“I took my first 3-week vacation ever,” beamed my 62-year-old client, Tim, over lunch. “Never checked in once. It felt amazing. And my doctor is finally taking me off all the blood pressure meds I’ve been on. Can you imagine?” Tim, the owner of a 7-figure glass business, was finally enjoying the fruits of his … Read More
The day Les Brown called my office for help…
When you’re running your business, it’s easy to feel alone. Your spouse/significant other doesn’t get it. The kids are clamoring for attention. Employees think you’re Daddy Warbucks. Vendors and strategic partners are leaning on you. And the IRS has its hand out …. Is it just a pipe dream that someday you’ll get to play … Read More
Lather. Rinse. Repeat (Revenue).
“You see this here doughnut? What you got is the hole.” I’ll never forget that sinking feeling when a business valuation expert told me that about my company. I couldn’t believe it. I was stunned. Humiliated. 12 years of building my law firm—all that blood, sweat, and treasure—and I have nothing to show for it … Read More
What to Include on Your Business Dashboard
Listen to the Episode Below: Marketing may have the sex appeal, but finance is where the rubber meets the road when it comes to growing your business. The hard numbers can tell where you’re succeeding, where you could put in a little more work, and where you’re hemorrhaging and should let go of what’s not … Read More
Do you think in Multiples?
Are your business plans big enough? Author and entrepreneur Michael Gerber wrote, Businesses fail not because their dream is too big, but because their dream is too small and too realistic to sustain the life they want. Simply put, the measure of your success (financial and otherwise) is in direct proportion to how big your … Read More
What REALLY drives your revenue?
Listen to the Episode Below: Owning your own business means understanding what drives your revenue, not just the revenue itself. And in order to drive your revenue and put it on auto-pilot, you need to create rewarding experiences that define your business for yourself and your clients. Elaine Starling is on today’s episode to tell … Read More