The Entrepreneur’s MBA with Adam Kipnes

Darwin Liu is a digital marketer who runs a

Very successful invite-only marketing agency

Called X Agency. After graduating college in

2008, Darwin googled “how to get rich online”

And discovered online marketing. After many

failures, he found an entry level job at a digital

marketing agency. For the next 6 years,

Darwin worked hard to achieve his

Entrepreneurial goals by becoming the fastest

promoted in the company. He was then

running strategy for the largest accounts for

the agency, which managed over$50M in

annual spending.

During these 6 years, Darwin established

Himself as a name within the industry. In June

2017, he left the company and started his own

marketing agency, X Agency. Drawing from

his experience in the field of digital marketing,

Darwin focused his attention on growing his

agency, which broke 7 figures in under a year

and now has over 15 employees. Darwin also

founded AmericanBully.com, an online

company that sells premium apparel and

accessories for Bully breeds.

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Jeff Chastain is a creator, a problem solver,

and a Professional EOS Implementer,

providing Entrepreneurial Business Leaders

with the keys to scale their business.

Creators do not believe in “impossible” –

they are problem solvers and will find a

solution using their creativity and knowledge

that spans various areas of expertise. The

creator is focused on building solutions that

last and doing things right the first time

(even if it is a bit more work up front).

Je started building at an early age –

whether it was massive Lego creations or

custom software programs – and he has not

stopped since.

After more than 15 years working with

business leaders, many of the tools and

systems have evolved (although he still has a

number of Lego creations around the oce),

but he still enjoys seeing a process work

eciently, confidence return to a leadership

team, and an organization positioned to

scale in a predictable manner.

As a Professional EOS Implementer, Je

has a passion for helping entrepreneurial

business leadership teams get what they

want from their business through the use of

a set of simple concepts and practical tools.

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Seiler Tucker’s twofold approach to selling your business for maximum profit combines two of the most powerful elements of her mergers and acquisitions toolkit: the “ST GPS Exit Model ™” to help business owners set goals for the sale before their business hit the market, and the “Six Ps Method ™” to help them objectively evaluate their business’s worth, before their potential buyers do. Combined, these tools provide invaluable insight into the process of preparing a business for sale, finding the right buyers, and staging the sale itself.

In Exit Rich, author and authority on buying, selling, fixing, and growing businesses, M&A advisor Michelle Seiler Tucker joins forces with Sharon Lechter, finance expert and co-author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, to create a must-have guide for all business owners—whether they’re gearing up to sell a business now or just getting started building out their company into something to sell for a profit in the future. Troughout the book, Sharon Lechter’s wisdom anchors each chapter with a “Mentoring Corner” section providing forward-thinking entrepreneurs with the perspective they need to take control of their business’ futures and exit rich. Seiler Tucker’s brilliant twofold approach to selling your business for maximum profit combines two of the most powerful elements of her M&A toolkit: the “ST GPS Exit Model™” and Seiler Tucker’s “6 P Method™.” Combined, these tools provide invaluable insight into the process of preparing a business for sale, finding the right buyers, and staging the sale itself. Michelle’s exclusive techniques have proven successful in many industries and across multiple business platforms. In Exit Rich, you will get a step-by-step blueprint for maximizing your business profits, as you learn how to evaluate your business, when to sell it, and how to work with the top business authorities to make that happen.

Troughout the book, Sharon Lechter’s wisdom peppers each chapter in the “Mentoring Corner” section, providing forward-thinking entrepreneurs with the perspective that they need to take control of their business’ future and exit rich. This book is a rich resource for any business owner looking to: objectively evaluate their business before a sale and improve their chances of finding the right buyer to sell their business for maximum profit.

In Exit Rich, you’ll:

• Plan your exit from the very first day by using the ST GPS Exit Model.
• Identify what type of business you own (get this wrong and you’ll NEVER find the right buyer)
• Discover the 5 types of buyers, their buying criteria, their negotiating techniques and how to create a bidding war on the sale of your company
• Identify your business’ strengths and weaknesses so you can build synergies, build profits and build your business to sell for your desired price tag
• Realize that the lack of profits are NEVER the problem-but always a symptom-of not operating on all 6 cylinders, on all of Michelle’s ST 6Ps™
• Follow the step-by-step roadmap for determining your business’ value, packing it up for a potential buyer, qualifying and educating buyers and moving through the sale process
• Easily sail through the closing cycle from A-Z
• Act now to reap the profits of your life’s work later
• Plus, so much more!

www.exitrichbook.com

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Bryan Clayton is CEO and cofounder of GreenPal an online marketplace that connects homeowners with Local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 100,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day.
Before starting GreenPal Bryan Clayton founded Peachtree Inc. one of the largest landscaping companies in the state of Tennessee growing it to over $10 million a year in annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa holdings in 2013.
Bryan‘s interest and expertise are related to entrepreneurialism, small business growth, marketing and bootstrapping businesses from zero revenue to profitability and exit.

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John Saunders spent more than two decades as a Wall Street Senior Vice President, sales team leader, and award winning sales executive. He followed his passion for helping others grow and founded a coaching and consulting company, Forward Advisory Solutions. Additionally, Saunders is a member of Georgetown McDonough’s MBA Alumni Advisory Council, an active angel investor and a formal Executive MBA mentor

In The Optimizer, Saunders asserts that we should celebrate and learn from failures instead of condemning them. The book reveals how innovation, albeit frightening, is necessary in today’s business world. Developing a team of serial optimizers who seek constant incremental improvement can be just the strategy to drive growth and ingenuity within your team. This book’s approach to innovation highlights the importance of managing the emotional hurdles that come when facing change. How innovation has evolved over time and its inextricable link with effective leadership. How to develop trust in order to build and lead a team of serial optimizers, ultimately engaging everyone in your mission to grow and deliver your purpose. About The Motley Fool, Microsoft, a public school principal, the largest food delivery company in the world: Meituan Dianping, and many more who have successfully optimized their organizations.

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Toronto native, Jas Takhar, has been in the sales and service industry for over 25 years. Soon after deciding to try his hand in real estate, he co-founded the REC, and in the course of 15 years, has successfully propelled his team to the 1st place position in Canada under Royal LePage.

With 25 realtors and 10 support staff, the team advises and assists over 700 buyers, sellers and investors, yearly, across the Greater Toronto Area.  Jas’ area of expertise is in helping investors build out their real estate portfolios. Wanting to share his knowledge and experience with the masses, he wrote a book titled Real Estate Intelligence, which teaches others how to buy or sell real estate on their own. 

Furthering his pursuit to educate and motivate, he now hosts one of the top business podcasts in the country, the REC Experience; here he interviews guests who share their success stories on real estate investing, entrepreneurship and leadership. His hope is to provide inspiring content to aid others in removing the friction for their own life, in order to help them get from where they are to where they want to be.

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Holly Duckworth, CAE, CMP, LSP is a trailblazing keynote speaker and applied mindful leadership advisor. As a contributor to the New York Times, Producer/Host of the Everyday Mindfulness Show, and columnist to countless industry publications she works with stressed-out leaders to create, peace, presence, and profits. Holly’s career began in the world of non-profits and volunteer leadership teaching thousands of association staff and volunteers how to “reboot” for success. Today she takes the best of her strategic vision expertise, blends it with mindful leadership practices and her event background to curate experiential events that change hearts, minds and companies.

Our world has become mind less. Thru mindfulness training Holly works with you to know what mindfulness is, what it is not. Then apply your mindfulness techniques to produce more productive and profitable organizations.

Holly’s was named Meetings Today 2018 Trend Setter for her applied mindfulness work and 2016 Smart Meetings Woman of the Year. Holly’s current book Mindful Leadership: The Stress-Free Guide to leadership is a best seller and her award-winning book Ctrl+Alt+Believe: Reboot Your Association For Success has won two national awards. Holly believes mindfulness builds leaders and organizations that work for everyone

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Jim McCarthy is the co-founder and CEO of Stellar Tickets (www.stellartickets.

com) and Goldstar (www.goldstar.com), a company that sells millions of live

event tickets to millions of people on behalf of more than 5,000 venues and

producers each year. An e-commerce veteran, Jim has spent his entire career in

high-growth businesses and likes to share his knowledge and insight with others.

He’s the editor and main contributor to SellingOut.com a website for live

entertainment and arts marketers. He’s the curator and co-founder of

TEDxBroadway the sold-out annual event dedicated to the question: “What’s the

Best Broadway Can Be?” He’s spoken at conferences all over the world, including

TED, SXSW, INTIX and more. His articles have been in Forbes, Fast Company and

Business Insider.

Jim is the organizer of the Pasadena Entrepreneurs’ MasterMind Meetup, which

Pasadena Business Now noted, “Jim McCarthy, CEO of Goldstar, discussed his

personal philosophy of business and leadership. His stories of humanity and

giving brought tears to many eyes and motivated all to do more for more. It was

clear to all why Jim’s MasterMind groups have a many-month waiting list to learn

from him and his vision and insight.” Jim is also a very active member on the

Board of Directors for Union Station Homeless Services as well as the Pasadena

Playhouse. He studied English at Harvard University and received an MBA at

UCLA Anderson School of Management. Jim also has a black belt in Northern

Eagle Claw Kung Fu

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When Jessica Zimmerman survived a childhood car crash that took the life of her only sister, she knew even then, she couldn’t waste her life. After meeting her husband at the University of Arkansas, she returned to her hometown and built a successful wedding floral design business, Zimmerman Events, that grew alongside her three young children. When her husband fell tragically ill, Jessica realized that she had to begin earning more than just the “fun money,” transforming her zero-profit events company into a seven-figure business, all while caring for her ailing husband. She’s a floral designer turned educator and author who spends her days chasing kids, recording podcasts, creating courses, and teaching students how to find life’s purpose.

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Jason was born in Washington D.C. and raised across the Potomac River in Springfield, Virginia. In 1995, Jason was accepted to the United States Military Academy at West Point. While at West Point, Jason played Linebacker for the Army Black Knights football team, served a two year LDS-Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints mission to Russia, and, upon graduation, won the prestigious General Loeffke Award for Excellence in Foreign Languages.

After graduating from West Point, Jason volunteered to attend U.S. Army Ranger School in Fort Benning, GA where he earned his Ranger tab (2002). Jason then began a one year tour to Korea serving a few miles from the Demilitarized zone (DMZ) between South and North Korea. Immediately after serving in Korea, Jason was deployed with the 101st Airborne Division in the invasion of Iraq (2003). In 2006, Jason won the coveted Green Beret and began serving as a Detachment Commander with 10th Special Forces Group in Fort Carson, Colorado.

As a Detachment Commander, Jason led his team on close to 300 combat missions to kill/capture high value targets as well as created and commanded one of the largest Foreign Internal Defense Force in U.S. history, training nearly 4000 Iraqi and Kurdish soldiers in hand to hand combat, raid and patrolling techniques, unconventional warfare and personal security detail tactics as well as deploying these forces on the battlefield.

During his 14 years in the U.S. Army, Jason has won numerous awards, notably the Bronze Star with V device for Valor as well as two additional Bronze Stars during numerous combat rotations as a Special Forces Detachment Commander in the Middle East and Africa.

In 2013, Jason earned his MBA from Brigham Young University and it was there that he developed a passion for entrepreneurship. Jason believes in servant leadership, the art of determination, and the power of storytelling. This philosophy has served him well in his life and has made him an experienced speaker and proponent of Mission Six Zero’s Total Warrior model.

Jason is passionate about his experiences and his stories resonate with any audience; students, athletes, businesspersons that wants to be “passionate about passion.” Jason is married to his wife, Elizabeth, and they have a daughter, Claire Jane, and a son, Jack.

Jason also enjoys traveling, the history of the Roman Empire, the study of religion, supporting DC professional sports teams, and helping veterans through his non-profit organization, Warrior Rising.

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