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Empowering Growth: Dan Smith's Business Journey

Big Hitters

Release Date: 05/02/2025

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In this episode of the Big Hitters podcast, Dan Smith shares his journey from working in his father's electrical business to owning Randy's Electric and expanding into a home services empire. He discusses the importance of empowering people, building a charitable giving fund, and embracing technology like AI to enhance business operations. Dan emphasizes the need for balance in life and work, and the significance of prayer and community support in achieving his goals.

 

Takeaways:

  • I kind of just seen how I could learn and hustle before I had kids.

  • We're just in the beginning stages of seeing some growth.

  • How can we empower people?

  • I want to fulfill that and make sure that there's a multi-million dollar giving fund.

  • This is a crazy, hairy, audacious goal that we need God to accomplish.

  • We stay curious with how can technology assist our business.

  • Stewardship is a big thing that comes to my mind.

  • I want to be balanced.

  • The virtual assistant is just a cheat code.

  • We believe prayer makes a big difference.

 

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