Today’s guest is a Growth Strategist who helps small business owners grow their companies without sacrificing the other parts of their lives.

When business owners feel overwhelmed by the amount of work they have to do, he helps them create the right strategies, execute the right tactics, and build the right sort of team. As a serial entrepreneur, he has developed a five-step system for helping entrepreneurs build their businesses strategically. 

After building his first business for twenty years, he sold it and now devotes himself full time to coaching and consulting other small businesses to choose the right strategies and tactics they need to grow their business.

He is a Certified Executive Coach and a Book Yourself Solid ® Certified Coach.

Please join me in welcoming Ron Tester.

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In this episode we discuss:

his thoughts on leadership “Leadership is serving people and helping them to see what’s possible and helping them achieve what they want.”how watching people take advantage of others lit a fire in him to help others to find justice.how he started his own business with no entrepreneurship background but a passion for helping others.his ability to speak up for the underdog.the fight in his mom to push forward and do everything she could for their family and how that affected him growing up.how hard the first 5 years of his business were to really get started.why he decided to become a certified coach.his process for selling his first business.how he nurtures and sustains the outer levels of his network.his red velvet rope mindset and how he is selective about who he works with.

Links

Ron Tester on LinkedIn and Twitter.www.smallbusinesssummitstrategies.com

Books mentioned in this episode:

“Book Yourself Solid: The Fastest, Easiest, and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients Than You Can Handle Even if You Hate Marketing and Selling” by Michael Port

Other Resources

Listen to my episode with Dorie Clark.Listen to my episode with Melinda Cohan.Listen to my episode with Danny Iny.

 About Robbie:Robbie Samuels is a keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, and relationship-based business strategy coach who has been recognized as a “networking expert” by Harvard Business Review Ascend, Forbes, Lifehacker, and Inc and as an "industry expert in the field of digital event design" by JDC Events. 

He created The 5% Advantage Program, a four-week experiential program that helps presenters grow in their confidence with Zoom, online facilitation, and virtual event design so they can reduce their tech angst and host more engaging online experiences that meet the purpose of the convening and participants' need for content and connection.

He is the host of #NoMoreBadZoom Virtual Happy Hour, a popular weekly virtual event that explores new ways to design engaging virtual experiences. He assists organizations with bringing their in-person events strategically online as a Virtual Event Design Consultant, Virtual Emcee, and Zoom Producer.

He is the author of the best-selling business book Croissants vs. Bagels: Strategic, Effective, and Inclusive Networking at Conferences and has been profiled in the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Fast Company. He writes for Harvard Business Review Ascend. His clients include associations, women's leadership summits, and corporations including Marriott, AmeriCorps, Hostelling International, and General Assembly.

He has been featured in several books including Stand Out: How to Find Your Breakthrough Idea and Build a Following Around It by Dorie Clark and The Connector’s Advantage: 7 Mindsets to Grow Your Influence and Impact by Michelle Tillis Lederman. He has guest lectured at many leading educational institutions inc...