Legacy Growth Services

After spending several years learning how to build, create, protect, and grow my legacy it became apparent to me that I would have appreciated the guidance and assistance of a friend or someone else whom went through the challenges I was facing.

As a result, we coined the term Legacy Growth Services (LGS). What does it mean? Simple; we analyze every aspect of your business, your life and your goals. Then, we take these components and build a plan to help you achieve all of your goals.

You have created your base for today, but what will that look like 1, 25, or even 100 years from now after you and I are gone? That is the basic concept of Legacy Growth. Like me, you want to take what you have built and create a way to ensure it will “STG”…Survive, Thrive and Grow! It’s not just a financial plan, or an estate plan. Your lawyers, financial advisers and accountants will help you with that. We evaluate everything from YOUR side of the table to build a strategy with no hidden agenda, no success fees, nothing.

You will hear me talk a lot about these three aspects of Legacy Growth over the coming years. I am not talking about asset management or investing. That’s not what I do nor will I attempt to give you investment advice. Instead, LGS is about understanding the entire aspect of your life and the legacy you want to build.

For some of my friends, its quite complex. I will take you through examples in this blog without revealing names or disclosing the identities of friends and clients. The purpose of this is to help you realize that a true strategy for STG requires a plan.

August 4, 2019March 4, 2022

Social Media Marketing

What goes into a social media (SM) post? Too many people consider SM as a popularity tool, the goal being to collect as many “likes” as possible. But over the last 10 years, SM marketing has become the single most lucrative and effective marketing tool for companies of all sizes.

Research experts agree that SM marketing expenditures ranged between $85 and $90 billion dollars in 2019, and they are expected to exceed $100 billion in 2020. Instagram (IG) has over 1 billion monthly users of which more than 90% follow a business, product or brand they have an affinity for. Both Twitter and Pinterest have seen explosive growth as well within their respective user base.

So the question us, how has your business used SM marketing to enhance brand awareness? How has this brand awareness translated into measurable sales for your business? What is your SM marketing plan and strategy? How are your competitors using SM to grow their business? If you can’t answer these questions with a definitive response, you’re missing a revolution! Check our blog regularly to learn more (in simple, non-tech-geek speak!) about how SM marketing can change your business, and your life!

-DTL, Boca Raton, March 2020

March 16, 2019March 4, 2022

The importance of a Strategy in developing small businesses and life

I have over 25 years of experience building small businesses. I’ve had both success and failure that have taught valuable lessons and I leverage these experiences for my clients, helping them design strategies for long-term business growth that adds value to their lives.

Small businesses start small, but they don’t have to stay that way

Every business venture I’ve ever been involved with has started the same way. Small. It started with one idea and one vision. From there, growing into a diverse enterprise was about becoming an expert in that one thing, knowing my competition, and being able to exploit our niche.

As revenues grew, the need for scalable production become more crucial. We took this journey over a period of years by first subcontracting to other overseas and domestic manufacturers, and eventually building our own facilities here in the U.S. to deliver the best quality products we could offer.

Growth for many of my businesses was about being in the right place at the right time, with the exact solution the client required. As we continued to grow, I came to realize that hard work and persistence was the cause of being in the right place at the right time, not just luck.

When the simple things became more complex, so did the day to day operations of my life. I had to create a plan to meet my personal goals as well as my professional goals. This involved the addition of experts to our team — we hired the best people we could find and empowered them to do what they do best — perform. Most business owners will focus on the growth of their company, but often sacrifice their own well-being, justifying the “company first” mentality. This mistake can be catastrophic.

The whole point of building a successful business is to build the life you want for yourself and for your family — your legacy. The goal shouldn’t be to work yourself to death, but rather to build a business that works for you, makes you happy, and provides you with the ability to enjoy your life with friends and family.

Pulling from past experience

My background is quite diverse. I served as an enlisted man and later an officer in the Navy, learning about the needs of the U.S. military — which was invaluable later in life as I drew upon my experience working with and building teams of professionals whom relied upon each other.

Spending more time in the private sector, working in the finance, software, telecom and defense industries helped broaden and refine my abilities to analyze a variety of situations and create a strategy to achieve our team objectives. I started my first business in 1998 and have since built 7 different companies.

I’ve created multiple sourcing and production partnership in the U.S. and overseas, spending countless hours developing genuine relationships with valued partners. Over the past 20 years our businesses have sourced thousands of items from factories around the world including Asia (China, Pakistan and Vietnam) and others.

One of the most significant factors which contributed to our growth was surrounding myself with other people who were also driven, ethical and goal oriented. From each of these experiences, I’ve gained knowledge and insight that has helped me develop my own strategies. It took me decades to gain the confidence that has helped me become a happy man and successful business owner and I want to share it with other like-minded people. Entrepreneurs like me who are ready to grow not just their business, but their life.

Building your strategy

My approach to working with clients on their own strategies is straight-forward. I listen to your goals and the road blocks you currently face. I want to know your dreams, your vision, what’s worked, and most importantly what hasn’t worked and why you think that. I’m also interested in how your business strategy works with the life you’re trying to build. What’s your end goal?

One of the best things I’ve done for my own life is try to surround myself with the right people. That’s what Legacy Growth Services is all about. It’s a mentoring partnership that helps you plan and accomplish your goals for the betterment of your entire life.

We will help you define your strategy for the long-term growth of your business, but we do more than that. We can help you focus on surrounding yourself with the right people, building a sound plan, and executing it so you can live the life you want.