Brandon Dawson, Co-founder, CEO & Managing Partner of Cardone Ventures, shares his proven business systems that have allowed him to propel numerous  businesses to unprecedented heights, his ingenious strategies for nurturing exceptional talent and cultivating a powerhouse team, and his thoughts about the limitless potential of Network Marketing. (1:24:09) Show Notes:  1:12 - Eric welcomes Brandon to the podcast. 2:28 - Eric and Brdon are surprised to discover their common origins. 3:50 - Eric and Brandon share some fascinating stories about Brandon’s stepdad Bill Austin, Founder & CEO of Starkey Hearing Aids. 10:42 - Brandon details how having “a rich dad” and “a poor dad” influenced him.  12:31 - Eric and Brandon discuss how your upbringing can impact your path in life - for good or bad. 14:35 - Brandon and Eric share varying opinions on whether entrepreneurs are “made” or “born”.   16:30 - Brandon tells us how he barely made it through high school and about the sales job he got after he dropped out of college that led to a breakthrough that serves him to this day.  21:42 - Brandon unveils his secrets to starting a business and the 10 Elements to Growing and Scaling a Business. 29:42  - Brandon recounts how he came up with the 10 Elements to Growing and Scaling a Business and the 11 Breakpoints Between Start-Ups and Billion-Dollar Companies. 34:13 - Brandon explains how he decides what the product should be for a new business and what’s hot right now. 38:56 - Brandon discusses how leadership and meeting employee’s personal, professional and financial goals can lead to the success of a company. 46:38 - Brandon shares an incredible story about a migrant worker who now works for him and makes $750,000 a year. 51:09 - Brandon pulls back the curtain on his ingenious strategies for developing personal, professional and financial goals with your employees. 57:20 - Brandon discloses why if you are not making $100,000 in revenue per employee, you aren’t making any money. 59:30 Brandon discusses tracking employee productivity and behavior depending on whether they are in-person or remote. 1:03:33 - Brandon gives us the 5 things a business must do to attract, hire and keep great talent.  1:09:22 - Brandon reveals his motivation and mission for why he does what he does.  1:13:41 - Brandon shares what he loves about the limitless potential of Network Marketing and how his business systems can be applied to it.  1:19:24 - Brandon explains why, in business, velocity is EVERYTHING and how he relies on the 4 A’s when he’s up against pressure and he’s trying to sort through things. Resources From This Podcast:  Cardone Ventures: https://www.cardoneventures.com/ Glossary of Terms: Kanban System: An inventory control system used in just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing to track production and order new shipments of parts and materials. Questions or Comments?  Do you have questions you would like me to answer in future podcasts or comments on the show you'd like to share?  Email me at podcast@networkmarketingpro.com