EP 02 – Ross Hanson

EP 02 Your host // Tim Bishop Our guest // Ross Hanson  GOLD Chunk from Ross "The best ultimately the best businesses are the ones that know how to harness the collective of  lots of people and get them all focused in the same direction towards the same vision to achieve massive great."  About Ross Specialist business builder with a reputation and track record in creation, building, and management of IT businesses in the Australian marketplace. Passionate about creating effective and motivated teams through mentoring of leaders and developing company culture, sales growth, team leadership, innovation, team building, reorganisation and growth strategies. To date, I have been involved in seven IT growth success stories including one of my own which I exited after a trade sale to a US publicly listed organisation in just 2.5 years. Roles include Chief Executive Office (CEO), Country Manager, Managing Director, Vice President Asia Pacific, General Manager, State Manager, Management Consultant & Consulting Partner. I have also represented on boards in Chairman and Non-Executive Director roles. With a Master of Business Administration MBA and a Graduate of Australian Institute of Company Directors GAICD, my focus is to build exceptional businesses in this region.   This Episode: ·      Ross's journey to building businesses and his experiences through the    rollercoaster of dot.com boom and down the other side of dot.com bust ·      Why Culture is EVERYTHING and how you must create it intentionally ·      The important balance of culture and commercial outcomes in a business ·      How a business can create that 'X Factor' ·      Why failing fast is important ·      Controlling your positioning in the marketplace ·      The power of referral introductions / clear positioning statements ·      How big businesses scale and grow ·      Why sales is one of the most misunderstood areas of the business   Resources Mentioned In This Episode:  Ross Hanson on his website www.rosshanson.com.au  If you're ready to play a bigger game, go here  |  www.nxtlvl.com.au/zero