Ken Colwell's guest appearances

Ken Colwell

Lead Like You Give a Damn

The My Future Business™ Show

 The Scrappy Entrepreneur Podcast

Allan Dib

Michelle Seiler Tucker

Kara Goldin

Damion Lupo

Michael Neill

Steve Snyder

Donald Miller

Garrett Sutton

Kerry Hannon

Halelly Azulay

Michael Zipursky

Casey Graham

Mark Wahlberg

Loretta Breuning

Sarah Jackson

OwlTail

KEN COLWELL is the author of the Amazon bestseller The Quickstart Guide to Starting a Business. He has been working with startup ventures since 1999 as an entrepreneurship professor, consultant, coach, and entrepreneur. He holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Oregon and an MBA from San Francisco State University. He is currently Dean of the School of Business Administration at the University of Houston - Victoria and the founder of Innovative Growth Advisors, a consultancy that helps entrepreneurs develop the mindset and strategic expertise to launch and grow their ventures.  Get in touch with ﻿Dr. Ken Colwell: Website: https://www.innovativegrowth.co/ LinkedIn: ﻿﻿https://www.linkedin.com/in/kencolwell/  Book your free Strategy Flow call today! https://www.outfieldleadership.com/#call  Purchase Dave’s book The Self-Evolved Leader here- https://www.amazon.com/Self-evolved-Leader-Elevate-Develop-Refuses/dp/1626346801  Get in touch with Dave: Website: https://www.davemckeown.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/davemckeown Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davemckeown1/?hl=en

KEN COLWELL is the author of the Amazon bestseller <a href="https://amzn.to/2U7Ros4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Quickstart Guide to Starting a Business</a>. He has been working with startup ventures since 1999 as an entrepreneurship professor, consultant, coach, and entrepreneur. He holds a Ph.D. in Strategic Management from the University of Oregon and an MBA from San Francisco State University. He is currently Dean of the School of Business Administration at the University of Houston - Victoria and the founder of <a href="http://innovativegrowth.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Innovative Growth Advisors</a>, a consultancy that helps entrepreneurs develop the mindset and strategic expertise to launch and grow their ventures. Get in touch with ﻿Dr. Ken Colwell: Website: <a href="https://www.innovativegrowth.co/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.innovativegrowth.co/</a> LinkedIn: ﻿﻿<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kencolwell/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/kencolwell/</a> Book your free Strategy Flow call today! <a href="https://www.outfieldleadership.com/#call" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.outfieldleadership.com/#call</a> Purchase Dave’s book The Self-Evolved Leader here- <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Self-evolved-Leader-Elevate-Develop-Refuses/dp/1626346801" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Self-evolved-Leader-Elevate-Develop-Refuses/dp/1626346801</a> Get in touch with Dave: Website: <a href="https://www.davemckeown.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.davemckeown.com/</a> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/davemckeown" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/davemckeown</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/davemckeown1/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/davemckeown1/?hl=en</a>

053 - ﻿Dr. Ken Colwell: Innovative Growth

Today my guest is Ken Colwell, a seasoned strategic and operational leader with extensive experience working within entrepreneurial ecosystems and interacting with relevant private and public sector stakeholders at all levels in order to accomplish objectives. He has consulted for hundreds of start-up ventures and is the Founder of Innovative Growth Advisors. Dr. Colwell is currently dean of the School of Business at Central Connecticut State University. He was previously dean of the School of Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences at Long Island University–Brooklyn.  Ken has written an exceptionally helpful and enlightening book for entrepreneurs. It’s called, “Starting A Business QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner’s Guide to Launching a Successful Small Business, Turning Your Vision into Reality, and Achieving Your Entrepreneurial Dream.” As one reviewer put it, this best-selling book “is a treasure for anyone who is new to entrepreneurship and wants to build a startup. From conceptualizing your idea to bringing it to life, from defining your core value proposition to deliver it to your dream customers, this book will give you the blueprint you need to build entrepreneurial success.” In this episode we dive into:The difference between an idea and an opportunityThe nature of the true entrepreneurial spiritThe ways in which entrepreneurs should think about possibilitiesThe true importance of a business plan Why the journey of an entrepreneur is not just a job, it’s a lifestyleWhy you need the right mindset to be successfulThe reason there is “no failure, only learning”Why there is no such thing as an overnight successThe importance of being “stubborn but flexible”How to determine when it’s time to change your business model To connect with Ken Colwell: Twitter: @profkencQuora: https://www.quora.com/profile/Ken-Colwell-1Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Starting-Business-QuickStart-Guide-Entrepreneurial/dp/1945051825/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=ken+colwell+starting+a&amp;qid=1610658189&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1

Today my guest is Ken Colwell, a seasoned strategic and operational leader with extensive experience working within entrepreneurial ecosystems and interacting with relevant private and public sector stakeholders at all levels in order to accomplish objectives. He has consulted for hundreds of start-up ventures and is the Founder of Innovative Growth Advisors. Dr. Colwell is currently dean of the School of Business at Central Connecticut State University. He was previously dean of the School of Business, Public Administration and Information Sciences at Long Island University–Brooklyn.  Ken has written an exceptionally helpful and enlightening book for entrepreneurs. It’s called, “Starting A Business QuickStart Guide: The Simplified Beginner’s Guide to Launching a Successful Small Business, Turning Your Vision into Reality, and Achieving Your Entrepreneurial Dream.” As one reviewer put it, this best-selling book “is a treasure for anyone who is new to entrepreneurship and wants to build a startup. From conceptualizing your idea to bringing it to life, from defining your core value proposition to deliver it to your dream customers, this book will give you the blueprint you need to build entrepreneurial success.” In this episode we dive into:<ul><li>The difference between an idea and an opportunity</li><li>The nature of the true entrepreneurial spirit</li><li>The ways in which entrepreneurs should think about possibilities</li><li>The true importance of a business plan </li><li>Why the journey of an entrepreneur is not just a job, it’s a lifestyle</li><li>Why you need the right mindset to be successful</li><li>The reason there is “no failure, only learning”</li><li>Why there is no such thing as an overnight success</li><li>The importance of being “stubborn but flexible”</li><li>How to determine when it’s time to change your business model</li></ul> To connect with Ken Colwell: Twitter: @profkencQuora: <a href="https://www.quora.com/profile/Ken-Colwell-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.quora.com/profile/Ken-Colwell-1</a>Amazon: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Starting-Business-QuickStart-Guide-Entrepreneurial/dp/1945051825/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=ken+colwell+starting+a&amp;qid=1610658189&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Starting-Business-QuickStart-Guide-Entrepreneurial/dp/1945051825/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=ken+colwell+starting+a&amp;qid=1610658189&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-1</a>

Ken Colwell: Starting A Business QuickStart Guide