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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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Video

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Audible, an Amazon company, has the world’s largest selection of audiobooks and original ad-free audio shows. Whatever your passion, your interests, or favorite authors, there’s a perfect listen for you.

Listen to great storytelling narrated by A-list celebrities or audiobooks about A-list celebrities. Turn a chair into the best seat in the house while you listen to a full-cast performance. Turn everyday jogs into adventures. With our free app, audiobooks go where you go. Even if you switch devices, you’ll never lose your place.

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✓  Free membership for 30 days with 1 audiobook + 2 Audible Originals.

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How to use this Hack?

  • Download your favorite audiobook and listen to some of your favorite audiobooks. You can listen at a faster speed (e.g. 2x or 3x speed)
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Doodle is the simplest way to schedule meetings with clients, colleagues, or teams.

Global enterprises worldwide are leveraging our scheduling platform and our powerful API, to discover how Doodle can help them save time, close more sales deals, and decrease time-to-hire for job candidates.

Doodle is headquartered in Zurich, with offices in Atlanta, Belgrade, Berlin, and New York City.

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Castmagic instantly transcribes your content, and leverages world class AI to write quality drafts based on your recording's unique context.

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We were too. Too many creators don't have the time or resources to derive impactful assets from audio and video content, and there was no alternative.

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