Welcome back to season nine of the Unpolished MBA®. After a six-week hiatus filled with new developments, the podcast returns with a lineup of remarkable entrepreneurs and CEOs sharing unfiltered business insights. The first guest is Scott Leese, a talented advisor to numerous SaaS companies.

The episode covers transitioning to entrepreneurship, SaaS sales, navigating online scams, and the role of AI in business.

Additionally, we introduce a new series this season called 'Hustle and Humor' being hosted by Monique Mills and Caitlin Ferguson, focusing on the entrepreneurial journey's highs and lows.

For this series, listeners can submit their business challenges anonymously by going to unpolishedmba.com/hustle and we'll provide advice on an upcoming episode.

Episodes will now be released twice a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

01:53 Exciting News: New Series coming 'Hustle and Humor'

02:35 Get Involved: Submit Your Business Challenges

07:16 Journey to Full-Time Entrepreneurship

12:12 The Importance of Brand Building

15:06 Bad Pieces of Advice Many People Get

15:46 Debunking Common Startup Myths

20:32 The Importance of Ideal Customer Profiles

21:13 Navigating the World of Social Media Scams

24:49 The Birth of Thursday Night Sales

30:20 The Concept of Surfing Sales

38:28 Introducing Personal Bots

Become an Unpolished MBA Guest: https://unpolishedmba.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottleese/

His Company - Scott Leese Consulting: https://scottleeseconsulting.com

Resources Mentioned:

• Scott Bot - grw.ai
• Surf and Sales in Costa Rica - https://www.surfandsales.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquemills/

Bio Website: https://moniquemills.biz/

TPM Focus - Strategy Firm for Startups and SMBs: https://tpmfocus.com/