Black Belt Startup with Feras

15 Aug 2025 · 43 min

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In this solo episode of Black Belt Startup, Feras Alhlou shares a three‑step framework for turning industry disruptions—illustrated with the recent U.S. tariffs—into consulting and service business opportunities. He begins with a personal story of how a sudden data‑privacy regulation threatened his analytics firm, yet by quickly learning the new rules and offering compliance workshops he turned crisis into growth. He then outlines the three pillars of his methodology: (1) watch for shifts, identifying emerging pain points; (2) map your existing hard and soft skills to those pain points, reframing your value proposition around the problems you solve; and (3) package a clear, market‑ready offer (e.g., cost‑impact assessments, supply‑chain diversification workshops, compliance audits). Throughout, he provides concrete tariff‑related examples of company pain points, the specialized skills needed, and how raw skills can be refined into sellable services. He also shares practical logistics (email, live‑stream schedule, newsletter) and reinforces an entrepreneurial mindset of continuous learning, agency, and proactive skill‑upgrading to stay ahead of competitors.

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