The Opportunities For Improvement - Andy Chopra - Taking Flight: The Entrepreneur Journey Podcast - Episode # 008
Want to build your business to its fullest potential? We have just the episode for you! Today’s guest is Andy Chopra, the Managing Partner at Banyan Investment Group. Andy shares with Sarah how his family started in the realtor business and the hills he went through to continue their business. Andy explains the challenges he faced along the way with hiring the right teammates, building his business, and the importance of communicating. Andy also talks about how he learned about the value of his associates and what they mean to his company. Please tune in to this episode! We learned so much!
Takeaways:
- Andy’s first lesson he learned when starting out as an entrepreneur was getting himself into the field he was already familiar with. Growing up, Andy was surrounded by family businesses. He believes that this helped influence him on becoming a great entrepreneur.
- When Andy was going into his business, he gathered partners that had a similar background of experience so he can depend on accurate and relatable help.
- Another thing Andy feels that he got right when starting was having a supportive wife and a great network of connections in the entrepreneurial field. Andy believes that having the support network around him was in hindsight incredibly valuable.
- Andy learned the importance of owning, not only a business but owning his name. He learned that by owning your name, you can build up the kind of person you want to be.
- Andy sees all of his associates as co-pilots on his journey. They were a big part of his business and without them, the business would not succeed.
- A challenge that Andy had to face in his company was finding the right people to make it worthwhile for them to continue to work for his business. He values his associates and wants them to feel valued by the company.
Quote of the Show:
- “I don't want my name on the back of the check. I want it on the front of the check.” (09:25)
Links:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-chopra-a912b3/
- Website: https://banyan-ig.com/
- Organization: https://www.eoatlanta.com/
Ways to Tune In:
- Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/1035225
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4e67LgZSZ0Vc2anrFzN8A1
- YouTube: https://youtu.be/gW1yGjUm7L8
- Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/taking-flight-eo-atlanta-podcast/id1652695640
- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/82088400-c5a3-413c-9692-4719c8f1fd67/taking-flight-eo-atlanta-podcast
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.
