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May 4, 2021
Shift Your Model To Get Your Business to Maintenance Mode with Mark Butler
Instead of shutting his business down and starting over when he realized that something needed to change for him, Mark Butler created a complementary business with a different business model–one that was designed for maintenance.
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March 30, 2021
Starting With the End in Mind and Reverse Engineering the Plan with Ryan Lazanis
Most of us are creating businesses that tie us to a physical place and set hours. But oftentimes, the life we want to live doesn’t always align with the businesses we create. When I started ScaleSpark, I designed it from the ground up to be the kind of bu
Nov. 17, 2020
Managing Through The Worst Case Scenario with Lauren Caselli
Lauren's been through a MASSIVE change this year, so I wanted to bring her back on the show to talk about how she's been managing the impact on her business. Lauren used to run an event planning business for tech, and after her best year ever in 2019, was
Oct. 13, 2020
Building Products and Adding Value Using No-Code Tools with Brittany Berger
This week, we're talking about using no-code tools to actually build your own custom software products. My guest today is the queen of this. Brittany Berger is the founder of Work Brighter, a digital media company that helps productive unicorns go beyond
Aug. 4, 2020
How Your Default Decisions Impact your Business' Ecosystem with Ashley Gartland
Your business is an ecosystem. Every part of your business is interconnected with other areas of your business. The decisions you make about the kind of business model you have affects how you market your business. I’m excited to have Ashley Gartland back
March 24, 2020
Using Data To Make Better Decisions About Your Business With Maggie Patterson
Maggie Patterson and I talk about all the different things she's tracking, how she tracks them, and how she's integrated what she learns into her growth strategy. We also talk about how she gets over the mental hurdle of “but, I don't wanna” and gets hers
March 10, 2020
There's More To Measure Than Numbers With Karyn Kelbaugh
Karyn Kelbaugh is a squishy data specialist. She helps small business owners learn what their clients think by capturing their stories. Owners get feedback, insights into their clients' dreams and frustrations, and their exact words describing it all. In
Feb. 25, 2020
How Your Pricing Choices Can Make You Happier With Marketing Analyst Rita Barry
Today, we’re going to pull all those ideas together and look at the downstream impacts of making that switch from hourly pricing to value-based pricing.
We’ll look at how it affects your sales process, your proposal process, your profit, your cash flo
Jan. 7, 2020
Faster Results In Fewer Meetings With Ashley Gartland & Hailey Thomas
In today’s episode, I talk with business coach Ashley Gartland and marketing & operations project manager Hailey Thomas about their different approaches to delivering intensive-style offerings. You will hear that these different approaches might actua
Dec. 17, 2019
Save Time and Boost Profit Using A Proposal Calculator With Rob Howard
The crux of the proposal process is reducing your sales time.
Rob has developed a system that allows him to give accurate quotes on the initial call and send out proposals within 15 minutes of getting off that call.
It's a system that saves a ton
Dec. 10, 2019
Setting Boundaries To Increase Capacity With Work Brighter Founder Brittany Berger
In this episode, I talk with Brittany Berger about establishing boundaries in her business so she can ensure that she has the capacity needed to help her clients go beyond just working smarter to a better version of productivity.
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Dec. 3, 2019
Why Streamlining Your Effort Pays Off With Business Strategist Michelle Warner
Michelle Warner and I talk about how we both use opting-out as a tool to help our clients become more profitable and efficient.
Key takeaways:
How Michelle uses an 80/20 framework to harnesses creative energy
How she helps clients start optimizing
Nov. 19, 2019
Defaulting to Simple with ScaleSpark Founder, Susan Boles
If you can’t figure out how to break the ceiling and scale your business, then you should listen to this podcast with ScaleSpark Founder, Susan Boles.
Key takeaways:
Why the tech that promises to make your life easier can just be another complication
Nov. 5, 2019
Using Software to Scale with ScaleSpark Founder, Susan Boles
In this podcast episode Susan is on the receiving end of the interview, talking to Tara McMullin about using software to scale.
Key takeaways:
The basis for business default decisions
Why hiring more people won’t fix an operational capacity proble
Oct. 22, 2019
Breaking the Default Model: Building a Badass Business with Badass Your Brand Founder, Pia Silva
If you haven’t heard of the powerhouse that is Pia Silva, founder of Badass Your Brand, then you’re in for a treat.
Key takeaways:
Break the ceiling by breaking the default agency model
Why project management tools don’t work for every business
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