Don’t fear failure … fear regret!
Have you ever felt stuck in a professional rut?
It’s something nearly everyone experiences at some point in their life. After years of climbing the corporate ladder, you just don’t feel that sense of fulfillment anymore.
As an employee-turned-business-owner, Stephen Gerard understands your pain, and in Stuck in the Middle Seat, he explains how you can free yourself from the daily grind and find real success as an entrepreneur.
Inside you’ll learn about the five phases each entrepreneur passes through on their way to the top as well as the twenty-one individual laws within the phases. The five phases are: •The Idea Phase •The Launch Phase •The Growth Phase •The Emotional Phase •The Over-The-Hump Phase
Full of real-world examples from his own life and the lives of other entrepreneurs, this book is a must read for anyone looking for concise and powerful lessons to take their business to the next level.
“"While the world was telling me how successful I was, Stephen has been there whispering in my ear, 'This is great and all, but you know you could do better.' Now, thankfully, he's written a book to help cut through the BS. In a world of ego, I think you will find Stephen to be a refreshing pause that will make you, just like he has for me, stop, pause, think, and be honest with yourself." --Wil Reynolds, founder, SEER Interactive”
“I wish Steve wrote this book twenty years ago before I embarked on my first start-up venture—a great resource full of practical and considered advice for anyone embarking on taking the leap. He’s giving a fantastic head start in these pages.”
—Nathan Omodei, director and CEO, The Leisure Collective International, Australia
“While the world was telling me how successful I was, Stephen has been there whispering in my ear, ‘This is great and all, but you know you could do better.’ Now, thankfully, he’s written a book to help cut through the BS. In a world of ego, I think you will find Stephen to be a refreshing pause that will make you, just like he has for me, stop, pause, think, and be honest with yourself.” —Wil Reynolds, founder, SEER Interactive
“Born out of Steve’s own hustle, brilliance, and failures, Stuck in the Middle Seat is an explosion of ‘aha!’ moments that will jump-start your entrepreneurial spirit and steer you clear of trip wires along the way, in a no-nonsense business perspective.” —Gina Montana, wealth advisor
“I’ll forever remember a strategy planning map that Steve provided me when setting up my own business that I have passed onto every manager I have had since. Everything with Steve was simple—his questions, his solutions, his advice, his mission, and his goals. Steve’s self-belief oozed from every pore, and we share a common disdain for wasting time and lack of focus.” —David Thompson, CEO, Envision Pharma Group, UK
STEPHEN E. GERARD, After spending twenty years with large Fortune 500 companies and then early internet start-ups, Stephen E. Gerard decided to become a midcareer entrepreneur at the age of forty.His first start-up from scratch, TGaS Advisors, has sold over $200 million of professional services to the pharmaceutical industry and operates on an international scale. The company was sold, reacquired, and then sold again for an excess of $100 million between 2010 and 2018, and it was named to the Inc. 500/5000 a prestigious five times. Stephen is a current owner, investor, and advisor to a number of entrepreneurial businesses across the world, and he travels extensively to help support and manage those businesses.Stephen has an MBA from Monmouth University, where he currently serves on the board of trustees, and a BS from Rider University. Stephen currently splits his time between New Jersey and California with his wife and family.
PRAISE FOR STUCK IN THE MIDDLE SEAT "I wish Steve wrote this book twenty years ago before I embarked on my first start-up venture--a great resource full of practical and considered advice for anyone embarking on taking the leap. He's giving a fantastic head start in these pages." --Nathan Omodei, director and CEO, The Leisure Collective International, Australia "While the world was telling me how successful I was, Stephen has been there whispering in my ear, 'This is great and all, but you know you could do better.' Now, thankfully, he's written a book to help cut through the BS. In a world of ego, I think you will find Stephen to be a refreshing pause that will make you, just like he has for me, stop, pause, think, and be honest with yourself." --Wil Reynolds, founder, SEER Interactive "Born out of Steve's own hustle, brilliance, and failures, Stuck in the Middle Seat is an explosion of 'aha!' moments that will jump-start your entrepreneurial spirit and steer you clear of trip wires along the way, in a no-nonsense business perspective." --Gina Montana, wealth advisor "I'll forever remember a strategy planning map that Steve provided me when setting up my own business that I have passed onto every manager I have had since. Everything with Steve was simple--his questions, his solutions, his advice, his mission, and his goals. Steve's self-belief oozed from every pore, and we share a common disdain for wasting time and lack of focus." --David Thompson, CEO, Envision Pharma Group, UK
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