Summary: <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/ducttape/John_Interview_Mandi_Ellefson_2.mp3">Marketing Podcast with Mandi Ellefson</a><br><br> <a href="https://www.ducttapemarketing.com/transcript-of-free-up-time/">Podcast Transcript</a><br> <br> What’s your biggest problem? Is it time? Focus? Delegation? Those are the problems I hear about all the time and are seemingly the most difficult to solve.<br> My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Mandi Ellefson, a scalable freedom strategist and founder of <a href="http://handsoffceo.com/">The Hands-Off CEO</a>. She and I discuss how to find time, how to free up time, and how to get greater focus in your business that will lead to greater profitability.<br> <br> As the founder of The Hands-Off CEO, she leads clients into greater success, life balance, and productivity by helping them free up to 20-50% of their work week. Her international clientele has seen productivity and cost savings gains of up to 67%.<br> As a co-author of the best seller Creating Business Growth, Mandi is a recognized expert and sought-after speaker. Her new book Hands-Off Consulting Growth will be available this fall.<br> Questions I ask Mandi Ellefson:<br> <br> * What is a success map?<br> * Why is delegating so hard?<br> * What is the rapid delegation process?<br> <br> What you’ll learn if you give a listen:<br> <br> * How to scale custom services<br> * How to free up more time in your week<br> * What steps to take to develop a scalability plan<br> <br> Key takeaways from the episode and more about Mandi Ellefson:<br> <br> * Learn more about <a href="http://handsoffceo.com/">The Hands-Off CEO</a>.<br> * Check out the <a href="http://handsoffceo.com/roadmap/">Scale to Freedom Roadmap</a>.<br> * Read <a href="http://handsoffceo.com/blog/">The Hands-Off CEO blog</a>.<br> * Connect on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mandiellefson.biz/">Facebook</a>.<br> * Follow on <a href="https://twitter.com/mandiellefson">Twitter</a>.<br> * Connect on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandiellefson/">LinkedIn</a>.<br> * Email <a href="mailto:mandi@handsoffceo.com">mandi@handsoffceo.com</a>.<br> <br> Like this show? Click on over and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/duct-tape-marketing/id78797836?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">give us a review on </a>iTunes, please!<br> Are you an independent marketing consultant or an agency owner? If so, you may want to check out the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network. It is a growing group of independent marketing consultants and agencies that are partnering and collaborating using the Duct Tape Marketing tools, and really scaling their businesses. Check it out at <a href="http://ducttapemarketingconsultant.com">ducttapemarketingconsultant.com</a>.<br> <br>
