The Belief, Actions, Results Cycle
Why would anyone pursue an ambitious goal if they didn’t think it was possible to achieve it?
And, if someone believes that something is possible, but just requires a certain amount of work, why not pursue it?
This led me to develop a cycle, which I now reflect on regularly and use as a guiding light in anything I’m trying to accomplish.
"If my company doesn't need me, what do I do next?"
I asked myself this question in 2022 and it led me to build a bigger vision and start acquiring other businesses. Here's what that process looks like.
Building Businesses That Last: An Update From Our Holding Company
In this episode of Retained Trust, host Karl Hughes invites his business partner and close friend, Manuel Weiss, to share their dynamic journey of entrepreneurship, partnership, and building lasting businesses.
Building a Business Around Personal Branding with Sunny Shah
In this episode of Retained Trust, host Karl Hughes sits down with Sunny Shah, founder of SunnyCreators, a digital marketing and personal branding agency. At just 28, Sunny has built his name in Chicago’s entrepreneurship and creator space through authentic community-building efforts like his Chicago Dinner Club.
The conversation explores Sunny’s path from academia and entrepreneurship education to leading a personal branding agency, highlighting his passion for social media, psychology, and marketing.
Building a $1mm Business From Your Network
The easiest way to get to $1mm in revenue is to build a business from your personal network. 📈
Here's what I mean:
Founders are often well-connected people with a lot of industry and/or technical experience. Unfortunately, most first-time founders try to create something unique or something that they think should exist instead of focusing on what they could sell to their network first.