Interview of Serial Entrepreneur, Clay Clark, Tulsa OK
By Nathan Mitchell, Small Business Coach, Tulsa OK I recently had the great privilege of interviewing Clay Clark of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Clay is a Serial Entrepreneur, Motivational Speaker, and Real Estate Developer. All that Clay has been able to accomplish at such a young age is truly an inspiration to anyone looking to get into [...]
Dynamic Leadership: Insight From John C. Maxwell
Dynamic Leadership: Insight From John C. Maxwell By Nathan Mitchell, Small Business Coach, Tulsa OK “I must follow the people. Am I not their leader?”-Benjamin Disraeli “Leadership” is the ability to lead. ”Dynamic Leadership” is the ability to lead in such a way that effective action results. Unfortunately, many CEOs of large corporations enjoy enormous [...]
Top Five Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Steve Jobs
Top Five Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Steve Jobs By Nathan Mitchell, Small Business Consultant, Clutch Consulting LLC, Tulsa OK Steve Jobs, Silicon Valley Entrepreneur, and college dropout, is one of the most innovative and visionary businessmen alive today. Jobs’ accomplishments have literally helped shape the way we communicate with each other, and the way [...]
Small Business Management: The Jack Stack Approach To Success
This morning, I had the great privilege of interviewing Jack Stack for my upcoming book, “Give Me The Ball! How Top Entrepreneurs Got in the Game and Won.” If you are unfamiliar with Jack Stack and his company, SRC Holdings, watch this video. Jack Stack is the pioneer behind “Open Book Management,” an approach to [...]
Goal Setting Is Fundamental To Small Business Success
Small business owners and entrepreneurs must ask themselves these three questions often: “Where are we now, where do we want to be, and what is the best strategy for getting there?” As a small business owner, if you don’t know where you want to go, how the hell are you going to get there? This is [...]
Watch The NFL-It’s Good For Your Small Business!
Watch The NFL-It’s Good For Your Business! By Nathan Mitchell, Small Business Consultant & Founder of Clutch Consulting, Tulsa OK If you are a fan of the NFL, you are aware that the game is much more complex than a lot of people give it credit for. In fact, a lot can be learned about [...]
Great Customer Service Tastes Like Chicken Too!
Great Customer Service Tastes Like Chicken Too! By Nathan Mitchell, Founder of Small Business Consulting Company, Clutch Consulting LLC of Tulsa, OK Excellent customer service is usually not synonymous with fast food; that is, unless the fast food company is Chick-Fil-A. Chick-Fil-A, home of the “Eat More Chikin” brand, was founded by Truett Cathy in [...]
Decisiveness: The Art of Skillful Play-Calling For Small Businesses
“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.”-Ben Stein “Stay committed to your decisions; but stay flexible in your approach.”-Tony Robbins Just like professional coaches in the NFL and NBA, entrepreneurs and small-business owners practice the art of decisiveness. All of us make decisions [...]
Service: Driving The Foundation Of Your Small Business In Good & Bad Times
During recessionary times, companies often rethink their customer service strategy. For some reason, every customer becomes treasured when business is down. Think about this for a second: when business is good, it’s like a feast, and most companies will allow crumbs to spill over onto the floor. However, when business is down, it’s like coming [...]
Entrepreneurs: Made or Born?
There is a debate whether Entrepreneurs are made or born. If you were to visit Wikipedia, the answer seems quite clear that Entrepreneurs are made, because the word ‘Entrepreneur’ is defined as “a person who has possession of a new enterprise, venture, or idea and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome” [...]
