Mark Firth

Founder → $3.2m Revenue | Millions more driven for B2B Consultants & CEOs - Helping Them STOP Chasing Clients | 100's of Client Results on markfirthonline.com | WE'RE HIRING |

Quickly found out I wasn't cut out for a life in a 9-5 after a stint at IBM, Siemens &amp; then GlaxoSmithKline.  Quit my job in London 2010 and after 10 years in Colombia made it into Florida through the business On a mission to change the lives and businesses of 100k B2B consultants and professional service providers We are not an agency or coaching programYou told us that you had enough of 'one size fits all' agency services and that you don't have time to do another group coaching programSo we combined the 2 and added in our proprietory tech pl; platform so you don't need to do any of that either Anyway, enough of me talking - we prefer to let results do the speaking and you can check them out here www.markfirthonline.com(I do not signify any affiliation with or endorsement by LinkedIn® Corporation or its affiliates)

Consultant

Had a dream, found a mission.  Wanted to give my kids more than I had growing up and at the same time to help B2B Businesses to find consistent sustainable growth.  It all began in 2016 

Started out not knowing what the hell I was doing and then after making a lot of mistakes we grew the business and made it into Florida

Over the holidays we decided to break up...

I haven't felt in the right mind space to post about it

And this is taking a lot of effort to write

We sat down and talked about our 2 kids

And the unpredictability of the US immigration system

And how a cross cultural marriage (Colombia / UK)

makes everything difficult

And that's why we decided to break up with the traditional model of aging

We refuse to disappear into retirement after spending 40 years in a cubicle

We refuse to let AI diminish our skills and capabilities and will use it to amplify our impact

and MOST of all we refuse to teach our kids what they SHOULD do in life

While SHOWING them something totally different through our actions

They learn by watching not through what we say

I'm a 1981 baby and i'm seeing a real change in the way people are viewing mid-life

Are you?

p.s. shameless hook, i know

Mark  Firth

Thought Leadership Systems For Experts 40+ | 30k YouTube subs + 1.2m Views | 12 Yr Entrepreneur - former IBM, Siemens, (& Fast Food Server)

Well my post about getting divorced got 9k views:

And also a few visits from the ‘this platform is for professional content only’ police

Let me say it loud for those who can’t hear me over their blue sirens 

I get to define what ‘professional’ means to me 

And so does everybody else 

It’s not 1860 anymore 

Peace 

P.s I’m not getting divorced - see said post below

P.p.s I was in London last week and it was COLD

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I just passed 30k subscribers on YouTube! I cracked the algorithm - 1.2million+ views and I haven't posted consistent, 'standard' YouTube videos for YEARS. ..

Want the free bundle on how I did it?

Here's how to make interesting content and it NEVER fails..

And once you realize it, you'll never be able to look at any 'course' the same way again

are you ready?

it's one line

never ever ever ever goes wrong

here we go

if you want to make interesting content then BECOME an interesting person.

done

saved you 10k

happy friday

Did Tony Robbins teach Alex Hormozi how to 'feel'?

This was a fascinating interview 

This came out of it clearly:

- Alex lives in his head (analytical) rather than his heart

- He's built a "push" motivation system (duty, obligation) rather than a "pull" system (genuine desire)

Tony helped him and at times Alex admitted he didn't get it

Most valuable content i've seen in years and makes you realize why the feed here can be so soulless

Did you see it?  Are you a hustle fan?

Uber charges more if your phone battery is below 25%

Kroger sets grocery prices based on area 

Soon to be based on time of day

This is called ‘survelience pricing’ 

All thanks to Ai 

and the people that gladly share all their data with it

Often say something like this in a righteous tone:

'‘I don’t mind I’ve got nothing to hide’’

Thanks Dave - great job

Your beer is now 300% more expensive

Keep sharing

Do you shut off data sharing?

Steal my Gemini prompt for thumbnails that generate 1m organic youtube views

Hi gemini, today you you are an expert thumbnail designer

Please make me look super pretentious and serious, think Seth Godin + Blippi having a baby

Don't forget to make me look as punchable as possible, 

Output 16 by 9 please

Don't hold back....bro
_____

there we go

thats what i wrote

This is at 2.1k views in less than 24 hours

The fly, the window and the paragraph that changed my life:

A fly is frantically trying to escape the room by flying into the window

 because it can see the tree's outside but doesn't have the vision to see the window pane

It doesn't know its there

And here's thing

ALL It needs to do is turn around and fly out the open door on the other side of the room

And it's free

That RIGHT there WAS a metaphor for my business and I got it form my fave book (in comments)

And last year and then I received a gift from the universe and only discovered my open door 

It was a 'cease and desist' from one of the big social media platforms

We had gotten so big, we were on the radar

I restructured the business starting last summer 

And the last 6 months have meant less work + way more profits 

Sometimes the open door in your life is staring you right in the face and you just can't see it 

I couldn't see it 

I'll be documenting it on my new substack

We already did 1m views on youtube  and I love it because its 10-15m and i can really teach and build community

and i'm feeling called to write deeper, about what we went through making $4m revenue while bringing up kids

And the truth about hustle and it's limits 

reach out if you want a link 

And what was your open door in life?  We all have them?

p.s and the book is you2

p.s.s the biggest change was moving from platform based positioning to something else that's 'protected from ai'

Dont miss it

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B2B Negotiation Trainer, Keynote Speaker, B2B 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗥𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 Contract Negotiator
𝗡𝗢𝗧 an academic, crisis/hostage negotiator (CHN), lawyer or mediator. Ask me about the differences.
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Part-time project, post resignation reporting to CAO/EVP

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2 Manager of the year candidates, 1 winner (50,000+ employee company)
0 turnover in tenure (4+ years)

Led Food & Beverage, IT, and Professional Services strategic sourcing
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Led IT, HR, and Marketing strategic sourcing
$1B+ responsibility

Director of Procurement

Led supply chain, inside sales, and publishing teams
Promoted for helping company 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 bankruptcy

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Promoted as a part of 1st cross-company "talent development" program

Vice President of Global Supply Chain

Built and led 1st cross-company team, strategic sourcing
$800M+ responsibility

Senior Director of Operations & Strategic Sourcing

American Airlines

Led indirect (all non-aircraft) supply chain team
$400M+ responsibility
Promoted for helping company 𝗮𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱 bankruptcy

Led reverse auction and Oracle ERP launch and roll-out
$300M+ negotiated business awards

Director of e-Procurement

General Motors

PointGlobal.com: Director of Supply Chain

Managed CAS (Control Actuation System) and Gyro units
$200M+ negotiated business awards

Raytheon Missile Systems: Sr. Major Sub-Contract Manager

1st Buyer of rear cargo management systems
$100M+ negotiated business awards

GM Corporate: Advance Purchasing Buyer

Kenmar

Selling to Chrysler, Ford, GM
OEMs in Australia, Brazil, Italy
$80M+ sales responsibility

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USA Volleyball

Beach 2s, men's and co-ed open wins from right and left sides

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"𝗧𝗢𝗣 𝗚𝗨𝗡 school for negotiators;" if you're a beginner, we'll get you up to speed quick, if you're seasoned - we'll make you better!

𝗗𝗜𝗙𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗥𝗦:
→ Material tailored to 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 unique situation (sales, procurement, project management)
→ All content developed and delivered by real-world negotiators (not, "𝘐 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬...," "I've 𝗗𝗢𝗡𝗘")
→ 𝗡𝗢 PowerPoints; enjoy 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 discussions, hardcopy and digital material, and realistic B2B role plays

𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗟𝗬 delivers favorable, quantifiable business results

“𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘺, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩.” ~A. Einstein

𝗟𝗘𝗧'𝗦 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗞 𝗧𝗢𝗚𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥! Start by sending me a LinkedIn ➕ 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗖𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 ➕ request with your details

You should book dates 𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗟𝗬 to avoid mutual disappointment

Podcast guest, published author (print, series for industry magazines)

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