April 18, 2017
Listen to the Episode Below: As Michelle Villalobos tells it, she “completely uprooted her life, got rid of most of her belongings, put the rest in storage, and hit the road ….” You might expect everything to have fallen to pieces—but the exact opposite happened. Her business grew (and scaled)! In this interview, we explore how to design a business that’s portable so you can work where you want to … in a way that suits you. Can Your Business Run from Anywhere? How Michelle packed up her life and business and took it on the road The mistakes she made by (originally) following the way you’re “supposed” to build a business (“there’s no right or wrong; just right or wrong for you”) Ways to “map” your personality onto your business model (and your “crew members”) The technology and team changes she put into place so she could be mobile/virtual Michelle Villalobos (vee – ya – low – bos), MBA helps rising stars position and promote themselves as thought leaders in their fields of expertise, whether…
Continue ReadingI attended a business roundtable just before Thanksgiving. We were asked: “What’s one of the biggest obstacles you’ve encountered growing your business?” The answer: Spending years targeting the wrong audience. Trying to generate revenue from…
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I know first-hand that running a knowledge-based service business has unique challenges. It’s so much easier when you have an advocate in your corner. Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked with thousands of New York business professionals who want a legal advisor to guide and support them as they navigate the business world.
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