037 Carl Gould - The 7 Stages of Small-Business Success

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Carl Gould is a business growth expert who advises organizations on how they can unleash their growth. By the time he was 40, he had already built three multi-million-dollar businesses and after attending a personal development seminar in 1990, he fell in love with the idea of helping others set and achieve goals and work/life balance. He knew right then and there that coaching and mentoring others was going to be part of his life going forward.

Carl has written seven books on business, strategy, leadership, and growth, including, The Seven Stages of Small-Business Success, which I discuss with him in detail in our conversation.

Together with a team of mentors and coaches, Carl has helped many entrepreneurs dramatically grow their businesses.

01:58 - What he’s working on that energizes and excites him
02:58 - The biggest challenges he sees for business leaders today
05:54 - When he knew that helping and coaching entrepreneurs grow their business would be the focus of his work
06:42 - Why the experience of self-development captivated him so much
08:30 - How he turned his excitement for coaching into his work of helping businesses grow
11:03 - Carl explains why a business never gets off the ground and stays arrested in the Strategic Planning stage (stage 1 of his book)
13:09 - Carl explains stage 2 of his book, the Specialty stage (when a job is born)
15:46 - Carl explains why he calls stage 3 the Synergy stage, and what the leadership requirements are as businesses evolve to this stage
19:03 - Why so many businesses fail to transition to stage 4, the Systems stage, and what must occur from stage 3 to stage 4 to build systems that enable the business
21:32 - The distinctions between stage 5 and 6, the Sustainability and Sellability stage and the transitions and significance of evolving to these stages
25:09 - What entrepreneurs must learn to be prepared for Stage 7, the Succession stage
29:07 - How he helps leaders facilitate the alchemy that helps them realize their full potential
32:30 – How did Tony Robbins and Ichak Adizes influenced Carl
34:00 - Where he thinks he’ll be in 10 years
35:01 - Carl shares his parting wisdom

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