Mike Malatesta is an entrepreneur who has helped start, grow, and sell two amazingly successful waste management companies. One sold for mid-8 figures and the other sold for low-9 figures. Mike also created and hosts the “How’d it Happen Podcast” [200+ Episodes] where he explores stories, lessons, and wins with some of the most fascinating and successful people in the world. His new book, “Owner Shift – How Getting Selfish Got Me Unstuck” is a philosophical memoir that reveals the secret to why so many entrepreneurs get stuck and how they can SHIFT to get free once again. Following the success of his book, Mike founded “Owner Shift Coaching”, an exclusive and customized one-on-one coaching program for high-performing entrepreneurs and CEOs.
Entrepreneurial Role Models:
When business started difficulties overcame:
“Besides not knowing anything and not having any money and not having any experience and not really having any contacts because where I was when I was fired from that job was in a state where I am now, Wisconsin. But at the time I had recently moved there and I really didn’t know anyone. Besides all of that it was really just getting the money. Butch and I believed in ourselves and thought we could do it but we just didn’t have the money to do it ”…[Listen for More]
Favourite Books:
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon HillFavourite Quote:
“My future is my property”
Recommended Online Resources:
- Abundance 360 is Peter Diamandis annual mastermind and year round coaching program
- Future Loop
Best Advice to Other Entrepreneurs:
“Get ready for a wild ride. And I mean a wild ride in an exceptionally positive way and a wild ride in a challenging way that you can’t even anticipate. And I don’t say that to scare people but to get people prepared and ready because this is not an easy game to play but it can be very rewarding game particularly if you know… Just like a professional sports team knows they are going to get beat on a play, they are going to get hurt and things are not going to go right. Lots of things are not going to go right and you are not going to win every game but if you stick to the basics of business, you have resilience, you know that you can’t expect perfection but you also know that every single day you can get better – I think that’s what you need”…[Listen for More]
More About Mike Malatesta:
Neil’s Quote at the Beginning:
“Dreams are the seeds of change. Nothing ever grows without a seed, and nothing ever changes without a dream.” Debby Boone
Other Quotes From the Chat with Mike Malatesta:
- “it’s much better to have a process for interviewing candidates that includes multiple people in your organisation. They are not all going to see things and see people and hear things the same way that you do. And then rally back after and say what did you think? And if they have reservations about the person then talk about their reservations, talk about the reservations with the candidate. And if you can’t get over the reservations then move on to the next one. Just don’t do it all yourself ”
- “The biggest secret to success is to keep going… Surround yourself with the right people. And I know that’s easier to say to and harder to do because when you are starting there are source restrictions and limitations and you just have to work through those… You just have to. As can and as quickly as you can add the right people to your organisation that will help it grow without you”
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