Amanda Dake left teaching to build a marketing automation business. She believes the five people you surround yourself with shape your life, and that automated systems can transform how businesses operate. Her advice to her younger self: stay calm and let go of control.
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Alright everyone, welcome back to another episode of the Business Blast podcast. I'm your host Tyler Wagner. Today I have Amanda Dake with us. She's a marketing automation expert and a hockey mom. Welcome to the show, Amanda.
Hi Tyler, thanks for having me.
Of course, thanks for joining us, and we'll dive in. The first question I have for you is, what's the best story from your life that has an underlying valuable message?
The best story from my life so far would be change your path if you don't like the direction things are going. You get, you get to choose, you get to choose one way or the other. And so for me, I used to be a high school science teacher and a tennis coach, and it just wasn't working out for me. I knew there was something more. And so I changed. And now I, you know, own my own successful business. I travel around all over the world meeting amazing people, helping them grow their businesses. So anything's possible. You just get to choose how you want to do it.
And what's the most valuable piece of information we should know that's within your expertise or industry?
That one. Really, I guess the kind of underlying everything is everything's possible. So for me, it was like going from a science teacher to this world of marketing and online, you know, automation and things like that. It just took a little bit of study and surrounding myself with the right people to make it happen. And so now that I have systems in place and, can help other people do the same. I think that is the most important thing. Just know that when you put your mind to it, to create these systems and to create these automated processes, it's going to change the way that you look at business forever.
And what's your best piece of overall business advice? So not necessarily industry specific.
Um, my best piece of business advice is just to be really mindful of who you surround yourself with. Energy and expertise is really important to me. And I like to be surrounded by people that build me up and that, you know, have done things that I strive to do. So, you know, keeping your circle of 5 people, you know, be mindful of who's in that circle. Yes.
And if you could give your— it might tie in— but if you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would that be?
It'd be to chill out. Things always work out how they're supposed to. I, when I was younger, even still, I find myself just trying to control too many things. And just, if I could just tell myself to chill out a little bit, I think it would just make things a lot easier.
And so now we'll get a little deep quick. In your opinion, what's the key to happiness?
Staying present, not focused, not being future-focused, not dwelling on the past, just staying present in what's going on right here, right now.
And what's the best book that you've read? And what was the number one thing you learned from that?
The best book that I've read so far is, I would say, Resilience by Eric Gritens. It's really, it was a toss-up between that one and Obstacle is the Way. They're both, they both were really similar to me, but resilience is just like, don't get knocked down by the punches, just keep rolling through it. And you'll be stronger on the other side of it.
And what's your favorite quote and why?
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. Wayne Gretzky said that. One thing is, I'm a hockey mom, right? So hockey is important. My boys, the lessons that they learn playing that sport. But it's also, you can't just sit on the sidelines and hope something's going to happen. You got to get out there and try, you're going to fail. And that's all right. Because every time you fail, you're learning something new that helps you, you know, continue to grow forward.
Yes, thank you so much for coming on, Amanda. The last question I have for you before we let you go is, where's the best place for people to find you online?
Oh, you can find me online at funnelkitchen.com.
Perfect. We will see you in the Funnel Kitchen and thanks again for coming on.
Thanks, Tyler.
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