The Entrepreneur’s Edge
Build your business, build your wealth, and protect both with this tactical road map to entrepreneurial success.
The steps to build a business are rarely clear. Trying to recruit the right talent, explode within your niche, or just stay profitable can feel as if you’re constantly spinning your wheels and going nowhere. You need an edge from someone who has been there.
In this game-changing book, entrepreneurial innovator Scott Becker with Grace Lynn Keller share their 60 key strategies for building a thriving business, assembling an all-star team, and creating lasting wealth. Built to give motivated entrepreneurs the strategy to level up, The Entrepreneur’s Edge provides invaluable insights on topics like hiring and retaining top talent, embracing failure, navigating pivots, mastering the art of saying no, and investing wisely for retirement, delivered in short, actionable chapters.
In The Entrepreneur’s Edge, you’ll gain powerful insights into:
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15 key concepts you need to keep front and center as you build and grow a business.
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The intersection of business growth and personal investment and how to protect your wealth as you build it.
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Your evolution as a leader in three stages, including the failure stage.
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How to scale with the right partnerships and strategic acquisitions.
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The advantage to being niche-centric and developing the right core of people.
Told through tactical frameworks and case studies with quick, easy-to-digest chapters, The Entrepreneur’s Edge covers the full lifecycle of building and scaling a business, along with bonus sections on personal development, investing, and wealth building.
Whether you’re a first-time founder or a seasoned CEO, Becker’s unique perspectives and hard-won lessons from building successful companies across healthcare, media, law, and investing will help you make better decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and unlock your full potential as a leader.
Don’t settle for average results. Take your business and wealth to the next level with The Entrepreneur’s Edge.
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“I look forward to reading Scott’s email newsletter and listening to his podcasts. The newsletter provides a brief update on topics of the day. The podcasts cover a range of topics that help me improve my leadership skills, educate on topics in the business field or just provide perspective on a everyday/non-business topics. I consider both great and necessary investments of time.”
—Andy Paulson, Executive Director, Central Illinois Endoscopy Center
“I have known Scott Becker for more than 30 years. Scott has a wealth of knowledge and common sense. He has guided and advised me throughout most of my career. Scott is a selfless servant leader, an incredible human being, and someone whom I am proud to call my friend.”
—Barry Tanner, Chief Executive Officer, Integrated Oncology Network Former Chief Executive Officer, PE GI Solutions (Physicians Endoscopy) Board Member of Several PE GI Sponsored Companies
“As an entrepreneur, Scott Becker was and is a mentor for my healthcare business. Following his publications, podcasts, conferences and books has been instrumental in the success of nimble solutions in the beginning and through explosive growth and to me personally and professionally. If you work in healthcare in any capacity – you need him.”
—Lisa Rock, Founder and Long Time President, National Medical Billing Services (NMBS) Executive Advisor, Nimble Solutions
“Scott Becker has an impactful way of diving into relevant topics with his audience. He is truly the best interviewer I have ever come across – his ability to make strategic connections and emerge with profound business and life insights is unparalleled. His podcasts are succinct and pack a powerful punch. Such a great way to quickly get educated on current themes and events in our world.”
—Elizabeth George, Hutson Owner, Principal Consultant EGH, LLC
“Scott Becker is one of the smartest and most focused business people out there. The ability to spot complexity and ask smart questions to get to simplicity while connecting dots quickly is uncanny. Any businessperson or leader should read this practical and jam packed book full of amazing concepts and ideas.”
—Jessica Cole, Chief Executive Officer and President, Becker’s Healthcare
“Scott was the keynote at the SMISS Annual Meeting. As usual, he gave a phenomenal talk on the state of healthcare in the US with a bend towards spine care. His lecture was insightful and extremely thought provoking. There is nobody I know who delivers more interesting and educational lectures in this arena.”
—Dr. Frank Philips, M.D. Founder, Board Member, the Society of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Chicago Orthopaedic Surgeon, Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center
“Scott has helped me understand the value of investing in relationships. Investing time in building meaningful relationships with people that have similar values has been critical to our growth and Scott’s guidance in how to do this has been invaluable. He has and continues to be a trusted advisor personally and professionally.”
—Manav Sevak, Founder and CEO, Memora Health
“Scott joined us as a Keynote for the BOMA medical conference to talk with us about the trends in Healthcare and Healthcare real estate. I had previously heard him speak at our DOC Summit and we enjoyed him a lot. He was able to take a subject that can be dry and made it fun and engaging. Scott is always full of joy and humor in presenting any subject matter. We truly appreciated his involvement and had great feedback from everyone at the conference.”
—Amy Hall, Senior Vice President, Healthpeak
“Scott is a luminary in private equity and health care. His experience, wisdom and network are unmatched. One thing that has always impressed me about Scott is how much he cares about the people in his network. He is consistently trying to help people, and I think if everyone lived their life like Scott, we’d all be better for it.”
—Rick Kes, Health Care Partner
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Meet the Author
Scott Becker is a distinguished entrepreneur, investor, and legal professional who has built a remarkable career at the intersection of healthcare, media, and law. As the founder and publisher of Becker’s Healthcare, a leading healthcare media company, and a longtime partner at McGuireWoods, a top AmLaw firm, Scott has established himself as an authority in his field.
With a mission to provide valuable insights and strategies for entrepreneurs and business leaders, Scott draws upon his extensive experience to help others navigate the complexities of building and scaling successful ventures. His expertise spans across various industries, including healthcare, private equity, and venture capital, where he has made significant investments and contributes as an active investor.
Scott’s accomplishments are numerous and noteworthy. He graduated from Harvard Law School and the University of Illinois, where he obtained his JD and a BS in finance and accounting, respectively. At Harvard, he had the privilege of teaching and advising future President Barack Obama as a moot court advisor. Scott is also a prolific author, having written several books, including Health Care Law: A Practical Guide, The Physician’s Managed Care Success Manual, The ASC Handbook, and The Entrepreneur’s Edge. He hosts two highly ranked podcasts, Becker’s Healthcare Podcast and Becker Private Equity and Business Podcast, where he shares his knowledge. He has interviewed prominent figures such as George and Laura Bush, Bill and Hillary Clinton, Nikki Haley, and Michael Strahan via Becker’s Healthcare conferences.
Scott currently resides in the Chicago suburbs, Palm Beach Gardens, and Deer Valley. When he’s not working on his business endeavors, he can be found pursuing his passions for golf, tennis, fitness, skiing, writing, and speaking.
To learn more about Scott Becker and his insights on entrepreneurship, business growth, and investing, connect with him through Becker’s Healthcare, McGuireWoods, or through [email protected].
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