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Conquer the Fear of Change: Mike Michalowicz Talks 'Pumpkin Plan,' How He Stumbled into Entrepreneurship, & What He Learned from His Mentor

2012-06-27 20 Dailymotion

On Tuesday, June 26, 2012, Financial Bin's David Domzalski will speak with Mike Michalowicz, author of The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur.<br /><br />Mike talks about his new book debuting on July 5th, The Pumpkin Plan: A Simple Strategy to Grow a Remarkable Business in Any Field, how one night of drinking too much lead to his entrepreneurial ambitions, and changing 5% of what you do to be hyper-successful in your field.<br /><br />From ToiletPaperEntrepreneur.com:<br /><br />Mike started his first business at the age of 24, moving his young family to the only safe place he could afford – a retirement village. With no experience, no contacts and no savings he systematically bootstrapped a multi-million dollar business. Then he did it again. And again.<br /><br />His experience building three multi-million dollar companies fostered a philosophy rarely taught to entrepreneurs: the lack of money, experience and resources is, in fact, your greatest asset.<br /><br />Mike is the president of a behavioral web optimization firm, Obsidian Launch; is the small business columnist for The Wall Street Journal; is a frequent television guest; and is a keynote speaker on entrepreneurship.<br /><br />Get Mike's Take On --<br /><br />1. Can you give the listeners a brief description of what you did prior to starting Obsidian Launch and releasing Toilet Paper Entrepreneur?<br />2. What lead you to becoming an entrepreneur and author?<br />3. For those that may not know, could you tell us about Obsidian Launch? How does it all work?<br />4. Tell us about your new book, The Pumpkin Plan. What is it about? What is your goal for it?<br />5. What is the biggest mistake startup entrepreneurs make? What can they do to resolve it or even prevent it?<br />6. What are some of the biggest mistakes you made as an entrepreneur? How did you overcome them?<br />7. What does it mean to be a TPE?<br />8. Who mentored you when you first started? Who do you consult today?<br />9. What is one piece of advice you can pass on to Gen Y entrepreneurs?<br />10. How can people get their copy of The Pumpkin Plan and get in touch with you?<br /><br />Make sure to check him out at MikeMichalowicz.com and ToiletPaperEntrepreneur.com -- and follow him on Twitter @MikeMichalowicz.

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