Barry Moltz is an entrepreneur, business expert, and family business advisor dedicated to getting small businesses unstuck. He is the author of several small business books, including You Need To Be a Little Crazy and How to Get Unstuck. His latest work, ChangeMasters, is the winner of the 2022 International Book Award and the 2022 NIEA Book Award for the Small Business category. Barry is the Founder and former CEO of SciTech, a tech and software distribution firm that he sold in 1999. He holds a degree in Political Science from Brandeis University and received his Master of Business Administration degree from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management.
Barry joins us today to discuss why change is difficult for everyone and to offer advice on mastering change in life or business. He explains why he wrote Change Masters and what he hopes his readers learn from the book. He reveals the five major areas small business owners struggle with. He also shares the best business and marketing advice he’s learned through his career as an entrepreneur and underscores how you can encourage others to make a change.
“Setting an example and finding out the biggest pain other people have will motivate them to make that change.” – Barry Moltz
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This week on SmallBizChat Podcast:
- How Barry became a business expert
- What Barry wants his readers to learn from his newest book, Change Masters
- Why it’s difficult to change and how you can train your brain to change
- The power of having accountability partners
- The best ways to encourage others to change
- Making changes in the customer experience
- The changes small business owners need to make in money management
- Why entrepreneurs need to understand their financial statements
- Becoming change masters for other people
- Changing our productivity for better time management
Resources Mentioned:
- Book: Love is the Killer App: How to Win Business and Influence Friends by Tim Sanders
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Connect with Barry Moltz:
- Barry Moltz Website
- Book: ChangeMasters: How To Actually Make the Changes You Already Know You Need To Make
- Book: How to Get Unstuck: 25 Ways To Get Your Business Growing Again
- Book: You Need To Be a Little Crazy
- Book: Small Business Hacks: 100 Shortcuts to Success
- Barry Moltz on LinkedIn
- Barry Moltz on Instagram
- Barry Moltz on Facebook
- Barry Moltz on Twitter
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