Counterintuitive Strategies to Boost Profit Featuring Maiko Sakai

Maiko Sakai, founder of Airtight Concepts, is a NYC-based business growth strategist a.k.a. secret weapon to her clients who are visionary entrepreneurs and CEOs with the desire to build a high-functioning, profit-generating machine of their dreams. We discuss: Hidden nuggets in unconventional strategies [2:30] The right time to draw up a dream organizational chart [7:37] Identifying the gap between what you plan to do and what actually is needed [9:13] Why charging by the hour is doing a disservice to everybody [11:18] The beauty of value-based pricing [16:00] The psychology shift in one’s identity when transitioning from corporate life to entrepreneurship [17:27] How to get comfortable with your new identity and get over the drama that comes with change [21:10] As a self-proclaimed Queen of Counterintuitive Strategies, Maiko provides effective but not-so-conventional strategies to boost sustainable profitability for her clients by utilizing both quantitative and qualitative assessments. Originally from Japan, Maiko loves ethnic foods of all kinds, and is a sucker for ultra-contemporary design and exotic houseplants. She earned her MBA from Johnson School of Management at Cornell University. Learn more about Maiko at https://www.maikosakai.com/ (https://www.maikosakai.com/), http://www.linkedin.com/in/maikosakai (LinkedIn), https://twitter.com/MaikoSakaiBiz?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor (Twitter) and Facebook. Brief Description of Gift Access to a free training video URL for Free Gift http://www.maikosakai.com/smashing (www.maikosakai.com/smashing) Thank You to Our Sponsor: SiteHub http://www.smashingtheplateau.com/sitehub (www.smashingtheplateau.com/sitehub)