Don't Fear Grit

Mar 27 2024
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Rob Taormina, social media marketing expert and award winning entrepreneur, features hard-working business owners from around the world to learn their secrets to success. 

How do entrepreneurs get started?  What are the hardest parts of starting a business in the first year?  Did you ever want to quit your job?  How did you overcome the challenges of owning a business?  How do you define grit?  What are the marketing strategies and advertising technologies being used by the top businesses?  

We tackle the real day-to-day challenges actual business owners are facing today and the solutions they came up with to overcome.

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