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Entrepreneurs: What Strategies Did You Use to Get Your First Client or Customer?

Entrepreneurs: What Strategies Did You Use to Get Your First Client or Customer?

Update: 2025-09-02
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This segment of "Your New Business Journey" on Passage to Profit Show dives into the real stories of how entrepreneurs landed their very first clients—from cold calls and door-knocking, to chamber of commerce events, to experimenting with technology that set them apart. You’ll hear how persistence, creativity, and good old-fashioned human connection helped founders across industries turn ideas into thriving businesses. If you’ve ever wondered how to get your foot in the door with that very first customer, these candid stories will inspire and give you practical takeaways for your own journey.


 


Richard Gearhart and Elizabeth Gearhart, co-hosts of Passage to Profit Show have this discussion with Mike Silvestrini from Energea, Pavitra Anakru from DealMagik and Stan Lucien from SKYBRIZ.


 


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Entrepreneurs: What Strategies Did You Use to Get Your First Client or Customer?

Entrepreneurs: What Strategies Did You Use to Get Your First Client or Customer?

Richard and Elizabeth Gearhart