Kurt Theobald's guest appearances

Kurt Theobald

The Successful Pitch with John Livesay

MageTalk: A Magento Podcast

The Scale Your Agency Podcast | Bright Ideas

Dorie Clark

Jon Levy

Alison Levine

Jon Vroman

Chris Westfall

Michael Bungay Stanier

David Burkus

Charles Smith

Jonathan Keyser

Jason Treu

David Meltzer

Matthew Pollard

John Ruhlin

Warren Buffett

Matthew Sullivan

OwlTail

Episode Summary Kurt Theobald is the CEO of Classy Llama, a full-service ecommerce agency. He has failed countless times, but has always gotten back up to try again. Failure doesn't define you and the journey to entrepreneurship is often a journey of self-discovery as well. Kurt discusses company culture, the importance of people, and so much more on this episode! What Was Covered  04:00 - What has Kurt learned from his failures? 05:05 - What is a cool thing vs. an uncool thing when it comes to finding your business niche? 07:45 - What makes Classy Llama so successful? 09:45 - Failure doesn't define you. 11:30 - You don't have to know everything, you just have to be willing to learn and let others teach you. 13:45 - You have to figure out how to be happy during your journey as a struggling entrepreneur. 15:15 - What does Kurt mean by 'soft skills'? 16:45 - You need to set expectations early on for your team. 17:40 - What makes Classy Llama's culture so unique? 21:20 - Kurt loves working with millennials because they thrive on authenticity and being independent. 27:40 - Who are Nucleus and Classy Llama's ideal clients? 29:10 - Kurt recommends two books: Good to Great and Finding Truth At the Bottom.    Tweetables  Failure to plan is planning to fail.  Success happens when it's ready, you just gotta keep moving.  Be careful who you take wisdom and money from.  Become a vessel of success.   Links Mentioned J Robinett Enterprises John Livesay Funding Strategist Classy Llama Website Nucleus Commerce Website @kurttheobaldon on Twitter Kurt Theobald on Linkedin Finding Truth At the Bottom by Kurt Theobald Good to Great by Jim Collins Crack The Funding Code! Register now for the free webinar Share The Show Did you enjoy the show? I'd love it if you subscribed today and left us a 5-star review!  Click this link Click on the 'Subscribe' button below the artwork Go to the 'Ratings and Reviews' section Click on 'Write a Review' 

Episode Summary Kurt Theobald is the CEO of Classy Llama, a full-service ecommerce agency. He has failed countless times, but has always gotten back up to try again. Failure doesn't define you and the journey to entrepreneurship is often a journey of self-discovery as well. Kurt discusses company culture, the importance of people, and so much more on this episode! What Was Covered <ul> <li>04:00 - What has Kurt learned from his failures?</li> <li>05:05 - What is a cool thing vs. an uncool thing when it comes to finding your business niche?</li> <li>07:45 - What makes Classy Llama so successful?</li> <li>09:45 - Failure doesn't define you.</li> <li>11:30 - You don't have to know everything, you just have to be willing to learn and let others teach you.</li> <li>13:45 - You have to figure out how to be happy during your journey as a struggling entrepreneur.</li> <li>15:15 - What does Kurt mean by 'soft skills'?</li> <li>16:45 - You need to set expectations early on for your team.</li> <li>17:40 - What makes Classy Llama's culture so unique?</li> <li>21:20 - Kurt loves working with millennials because they thrive on authenticity and being independent.</li> <li>27:40 - Who are Nucleus and Classy Llama's ideal clients?</li> <li>29:10 - Kurt recommends two books: Good to Great and Finding Truth At the Bottom.</li> </ul>   Tweetables <a href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Failure+to+plan+is+planning+to+fail.&amp;via=john_livesay&amp;related=john_livesay&amp;url=http://sellingsecretsforfunding.com/kurt-theobald/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Failure to plan is planning to fail.</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Success+happens+when+it%27s+ready%2C+you+just+gotta+keep+moving.&amp;via=john_livesay&amp;related=john_livesay&amp;url=http://sellingsecretsforfunding.com/kurt-theobald/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Success happens when it's ready, you just gotta keep moving.</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Be+careful+who+you+take+wisdom+and+money+from.&amp;via=john_livesay&amp;related=john_livesay&amp;url=http://sellingsecretsforfunding.com/kurt-theobald/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Be careful who you take wisdom and money from.</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/share?text=Become+a+vessel+of+success.&amp;via=john_livesay&amp;related=john_livesay&amp;url=http://sellingsecretsforfunding.com/kurt-theobald/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Become a vessel of success.</a>   Links Mentioned <a href="http://www.judyrobinett.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">J Robinett Enterprises</a> <a href="http://www.sellingsecretsforfunding.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">John Livesay Funding Strategist</a> <a href="http://www.classyllama.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Classy Llama Website</a> <a href="http://www.nucleuscommerce.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nucleus Commerce Website</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/kurttheobald" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@kurttheobaldon on Twitter</a> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ktheobald" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kurt Theobald on Linkedin</a> <a href="https://books.google.ca/books/about/Finding_Truth_at_the_Bottom.html?id=aTmdcQAACAAJ&amp;redir_esc=y" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Finding Truth At the Bottom by Kurt Theobald</a> <a href="http://www.jimcollins.com/article_topics/articles/good-to-great.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Good to Great by Jim Collins</a> Crack The Funding Code! <a href="http://www.onlinemeetingnow.com/register/?id=m5afqd8p30" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Register now for the free webinar</a> Share The Show Did you enjoy the show? I'd love it if you subscribed today and left us a 5-star review! <ol> <li>Click <a href="http://sellingsecretsforfunding.com/itunes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this link</a></li> <li>Click on the 'Subscribe' button below the artwork</li> <li>Go to the 'Ratings and Reviews' section</li> <li>Click on 'Write a Review'</li> </ol>

How To Turn Trash Into Gold, Kurt Theobald | TSP078

Show Notes Kurt Theobald of Classy Llama joins MageTalk to talk about Nucleus Commerce, some of the innovation happening in the community, and how Imagine 2015 is going to be “off the hook”. Links NucleusCommerce...

Show Notes Kurt Theobald of Classy Llama joins MageTalk to talk about Nucleus Commerce, some of the innovation happening in the community, and how Imagine 2015 is going to be “off the hook”. Links NucleusCommerce...

MageTalk Episode 31 – The Magical Triangle (w/ Kurt Theobald)