86. You Make It Happen: The 'Secrets' To Being Successful In Business In 2022 And Beyond From A $220M Founder (with Tony Nash, Booktopia)

How does an online bookstore grow by 35% annually AND reach $220M in revenue (and $370M valuation) in an industry that's supposedly 'dead'? By following 3 very simple, but very important strategies and mindsets covered in this episode of The Make It Happen Show. Brought to you by one of our good friends at The Entourage, Tony Nash, the Founder of Booktopia, Australia's #1 online bookstore, he shares exactly how you can make it happen, just as he has.   This is an incredible implementation session from Tony from our recent Marketing & Sales Summit where our special guests covered the exact strategies that have helped them to success in the past, and will continue to do so into the new year and the future. These are fundamentals to building a long-term, high-growth business that all of you need to be applying today. You don't want to miss this one.   Timestamps: 1:49 - The biggest struggles Tony Nash has experienced 2:33 - Starting Booktopia without a "lightbulb" moment 3:17 - How Booktopia self-funded itself from $10 a day budgets to $220 million in revenue 4:14 - How Booktopia found success despite constant doubts in the beginning 4:42 - The essence of entrepreneurship that every business owner should remember 5:32 - The secret behind Booktopia's 30% annual increase in revenue 7:53 - How to think innovatively when growing and scaling a business 9:19 - The benefits and strategies behind thinking 3-dimensionally