Brandon Beachy

Andrelton Simmons was one of the best defensive shortstops ever. But at age 32, w/ a shoulder injury, his MLB career ended. He disappeared. No explanation. No rehab/return. Just gone. “I don’t regret it. I needed a mental break.” Interview w/ Simmons: nytimes.com/athletic/7322869…

Knicks led by 14 with 2:45 to play in 4th quarter and now are in OT vs Pacers. Teams leading playoff game by 14+ in final 2:45 of 4th quarter are 994-0 in play by play era (since 1997)

Competition isn’t polite. If you have a better product or service, you don’t whisper about it—you call out your competitors by NAME and PROVE it. Some people want you to believe that naming competitors is “counterproductive” or “bad form.” Of course they do. Who benefits from everyone playing nice? The INCUMBENTS....the ones with the market share, the ones who have every incentive to protect their position. They’ll say, “Can’t we all get along - come on my podcast… I have a big audience… gentlemen play nice!” ...while they quietly maintain their market position with an inferior product. Calling out competitors is a tool of the disruptor. - Slack vs. Microsoft - When Microsoft launched Teams, Slack ran a full-page ad in the New York Times, sarcastically “welcoming” Microsoft while pointing out that Microsoft was late to the game and had a closed ecosystem. - Oracle vs. AWS - Oracle went after AWS by name in ads, calling out high costs, reliability issues, and vendor lock-in. - ClickUp vs. Asana, Monday, Jira...ClickUp ran billboards and digital ads literally saying, “Don’t choose [competitor]. Pick ClickUp.” Not calling out competitors is playing defense instead of offense. It’s leaving the field open for incumbents to control the conversation. • If you know a competitor is charging more and delivering less, why wouldn’t you say it? • If a competitor is slow, unreliable, or outdated, why let them keep winning by staying silent? Businesses that refuse to call out competitors either lack confidence in their own offering or are too afraid of ruffling feathers because of some weird misplaced sense of moral superiority. And if you’re too afraid to tell customers why you’re better, why should they believe you? This COUNTRY was built on calling out the competition and proving them wrong: What if the Founding Fathers had refused to call out the British? What if they had said, “Well, we don’t want to seem negative, let’s not name names, King George has a big audience maybe he'll come on my podcast ”? NO. They publicly called King George a tyrant and laid out every single reason why he was failing the American colonies. They wrote it in the Declaration of Independence. OF COURSE, the people who already hold power want you to play nice. That’s how they stay on top. But history—and business—has always belonged to the people confident enough to be disagreeable & say the quiet part out loud: We’re better, and here’s why. Want to avoid competition? Go somewhere where mediocrity is rewarded. I hear everyone is SUPER nice in North Korea. But in America, you win by being better—and proving it.

"I pay my Sagan membership, plus two full time employees ... for less than the person I was paying to answer my phones". ----- Meet former MLB Pitcher and current Koala Insulation Franchisee @Brandon_Beachy Brandon shares his experience transitioning from professional baseball to business ownership. We also talked about how global talent has transformed his operations - including customer service, scheduling, and technical support. He describes specific roles he's hired for... and we also talked a lot about building leverage and his future vision. Also available on all podcast platforms....

What is he doing now? Former MLB pitcher Brandon Beachy is crushing it in franchising. youtu.be/p4ryoyQH5hg

Congrats on the NAIA Tourney and good luck to @IWU_Baseball in the conference championship today. First tourney bid in school history.