{"id":22291,"date":"2023-06-08T13:14:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T20:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/?p=22291"},"modified":"2024-02-13T10:50:51","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T18:50:51","slug":"high-performing-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/high-performing-teams\/","title":{"rendered":"Serial Entrepreneur Robert Manasier\u2019s 5 Tricks For Building High-Performing Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote>\n<p><strong>To learn more about building high-performing teams, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kCT6P2fFpZA\">click here<\/a> to watch Robert Manasier&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kCT6P2fFpZA\">keynote.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/robertmanasier\/\">Robert Manasier<\/a> is part of the elite club of serial entrepreneurs who seem to consistently \u2013 and effortlessly \u2013 strike gold. He\u2019s launched 155 companies, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sold over <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$1B in sales, and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">raised $100M for startups and <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">$350M for next-level growth companies.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, as CEO of his private-label acceleration firm, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/why-focus-brands-have-website-jill-daye\/?published=t\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Focus Brands<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, he deploys teams that offer organizational change strategy and branded execution systems to get companies on the right path.\u00a0 Robert\u2019s idea for the firm came to fruition when he saw an opportunity to help other entrepreneurs avoid making the same mistakes he has made during his entrepreneurial journey.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA brand is not a logo to me, it&#8217;s a system,\u201d says Robert. \u201cAnd in order to achieve success you have to start by building the right team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cAt In Focus Brands we&#8217;ve launched 155 companies with about a 70 percent success rate on true startups, which is 10 times more than the national average.\u201d<\/span><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In a global keynote for <a href=\"https:\/\/foundersnetwork.com\/benefits\/\">Founders Network<\/a> on July 19, Robert shared his entrepreneurial journey and provided tips for developing loyal, and high-performing teams. He also shared how he has refined his process for hiring quality employees and achieved a near 100 percent retention rate for the companies he\u2019s led.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His keynote covered:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fail-proof process for hiring the right people\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The value of working with people who say \u2018No\u2019<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to develop a working culture that puts people first\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best process for identifying your weaknesses and getting out of your own way<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to start your own journey toward building a 100% retention team<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Playing To Your Strengths<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Perfecting a business model is something that has always made sense to Robert. At In Focus Brands, Robert\u2019s team deploys directly into businesses to find the squeaky wheel, oil it, and celebrate the success of a problem solved.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s also how he approached his growth-to-exit SaaS company <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdbuild.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CrowdBuild<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which touted an early entry into the crowdfunding market.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robert reflects that there was one consistent fallacy that took down businesses in the early days of Kickstarter and GoFundMe: the idea that the platforms were free. Sure, many fundraising platforms are free. However, the future costs behind them include marketing and production costs that can become overwhelming for early-stage startups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The private label service Robert now refers to as <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/crowdbuild.net\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CrowdBuild<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, set out to solve this problem. The service grew rapidly reaching 13,000 paying subscribers in under a year. Despite the instantaneous growth, Robert says the model outgrew his original vision. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat we didn&#8217;t realize, going back to not truly understanding the do-it-yourself market at that point, is that do-it-yourself to them really didn&#8217;t mean do-it-yourself. Our subscribers had a million questions. [So] we had to triple our customer service department within the first month,\u201d he says.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a team-centered leader, Robert saw that the model at hand was no longer a fit for his team. He quickly found a collaborative partner to take the platform and run with it \u2013 prioritizing the needs of his people.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Putting Teams At The Center Of Business<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robert has learned a lot about building high-performing teams from his experience both in tech and managing his own film production company.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWhat I learned from that, I put into every other culture I built. Because the only thing I really care about is the people I&#8217;m working with,\u201d says Robert. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his work with teams, he strives to create a connection between the mission that drives a company forward and the people who make the work happen. To achieve success, Robert finds it essential for all leaders to challenge their own assumptions and create structures that are best for the team\u2019s dynamic.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe have to be motivated, but the motivation comes from the team. And if it&#8217;s transactional or transitional teams, it won\u2019t work,\u201d he says. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Robert has developed a strategy for building high performing teams that can be applied by early-stage startups and seasoned founders alike. The central pillars include offering teams brutal honesty, setting expectations, and holding people and yourself accountable as a leader.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In his global keynote, Robert drilled down on what leaders must get right to build high-performing teams. To learn more, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kCT6P2fFpZA\">click here<\/a> to watch Robert Manasier&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/kCT6P2fFpZA\">keynote.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To learn more about building high-performing teams, click here to watch Robert Manasier&#8217;s keynote. 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