Blind Entrepreneurship With Johnathan Grzybowski

Maybe it’s just me and my inner circle, but entrepreneurship is this “cool”, “hip” thing. It’s apparently cool to brag about the money you make, or the car you drive, or the vacation you are on.  We are obsessed with this life where we have to share every waking moment of our lives in order to be relevant. Many people also believe that in order to make any sort of impact on this Earth, you have to quit your job or drop out of college to be someone important.  I’d like to tell you now that entrepreneurship isn’t for everyone. It’s freaking dark. It’s lonely. The highs are really high and the lows are so freaking low that you contemplate life, the meaning, the purpose and everything in between. I’m serious. If you’re going into this world of entrepreneurship, get ready for a ride. As dangerous and as scary as it can be, it’s like this beautiful disaster as weirdly as it sounds because no matter what happens along the way, you come out stronger and better than what you were.  In my opinion, entrepreneurship isn’

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I’d like to share how lunch in revolutionized our startup: Lunch and learns. We’ve all heard of them and I am sure we all feel a certain way about lunch and learns. However we wanted to change the negative connotation between what a Lunch and Learn was. We take education incredibly serious here at Penji. So serious, that every week we have a lunch and learn about any particular topic we choose. Each week, the administrative team nominates a fellow team member to teach something interesting during lunch. The beauty behind the words “something interesting” is that something interesting is so vague. We make sure that it’s not just about business. It can be about: A team member’s passion Their favorite foods How to cook a certain meal Arts and crafts. One in particular where we had to create a playing card for the person to our right. How to properly use gifs on Slack All of which have been done. And you can only imagine how many gifs are now used within our Slack channels. Pop Culture References At Penji, w

Brian is an expert at sales. Anytime you can have a conversation with someone about sales you know it’s going to lead to a great conversation. What I admire about Brian is hs dedication to his craft and overall his commitment to his community. With over 20 years of sales experience Brian wrote a book about all of the battle wounds that he’s endured over his illustrious career. Some of the highlights of this episode are: Why he decided to write a book that you could open up to any chapter and learning something that you can apply immediately before you enter your next sales call/meeting Pre-call checklist The importance of anchoring and the power of guarantee. These is discussed in the later half of the episode and how Brian sold over a million dollars in one year all through the phone. We even dabble into how he helps at risk youth at his church Links mentioned in interview: https://www.brianrobinsonbook.com/free-audio-download/ Follow Us: Podcast Website:http://www.tbeshow.com Instagram: https://www.instag

One of the reasons why you’re feeling lost or blind is because you don’t have a specialization  Not willing to take risk You’re not reading enough You’re not networking You’re not giving enough Follow Us: Podcast Website:http://www.tbeshow.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grzybowskij YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9lkipQ_wV2vmzspwtdA7hQ Sponsors: Penji is an effective on-demand design service that provides unlimited selections of custom designs at a flat monthly cost. Clients are given [unlimited graphic design][1] hours and revisions that undergo each project. Follow Penji Here: Website: https://penji.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dotpenji

The reason why I wanted to interview Tom Kulzer specifically is because anytime you can have a conversation with somebody who bootstrapped a company to where aWeber’s growth is now to how it started, you have to take that person up on the conversation. So just the, the mindset is just completely different than that of like a corporate person or even an entrepreneur who has received funding. You have to be a little bit more resourceful and every dollar counts, which you can kind of hear that from the conversation. Every dollar and every penny counts for that matter. Mean you can hear that in the conversation as you, as you continue to listen. Tom also created an email newsletter in 1996 when nobody was using email newsletters. And in my opinion, I think that was kind of the catalyst to why he started a weber was seen as this opportunity in order to talk to somebody. And so we talk about that and we also talk about the glamor of getting funding versus not getting funding and what that looks like. Lastly, and I

Find your story Find a good team Show Appreciation Build a company culture Invest in quality relationships Focus only on the things that matter and move the company forward Deliver on the service you promise Track everything Don’t be afraid to spend money, when you can Rinse and repeat Find time for yourself and do the things that make you truly happy Follow Us: Podcast Website:http://www.tbeshow.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grzybowskij YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9lkipQ_wV2vmzspwtdA7hQ Sponsors: Penji is an effective on-demand design service that provides unlimited selections of custom designs at a flat monthly cost. Clients are given [unlimited graphic design][1] hours and revisions that undergo each project. Follow Penji Here: Website: https://penji.co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dotpenji

To end episode 200, I’d like again say thank you. Thank you to all of those who believe and believed in me. Thank you to those who have ever listened and watched an episode and to those who ever liked a single post on social media. Lastly I’d like to thank our members at Penji. We wouldn’t have the lights on without you. So thank you thank you thank you! We are officially shedding our skin. It’s no more about The Blind Entrepreneur, it’s about helping those that are experiencing entrepreneurship blind. From this point on, you will experience something completely new and unique. Something that you can listen to on the way to work and learn something tangible that you can take with you and apply it directly to your business. Our time is now. Welcome to Blind Entrepreneurship, an episodic interview series that empowers the next generation of entrepreneurs so they too can execute their vision to profitability. Follow Us: Podcast Website:http://www.tbeshow.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/grzybowskij YouTu

This podcast is brought to you by Penji. I’m your host Johnathan Grzybowski and today we have Brian Robinson on the show. The reason why I wanted to interview the women of Penji is because: Penji is predominantly women and what better way to get an insight about the company and the current landscape of the startup world than to get inside the minds of the people who are primarily the leaders of the organization! Some of the highlights of this episode are: Overall laughter: I hope you're able to see how much fun we have at Penji. We are family: The banter back and forth is incredible and it shows how much we care and respect one another. What it's like to work for a startup the future of entrepreneurship Tools and Resources Mentioned: • Penji.co Follow Us: Podcast Website: www.tbeshow.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/grzybowskij YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9lkipQ_wV2vmzspwtdA7hQ Sponsors: Penji is an effective on-demand design service that provides unlimited selections of custom designs at a

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