Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa

Episode 95

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22nd Mar 2022

Big Lesson From 10 Million Views

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Are you the type of person who brims with bright ideas, or are you happy to consume someone else's content and run with it? The internet has revolutionized communications and our everyday lives so that everything we share online is easily accessible to anyone. So how do you prevent copycats from stealing your ideas? That's what Sharran is going to share today. Tune in to discover the three big concepts he learned from a personal experience and how you can apply the same concepts when you create something new.

“You build your distribution by using the materials that you already have. You don't have to build new marketing materials.”

- Sharran Srivatsaa

Timestamps:

00:00 Here's an unusual lesson for you

00:44 The three groups of people in the online world - which one are you?

01:51 “Someone stole my idea!” What can I do?

05:10 Two things that happen when you don't build an asset out of your ideas

06:07 Three Ways to Package Your Intellectual Property (IP)

11:09 How to Build Your Distribution

14:20 How to Look Beyond the Inspiration

17:45 Learn how to use the 3Cs (Content, Cadence, and Concepts) to find a mentor

20:00 Discover how Sharran built his 4-Week MBA

20:55 Quick recap of what we discussed today

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-How to Find a Mentor

-Grab Sharran’s 4-Week MBA for Free

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About the Podcast

Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa

Business School is hosted by Sharran Srivatsaa, President of Real (TSX: REAX) (NASDAQ: REAX), the fastest-growing, publicly-traded, real estate brokerage in the world. Sharran grew Teles Properties by 10x in 5 years to $3.4 Billion in sales and eventually sold the business to Douglas Elliman. Sharran is also an accomplished “deal guy” and private equity investor. He is the Chairman of private equity firm Highland Prime which focuses on investing in service-businesses and also the Chairman of ARC Multifamily Group which focuses on value-add multifamily investment projects.

Sharran is a former Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse banker and a sought after keynote speaker and is the creator of the wildly-popular 5am Club call for Entrepreneurs.

On this podcast, Sharran shares his best secrets on how to grow your business strategically, how to build your brand elegantly, most importantly integrate the profits in your business with an overall joyful life.

For more free resources visit Sharran.com

About your host

Sharran Srivatsaa

Sharran is a serial entrepreneur, sought after keynote speaker, and a respected thought-leadership resource for publications such as the Wall Street Journal, SUCCESS magazine, Huffington Post and Forbes.

While Sharran has had 5 exits in the last 19 years, and also a several humbling failed investments and business initiatives. He talks all about them on his top rated Spotify podcast, Business School.

Most recently, Sharran led Teles Properties’ unprecedented 10x growth over 5 years and a 4-year consecutive streak on the Inc. 500 fastest growing companies list resulting in its acquisition by national real estate powerhouse Douglas Elliman.

Prior to Teles, Sharran worked at both Goldman Sachs and Credit Suisse, where he collaborated with management teams of fast-growing businesses around the country on investment advisory and corporate strategy. Sharran also spent several years building recreational programs in the Caribbean, Middle East, and Hawaii for some of the finest international resorts such as the Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton, also has deep experience working with technology companies such as Lightera (acquired by CIENA) and Obopay, a fast-growth mobile payments company.

Sharran is a Principal at Srilo Ventures, a multi-factor private investment fund that focuses investing in and advising technology companies and operating businesses in the consumer space. Having successfully completed many acquisitions, joint-ventures, management buyouts, mergers, and capital raises, Sharran serves as a director and advisor on numerous company boards.

He is also a member of the Genius Network, the highest-level marketing mastermind in the world led by whizkid Joe Polish, and also a member of Young President’s Organization (YPO).

After competing on the professional tennis tour, Sharran received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Luther College and his MBA with Honors from Vanderbilt University.