Mark Asquith | 7 Lessons from his Entrepreneurial Journey

#26: Entrepreneurial journey is not easy, most of the resources out there are talking about from where they were and now where they are all great and successful. How about the in-between ups and downs, the grinds and grits? And that’s part of my mission to bring the realness side of business to you, so hopefully when you hit a wall, which you will if you are on this journey, you’ll be reminded what you are listening now that you are not alone, and you can overcome it.

Our guest today is Mark Asquith. He is a serial entrepreneur who has built globally successful design & marketing, SaaS and digital businesses since he quit his job in 2005. A passionate podcaster, perpetual learner and helpful bloke, Mark has an adoring wife, a giant dog and an embarrassing beard.

In today’s episode, we chat about many different facets of business and lessons, such as Mark’s valuable lessons about how to start your Episode 1 of podcast, Why underestimated community building and participating is the most dangerous thing for your business, and The right focus for 3 Different Stages of business, so you don’t waste your time, money, and resources in the wrong places.

Can you tell it’s a gem-packed interview? I hope so! Now, let’s chat with Mark!

Key Lessons:

• Why you chose to serve Podcasters?
• What are the common mistakes of new podcasters and how to avoid them?
• Mark’s valuable lessons about how to start your Episode 1 of podcast
• The best tips for aspiring entrepreneurs to be successful
• Why underestimated community building and participating is the most dangerous thing for your business
• The right focus for 3 Different Stages of business, so you don’t waste your time, money, and resources in the wrong places. 

Tweetable: @MrAsquith

“Every business needs to have ONE key KPI to succeed.”

“Content marketing is about the story that you tell using the channels that your audience uses.”

“The more you expect from yourself, the more you WILL excel!”

Links:

• The URL which you prefer excellence-expected.com
• The 14 Day Guide to Cutting Your Working Hours and Increasing Your Impact - http://www.excellence-expected.com/cwh
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