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How To Find the Opportunities In The Chaos, Jacques Voorhees

Be nimble…but stay the course

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Entrepreneur Tips you’ll learn today on The Sales Podcast

  • Diamond industry his entire life

  • Marketing diamonds

  • Author of “Chrysalis”

  • Working from home since he sold

  • Buying groceries online now

  • Be nimble but also know when to stay the course

  • Diamond market crashed in 1981 due to monetary policy changes

  • He was nimble and retooled his offering

  • Took a decade to become profitable

  • This is the time for entrepreneurs to flourish

  • Go find a need and fill it

Be nimble…while staying the course.”

  • Find the opportunities in the chaos

  • Launching his Museum of Diamonds as a free service during the COVI-19 quarantine

  • Change equals opportunity

  • Necessity is the mother of invention

  • He had no formal education or relevant expertise when the diamond market crashed

  • He stayed the course because he had nothing else he could do

  • Sold the company in 2004

  • Everyone has a mountain to climb, so start climbing

Check out this interview with Jacques’s son, Erik Voorhees, a fellow entrepreneur and cryptocurrency expert on episode 492 of The Sales Podcast

Bitcoin explained with Erik Voorhees on The Sales Podcast

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