PBTO41: Taking the Leap – Wannapreneur to an Entrepreneur with John Chisholm

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PBTO40: Transforming Observation into Innovation with Andrea Simon

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PBTO39: The Importance of Serendipity and The Courage to Defy Conventions with Sairee Chahal

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PBTO38: Office Humour and lessons in Management with Sarah Cooper

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PBTO37: Surge – Identifying and riding Trends in Your Marketplace with Mike Mikhalowicz

http://traffic.libsyn.com/pushingbeyondtheobvious/37_PBTO37__Surge__Identifying_and_Riding_trends_in_your_marketplace_with_Mike_Michalowicz.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Email | RSSIn this episode, we welcome Mike Mikhalowicz back to our podcast. This makes him the first guest to be on our show twice. This in itself is a testament to the fact that I find him and his insights particularly helpful to all of us entrepreneurs. In this episode, we talk about his latest book – Surge. He shares his thoughts and ideas on how entrepreneurs can identify an imminent trend (lots of Tesla electric cars in early 2018 on the road) and how we can use these trends to grow […]