Daryl Urbanski and Kyle Graham discussed strategies for creating and growing successful funnels, emphasizing the importance of simplifying the process for business owners. They shared their experiences and insights on overcoming obstacles and adapting to changes in the industry, prioritizing customer needs, and building long-term relationships. Urbanski also outlined the qualifications for joining his mastermind group and emphasized the importance of taking action to implement the lessons learned in his Double Your Business Mastermind Mentorship Program.
Here are the reasons why you should listen to the full interview
- Learn how to navigate your business through challenges and transform these constraints into opportunities.
- Discover the power of focusing on one goal at a time and how it accelerates your business' growth.
- Understand the significance of building a long term relationship with clients and the transformative impact it has on your business' bottom line.
Resources
- You may connect Kyle Graham on LinkedIn
- Kyle Graham's "Ten Minute Funnels"
- Best Business Coach CA
- Theory of Constraints
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Interview Highlights
Entrepreneurship journey from Lycos to 10-Minute Funnels by Kyle Graham
- Daryl Urbanski interviews Kyle Graham, CEO of Ambit Technologies.
- Kyle shares his journey to becoming a seven figure business owner.
- Kyle describes their family as "out of the box thinkers" who encouraged their entrepreneurial spirit from a young age.
- Kyle credits their early exposure to computers and programming with setting them on the path to becoming an entrepreneur.
Entrepreneurship, marketing, and overcoming challenges
- Daryl and Kyle discuss their experiences with scaling their businesses, with challenges and opportunities along the way.
- Kyle shares their entrepreneurial journey, from struggling with a failed software to creating success with 10 Minute Pages.
- Kyle emphasizes the importance of learning from failures and evolving as an entrepreneur.
- Kyle discovered that customers wanted a website that generates leads and makes money, not just one that can be edited.
- Kyle tailored their solution to customers' true pain points by adding templates and attaching them to their editing engine.
Prioritizing 20% of efforts for 80% of results in business growth
- Daryl Urbanski emphasizes the importance of understanding clients' problems and tailoring solutions to meet their needs.
- Infusionsoft's CEO, Richard Tripp, used surveys and canvassing to gather insights from 15,000+ business owners, leading to major growth.
- Focus on 20% of tasks for 80% of results, avoid non-essential tasks.
- Identify 20% of actions for 80% of business success, prioritize customer needs.
- Daryl Urbanski and Kyle discuss the 80/20 rule in business growth, focusing on identifying and prioritizing the 20% of efforts that produce 80% of results.
- By systemizing the 80/20 rule in their company, they have seen significant growth and are prioritizing small changes that can lead to huge results.
Focusing on the 20% of tasks that lead to 80% of results for business growth
- Focus on the 20% of efforts that yield 80% of results to achieve financial success.
- Kyle prioritizes focus by creating a "focus map" at the start of each day, breaking down goals into critical success factors and key blocks.
- This tactical approach helps Kyle stay on track, set boundaries, and prioritize tasks, leading to growth and success.
Common obstacles and mistakes in building successful marketing funnels
- Kyle emphasizes the importance of having a morning routine, citing it as a habit of successful people and athletes.
- Kyle and Daryl share similarities in their morning routines, including writing down goals for the day and focusing on them throughout the day.
- Kyle highlights the importance of using 10 Minute Funnels as a tool, not a magic solution.
Identifying and prioritizing marketing strategies for business success
- Kyle discusses challenges faced by businesses in determining their focus and prioritizing marketing efforts.
- Solution provided by the Kyle company involves connecting the bridge between strategy and execution, and helping businesses identify their bottlenecks.
- Daryl Urbanski shares insights on finding the right market for a product idea
- Many businesses struggle with balancing product ideas and marketing efforts
Finding the right product-market fit and scaling a business sustainably
- Kyle identified the key issue in their business: focusing on one thing and eliminating distractions.
- Kyle breakthrough came from applying the 80/20 rule and identifying the constraints holding them back.
- Daryl Urbanski discusses common problems in online businesses.
- Lack of automated processes and audience engagement are issues.
- Building long-term relationships with clients is key to success.
Using the Theory of Constraints to identify and solve business problems
- Kyle explains how the Theory of Constraints helps businesses identify and overcome constraints, leading to transformative results.
- The 8020 rule is applied to identify the root cause of multiple problems, which can be addressed by focusing on overcoming the constraint.
- Doubling sales by improving website layout and adding pop-up form.
Simplifying business problems by focusing on one key issue at a time
- Daryl Urbanski emphasizes the importance of looking at business problems from a constraints perspective to find solutions.
- Daryl Urbanski emphasizes the importance of focus and goal setting for entrepreneurs.
- Kyle reveals that distractions and procrastination are common obstacles for many entrepreneurs.
Scaling businesses by focusing on what works and eliminating non-essential tasks
- Kyle realized need for focus in pursuing multiple goals, leading to overwhelm and lack of progress.
- Kyle emphasizes the importance of focusing on one thing and giving it a full-time commitment to achieve success.
- Urbanski agrees, highlighting the need for a simple business model and ongoing customer relationships.
- Daryl Urbanski emphasizes the importance of focusing on what works and scaling it up.
- Kyle Graham suggests that eight figure businesses have figured out how to scale their successful strategies.
Marketing strategies and tools for business growth
- Kyle Graham agrees that scaling a business to six figures or more requires optimization and problem-solving.
- Kyle Graham discusses their product 10 minute funnels, which they see as the realization of previous discussions on scaling businesses.
- Kyle Graham explains how 10 Minute Funnels simplifies marketing for businesses by providing proven frameworks and templates.
- Kyle Graham and Daryl Urbanski share their excitement about the evolution of 10 Minute Pages into 10 Minute Funnels, a more comprehensive marketing solution.
Marketing funnels and software for business growth
- Kyle Graham endorses 10 Minute Funnels as a useful tool for fixing a common problem.
- Kyle Graham offers a free resource for those interested in applying the discussed concepts.
- Urbanski seeks motivated entrepreneurs for mentorship program.
Joining a mastermind group for business growth with requirements and qualifications
- Must be willing to share successes, secrets, and feedback in a mastermind group.
- Seeks mastermind group for business growth.