Zero to CEO: Practical advice on running multiple companies at once with David Valentine
In this episode of Zero to CEO I talk to successful serial entrepreneur David Valentine about practical advice on running multiple companies at once. David owns seven businesses that have generated $1B+ collectively for 1000+ clients, including major brands and Fortune 100 companies like Target, Time Magazine, and American Express, over the past 16 years. His most successful business, Avadel Agency, waking up at 5 am and working throughout the week from 7 am to 10 pm. His efforts paid off as Avadel quickly grew into a 7-figure agency, but his well-being turned to garbage. At age 29, during a visit to the doctor, he learned he was about to have a heart attack. The wear of constant stress from running his business had ravaged his nervous system, and his body was shutting down, and it would likely take years for him to recover. This served as a wake-up call that he needed to figure out how to scale businesses without the stress killing him. He began cutting back on his work hours, exercising, hiring top talent to help him run and grow his companies, and spending more time with his wife and then 18-month-old daughter. Dave now runs his businesses from the mountains next to a river and three waterfalls. David talks about actionable tips entrepreneurs can use to increase the profits and value of their business while working fewer hours and with less stress and anxiety. Also, practical advice on running multiple companies at once. How he booked meetings with over 300 of the Fortune 500 companies with the most outlandish methods, including memorable mojigrams. A ‘hub and spoke’ model you can use to 10x your business and three marketing assets that can increase your inbound leads by 1200%.
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