Ryan Levesque is the Inc. 500 CEO of The ASK Method ® Company, and the #1 national best-selling author of Ask, which was named by Inc. as the #1 Marketing Book of the Year. His work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, and Entrepreneur and over 250,000 entrepreneurs subscribe to his email newsletter offering business advice. He is also a co-founder and investor in bucket.io®, a leading marketing funnel software for entrepreneurs.

His latest book Choose, helps readers avoid making the single biggest mistake when starting a business and guides people through answering the all-important question: What type of business should you start?

In this episode, Karen and Ryan discuss:

·         Success Story of Ryan

·         Commit to Get Leads

o    Focus on who, not what. Who should I serve, who is my market, who is my niche?

·         Consult to Sell

o    Ask people: when it comes to x what is your single biggest challenge, frustration, or obstacle that you’re struggling with. Then pay attention to the longest, most detailed, most passionate answers.

·         Connect to Build and Grow

o    Find a market where the competition is succeeding in spite of itself.

·         Success Thinking, Activities and Vision

o    Build a business that fuels your soul, not just your bank account.

·         Sweet Spot of Success