Up next on Pass The Secret Sauce, we have Michael Roderick, CEO of Small Ponds Enterprises. He is a social catalyst who believes in the power of making meaningful connections for others. Michael has been a high school English Teacher, a Broadway Producer, and a Director of Business Development.

Small Pond Enterprises seeks to support connectors, innovators, and entrepreneurs with a range of personalized educational services provided by expert consultants who develop an individualized process for creating quality work that is supported by a customized, viable business model.

Additionally, by connecting entrepreneurs with resources, people, and advisers, we bring disparate communities together and help them to establish mutually beneficial relationships.

In this episode we discuss:

• Introduction to the episode  [2:14]
• How did Michael get his entrepreneurial tendency  [4:35]
• Michael’s academic overview and his teaching job  [5:50]
• When did he start his first business  [9:00]
• What prompted him to start Smart Pond  [11:05]
• The AIM  (Accessibility, Influence, Memory) framework  [15:40]
• Results people get from Michael’s framework  [20:25]
• Pass the Secret Sauce podcast and Michael’s framework  [22:30]
• Patterns are the precursor to framework [29:07]
• Industries that suited Michael’s framework [30:55]
• Best ways to connect with Michael and learn more about his projects [31:55]
• The setting of Michael’s workshops  [34:30]

Links to sources and tools

• Connect with Michael's LinkedIn and follow updates on his Twitter
• If you want to get consultation or coaching, visit Small Pond Enterprise
• Access to anyone in life and business podcast Michael Roderick

Listen to other PTSS episodes:

• Extracting Your Ego and Awaken Your Full Potential with Mia Hewett
• Franchising a Profitable Property Management with Aaron Marshall
• Internal Culture, Core Values, Dream Teams and More with Robert Mason

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