Elite Entrepreneurs Podcast
If you’re one of the 3-5% of entrepreneurs that’s grown their business to seven figures in revenue, congratulations! You are an ELITE entrepreneur. Few people can say they’ve accomplished what you have. I’m sure that success hasn’t stopped you from wondering: What’s the next step?
Getting from six to seven figures is a commendable and extremely difficult feat, but it’s not smooth sailing after you clear the $1 million mark. If you’re like a lot of entrepreneurs, you’re probably encountering a host of new problems you’ve never fought through before. Leadership changes, vision changes, and you might find yourself wearing ten hats in a given day. That climb up to $10 million seems insurmountable, right?
Welcome Brett Gilliland, your host of the Elite Entrepreneurs podcast. Brett Gilliland is Founder and CEO of Elite Entrepreneurs, a company that specializes in giving $1M+ business owners the knowledge, processes and tools to grow to $10M and beyond. Brett is an expert in organization development, leadership and strategy and spent 10 years helping Infusionsoft grow from $7M in revenue to over $100M. Brett was involved in the foundational work of Purpose, Values and Mission at Infusionsoft and facilitated the strategic planning process for many years.
Episode 97: Leadership Growth, with Bryan Clayton
Leadership Growth What You Will Learn: How Greenpal has since scaled to include every major city in the United States, with over $20 million in annual revenue and more than 300,000 customers How Bryan got into the lawn care industry by starting a landscaping company while he was in high school, and how he […]
Read More →Episode 96: People Focused Leadership, with Noah Gottlieb
People Focused Leadership What You Will Learn: How The X Company’s business model works, and how they create residential “lifestyle experience” communities in the best urban locations at affordable prices How Noah built his organization’s Culture with intentionality, and why he practices a very people focused leadership style dedicated to his employees’ success How […]
Read More →Episode 95: Business Exit Planning, with Danny Wheeler
Business Exit Planning What You Will Learn: How Danny became a business owner and entrepreneur unexpectedly by helping grow a business from seven employees to $275 million a year Why an important piece of Danny’s success was found in always seeking to improve and strengthen the business with intentionality and purpose Why creating a […]
Read More →Episode 94: Growing Beyond the Seven Figure Revenue Plateau, with Brett Gilliland
Growing Beyond the Seven Figure Revenue Plateau What You Will Learn: Why more sales and more customers isn’t how you grow the business, but rather how you finance your future growth Why only 3-5% of businesses make it to seven figures in revenue, and why your strategy has to change once you reach the […]
Read More →Episode 93: Business PR: The Perfect Companion to Marketing, with Gretchen TeBockhorst
Business PR: The Perfect Companion to Marketing What You Will Learn: How Gretchen’s experiences working with PR firms all around gave her a clear client-side perspective that has informed how she runs Prim + Co How Gretchen spent six years building her organization toward seven figures, and how the toughest transition was focusing on […]
Read More →Episode 92: Learning Leadership Skills, with Lamar Tyler
Learning Leadership Skills What You Will Learn: How Lamar and his wife Ronnie went into business and created the Black and Married with Kids blog, learning leadership skills and growing it into a powerhouse brand How, after achieving their first million in revenue, Lamar realized that the next necessary step was to focus on […]
Read More →Episode 91: Hiring for Culture Fit, with Lisa Macqueen
Hiring for Culture Fit What You Will Learn: How Lisa’s husband Hamish started Cleancorp and convinced her to get involved in the business once he realized he couldn’t get to seven figures doing everything himself Why Lisa joining the company created a new opportunity to scale and implement processes and systems, growing the business […]
Read More →Episode 90: Business Pivot, with Molly Gimmel
Business Pivot What You Will Learn: How Molly started D2DInc and became involved with the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) shortly after to seek support and education What pain points D2DInc experienced at the seven-figure mark, and how they made a wildly successful business pivot out of consulting and into government contracts […]
Read More →Episode 89: Loving What You Do, with Brett Gilliland
Loving What You Do: Turning the J-O-B of Running a Business Into J-O-Y What You Will Learn: Why many business owners feel like they’re stuck in a J-O-B and aren’t finding J-O-Y in owning a business Brett shares powerful quotes from historical figures, authors, celebrities, and business luminaries about loving what you do and […]
Read More →Episode 88: Get Your Priorities Straight, with Tommy Breedlove
Get Your Priorities Straight What You Will Learn: Tommy shares his background, and he shares how at age 36 he experienced a career crisis that taught him how important it is to get your priorities straight How Tommy got started resetting his mindset and making big changes and improvements in his life and attitude […]
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