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LuAnn Nigara
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LuAnn Nigara
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You are an entrepreneur and ready to start a new business, or looking for ways to advance your current one. So, what is your first move? You need guidance on where to start from someone who has been there and knows the ropes. A successful business owner for over 30 years and host of the number one rated podcast A Well-Designed Business, LuAnn Nigara helps owners bring their businesses to heights they would only imagine.
The Making of a Well-Designed Business is the insiders' guide to helping others overcome the challenges of owning a business. The strategies it provides to ensure success include: The importance of establishing your company mission and core values, how to assemble a team of experts and mentors, where and how to find (and attract) the ideal client, the significance of making customer service your top priority, and why owning your worth is the key to profitable selling. The Making of a Well-Designed Business is like having a personal business coach at your fingertips without the high price tag. Make listening to this audiobook your first move, and put yourself on the path to profits, success, and owning the company you once thought was only a dream.
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 22
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In The Relationship Economy, author John DiJulius teaches business leaders about the importance of relationship building in the digital age. He argues that in spite of (and because of) the advances in tech, we've become a less connected society. We have dramatically evolved away from face-to-face communication, and the skill of building rapport is evaporating. This means that customer personalization and relationships are more important now than ever - and they will be the key to success for businesses moving forward.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Reinforces core values
- By Vicki Cloutier on 04-07-22
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Time, Money, Freedom
- 10 Simple Rules to Redefine What's Possible and Radically Reshape Your Life
- By: Ray Higdon, Jessica Higdon
- Narrated by: Ray Higdon, Jessica Higdon
- Length: 5 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 190
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 164
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Story5 out of 5 stars 164
From living on Jess's wages as a makeup counter sales clerk, to achieving dramatic success as network marketing partners, to running a multi-million-dollar coaching and training company today, Ray and Jessica Higdon have built their lives on a shared desire for freedom and balance. With 10 simple rules for redefining what's possible in your life, this book will help you build confidence, shift your mind-set, and learn the tools to take control of your life and start on a path toward your own definition of freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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INSPIRING‼️‼️
- By Melis03 on 06-10-21
By: Ray Higdon, and others
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Be a Recruiting Superstar
- By: Mary Christensen
- Narrated by: Lesley Parkin
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 59
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Story4 out of 5 stars 60
No matter how motivated and energetic you are - even if you're the greatest salesperson on the planet! - as a network marketer with limited time, there's only so much money you can make without great people to help you sell your products. Recruiting is the life force of any network marketing, multilevel marketing, or party plan business; it lifts the ceiling off your income, the key that will allow you to keep checks rolling in above and beyond what you can do yourself.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Boring.
- By Andrew on 12-03-15
By: Mary Christensen
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Nothing to Lose, Everything to Gain
- How I Went from Gang Member to Multimillionaire Entrepreneur
- By: Ryan Blair, Don Yaeger
- Narrated by: Johnny Heller
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 220
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 193
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 190
Ryan Blair knows about building a business from the ground up. Like many entrepreneurs he had no formal business education. But he had great survival instincts, tenacity, and, above all, a "nothing to lose" mindset.Blair's middle-class childhood came to an abrupt end when his abusive father succumbed to drug addiction and abandoned the family. Blair and his mother moved to a bad neighborhood, and soon he was in and out of juvenile detention, joining a gang just to survive. Then his mother fell in love with a successful entrepreneur who took Ryan under his wing.
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3 out of 5 stars
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I wouldn't read it again
- By Blahhhhhh on 01-07-13
By: Ryan Blair, and others
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The Entrepreneur's Playbook
- More Than 100 Proven Strategies, Tips, and Techniques to Build a Radically Successful Business
- By: Leonard C. Green, Paul B. Brown
- Narrated by: Leonard C. Green, Tim Andres Pabon
- Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 29
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 24
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 25
Big new ideas rarely make great businesses. Laboring on a business plan can be a waste of time. You are going to need dramatically more start-up money than you think you do. Counterintuitive concepts like these have helped the world's best entrepreneurs succeed. Yet most of us only learn them the hard way. Len Green, an experienced investor, entrepreneur, and business professor, shares inside secrets and proven tactics for launching a business.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Need a narrator who is not phlegmy
- By Leo on 01-19-18
By: Leonard C. Green, and others
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What If It Does Work Out?
- How a Side Hustle Can Change Your Life
- By: Susie Moore
- Narrated by: Sandy Rustin
- Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 80
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 78
Do you have a hobby or passion that has nothing to do with your nine-to-five job? Do you craft vintage jewelry, make handmade furniture, or offer expert negotiating advice to family and friends in your spare time? Then you, too, could join the one-third of Americans who turn their talents into a lucrative side hustle. In What If It Does Work Out? life coach and professional side-hustler Susie Moore offers expert tips and guidance to help you earn an extra source of income by doing something you love.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Life changing book for everyone
- By Anonymous User on 12-06-19
By: Susie Moore
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Shark Tank Jump Start Your Business
- How to Launch and Grow a Business from Concept to Cash
- By: Michael Parrish DuDell, Mark Cuban, Barbara Corcoran, and others
- Narrated by: Michael Parrish DuDell
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,484
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,270
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,267
From the ABC hit show Shark Tank, this book - filled with practical advice and introductions from the Sharks themselves - will be the ultimate resource for anyone thinking about starting a business or growing the one they have. Full of tips for navigating the confusing world of entrepreneurship, the book will intersperse words of wisdom with inspirational stories from the show.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Middle School material. Vague, no depth.
- By nate on 12-22-13
By: Michael Parrish DuDell, and others
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Your First Year in Network Marketing
- Overcome Your Fears, Experience Success, and Achieve Your Dreams!
- By: Mark Yarnell, Rene Reid Yarnell
- Narrated by: Kevin Foley
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 819
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 695
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 694
Network marketing is one of the fastest-growing career opportunities in the United States. Millions of people just like you have abandoned dead-end jobs for the chance to achieve the dream of growing their own businesses. What many of them find, however, is that the first year in network marketing is often the most challenging---and, for some, the most discouraging.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My first year
- By Jay on 01-07-15
By: Mark Yarnell, and others
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No More Mondays
- Fire Yourself -- And Other Revolutionary Ways to Discover Your True Calling at Work
- By: Dan Miller
- Narrated by: Dan Miller
- Length: 6 hrs and 43 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 268
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 119
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Story4 out of 5 stars 119
For everyone who dreads going to work on Monday mornings, inspiring advice on how to find fulfilling work in an uncertain age. Do you hate Mondays? If so, what's keeping you at your current job? If you said a steady paycheck and the promise of a secure retirement, then you're in for a big disappointment. In today's volatile economy, there is nothing safe about punching the clock for a job you hate.
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5 out of 5 stars
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"No More Mondays"
- By Sandra on 03-09-09
By: Dan Miller
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The Nordstrom Way to Customer Experience Excellence, 3rd Edition
- Creating a Values-Driven Service Culture
- By: Robert Spector, breAnne O. Reeves
- Narrated by: Eric Pollins
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 142
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 142
In this new edition of the management classic, the authors explore in-depth the core values of the culture that have made Nordstrom synonymous with legendary customer service. These essential values have enabled Nordstrom to survive and adapt to dramatic market shifts regularly since 1901, and the new edition explains how the Nordstrom approach can be emulated by any organization - in any industry - in every corner of the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring
- By Carrie Brinton on 01-02-19
By: Robert Spector, and others
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- Donald Schwartz
- 12-27-22
Wish I had this input years ago.
After finishing my first listen to Mrs nigara’s book, I'm certain, on my next venture, this text will have to be referenced constantly. My moving business of 17 years folded, it was like losing a family member. Had I had half of the systems in place that LuAnn lays out, my business would have thrived. So many things wee done without purpose and intent. My customers were well taken care of and had very few complaints. But my family as and employees deserved better. I'm looking forward to my next venture, with LuAnn’s guidelines being strictly adhered to. Thanks LuAnn for putting down what I need to pick up.
Sincerely,
Don Schwartz.
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- Somerruk
- 12-24-22
Great Book by LuAnn Nigara
LuAnn is amazing ! This book is a must if you are considering opening your own business!
LuAnn is smart and this book is very easy to understand for everyone to achieve success!
Thank You LuAnn Nigara!
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