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Rachael Doukas, MBA, is the founder of Reinstate Labs, helping business owners reinstate, verify, and optimize their Google Business Profiles so they can get back to growing their business. Top 3 Value Bombs 1. Growth creates complexity, fix broken processes before adding people. 2. Find your Most Valuable Action, identify what creates the most value for customers and each role. 3. Don't hire your way to growth, automate and simplify before adding headcount. Reinstate Labs – Check out Rachael's website to learn more about Google Business Profile services. Sponsors HighLevel - The ultimate…

Entrepreneurs on Fire

by John Lee Dumas of EOFire · English · Business

John Lee Dumas is the founder and host of the award winning podcast, Entrepreneurs On Fire. With over 100 million listens of his 3000+ episodes, JLD has turned Entrepreneurs On Fire into a media empire that generates over a million listens every month and 7-figures of NET annual revenue 8-years…

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