Carl Gould #70secondCEO
Summary: In this episode of #70secondCEO, Carl Gould explains why your business must have a top-tier, premium-level offering—regardless of whether anyone ever buys it. This “McDaddy” or white-glove service elevates your brand, creates perceived value, and acts as a powerful marketing tool. Carl walks you through how to price it (hint: double it... twice) and how it influences customer perception just like a luxury car displayed under spotlights in a showroom. Read full transcript: Hi Everyone, Carl Gould here your #70secondCEO, just over a minute of investment per day for a...
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Summary: In this episode of #70secondCEO, Carl Gould challenges business owners to shift their focus from product obsession to customer connection. Success isn’t just about what you sell—it’s about how your brand makes people feel. Learn the first lesson of crafting an "obnoxious offer" and why understanding your customer's values, experiences, and perceptions is more important than the utility of your product. Whether it’s a luxury watch or a smartphone, people buy for more than function—they buy for meaning. Read full transcript: Hi Everyone, Carl Gould here your #70secondCEO,...
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Summary: In this episode of #70secondCEO, Carl Gould shares a simple framework for building a consistent social media presence by balancing timeless (evergreen) and timely (real-time, relevant) content. Discover how to save time and energy by outsourcing your timeless posts while focusing your creative efforts on timely content. Plus, learn Carl’s 5x5x5 strategy: 5 posts a day, 5 days a week, on 5 platforms—a scalable formula for social media success. Read full transcript: Hi everyone, Carl Gould here with your #70secondCEO. Just a little over a one minute investment every day for a...
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Summary: In this episode of #70secondCEO, Carl Gould breaks down a simple but powerful time management formula to help leaders get others to perform at a high level. Using the 20-20-60 Rule, Carl shows how to divide your time: 20% coaching, mentoring, and empowering your team 20% strategic thinking and planning 60% doing your core responsibilities You’ll learn how to become the center of a coaching ecosystem—managing up, coaching across, and empowering down. This framework helps leaders scale results and build stronger teams. Read full transcript: Hi Everyone, Carl Gould here...
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Summary: In this episode of #70secondCEO, Carl Gould shares insights from a decades-long study showing a major shift in what drives business value. Back in 1974, 95% of value came from tangible assets. Today, it’s the opposite—72% of value now comes from intangibles like brand equity, intellectual property, and mission. Carl highlights how companies like TOMS thrive not just on product quality but on brand promise and purpose. The takeaway? Don’t just polish your product—build a brand people believe in. That’s what makes your business truly valuable. Read the full transcript:...
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Summary: In this episode of #70secondCEO, Carl Gould breaks down the often overlooked “NO systems”—the internal operations that keep your business running behind the scenes. These include everything from email and payroll to HR and accounting—critical functions that don’t directly generate revenue but support the systems that do. Carl also emphasizes the importance of building and developing the right team: people who align with your company, fit their roles, and are trained for future growth. A well-aligned team supercharges both your YES and NO systems. If they’re not performing,...
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Summary: In this episode of #70secondCEO, Carl Gould introduces the third core function of your business—Systems—with a focus on what he calls “YES systems.” These are the processes that fulfill your promises to clients: the services you deliver, the products you sell, the experience you create. Whether you run a hotel, retail store, or law firm, YES systems are what you get paid to do. Carl explains why this part of your business must run with clockwork precision and why consistency, predictability, and tactical execution are the keys to success. Read full transcript: Hi...
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In this #70secondCEO episode, Carl Gould breaks down the second business quadrant: Income—where sales, marketing, and relationships drive growth. He explains why marketing (lead generation) and sales (lead conversion) are two distinct functions and why separating them is critical for performance. Learn how to set goals, structure your teams, and create clear accountability to optimize your revenue engine. Full Transcription Hi Everyone, Carl Gould here your #70secondCEO, just over a minute of investment per day for a lifetime of results. No. 2, Second Quadrant. Right here, INCOME....
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In this episode of #70secondCEO, Carl Gould challenges you to break out of your comfort zone by seeking out people who think differently than you. Whether you're a visionary, a relationship-builder, or a systems expert, growth comes from surrounding yourself with those who complement—not mirror—your strengths. Learn how stepping into unfamiliar territory sharpens your perspective, reveals new opportunities, and accelerates your development as a leader. Hi Everyone, Carl Gould here your #70secondCEO, just over a minute of investment per day for a lifetime of...
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Hi everyone, Carl Gould here with your #7osecondCEO a one minute investment for a lifetime of results. In a recent video, I asked you to write down who you admire and what that person or historical figure's admirable traits, rules, and principles are. And you just introduced yourself to what you believe is your best version of yourself. That’s right, you just use another person or figure or package in order to talk about what you believe are your most amazing features and where the next area of growth is for you. Ok, so you wrote down all the attributes of the person that you admire, now...
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Hi everyone, Carl Gould here with your #70secondCEO. Just a little over one minute investment every day for a lifetime of results.
So you can throw as much money as you want, in inbound lead generation, and you know we're gonna automate our you know, through landing pages and evergreen content, alright. But you cannot throw enough money at this, in order to make it fully efficient. What we need to do is we need to have the right messaging, and you only get that by looking at your buyer, straight in the eye and telling them, what you wanna sell them, for how much and in what duration, and then monitor their body language to see what the response is. Okay, that's how you know if you have an effective message, once you have that and pricing, then you can go over to the efficiency side and add some of the efficiencies. But it will never be fully efficient , this the effective side. So if your sales team says, " hey I don't like doing those networking events, they don't work anymore", baloney. They work fine, they just don't like working them and they don't like going to them, alright. So let's not take that bait from our business development team, let's make this effective and sometimes that means, you know going out there and doing those things. You know when permitted of course.
Like and follow this podcast so you can learn more. My name is Carl Gould and this has been your #70secondCEO.