Episode 43

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Published on:

23rd Mar 2021

How We Automated A Whole Day of Work

What productivity tools do you use to manage your day-to-day operations? If you’re someone who faces outrageous demands every day, you’re headed for burnout if you don’t establish systems and processes to run your days. What if there’s a way to accomplish your biggest goals, work less but get more done, and reclaim control of your time? Learn how you can do this as you listen to Sharran share how his team automated a day’s work using the exact productivity framework that he teaches to the top CEOs whom he mentors. 

Get the Productivity Playbook - a personalized 21-day challenge designed to supercharge your productivity, motivation, and energy. 

“Amateurs automate for efficiency. Professionals automate for accuracy.”

 - Sharran Srivatsaa

 

Timestamps:

0:00    How to automate 1440 minutes worth of work

2:04 Reporting first

4:53 The Dashboard Creation Project 

10:00 The power of building an extra day 

12:05 Automating workflows using Zapier

15:09 How to complete 5 automation projects in under 90 days

18:59 The advantage of knowing how the tools work

23:04 Greatness is in the granularity

24:22  The gift of systems-based thinking


Tools mentioned in this episode:

Slack, Calendly, Zapier, ActiveCampaign, Trello, Dropbox, Google Drive, Zoom


Resources:

- Get Sharran’s Productivity Playbook

- Grab Sharran’s 4-Week MBA for Free


Connect with Sharran:

- Website

- LinkedIn

- Facebook

- Instagram

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About the Podcast

Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa
Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa is the no-fluff, tactical podcast for founders, operators, and underdogs who want to grow with clarity, intention, and results. Hosted by entrepreneur, investor, and operator Sharran Srivatsaa—President and Managing Partner at Acquisition.com—this show cuts through the noise to deliver real-world strategies from someone who's built and exited five companies across multiple industries.

Sharran has helped scale two billion-dollar businesses, served as President of Real (NASDAQ: REAX), and led the 10x growth and sale of Teles Properties to Douglas Elliman (NYSE: DOUG). He brings lessons from Wall Street to Main Street, sharing what actually works—because he’s lived through what doesn’t.

Every episode offers simple, actionable playbooks for those who want to build extraordinary companies without the chaos. Whether you're a scrappy operator, a first-time founder, or a seasoned executive, Business School with Sharran Srivatsaa is your blueprint for building with purpose and winning on your terms.

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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.