Episode #60
Randy Garn
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year On Why He Always Puts the Relationships First
Guest Bio:
Randy is a passionate entrepreneur, New York Times Best Selling Author, and an amazing father! Randy loves growing companies and people. He has worked closely with some of the world's most recognized CEO’s, companies, educators, thought leaders, and experts.
Randy is a Founding Partner of Skipio.com a fast growth SAS based mobile marking software company built to support with customer acquisition, connection management, and engagement. The platform has a strong text-based marketing and voice broadcasting solution.
Randy Garn is also a Partners at Greer Co. Greer Co is a privately owned company and fund that invests in unique properties and business. We work with companies by supporting them with the necessary space, capital, leadership, and relationship to accelerate growth.
Randy Garn was a founding partner of Hero Partners and the Hero CEO Club. Hero Partners is an invitation-only entrepreneurs Club for CEO’s comprised of fast growth transformation companies.
Randy's a serial entrepreneur in connection with Skipio, Greer Co, Hero Partners he has also founded Several other companies. His greatest skillset is the ability to driving deep meaningful partnerships and create profitable business growth. Randy also has a strong core competency in customer acquisition through online marketing and social media.
Randy is a Partners of the Bronze Buffalo Club - www.bronzebuffaloclub.com The Bronze Buffalo Club is an exclusive members' only club that offers a wide range of outdoor experiences and events.
Randy has been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young, Top 40 under 40 Entrepreneur, and has received many other awards and recognition in business and charitable involvement. Randy is an alumnus of Brigham Young University, He is also a graduate of the Owner President Management Program at Harvard University, and is an alumnus of the Harvard Business School.
Randy loves his wife Charlotte and their four beautiful daughters and his two rowdy sons.
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Show Notes
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Introduction (2:25)
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Skipio Building (3:10)
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How does Randy want his kids to describe him (4:45)
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Do everything in life without expectations (6:18)
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How does Randy develop his traits with Networking (6:45)
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Skipio and how that all started (8:42)
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How does Randy take an idea and fulfill an actual company (11:07)
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How to find and build the perfect team (12:31)
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Randy business with Mastermind groups and Networking (16:46)
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Randy and his trip to India with a great group (21:00)
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What is Skipio and how is it making such a large impact (24:45)
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What does the end of Success look like for Randy (32:40)
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How Randy filters through ideas and businesses (34:00)
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The more you serve the less you have to sell (36:30)
