Michael Mertens's guest appearances

Michael Mertens

The Balanced Warrior Podcast

WNY Entrepreneur

Short Life Advice

John Adams

Chris Naugle

Michael Anderson

Jerry West

Jeff Knauss

Ethan Allen

Bob Moses

Steve White

Brandon Wilson

Joel Erway

Tom Sylvester

Michael McGreevy

Robbie Raugh

Seth Greene

Chris Berlow

OwlTail

Old college peers Michael Mertens and I, discuss his 10+ years of transportation experience that led him to a managing partner of Echelon Transportation LLC, why you should get yourself a prescription of Nature, and how fear can prevent progress and to not be afraid to ask questions. https://echelonamerica.com/ Books mentioned: Range by David Epstein How To Win Friends and Influence People by Daniel Carnegie Ego Is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday The Invisible Rainbow by Arthur Firstenberg

Old college peers Michael Mertens and I, discuss his 10+ years of transportation experience that led him to a managing partner of Echelon Transportation LLC, why you should get yourself a prescription of Nature, and how fear can prevent progress and to not be afraid to ask questions. <a href="https://echelonamerica.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://echelonamerica.com/</a> Books mentioned: Range by David Epstein How To Win Friends and Influence People by Daniel Carnegie Ego Is The Enemy by Ryan Holiday The Invisible Rainbow by Arthur Firstenberg

#37-Episode-Michael Mertens -Managing Partner & COO at Echelon Transportation LLC 

Master Michael Mertens is the Co-Founder of Master Chong's World Class Taekwondo Centers five locations located in the suburbs of WNY. For the past 27 years, Master Mertens, along with his business partner and martial arts mentor, Grandmaster Sun Chong, has been running WNY most popular martial arts schools. In this podcast episode, we talk about how he took his entire business (16 Employees and over 2000 Clients) and completely shifted to virtual during this epidemic. We talk about how to get clients attracted to this new shift and how to shift an entire workforce to get on board with this idea without rattling the culture. Since most of the clients are children this talked about how to manage getting parents on board with this process and thriving during this time. In addition, they host an annual fundraiser, named Kicking For Miracles that has earned over 1.2 Million dollars to benefit the John R Oishei Women and Children's Hospital

Master Michael Mertens is the Co-Founder of Master Chong's World Class Taekwondo Centers five locations located in the suburbs of WNY. For the past 27 years, Master Mertens, along with his business partner and martial arts mentor, Grandmaster Sun Chong, has been running WNY most popular martial arts schools.  In this podcast episode, we talk about how he took his entire business (16 Employees and over 2000 Clients) and completely shifted to virtual during this epidemic. We talk about how to get clients attracted to this new shift and how to shift an entire workforce to get on board with this idea without rattling the culture. Since most of the clients are children this talked about how to manage getting parents on board with this process and thriving during this time.  In addition, they host an annual fundraiser, named Kicking For Miracles that has earned over 1.2 Million dollars to benefit the John R Oishei Women and Children's Hospital

Going Completely Virtual in a Non Virtual Business - Michael Mertens

This week on the YOU Have Infinite Power Podcast we have special guest Master Micheal Mertens of World Class Taekwondo Centers in the greater Buffalo area.  Master Mertens is a Cornell Graduate, University of Buffalo Entrepreneurship Program graduate and part owner of an organization of five highly successful martial arts schools with a staff of 65 Black Belts.  He and his partner/mentor Grandmaster Sun Chong have 40 affiliate World Class schools across the country and is the founder of a coaching organization  called Taekwondo Professionals with 150 schools under his mentorship.  He has a wealth of knowledge and the experience to back it.   In today's podcast, Master Mertens shares how he and his team created an amazing culture in the World Class Taekwondo organization through highly trained staff that share his vision.  If you are a business owner with employees, a manager managing people or are interested in expanding your business, this is a podcast to listen to.  This podcast is about business no matter what industry you are in.  Here are some of the key takeaways for you to look for…    Change the title from staff members from “employee” to “Promise Keepers” A team is only a team when they have shared goals, shared vision, shared time, shared culture.   Just because people work together at the same time and place does not make them a team Take the time to invest in your team so you could get the time back because they will be so well trained, you won’t need to be there “Teamwork” is the most important “work” you will ever do.     If you should have any questions or comments on the podcast, please reach out to Master Mertens at director@buffalotkd.com.  He is more than willing to give advice and help your business anyway he can. 

This week on the YOU Have Infinite Power Podcast we have special guest Master Micheal Mertens of World Class Taekwondo Centers in the greater Buffalo area.  Master Mertens is a Cornell Graduate, University of Buffalo Entrepreneurship Program graduate and part owner of an organization of five highly successful martial arts schools with a staff of 65 Black Belts.  He and his partner/mentor Grandmaster Sun Chong have 40 affiliate World Class schools across the country and is the founder of a coaching organization  called Taekwondo Professionals with 150 schools under his mentorship.  He has a wealth of knowledge and the experience to back it. In today's podcast, Master Mertens shares how he and his team created an amazing culture in the World Class Taekwondo organization through highly trained staff that share his vision.  If you are a business owner with employees, a manager managing people or are interested in expanding your business, this is a podcast to listen to.  This podcast is about business no matter what industry you are in.  Here are some of the key takeaways for you to look for… <ol> <li>Change the title from staff members from “employee” to “Promise Keepers”</li> <li>A team is only a team when they have shared goals, shared vision, shared time, shared culture.   Just because people work together at the same time and place does not make them a team</li> <li>Take the time to invest in your team so you could get the time back because they will be so well trained, you won’t need to be there</li> <li>“Teamwork” is the most important “work” you will ever do. </li> </ol> If you should have any questions or comments on the podcast, please reach out to Master Mertens at <a href="mailto:director@buffalotkd.com">director@buffalotkd.com</a>.  He is more than willing to give advice and help your business anyway he can.

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