From Franchise to Networking with Matt Alderton

In today’s episode, Jeff interviews Matt Alderton of BX Networking group in Sydney Australia. Matt started his entrepreneurial journey as a Subway Franchise owner and after an unforeseen tragic event, saw an ad for a John Maxwell program. Matt went through the program and it inspired him to create BX Networking. Matt’s journey wasn’t always favorable but he didn’t let that stop him. He continued to push past the hurdles and after 18 years of hard work is now expanding from Australia to the U.S. and Canada.

Matt and Jeff discuss:

1. Been in business for 18 years; done different things over that time.
2. Started a Subway franchise from scratch after working in corporate.
3. After opening a couple Subway shops he quit his job.
4. (3) Businesses in, Matt received a note stating his company had a million dollars of debt.
5. New accountant advised him to sell his home to get things under control.
6. Matt saw a John Maxwell ad one night and signed up. This is where BX was created.
7. BX started as a 12 month training program for business owners.
8. BX Rebranded to Business Networking Reimaged to help with networking requests.
9. Structure of BX; (4) Parts: Open networking, Introductions, Business “Spotlight” and (3) 1 on 1’s.
10. New in the BX world: Expanding from Australia to the US and Canada.

Fast Five Questions

1. If you woke up and your business was gone, you have $500, a laptop, a place to live, and food, what would you do first? “Have a coffee and stop and sit in it for a while. Best decisions come from being calm.”
2. What is the biggest mistake that you have made in business? “Listening to the wrong people. You can give trust but not blindly.”
3. What is a book that you would recommend? “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership - by John Maxwell.”
4. What is a tool that you use everyday that you would recommend? “Asana (productivity tool).”
5. What is the best way to contact you? “Website: BXnetworking.com ; Email: Matt@bxnetworking.com.” BX Business Networking Reimaged Gift certificate: bxnetworking.com/member-only-gift-voucher-booking-page-texas/

Jeff spent the early part of his career working for others. Jeff had started 5 businesses that failed before he had his first success. Since that time he has learned the principles of a successful business and has been able to build and grow multiple seven-figure businesses. Jeff lives in the Austin area and is actively working in his community and supporting the growth of small businesses. He is a board member of the Incubator.Edu program at Vista Ridge High School and is on the board of directors of the Leander Educational Excellence Foundation

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