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Author of THIS IS STRATEGY and also THIS IS MARKETING and THE SONG OF SIGNIFICANCE with Penguin/Portfolio. Find them all at www.seths.store.

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Puzzmo

Game Designer

The Carbon Almanac

Founding Editor

Do You Zoom 

Author, blogger and lecturer. TED talks, seminars in my office, software projects, books, some self-published. Course development, including altMBA and The Marketing Seminar.

Thirty years of projects: http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2014/07/thirty-years-of-projects.html

Founder and CEO 

Seth Godin Productions

Book packager, software developer. Clients included AOL, Compuserve, Microsoft, Penguin, Random House, Simon & Schuster and hundreds of others.

Founder and CEO

Squidoo

Pioneer in content-building online. Peaked at #40 most visited website in the US. Acquired by Hubpages.

Yahoo! Inc.

VP Direct Marketing

Yoyodyne

Creator of the first ethical commercial email. Developer of online email games and contests. Worked with major brands worldwide. Sold to Yahoo! in 1998

Prodigy

Independent Developer

Spinnaker Software

Brand Manager

Seth Godin 🌔

Interesting algorithmic data point: My blog post traffic on Linkedin (which point back to my blog, automatically posted every morning) is down 90% from a few years ago. But when I write a short post directly here, we're back to large numbers.

You can see how easy it is to get sucked into doing what the algorithm wants, instead of what works best for my work. Building and maintaining content on a platform we don't own is a risky trap.

Don't check into a motel where it's hard to check out.

[Update! Thanks everyone for your thoughts on this. Tomorrow I'm going to test a new format for my blog, using a Zap to bring it in without a link.]

21 bestsellers, founding editor of the Carbon Almanac, blogger and entrepreneur.

GRATITUDE AND EMPATHY

Empathy is difficult. I’m not you, I can’t imagine the path you’ve traveled, the stories you tell yourself and the pressures you’re under.

But real gratitude requires empathy. Everyone is under the circumstances. Everyone does the best they think they can with the options they think they have.

All of us know what something is worth to us, but we often don’t think much about how much it cost.

Once we understand this, it’s easier to embrace the kindness and opportunities that people offer us.

PS here’s my favorite Thanksgiving Day post. It’s every day if we let it. Sending good vibes and hugs to you and your family.

          

[This is a repost of my blog. The most up to date version is found there every morning. It's at seths dot blog]

MEDIOCRE MEANS AVERAGE

Two different ways to consider this:

First, in the marketplace, where most people, most of the time, want the thing that most people want. The average one. Exceptional is the exception.

Second, in the committee meeting, where the easiest way forward is to sand off interesting edges, eliminate unknowns and challenge as little as possible.

When you put these together, you see the relentless slide toward banality.

For people who care enough to develop skill and bring bravery to the work, this is a huge opportunity. Not an easy or an obvious one, but perhaps one worth chasing.

          

[This is a repost of my blog. The most up to date version is found there every morning. It's at seths dot blog]

Xcllusive Business Sales

Let’s just get this out of the way first: there is no one-size-fits-all formula for appraising and selling your business. Anyone who tells you that is probably about to shatter your expectations as market realities must come to the fore. 

And here’s why: the price at which you take your business to market is one of the main determining factors that can lead to a successful business sale. Your advertised price, taking into account all that makes up the business as a whole, has a huge affect on everything from:
* The target market,
* The perceived return on investment,
* The availability of finance,
* The buyers’ level of trust in your business,
* The calibre of buyers it attracts,
… and most importantly; it has serious implications when we get to the negotiating table.

All of those things put together can have a massive affect on the sale of your business so, quite simply, if the business pricing doesn’t represent a grounded, realistic figure, with the sales process backed by guarantees when going live, it can be the difference between selling in a timely manner, or not... 

As a Business Value Analyst and Consulting Broker of Sales and Liquidations, this is what I address day-in, day-out for every business that I get the opportunity to appraise, and for every business owner or liquidator I get to work with to take the business to market, which means 
* finding buyers, 
* advertising and marketing, 
* site inspections, 
* following a defined sales process, 
* funding options and 
* deal structuring. 

Is now the time to look at your business? What do you think?

Business Value Analyst, Exit Facilitator and Consulting Broker of Sales and Liquidations

the entrepreneurial mother®

As a practising "Linchpin", specialising in Connecting the Dots and building a Saleable Asset is what building a 7-figure Mother of a Business is all about... 

By that I mean deliberately and selectively taking ACTIONs which result in growth hacking your Business into something other than a job replacement. Not only to nurture thinking, creativity and idea-generation, but also designing a Lifestyle of Choice! 

We do the work together, ranging from one-on-one sessions through to facilitated groups through to keynote speaking (including sourcing and/or recruiting ideal resources), determined by whichever works best in terms of your budget and time available.

If you are a mother and even more importantly, the primary breadwinner... morphing into the entrepreneurial mother® is the answer. Why? Because Business gives you Lifestyle, to be the Mother you long to be...

denisehall.com.au; 'Mentor-in-Chief'

Flippa.com

Flippa.com clients using Brokers to help sell their business is a great option for those who are time-poor or simply don’t know where to start. As one of these Brokers, we present their company in the best light to help maximize the sale price.

Business Broker

Hurst Partners - BusinessBrokers.com.au

Having built and SOLD 3 businesses of my own and numerous for others... I work with current Business Owners to GET OUT, with aspirational Business Owners to GET IN and with all to establish the value (and therefore the price) of their businesses.

What I'm talking about is how to "Finish Unfinished Business", by exploring how a business currently operates vs how it should be operating through the lens of Exit options and working with them one-on-one to get them where they want to go. That said, whilst designing how is one thing, the key however is to actually Execute on that chosen option, which is where I greatly assist. 

To assist in my quest, I sought and selected Hurst Partners (now merged with Xcllusive Business Sales) to align with me on all things Exit and Execution. Not only to help with this mammoth task, but also to work with the most regarded and best in their field support as the established Business Advice & Brokers in Australia that they are. 
I liked the company so much I asked them to join me!

Business Broker & Exit Strategist (now Xcllusive Business Sales Melbourne)

The Infinite Group

Working as a "non-Executive" Board member, my clients got most value from our relationship by discussing issues on a monthly basis, always Starting with the End in mind.

In all cases, the Business Owners were stuck IN the business; looking for fresh eyes and up-to-the-minute thinking to transform what they had into the business of Value they always dreamed of, with the ultimate resulting in a most successful Exit.

Exit Strategist and Business Adviser

aCE talentNET

As "the entrepreneurial mother®", deliberately focused on building the largest of her 3 businesses, aCE talentNET. 

From kick-starting the Melbourne office, to taking on a Business Partner, to EXITing by selling it in great hands; this 7-figure "Mother of a Business" grew beyond expectation.

Acting as a Corporate Talent Agency (recruitment), matching hard-to-source Management Consultants with Corporate Client Projects specialising in the Organisational Development space, gave aCE talentNET the edge in the market that many clients respect and utilize. Clients such as ExxonMobil, ANZ, CGU, MAV truly acknowledged the value of being able to find Consultants that they could not source through usual job-ads channels and that came already highly recommended. Hence why aCE talentNET lasted 15 years and continues well into the future (albeit under a different guise)....

In "Secrets of Inspiring Women Exposed!" (by Dale Beaumont) an amazing group of successful women eagerly share their experiences and pass on what they've learnt. Denise Hall is one of these inspirational women who, during her time at aCE talentNET, contributed to this best-selling book.

Executive Director and Owner

Denise Hall Consulting

Focusing on Performance Improvement and Development, extensive expertise and exposure in a range of industries was well and truly sought after and gained. Resulting in having worked in all states of Australia, in New Zealand, Malaysia and the USA. 

Snapshots of which include gaining a thorough knowledge of innovation in the Australian Tourism Industry in order to inform future government policy (DITR), installing MOS with the afternoon shift in an 8km underground coal mine in Mudgee, and resource planning and training for a convenience store chain in mid west USA.

Consultant-in-Chief

The MOS Network

The MOS Network (TMN) is a brokerage for management consultants who specialise in productivity and process reengineering.

Director and Founder

Alexander Proudfoot

As the precursor to the Lean | Six Sigma movement, Alexander Proudfoot and Philip Crosby set the standard. I as part of this, specialised in the Implementation of the jointly (with the clients) created and developed Management Operating System (MOS) coupled with the training of staff.

Implementation and Skills Specialist

Communications Consultant...
Created and Implemented the Communications Strategy for implementing “Self-Managing Teams” in the Data Capture Centres around Australia, meeting the needs of the Information Capture and Presentation Change Management project. Counseled and trained Line Management in the “Self-Managing Team” concepts and practicalities.

Communications/Training Officer...
Successfully organised and supervised the launch of the Melbourne Central Zone reconfiguration to 340 Managers and the Career Information Fair for 1500 Melbourne Central Zone staff including the adaptation and distribution of Information Pack booklets to all staff. Facilitation of the Career Management Workshops and Selection Interviewing Skills Workshops.

National Training Administrator
Australian Retail Training

Train the Trainer accredited
Training/Development Officer - Lending
Australian Retail Training

Marketing Development/Training Officer - Retail
Facilitator of Diagnostic Review Workshops (TQM based)
					
All positions of Retail Bank branch including Customer Service Manager, Accountant, Lending Officer, Securities Clerk, Ledger Examiner and Cash-Chick (Teller)

Communications Consultant - OC&D; from Cash-Chick - Retail

EXIT with Dignity. This is my intent for you when Valuing and/or Selling your Business. I do this by supporting and guiding you as the Owner or Liquidator to GET OUT with certainty whether it be tomorrow or in 5 years’ time.
Let’s talk 61 3 85600524.

Critiquing Business Sale-Readiness and Pricing (wrapped in market reality) is informed through the lens of completing 100+ Appraisals annually on businesses of all shapes, sizes and industries, in addition to facilitating and finalising a number of these as Business Sale transactions. Working up close and personal with Business Sellers, Buyers, Advisers and Liquidators ensures both the Saleability work and the actual Sale transaction process runs as smoothly and as timely as possible.

Previously, I successfully built and operated my own 7-figure consulting business over 14 years, which was strategically acquired in 2011 by similar business in the same industry. Prior to that I had a professional career, including a 5-year stint as an international management consultant. 

Why me?
* SME Value Analyst in Business Sale-Readiness; looking under the hood of businesses all shapes and sizes daily. 
* Consulting Business Sales Broker and conduct Liquidation Sales nationally. 
* Exit Facilitator including exit strategy, finding buyers, marketing, site inspections, sales process, funding options and deal structuring. 
* Creator and Presenter of training programs e.g., annual Business Sales Market Updates, Know What Your Business is Worth and How to Buy a Business. 
* Certified Practicing Business Broker (CPBB) via Australian Institute of Business Brokers (AIBB) 
* Certified Business Valuer via Australian Valuation Institute (AVI)
* Qualified Certified Agents Representative (CAR REIV) 
* Practicing LINCHPIN

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