Episodes
After 4 years of the podcast, today is a bittersweet episode. Although the show will be ending (for now), I am excited to share with you a new venture. And if you ever need help with your business or are interested in joining my exclusive mastermind for Home Service Business Owners, email me: [email protected]
Published 04/19/21
Andrea Waltz is the co-founder of Courage Crafters, Inc. and co-author of the best-selling book, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There. Andrea teaches sellers in virtually every business and industry how to completely change the Andrea they think about failure, rejection and the word, no.
Published 04/12/21
I have yet to come across a small business where the books are clean and detailed enough to allow the business owner to make educated business decisions. The mentality of "I'm not a numbers person, my bookkeeper handles that" is costing many business owners $1000's and putting many business owners out of business. It's your business. You need to own every part of it - including the financials.
Published 04/05/21
How many people can say they’ve never worked for anyone else? Selling eggs door-to-door at 14 years old began a lifetime of self-employment. As a speaker and small business consultant, Jeffrey Shaw helps self-employed and small business owners gain control of their business in what seems like otherwise uncontrollable circumstances.
Published 03/29/21
When it comes time to start systematizing and scaling your business, you're going to have to start doing A LOT of things differently. This means changing the way your team does a lot of things. Humans don't like change. They'll resist. In today's episode, I share with you how to start successfully implementing changes in your business and how to get your team on board.
Published 03/22/21
Lewis Vandervalk is passionate about helping the construction industry and service business owners level up their online presence. Not only does he want to help you look professional online, Lewis brings tips to help you turn that digital presence into dollars. Don't be stuck knocking doors, cold-calling, or being the person at the party who always has to be selling. Let the people who are ALREADY interested in your services find you, call you, and become customers.
Published 03/15/21
Many business owners have the "I don't know, I have a marketing company for that" mentality when it comes to knowing what the results are...and if they actually have a positive ROI. In today's episode I share with you an EASY way to calculate your ROI on marketing...and if it's worth it.
Published 03/08/21
Ryan Cote is the Founder of Morning Upgrade, a blog and podcast with a mission to inspire as many people as possible to create a morning routine habit and take their personal development to new levels.
Published 03/01/21
In today's episode, I walk you through the exact steps we have taken in every one of our businesses in order to delegate successfully with confidence. Before we even get started, we need to know where we are going and what does success look like. Once we have the goal, we can start to put the systems, processes and people in place to build a business that can truly run without the owner. I also share with you the most common mistakes I see business owners make when it comes to delegating.
Published 02/22/21
Jennifer Dawn is a Whole-Life Business Coach, founder of Best Planner Ever and Best Journal Ever, and author of The Joy Guide: Finding Your Joy In A World of Crap. She’s a serial entrepreneur who has grown several multi-million dollar businesses, is a successful speaker, and author. She helps motivated entrepreneurs master their goals, achieve a mindset for success, and build remarkable businesses and lives through whole-life productivity and coaching.
Published 02/15/21
Costs are rising but have you re-priced? Labor is going up quickly - you can go to Target with ZERO skills and make $15 / hour. It's time to take a look at your pricing model and ensure your pricing is correct. In today's episode I share with you how we just re-priced all of our clients, lost 14 clients and still come out ahead.
Published 02/08/21
99.99% of the business owners that I speak with in the home service industry says their #1 hurdle in achieving their goals and reaching their full potential is: "I just can't find good help" In today's podcast, I share with you our proven, automated strategy that recruts for us 24/7/365 even when we don't need to hire. If you treat your recruiting for employees like you treat your marketing for customers, you'll never have another issue again in finding good help.
Published 02/01/21
In today's episode we dive into some of the most important KPI's (Key Performance Indicators) that you need to be tracking every single week. Without you hitting your targets with these KPI's, it will be very difficult to operate and make decisions in your home service business.
Published 01/25/21
In today's podcast, I share the four ingredients that are required in order to be successful. Once you remove your ego and realize that every successful entrepreneur has these four ingredients in place, you will succeed.
Published 01/18/21
2020 was an unpredictable year for every business owner I know, especially in the home service industries. In today's episode, I share with you the top 5 business lessons that we learned in 2020...and how we can build a stronger business on the other side of these lessons.
Published 01/11/21
After 439 episodes of The Business Owner's Freedom Formula Show we are switching it up and niching down! In today's episode I share with you what to expect with the new show and a little bit about my story and why we are niching down as we head into 2021. Going forward, this show will focus on helping business owners in the Home Service industries systematize & scale their business so it doesn't need them 24/7. Let's go!
Published 01/07/21
Alex Castro is CEO and co-founder of M Corp, founder of ReM Score, and author of the book Measure, Execute, Win. He’s helped hundreds of clients (from small businesses to S&P 500 giants), navigate digital transformation without spending a ton of money and time on failed projects. Pressure is high for digital transformation initiatives to deliver value. Pre-COVID plans won’t work anymore, and innovation leaders need to pivot quickly to address obstacles presented by the “new normal.".
Published 01/04/21
Stacy started her own business at the age of 18 in her parents' backyard and turned that company into a multi-million dollar business she still runs today (The Academy of Performing Arts has two locations in her home state of Wisconsin). In addition to being a Small Business Growth Coach, Stacy is a bestselling author, and founder of the Foot Traffic Formula - helping small businesses around the world get more customers in the door, more profit in their pocket and more happiness in their...
Published 12/28/20
Chuck Downs is the founder of Downs Consulting, creator of the course Epic Life Secrets, and a Peak Performance Coach for successful entrepreneurs and top financial advisors. Twelve years into that career he opened an office in downtown Miami for a Fortune 150 company. Although he liked financial planning, he loves helping people find their purpose and fulfill their potential. In 2017 he retired from financial services to live his dream of helping people create an Epic Life.
Published 12/21/20
Wayne Mullins is the Founder of Ugly Mug Marketing which he started 10 years ago out of a coffee shop. He is passionate about building a team at Ugly Mug Marketing that isn’t focused on checking off items on to-do lists, or winning design awards, but instead, on getting results for their clients. Today, thanks to his amazing team, is not uncommon for prospective clients to have to wait weeks - or even months - to become an official Ugly Mug Marketing client.
Published 12/14/20
Jaime Jay is the founder and managing director of Bottleneck Distant Assistants, LLC. Jaime has been sourcing VA's from the Philippines since 2006. Bottleneck is a team of remote professionals dedicated to assisting leaders to identify, hire and cultivate remote-team members. Bottleneck supports entrepreneurs, solopreneurs, C-level executives, founders, business advisors, consultants, legal professionals, real estate executives, professional Speakers, podcasters, physicians, counsellors and...
Published 12/07/20
Darrell Amy is a growth architect, helping companies develop strategies and plans to accelerate revenue growth. He’s the author of the best-seller, Revenue Growth Engine. Having worked with hundreds of companies from the Fortune 500 to great family run businesses, when it comes to sales and marketing Darrell knows what works and what doesn’t. He is a Forbes Business Council member and also serves as a C-Suite Network Advisor.
Published 11/30/20
Jack Tompkins is the owner of Pineapple Consulting Firm based out of Charlotte, NC. He helps you analyze and visualize your financial and marketing data in interactive charts, graphs, and dashboards so you don’t have to deal with the annoying data gathering or manipulating of it! His goal is to help you grow profitably and efficiently by helping you not just know your numbers through and through, but also visualize them to quickly get the full picture.
Published 11/23/20
Tom Connally, is an experienced leader, strategist, and change agent with proven performance leading, building, and fixing organizations by creating a culture of performance. In over 30 years of Marine leadership, he led organizations from 50-3500 personnel, with budgets up to $2.8B. Tom served as a Director for two defense companies, before founding Connally Consulting where he helps leaders improve their performance and success professionally, personally, spiritually, and physically.
Published 11/16/20