CEO of Ready Founder Services, and author of results oriented and myth destroying book 6 Secrets to Startup Success: How to Turn Your Entrepreneurial Passion into a Thriving Business, John Bradberry describes how passion and ideas, while important for entrepreneurs, are double edged swords that can do harm to a startup company as well. John Bradberry dispels the myths that have grown up around what constitutes startup business success. In there place, he shares his proven and practical six success secrets.Discover how to avoid the passion trap and the tendency to wear rose colored glasses that avoid or discount problems that do arise in business. Learn how to increase the odds of succeeding as an entrepreneur by putting the six secrets of startup success to work for your company.
John Bradberry is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.
The show airs live on Thursday, June 16, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
CEO of Ready Founder Services, and author of results oriented and myth destroying book 6 Secrets to Startup Success: How to Turn Your Entrepreneurial Passion into a Thriving Business, John Bradberry describes how passion and ideas, while important for entrepreneurs, are double edged swords that can do harm to a startup company as well. Youwill learn:
* Why passion and belief are both positives and roadblocks to startup success
* How to discover when you are ready to begin a startup venture
* Why knowing the six secrets to startup success will boost your odds
* How to avoid the pitfalls that ensnare so many new companies
John Bradberry (photo left) has over twenty years as a business advisor and strategist, John Bradberry has improved the performance of more than a thousand leaders and hundreds of teams. Since 1997, he has led an independent consulting practice focused on helping businesses of all sizes elevate performance and achieve healthy growth. He has been an adjunct faculty member with Mercer Delta’s Executive Learning Center (now Oliver Wyman) since 1998, delivering leadership programs in the U.S., Mexico, and Europe. Clients have included Sun Microsystems, Novartis, Coca-Cola, and Bank of America.
In early 2007, John launched an extended study to identify the universal factors that drive new venture success, and to develop tools and applications for entrepreneurs and investors. His first book on the subject will be published by the American Management Association in early 2011. He recently contributed a chapter on entrepreneurship for the 2010 Pfeiffer Annual: Leadership Development (Wiley).
Before launching his consulting practice, John:
Worked with First Union Corporation (now Wachovia/Wells Fargo) in several senior consulting roles. While there, he profiled the company’s top thirty corporate executives, worked to successfully integrate newly merged functions and regions within the bank, and designed and led corporate leadership training programs.
Was a consultant with Kepner-Tregoe, a global management-consulting firm based in Princeton, NJ. His clients included Fuji Film, Merck, Nortel, and IBM. In this role he managed client accounts, partnered with client leadership teams to lead organizational improvement efforts, and trained managers in problem-solving and decision-making skills.
Worked as a group leader at Elk Hill Farm, an award-winning residential school for troubled youth. In this role, he counseled ihttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifndividual residents, facilitated group and family counseling sessions, and supervised a team of counselors.
John earned a master’s degree in psychology from the University of Richmond, where he was honored as the Psychology Department's Outstanding Graduate Student in 1991, and is a 1983 graduate of Davidson College. He lives in Charlotte, N.C., with his wife Kristin and daughters Phoebe and Isabelle.
My book review of 6 Secrets to Startup Success: How to Turn Your Entrepreneurial Passion into a Thriving Business by John Bradberry.
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Let's talk with CEO of Ready Founder Services, and author of results oriented and myth destroying book 6 Secrets to Startup Success: How to Turn Your Entrepreneurial Passion into a Thriving Business, John Bradberry, as hedescribes how passion and ideas, while important for entrepreneurs, are double edged swords that can do harm to a startup company as well. John Bradberry dispels the myths that have grown up around what constitutes startup business success. In there place, he shares his proven and practical six success secrets.Discover how to avoid the passion trap and the tendency to wear rose colored glasses that avoid or discount problems that do arise in business. Learn how to increase the odds of succeeding as an entrepreneur by putting the six secrets of startup success to work for your company on Blog Business Success Radio.
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