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- Podcast September 19, 2023
closing remarks from the PT Biz live event
the closing keynote from our Denver event. the right mindset at the wrong time, putting your mask on first, minding your glass balls, and why the 1330 plan is everything.
- Podcast September 14, 2023
staying focused, goal setting 201
everyone sets goals. almost nobody stays focused on them. the trick is making every week's plan trace back to the vision, in writing, where you can see it.
- Podcast September 12, 2023
how to own a mistake as a boss
trying to hide a mistake costs you credibility every time. own it, then propose the fix. that's how you keep, or even gain, the team's trust.
- Podcast September 7, 2023
why do I always tell you to try harder
it's not perfectionism. it's a litmus test at the end of the day. did I hit my actual capacity, or did I check out at a six when six was the ceiling.
- Podcast September 5, 2023
price raises and snakes shedding skin
raising prices feels like everything's about to break. it isn't. you'll lose a few, the rest will pay, and the business comes out the other side as a different animal.
- Podcast August 31, 2023
data speed, boring but big
the smaller you are, the slower you can be with data. the bigger you are, the more a tiny tweak matters. your CEO dashboard, weekly, with the metrics that move the business.
- Podcast August 29, 2023
life is short, don't sell your soul
I almost launched a supplement company. the math made sense. the moment I had to compromise the formula, I walked. you only get one reputation.
- Podcast August 24, 2023
unmet expectation equals frustration, the leadership fix
an entrepreneur called me wanting to fire a new hire. ten minutes in, I told him the failure was his, not the employee's. communication fixes most of this.
- Podcast August 22, 2023
smile 'til your cheeks hurt, the better human business score
watching my kids tube for the first time, my cheeks actually hurt from smiling. that's when I realized profit alone doesn't measure what matters. profit times days off does.
- Podcast August 17, 2023
no. 152 on the Inc. 5000, lessons learned
second year on the Inc. 5000. the award doesn't get you customers, but it's still worth applying for. and a fast-growing company still has plenty of problems.
- Podcast August 15, 2023
how I got 1,000 new Instagram followers in 30 days
I'm bad at social media on purpose. one quality reel a week, a few bucks behind each one, and the followers stack. you pay with time or money. I pay with money.
- Podcast August 10, 2023
the soft American, JFK on killing comfort
JFK published an essay in 1960 warning that convenience was making us weak. he had no idea what was coming. the call still stands, are you a spectator or a participant.
- Podcast August 8, 2023
email marketing 101
social will burn you out. email is the asset that pays for decades. weekly, format-driven, and the only metric that actually matters is conversion.
- Podcast August 3, 2023
how to solve problems, the scientific method for entrepreneurs
entrepreneurs are chief problem-solving officers. six steps to actually fix what's broken instead of guessing your way through it.
- Podcast August 1, 2023
be more like Taylor Swift, do things that don't scale
Taylor Swift built a billion-dollar fan base by signing autographs until everyone had one. early on, the unscalable stuff is the whole game.
- Podcast July 27, 2023
the problem you don't know you have yet
entrepreneurial scale math is fictitious but mathematically correct. the real ceiling on your business isn't leads or product, it's leadership. start with leading yourself.
- Podcast July 25, 2023
a simple productivity habit I picked up in pilot training
dash, plus, circle. the runway supervisory unit's system for tracking aircraft, ported to my task list. if it's not on the calendar, it doesn't happen.
- Podcast July 20, 2023
the importance of a muse
the muses were the goddesses of inspiration on Mount Olympus. mine is physical training. when I lost it for a year and a half during an injury, the business stalled.
- Podcast July 18, 2023
the lost art of mental toughness
mental toughness isn't an ice bath or a 4am workout. it's the simple act of pushing forward against your own desire. brick by brick.
- Podcast July 13, 2023
how I 10x'd my business through killing comfort
the private PT Biz keynote where I explained how I went from a 3 year revenue flatline to 10x in 8 months. no Facebook trick. no funnel. one decision to work on myself harder than my business.
- Podcast July 6, 2023
how to scale your company, when you think you can't
you're chasing the wrong number. 1% more customers gets you 3% revenue. 1% less churn gets you 7%. 1% more average revenue per user gets you 13%. math that should change your week.
- Podcast July 4, 2023
this is why we are here
parents fighting over jersey number 10 on a youth soccer team. I told my son, you go make number 2 mean something. branding in one line.
- Podcast June 29, 2023
numbers to help you reverse engineer business growth
know your numbers actually means know your numbers per product. cost to acquire, fulfillment cost, profit margin per offer. the math that lets you decide which offer to kill.
- Podcast June 27, 2023
the maker vs the manager
Paul Graham's essay on schedules. why one meeting at 1130 ruins my whole Wednesday, and why I think the maker is the actual pinnacle of entrepreneurship.