Karen Gwartzman and Neil Gwartzman are world renowned Private Label strategists, co-founders of Private Label University & Best Selling Authors. Karen and Neil scaled their business by creating over 800 private label branded products that have been sold in over 600 stores globally, using their secret Private Label Blue Print. For the past 35 years they have been privately labeling products for the largest Chain Stores in the world: Michael’s, Walmart, Martha Stewart and Hobby Lobby to name a few. They have trained thousands of entrepreneurs and small businesses with whom they shared their proprietary process using their Private Label Blue Print and helped them implement their strategy in their business to scale. Karen and Neil have conducted businesses in over 23 countries and have trained all over the world.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
Neil’s Dad
When business started difficulties overcame:
“I would probably say travel. I was travelling a lot and it was the only way for me to get things done and get things going in my business… I remember when we first started it was letters. So I was writing letters to India and South Korea and China and Hong Kong and waiting for letters to be returned. Thank God for the introduction of a fax machine”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Big Magic: How to Live a Creative Life, and Let Go of Your Fear Book by Elizabeth GilbertFavourite Quote:
“Your brand is what other people say about you when you’re not in the room.” Jeff Bezos
Recommended Online Resources:
- Alibaba – Find quality Manufacturers, Suppliers, Exporters, Importers, Buyers, Wholesalers, Products and Trade Leads from Alibaba’s award winning International Trade Site
- Amazon is an American multinational technology company based in Seattle, Washington that focuses in e-commerce, cloud computing, and artificial intelligence. Amazon is the largest e-commerce marketplace and cloud computing platform in the world as measured by revenue and market capitalization.
Also mentioned:
- WeChat – Free messaging and calling app. Available for all kinds of platforms enjoy group chat support voice,photo,video and text messages
- Zoom is the leader in modern enterprise video communications, with an easy, reliable cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, chat, and webinars across mobile, desktop, and room systems Zoom Rooms is the original software based conference room solution used around the world in board, conference, huddle, and training rooms, as well as executive offices and classrooms Founded in 2011, Zoom helps businesses and organizations bring their teams together in a frictionless environment to get more done Zoom is a private company headquartered in San Jose, CA
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“it’s passion. You really have to do follow your passion and most important is stay focused… If it comes down to creating a product you want to make sure that you have all of your passion in it, really something you are in love with… I think it’s important when you create a product you really have to be 100 percent involved with that product to make it work. And ask for help. I think it’s really important to ask for help, there is nothing wrong with asking for help … It’s nice to surround yourself with people who know more than you so that you can ask for help”…[Listen for More]
More About Karen Gwartzman:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Clarity is the key to effective leadership. What are your goals?” Brian Tracy
Other Quotes From the Chat with Karen Gwartzman:
- “I think if I started earlier with more mentors and I had other people involved that things would have happened a lot faster. I wasn’t surrounded by more mentors I was surrounded by my father, his ideals, he would introduce me to people who were well-known in the industry but they wouldn’t really open up.”
- “I am a true believer of listening to that inner voice. Not the one that I talked about earlier that brings in that disbelief it’s more of that cheerleader, that inner voice that’s your cheerleader. I am a true believer of it. I think I’ve made more than a handful if not all my decisions based on my gut. I usually go through some kind of logic and then it comes down to my gut ”
- “passion, devotion, focus, dedication…Focus and dedication I think are a huge part of anyone’s success… and patients… There’s so much noise on the Internet and so much confusion I think that’s going on. And I think a lot of people thinking that you sign up for something or you implement a process really quickly and you will be making millions of dollars tomorrow. I think process is a factor and I think you have to go through a certain process and be persistent and patient to build a business. Because it will come and it will happen but it doesn’t happen in a day, it doesn’t happen overnight and I think that’s the biggest misconception that goes on with online stuff”
- “it’s about moving past the fear so that your creative juices can lead you to where you want to go”
- “fear can be so paralysing to a person and to a business”
- “you can measure your worth by your dedication to your path not by your successes or failures”
- “when a product has become part of language it really has reached its full heights”
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