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What is a Free Zone Frontier? You enter into a Free Zone when you increasingly create unique collaborative possibilities and payoffs that are amazingly free of competition. Join Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein as they launch the Free Zone Frontier to explain the concepts as they relate to their own companies, and how this transformative mindset is the future of entrepreneurial growth.

Episodes

How To Cast A Collaborator, Not Hire An Employee

Apr 16, 2024

Many entrepreneurs don’t hire well, and those that do mostly dread the activity. Dan Sullivan aims to change that. He explains a mindset shift about hiring differently as entrepreneurs, exploring how thinking of hiring as casting a play creates a new perspective on team building and collaboration. Show Notes: Most entrepreneurs view hiring as a cost rather than an investment.An entrepreneur’s attitude toward hiring shapes the future of their relationship with their team.The notion of casting, as opposed to hiring, highlights the importance of finding the right fit for a role within the team.When entrepreneurs view the hiring process as casting, they shift their focus from simply filling a position to selecting individuals who will fit well within the existing team dynamic.It also helps them identify areas for improvement, reallocate roles, and ensure that the team functions cohesively toward common goals.It pays to view your business as a theater production, where the success of the team depends on how well each member fits into their role and collaborates with others.It doesn’t matter what anyone is doing on their own. It’s all about how you’re producing something as a team. Resources: The Impact Filter™ The Front Stage/Back Stage Model® Unique AbilityⓇ 10x Is Easier Than 2x by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy The Gap And The Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy 

Duration 0:31:23

Your Secret Weapon Is Discovering When You’re Great

Mar 19, 2024

Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein delve into the power of the “When Are You Great?” tool, discussing how it serves as a crucial planning aid and a potent marketing resource. Using real-world examples, they explore the implications for crafting compelling offers, narrating impactful stories, and leveraging a marketer’s secret weapon. Highlights: To figure out what gets talked about, you have to combine everything you’re telling with everything you’re being told. You share when you’re good because you have competition. Others share when you’re great because they don’t think you have any competition. Saying when you’re good is trying to make a convincing argument. Being told when you’re great is your compelling offer. How you’re making people feel transcends what you do for them. Your messaging should include both what you do and what happens when someone participates in it. Measuring impact is hard in the short term, but unavoidable in the long term.  Resources: The Four Freedoms The Self-Managing Company by Dan Sullivan The Strategic Coach Entrepreneurial Time System® The End of the World is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihan 

Duration 0:37:52

Create The Future Using The Best Of Your Past

Feb 13, 2024

The end of a year and the beginning of another is a great time to reflect and plan. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein discuss effective ways entrepreneurs can look back on what’s happened and look ahead to what they want to accomplish, sharing insights from their own experiences running successful businesses. Highlights: A lot of people feel uncomfortable talking about long-term planning. You can use the new year to reflect on the progress you’ve made over the last 12 months and what you need to do over the next 12 months while fitting it into the context of what your long-term mission is. You can reuse your past any way you want. It’s much easier to think about 25 years as 100 quarters: a quarter is enough time to get stuff done, but not so long that you’ll lose your way. No one can predict the future. It’s all just guesses and bets. Consistency over time in your past is crucial for building your future. For the most part, entrepreneurs starting a new business don’t have any structure or process that works. There’s a quick deviation from values sometimes when you’re trying to just get financial return. The more you plan backwards from the future, the better you get at it. Resources: 10x Is Easier Than 2x  by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy Learn more about Steve Krein and StartUp HealthThe Strategic Coach® ProgramLearn more about Unique Ability® 

Duration 0:19:40

How Valuable Are Your Core Values?

Jan 23, 2024

No matter how long a company has been around, it’s vital that everyone is clear on and maintains their core values. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein explain why this is so important, discuss why all team members need to be aligned, and share some of their own companies’ core values. Highlights: In the U.S., core values used to be structured into the environment you lived in. Reminding team members of the company’s specific purpose can help avoid distraction. The value reinforcement of a company today is 10 times more important than it was in the 1950s. You either do or don’t have passion for, have conviction for, and are inspired by a mission. People who aren’t aligned with a company’s mission wreak havoc during times when things shift. Company leaders need to represent the values they want their team members to have. Every entrepreneur is in the continual process of hiring or removing wrong-fit people. In a period of high flux, you go to the organizing structure that actually works.  Resources: Everyone And Everything Grows by Dan Sullivan Unique Ability® The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Time Management “Geometry” For Staying Cool & Calm by Dan Sullivan Antifragile: Things That Gain from Disorder by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Duration 0:36:06

What The Future Holds For Entrepreneurs

Dec 19, 2023

Strategic Coach® is approaching its 50th anniversary, and Coach co-founder Dan Sullivan is coming up on 50 years of coaching entrepreneurs. In this episode, Steve Krein and Dan share some of the significant changes to entrepreneurism that have happened over the past 50 years and what the future holds.  Highlights: Steve and Dan discuss what is currently the number one resource on the planet If you look at cultural heroes in the business world and American life itself, they’re the great entrepreneurs. The original definition of an entrepreneur is someone who takes resources from a lower level of productivity to a higher level of productivity. If you don’t have an appreciation for what it means to be an entrepreneur, it can look intimidating and mysterious. Government, corporate, and large non-profit bureaucracies see unpredictably innovative entrepreneurs as their main enemy. Big breakthroughs in technology empower entrepreneurs, not large bureaucracies. When single individuals and small groups create something that goes viral in the marketplace, it upsets everything. Most of the obstacles to becoming an entrepreneur that existed 50 years ago have been removed.  Resources: The Strategic Coach® Signature Program The Impact Filter™ tool Article: The Four Freedoms That Motivate Successful Entrepreneurs Learn more about Steve Krein and StartUp Health My Plan For Living To 156  by Dan Sullivan

Duration 0:23:14

The Role Of Tension In Breakthrough Thinking

Nov 28, 2023

Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein continue their discussion about the power of thinking tools and how they can help entrepreneurs achieve their goals. They explore the importance of tension, shortcuts, and tools in simplifying complex problems and generating new opportunities for yourself, your team, and your clients. Highlights: Strategic Coach® began with The Strategy Circle®, the primordial entrepreneurial thinking tool.All Strategic Coach tools share the VOTA structure: Vision, Obstacles, Transformation, Action.By combining opposing thoughts, entrepreneurs can generate new ideas and surprising insights.Tools are shortcuts to help people do things faster and more efficiently.The best tools, Dan feels, are axiomatic, like the self-evident truths that Euclid established for geometry.All sales conversations around Strategic Coach begin with a conversation about the prospect’s D.O.S.® (Dangers, Opportunities, Strengths).Dan discusses his latest book, which is about the unique culture within the Strategic Coach team, and uses the process of this book’s creation as an example of that teamwork.The speed and decisiveness of entrepreneurs require coaching and tools that can keep up with their fast-paced thinking and decision making.Individuals coming to entrepreneurship from a scientific or academic background may be shocked by the speed at which things happen in the business world. Resources:StartUp HealthVideo: How To Transform A Negative ExperienceThe Entrepreneur’s Guide To Time ManagementYour Life As A Strategy Circle by Dan SullivanThe Impact Filter

Duration 0:26:40

Creating A Thinking Tool Culture In Your Company

Oct 31, 2023

How do you find great people to join your organization? How do you train them, coach them, and guide them? The answer lies in what makes Strategic Coach® different from all other companies. In this first episode of a two-part series, Steven Krein and Dan Sullivan share the thinking tool culture of Strategic Coach, how it has transformed Steven’s StartUp Health, and how you can use it to upgrade any organization you choose. Highlights: Strategic Coach team members use the same tools as our members do. Thinking tools are at the core of StartUp Health’s value creation and scalability. Entrepreneurs can’t have a more confident future until they have a more confident past. Your past experience is your property, so you can do anything you want with it. Your past is there for learning. You’re always either on the winning team or the learning team. Thinking tools are structured forms, either digital or on paper. You can’t change past events, but you can change your interpretation of them. Never fall in love with your tools until the check writers fall in love with your tools. Resources: StartUp Health Video: How To Transform A Negative Experience The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Time Management Your Life As A Strategy Circle by Dan Sullivan The Impact Filter

Duration 0:24:22

Keep Things Simple So You Can Multiply Their Impact

Sep 19, 2023

Most entrepreneurs believe they have to be in constant competition. But there’s a much more enjoyable way to live your entrepreneurial life to achieve bigger and better results: you can enter a zone of collaboration with like-minded people that’s entirely free of competition. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein explain how to start. Hint: it’s all about simplifying before multiplying. Highlights: Finding collaborators who think the same way as you do is one of the most important activities an entrepreneur can undertake. Don’t fall in love with an idea until customers fall in love with it. You can’t have simplicity in your entrepreneurial life and complexity in other areas because the complications will catch up with you. You need both simplification and multiplication to constantly grow. Most people are too close to cash flow urgency to be able to even think about collaborating. Once you’re in a competition-free zone, you can continually expand it for the rest of your career. Uber and Airbnb started off as Free Zone Frontiers, but got really complicated because they got a lot of headwind from who they were disrupting. Apple has been the best company at maintaining the quality of “Free Zone Frontiering.” There are people who don’t see Amazon as a competitor, but as a capability. If you don’t know up front what success in a project looks like, it’s dead on arrival. Things that are currently underestimated or not even known are going to become entrepreneur capabilities in the next decade or two. Technology companies are really hard-pressed to keep up with what people actually want to do. If you create a disruption, you aren’t responsible for it causing a loss for someone else. Resources: Simplifier-Multiplier Collaboration by Dan Sullivan Free Zone Frontier by Dan Sullivan The Impact Filter™ tool Total Cash Confidence by Dan Sullivan 

Duration 0:28:08

Age Reversal Innovations For Entrepreneurs

Aug 15, 2023

Innovations in the realm of age reversal are accelerating. Getting physically younger while getting older in years is a real possibility. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein explain the advances, discuss what’s needed for further breakthroughs, and share why age reversal developments are critical for entrepreneurs to be preparing for.  Highlights: Many entrepreneurs retire out of social or societal expectations. Setting a goal that might seem crazy serves as a magnet for what you need and as a repellent for what you don’t. You treat your remaining years differently depending on when you think you’re going to die. Thinking about your legacy means you’re thinking about being gone. There’s the expectation in society that once you turn 65 or 70, you don’t take on anything new. The solution won’t be possible if you don’t have the goal. Medicine is going to become the fastest growing industry in the United States. There are hundreds if not thousands of parts that need to be worked on to enable true age reversal. There’s a paradigm now that all disease is simply an aspect of aging. There’s been an incredible drop-off in venture capital funding of all areas except health and medicine. American progress in all areas is driven by adventuresome consumers. Mission alignment is the single most important predictor of success in long-term health-related entrepreneurial ventures. Resources: Learn more about Steven Krein at StartUp Health My Plan For Living To 156  by Dan Sullivan The Strategic Coach® Signature Program

Duration 0:39:22

How To Succeed When Others Are Stuck

Jul 11, 2023

A lot of entrepreneurs are scared right now, while others are excited, feeling like this is the best time to be innovating and creating value. Why these opposing mindsets? In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Steven Krein explain why some people are experiencing anxiety about the future while others are staying cool and calm.  Highlights: Some people see “scary times” as opportunities. The people who we expect to be in charge are responding not only to an event, but to other people’s responses. The majority of people are less prepared now for something different to happen. Strategies, tools, and concepts have prepared Strategic Coach® clients to not be shaken by whatever happens. If your confidence comes from inside yourself, you can find a way to be confident in any situation. When people feel uncertain, they hold onto their money. Entrepreneurs should have enough security to go one or two quarters without worrying about cash flow. In uncertain times, it’s your job to keep your team members’ confidence up every day. Make sure you come out of uncertain times with the same team power you went into it with. When your clients are uncertain about their futures, your job is to enable them to create a new future for themselves. Everyone is 100% responsible for their own feelings. If you’re immersed in just getting your job done, it’s easy to ignore what’s going on in the outside world.  Resources: StartUp Health The Dan Sullivan Question by Dan Sullivan “Geometry” For Staying Cool & Calm by Dan Sullivan The Strategic Coach® Signature Program Scary Times Success Manual  by Dan Sullivan The Positive Focus® Thinking About Your Thinking by Dan Sullivan My Plan For Living To 156 by Dan Sullivan Capitalism—And Everything Else  by Dan Sullivan

Duration 0:46:03

Simplifying The Complexity Of Capitalism

Jun 6, 2023

Dan Sullivan and Steven Krein discuss Dan’s latest quarterly book, Capitalism—And Everything Else, and explain what capitalism really means, why many people believe they don’t like it, why it’s misunderstood, and its five growth stages.  Highlights: Some people incorrectly approach capitalism as a rival to ideologies like communism and fascism. Capitalism isn’t in competition with anything. Capitalism involves capitalizing on your own talent and time, your production, your abilities, your profitability, and on living in a world of greater prosperity. Communism, feudalism, fascism, and Nazism aren’t methodologies, they’re ideologies. If you multiply the impact of your uniqueness over a span of years, you’ll have done it through the methods of capitalism. There’s a deep emotional element to success from capitalistic activities such as building a business and entrepreneurship. Systems that are anti-capitalist in their ideologies invariably use capitalist methods to achieve success. Wherever capitalist methodology is followed, things improve. Some people are bothered by capitalist methodology because it demands extraordinary individual accountability. Philanthropic efforts often fall flat because they don’t operate within a capitalistic framework.  Resources: Capitalism—And Everything Else by Dan Sullivan Thinking About Your Thinking by Dan Sullivan The Strategic Coach Program Steven Krein and StartUp Health 

Duration 0:38:44

The Power Of A Quarterly Reflection

May 2, 2023

Ever wondered what the success formula is for top entrepreneurs? In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein discuss the “25-Year Transformation” and how it can benefit entrepreneurs by helping them prioritize their biggest goals and measure progress every quarter. They explain how having a quarterly rhythm can be transformational, and provide insights into how to achieve long-term goals, adapt to advancements in technology and crises in the marketplace, and maintain a transformational mindset.Highlights: Measuring your past progress and planning out the next quarter, every quarter, helps simplify and multiply your efforts.This kind of self-accountability and measurement allows for compounding results.Growth entrepreneurs must have a quarterly reflection to achieve their goals.Entrepreneurs who treat every quarter in business as a 90-day period of progress, recalibrating and staying committed to their goals, are much more likely to weather market disruptions (such as a global pandemic) and will fare better in the long run.Quarterly review and recalibration are essential for achieving not only professional goals, but personal ones as well, and help you build meaningful relationships.Your social circle can either support or obstruct your goals. Curate it regularly.Avoid making major decisions on Friday afternoons. Everything feels much bigger and scarier when you’re tired from the week, whereas you have a fresh perspective and more energy at the start of the week.To reach your quarterly goals, you must commit to weekly improvements.Resources: StartUp HealthThe Strategic Coach® ProgramFree Zone Frontier by Dan Sullivan10x Is Easier Than 2x by Dan Sullivan and Ben HardyUnique Ability®The Entrepreneur’s Guide To Time Management (Free Days™)

Duration 0:47:18

Collaborating From A State Of Calm

Mar 14, 2023

Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein discuss the Free Zone Frontier® and the StartUp Health programs. They both believe it’s crucial to have the right people in the room, sharing their experiences and collaborating. Connecting like this with a community of ambitious, calm entrepreneurs makes it possible to experience five years’ progress in three months.

Duration 0:16:33

Your Collaborations Move At The Speed Of Trust, with Timothy Nelson

Feb 7, 2023

What does it take to make a significant impact in battling a disease? In this third episode of their three-part series, Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and Dr. Timothy Nelson discuss the innovative model Tim has developed for combatting congenital heart disease, the incredible commitment from others that it’s taken to reach this point, and how many other areas of medicine could be influenced by the work he and his partners are doing.

Duration 0:44:07

The Incredible Healing Potential Of Stem Cells, with Timothy Nelson

Jan 24, 2023

An astonishing discovery has taken the concept of stem cell usage and regenerative medicine and put it permanently on the map for future generations. In this second of their three-part series, Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and Dr. Timothy Nelson discuss the latest breakthroughs and possibilities that exist in stem cell research. Free Zone collaborations are making it all possible!

Duration 0:37:28

Achieving The Impossible In Curing Congenital Heart Disease, with Timothy Nelson

Jan 10, 2023

Dr. Timothy Nelson is an entrepreneur with a specialty in curing congenital heart disease. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein chat with Tim about the discoveries and motivations that led him to this position. Tim explains how he and his team are on a mission to leverage the philanthropic community to focus on rare diseases that are too often neglected. Join the show to learn about some incredible, and almost inconceivable, breakthroughs that have occurred in just the past few years.

Duration 0:20:47

Creating A Startup That Lasts

Dec 7, 2022

Why do some startup companies continually grow, while most fail? You need more than a great idea. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein discuss the successes of Steve’s unique, collaborative StartUp Health network, the mindsets entrepreneurs need in order to achieve the greatest success, and the things they do that most entrepreneurs won’t even think about.

Duration 0:42:28

How To Innovate In An Old-School Industry, with Carson Holmquist

Nov 9, 2022

On the cutting edge of the construction, Carson Holmquist creates the most value for his clients by exploring opportunities in off-site and modular construction. In the second episode of a two-part series, Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and Carson explain how to innovate when an industry feels too established for any wholesale change.

Duration 0:38:11

Exploring The Future Of Construction, with Carson Holmquist

Oct 26, 2022

Carson Holmquist is a true innovator in the field of construction, and a member of the Free Zone Frontier program at Strategic Coach. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein share what has allowed Carson to thrive, in what ways everyone involved is benefiting, and how he sees the future of modular construction.

Duration 0:46:48

How To Make Your Own Luck

Oct 4, 2022

Every entrepreneur has something to offer their clients, but most of them attempt to make convincing arguments rather than compelling offers. Dan Sullivan and Steven Krein continue their conversation and highlight the differences between the two approaches, and how you can use this to effectively sell your solutions.

Duration 0:44:25

A Compelling Offer Beats A Convincing Argument Every Time

Sep 21, 2022

There’s a big difference between convincing someone with an argument and compelling them to take action with an offer. And in the market world where we all live, people don’t want to be convinced—they want to be compelled. Join Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein to learn the differences between convincing and compelling, and the very different effects each has on your customers and clients.

Duration 0:48:52

The Innovation Property Builder

Aug 31, 2022

Too many entrepreneurs don’t spend enough time focusing on issues related to their intellectual property early on in the development of their companies. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein share why you need to value your ideas, and the steps you need to take to protect that value.

Duration 0:43:15

The Importance Of Intangible Assets, with Keegan Caldwell

Aug 9, 2022

In this constantly changing political and economic landscape, entrepreneurs can benefit greatly from understanding intellectual property. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein continue their discussion with Keegan Caldwell, founder of one of the fastest-growing IP firms in the world, about what entrepreneurs should know when it comes to their IP.

Duration 0:29:50

It’s Time To Protect What’s Yours, with Keegan Caldwell

Jul 13, 2022

The importance of intellectual property is undeniable, but not everyone knows as much about their own IP situation as they should. In this second episode of a three-part series, Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein chat with Keegan Caldwell, the founder of an intellectual property law firm, who explains how IP law can benefit entrepreneurs beyond just protecting their creations.

Duration 0:19:38

Where Law And Entrepreneurship Collide, with Keegan Caldwell

Jun 23, 2022

There are many exciting ways in which entrepreneurship and law overlap. Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and special guest Keegan Caldwell discuss the issues from all sides, including intellectual property and how lawyers and entrepreneurs can best communicate. Keegan helps clients defend their intellectual property assets. Have a listen to hear how that’s done!

Duration 0:34:29

Turning Back The Clock, with Regan Archibald

May 17, 2022

Age reversal has been a hot topic for about 20 years, and there are more factors at play in its advancement than you might think. In this episode, Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and guest Regan Archibald talk about the great strides that have been made and what needs to happen for even further advancement in this field that will impact us all.

Duration 0:38:25

You’re In Charge Of Your Own Health, with Regan Archibald

Apr 26, 2022

It’s possible that, through the right set of circumstances, health-care advancements can allow people to have longer lives. In fact, all of the necessary ingredients already exist. Dan Sullivan, Steven Krein, and special guest Regan Archibald discuss what needs to happen in order for health care to help people extend their lives.

Duration 0:25:11

Rewind: How To Think 100x About Your Business

Mar 15, 2022

Join Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein as they revisit one of the earliest episodes to share the mindsets that were critical in the creation of the Free Zone Frontier. You’ll learn how to start thinking 100x about your company, and how that opens up enormous possibilities. To have a huge impact, you need to think huge. And taking your business to that level might be easier than you think.

Duration 0:30:28

Why Credibility Is Everything

Feb 15, 2022

While it can take years for an entrepreneur to establish credibility in their industry and marketplace, it can be destroyed in moments. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein explain why credibility is so important for entrepreneurs, various ways it can be established and built on—and the risks of losing it.

Duration 0:29:29

Rewind: Cash And Confidence

Jan 18, 2022

Cash and confidence are rewards for entrepreneurs, but there are steps that need to be taken before they appear. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein explain the process that you will need to go through to create something profitable and the dangers of skipping important steps.

Duration 0:26:52

The Ultimate Entrepreneurial President, with Howard Getson and Matthew Pinsker

Dec 16, 2021

There are many overlaps between entrepreneurship and both American business and American politics. Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and guests Matthew Pinsker and Howard Getson discuss the entrepreneurial mindset and structures displayed by Abraham Lincoln and other former U.S. presidents.

Duration 0:49:49

Do More With Less, with Paul Abel

Nov 9, 2021

While many entrepreneurial companies eventually get stuck in their growth, Paul Abel devised ways and designed systems to help others avoid traps and bypass competition. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein continue their conversation with Paul about his strategies and why they’re so effective for modern entrepreneurs.

Duration 0:20:11

Protecting Yourself As A Successful Entrepreneur, with Paul Abel

Oct 5, 2021

Paul Abel was a successful franchise owner, but going up against government regulations, he always lost. Fifteen years ago, inspired by an experience he had with a workplace injury, Paul decided to start his own business informing employers how to avoid fines and lawsuits. Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and Paul cover the responsibilities of employers as they relate to government regulations.

Duration 0:28:00

The Best Ways To Build An Audience—And Keep It, with Nick Nanton

Sep 7, 2021

With so many media platforms out there, it’s hard to know which you should be spending your time on. Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and special guest Nick Nanton explain how you can most effectively reach your desired audience—and keep them engaged and interested. If you don’t become part of the story happening all around you, you’ll become irrelevant very quickly. If you engage with a platform like it’s just a hobby, you won’t get the same results as you would if you engaged with it at a professional level.

Duration 0:27:50

Thinking More Deeply About What You Do, with Nick Nanton

Aug 10, 2021

After 15 years as an entrepreneur working with celebrities, Nick Nanton has made the shift to helping other entrepreneurs stand out in the marketplace. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein chat with Nick about his personal growth, what’s changed, and what’s the same. Since entrepreneurs were not meant to work for other people, a sign of business wisdom is being able to make complex things simple. Being authentic is critical, as is sharing your vision with the best collaborators you can find.

Duration 0:45:04

How The Best Collaborations Work with Brett Kaufman

Jul 6, 2021

An entrepreneur’s proper role can be as the explainer, the contextualizer, and the protector of a vision. If you can’t find great people to work with on that, it might be that great people aren’t looking for you. Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and guest Brett Kaufman explain what makes for the best entrepreneurial collaborations—and collaborators. Find out how to find great people to work with and how to be a great person to work with.

Duration 0:24:16

Positive Shifts with Brett Kaufman

Jun 8, 2021

Too often, people focus on the negatives of what’s changed, but the past year has shown that entrepreneurs are in a position to adapt quickly and even step up their game. During the lockdown, a lot of people re-evaluated what they actually like doing and are taking action to do more of that. In this episode, Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and guest Brett Kaufman explain how it’s possible to flourish if you have the right mindset.

Duration 0:50:05

The Right People To Raise Your Thinking with Howard Getson

May 18, 2021

Everyone acts and thinks differently depending on who they’re dealing with. Part of what dictates this are the differences in how people see you. Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and guest Howard Getson discuss the kinds of people who raise your capability, the best tools to communicate with them, and the kinds of people who limit your thinking. If you’re still emotional about something that happened a long time ago, it’s possible you’ve not over it. Stay in constant motion to correct your course.

Duration 0:49:42

Building Your Own Future with Howard Getson

May 5, 2021

While some entrepreneurs are satisfied once they reach a certain status, others are always moving onto the next stage no matter what. Join Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and special guest Howard Getson to learn how decision-making processes are discovery processes, and why creating technology to handle unpleasant tasks might be easier than you thought.

Duration 0:47:14

Learning The Tricks Of Top Entrepreneurs with Dean Jackson • Part 2

Apr 1, 2021

The best entrepreneurs are always looking to improve by gathering useful tools and concepts and by coaching others. Knowing how to present new information to entrepreneurs is critical because they often don’t have the patience to sit through a deep analysis of problems. Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and guest Dean Jackson share what’s worked best for them in terms of both entrepreneurial learning and also coaching others to gain clarity for themselves.

Duration 0:32:22

Between Certainty And Uncertainty with Dean Jackson • Part 1

Mar 25, 2021

There’s at least some uncertainty in a lot of ventures, and entrepreneurs can do the best job if they acknowledge the uncertainty instead of pretending to know everything. Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and guest Dean Jackson explain the value of believing in your projects and how uncertainty itself can shape how well they develop.

Duration 0:29:47

Rewind: Confidently Ambitious

Feb 3, 2021

In one of our most popular episodes, Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein explore how confidence isn’t always obvious in your communication with other people. It’s often clear when you’ve given way to others’ skepticism and you’re no longer sold on what you’re talking about. The key to remaining in your ‘Free Zone’ is to hold an unwavering belief in the projects and collaborations you’ve created. This will draw only the best people to you who can see your vision and want to participate in its growth.

Duration 0:21:40

What Always Stays The Same In An Entrepreneurial Life with Lisa Cini

Dec 15, 2020

It often happens that once an entrepreneur finds success, what led to their company’s success can go missing. Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and Lisa Cini discuss ways in which entrepreneurs can continue creating value once their company has grown. In order to achieve a big goal, you might need to look decades ahead and to big collaborations. You have to stay in touch with the emerging capability that got you started, and keep going back year after year.

Duration 0:53:18

Rewind: Launching The Free Zone Frontier

Nov 10, 2020

Let’s jump back to the episode that started it all! The essence of a “Free Zone”—a brand new realm of value creation where there is no competition. This idea of forging ahead into new, competition-free “frontiers” has become the foundation of the program and is unique and particular to the experience of entrepreneurs.

Duration 0:31:41

Transforming Health Care Until It’s Free with David Berg

Oct 19, 2020

Most Americans can’t afford health care in addition to food, transportation, and shelter, but one entrepreneur has created a way to make it accessible to everyone. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein welcome David Berg to explain his system for providing health care to employees with no funding wasted on administration or unnecessary costs.

Duration 0:52:53

Why You Shouldn’t Collaborate With Someone Just Like You with Lee Richter

Sep 16, 2020

Even if two entrepreneurs are at the top of their game, that doesn’t mean they’re the right fit to work together. Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and Lee Richter explain how everyone is either a Simplifier or a Multiplier, and how the best work happens when one joins forces with the other. You’ll know if you’re a Simplifier or a Multiplier based on your first impulse to take action in a typical situation. It’s important to learn if you’ve been acting in a role in which you don’t fit, and find someone to work with who can complement your vision.

Duration 0:33:17

The Common Goal Of The Best Entrepreneurs with Lee Richter

Aug 13, 2020

Some entrepreneurs find that their industry is actually working against innovation and breakthroughs. It can be incredibly difficult to go against the status quo in this case, but it’s easier if you’re not working alone. In this episode, Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and Lee Richter discuss challenges they face in the healthcare industry and what entrepreneurs need to have in common in order to collaborate.

Duration 0:35:27

Why Total Cash Confidence Is Crucial with Lee Richter

Jul 8, 2020

Worrying about cash flow is one of the main reasons why entrepreneurs hold themselves back from exciting opportunities. In this episode, Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and Lee Richter explain how having total cash confidence means you can engage in the best and most profitable collaborations and projects.

Duration 0:30:45

A Community Of Sharing Solutions

Jun 9, 2020

Most entrepreneurs choose to operate alone, and while they can still be successful, there are dangers that come with isolation. What if there were a better way? Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein discuss why it’s critical to be part of a community, and how it’s vital that everyone involved has the right mindset to move forward fearlessly during good times and bad.

Duration 0:17:19

What Entrepreneurs Can Do Right Now • Part 2

Apr 20, 2020

During “scary times,” entrepreneurs can be among the most effective, positive contributors. Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein continue offering strategies, including forgetting about what’s missing and focusing on what’s available. There will be a period after this in which the general public will be more thankful, and complain and criticize less. It’s good for morale to have tangible proof that productive work is getting done every day.

Duration 0:40:03

What Entrepreneurs Can Do Right Now • Part 1

Mar 27, 2020

While many people in the world are isolating themselves and being alone with their own fears, a lot of entrepreneurs want to help but aren’t sure what they can do. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein provide a list of strategies for being useful in a time of crisis.

Duration 0:49:26

What’s Your Focus For Exponential Growth?

Mar 17, 2020

What tools do the biggest companies in the world use? You might be surprised to learn that they’re the same tools they used at the very beginning. In this episode, Dan and Steve explain how the farthest-reaching and most profitable companies have found success by staying focused and eliminating as much complexity as possible.

Duration 0:28:23

Join A New Dimension Of Entrepreneurs

Feb 13, 2020

Every entrepreneur would be happier without competition in their life, but you have to make the choice to stop competing. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein explain how to focus on unique value creation and collaborations instead of paying attention to what your competitors are doing.

Duration 0:33:29

What Makes For The Right Collaborator with Kevin Brady

Jan 15, 2020

If you’re an entrepreneur with a big vision who never wants to stop growing, there are steps to getting there and certain mindsets that you need to have. In this episode, Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and Kevin Brady talk about cash confidence, recognizing your role, and entering into collaborations with the right kind of people.

Duration 0:43:10

Why Health Care Needs Collaborative Innovation with Kevin Brady

Dec 17, 2019

There’s a lot of improvement that can be made in the health care industry, but it’s not going to happen by itself. In this episode, Dan Sullivan, Steve Krein, and Kevin Brady explain how certain kinds of collaboration are necessary and give examples of how such collaboration is leading to huge improvements and benefits.

Duration 0:25:21

Play The Long Game To Achieve Your Biggest Goals

Nov 12, 2019

Many entrepreneurs only look so far ahead, which limits what they can envision achieving. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein explain how having a bigger framework can lead to bigger success and collaborations.

Duration 0:36:14

The Story Behind A “Global Army” Of Entrepreneurs

Oct 18, 2019

Like many fields, health care often involves entrepreneurs working independently, but StartUp Health is different. In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Steve Krein discuss how the supportive, ambitious, global community was created, and how it operates.

Duration 0:37:02

Launching The Free Zone Frontier

Sep 20, 2019

From The Game Changer, to Free Zone Frontier.The essence of a “Free Zone”—a brand new realm of value creation where there is no competition. This idea of forging ahead into new, competition-free “frontiers” has become the foundation of the program, and unlike “Game Changer” which has become a ubiquitous term on many different fronts, is unique and particular to the experience of entrepreneurs.

Duration 0:31:30