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John Gafford

πŸ‘€ Speaker
16394 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

David, how are you?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

Pleasure.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

Thank you for having me.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

Yeah, a great way to end the week.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

So yeah, I've got y'all hyped up now.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

So obviously you were early in life, an attorney by trade.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

That's what you did.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

Tell me about the end of that career and pivoting into the new one.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

So when you walk into a, let's say you walk into a small business.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

And to me, I'm of the opinion that all businesses kind of run the same.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

The fundamentals are the same.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

You know, everything is kind of the same, just the widgets change, right?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

Just whatever's going out the door, product or service is the only thing really that changes.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

But, you know, cost of goods and KPIs and all of those things kind of are the same, no matter what you're.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

So what is, if you had to say, what's the overwhelming number one thing that most people in small business, what's the biggest mistake?

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

And you know- I'm sorry to cut you off.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

I feel like I've gone from a podcast into a therapy session right now.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

You are, yeah, keep going.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

This is going to be, if you listen to this, I'm turning this into a therapy session right now.

Escaping the Drift with John Gafford
Building a Business That Outlasts You (David Grau Sr.)

I'm stealing this man's time, which is very expensive.