Ben Wiegman

If there is anything I have realized since starting my marketing business, it’s that working with the right people is essential. When I look at what companies I partner with, the biggest decision maker on my end is who the potential client is as a person and how passionate they are about their business. Working with DJ has proven this. We were able to double his clients in 6 - 8 weeks not because of some magical get rich quick scheme. It was because the right people used proven marketing strategies, and paired it with a business owner who is passionate and cares about his service and the growth of his business. Excited to continue to scale and watch the growth of @gudbaseball 🤝 Want a free 1 on 1 consultation with myself? If you are a struggling business owner, click the link in my bio to book a call today. #business #entrepreneur #digitalmarketing #marketing #entrepreneurship

This is what most people get wrong about sales

This is how I avoid burnout

The biggest mistake I see from new business owners? They spend a year obsessing over structure. Entity type, tax strategy, the perfect business plan. Meanwhile, the actual business doesn’t exist. No sales. No customers. No product being tested in the real world. The paperwork won’t save you. The real work is building, selling, and delivering. Get the structure “good enough.” Then put 90% of your energy into the only thing that matters: momentum.

AI gives you speed. Human management turns that speed into systems. Systems that run when you’re not in the room. Systems that keep producing without you pulling every lever. That’s the real win, leverage that outlives your presence.

Most people think they’re working hard. But they’re just busy. If you can’t audit where your hours went, you don’t know if you’re pushing the right levers. That’s why project management tools matter. Not because of the software itself, but because they give you a mirror. Every task tracked. Every hour accounted for. So you can see if your time is building the business or just burning energy.

Most people get paralyzed trying to make the “perfect” decision. By the time they move, the window’s closed. Move fast, make the call, and if it’s wrong, you’ll learn and adjust before your competitor even finishes debating. Indecision kills more businesses than mistakes ever will.

How I manage fear and self doubt as an entrepreneur in the early stages

You don’t need more hours in the day. You need a calendar that reflects priorities, not chaos. If your schedule is always full but your goals aren’t moving, that’s not productivity, that’s reactive survival. Time management isn’t about doing more. It’s about making sure what you’re doing actually matters.

What is was like going into entrepreneurship once my baseball career ended.

I have taken the approach of “being a sponge” for information in the business world, and I promise it has a high ROI. Ask questions and listen to people that you’d “trade places with”. I’ve had the privilege of working with many successful CEO’s and executives in many different industries. All of the highest performing companies I’ve worked with all had CEO’s and leadership teams filled with those who are “students” of the game.

“It’s Risky” Really?? If you invest in yourself day after day for years, you become the person who can lose it all and get it back. You see it all the time. Listen to these interviews these guys do with millionaires and billionaires, and you’ll hear countless stories of “losing it all” and getting 10x more back. Investing in your skills and knowledge is your insurance policy to entrepreneurship, and those who try to escape this are the ones who learn the hard way.

Getting scammed for $20k+ at 16 was not a fun lesson to learn. But looking back I’m extremely thankful that it happened at that young of an age because it allowed me to learn some very valuable lessons about partnerships and risk in business.

I see this all the time. Business owners start out doing what they love, but as the business grows, their role shifts to managing people and projects instead. You have to ask yourself if you want to be a specialist at what you love or a business owner. Both can be lucrative, but being an owner means wearing every hat, especially in the beginning.

Saying no will make you more money than saying yes. It is very common once you start gaining traction to get distracted by flashy opportunities along the way. 99% of this is irrelevant, and the reality is that if you just keep doing exactly what is working, good things will happen. Don't be the person who shifts focus when you are literally living a life that you prayed for a couple of years ago.

PSA: You can start something EVEN if you don't know exactly who you want to be in life. The lessons you learn along the way allow you to thrive once you figure out what you truly want to do.

My take on work-life balance... This isn't one size fits all. However, if you are in your 20's without children and a bunch of obligations (AND) you have big goals (goals that are almost statistically impossible), then work-life balance shouldn't be a thought that goes in your head.

Leadership starts with you.

Set your goal. Then break down all of the steps it takes to achieve the goal into daily action items. Fill your calender with those action items. Then your only focus is winning each day. It's scary how well this actually works and it prevents you from being an emotional roller coaster.

Marketing has changed...

Set your goal. Then break down all of the daily steps that will get you there. Then just win each day. You'd be surprised how powerful this actually is.