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Any captain can man the helm in calm seas. It takes experience, know-how, and grit to make it back to port safely when the waters get rough. Join us today as we learn about ways to come out of the current situation even better than we went into it.

Leo is back! We recap his summer of 1000 No's, and also his plans for moving forward with his business. Rejection is a key part of the sales process, and anything we can do to gamify the inherent rejection involved in trying to get to the Yes will make our jobs that much easier.

In this episode, we break down the steps you may one day need to face if the economy does slow down or we enter a recession.I started right as the US came out of the ‘Great Recession,’ but Dan was right there in the thick of it. We learn from his insight and experiences, so that hopefully we can be better prepared in case that day comes.Much of this content is just good business sense, but it often gets overlooked when things are going well. It all goes to show, there’s money being left on the table, and opportunities to be had, in any economic climate.Remember: Problems = Opportunities. The situation is what it is, the only difference is your perception of that situation, and what you do about it moving forward.

Today is Labor Day. Today is also the day of Hurricane Dorian coming right at the state of Florida. What better day to meet in the studio and lay down a podcast about being better than you were last week?!Jim started in the field as an electrician, but has switched sides of the counter to be the powerhouse behind CED Vero Beach. He brings his field knowledge, sales skills, customer service, and leadership to the forefront each and every day he walks in the door. Listen up and find out how and why he does what he does in the name of Service. Want to be better than last week? Sign up for The Code Corner with Jim Dinsmore today by emailing Jim@CEDVero.com. This is a free newsletter you get every Friday that adds knowledge to our industry, one week at a time.

Travis Roland joins us again (check out episode 5 as well) and we discuss other industry podcasts as well as best practices.If you’re looking to step up your organizational game and stay more on top of your things to do and emails, we drop a lot of tips and discuss ways that work for us to streamline those processes.

I really enjoyed this episode! It’s always fun to reconnect with someone and exchange ideas, but Tyler has a unique situation going on over in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Going from a smaller PC to such a large one comes with all sorts of challenges and growth opportunities, and Tyler helps us wade through some of them. Come join us as we learn about self-awareness, changing roles, and the over arching principles of what it means to work on the business vs in the business.

In this episode, Dan runs us through the different platforms and what they sell over in CES Santa Barbara. We also define DIY vs DIFM, and focus greatly on the value that an experienced crew at a supply house can lend to this field. Once you have the right products, training, and salesmanship, the key is to simply charge what you're worth! Easier said than done in today's market, but if you add enough value, you should be able to charge what you want.

Josh is a CED veteran and knows how to take a PC from where it’s at to where it needs to be.On this episode of The Get Wired Podcast, we cover a wide range of topics including:-Service Level-Inventory control-Action items when starting at a new PC-Staying in touch with people at all stages of your professional development-Building relationships before you need them, and much more.If you’re in need of a boost of ideas, core philosophies, and experience, this is the episode for you!

If you need to give your Counter business a jolt, this is the episode for you. Learn how one of the greats has cultivated this segment of his business, how he trains his employees, and the creative ways he gets vendor support to maximize the traffic at his Counter.Websites mentioned: http://screenenvy.net/https://signage.screen.cloud/

Social Media Marketing expert Leo Quinn joins the podcast to share with us some of his Adventures in Rejection.Taking on a self-imposed challenge to get 1000 people to tell him NO in the summer of 2019, Leo dives head first into the world of Rejection Therapy.If you’ve ever had mental blocks when it comes to being rejected in sales and in life, this is the podcast that can help free you from the chains that are weighing you down. Every person that tells you ‘NO!’ is just doing you a favor. They are saving you time, and they are allowing you to move onto to the next prospect who just might tell you ‘YES!’Learn more about Leo on his site: www.adventuresinrejection.com and join his FB group!

In this episode of The Get Wired Podcast, Nicholas Richardson and I go into the ‘great Amazon debate’ and how it pertains to our industry.You can either disrupt yourself, or you can wait for someone else to disrupt you and your business model.

In this episode, we discuss a variety of IT related topics and how they impact our employees and customers.

In this episode, we bring on a new PC Manager - Ryan Bialczak. We cover the CED Management Training Program at a broad level, how working through college set him up for success in his career, and how the never ending search for knowledge/challenges is what keeps him coming back for more. If you’ve been on the fence about taking action, or know that you can be doing more, this is the episode for you.

Welcome to The GWP : Dan Byers from CES Santa Barbara! In this episode, we go over Avochato. An SMS platform for businesses to communicate with their customers.Legal talk: We are not affiliated or sponsored by Avochato in any way. It is simply a tool we have found to be useful for certain businesses.Have an idea for a ‘Tech Hack’ that you’d like to share? Contact Mike@cedvero.com and we’ll discuss.

How to excel as a Trainee, start to finish.Regardless of the stage of your career, we can all learn a thing or two from this one about humility, grit, and just plain hard work.

Most people are pretty good at managing the day-to-day but struggle with making improvements so that tomorrow is even better. This should help provide some tips and tricks to getting ahead of the curve!

Elon Musk is going to Mars...what are you doing today?

What are some tools in your tool kit that you aren't using? Would they be of great use to your customers, employees, vendors?

"Whether you think you can or you think you can't - you're right!" -Henry Ford