{"id":2508,"date":"2020-04-14T08:50:34","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T12:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/?p=2508"},"modified":"2020-04-14T09:44:27","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T13:44:27","slug":"139-profit-first-innovator-mike-michalowicz-on-entrepreneurship-simplified-in-uncertain-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/StealtheShow.com\/podcast\/139-profit-first-innovator-mike-michalowicz-on-entrepreneurship-simplified-in-uncertain-times\/","title":{"rendered":"139 Profit First Innovator Mike Michalowicz on Entrepreneurship Simplified in Uncertain Times"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/13981871\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/backward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/2e2d51\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"\" mozallowfullscreen=\"\" oallowfullscreen=\"\" msallowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Welcome to our first recording since social distancing. And if there\u2019s any message we\u2019d want to hug, it\u2019s the words of Mike Michalowicz. From micro- to macro-crises, we cover how to prep your business when the economy is not on your side. This episode is as fun as riding an electric bike indoors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/stealtheshow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/mp-on-bike-2-1.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2518\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mikemichalowicz.com\/\">Mike Michalowicz<\/a> is the author of <em>Profit First, Clockwork, Surge, The Pumpkin Plan<\/em>, and his newest release<em> Fix This Next<\/em>. By his 35th birthday, Mike had founded and sold two companies &#8211; one to private equity and another to a Fortune 500. Today he is running his third multi-million dollar venture, Profit First Professionals.<br><br>Mike is a former small business columnist for <em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em> and the former business makeover specialist on MSNBC. Over the years, Mike has traveled the globe speaking with thousands of entrepreneurs, and is here today to share the best of what he has learned.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>How You Can <em>Steal the Show<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Unpack why we behave the way we behave in micro- and macro-crises.<\/li><li>Discover the Fix This Next model, considering what your business needs from you now. <\/li><li>Utilize the one step between action and reaction that your business needs to survive in hard times.<\/li><li>Understand the importance of communicating in \u201ctangible chunks.\u201d<\/li><li>Groan at the absolute worst award ceremony idea ever (while laughing at how it promotes empathy). <\/li><li>Learn Mike\u2019s Business Hierarchy of Needs (and the #1 way for how it differs from Maslow\u2019s Hierarchy of Needs). <\/li><li>Uncover why our needs as business owners are often out of whack. <\/li><li>Embrace how running a lean business gives you permission to lean into your company\u2019s values and hierarchy of needs. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Don\u2019t Forget to <em>Fix This Next<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can pre-order Mike\u2019s latest book, <em>Fix This Next, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fix-This-Next-Change-Business\/dp\/0593084411\">here<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Want a few early-bird bonuses? You can sign up for them <a href=\"https:\/\/mikemichalowicz.com\/fix-this-next-book\/\">here<\/a>. <br><br>Here is Mike\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/mikemichalowicz.com\/recession-response\/\">Recession Response<\/a> resource.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Mike\u2019s book is great, I bet you\u2019re really here to check out how I organize my lazy Susan with premium tape. The world begs for this: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stealtheshow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MP-Michalowicz-Shownotes-pic-of-cabinet-1-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2519\" width=\"461\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stealtheshow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MP-Michalowicz-Shownotes-pic-of-cabinet-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stealtheshow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MP-Michalowicz-Shownotes-pic-of-cabinet-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/stealtheshow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MP-Michalowicz-Shownotes-pic-of-cabinet-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/stealtheshow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MP-Michalowicz-Shownotes-pic-of-cabinet-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stealtheshow.com\/podcast\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MP-Michalowicz-Shownotes-pic-of-cabinet-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Editor\u2019s Note: Giving credit where credit is due. Our podcast title is inspired by a line of copy we discussed from Mike\u2019s homepage. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our first recording since social distancing. And if there\u2019s any message we\u2019d want to hug, it\u2019s the words of Mike Michalowicz. From micro- to macro-crises, we cover how to prep your business when the economy is not on your side. This episode is as fun as riding an electric bike indoors. 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