Chris Weitzel

Owner/Operator fish & seafood Distribution Co. How I am growing my empire, one day at a time! Family man @veefriend

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

I got a bit of flack over starting a podcast.
Family member, “Oh, getting quite the ego aren’t ya!”
Friends, “Just trying to be an influencer now eh?”
Monday we finish our 1st season and, aside from growing a business, it’s one of the things I’m most proud of!
Fu$&’em moment #362

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

@PrivatEquityGuy @BrettKPG This was an amazing podcast!
Systems, systems & more systems!!

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

Note to self

[Gary Vaynerchuk @garyvee]

People are yearning for more "real life." Running clubs, hiking tours, ski instructing... it's just so clear to me the explosion of analog.

2036 is going to feel like 2065, and because of that, the opportunity is to build businesses that feel like 1965

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

Big shift occurred when I started to view a missed order, more as an opportunity to solidify that client relationship rather than something I had to “deal with”

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

@RyanHoliday Well done Sir!!!

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

One of the hardest things in business is watching in real-time, employees not growing at the rate of your business.

Then having to do deal with the inevitable…

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

@mogrant61 @Harmony47383691 When you start from the simple principle, that Carney was placed where he was, to fight Trump & his policies. Period!
He is doing exactly what he is here to do

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

Carney & Lieberals alike DO NOT want you to know this 👇
Makes 💯 sense!

[Promethean Action @PrometheanActn]

You think President Trump's new 50% tariffs is about a dispute with Canada? Think again.

Canadian PM Mark Carney isn't defending Canada — he's the globalist's point man against Trump, & he's staffing Ottawa with globalist & Crown operatives.

@sjkokinda with the breakdown.

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

The idea of growing existing accounts as opposed to constantly trying to get new customers CANNOT be overstated!

The foundation is already there.

Relationships already formed.

The invoices just keep getting bigger!

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

Sauna chat of the day:

20 & 22 y/o discussing back hair & the best options for removal, ya know, to attract the dames…

I interject with, “Men, if she is concerned about your back hair, she probably isn’t THE ONE!”
“There are bigger fish to fry!”

Monger out

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

The smirks on the minions in the background says it all

[Tokyo Rosie @RosieRocks28]

Mark Carney looks like he just got caught with a Thai lady boy when a reporter asks him to explain why the Chinese Communist Party gives him so much praise.

China love you Mark. China love you long time.

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

@NicHulscher A simple @grok shows how much BS this post contains.
Just like most post re: farmed salmon!
Know your monger
Ask questions
Don’t complicate it & listen to the noise!

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

to having my mind filled with ideas he said he would love to help me implement.
Incredible world we live in:)

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

Had a freezer go down overnight, bunch of product salvaged, but took a bit of a hit.
Slow Farmers Market…
So instead of stewing about it & swearing non-stop, I stuck to the plan & went to my daughters ball-game.
There, I ran into an old friend, now, an automation expert for….

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

one of Canada’s largest privately held companies!!
Sat for an hour discussing how he would integrate systems into our fish & seafood business.
From “BOM’s” to hiring practises & retention programs.
I just sat in a state of gratitude! 🙏
From taking a few grand in loses…

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

As a business owner I couldn’t fathom not returning an inquiry!

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

The bar has never been set so low when it comes to trades!

Took 5 calls to plumbers to finally get one to perform a routine service job.

1) No reply to calls or texts
2) “Equipment to perform that job is broken”
3) “Out of town doing a renovation”
4) No reply
5) Booked

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

Reasons to focus on growth

[Matt Paulson @MediaKing]

Growing a bigger, more profitable business isn't selfish.

The stronger your business, the more you can invest in your employees, your community, and the nonprofits making a difference.

That's one of the best reasons to keep growing.

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

Do this & post it on a weekly cadence

[Acquisition.com @acq_official]

"You will shortcut your path to success by getting 10 testimonials more than just about anything else. If you show 10 testimonials, it's about all you really need. Once you have 500 or 5,000 like I do, there's actually not a lot of incremental benefit"

"It will take you less time to get 10 paying customers by getting 10 free customers first and then flipping some of them to paid and then using their testimonials to get 10 more than to start from scratch and try to get 10"

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

It’s where we are at

[MATT GRAY @matt_gray_]

Growth happens when your back is against the wall and your only option is to become who you need to be.

[Chris Weitzel @bigsmokes78]

We are the butt of the joke…