Turning A Sales Problem I Experienced During My Job Into A $25K/Month Business
Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?
My name is George El-Hage, and I’m pretty much a finance grad turned “bootstrapper.” For those new to the game, here’s the definition.
What I’ve realized as a bootstrapped entrepreneur is that scrappy, cheap, and imperfect is good.
After my finance degree, I completed an MBA in investment management, and worked in banking until… I spoke to EVERY entrepreneur I know about how they launched their business.
The #1 feedback I received was “take a sales role.” So, I did exactly that. I left banking and took an account executive position selling software to financial advisors. I did pretty well and later managed their growth initiatives.
Having experience in sales and marketing, I realized that there was a huge time sink in our operations… Our sales team wasted countless hours trying to manage and follow up with the new contacts they met at events.
They would...
