Are you ready to take your business to the next level, but you are feeling stuck? This week, we have Founder and CEO of Masterful Coaching, Robert Hargrove, on the show. Robert’s company helps CEOs and Founders take their businesses to the next level by helping them find their originality, grow successful teams, and create a personal brand. He talks about the difference between an entrepreneur and a CEO or Founder and why businesses should operate from an entrepreneur mindset. Robert ends the episode sharing his seven concepts for scaling a business. Tune in to learn how to elevate your business. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

• [6:33] Robert gives a brief summary of his background. 
• [10:45] What is Masterful Coaching? 
• [11:40] What is the Blueprint to a Billion? 
• [13:28] What’s the difference between an entrepreneur and a CEO/Founder?
• [17:20] How does Robert work with businesses who don’t have a team under them?
• [18:48] How do you grow a successful team?
• [24:11] What are some of the biggest challenges Robert sees with his clients?
• [29:47] What are Robert’s seven concepts for scaling a business?

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• [13:46] An entrepreneur is someone who does something creative, something innovative, something new that has an impact, whereas a CEO or Founder is a proprietor, they do the same thing that’s been done a thousand times before. To scale your business as a CEO/Founder, you need to think like an entrepreneur and determine what you can do that’s original, different or better than what’s been done before or currently on the market. 
• [21:11] The three things to look for when hiring someone is: 1) They are smart and capable which is determined by watching the work, 2) they have good character, 3) they are hard workers. 
• [24:27] The biggest opportunity you have in 2024 to grow your business is to build a personal and organizational brand. The best CEOs in the world create a personal brand that drives their organizational brand.

LINKS MENTIONED:

Masterful Coaching Website

Robert Hargrove’s LinkedIn

Email: roberthargrove611@gmail.com

Call for an exploratory conversation: (617) 953-5252

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BIO

Robert is the Founder/ CEO of Masterful Coaching and Co-Director of the Harvard Leadership Research Project. He is the author of 10 books, including the most definitive book on coaching in existence, Masterful Coaching. His clients include the Chairman of the New York Stock Exchange, Fortune 500 CEO of the Year, European CEO Entrepreneur of the Year, and various presidential appointees. Robert was awarded the Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the highest award given to a civilian, for his work at the Pentagon.

He has led leadership weekends with over 30,000 people in the US, Canada, Europe, South Africa, and Korea. Client companies include Fidelity Investments, UBS, Zurich, Nike, Adidas, Phillips Electronics, Andeavor Energy, Chevron Oil, Shell, Biogen, AbbVie Pharmaceuticals, General Motors, Toyota, Phillips Electronics, Samsung, Bell Canada, the United Nations, the US Pentagon, and the NFL.