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The Proven Entrepreneur

Don Williams

It can feel lonely to be an entrepreneur. With so much on your plate, it is easy to lose focus because of all the details. At times your personal, family &/or professional lives can feel like they are falling off the tracks. That's why it is so important to learn from those ahead of you and design an efficient business roadmap for success. Learning from stories is one of the easiest and most powerful strategies for growth.


Join Don Williams as he sits down with world-class experts to help you become The Proven Entrepreneur. Build your blueprint, craft a strategy and then act for business success.


This podcast features inspiring, candid stories from real-life entrepreneurs. These proven entrepreneurs detail how they achieved success with clear, easy advice that anyone can emulate. Get motivated by hardworking individuals who reveal secrets to making twice the money in half the time. Receive their actionable tips that reduce overwhelm, stress, and depression. Understand that as a proven entrepreneur you with win or you learn and learning is just slower winning.


These conversations include the failures and losses guests encountered throughout their careers. Hear vulnerable discussions about the challenges they had to overcome as rising entrepreneurs. Discover how they turned roadblocks into their advantage. By learning how to utilize the lowest points of your business, you can create a positive shift in your own success-building story.


Don Williams is the Proven Entrepreneur who guides you in this incredible journey. He brings to the podcast the principles he learned over the past 30 years. At the young age of 19, Don became the top salesperson in the United States. In less than a year, he rose as the top sales manager in the country out of 40 offices. Don started his first company at 26 years old, and though he made many mistakes he kept learning and courageously faced every risk. After crafting his roadmap to success, Don founded a dozen business ventures.


Don has worked with more than half of Fortune 500 companies on marketing sales and service strategy execution. He is also involved with Entrepreneurs' Organization, a non-profit peer network of over 16,000 entrepreneurs worldwide. Many businesses seek Don's help in developing high-performing sales operations. His expertise is invaluable in giving birth to an entire community of business leaders.


Many entrepreneurs desire connection. And an authentic connection with other entrepreneurs, can lead to transformational change. All entrepreneurs think they are "different", but the truth is entrepreneurs are very much alike. Entrepreneurs want to know what their fellow entrepreneurs feel and think when running their businesses. Entrepreneurs want to know how their peers balance work, life and family. They want to affirm if they are on the right track or doing something wrong. There is no better way to elevate your entrepreneurship career than by learning from those who have “been there and done that”. Every success story highlighted in this podcast exudes inspiration and motivation to keep moving forward.


Tuning into these stories is a huge first step towards the success you desire. Receive brand-new guidance every week and finally take hold of your business goals in no time.


Join Don Williams in dissecting stories of success and failure. Unravel the nuggets of wisdom shared by proven entrepreneurs to bring your business to its highest potential. The life of an entrepreneur may be extremely hectic and pressuring. With the right advice and guidance, nothing can stop you from becoming a strong business leader ready to take on anything.


Become The Proven Entrepreneur today! Listen to the podcast at https://provenentrepreneurshow.com.


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Episodes

How Christine Ricci's Strong Work Ethic & Mindset Relate to Her Success

Christine Ricci, Associate Broker and founder of the Ricci Team at Keller Williams NY Realty, began her career in real estate at a very young age. Throughout her more than twenty years of service, she has maintained top producer status selling over a billion dollars worth of real estate in the Westchester County, NY, and Fairfield, Connecticut marketplace.

May 12, 202134 minSeason 1Ep. 16

Do you “Poka-yoke”?

Do you “Poka-yoke”? Poka-yoke comes from a Japanese word - “Baka Yoke,” which means ‘fool proofing’ or ‘idiot-proofing.’ Poka-yoke is a little milder - it means to avoid an unthinkably wrong move…apply poka-yoke to your business and watch it grow.

May 08, 20214 minSeason 1Ep. 15

Move in the Opposite Direction

Sometimes the best course of action is actually the reverse of your first response. Take a breath and ask yourself should I be looking at this situation differently? See it forwards and backwards and then act!

May 03, 20214 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Courage is an Essential Skill

Courage isn’t the absence of fear. It’s overcoming fear. Courage is when you take action in spite of your fear. In today’s world, having courage is an essential skill. Join your host, Don Williams as he shares a short story about finding the courage to overcome your fears. Learn the true definition of courage today!

Apr 26, 20217 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Perspective in Life Makes a Huge Difference Especially in Business with the President of Vistage, Conor Neill

Conor Neill is the President of Vistage in Spain and a Professor of Leadership Communications at IESE Business School . One of the most important phrases in business is, do the next right thing. That phrase is one of the most powerful phrases in business as discussed by Conor Neil. It is, do “the” next right thing, not do “a” right thing, you got to know what you’re doing. So for “the” to apply, you got to know where you’re going to do next. One of the ways to do nothing is to be thinking about ...

Apr 23, 202143 minSeason 1Ep. 10

Channeling Out the Inner Entrepreneur in you with Chris Do

Chris Do , part of a family of refugees from Vietnam, left the country on April 30, 1975, the collapse of Vietnam due to communism, landed in Kansas City, Missouri, narrate how he accidentally become an entrepreneur right after he graduated from art school. Let’s find out in today’s episode the power of manifestation and being around the right people for the success of your business. A book by john Fitzgerald called the adventures that a great brain was about a family of three boys who grew up i...

Apr 23, 202117 minSeason 1Ep. 9

The Breadstick University with Tammy Moore

The founder of San Diego’s beloved restaurant chain, long-term YPO member, wife of a US Navy SEAL, Tammy Moore, shares her success and failure stories of her businesses, the rapid growth, and the barriers that she encounters while doing her businesses. The moment of conception for Tammy Moore is when she learned that money gives her freedom and that was when she was about the age of 14. Independence was given to her and was allowed to work during that age. She learned that independence came from...

Apr 19, 202120 minSeason 1Ep. 8

The Magic Of Enthusiasm For Your Business

Enthusiasm is the topic in today’s episode. What are enthusiasm and the magic power of this word? The word Enthusiasm comes from two Greek root words “en” and “theos”. The translation for “en theos” is God within. The words do not mean light the hair on fire and special like the Southern Evangelical Minister shouting fire and brimstone. The real meaning of these two words is that one should be acting and conducting with passion for the project the person is involved in. Meaning, to be enthusiast...

Apr 17, 20214 minSeason 1Ep. 7

Whose Perspective Is More Important?

As Webster defines it, is the interrelation in which a subject or its parts are mentally viewed or also known as point of view. It is the way that one looks at something. When it comes to selling and marketing, and managing the company culture, the perspective who matters is not the entrepreneur. Whose is more important? It’s always the other people’s perspective. No matter who they are dealing with, their perspective is the thing that should be considered. Whether you’re dealing with prospect, ...

Apr 14, 20213 minSeason 1Ep. 6

From Doubt To "Wow"

In the past episodes, the Proven Entrepreneur has been talking about the Concept of Wow. It is on a scale of one to 10, 10 being the best, the customers will say “Wow”, and this “wow”, starts at 11 and goes to infinity. In today’s episode, witness how a company delivers a WOW concept as Don William narrates his experience from an unexpected flight booking to a “Wow” experience.

Apr 08, 20219 minSeason 1Ep. 5

An Honest Mistake and a Wow Experience

In business, it’s when a company delivers experiences to prospects, customers, teammates, vendors, partners, and even spouses and children to where they hear the word “Wow”. They are so blown away by how well the business or that person nailed that. Don shares a “Wow” moment in this episode of Proven Entrepreneur.

Apr 07, 20217 minSeason 1Ep. 4

The Concept of "Wow"

Don talks about the concept of wow, what is it, and how it is obtained. It is his most favorite subject, and after this episode, he hopes that the listeners will apply the concept of this three-letter word, liberally to every area of their life.

Apr 06, 20213 minSeason 1Ep. 3

What Does Romancing Your Customer Means?

When you heard romancing your customer, one might think that it is inappropriate but in Don’s book and today’s episode, it was discussed that there is nothing wrong with romancing your customer. Romancing the customer is merely trying to see things from the customer’s perspective and providing them exactly what they want.

Apr 06, 20213 minSeason 1Ep. 2

Inauguration: The Proven Entrepreneur, Don Williams

Welcome to the very first episode of the Proven Entrepreneur. This episode is the inauguration, the launch, the maiden voyage, the virgin run, the Big Kahuna of this podcast. Don Williams, the host of The Proven Entrepreneur podcast. Don Williams is a serial entrepreneur for 35 years, a consultant over half of the Fortune 500, a Million Dollar sales consultant, and if anyone is looking for an increase in revenue for their business, they should seek a consultation with Don because he will help th...

Apr 06, 20215 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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