739: Dan Kuschell | Find Your Blind Spots - Define Your Freedom

There is something that is killing businesses left and right, and in the episode, you’re we’re going to define it and apply a better model with Dan Kuschell. Dan is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor. He helps founders and CEOs connect the dots, see blind spots, and get unstuck. 
With over 25 years of business experience, he's started 11+ companies, coached over 5,000 founders and CEOs into success. He’s become the ‘Secret Weapon’ for clients like Joe Polish, the founder of ESPN, Janet Attwood, Daniel Marcos, Mike Agugliaro, and many more.
Dive into the episode to learn how to grow your business by discovering your blind spots and getting clarity and what freedom means for you! 

Things you will learn in this episode:
[00:01 - 08:13] Opening Segment 

Dan shares his background 

His experience growing up “feast or famine”

Learning that success requires a PMA (positive mental attitude)

The positive link between sports and business

How Dan got injured during a game and lost his sports career

[08:14 - 23:55] Find Your Blind Spots - Define Your Freedom

Dan talks about starting his first business

Leaving high school to start his business 

How Dan started a direct response marketing business 

How Dan pitched his deals to potential clients 

Teaching people how to market on top of running their marketing 

Dan’s first experience with bankruptcy and what he learned from it 

Figuring out that you have a blind spot 

Practicing gratitude and journaling to develop yourself 

Pivoting into something that is your strength 

Getting clarity on yourself 

What do you want, who are you, what do you stand for? 

Define what freedom is for you then go build it 

[23:56 - 38:44] Why Businesses Today are Failing and How to Fix it

Dan talks about turning his life around and building something up again 

Becoming a strategic growth partner for CEOs

Where most businesses are messing up and missing blind spots

70% of businesses don’t make it 10 years 

Why you need to focus on your clients over your service/product 

Get out of your head and heart and put it into a blueprint 

Be different and be better

A quick word from our sponsor

Dan explains the four parts of your MO 

Your unique market

Your unique message

Your unique method

Your unique offer 

[38:45- 44:49] Closing Segment  

Who you know or what you know? 

Final advice from Dan on moving to a buyer’s model

The CEO Checklist

Business Growth Blueprint

Want to connect with Dan? You can follow him on LinkedIn. Transform your message and model while finding your blindspots over on activate.breakthrough3x.com. 
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Tweetable Quotes: 
“You can not help people the way you want to help them unless you get clarity on what YOU want.” - Dan Kuschell

“It’s refreshing when you build your own freedom and define what that freedom is.” - Dan Kuschell

“If you ever want to get free, we got to get you to move “it” from your head and your heart to a blueprint for others to get on the same page.” - Dan Kuschell

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