Learn Speak Teach Episode #172 with Kenneth Kollasch on the Real Business Connections Podcast.
Are you building a real business, or are you still winging it?
Kenneth Kollasch helps small business owners professionalize their businesses with better systems, clearer goals, stronger planning, and practical guardrails.
In this episode, Kenneth shares how getting cocky led him to build a business nobody wanted, why doing everything alone can become dangerous, and how relationships, mentorship, and generosity have shaped the way he grows businesses today.
Ben and Kenneth also get into 90-day goals, decision-making boundaries, avoiding shiny objects, and why Kenneth would rather invest in generosity than Google and Meta ads.
Along the way, Kenneth shares business lessons from soccer, ballroom dance, pastoring, and becoming an author.
If you want to stop winging it, professionalize your small business, and grow without burning yourself out, this conversation will give you a better way to think about systems, relationships, and sustainable growth.
Timestamps:
[00:00] Trailer + Intro
[04:05] Kenneth’s Failed Business
[09:58] Friendship as a Business Advantage
[12:50] The Growth Mindset
[16:08] Generosity as a Business Strategy
[20:16] Time, Resources, and Energy
[24:33] Ballroom Dance and Business
[28:35] Soccer and Business
[32:52] What Pastoring Taught Kenneth
[38:36] Storytelling and Becoming an Author
[43:20] How to Build a 90-Day Plan
[47:25] Stop Winging It
[48:16] Business Guardrails for Better Decisions
Key Takeaways:
* “I basically created a business that nobody wanted with messaging that was great for me, but didn't really make sense to anybody else.” ~Kenneth Kollasch
* “The thing that's always worked is staying in that context of I'm not there yet.” ~Kenneth Kollasch
* “For me generosity is worth the investment. I'd rather invest in generosity than I would Google and Meta ads.” ~Kenneth Kollasch
* “That's your time, that's your resources, and that's your energy.” ~Kenneth Kollasch
* “Setting up a 90 day plan is absolutely essential to really, I think, garnering momentum without burnout.” ~Kenneth Kollasch
* Creativity does not need to disappear when you professionalize your business. Build guardrails that let you test ideas without letting every new idea take over. ~Kenneth Kollasch
Keep In Touch with Kenneth Kollasch
Website:https://kennethcoaches.com/
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/kennethkollasch/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kennethkollasch/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/kennethkollasch/
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@kenneth.coaches/videos
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