Episode 17: Megan Everett

When Megan Everett left home at 17, she was choosing a better future for herself and her family— today, as the founder and CEO of Perfrm, a sales forecasting software company, her story will inspire you.

Megan’s in depth understanding of connection and relationship building are the driving force behind Perfrm. Valuated at 27-million dollars within 2-years, their unique take on CRM is undoubtedly positioned to boost businesses everywhere.

Listen in to get her take on overcoming some of her life’s most difficult challenges. She dives into her background and shares the lessons she’s learned along the way to where she is today. Hear about her experience with raising capital as the owner of a new business as she shares what it’s been like at the forefront of a company that’s skyrocketing.

“I was raised with this idea that the more you do, the more you give.” -Megan Everett

“We all have a different path and I think that I have so many friends that grew up in that church and stayed in that victim, this is the way my life is always going to be… So I see the two paths very clearly but I think we always have a choice and we get to choose and not be our parents and to heal and to forgive so I think in that… you get to heal and forgive all of it and that’s when you really get to grow from it.” -Megan Everett
HIGHLIGHTS:

[00:00] Episode Overview
[01:12] Intro
[01:44] Meet Megan Everett
[02:57] Who has had the greatest impact on her life
[03:56] One thing that’s had the greatest impact on her success
[04:36] Her greatest setback and what she learned from it
[05:14] The advice she finds herself sharing the most
[06:32] Growing up in a small town and leaving home
[08:45] Making her first move towards safety
[13:24] Giving back and helping others
[14:28] The more you do the more you give
[15:57] Getting involved with the Mark Cuban company
[17:25] Her epiphany moment and the birth of Perform
[23:46] Connections and building an 11,000 contact list
[26:25] Shifting the perspective on relationship-driven sales
[29:36] The importance of customer relationship management
[31:41] CRM recommendations for small businesses
[32:49] Earning a 27 Million dollar valuation for Perfrm
[33:58] Managing rapid growth
[36:50] Her superpower as CEO
[38:20] The next 12 months and thoughts on working with family
[40:50] Lessons about raising capital as a woman in software
[47:01] Burnout and self-care
[49:58] Finding Megan Everett
[51:14] Get a free year with Megan’s program
[51:51] Outro

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Mike is an investor, speaker, podcaster and founder of Investing for Freedom. Mike helps busy professionals and business owners find true freedom to live their best life.

He’s also co-founder of Four Peaks Capital Partners, LLC. His scope includes operations, management teams, development, and chief people officer. He also co-directs the overall investment strategy along with Andrew Lanoie. Mike has over 22 years of experience in finding freedom by building teams and streamlining operations.

“Time cannot be managed. Choices can. Freedom comes by managing your choices – not your time.” – Mike Ayala

By age 24, Mike founded his first construction company and has been involved with over 2,000 projects totaling over $1 billion, including hospitals, courthouses, federal buildings, casinos, mills, gold-processing facilities, civil projects, multi-family homes, and shopping centers. Of the companies he started, most notable is the construction company that scaled quickly to more than 100 employees and sold at a $12 million valuation, making it onto the Inc. 2009 “2500 Fastest Growing Companies in America” list.
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