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Who is the Poster Boy?
In this episode... Hear a tantalizing origin story filled with witty commentary and unnecessary anecdotes... Wrong! We cut to the meat. Each podcast is 30 minutes of hard-hitting facts and no-b.s. lessons from an entrepreneur who has seen it all (Chad Scott) and an entrepreneur who is just getting started (Drew Prescott.)
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It’s hard to beat a person who never gives up.
Babe Ruth, the American professional baseball legend, said it, and we happen to agree. We learn about Chad's early years in entrepreneurship, and about his method for finding and starting your business with a simple yellow legal pad.
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There is no substitute for hard work.
"There is no substitute for hard work." — Thomas Edison, entrepreneur, and inventor
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.
Should I quit my job to start a business? What about leaving college or cutting friends out of my life? The answer may surprise you. Everything that you can imagine is possible; you have to be willing to give up the good to go for great... to live life on your terms.
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A business is like a flower...
Business is organic. You grow over time. What are you growing? Are you putting in the effort to water yourself? Are you supporting the people around you in their journey? Action steps; (hint) it starts with feeding yourself knowledge.
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If you are not willing to risk the usual, you will end up with ordinary.
Like you, we've spent our lives in the comfort zone. accepting that what we had before us was all that there would ever be. Here are a few things that we did that broke us of this habit and set us on the path of having a life well-lived.
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Challenges are what make life interesting, and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.
"Challenges are what make life interesting, and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful." – Joshua J. Marine, author
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It always seems impossible until it's done.
"It always seems impossible until it's done." — Nelson Mandela, Former President of South Africa, political leader, and philanthropist
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Special Edition: Interview
In this special edition of the Poster Boy Podcast, we interview Bob Egr, Owner and Operator of Central Iowa sports, a tournament company. Bob is also a vice president and state director of USSSA. Bob moved to Des Moines
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I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions.
"I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions." – Stephen Covey, American educator, author, and businessman
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You won't become rich using a savings account.
It's important to understand that you will inevitably have to use your money if you want to grow. Your money (or life force as we call it) won't do anything with the near-to-nothing savings interest rates. Making smart investment decisions is essential. Let's talk about why.
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The successful warrior is the average man with laser-like focus.
Very few businesses die from a lack of opportunity. They generally die from a plethora of opportunities but a lack of Focus. Staying focused on doing the right things - with a relentless amount of attention to detail was the only way that we could have survived early on.
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Do one thing everyday that scares you.
This anonymous quote couldn't be a truer today in business and in life. Did you know that the success you want, whatever it may be, is right on the other side of fear? Listen as we discuss our fears, how we overcame them, and how your fear may be holding you back.
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Special Edition: Darren Larson
Today we interview Darren Larson, Assistant State Director for USSSA. Darren's entrepreneurial journey started with 20 years of selling insurance before starting numerous businesses in retail, food, and ultimately leading one of the largest markets for USSSA. Darren lives by this quote: "Do the right thing because it's the right thing to do."
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Remember, despite all current events, there is no crying in baseball.
"Remember, despite all current events, there is no crying in baseball." - Tom Hanks
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Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.
Welcome back to another episode of The Poster Boy Podcast. It’s been a minute! Chad and Drew have been busy running our businesses in the middle of a pandemic, and it got us thinking about the timeliness of Winston Churchill’s quote, “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
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The true entrepreneur is a doer not a dreamer.
Forget just creating a company, he was instrumental in creating an entire industry. But the steps that got him there are the same for any entrepreneur, and it begins with the simple act of doing. Chad and Drew talk about the dreams that initially fueled them, and the realization that merely dreaming about something was never going to be enough.
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You have everything you need to build something far greater than yourself.
“You have everything you need to build something far greater than yourself.”
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Special Edition: Interview
Karis Brody recently started a camper renovation business. She was able to turn a profit, starting with a $1,400 investment and good old fashion elbow grease. Listen as she describes those hard first lessons, ambition, and solid entrepreneurial advice!
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Trust the process
Do you remember being 12 or 13, and your mother or father would say things that you didn't quite understand? Like "Those are just Growing Pains," or "you'll know when you grow up," and "just wait until you're a parent."
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If you want something
The Poster Boy is a podcast for entrepreneurs and a podcast for small businesses. Our mission is to help young entrepreneurs in small-town America start, grow, and manage 21st-century businesses!
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What do you do when you have an unhappy customer
No one likes an unhappy customer. Sometimes conversations get emotional; maybe you made a colossal mistake or dropped the ball. At this moment, it's probably the most stressful thing you're dealing with
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Be fearful when others are greedy
These are some compelling words from a very successful investor, and his advice has proven to be true in a variety of circumstances.
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If your business requires your presence
If your business requires your presence, you don't have a business... you have a job.
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In order to succeed
Most people think of failure as not making lots of money, but the reality is that failure means something different to each individual.
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Test Title
“In order to succeed, your desire for success should be greater than your fear of failure.”
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Do you own a business?
Let's think about the extreme for a moment. What would happen if you never showed up at your small business ever again? What would happen? Are you getting apprehensive?
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Does your business need you?
"If your business requires your presence, you don't have a business... you have a job." Michael E. Gerber
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Set your soul on fire
What sets your soul on fire? What sets your soul on fire? We dive deep into this idea and share a few things from our life that get us excited!
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Handling Unhappy Customers
You're having someone tell you precisely what's wrong with your business. Consultants might take tens of thousands of billable hours to distill down what's wrong with your company what a customer could say in a simple phone call.
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Unhappy Customers
"Your most unhappy customers are your greatest source of learning" - Bill Gates. Sometimes conversations get emotional; maybe you made a colossal mistake or dropped the ball. At this moment, it's probably the most stressful thing you're dealing with. So what do you do when a customer is unhappy? Well, this is when you start to learn character and integrity.
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Your time is coming.
Do you remember being 12 or 13, and your mother or father would say things that you didn't quite understand? Like "Those are just Growing Pains," or "you'll know when you grow up," and "just wait until you're a parent."
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Trust the Process
Trust the process. Your time is coming. Just do the work, and the results will handle themselves. – Tony Gaskins
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Big Business
A big business starts small. - Richard Branson Did you know that Amazon started with books and CDs? Are you also aware that Facebook and Google started in a dorm room? I bet you didn't know that Airbnb started with air mattresses on a terrible website. And I started UTP out of the trunk of a car as a side business while waiting tables.
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Instant Startup Ideas
3 Small Business Ideas You Can Start This Week! We’ve compiled the best small business ideas for 2022. Any of these ideas could be the difference in you spending your weekends bored on the couch, versus building an additional stream of revenue.
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