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066 - The Cleanup HItter - Gosia Baran Jul 26, 2017

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Gosia Baran started Helping Hands Cleaning Services when she was laid off from her law firm post-9/11. Since she'd been perpetually dissatisfied with the cleaning services she'd employed, and she had a six month old son to support, she decided to start her own cleaning service. She started out as the cleaner, then was forced to hire someone when she became pregnant again. Now 15 years later, she has a staff of 32 and is expanding from residential into commercial cleaning as well.

Gosia chats with Clate and Scott about the tough early years of starting a business, finding a balance with work and family, and how she's worked through discouragement in tough times.

Gosia is a member of Elite Forum and a Stage 5 business owner. Want to know what stage of small business success you're in? Listen to episode 38 where Clate and Scott take you through the stages and what they mean.

Gosia grew her business heavily on referrals. Check out our ebook, "Referential Treatment" for how to ask for referrals to grow your business.

065 - Hot Seat - Passinglane Jul 19, 2017

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Lee Egstrom of Passinglane has this question for Clate and Scott: How do I know when to introduce a particular product or technology? It's about making small bets, making them often, and looking for a 10x return. Listen to this hot seat as Clate and Scott help Lee figure out how to do it and use automation without seeming like Big Brother.

Learn more about automating the right way with our ebook "25 Things Every Small Business Should Automate."

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064 - Entrepreneurial Role Models - Lee Egstrom Jul 12, 2017

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Lee Egstrom of Passinglane has been helping small businesses grow for 20 years. He chats with Clate and Scott about why he only takes clients who have been in business for five years; how he uses modeling to achieve his goals; and the entrepreneurs he looks to for inspiration.

Grow your business with purpose with our 2017 Strategic Planning Kit.

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063 - Hot Seat - Newsletter Pro Jul 05, 2017

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Get your business in the Hot Seat by going to smallbusinesssucess.com/quesitons.

Shuan Buck from Newsletter Pro steps into the Hot Seat with Clate and Scott, and asks what to do when it's taking too long to make an necessary change with a loyal employee as they struggle to keep up with the growth of the company.

Clate and Scott answer with the three key concepts: preventing surprise with frequent courageous conversations; establishing objective, measurable goals; and highlighting previously success to add context to role changes.

Grow your business with purpose with our 2017 Strategic Planning Kit.

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006 - Are We Going to Make it - Wes Clark (Rebroadcast) Jun 28, 2017

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Firefighter Peter Thorpe had seen a lot of devastating fires started by stoves, so he developed FireAvert, which automatically shuts off stoves. Wes Clark, Peter's business partner and our guest in this episode, shares with Clate and Scott what it was like to prepare for—and recover from—being on ABC's Shark Tank, overcoming rejection, and figuring out the simplest way to solve business problems. Oh—and that time he exploded a can of beans all over the fire chief.

Mentioned in this episode: "How the Mighty Fall" by Jim Collins.

Want to get a leg up on your small business strategy? Check out our e-book "Your Game Plan"!

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062 - Moo-ving to a Subscription Model - Pam Dierks Jun 21, 2017

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Pam Dierks of Dierks Farms has moved past putting their grassfed beef in the grocery store - instead it's shipped direct to customers. This idea was a major innovation for Dierks Farms, and this year they won our Small Business ICON award.

Pam chats with Clate and Scott about moving to a subscription model, marketing directly to a consumer instead of through the commodities market, and how automation has enabled her to help pass down the farm to her sons.

We visited Dierks Farms - watch their video here!

Learn how Pam's Infusionsoft indoctrination sequence works here.

Want to learn more about automation? Check out our ebook "25 Things Every Small Business Should Automate"

061 - Fill the Cracks - Ronan Galvin Jun 16, 2017

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Ronan Galvin is the co-founder of Kickstagram, one of this year's Small Business ICON finalists. Ronan chats with Clate and Scott automation and how it simplifies things, and how he was able to use it to grow his client base without over-scaling his sales team.

Want to learn more about automation? Check out our ebook "25 Things Every Small Business Should Automate"

We visited Kickstagram to get their story - check it out here

Learn more about ICON

060 - Hot Seat - Brooklyn Music Factory Jun 07, 2017

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Nate Shaw and Peira Moinester are business partners at Brooklyn Music Factory and they want to know, what do they do if they're not confident that their people are the right people to get them to $3 million in annual revenue? Clate and Scott tackle this question in our very first hot seat.

Clate and Scott point out that, if you want your people to be the people to get you to a goal, you need to first be the owner that gets your company to its goal. Listen as they coach Nate and Peira on getting clear on how to move to the next stage of their business.

Want to learn more about Brooklyn Music Factory? Check out the story we wrote when we visited them, The Kids Are Coming Up From Behind.

Mentioned in this episode:

"Multipliers" by Liz Wiseman

Grow your business with purpose with our 2017 Strategic Planning Kit.

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059 - Ask the Expert - How to Delegate and Get More Done May 31, 2017

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Author, business coach, and Entreleadership speaker Christy Wright returns to follow up on smartly managing your time. And a big part of using your time successfully in your business? Delegation. This means letting go and letting someone else do some of the work for you. Christy also suggests scheduling your time, and specifying what each block of time is for.

Check out Christy's new book, Business Boutique.

Grow your business with purpose with our 2017 Strategic Planning Kit.

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058 - Ask the Expert - Christy Wright from Entreleadership Talks Time & Priorities May 24, 2017

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Christy Wright is the author of the new book "Business Boutique" and teaches entrepreneurs around the world how to start, run, and grow their business. A Dave Ramsey and Entreleadership speaker, Christy shares her advice about how to create more time in your life by prioritizing the things that really matter, and how to be nice, honest, and say "no" all the same time.

Grow your business with purpose with our 2017 Strategic Planning Kit.

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