dylan’s Podcast explores entrepreneurship through the lenses of finance, faith, and the future. Drawing on real-world experience, he blends economic insight, personal stories, and quiet spiritual themes to challenge how we think about work and wealth. With a thoughtful, sometimes contrarian tone, each episode offers clarity and reflection—less about hustle, more about what’s worth building and why.
Episodes
Thursday Nov 16, 2017
Thursday Nov 16, 2017
Does your business have super fans or customers that would buy anything your company offered? United Masters is a new company that Google has invested in because it is giving artists the opportunity to interact with their fans in ways never seen before which may disrupt the music industry. What about your business? What are you doing to cater to the best customers or clients your business has? Taking time to think about your top customers could lead to new opportunities.
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Link used in today's vlog:
https://techcrunch.com/2017/11/15/united-masters/
"music by Corey Gagne Not The King https://soundcloud.com/coreygagne"
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Friday Nov 03, 2017
Have you ever wondered how to buy a business? There are many different things to know but you can start by defining why you want to buy a business. Is it in distress? Is the existing ownership looking for an exit strategy or is it a good investment opportunity? The next question to answer is how will you pay for it? With cash? Cash and equity from the current owner or outside investors? Cash and debt from a bank? Listen now to discover some key points that you should keep in mind if you are interested in buying a business.
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Wednesday Nov 01, 2017
Wednesday Nov 01, 2017
There is no question that Apple is better than Samsung when you measure customer experience and profit margin. While the cost of the devices they sell may be very similar the revenue each of them earn is very different. Why? Because Apple knows that “a brand must be investing and committing to providing the best shopping and service experience possible” *. This enables them to earn more than Samsung. Is your business providing the best customer experience possible?
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* https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/24/why-samsung-doesnt-beat-apple-where-it-matters/
"music by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud"
Friday Oct 27, 2017
Friday Oct 27, 2017
“My Starbucks Rewards” members are about three times more likely than non-members to buy more than one Starbucks beverage a month and two times more likely to buy more than one food item based on a recent survey. Many businesses spend so much time chasing the next new customer that they ignore the opportunity to generate more sales from or through their existing customers. Do you want to increase your sales 3X? Find a way to consistently generate 3 more sales opportunities from existing customers.
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Link used in today's vlog:
http://www.barrons.com/articles/one-worrisome-sign-in-starbucks-earnings-1501253969
"music by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud"
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Thursday Oct 26, 2017
Coke does it. Under Armour does it. Almost every large company does it. They produce valuable content for their customers. Content marketing is a great way to easily increase your sales. Every business has interesting topics to share with their market and remember that you have probably forgotten more than your customers know. Don’t take that for granted. Start creating content today and use it to market your brand, products and offers.
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Link used in today's vlog:
https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/302119
"music by Dyalla Swain https://soundcloud.com/dyallas"
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
Wednesday Oct 25, 2017
How can your business take first place in the market? Become a market leader in a niche that serves a very specific customer. If your business isn’t first place then your profit margins will suffer and you will always be chasing the competition. Within your market find a category or niche of specific customers that your business can serve and become the leader.
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Link used in today's vlog:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-25/the-new-model-in-running-apparel-we-re-not-nike
"music by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud"
Tuesday Oct 24, 2017
Tuesday Oct 24, 2017
Netflix is borrowing $1.6B to fund a list of expenses to help them grow. Borrowing money isn’t a bad thing unless you don’t have a plan. How would your business turn $1 into $3 if it could borrow the $1? Many entrepreneurs and business owners can’t specifically answer this question. The answer is the key to using money as a resource instead of a safety net.
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Link used in today's vlog:
https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/23/netflix-is-raising-1-6b-in-debt-as-its-content-costs-balloon
"music by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud"
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Monday Oct 23, 2017
Snap has hundreds of thousands of unsold spectacles. They decided to make a move into the hardware market and are learning as they go. How do you profit from failure? The truth is that failure is only failure if you give up. If you are able to revisit why you failed and what you were trying to achieve you must be surprised to find other strategies or changes you can still make to meet your goal.
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Link used in today's vlog:
https://www.theverge.com/2017/10/23/16523568/snap-spectacles-unsold-units-hundreds-thousands-report
"music by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud"
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Thursday Oct 19, 2017
Volvo has decided to compete directly with Tesla by taking their best ideas and making them their own. If you are struggling to come up with a business idea or business strategy – borrow someone else’s. Every business copies ideas and if you need some inspiration take some time to research other ideas and strategies and then see how you might be able to make them your own.
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Link used in today's vlog:
http://fortune.com/2017/10/17/volvos-new-polestar-is-a-shot-across-the-bows-of-tesla-and-bmw/
"music by Joakim Karud https://soundcloud.com/joakimkarud"
Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
Wednesday Oct 18, 2017
Every company needs to know who its best customer is – even Under Armour. The easiest way to grow or fix your business is to define your specific customer and then go and deliver the best experience you can to them. Be the market leader. The better the experience the better your margins will be. Who is your best customer and how well are you serving them?
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Link used in today's vlog:
http://www.barrons.com/articles/more-bad-news-for-under-armour-teens-have-moved-on-1507760172
"music by Corey Gagne Not The King https://soundcloud.com/coreygagne"