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Ep 25: A Proven Profit First System with Ron Saharyan

Release Date: 04/01/2021

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Every business owner wants to make a profit, but are you taking a deliberate approach to reaching that goal? Let us introduce you to someone who helped change our business through his Profit First system and give you more insight to how this approach has been adopted by companies around the world.

See the show notes: https://tracyjepsonpodcast.com/podcast/ep-25-a-proven-profit-first-system-with-ron-saharyan/1390/

Connect with our guest:

https://profitfirstprofessionals.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-saharyan-3846a8

https://amzn.to/3sEwqSF

What we discuss on this episode:

0:55 – Background on Ron

5:45 – Mike’s past experience and failures

6:51 – Learning more about this system

9:11 – What is Profit First?

12:06 – Starting in a basement

15:28 – Outsourcing