Summary: To brand or not to brand...its not even a question We always hear about branding, we see it everywhere we look, every time we make a purchase. When you watch a commercial, or a movie, or see a flyer in the mail...it is essentially a body of work that has a whole team of people getting in order to separate your from your money. How can you as an entrepreneur ensure you are able to compete with the big boys?? Wes Chapman has been doing it since he was a little kid! “You measure a man not by how he stands, but how it keeps up when he falls.” - Wes' Grand Daddy One thing that drives Wes crazy is the amount of GURUs or EXPERTS separating you for your money without any track record for success...so I have taken the liberty of listing some of his accomplishments and clients here in the post. We cover branding, embracing social media (it's still in its infancy) and how Star Trek is happening right before our eyes (calm down nerds) Jump IN! My sponsor is the best in the business - If the FED is going to steal your money and give it to Wall Street...take some of it back! Session 41 is sponsored by: He talks about how to build a 7 figure in business in 2 years by teaching others how to free themselves. Check out his session HERE! Enter email here to become an insider (Shark In Training) Click here to send this post out as a Tweet>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Enjoy! Right Click Here to Download the MP3 In this episode you will hear: How to start doing marketing, & branding consultation for Fortune 500 companies as a teenager Why Wes loathes the word GURU "Dog the bounty hunters", long-lost bounty How should we humanize social media? Taking social media "Offline" If someone made you a fan page with 40k followers, would you shut it down?? Guess which brand did.. Why ROI now means Return on Impressions and what that means for your business Wes Chapman's inspirational early start in life, selling flowers from the family garden Plus a whole lot more… About Wes: Entrepreneur since the age of 7 Sold first business at 11 years old Worked in over 350 industries Consulted Inc. 100 and 500 companies Built over 5000 brands Named, "Mr. Brand" Companies that have utilized Wes' services for branding: OcraMD Microsoft Costco Walmart LIME Franklin Covey Cabo San Lucas Travel Alaskan Airlines EPIC A&E REAL BYU VERIZON Young Living MSN Jani King EPIC VIPorbit ( founder of ACT! ) Wes' advice to other entrepreneurs: Money does grow on trees... Items/people we talked about during the session: Wes Chapman Website Entrepreneur Success Radio Gary Vaynerchuk Bitcoin session Dell Computer guy Show No Towels Send a ball The Ave Marz Sprays The Guppy Tank - Real Life Shark Tank Cuddle Tunes Gia Heller/Phoenix Business Experts Stitcher Book that Wes recommends: ( I made him keep it short...) The runt - working title The Gift: Creativity and the Artist in the Modern World No More Mr Nice Guy Three Feet from Gold: Turn Your Obstacles in Opportunities (Think and Grow Rich) The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change The Thank You Economy Losing My Virginity: How I Survived, Had Fun, and Made a Fortune Doing Business My Way The Bible Tool that Wes would recommend to all entrepreneurs: Wunderlist Ryke VIPOrbit Party online with Echo Valley Meats: Twitter Facebook Click here to subscribe to the podcast in iTunes and leave a review. Thank you for checking out the Shark Tank Podcast. Hopefully you get a feel for how much I love the show and sharing this medium with fellow fans. PLEASE HELP SPREAD THE WORD! (Seriously, tell 5 people before the end of the day) Also "LIKE" us on Facebook on the right side of your screen! If you have any suggestions don’t hesitate to drop me a line via the voicemail button,
