The 6 Essential Traits Of Successful Entrepreneurs With ‘Traction’ Author Gino Wickman

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">On this episode of the Franchise Secrets podcast, Erik is joined by Gino Wickman. You might know Gino as the author of “Traction” and the creator of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS). His decades of experience offer an amazing insight into what makes a successful entrepreneur.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Erik and Gino go into great detail about the six traits that entrepreneurs have and how to know whether you’ve got them. Gino also shares his views on glimpse, clarity, and path to help entrepreneurs become more successful.</span></p> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen to Erik and Gino talk about the traits of successful entrepreneurs:</span></h3> <p><strong>Gino Wickman’s background (1:24)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gino gives the highlights of his career and where most people will likely know him from.</span></p> <p><strong>How young is too young to start? (3:39)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Gino believes there’s no such thing as “too young” to learn to be an entrepreneur. Gino shares an example of a young kid who even went as far as to franchise his lemonade stand with his friends.</span></p> <p><strong>Book outline (4:48)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Erik and Gino discuss the three main topics found in his book, detailing what readers will take away from it and the notion that not everyone is cut out to be an entrepreneur.</span></p> <p><strong>The 6 essential traits of entrepreneurs (7:18)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Over his decades in business and working with entrepreneurs, Gino found there are six essential traits they all share in common. Erik and Gino discuss those traits and the range of entrepreneurs that exist.</span></p> <p><strong>Passionate (15:39)</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One of the essential traits of entrepreneurs is known as “passionate.” Gino breaks down what that means, what it looks like, and the importance of the trait.