109: Mike Michalowicz, Entrepreneur and author of Profit First and Clockwork

Entreneato with Matt Neff

109 Mike Michalowicz

On today’s show I interview Mike Michalowicz!

Mike is the entrepreneur behind three multi- million dollar companies and is the author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan and what BusinessWeek deemed the entrepreneurs cult classic, The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur. Mike is a former small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal, and regularly travels the globe as entrepreneurial advocate.

Mike and I talk about his backstory, some takeaways from his book, Profit First and we discuss his latest book, Clockwork: Design You’re Business to Run Itself. This was one of my favorite interviews of 2019 and Mike is a blast to talk to.

For more information on Mike and his work check out https://mikemichalowicz.com

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Resources Mentioned:

Clockwork: Design Your Business to Run Itself

https://amzn.to/2IFRsMp

Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine

https://amzn.to/2LaiiOg

The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field

https://amzn.to/2J0ZQVH

Surge: Time the Marketplace, Ride the Wave of Consumer Demand, and Become Your Industry's Big Kahuna

https://amzn.to/31JOopU

The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur: The tell-it-like-it-is guide to cleaning up in business, even if you are at the end of your roll.

https://amzn.to/2X2RFlp

Outliers: The Story of Success

https://amzn.to/2IOSO7B

David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants

https://amzn.to/2IPRfX6

Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference

https://amzn.to/2RCo5NQ

This Is Marketing: You Can't Be Seen Until You Learn to See

https://amzn.to/2RFW2gC

Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us

https://amzn.to/2Yflufp

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