10 Books That Scaled My Business to $44M

About this episode

John Wilson shares the impactful books that helped scale his family business from $1 million to $44 million in revenue.

This week, I’m sharing the books that shaped the way I think about business and helped me scale my family’s company from $1 million to $44 million in revenue. These are more than popular business books sitting on a shelf. Each one solved a specific problem at a critical stage of growth, from leadership and operations to hiring, sales, and scaling. In this episode, I break down the lessons that had the biggest impact on my entrepreneurial journey and explain how you can apply them to your own ...

People in this episode

Host: John Wilson

Topics covered

• business growth
• entrepreneurship
• leadership
• operations
• hiring
• sales
• scaling

Keywords

• business books
• entrepreneurial journey
• scaling business
• leadership
• operations
• hiring
• sales

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