What Lawyers Can Learn from Other Service Industries with Neil Thompson [GWL163]

Former product development engineer Neil Thompson is the founder of Teach the Geek, an online platform for STEM professionals. The platform’s first offering is the public speaking course, Teach the Geek to Speak. Neil turned his early failings in public speaking into a 6 step process to deliver any speech, and he is committed to sharing the process with fellow geeks. 

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What You’ll Learn in this Episode: 

• What lawyers can learn from other service businesses,
• How Neil switched from STEM to entrepreneurship, and how he identified a need in the market when brainstorming for business ideas,
• How Neil tried various methods to market himself before deciding to hire professionals,
• Knowing when to switch gear and experiment with your business.

Contact Information:

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/teachthegeek

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/teachthegeek

Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/_teachthegeek_

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW-8BcMcqnJLAYOhJtwy5wQ

LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/neilithompson 

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