Mark Faust - Growth or Bust!: Proven Turnaround Strategies to Grow Your Business

Growth or Bust! is not only a book to be read, but studied. Fausts book reveals the need for the holistic approachmake it long-term and systemic with sustainable, continuous improvement led by the management team to move a company or organization forward deep into the future.

Ford Taylor, turnaround CEO of several nine-figure apparel companies

Faust has created a timely and pragmatic guide for achieving turnaround success, which has never been done beforeany company will benefit from Growth or Bust!.

Tim Caldwell, five-time turnaround CEO and founder of several start-ups

Faust has identified for business owners the drivers of change and how to get their management teams thinking about innovation, strategy, and staying ahead of the pack. This isnt just a book, but a working reference guide to keep on your desk for frequent reference.

William M. Custer, venture capitalist and CEO of Custer Capital, Inc.

Marks work with us and the principles in this book have been and will continue to be growing revenues and profitability. I highly recommend any leader to read Growth or Bust!!

Alan Hagie, president and CEO of Hagie Manufacturing

Weve seen these strategies facilitated into our company in our work with Echelonthis book gets very specific about the what and the how; great stuffany leader who wants to grow their company will benefit from Growth or Bust!!

John Latham, CEO of Latham Seeds

Marks speeches on the topics in this book have been some of the most popular and results-oriented at our speakers bureau. I know these principles work, because we used Mark at my first company, which grew rapidly and was sold in no small part to the principles in this book being applied through Marks work.

Joe Condit, CEO of CMG Speaking Bureau and founder of several successful start-ups

Ive worked with Mark for more than 15 years and have successfully employed these principles throughout our engagement. I believe Growth or Bust! is an outstanding practical playbook for managers and sales professionals alike.

Kevin Hughes, managing partner of Rhinestone Group, top thought leader in commercial real estate, and a past president at Colliers International

I LOVE this book! Mark Faust shares his significant experience and unique insights in a cant-put-it-down style. Growth or Bust! is a must-read for everyone on your management team!

Dan Lincoln, president of the Cincinnati Convention & Visitors Bureau

Growth or Bust! is a must-read for your entire management team. Ive had my team read it and we have gleaned many ideas that we have already implemented, and still more we will put into practice. We have already experienced significant growth because of the ideas in this book and our work with Echelon.

Ton Van Der Veldon, president of Enza Zaden North America

Mark Faust takes us for a walk through the untapped and unseen where the real growth potentials and turnaround levers are most frequently found.

Rick Hughes, president of the Kansas City Convention & Visitors Association

Great book; these principles would work for even the most successful of companies. Ive seen them increase profitability firsthand.

Anthony W. Hobson, JD, V.P. Counsel, North American Properties

While management may benefit from this book the most, sales and marketing need to study for strategies they can implement. This is a treasure trove of great ideas for growing your company. Ive seen Mark implement these strategies at several companies and they consistently work.

David Jeffery, turnaround VP of sales for three medical products companies, and former top trainer at J&Js Ethicon

Growth or Bust! is a virtual owners manual for any entrepreneur looking to grow or turn around their business. The strategies in this book link to executables that can have an immediate impact.

Jeff Beckham, CEO of Kingsgate Transportation, a Most Trusted 3PL and a Cincinnati Business of the Year

Not another paradigm shift but a TURNAROUND strategy that achieves real business growth. This book incorporates the same principles that made Mark one of the best and most practical speakers to serve at our annual conferences. Use this book!

Greg Ruehle, president of the Independent Professional Seedsmen Association

This book is a powerful, practical, thought-provoking series of great ideas you can use immediately in your business to get great results.

Brian Tracy, author of Full Engagement

Both in his interactions with the board and in this book, Mark puts forth solid advice that helps to accelerate growth.

John Hagie, Chairman of the Board at Hagie Manufacturing

Mark has gleaned insights on turnarounds from a wide variety of business leaders and put them into one source. Whether youre trying to increase sales in a Fortune 500 company or membership in a nonprofit association, youll discover practical growth strategies any organization can benefit from.

Leonard Hoops, president of the Indianapolis Convention & Visitors Bureau

Marks ideas have been a great help to me in identifying areas to grow my company and provide the ways and means to make changes to help me get that job done. His new book mirrors the help that he has been to me and will be a good resource for any company and its managers.

Kelly Keithly, Chairman & CEO of Keithly Williams, largest supplier of seeds in the Southwest

Any company should be able to glean dozens of growth strategies from this book. Id recommend it to anyone in management, marketing, or sales.

Herb Rackliff, GM at Hyatt, winner of the top GM and hotel property awards

Mark Fausts tactics and strategies for my business have been right on target, and very beneficial. His common-sense approach has been very insightful. This book nails it.

Todd Bender, president of Bendershima.com and the worlds number-one skeet shooter

Marks work and this book are sound principles anyone can apply. Ive seen them have a multimillion-dollar impact on our company.

Travis Stahlkamp, director of business development, Hagie Manufacturing

This collection of growth strategies for business leaders is the most practical and specific toolkit for growth Ive ever read. These are exactly the steps we need to grow business and our economy.

Congressman Bob McEwen, speaker and author on economic growth

This is a carefully written, practical analysis on how to grow an organization. It is relevant to any firm that has made the commitment to capture a greater share of its market. I salute the author, for this is an outstanding book.

Lawrence Higdon, CEO of Higdon Group and founder of several profitable start-ups

This is a great book! I was faced with the challenge of turning around the lack of mortgage production at a federally chartered credit union. Marks counsel was invaluable. After following his strategy, production increased exponentially. His advice was spot on. This book gives a detailed plan on how to achieve the same kind of results for any business. Ive never seen any other book get so specific as to the steps needed to facilitate a turnaround.

Dennis Straw, turnaround CEO of Mortgage Brokerage Companies

Hats off to Mark! Very rarely do I read a book that has the right mix of big-picture thinking and tactical execution help. Mark seamlessly combines both of them to not only make the reader smarter in the long run but also effective in the short-term.

Rajesh Setty, entrepreneur, author, and speaker

Weve been growing with great strides but I never stop looking for new ideas, and this book is brimming over with good stuff. Marks speech to our group was highly rated and practical. He gave me some ideas that literally made some of the biggest impacts to our bottom line as any idea Ive implemented.