With his background in music production, Rob Sayles fell into ‘the internet’ in 1996, and has seen pretty much every trend and technological change since then. Working alongside global brands like Sony, FujiFilm, Clickfunnels, and Facebook, he’s combined strategy, creativity, and technology to enable massive growth for thousands of businesses worldwide.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“when you come out of the sausage machine of education and a 9-to-5 job you massively underestimate all the moving parts that’s needed to actually make a business truly work. So I kind of felt ready for it because I didn’t want to do any of that working for anyone else stuff but at the same time it dawned on me very quickly that there were whole load of things that I would need to learn like quick shot to actually make it success”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
- Building a StoryBrand: Clarify Your Message So Customers Will Listen Book by Donald Miller
- Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers Book by Timothy Ferriss
Favourite Quote:
“Believe in Yourself”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Facebook Groups – A Facebook Group is a place for group communication and for people to share their common interests and express their opinion.
- LinkedIn Groups provide a place for professionals in the same industry or with similar interests to share their insights and experiences, ask for guidance, and build valuable connections.
- Instagram is a photo and video-sharing social networking service owned by Facebook, Inc. It was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, and launched in October 2010 exclusively on iOS.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Don’t be scared of failing. You will fail and I don’t mean that in any bad harbinger of doom type way but get used to failing. There is nothing wrong with it, you can learn from it, you might make the same mistake twice, three times, four times, five times. Believe in yourself, get yourself back up on your feet, keep going, just keep following your Northern star and don’t be too scared of failure because it happens to everyone”…[Listen for More]
More About Rob Sayles:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“If you are not embarrassed by the first version of your product, you’ve launched too late.” Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn
Other Quotes From the Chat with Rob Sayles:
- “I think a lot of people when they go solo or they start out founding something and you are at those early stages make mistake of not working with people and not continuing to build relationships with people”
- “you never know you might actually need to lean into someone or when you might need a referral to somebody else that might be great client”
- “make sure that you are good at building and maintaining relationships”
- “Unfortunately, there is no silver bullet. There isn’t something out there that’s going to perfectly suit your business. There will be things that you can learn, books that you can read, programs that you can do, mentors and coaches and consultants that you can hire. If you are aware of where you need to be and you are true to your goals and your vision then you take what you need – you go into something with open eyes. You Absorb the things that will allow you to move forward. But there is no cookie-cutter solution for a business because everybody’s unique, every business you really dig down is unique. There can be no silver bullet solution because of that.”
- “the secret to success is actually looking at how fire you have come on a daily basis and just keeping your eye on your Northstar or your vision and doing your damnedest to not stray off that path
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