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Rock the Recession: How Successful Leaders Prepare for, Thrive During, and Create Wealth After Downturns Kindle Edition

by Jonathan Slain (Author), Paul Belair (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Are you looking for ANSWERS and REAL WORLD TACTICS to manage your company, department, team, or yourself thru the Coronavirus Recession?

You're in the right place and ROCK the Recession is the book for you!

Most business leaders coast through strong economic times, never braking to create a plan for the next downturn. What they don't realize is that recessions are unpredictable. If your biggest customer leaves or your best employees start a competing firm across the street, YOU ARE IN A RECESSION.

In Rock the Recession, Jonathan Slain and Paul Belair get you ready to pounce on the opportunities in this Recession! Using the Recession Gearbox model, you will learn to:

Assess your readiness for the Coronavirus Recession
Tune-up your business and personal finances
Race to capitalize on other's mistakes
Accelerate past the competition

Through careful research and personal stories of business owners who grew during the Great Recession, you'll learn how to thrive when everyone else is trying to survive.
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"Recessions accelerate the pace of disruption and provide entrepreneurs with massive opportunities for growth and wealth creation. If you want to be prepared to Rock the Recession, this book is required reading!"
--Peter Diamandis, New York Times bestselling author; founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation and Singularity University

"'Winter is coming!' Every good businessperson knows that the good times don't last forever; it's only a matter of time before something changes: the economy slows, you lose your largest customer, the latest disruptive technology comes along. Businesses experience their own version of a "recession" all the time. Those companies that prepare in advance often emerge from the recession even stronger than when they entered. Now, thanks to Jonathan Slain and Paul Belair, you don't have to do that critical preparation alone. Packed with actionable insight and down-to-earth planning tips, Rock the Recession is an invaluable tool to ensure that you are ready when winter comes."
--Jerry Grisko, president and CEO, CBIZ, Inc. (NYSE: CBZ)

"Paul had an American Dream exit from his company, and in this book, he shares exactly how he did it. With a name like Rock the Recession, you know this book has to be good!"
--Mark Smucker, president, and director, The J.M. Smucker Company (NYSE: SJM)

"Jonathan and Paul have been my dream team to grow Gideon USA. Working with Jonathan, we've developed a plan, and we're actually looking forward to the next recession! Along the way, Paul has provided strategic guidance and helped ensure we're working on the right goals to Rock the Recession!"
--Jade Chang Sheppard, owner, Gideon USA; YPO Member

About the Author

Jonathan Slain and Paul Belair founded Recession.com to give business leaders a free tool to assess their recession readiness at Recession.com.  You can take this FREE 20 question assessment to get a score from 0-100 to assess your recession readiness.  If you get a 0, you're headed for bankruptcy!  A score of 100 means you're going to ROCK this recession and the recovery.  Average score right now is a 62?  Where do you and your company rank?Jonathan Slain spent the Great Recession huddled in the fetal position on the floor of his office. He borrowed $250,000 from his mother-in-law to survive. Jonathan paid his mother-in-law back and is now a highly sought-after consultant (and, yes, he's still married!). Jonathan leverages his experience in investment banking and as an entrepreneur on the keynote speaking circuit because he doesn't want anyone else to have to borrow money from their mother-in-law in the next recession.Paul Belair wasn't scared when the Great Recession hit. He invested $1 million to purchase a business and just five years later sold it for over $70 million dollars. He achieved an American dream exit by using the Recession Gearbox model outlined in this book to create an intentional recession preparation plan. Paul is a CPA and an MBA, and currently serves as chair of the Young Presidents' Organization Construction Industry Network.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07V39YK5Z
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Rock Publishing (August 20, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 20, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 12878 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 177 pages
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    Having come from the world of investment banking, working on mergers and acquisitions, Jonathan Slain has seen firsthand how businesses with successful leadership mistakenly hit plateaus. Now, working exclusively with Founders, Owners, CEOs, and Management Teams, Jonathan uses that experience to help best-in-class companies worldwide achieve their vision of success.

    Whether working with entrepreneurial niche/specialty firms or large corporations ($1M+ in annual revenue), the direction and insight Jonathan imparts, positions businesses to advance to levels they dream about often, but rarely achieve on their own.

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    Paul Belair wasn’t scared when the Great Recession hit. He invested $1 million to purchase a business and just five years later sold it for over $70 million dollars. He achieved an American dream exit by using the Recession Gearbox model outlined in this book to create an intentional recession preparation plan. Paul is a CPA and an MBA, and currently serves as chair of the Young Presidents’ Organization Construction Industry Network.

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Being prepared will keep your business Rockin'
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Being prepared will keep your business Rockin'
Jonathan Slain and Paul Belair do an amazing job giving business owners the insight they need to be prepared for any downturn. From being through 1 Recession already, I know things can go downhill very quickly, so being prepared will help keep you stable and may even help you thrive during a recession.This book also helped me understand that a Recession doesn't just have to be from an economy downturn, it can happen if you lose your best client or staff member so having a plan can really save you and your business. I highly recommend grabbing this book as it has real solutions to help you rock any recession!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Being prepared will keep your business Rockin'
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2019
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Jonathan Slain and Paul Belair do an amazing job giving business owners the insight they need to be prepared for any downturn. From being through 1 Recession already, I know things can go downhill very quickly, so being prepared will help keep you stable and may even help you thrive during a recession.

This book also helped me understand that a Recession doesn't just have to be from an economy downturn, it can happen if you lose your best client or staff member so having a plan can really save you and your business. I highly recommend grabbing this book as it has real solutions to help you rock any recession!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Being prepared will keep your business Rockin'
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2019
Jonathan Slain and Paul Belair do an amazing job giving business owners the insight they need to be prepared for any downturn. From being through 1 Recession already, I know things can go downhill very quickly, so being prepared will help keep you stable and may even help you thrive during a recession.

This book also helped me understand that a Recession doesn't just have to be from an economy downturn, it can happen if you lose your best client or staff member so having a plan can really save you and your business. I highly recommend grabbing this book as it has real solutions to help you rock any recession!
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James R. Sobeck
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read to Get Ready for the Next Recession
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2019
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Another recession is coming, we just don't know when. This is a "users manual" to be ready for it. I heard Jonathan speak in January and he advocated getting off all personal guaranty's before the next recession as bankers will have the upper hand then. I took his advice and an now off of all PG's....and lowered my interest rates as well as banks are awash with money...now. They won't always be. I can't recommend this book enough.
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Biggie Kay
5.0 out of 5 stars These Guys Get It!
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2019
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The authors have a unique, entertaining, and effective chemistry. The varied experience of these two is nicely merged to produce a valuable tool for the inevitable downturn. It's not a question of IF we will have a recession; it's WHEN. Being prepared is just common sense. Even if you are a good business planner, this book and the model inside will raise your game. Easy to read as well. Great examples and stories.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Timing
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2019
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I'm not sure there is a book release with better timing than Rock The Recession. Paul and Jonathan write an excellent blueprint on how to take advantage of the market - when most other investors are running for the Hills. If you prepare properly, this is the time when you can grow your wealth by a huge multiple. Read this book and they will guide you on how to do it.
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Joseph L. Otto
5.0 out of 5 stars Real, practical insight to take on the ultimate challenge for every business owner
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2019
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A great read! "Rock the Recession". is full of actionable and pragmatic nuggets of knowledge. Immutable truth: "there will be recession(s) in our future, only questions are when and how bad?" Paul and Jonathan get to the heart of the matter - are you prepared? Without a plan, no business has any hope to control the outcome. Read this book to prepare for prosperity.
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Matt
5.0 out of 5 stars Gives a roadmap and permission for critical planning
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2019
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Great book full of insight and actionable tools and steps. Most importantly it gives you “permission” to do planning you absolutely should be doing for your business as a responsible owner/executive, but otherwise feels a bit weird to initiate. If it doesn’t feel a bit weird to plan for the next recession, you’re probably doing it too late.
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Herm
5.0 out of 5 stars Audit/assessment tools coupled with solutions/action plans
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2019
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Rock the Recession not only prepares us to navigate and take advantage of the next economic recession, it provide us with preemptive steps to address trends in the full business cycle. Slain and Belair’s detailed playbook includes numerous strategies which will help us to flourish during downturns by capitalizing on our competitors lack of preparedness.
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Steph Eye
5.0 out of 5 stars A Practical Must Read
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2019
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The book is exceptionally easy to read. Appreciated the valuable case studies accompanied by probing questions and concise outlines to apply to your own business. Will be implementing many of the recommendations. Provides focus on having a strategy in place and preparing well ahead of time for the future.
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Rebellion
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 7, 2020
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I really enjoyed this book as an entrepreneur it’s practical and useful at the same time. I will read this again and I made lots of notes
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1.0 out of 5 stars The book falls apart
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2022
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 Literally, the pages are just getting detached from the book, very poor quality or something went wrong but I have no possibility of returning this back 😠 don't buy it please
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Literally, the pages are just getting detached from the book, very poor quality or something went wrong but I have no possibility of returning this back 😠 don't buy it please
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