepreneur and motivational speaker. At the age of 25, he started his T-shirt business with only 50 dollars and his business transcended into the company Attitude Inc. His clothing brand took off with inte...
Mar 22, 2016•51 min•Season 1Ep. 61
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about the 4 stages of leadership progression and what it takes to shift and create movements while leading from behind as a thought leader. Without elevating yourself to the highest level of leadership, things get messy and don’t turn out the way you want them to. If you are not good at leadership, you will find yourself in a solitary pursuit and your pace of movement will not be in...
Mar 16, 2016•26 min•Season 1Ep. 60
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, answers a question by Laurence Marie David. The question is about why people unconsciously sabotage themselves and how it can be transformed. If we don’t conquer this thing called self-sabotage, we find ourselves in a situation where we create strategies that break down, we relive the experience over and over again, and we also feel helpless. But if we are able to conquer it, our confiden...
Mar 08, 2016•31 min•Season 1Ep. 59
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks with Jeff Moore on a number of topics related to entrepreneurship and business. About Jeff Moore Jeff Moore is President of International Pacific Seafoods, a seafood importer, processor and global seafood sourcing specialist. For over 20 years, Jeff has established himself as a Trusted Advisor to Foodservice Distributors, Chain Restaurant Operators as well as various entrepreneurs a...
Mar 02, 2016•43 min•Season 1Ep. 58
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham, talks about how you can build a great reputation. It is something that takes years to build and moments to destroy. Your reputation is envisioned from the outside in and developed from the inside out. Without a good reputation, people won't buy from us, they won't trust us and will definitely break up with us in terms of business and financial transactions. But if you get it rig...
Feb 23, 2016•32 min•Season 1Ep. 57
What do you do when a situation comes up? Do you react or respond to your employees, teams and customers? There is a huge difference between reacting and responding, and it will determine the outcome in the end. Key Problems: If you get it wrong by reacting instead of responding, you are going to be in a volatile stage, you become a slave to others and the problem is actually escalated. Key Promises: If you get it right, you will find yourself living in a much calmer state, you will have created...
Feb 16, 2016•32 min•Season 1Ep. 56
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham answers a common question that comes up when transitioning from employee to entrepreneur and that is when to quit your job. There isn't a single answer that works for all as it is different for each and every person. First, you have to understand that if you don’t get it right, you face key problems that are: You are living a dual life, You have no joy in earning, and There is no or l...
Feb 09, 2016•35 min•Season 1Ep. 55
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham talks about the concept of leveraging and scaling a Thoughtpreneur business which is about sharing knowledge and ideas in the marketplace to have an impact and make money while doing it. The Practice Spectrum It determines the level of involvement/process and access to intellectual property that you have. Your expert business might fall in one or more of these categories: 1 to 1: You share...
Feb 02, 2016•36 min•Season 1Ep. 54
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham talks about how the wealthy think. To be successful, you not only look at what the wealthy do but also how they think. Then you can bring it to your life and create richness for yourself. So, the first thing that you have to do is define what wealth means to you and understand what the destination or success looks like for you. After you are clear on it, follow: The Prosperity Paradigm Pro...
Jan 26, 2016•30 min•Season 1Ep. 53
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham summarizes the elements of habits and then shares the top 10 habits of successful entrepreneurs with the help of what is known as The Entrepreneurial Ten. Here are the top 10 habits of very successful entrepreneurs: Service: The ultra-successful entrepreneurs come from a place of service, and what they are trying to do is make an impact on the lives of people. So, you should schedule your ...
Jan 19, 2016•31 min•Season 1Ep. 52
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham talks about goal setting and achievement. When it comes to goals, we set them easily but to make them actionable and achievable, you need to have a process in place that makes them come to life. Your goals have to be ASMART: Aligned with your vision/mission, Specific, Measurable, Actionable or Achievable, Results driven and Time bound. The Ladder of Achievement If we don't create a pr...
Jan 12, 2016•49 min•Season 1Ep. 51
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham deals with the business and relationship lessons learned after visiting a football locker room and by observing a sign there. The sign said, “Plan to win — Georgia Southern" and underneath it are 5 other little signs that said: Take Care of the Football Win the Turnover and Takeaway Margin. Control the Running Game Control the Clock. Control the Game. Great Special Forces Win the Kick...
Jan 05, 2016•36 min•Season 1Ep. 50
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham talks about productivity and how you can maximize it. To drive up your effectiveness, you will have to follow certain rituals that maps out your day. One way to do it is with the help of a tool called The Productivity Ritualizer and it has 10 time zone rituals for your day. 10 Time Zone Ritual With 5 times zones in the morning and 5 in the evening that can be a maximum of 90 minutes, it is...
Dec 29, 2015•24 min•Season 1Ep. 49
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham continues the journey about success. This episode is about revealing some of the concepts of success using The Success Maximizer framework. The Success Maximizer Reflect: Look at what has happened in the last 12 months—the good and the bad—and go back to relive it. Identify your wins and of those around you, and create a habit in your life to celebrate them as they take you to bigger victo...
Dec 15, 2015•23 min•Season 1Ep. 48
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham shares a model dealing with the two forces and the four zones that drive your success. When it comes to assessing where you are in life in terms of business, health, finances and relationships you can make use of the two success drivers: 1)Action and 2)Focus and they give you an indication of where you stand. These two forces that drive your success helps you in knowing where you are curre...
Dec 07, 2015•25 min•Season 1Ep. 47
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham answers a question about how to figure out what your gifts are and what you should be doing. So today, we deal with The Greatness Framework that helps you pin-point where your greatness actually lies and the things that you should be focusing your energy on to have the greatest impact and fulfillment. The Greatness Framework Understand what your talents and skills are. To really find your ...
Dec 02, 2015•25 min•Season 1Ep. 46
In this special episode released on Thanksgiving week, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham talks about bringing gratitude into your life. Being thankful impacts more than just your personal life as it reflects in your business and society. The framework is about how to make the habit of being grateful a part of your life, business and everything. The Gratitude Grid Internal Notice: We are able to notice the good and bad things in life, but i...
Nov 24, 2015•25 min•Season 1Ep. 45
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham tackles a question that gets asked all the time which is about what it takes to become wealthy from a money standpoint. First, we need to understand that the concept of wealth building is less about the money and more about the discipline that you have in the process. We also should take a look at how the wealthy deal with their money versus others. Most people spend their income on items ...
Nov 17, 2015•32 min•Season 1Ep. 44
In this episode, #1 Bestselling Author and Highly Acclaimed business & Entrepreneur Expert, Mel Abraham talks about deciding at what point we delegate and the things to delegate. The CORES of Business To grow, scale and build something that is meaningful we need to let go of control. Here's how you decide on the things and whether they are something that you delegate or hold on to: Critical: If it is critical to the operations of your business and drives profit, then be the one in contr...
Nov 10, 2015•21 min•Season 1Ep. 43
