#22: Identify & Fix Problems in Your Business with Michelle Diamond

Today’s Guest – Michelle Diamond
Welcome back to another episode of the We Live to Build podcast.
Our guest today is Michelle Diamond, the CEO and Founder of Elevate Diamond Strategy, a California-based consulting and advisory firm.
For the last 17 years, she has helped over 50 companies across 25 industries scale, pivot/shift, restructure operations, identify and enter new markets/verticals, expand within existing markets/verticals, identify and win against competitors, and remove roadblocks.
She has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, CEO Journal, CFO Magazine, the Philadelphia Business Journal, and the Interim Association.
Before founding the firm, she earned an MBA from Duke, became a Certified Public Accountant, and worked for Ernst and Young, Accenture, and Cigna Health.
Let’s give a warm welcome to Michelle!
- Website: Elevate Diamond Strategy
- Michelle’s book: How to Grow and Expand your Business in Times of Feast or Famine
- Book Recommendation: How to Deal with People You Can’t Stand
You’ll Learn About
- How to identify problems in your business
- How to align strategy with growth
- How to create a strong foundation to monitor internal and external changes in anticipation of problems arising
- How to escape the rat race of developing features and functions to stand out from your competition
- The most important thing you should do for yourself as a founder
- Why being authentic is the only way to succeed
- And much more!
Resources
And remember, Entrepreneurship is a Marathon, not a Sprint, so take care of yourself every day, so that you can live and love, and have the energy and the passion to run your business, and to invest in your team, and to find a way to appreciate those moments of happiness.
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On the podcast, Sean talks with entrepreneurs about the reality of their struggle to succeed, as well as answering questions from the community, and sharing nuggets of wisdom from his own life.
Discover through these amazing episodes the courage to open your mind, heart, and soul to the world so you can be the best entrepreneur possible, respect the people you work with, and improve the world with your company while not hurting others or yourself in the process.

Sean Weisbrot
Sean is an entrepreneur, investor, and advisor based in SE Asia for over 12 years. He is passionate about Psychology and helping others improve themselves.