With us today is Kenny Gray, founder of Grayt Media. Kenny and his team help businesses find their unique message. He is here today to provide insights on creating unique, creative strategies that produce effective results to help scale revenues, boost brand awareness, and enhance the user experience.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“it’s a really big leap especially in this particular space. So, you could be freelancer you could just work on multiple projects at whatever time in your own leisure and you can pick and choose and you can make a good amount of money which is what I was doing for a little while. But then you start to see the big picture and you are like well I can never step away from the computer, I have to pay attention all the time, I have to think bigger picture and long-term here. That’s why we started the agency and I started to get employees”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Think and Grow Rich Book by Napoleon Hill
Favourite Quote:
“done is better than perfect”
Recommended Online Resources:
YouTube, LLC is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California. Three former PayPal employees—Chad Hurley, Steve Chen, and Jawed Karim—created the service in February 2005. Google bought the site in November 2006 for US$1.65 billion; YouTube now operates as one of Google’s subsidiaries.
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Come up with your plan and work it. And believe in yourself because nobody else is going to show up for you, no one is going to do it for you and no one is going to tell you that you are going to be great at it and you can do it. You just need to have goal and a vision and go for it. Even if your business or whatever your idea doesn’t pan out you are going to learn so much and it’s going to bring so much tremendous value to your life win or lose. Just keep swimming”…[Listen for More]
More About Kenny Gray:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Nelson Mandela
Other Quotes From the Chat with Kenny Gray:
- “Some of the secrets to success that I have found at least this year has been huge growth here for me is simplifying your plan… You don’t want to make it too complex… You will end up confusing yourself, you will confuse your customers so keep it simple… Don’t overcomplicate things just keep it simple”
- “Have some more patients… Whatever happened last week and this week are going to be completely different and the following month is going to be entirely different as well. So, you have got to have a little bit of patience and don’t be reactive every time”
- “I think it still comes back to creating your SOPs to start out – your standard operating procedure is… When you do get a new client what’s next. So, if you already have your SOPs even if there not perfect right away because done is better than perfect. So, stick with your plan pivot if you need to”
- “Your mentality, your mindset and everything going into it is huge”
- “It really just comes down to the mentality and execution”
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