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A Journey To Success And Growth | The Tyler Wagner Show Short Clip - Meredith Bell

Name: A Journey To Success And Growth | The Tyler Wagner Show Short Clip - Meredith Bell
Uploaded: 2021-12-01T16:58:53+00:00
Duration: 1 min 54 s
Channel: Tyler Wagner
Description: In this short interview segment, Meredith Bell recounts her entrepreneurial journey that began in the early‑to‑mid 1980s, a time before the internet. She…

1 Dec 2021 · 2 min

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In this short interview segment, Meredith Bell recounts her entrepreneurial journey that began in the early‑to‑mid 1980s, a time before the internet. She describes learning the ropes through trial‑and‑error, making sales calls, and figuring out how to guide conversations. A pivotal shift occurred when she started receiving referrals and introductions, which she found far more effective than cold calling because they carried pre‑established trust. In 1990 she met future business partner Denny Coates, and by 1991 they added a third partner to form a three‑person firm. The trio has now worked together for 30 years, maintaining a close relationship grounded in trust, respect, and love. The segment highlights the evolution from solo experimentation to a long‑standing collaborative partnership.

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So a little bit more on the journey. So then I guess when you first started out, like doing your own thing, how, what was that like? Like, was it kind of a roller coaster? Did you have some wins and fails? Um, obviously things are going well now, but, um, in the beginning stages, what was that like?
Oh yeah. I mean, I didn't know what I was doing. It was, there was no internet back when I did this in the early to mid-'80s. It was all experimentation. And so I would make sales calls, you know, and meet with people and realize I didn't know the best ways to, you know, guide a conversation or even the right questions to ask. So all of that I had to learn over time. And that was, that was an interesting journey. But then what started happening is getting referrals and introductions to others because of the work I had done in one organization. So So I quickly learned that is really the best way to build your business rather than cold calling, because you've got that element of trust and rapport before you even meet with the person you've been introduced to. So that was huge for me. And then in 1990, I met one of my two business partners, Denny Coates, and he and I started collaborating on some things and realized, gee, it's kind of nice to not be solo preneurs and put our businesses together. And at the time we did in '91, we brought in a third partner who managed all the other aspects of the business. And so the three of us have now worked together for 30 years. So that's been a journey in itself to, you know, work with the same folks. And we're really close. You know, we have this basis of trust, respect, and love that guides everything we do.