Welcome to the Mario Dattilo Show Podcast!
In this episode, Mario interviews Kris Kluver, a successful businessman with a varied background. Kris shares his journey of starting his first company at the age of 19, insights on scaling and delegation in business, and how to not get owned by your business. He also provides advice on assessing tools, and his perspective on work-life integration. He emphasizes the importance of investing in talent as a bootstrapper, and the difference between real estate and businesses. He also talks about his decision to not move forward with a self-storage deal, redefining success and life-changing goals for impact, and how to contact him. Kris's insights on navigating the business world is valuable for anyone looking to start or grow a business.
Kris Kluver is a dedicated speaker, facilitator, advisor, seasoned entrepreneur, and bestselling author of The Aspiring Solopreneur: Your Business Start-Up Bible as well as The Fable: Life on Your Terms, part of the Defining What’s Next series. He has helped thousands of individuals, couples, and organizations find balance and achieve more than they ever thought possible using simple tools, candid facilitation, and unique stories.
Kris is a Certified Speaker with EO, the Entrepreneur Organization and a graduate of the EO Global Speakers Academy. Kris has extensive speaking and virtual speaking experience both nationally and internationally with groups ranging from CEO’s to university students.
Kris empowers others to achieve success through real-life examples, stories and analogies. Understanding that everyone is in one of four stages of life; Stabilize, Visualize, Strategize or Execute, Kris meets people where they are at by integrating his extensive business strategy experience with proven tools and a fun attitude. Once individuals are aware of where they are starting from, they learn how to dream about what an amazing, well-balanced life can look like. From here they build a simplified strategy with clear action steps to achieve their dreams.
https://www.lifeon-yourterms.com
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Talking Points:
00:01 Introducing Kris’s Varied Business Background
00:56 How & Why Kris Started His First Company Age 19
02:44 The Different Industries Kris Explored
03:12 The Many Stuff You “Could Do” Trap
05:31 Kris’s Coffee of Choice
05:52 Systematic Scaling in Business & Real Estate
08:38 Delegation Is Important for Real Estate
10:07 How To Not Get Owned By Your Business
11:35 Your Main Jobs As A Business Owner
13:12 Advice On Specific Assessment Tools
15:40 The Sliding Scale of Work/Life Integration
19:08 The Company Leader Is The Main Asset
19:30 How To Invest In Talent As A Bootstrapper
25:34 Real Estate vs Businesses
29:49 Kris’s No-Deal Self-Storage Decision
33:29 What Does Redefining Success Mean?
38:54 Life-Changing Goals for Impact
40:11 How To Get Ahold of Kris
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