Chancebending with Ben Smith

Get the results you need--- here is a super simple tip on how to get people to listen to you.

When you need to make sure they are paying attention, use this!

Def for all of those salespeople, startup f…

Want to win more then you've ever won before? Want to close deals and have the people close to you love you more?

Me too!!! That's why I spent the last two weeks doing this...

Appreciate all of you l…

As a startup CEO, I’m always expected to have all of the right answers. But I discovered a while back there might be even more power in having all of the right questions.   

You see, when I started as…

Imagine if everybody had a entrepreneur score. Are you a 750 or a 450?

Wouldn’t you like to know just how great of an entrepreneur you are right now?

Imagine the benefits. You could instantly see what …

Awesome interview! Got to hang out with Hassan Osman of the Voice Envy Podcast the other day.

We started talking about how the early days of voice look a lot like the early days of video on the web.

We…

I got an email from a listener named Shelby the other day. Shelby asked:

"Ben, is voice really happening as fast we all expect?"

Well, Shelby. GREAT question. Let's discuss.

Also, please hit the subscr…

KILLER interview I did for Chelsea Peitz and Jason Frazier of The Agent Marketer on how voice technology is changing the real estate game.

Real Estate & Mortgage professionals have an incredible oppo…

I've noticed that people making new voice skills are relying on Amazon and Google to magically deliver audience and users.

It's NOT working. Not even a little bit.

Voice skills won't market themselves.…

I finally missed publishing a podcast episode yesterday. I broke my streak at 110 episodes. I was in Vegas for business, yet I still woke up early as usual. Unfortunately, my travel mic quality was …

PWC just released a new survey on current voice technology usage.

While general awareness of voice technology is quite high, the survey showed a startling statistic that shows us that voice technolog…

I LOVE this interview I did with the DULO guys this week.

We talk a lot about the art of entrepreneuring, and how to get started in the game. We talk about how to build the discipline to win big. Then…

The battle royale with smart speakers has just BEGUN. These big tech companies see the next ten years and they see how important voice technology and voice enabled hardware is to winning the game.

To…

Ok now that we have the 4th of July out of the way, I wanted to bring up that we’re halfway through the year. Just like you I can’t believe how quickly everything seems to be moving. It’s a great tim…

I did a podcast episode a couple days ago where I shared how I discovered a way of stealing ultra hot leads from the competition. 

It turns out if you track recent follows on Twitter and LinkedIn, you…

I got a question last night over Instagram: 

Q: How do I know if I'm a real entrepreneur? (from Jared H., Ohio)

A: I think this is a great question because in this day and age it’s really hard to know!…

For over 10 years now I’ve been winning deals away from my competitors with the simplest trick ever. I'm bringing this up because we just wrestled away a pretty giant deal away from our #1 competitor…

On this lazy Sunday morning, I want to give you a negotiation tip that has helped me close a countless number of deals.

I find myself having to teach this trick to nearly every CEO and startup when …

If you want to explode sales, ask your existing customers for referrals.

If you’re a startup, ask your existing happy users to recommend you.

And if you have a voice skill, find a way to ask your lis…

I thought it was fascinating last night that Morgan Stanley suggested that Google give away Google Home devices to beat Amazon.

We analyze why or why not, and then discuss three strategies and takeaw…

All of the things I've learned from doing 100 daily podcast episodes. Some good lessons. Some bad lessons.

But SO many interesting insights.

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