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The Focus Factory

by Jeff Pickett

Growing a business, no matter the size, is challenging! Each Tuesday, join Jeff Pickett as he interviews guests who are successful in their pursuits. If you're a business owner, entrepreneur or start up who seeks motivation, perspective and great advice, this is the podcast you've been looking for.

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Episodes

  1. How To Succeed By Knowing Your Story with Jeremy Brown

    IMPORTANT POINTS 4:30 - The determination of what lifestyle we want determines the business model we build. 6:30 - Knowing your story helps you understand why you are in business. 8:00 - The best business model for you 9:15 - The secret behind good decision making 10:30 - Avoiding the golden...

  2. How The Power of Mindset Can Build Your Personal Brand with Will DeWitt

    IMPORTANT POINTS 3:30 - Will’s background story and joining a franchise 6:45 - When “You’ve Arrived” doesn’t always mean you’ve arrived 8:00 - The value of growth through observing industries outside of your own 9:45 - Start local and pay attention to the small things 11:30 - Will’s favorite...

  3. Why Building Community Produces Profound Impact with Ryan Koral

    IMPORTANT POINTS 4:00 - Who Ryan looks like and his background story 6:00 - How Ryan’s services led to building an online community 9:30 - We’re live and unedited 10:20 - The origins of Ryan’s call to build community in real life - college, faith, his family 12:45 - Becoming part of something...

  4. Influencer Marketing and Digital Detox with Sarah Kurtenbach

    IMPORTANT POINTS 3:30 - How Sarah’s networking strategy paid fresh out of college to work with $100 million brands and beyond - becoming the youngest vice president for Gannett. Yeah, that Gannett! 6:25 - The value of networking face to face 7:15 - How to start an advisory board and locate…

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  5. The Best Advice for Your Business With Eric Ronke

    In the start-up as well as in the ongoing direction of a business, a make or break decision can move you forward or derail the entire trip. In today’s episode we speak with Eric Ronke, attorney at law, to discuss the value of great advice and the shortfall of where most people are getting advice...

  6. Increasing Your Confidence, Communication and Conflict Skills with Megan Spawn

    In business, we’re often faced with challenging times, especially when it comes to maturing relationships, challenging employees or just our own mindset and self-confidence. Relational psychology coach and corporate wellness builder, Megan Spawn, has over 20 years of experience in this field and…

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  7. How to Succeed By Niching In with Troy Klongerbo

    In this episode we talk with business owner, Troy Klongerbo, founder of Fisheye Marketing. In the theory of finding your audience, we discuss the detriment of assuming everyone is your audience and instead prefer the value in niching in. Is it Niche or is is “Neesh?” - we talk about that, too!...

  8. Why You Should Make Profit First With Megan Dahle

    In this episode we talk with Megan Dahle, business owner, Virtual CFO and Profit First professional. Megan’s real world experience with helping businesses put their profits first puts her in a unique position to put the book “Profit First'“ into action to turn businesses around and away from the...

  9. Taking It To The Next Level With Paul Xavier

    Paul Xavier is a highly successful entrepreneur and the founder of the Next Level Creator - an online course specific to videographers and filmmakers. Paul was recently featured on Entrepreneur.com for his work with his clients helping them earn a total of $27.6 million. Paul has spent the last…

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  10. How to Build Culture, Core Values and Gross $70 Million with Jason Reisdorfer

    In this episode, we speak with Jason Reisdorfer, Director of Innovation & Technology for the City of Sioux Falls. However, in this episode we cover his former position as Director of Operations for Weisser Distributing, a Fortune 5000 company who last year reported sales of $70 million. Not too...

  11. Episode #2 - What Every Business Owner Should Know By Dan Olson

    In Episode #2, we speak with Dan Olson, owner of StonePoint Financial. As a seasoned financial investor and planner, Dan speaks to today’s business owner about the potential hazards associated with owning a business and the plans one should keep in mind to stay financially viable. Important…

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  12. The Factory Is Open

    In this inaugural episode, we discuss the reasons behind The Focus Factory and our main audience - the business owner. We give a few tips about the Brendon Burchard book, High Performance Habits and its companion planner, the High Performance Planner. Both of these resources are highly…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Growing a business, no matter the size, is challenging! Each Tuesday, join Jeff Pickett as he interviews guests who are successful in their pursuits. If you're a business owner, entrepreneur or start up who seeks motivation, perspective and great advice, this is the podcast you've been looking for.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does The Focus Factory have?

The Focus Factory currently has 12 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.

What is The Focus Factory about?

Growing a business, no matter the size, is challenging! Each Tuesday, join Jeff Pickett as he interviews guests who are successful in their pursuits. If you're a business owner, entrepreneur or start up who seeks motivation, perspective and great advice, this is the podcast you've been looking for.

How often does The Focus Factory release new episodes?

The Focus Factory has 12 episodes. Check the episode list to see recent publication dates and frequency.

Where can I listen to The Focus Factory?

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Who hosts The Focus Factory?

The Focus Factory is created and hosted by Jeff Pickett.
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