Troy’s Video Blog

Troy’s Video Blog

Two Questions to Ask Your Peers at Every Conference

In the 25 years that I’ve worked with businesses I continue to hear them say, “What you’re saying won’t work for me. You don’t understand. My customers are different in my area.” I will argue that this isn’t true! We can all learn from each other....

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Why You Need an Advisory Board in Your Business

Who do you turn to when you need help in your business? Do you have an advisory board for your business? With the 12 businesses I’ve owned over the last 25 years, I’ve always had an advisory board. Here's how it works: My advisory board consists of a handful of...

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Being Disruptive, Distinctive and Disarming in Your Business

It’s that time of year – a time for reflection, resolutions, redirection, and for some, remorse. But what if you looked at it a different way? So many people treat this time of year like it’s a start line of a new sprint. When it’s really just the continuation of...

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What Customers Are Looking For

Customers are the same all over the world - the key is to understand the transactional drivers. Everybody in business is selling something and your customers want these 5 transactional drivers: 1. Good quality brands and people to deal with. 2. Good service. 3....

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Find Time to Create Your Business Vision

How do you have greater vision for your business? How do you take that vision to the streets? That is, how do you execute the vision. In developing a strategy for your business or franchise, I focus on these 3 things: Focus on the things that you CAN change. Focus...

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Are Your Customers Different?

In the 25 years that I've worked with franchisees I continue to hear them say, "What you're saying won't work for me. You don't understand. My customers are different in my area."  I will argue that this isn't true! Customers across the world share similar needs:...

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Top 3 Questions to Ask When Going into Business

If you've ever said to yourself, "I hate my job/boss/career path. I should really get into business and work for myself," then ask yourself these questions.  Do I REALLY want to be doing that all day? It’s a bit of a romance. But - there is no use being a dog...

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Is Your Business Crashing the Party?

What is your business doing to be distinctive, emotive and collaborative? It may be time to crash the party in your business.   https://youtu.be/8OiBkXh4UTs   About Troy Hazard: I am the founder/owner of 12 businesses over the last 25 years, current CEO...

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Can You Run a Country Like You Run a Business?

I can’t vote, so I don’t waste a lot of time watching and following what’s going on with the current election.  After all, I can’t influence the outcome. But what if we look at it from the simplest of positions. With a political unknown and a career politician...

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