Mitch Bolnick - “Respect your elders” is a cliche, but listening to them might save you

10 Lessons Learned

Mitch Bolnick is a CEO, Author and Mentor. He explains how “Good communication is at the heart of all success”, how “Loyalty comes from trust” and why we should “Plan for success”. Hosted by Diana White.

About Mitch Bolnick

Mitch Bolnick is the principal of The Excel Consulting Group in 2013 to help other entrepreneurs succeed for the long term and obtain funding in the short term. His two books, MItch's Pocket Guide to a Great Business Plan and Mitch's Framework to Business Development were written to help focus entrepreneurs on the things they need to in order to succeed. Starting in 2018 Mitch joined Greener Pacific, an Oregon LLC, as CEO/member and FocalPoint Security, an Arizona LLC, as an advisor/member.

Mitch also is a volunteer mentor/advisory positions for several organizations, including the State of Arizona's Venture Ready (Arizona Innovative Challenge) program. Mitch’s passion is to help other businesses excel. Mitch has found many rabbit holes to fall into during his diverse career and has learned many lessons the hard way as a result. Mitch’s goal is to help other entrepreneurs and leaders avoid mistakes.

Episode Notes

Lesson 1: Great leaders spend their lives building their respect by not giving away their integrity. 03:03
Lesson 2: Good communication is at the heart of all success. 06:30
Lesson 3: Balance life and work 08:36
Lesson 4: Loyal customers are the key to long-term profitable success. 13:55
Lesson 5: Loyalty comes from trust. 16:19
Lesson 6: Plan for success. 19:42
Lesson 7: Get rid of the deadwood. 33:44
Lesson 8: Understand risk. 43:56
Lesson 9: Don’t dwell, life is like riding several rollercoasters at the same time. 50:41
Lesson 10: “Respect your elders” is a cliche, but listening to them might save you. 53:35