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John Felkins — Podcast Appearances & AI Summaries
John Felkins has appeared on 12 podcast episodes in our AI-summarized catalog, including The EntreLeadership Podcast. Every appearance below has a free 5-minute AI summary.
What John said
“Do you want to be Dutch or do you want to be successful?”
— John Felkins, challenging Siba's identity attachment.
“Do you want to be Dutch and be in business, or do you want to be a businessman that happens to own a Dutch bakery?”
— John Felkins, reframing the owner's mindset.
“If you're gonna run a business, you gotta love your product, but you gotta love it so much that you allow it to change and to iterate.”
— John Felkins, closing insight.
Episode appearances
12The 3 Keys to Stay Hyperfocused on Your Business A show pig once sold for a million dollars. The family business that ran those online auctions—described as "eHarmony meets eBay for pigs"—was…
"Are You Dutch, or Are You Successful?" Steve Koopman runs a $2 million Dutch bakery and bistro in Edmonton with 31 team members. His business is genuinely seasonal: most of the revenue comes in…
The Treadmill Trap: Why Doing Everything Yourself Keeps Your Business Small "I once coached a guy who was a veterinarian cardiologist. He had even performed heart surgery on a polar bear. He was…
When the comptroller of Dixon, Illinois, stole $53 million in tax money over 23 years, the Ramsey Solutions CFO Jeff Williams didn't react with shock. He reacted with a sense of fixability. “You…
Business owners often mistake burnout for exhaustion. Tired means you need a break. Burnout means you no longer believe the work is worth it. That distinction, drawn by head coach John Felkins on…
Sheila Hupp leads a three-and-a-half-million-dollar towing company from Indiana while the business operates outside Dallas. Her grandmother still owns it. This year, the general manager who had…
14 Minutes of Leadership Fails Most leaders don't set out to be bad bosses. They're overwhelmed, moving fast, trying to push the business forward. But some bosses simply shouldn't be bosses. In…
When Chris Campbell challenged his sales team to collect 100 rejections in a month, offering $500 to whoever got there first, they came back complaining that the game was rigged. Prospects kept…
The Real Reason Your Top Performers Leave In a conversation on the EntreLeadership Podcast, head coach John Felkins tells a story about an auto shop owner who couldn't understand why his best…
Loneliness among business owners and leaders often develops gradually through the demands of running a company. The episode features EntreLeadership head coach John Felkins speaking with mental…
Why High Achievers End Up Burned Out and Lonely "Money is like the star," Dr. Arthur Brooks says. "You really want the stable in Bethlehem." That image—the three wise men following a star but…
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