The Future Entrepreneur with Gino Wickman

In this interview, entrepreneurial expert and best-selling author Gino Wickman joins host Don MacPherson to discuss what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur including how to tell if you are a “true entrepreneur,” how to plan for a successful career, and how to make the best decisions for your business. They also discuss common mistakes made by entrepreneurs, the entrepreneur’s identity after they sell their business, and the impact of COVID-19 on entrepreneurship.

Season Three of the podcast is dedicated to exploring the future and how life is sure to change over the next decade. This episode provides insight into how to be a successful entrepreneur in order to manifest future change for yourself, the economy, and society.

An entrepreneur since the age of 21, Gino has an obsession for learning what makes businesses thrive. Gino is the founder of Entrepreneurial Leap and EOS Worldwide. He has also authored Traction and Entrepreneurial Leap while continuing to help entrepreneurs-in-the-making thrive and succeed.

Topics Discussed: Gino’s young entrepreneurship journey, creating EOS Worldwide, writing Traction, starting over after failure, identifying your entrepreneurial sweet spot, advice for aspiring entrepreneurs, 10-year thinking, what makes an entrepreneur successful, Entrepreneurial Leap, six essential traits of an entrepreneur, entrepreneur vs. self-employed, helping people avoid failure, the common mistakes of entrepreneurs, the importance of learning, finding a mentor, picking a good partner, selling your business, growing your business