Terry Rice, a business consultant and expert in helping entrepreneurs scale their offerings to attract larger corporate clients. Terry shares his journey of transitioning from small-scale engagements to working with big-name brands, providing listeners with practical advice on how to navigate this shift. He emphasizes the importance of understanding corporate culture, simplifying complex knowledge to add measurable value, and positioning yourself as a cost-effective solution compared to in-house teams.Terry also reflects on personal challenges, including being fired from Facebook, which led to a transformative period where he redefined his identity and success outside of traditional corporate roles. He introduces actionable strategies like the "wedge strategy," which involves using audits, training sessions, and speaking engagements as entry points to bigger deals. Terry’s candid insights on pricing, confidence, and delivering ROI make this episode invaluable for entrepreneurs looking to elevate their business and secure larger clients.CHAPTER TITLES 02:35 - The Importance of Understanding Corporate Language04:32 - Breaking into Bigger Deals with Small Wins06:18 - Lessons from Walmart: Creating Value Beyond the Obvious08:12 - Why Simplifying Your Knowledge Wins Clients10:04 - Building Client Trust Through Transparency12:15 - Adjusting Pricing for Maximum Value14:22 - Charging Your True Worth: Context and ROI16:08 - Navigating Pricing Objections with Confidence18:14 - Lessons Learned from Being Fired at Facebook20:30 - Three Wedge Strategies for Breaking into Big ClientsConnect with Terry Rice:https://terryrice.co/SOCIALS - itsterryriceConnect with Rudy Mawer:LinkedInInstagramFacebookTwitter
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What are like three or four just general tips if you had 30 seconds with someone and they want to get more into these big corporate contracts?
I think the most important thing is to use the wedge strategy. Just if you've never chopped down a tree before, the easiest way to chop it down is not by just hacking at it for hours. You want to drive a wedge into one side, just a small wedge, and then from the other side, pull it down. So what McKinsey does is they offer audits as a wedge.
So instead of saying, hey, give us millions of dollars for this huge project, they say, hey, give us a smaller amount for this audit that we'll do. And then afterwards, they'll say, hey, look, if you want help implementing this stuff, then you have to give us a bunch of money.
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What's up, guys? Welcome back to another episode of Living the Red Life. Today, my friend Terry Rice is joining us on the show. Terry, you may have seen in the past, if you've watched my Amazon show, Amazon Prime 60 Day Hustle, Terry's a guest. He's an editor and writer for Entrepreneur Magazine. And like me and probably you, he's an entrepreneur and he helps businesses grow.
And today we're going to dive into how he helps big businesses grow. So he He's doing some Fortune 500 consulting or big billion dollar brands. And we're going to talk about if you're in the marketing space, how do you land clients like that? So Terry, welcome to the show. Thanks for having me. Glad to be here. Great. Well, let's dive in.
I know we've known each other for a while, but if my audience listening don't know who you are, you mind just giving a minute overview of yourself and how you got here?
Yeah, sure thing. I spent the first 10 years of my career in corporate working at companies like Adobe and Facebook and some agencies. And then in 2015, I left to start my own company actually got fired to start my own company.
And that's when I just really got scrappy in regards to building my own business, primarily doing digital marketing consulting, and then moving on to helping other entrepreneurs. And now I'm focused more on lifestyle design for high performers and have a program called Savage that helps people with that.
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