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Tony is past the pebble stage and today he shares where they are right now. They are approaching 300 employees and he likes to run lean, meaning he likes to be tight on cash because they are continuing to grow.

When someone says enough is enough in their business, that's where Tony comes in. He can take a successful business and ramp it up.

 

Direct download: 135_Tony_Rock_Rocks.mp3
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Tony Rock founded Cimarron Infrastructure Group just over 3 years ago, but he's got grand plans. He won't put all his eggs in one basket, but he's discovered he'd rather have a small piece of a much larger pie than 100% of a small pie.

Today he talks about surprises in the first year and how he dealt with them.

Direct download: 134_Tony_Rock_Pebbles.mp3
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Mike got into his own business because he's a terrible employee. He admits that when he was working for someone else, he just felt like he wanted freedom. He's willful and stubborn and refused to not see things work out.

Today he does get philosophical when he explains what he'd do differently if he could start over and what has been most fulfilling for him as a business owner.

 

Direct download: 133_Mike_Gastin_Clouds.mp3
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Although Mike wants to expand and rebrand, he doesn't have plans to take over the world. Today he shares how he plans to get to the $5 million mark and why he's looking to the future. He plans to narrow down what they offer as a company and he hopes he will do more of the leading and less of the managing side of things in the future.

 

Direct download: 132_Mike_Gastin_Boulders.mp3
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Mike shares a birthday with the original owner of Bob Wright Creative, and they met a few years back, realizing he was exactly half of the original owner's age. He's learned a lot in the past dozen years, and today he shares his experiences with cash, growing pains, things he loves and the shallowness of the industry.

Direct download: 131_Mike_Gastin_Rocks.mp3
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Mike Gastin is a serial entrepreneur, and he'll be the first to admit he's had a lot of starts and fails. Twelve years ago, he took a chance on acquiring a company that was already in existence, and Bob Wright Creative became his new livelihood.

Today Mike shares some of his challenges and surprises in taking over an existing company, and he speaks frankly about what he had to change and what he didn't touch in that first year.

Direct download: 130_Mike_Gastin_Pebbles.mp3
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All jokes aside, Mark Giltner takes his work very seriously. His goal is to take care of the clients, and his role has become more that of counselor to his clients. He's enjoyed long-term relationships with the representatives of some of his longest running clients, and he shares in their victories as well as laying awake at night worry about their possible defeats.

Direct download: 129_Mark_Giltner_Clouds.mp3
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Mark enjoys setting traps for the opposing clients and the success that comes with setting a good trap. He's great at what he does and he knows how to train a new attorney to do what he does.

Shelton & Valadez wants to offer their clients quality work and they want to be able to continue to pay the people they hire, so they aren't in a hurry to hire. Today he shares how Obamacare has affected them as well as why he still has sleepless nights.

 

Direct download: 128_Mark_Giltner_Boulders.mp3
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Although Mark knows he's still too much in the weeds in his business, he loves litigation and loves setting traps for plaintiffs in his cases. He loves what he does, but he also realizes he needs to make some tough decisions and train attorneys to take his place.

Today he talks about how he manages his typical day, as well as what he calls "The Moving Lunch," which allows him to pack more into his busy schedule.

Direct download: 127_Mark_Giltner_Rocks.mp3
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Mark Giltner started his journey with Shelton & Valadez more than 20 years ago, but it was an interesting trip that got him there. Starting out in investment banking, he decided in his senior year that he wanted to do security law. After his internship, he knew that wasn't the place for him.

Today he shares how he valued the people at Shelton & Valadez and was willing to take a benefits and pay cut to get on board with a company he believed in and how that paid off.

Direct download: 126_Mark_Giltner_Pebbles.mp3
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