Top Quotes from Entrepreneurs’ Rally
The 2024 Entrepreneurs Rally brought together over 500 entrepreneurs for a full day of inspiration, learning, and networking at the JW Marriott in Mall of America.
Notable speakers like Candice Mama and Johnny Cupcakes shared invaluable insights on brand loyalty, reconciliation, and innovation.
The event featured roundtable mentoring, interactive discussions, and curated connections aimed at elevating entrepreneurial journeys.
Here are some of our favorite quotes from the impactful day of learning.
Jane Bolin - EO South Florida:
1. A Master wins, even before they begin!
2. What is the Magic Moment you want to create today?
3. Sometimes the Win is not only about winning!
4. Always answer this question:
What’s in the way of you getting to the Win?
5. You decide! Are you on the Court or are you in the Stands?
Jeff Lin - EO Minnesota
1. Focus is everything! The reason most businesses fail is due to lack of focus.
2. When pursuing a new employee, set up clear and attainable expectations of 1 month, 6 months, 1 year and 3 years. You must define a process to wean out people early and not waste time.
3. Proponent of setting up an Advisory Board of 3-4 people that you can meet with for 1-2 hours every quarter for real advice, that is non binding and with no authority to approve or perform.
4. Nose into your business - Fingers out of your business!
5. Must have Strategic Sessions with your team. Define what you want your business to look like. Look at the dependencies for each action item and agree on what else must happen for success.
Johnny Cupcakes - Entrepreneur
1. If you want Customer Loyalty, you must be loyal to your customer! We are so concerned about getting new customers we forget about appreciating our past customers.
2. With a brand, the product becomes more than just the product! Your Brand DNA is your story, share your story!
3. $10,000 mistakes inspire $100,000 ideas!
4. Don’t just sell merchandise, instead sell memories. People want a feeling and they are more than willing to pay for it.
5. Forget B2B or B2C. It’s all about H2H! Humans to Humans! Humanize your brand, people want to know WHO they are doing business with.
Ross Bernstein - Business Keynote Speaker and Sports Book Author
1. Get creative in order to win more business. Scrap the notion of “we always did it that way!”
2. Find your currency! Referrals are a currency. Do you have a Referral Program?
3. Mentorship - To give and serve wherever possible. It all comes back to you and it’s called Karma.
4. Make it special for your customers. Make other people look great, by getting creative and win business. (Use LinkedIn to honour, acknowledge and thank others and then let others comment and share.)
5. What is your first touch point? Is it a boring brochure or a dated website? It must be something stellar to make a memorable first impression.
Jeff Brown - The Fair on 4 - Minneapolis
1. Use a Fractional CEO
2. We all have the power to change the future, but none of us have the power to change the past!
3. Positive Intelligence - A coaching program that helps you stay in control of your mind and teaches you how to make the best decisions.
4. Your peers are a huge opportunity to build lasting relationships and connections. Associate with the right peers!
5. Recommended books to read:
- The Infinite Game
- Black Swan
And The Founders Podcast
Candice Mama - Vogue Magazine’s Most Inspiring Woman (2020)
1. Entrepreneurs have one thing in common, that is that each one of us have a story!
2. Don’t be angry and resentful, it’s like drinking poison and hoping that somebody else dies!
3. There is always an underlying pain in society, if we begin to heal ourselves, we will then heal everybody around us. If pain becomes our identity, it becomes our fuel. You must have the courage to release the pain. If you make decisions that come from pain, it will show. First acknowledge it, then accept it, then release it, then you have the power to navigate your future without pain!
4. All business is Human to Human, just show up and others will relate.
5. Your emotions control you and your decisions you make matter. You MUST heal what cuts you, otherwise you will bleed all over people that did not hurt you!
She also wrote a book called:
“Forgiveness Defined”
The basis of the book is:
That leading by compassion for yourself is the best way to teach forgiveness. Always lead by example, especially to your kids. Don’t be afraid to show your children vulnerability. Be honest and sincere. Teach them how to be tough but also how to be compassionate and forgiving of yourself.
Other Key Inspirations from the informal round table discussions:
- Integrity Always! Even when nobody’s watching.
- We are all in the people Business!
- The more you delegate, the more you can get accomplished. Once delegated, get out of the way and don’t micro manage!
- Don’t work for Money! Work for Passion!
- If you are the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room!
- Do not take yourself too seriously
- Always be intentional, realize how profound your actions are and be honest and specific.
- Be intentional about your time and how you spend it. The easiest thing to do, may not be the best thing to do!
- Don’t be fixated on what you want, that you lose the Magic! Sometimes you must be intentionally unintentional!
- Constantly re-evaluate your goals and aspirations.
- You have the capacity to grow your way out of any problem.
- If it feels Good - Do It!
- The faster you find your life purpose, the faster you will succeed!
- Always ask yourself: Did you give your best effort?
- Make a Decision! The longer you sit on the fence the greater chance you will get a splinter!
- We are here to learn and grow.
- The Burning Desire! That feeling you get when you win! Create that WIN!!
- Grow your reach and resources through collaboration. (Growth by helping each other!)
- Details Matter.
- Bad Days inspire Good Days!
AND THE WINNERS ARE:
- EO Minnesota is not a Spa! It’s a Gym Membership!
- Being Kind is Free!!