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CEO Hacks: App, Books, Resources & Habits

Be a more effective & efficient CEO, entrepreneur & business owner

During our I AM CEO Podcast, we ask each guest for a CEO Hack that makes them more effective and efficient. We decided to share some of our best hacks.

What are CEO Hacks? They are books, apps, habits, tools, platforms or things that we believe you should incorporate into your business that will make you more efficient, effective, or successful (and maybe save money) as a CEO, entrepreneur or business owner.

Take a look at some of the CEO Hacks that have been recommended below, check out a different CEO Hack on our daily, laser focused I AM CEO Podcast with Gresh and feel free to look through the CEO Hacks by categories or just browse the list. For CBNation members, you will find more “how-to” and deeper tricks and strategy for many of these hacks.

If you need help implementing these CEO Hacks into your organization contact Blue 16 Tech.

Lastly, don't forget to grab your free download.

– Gresh

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P.S. If you want to contact us or have any CEO Hacks to recommend, please let us know HERE.

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Generate on-brand creatives / banners that bring conversions—while saving time and money. The most talked banner automation platform of 2022, generate creatives that brings sales.

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Create, distribute, host, and monetize your podcast, 100% free.

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Create and share videos for free with Animoto's video maker. Combine your photos and video clips with music to make professional videos that'll impress.

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Speech enhancement makes voice recordings sound as if they were recorded in a professional studio.
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Integrated email marketing, marketing automation, and small business CRM. Save time while growing your business with sales automation.

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Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results

No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.

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Atomic Habits will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits--whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal.

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Answer The Public helps writers and website owners come up with content ideas. This simple search engine allows you to gain instant and raw insight into what your audience is searching for. If you're wondering exactly what makes this tool so valuable, the founders of Answer The Public themselves share some surprising statistics that help back it up.

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AITable.ai is an AI-powered platform that lets you build powerful database apps for better project management and CRMs.

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