Almost 31 years ago, 18-year-old Max Emma immigrated with his family to the United States from the former Soviet Union. Now, Max is the CEO of BooXkeeping, a bookkeeping franchise organization operating in the U.S., with offices in Europe, and the Philippines, with plans for expansion into South America. In this episode of the Multiplier Mindset Podcast, in a story that stands testament to the power of entrepreneurial resilience and drive, Max shares how he went from bankruptcy to business triumph, and the many lessons and insights he learned along the way.

Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode

• The ingenious way Max learned to speak English.
• How Max bounced back after bankruptcy.
• Why Max’s company eventually expanded beyond the United States.
• How Max wrote the initial business plan for his company on a napkin in just four hours.
• How his business grew after joining The Strategic CoachⓇ Program.
• Why Max’s unique area of focus has changed.
• The significance of journaling for entrepreneurs.

Show Notes:

The ties between North America and South America are going to be a growth opportunity as we go forward over the next 25 years.

Speaking English is an important entrepreneurial skill in the United States.

What seems like a failure might actually be the beginning of the next step.

When you don’t grow, you die.

Entrepreneurs need to give up doing what isn’t their job.

It’s important to keep investing in coaching because you don’t know what you don’t know.

If your team members are successful, you’re successful.

When someone gives you a tool, consider it sooner than later.

The sooner you join an organization like Strategic Coach®, the sooner you can become successful and take your company to the next level.

Links:

Unique Ability®

Your Business Is a Theatre Production: Your Back Stage Shouldn't Show on the Front Stage

The Gap and the Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr.Benjamin Hardy

Time Management Strategies for Entrepreneurs (Effective Strategies Only)

In one of our favorite episodes, entrepreneur Leslie Fall shares how a team member who helped get her to a certain level of success was no longer helping the company grow. Leslie explains how, by employing the concept of “multiplication by subtraction,” she overcame the problem to great benefit, plus other gains she’s made since taking advantage of business coaching through Strategic Coach.

Here’s some of what you’ll learn in this episode:

• What Leslie gets out of being in a community of like-minded entrepreneurs.
• The changes a colleague has noticed in Leslie since she joined Strategic Coach.
• How Leslie introduces Strategic Coach thinking tools to her colleagues.
• How her team now gets four months’ worth of work done in under a week.

Show Notes:

Sometimes, you have to let go of what your job typically is in order to let team members grow.

For reasons of fit or reasons of competence, a team member can hold you back.

It can take a fresh perspective to notice inefficiencies in your process.

It’s exciting to see where people will go once their time has been freed up.

When people have the time and mental energy, they’ll be more alert, curious, responsive, and resourceful.

Team members who are freed up have time to think about other opportunities for revenue.

You're probably only relying on your team 50% of what you could be.

The minute you think of a new idea, think about who can help you with it.

Resources:

Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy

Unique Ability®

Multiplication By Subtraction by Shannon Waller

Free Days™ – The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Time Management

A few years ago, Chase Dansie found himself limited by Lyme disease. Now, he’s grateful for the experience. In this episode, Chase talks about how Strategic Coach® helped him through a very hard time and how he’s using his orthodontist practice to improve people’s lives.

Here's some of what you'll learn in this episode:

• What allowed Chase to finally join The Strategic Coach® Program.
• How Chase learned that you can take something horrible and turn it into something useful.
• The signs of Lyme disease and the importance of getting the right diagnosis and treatment.
• Some of the positive by-products that came out of Chase having Lyme disease.
• What gets Chase up and going in the morning.

Show Notes:

An entrepreneur going about things alone develops all sorts of bad habits.

The biggest problem for entrepreneurs is being alone and having no one to talk to about both your challenges and your successes.

None of us celebrate our progress enough.

The Strategic Coach Program isn’t centred on the business. It’s focused on you as a person.

When something comes up and you don’t know what to do, Strategic Coach has processes you can follow that will help you get solutions.

You can interpret your past experiences however you want to.

You feel more normal when you’re in a community of people with similar challenges and obstacles to yours.

If you’re experiencing a health challenge, it’s comforting to know you’re not the only one.

Strategic Coach clients have a kind of shared language.

Surrounding yourself with people, and having connections with others, can help you pull through some very difficult times.

When you’re aware of the challenges someone is having, it lets you have compassion for them like you never would have before.

Resources:

How To Measure Success In Business Effectively With A Proven System - The Gap And The Gain

Wanting What You Want by Dan Sullivan

Unique Ability