Interviews with CEOs and Entrepreneurs about the frameworks they are using to build and scale their businesses.
Episodes
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Tuesday Apr 09, 2024
Jack Skeels, author of Unmanaged and the CEO of Agency Agile, a consulting firm helping agencies define a system of culture, people, process, and tools that create superior results. We discuss the Unmanagement Blueprint, its principles, and applications, alongside strategies for boosting productivity and addressing non-performing employees. He showcases the transformative impact of implementing the blueprint, emphasizing its effectiveness in achieving superior results, while also highlighting the crucial role of communication in enhancing system efficiency.
(01:00) Jack's entrepreneurial journey
(06:05) The Unmanagement Blueprint
(11:16) How to fix the non-performing employees
(16:35) Company transformation after implementing Unmanagement Blueprint
(19:35) “Communication can outperform systems.”
(26:18) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Jack’s LinkedIn
- Agency Agile
- Unmanaged: Master the Magic of Creating Empowered and Happy Organizations
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Tuesday Apr 02, 2024
Corey Jones, the CEO and co-founder of PrismWork, a culture assessment and consulting company in Texas. We discuss the Hearti Framework and strategies for improving people's skills and how to revolutionizing the workplace through HEARTI leadership, showcasing innovative approaches to enhancing organizational culture.
(00:27) Corey's entrepreneurial journey
(03:23) The Hearti Framework
(09:10) The right balance between empathy and accountability
(13:07) How to improve people's skills
(14:52) Revolutionizing the workplace through HEARTI leadership
(19:14) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Corey’s LinkedIn
- Hearti Assestement
- Prismwork
- readintentionalpower.com
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Tuesday Mar 26, 2024
Garik Tate, the co-founder and CEO of Valhalla Team, a tech product design and development company in the Philippines that is amplifying the impact of innovators around the world incorporating AI technologies. We discuss the framework for turning good systems into great ones with AI. Garik elaborates on how they utilize cutting-edge AI techniques to enhance existing systems and take them to the next level of efficiency and performance.
(01:22) Garik's entrepreneurial journey
(03:30) Framework for turning good systems into great ones with AI
(06:06) How Garik’s system works
(11:29) How to apply AI to increase or remove traffic constraints
(22:38) The most exciting stuff that Garik was working on
(26:17) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Garik’s Website
- Garik’s LinkedIn
- Valhalla.team
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Tuesday Mar 19, 2024
Robert Glazer, five times entrepreneur, six times bestselling author, keynote speaker, founder of Acceleration Partners, which is a leading global partnership marketing agency. He is also the author of the Friday Forward newsletter, read around the world by 200,000 people. We discuss about his Capacity Building Framework, his approach to choosing projects, and the purpose of the Friday Forward Newsletter, culminating in Robert next-level ventures focusing on core values and growth in business.
(00:35) Robert's entrepreneurial journey
(01:44) Partnership Marketing Agency
(4:25 ) The Capacity Building Framework
(10:32) How does Robert decide which projects or companies to invest his time in
(11:52) The purpose of Friday Forward Newsletter
(18:16) Robert Glazer's Next-Level Ventures: Unveiling Core Values and Growth in Business
(22:02) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Robert’s LinkedIn
- Robert’s Website
- Accelaration Partners
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Tuesday Mar 12, 2024
Shane Spraggs, the CEO of Virtira, a consulting company focused on accelerating sales and enabling channel partners and remote teams. Shane is also the author of The Power of Remote. We discuss about the 3 components of Trust, the Relatedness framework, how to facilitate an event in a remote setup, the collaborative journal and Shane’s goal for writing his book “The Power of Remote.”
(01:16) Shane's entrepreneurial journey
(06:36) The 3 components of Trust
(10:48) The Relatedness framework.
(16:43) How to facilitate an event in a remote setup
(22:34) The collaborative journal.
(28:40) Shane’s goal for writing The Power of Remote
(30:01) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Shane’s LinkedIn
- Virtira
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Tuesday Mar 05, 2024
Darryl Lyons, the co-founder and CEO of San Antonio, Texas-based Pax Financial Group, a business that is passionate about helping others live the life of their dreams. We discuss about the C12 Strategic Planning Blueprint, how the Christian worldview can help businesses and the right way of thinking about succession planning.
(00:00) Darryl's entrepreneurial journey
(03:13) The hard beginnings taught Darryl valuable lessons that contributed to his success.
(05:34) The C12 Strategic Planning Blueprint
(08:07) How the Christian worldview can help businesses.
(17:09) The right way of thinking about succession planning
(21:43) The right frame of mind for a business owner to transition successfullly
(27:12) What does C12 do?
(29:03) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Darryl’s LinkedIn
- Pax Financial Group
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tuesday Feb 27, 2024
Tim Calise, the managing member of Koko Fit Club, a fitness technology company and the founder of Acote Consulting that partners with and invests in the owners of sub $3 million recurring revenue service businesses. We discuss about the Product to Profit framework, why lead magnets don’t always work and the process for building an MVP for a service business.
(00:40) Tim's entrepreneurial journey
(06:10) The Product to Profit Framework
(09:19) Why lead magnets don’t always work?
(16:57) The process for building an MVP for a service business.
(31:30) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Tim’s LinkedIn
- Koko Fit Club
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Tuesday Feb 20, 2024
Vivek Nigam, the founder and CEO of BeRemote LLC, which promotes products that help break down cultural barriers, level the social playing field, support inclusion in a hybrid work setting, and provide a better platform for idea sharing. We discuss the five tactics you can employ to improve team participation, the role of AI in building a great remote business and BeRemote future plans.
(00:00) Vivek's entrepreneurial journey
(04:21) Tactics you can employ to improve team participation
(22:15) The role of AI in building a great remote business
(24:40) BeRemote future plans
(29:45) Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Vivek’s LinkedIn
- BeRemote - ReTeam - Remote First, Hybrid Workplace
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Friday Feb 16, 2024
Dan Brownsher, founder and CEO of ChannelKey, a full-service channel management marketplace agency specialized in increasing sales for retail brands on Amazon and other digital marketplaces. We discuss about the Remote Recurring Service Business Framework, how Amazon build its original flywheel, and the good ways to reduce churn on a service business.
[00:00] Dan's entrepreneurial journey
[09:34] Remote Recurring Service Business Framework
[17:04] How Amazon built its original flywheel.
[19:01] How to engineer your flywheel in your remote service business.
[21:25] Good ways to reduce churn on a service business
[23:37] Dan’s brand of building great culture
[25:36] Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- Dan’s LinkedIn
- ChannelKey LinkedIn
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
Tuesday Feb 13, 2024
John St. Pierre the co-founder and chairman of Brand Point Services and multi-site facility maintenance and remodeling contractor. He's also the author of the $100 Million Journey and the co-host of the Entrepreneurs United podcast. We discuss about how to align company core values with personal ones, the Build Your Ideal Business Framework and the seven principles for entrepreneurial success.
[00:00] John's entrepreneurial journey
[02:59] How to align company core values with personal ones.
[06:45] The Build Your Ideal Business Framework
[09:01] Seven Principles for Entrepreneurial Success.
[23:22] Parting Thoughts
Links and Resources
- Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
- Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
- Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
- John’s LinkedIn
- BrandPoint Services Website
- $100M Journey: Your Guide To Growing The Business Of Your Dreams Without Going Off The Cliff