Show Summary
John K. Bates, keynote speaker, communications coach, founder and chief executive officer at Executive Speaking Success, joins Episode 4 of the Profit First Podcast. John explains the importance of balancing your business and your health.
Our Guest
John K. Bates is the founder and chief executive officer at Executive Speaking Success and is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the company, developing the curriculum of the program and leading the executive speaking staff. He is internationally regarded as a communications trainer and keynote speaker, as well as a savvy entrepreneur. Bates has been actively coaching since 2005, working with CEOs and the executive teams of companies such as the Volkswagen Electronics Research Labs in Silicon Valley, PlaySpan/VISA, Motorola, Goldstar, Oculus International, LAZ Parking, Johnson & Johnson Innovation Labs, Janssen Labs, DudaMobile and many others on their presentation, media and business skills. Prior to his training career he was instrumental in helping to found and/or start up several companies including Goldstar, BigWords.com (which raised over $80 million) and VirtualVegas (the first non-cash gaming destination on the internet). Among his accomplishments, he has raised hundreds of millions of dollars in venture capital funds, successfully opened resistant markets for new products and has run the customer service department for a multi-million dollar company.
Show Quotes
Money is utterly, completely, totally fabricated and malleable.
“Pay yourself first” changes everything.
If you don’t have profit, you will not have a life of integrity or be able to take care of your health. If you don’t take care of health then even if you do have profit, you still will not have a life of integrity; it’s all about balance.
John’s favorite quote: “Profit in business comes from repeat customers, customers that boast about your project or service, and that bring friends with them.” ―W. Edwards Deming
Show Links
John’s Twitter Handles: @johnbates, @execspeaking
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