Summary: <a href="http://traffic.libsyn.com/ducttape/David_Finkel_Interview.mp3">Marketing Podcast with David Finkel</a><br> So here’s the big question – you started a business, so do you own a business or did you create a hard, sometimes low-paying job?<br> To me, the big distinction lies in your ability to successfully scale and get free from the daily demands of the business.<br> Many businesses, even seemingly successful ones, plateau at the point where the owner can no longer keep their arms wrapped around every element of the business – the rainmaking, client serving, and financial controls either outgrow them or bury them.<br> <br> My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is David Finkel. Finkel is the CEO of <a href="https://mauimastermind.com?utm_source=ducttapemarketing&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=partner">Maui Mastermind</a>, one of the world’s premier business coaching companies. He is also the co-author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scale-Seven-Proven-Principles-Business/dp/1591847249">Scale: Seven Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back</a> and <a href="https://mauimastermind.com/ml/babnaj?utm_source=ducttapemarketing&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=partner">Build a Business, Not a Job</a>. He and I talk about best practices for scaling your business efficiently and effectively.<br> If you want the short version – it’s systems, my friend. They will set you free!<br> Finkel is an ex-Olympic level athlete turned serial entrepreneur and best-selling author. You could say he knows a thing or two about successfully growing a business. Over the past 20 years, Finkel and the other Maui coaches and advisors have personally started and scaled companies with an aggregate value of $63 billion. His weekly business owner e-letter is read by 100,000 business owners around the world and his syndicated business articles on Inc and the Huffington Post garner over 150,000 readers every year.<br> Questions I ask David Finkel:<br> <br> * What holds people back from scaling?<br> * How can people figure out their priorities?<br> * How can people free up time to get things done?<br> <br> What you’ll learn if you give a listen:<br> <br> * How having a vision can help you grow your business<br> * How to build an owner-independent business<br> * What four core systems you need to master to scale your business<br> <br> Learn more about David Finkel and Maui Mastermind <a href="https://mauimastermind.com?utm_source=ducttapemarketing&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=partner">here</a>. To buy Scale: Seven Proven Principles to Grow Your Business and Get Your Life Back, click <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scale-Seven-Proven-Principles-Business/dp/1591847249">here</a>. Get your free copy of Build a Business, Not a Job <a href="https://mauimastermind.com/ml/babnaj?utm_source=ducttapemarketing&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=partner">here</a>.<br> This week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast is brought to you by magicJack for BUSINESS, trusted by a quarter million small businesses. Reliable phone service at an incredible price: plans from just $14.99/month per line – flat. Get two months FREE service when you sign up at <a href="http://magicjackforbusiness.com/ducttape">magicjackforbusiness.com/ducttape</a>. The first 100 listeners will receive a FREE IP phone for every line (each an $85 value)!<br>
