Tommy's Recommended
Favorite Books
“ If you’ve listened to any of my podcasts, you know I like to read… A Lot! I’m often asked for book recommendations, or what is my favorite book. Honestly, it’s hard to choose. Here is a list of several of my favorites ”
Start with Why
The inspirational best seller that ignited a movement and asked us to find our why. Discover the book that is captivating millions on TikTok and that served as the basis for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time – with more than 56 million views and counting. Over a decade ago, Simon Sinek started a movement that inspired millions to demand purpose at work, to ask what was the why of their organization. Since then, millions have been touched by the power of his ideas, and these ideas remain as relevant and timely as ever.
They Ask, You Answer
They Ask, You Answer is a straightforward guide filled with practical tactics and insights for transforming your marketing strategy. This new edition has been fully revised and updated to reflect the evolution of content marketing and the increasing demands of today’s internet-savvy buyers. New chapters explore the impact of technology, conversational marketing, the essential elements every business website should possess, the rise of video, and new stories from companies that have achieved remarkable results with They Ask, You Answer.
How Much Should I Charge?
Are you pulling your selling prices out of thin air? Do you call your competitors and pretend to be a customer to find out how much they charge…and then charge the same thing? Get Real! How Much Should I Charge? Shows you how to price your services so you’ll make money-as much money as you want-on every job! Forget “what the market will bear!” To heck with the “going rate!” *Learn a super simple formula for creating a selling price. *Make sense of budgeting and sales forecasting. *Do what you love . . . and make lots of money! It’s easy, it’s fun . . . it’s basic accounting! Praise for How Much Should I Charge? I’ve just finished your book. Without a doubt, this was the best twenty bucks I’ve spent in years! The information is worth a fortune. I wish I had known some of this stuff five years ago, but like a lot of other contractors, I’ve learned the hard way.”
Profit First
Conventional accounting uses the logical (albeit, flawed) formula: Sales – Expenses = Profit. The problem is, businesses are run by humans, and humans aren’t always logical. Serial entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz has developed a behavioral approach to accounting to flip the formula: Sales – Profit = Expenses. Just as the most effective weight loss strategy is to limit portions by using smaller plates, Michalowicz shows that by taking profit first and apportioning only what remains for expenses, entrepreneurs will transform their businesses from cash-eating monsters to profitable cash cows.
The Visual Sale
Video can help you close the deal in a virtual world and this book from award winning marketer and author Marcus Sheridan will show you how. With practical advice and step by step instructions, this is the ultimate guide to selling over video – no matter how much you hate watching yourself on the screen. More than ever before, buyers and consumers are demanding for more video. Just “reading” about a product, service, or company will no longer do the trick. Today, they must “see” it. Notwithstanding this increased demand for video, most businesses and organizations have struggled to quickly adapt. In fact, many have no idea as to how or where to get started. For this purpose, The Visual Sale was written. Finally, businesses and organizations have a clear guide that will literally show them, in simple, clear, and actionable terms, exactly how they can build a culture of video and start “showing it” moving forward, ultimately leading to a dramatic improvement to their sales numbers, marketing strategy, and overall customer experience.
The Ideal Team Player
In The Ideal Team Player, Lencioni tells the story of Jeff Shanley, a leader desperate to save his uncle’s company by restoring its cultural commitment to teamwork. Jeff must crack the code on the virtues that real team players possess, and then build a culture of hiring and development around those virtues
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