(*Through a partnership with Inc. Magazine, Skillshare will send a hard-cover or e-book copy of Business Brilliant to every person who takes this course. A $29 book for a $30 course. Nice.)

Richard Branson, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Warren Buffett, … What do these top entrepreneurs and the self-made wealthy know that the rest of us don't?

This course is taught by Lewis Schiff, Executive Director of Inc. Magazine's Business Owners Council and a top-selling author (The Armchair Millionaire, The Influence of Affluence). Over the past twelve years, Schiff has studied thousands of entrepreneurs to document a set of behaviors he calls "Business Brilliance." According to Schiff, those who are Business Brilliant have a knack for understanding how money is made in ways that appear mysterious to the rest of us.

In his new book, Business Brilliant (all students of this course receive a complimentary copy, courtesy of Skillshare), Schiff analyzes data from never-before-seen research to deconstruct the iconic success stories of self-made business heroes such as Richard Branson and Warren Buffett. An important revelation from Schiff's work is his discovery of a four-step process for creating wealth, called LEAP.

In this course, Schiff will detail each of these four steps and how to apply them toward your goals. Schiff believes that if you can adopt even one or two of the Business Brilliant strategies he identified, your income will rise. If you master all four of them and make them a priority in your life, you can reap the rewards reserved for the truly "Business Brilliant."

What we'll cover in this class:
• The methodology Schiff used to reverse-engineer the strategies of successful entrepreneurs.
• The four-step LEAP process these business pioneers have used to unleash their Business Brilliance.
• Students will apply the four steps of LEAP to themselves based on their personal attributes.
• How to neutralize the one thing that can cause us to stumble when we LEAP.

Overall, this course will help you re-align your goals with the approach that has worked for the most Business Brilliant self-made icons of our time.

Who should take this class:

This class is for entrepeneurs, business owners, executives, and other professionals looking for actionable paths to success.

Class materials:

Skillshare has arranged for enrollees in this course to receive a copy of Schiff's brand new book, Business Brilliant: Surprising Lessons from the Greatest Self-Made Business Icons, which makes its debut in March 2013. The value of the book is $25, making this course an unbelievable value and a great way for Schiff to share his discoveries with the world. You can use the book to continue learning and applying the concepts shared in this course.

* You must reside in the United States to be eligible for your free copy of Business Brilliant.