Entrepreneurs: What Are Some Insights into the Journey of Building a Successful Business?

[00:00:02] Speaker A: Ramping up your business. The time is near. You've given it heart, now get it in gear. It's Passage to Profit with Richard and Elizabeth Gearhart. I'm Richard Gearhart, founder of Gearhart Law, a full service intellectual property law firm specializing in patents, trademarks and copyrights. And I'm Elizabeth Gearhart, not an attorney, but I do marketing for Gearhart Law and I have my own startups and podcasts. Welcome to Passage to Profit the Road to Entrepreneurship, where we talk with entrepreneurs and celebrities who tell their stories about their business journey and also share helpful insights about the successes that they've had. It's time for your new business journey. Two in five Americans want to start a business or are already business owners, and we'd like to ask our panel a question that our audience can relate to. So today the question is can can you please provide insights into the journey of building a successful business? Ian, welcome to the show. What insights can you provide regarding the journey of building a successful business? [00:01:04] Speaker B: My advice to anyone that wants to start a business is to do it with another person or a team. I think partnership is vital and that may be a board of advisors, it may be a bunch of mentors, it might be employees that you hire to support you. Oftentimes, having other co founders is really, really helpful so that each of you can bear each other's burden. I think there's something very powerful about doing it as a team and not being a lone ranger. Courtney My biggest secret that I tell people is knowing what the quote unquote rules are, but then following what you know is fitting for your business is really going to be the most beneficial thing. [00:01:45] Speaker A: Nelson, you know, I'll talk a little. [00:01:46] Speaker C: Bit about something that I learned about three or four years ago that I wish I learned way sooner. Just try to stay in that cool, even killed, calm, cool collective mindset. As time goes on, you'll look back on the bad things that happen and the good things that happen, and you can still get excited about the good things, but the bad things, they seem insignificant as time passes. [00:02:07] Speaker A: Those are really great approaches, so thank you for that. Passage to Profit is a nationally syndicated radio show appearing in 38 markets across the United States. It in addition, passage to Profit has also been recently selected by Feedspot Podcasters Database as a top 10 entrepreneur interview podcast. Thank you to the P2P team. Our producer Noah Fleishman and our program coordinator Alicia Morrissey and our studio assistant, Rishikeb Bussari. Look for our podcast tomorrow anywhere you get your podcast. Our podcast is ranked in the top 3% globally. You can also find us on Facebook, Instagram X and on our YouTube channel. And remember, while the information information on this program is believed to be correct, never take a legal step without checking with your legal professional first. Gearhart Law is here for your patent, trademark and copyright needs. You can find [email protected] and contact us for a free consultation. Take care everybody. Thanks for listening and we'll be back next week.