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Increase The Dosage with Chris J SnookAuthor: Chris J Snook
Host Chris J Snook interviews successful 6, 7, and 8 figure entrepreneurs on their failures (F-Bombs) and war stories; uncovers tools and hacks they use to gain competitive advantage; and answers audience questions in each weekly episode designed solely to remove the facade and focus on real things you can use to grow your business and stay strong in the game. Language: en Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it Trailer: |
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007 Anything But Cookie-Cutter with Trevor Martin
Wednesday, 31 July, 2019
00:56 – Introducing today’s guest, Trevor Martin 01:37 – Trevor talks about Noms Bake Shop 02:07 – The moment Trevor realized he wanted to be an entrepreneur 04:02 – Other business partners Trevor has worked with 06:21 – The inspiration to start Noms Bake Shop 08:40 – The intriguing story of how Trevor met his wife, Chelsea 12:31 – Why Chelsea left a steady income to work as an entrepreneur 15:19 – Struggles Trevor has faced on his entrepreneurial journey 18:53 – Trevor reflects on his philosophy of constantly building 22:21 – Quality control and production decisions 24:45 – Differing opinions within Trevor’s family 26:19 – Trevor discusses scaling his business 26:41 – Why Trevor’s business is actually two businesses 28:15 – Trevor shares his thoughts on figuring out the logistics of his business 30:06 – The Lionel Richie analogy 34:46 – Trevor speaks to the 35:22 – How Trevor addressed the challenge of working in a business that is seasonal and cyclical 37:35 – Serving the community of common interest 38:42 – Trevor’s thoughts on franchising his business 42:20 – Other options for Trevor’s business, including licensing 45:00 – Trevor speaks to the balance of working with family members 45:40 – Trevor shares with the audience what they can do to increase the dosage 47:18 – Where listeners can connect with Trevor TWEETABLES “Anybody that has started a business knows that your brain doesn’t shut off with ideas and building systems and business development after five pm, right?” (16:20) “All the marketing arm does is say, ‘If you’re gonna give somebody a gift, give ‘em something that doesn’t suck. Give ‘em something that’s consumable. Give ‘em something in a pretty box with your logo on it. And give ‘em the best damn cookies they can eat.” (27:25) “Holiday season is big for us. We do about sixty percent of our revenue in November and December. That’s been a huge battle is trying to figure out, ‘Ok, how do we bring recurring revenue throughout the rest of the year?” (35:03) “I’m very good at separating emotion from logic.” (39:38) “I can build a hundred million dollar company if you give me a hundred years. Anybody can, right? But it’s all about doing it in an efficient amount of time.” (43:08) LINKS MENTIONED Chris’ LinkedIn StartUp Drugz Instagram – @startupdrugz Trevor’s LinkedIn Get Noms Website
