The Entrepreneurial Bug - Ankit Patel - Taking Flight: The Entrepreneur Journey Podcast - Episode # 012
How can you take the right steps in your entrepreneurial journey? Well, we have just the episode for you! Today’s guest is Ankit Patel, CEO at Classic Vision Care and Founder of My Business Care Team. Ankit shares with Sarah the first thing he got right on his entrepreneurial journey. It was buying a franchise that had people already with business experience in it. Ankit explains how he learned a lot from his first franchised business by having people around him help establish the business and show him how to run it. Ankit gives tips on how to ask your clients a few questions to see how their experience was so it can increase customer reviews with your company. Please tune in to this episode! We learned so much!
Takeaways:
- The first thing Ankit got right on his entrepreneurial journey was buying a franchise that had people already with business experience in it. Having people who already knew what to do, helped him learn more about the elements of operations, sales, and marketing.
- Ankit learned a lot from his first franchised business by having people around him help establish the business and show him how to run it. It is always good to ask for a helping hand from others. You never want to be stuck in the mud.
- The big supporters in Ankit’s life from the beginning have been his family and friends. Having a backup of support behind you every step of the way can be very instrumental to your business's growth. Not having anyone to have your back can affect the business as well.
- One of the challenges Ankit ran into was the quality deliverance to their customers. He and his team all came together and discussed how they could get more five-star reviews and how can they make their customers feel loved by their business.
- Following up with your customers after conducting business with them is essential to your company. Asking them a few questions to see how their experience was can increase customer reviews with your company. You can also figure out what is working and was isn’t working.
Quote of the Show:
- “Our purpose is to help 10,000 people over the next 10 years. That means helping employ people, helping clients, helping businesses, we can help people grow.” (14:19)
Links:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitpatelcvc/
- Website: https://www.mybcat.com/ and https://classicvisioncare.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/AnkitTheLeanWay
- Organization: https://www.eoatlanta.com/
Ways To Tune In:
Taking Flight: EO Atlanta is produced and sponsored by Ringmaster, on a mission to create connections through B2B podcasts. Learn more at https://ringmaster.com/
Creators and Guests
Host
Sarah Tourville
Sarah Tourville is the CEO and founder of Media Frenzy Global along with being the Communications Co-Board Chair of the Atlanta Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization and an Advisory Board Member of the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
