Episode 844: The biggest risk to your business, with Evan Hackel
Evan Hackel is the creator of the concept and the author of \u201cIngaging Leadership\u201d. He\u2019s a successful business owner who has started more than 10 companies and is recognized as a thought leader, speaker, and author on leadership. One of his signature achievements was turning around a bankrupt business in four years and more than doubling system-wide sales to exceed $2 billion. He is also Founder and Principal of Ingage Consulting, a consulting firm headquartered in Woburn, Massachusetts.
What you\u2019ll learn about in this episode:- Why Evan lives a \u201cportfolio life\u201d, and how he strives to positively add to the businesses he works with
- What Evan has been working on since his last visit to the Onward Nation podcast in episode #585
- Why the theme of Evan\u2019s upcoming franchise executive conference is \u201cRethink Everything\u201d, and how that can apply to businesses of all types
- How technological advances will completely alter the world of business and the way customers interact with companies
- Why retailers must change their thinking to remain relevant in the age of in-home purchasing
- Why the divide between urban and rural lifestyles will only grow exponentially in the future
- How Evan defines success, and why economic bounty isn\u2019t necessarily the right measure to determine success
- Why fear is the most powerful motivator, and why complacency is the biggest risk businesses have to deal with
- Why today\u2019s barrier of entry for new businesses is lower than it has historically ever been before
- Why it\u2019s easy to miss what\u2019s right in front of you, and why it\u2019s critical to get an outside perspective
- Website:\xa0www.ingage.net
- LinkedIn:\xa0www.linkedin.com/in/evanhackel
- Twitter:\xa0@ehackel