Planning & Design for your Business with Rob Broadhead

<p>In today’s episode, Jeff interviews Rob Broadhead, of RB Consulting, Inc. &nbsp;Rob started his consulting business in 2001 the day before September 11th. After overcoming many ups and downs Rob was able to get his consulting company stable and thriving.</p> <p>Rob and Jeff discuss:</p> <ol> <li>Worked for a startup 20 years ago that was fun until one Friday the CEO came around and didn’t have checks to pay them.</li> <li>Called around to past people he worked with and found one he was a great fit for.</li> <li>Started Consulting Company September 10, 2001 and the next day Sept 11th happened.</li> <li>Over the next 10 years, Rob went through many ups and downs.</li> <li>With no employees Rob was able to take a job fixing things and automating to eliminate his job.</li> <li>Ten years ago, he was working for a company as the CTO/CIO. A new CEO came in and he had his own CTO/CIO so Rob left and was consulting.</li> <li>When starting a business it is important to shift from an employee mindset of getting a steady paycheck to a business mindset.</li> <li>Rob discusses what helped him be successful as a consultant.</li> <li>Rob discusses what he’s currently working on.</li> </ol> <p>Fast Five Questions</p> <ol> <li>If you woke up and your business was gone, you have $500, a laptop, a place to live, and food, what would you do first?<em><strong> “I think probably the first thing I'm going to do is figure out where best to spend that five hundred, which is probably going to</strong></em></li> </ol> <p><em><strong>be some sort of a marketing kind of an approach.”</strong></em></p> <ol> <li>What is the biggest mistake that you have made in business? <em><strong>“The biggest business mistake I made was with that customer, the very first customer I had ended up essentially giving them a large amount of credit.”</strong></em></li> <li>What is a book that you would recommend? <em><strong>“Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss.”</strong></em></li> <li>What is a tool that you use everyday that you wou