Episode 209

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28th May 2024

Productize a Service Business

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Have you ever wondered how the best companies create insane profits and insane enterprise values? How do they build companies worth millions or even billions of dollars? What makes a product unique?


In this episode, Sharran dives deep into the art of productizing your services, turning your expertise into high-demand products that sell themselves. Get ready to learn the three components of productizing your service to meet and exceed customer expectations.


Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out, this episode is packed with insights that can revolutionize your business approach and help you break free from the limitations of traditional service models. 


Are you ready to transform your service business into a scalable, revenue-generating machine? Don’t miss out on this game-changing episode! Tune in now to unlock the secrets of productization and take your service business to new heights.


If you don't have a product-based mindset of delivering the service, you will always have a commoditized service, and when you have a commoditized service, you will be beaten down in price until you go out of service.”


- Sharran Srivatsaa


Timestamps:

03:26 - How do you create an enormous amount of value?

04:07 - What makes product managers unique?

05:57 - The difference between order qualifiers and order winners

08:18 - How do you build a product in a service world?

10:19 - How to map the client journey

14:45 - The importance of show, flow, and demo

20:15 - How do you elegantly differentiate what you do?

23:04 - Recap of the three components to productize a service


Resources:

- The 5am Club - https://sharran.com/5amclub/

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- Top Agent Power Pack - https://sharran.activehosted.com/f/121

- The Job of a CEO - https://www.highlandprime.com/download-job-of-ceo

- ARC Multifamily Real Estate Investing - https://arcmf.com/

- Sharran's Partnership Program - https://www.highlandprime.com/

- Grab Sharran’s 4-Week MBA for Free - https://sharran.com/4weekmba/


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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

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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.