142. How to Get Sh!t Done to Grow Your Business On Your Own Terms with Alex Batdorf

When businesses fall short of their set goals, is it because of poor execution or is it because the direction taken was wrong in the first place?

 

We’ll answer that in this episode with Alex Batdorf, CEO and Founder of Get Sh!t Done,  a platform focused on centralizing access to growth resources for female entrepreneurs.

 

Alex and I take a deep dive into the common challenges that her collaborating companies face and how she thinks these should be addressed.

 

We also discuss the importance of a founder’s wellness to the business and the unending quest for innovation for companies today.

 

Alex unloads fresh nuggets of wisdom in this episode so make sure to catch them all by tuning in now!

We’ll talk about:

 

1. Introduction [00:00]
2. The kid who wanted to rule the world through entrepreneurship [01:56]
3. Bootstrapping vs. Venture Capital: How to create sustainable and scalable businesses [10:49]
4. The biggest bottleneck that Alex sees the most in the startups she works with [15:21]
5. Do you really need venture capital to grow to billion dollars? [20:09]
6. Connecting the dots and taking control of your own destiny [26:08]
7. Why your wellness should be your top priority as a founder [30:16]
8. Thinking bigger and how it does wonders for your entrepreneurship path [33:46]
9. Alex’s piece of advice to founders on following their North Star [41:04]
10.  The best way to get shit done for your business [46:42]

Resource Links:

• Brett Trainor Website (https://bretttrainor.com/)
• Download Startup to Scaleup: A 4-Part Framework to Grow Your B2B Business to $10 Million (https://bretttrainor.com/resources/)
• Get Sh!t Done website (https://www.shegetsshitdone.com/)

Episodes Mentioned:

• Episode 141 with Paul Shirley https://bretttrainor.com/2022/02/08/podcast-ep-141-the-difference-between-average-and-elite-with-former-nba-player-best-selling-author-paul-shirley/
• Episode 131 with Eva Nahari https://bretttrainor.com/2021/11/30/podcast-ep-131-whats-hot-in-b2b-bootstrap-or-raise-with-eva-nahari/

• Episode 101 with Jesse Cole https://bretttrainor.com/2021/05/04/how-to-dominate-raving-fans-innovation-a-yellow-tux-with-jesse-cole/

About Our Guest:

Alex Batdorf founded Get Sh!t Done with the mission to redefine the narrative of entrepreneurship by helping women mindfully scale companies that have impactful, intentional growth while giving them the power to do it on their own terms.

 

Alex believes that real growth is making a status quo-breaking impact, not just growing for growth's sake.

Connect with Alex Batdorf:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chief-get-shit-done-officer/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/shegetsshitdone

Connect with me and learn more about growing your business:

Email: BT@BrettTrainor.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bretttrainor/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCySoKsETeKxu-Fnf2VfE7Gg

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrainorBrett

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Brett_Trainor

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bretttrainor/

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