{"podcast":{"title":"Let's Talk Business","slug":"let-s-talk-business-1176654","podcast_index_feed_id":1176654,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/397022/rss%20","website_url":"https://www.ptexgroup.com/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/e/c/b/7ecb70f0427ea232e5bbc093207a2619/LTBCoverArt.jpg","author":"Meny Hoffman","episode_count":248,"summary":"Today, there are more opportunities than ever to create a business and succeed. But with all of those opportunities also come challenges, questions, and confusion. “How do I rise above the competition? How do I manage my growth? How do I attract and retain top talent? How do I drive my business forward?” Meny Hoffman, CEO of Ptex Group and founder of the Let’s Talk Business Platform, will interview some of the world’s most successful business leaders about their no-nonsense advice to help you learn, grow, and lead. Offering fresh insights for turning ambition into action, blunders into breakthroughs, and passion into profits, these leaders will open up about the challenges they’ve had to overcome, how they’ve reached success—and their candid advice for how you can do the same.Meny lives by one simple belief – that every person should be given the opportunity to succeed in life. This burning belief inside of him from the age of fourteen has allowed him to collaborate with growing businesses and leaders all over the world to help them realize their potential. 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From losing his job and being $95K in debt to leading growth at John Maxwell and Dave Ramsey’s companies, and now running his own firm — Trey Sheneman is a master of turning chaos into clarity. In this episode of Let’s Talk Business, Meny Hoffman sits down with Trey to unpack what really drives growth: from mindset, to systems, to what founders often get wrong when scaling from $3M to $30M. You’ll hear: 👉 How being broke and jobless led to a marketing career 👉 Why some brands get stuck at $5M—and how to break past it 👉 The real difference between working in vs. on your business 👉 A breakdown of Trey’s COMPASS Method that’s helped scale dozens of brands 👉 How to stay sharp as a leader—without losing touch with the work Whether you're bootstrapping a startup or scaling something fast, this is a must-watch. 👉 Subscribe for more deep-dive convos with real builders. – 🎥 Watch next: 🔗 Full Episode 🎯 Book a Clarity Session 📲 More Episodes 📲 Instagram 📲 LinkedIn 📲 Facebook 📲 WhatsApp Status 📲 WhatsApp Group – 🔗 Episode Links: 📘 Tray’s Life Changing Book 🎙 Trey’s Podcast – 10 Minute Masterclass 🏢 Herald (Trey’s Company) 👤 Trey’s LinkedIn 📩 For promotions & inquiries – 💡 Practical Pointers from this Episode: 1. Start even if it’s not perfect. Trey didn’t wait for the perfect plan—he just started. You learn more by doing than thinking. 2. Try before you commit. Be a generalist first. Once you find your edge, go deep—and it’ll pay off. 3. Get clarity before action. Ask what’s working, what’s not, and what’s missing. Don’t guess—diagnose. 4. Work on the business regularly. Don’t wait for a crisis. Step back quarterly (or weekly) to course-correct. 5. Stay close to yo…","meta_description":"If you think success is about having it all figured out… this episode will prove you wrong—in the best way possible. 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