Episode Details
Back to Episodes#178 When a Successful Business Model Isn’t Sustainable
Description
Kerri Roberts shows you how to identify the work, expenses, customization, and delegation that are not producing enough value, then simplify the business around what clients actually need and what drives revenue.
In This Episode, You’ll Learn
- Why adding clients does not necessarily fix an unsustainable operating model
- How excessive customization can increase administrative work and reduce efficiency
- How Kerri used revenue analysis, automation, and simplification to reduce expenses without reducing the client value that mattered
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If your business is generating revenue but still feels too expensive, complicated, or dependent on unnecessary work, Kerri’s experience offers a practical way to examine the model. She shares how she looked at what actually generated revenue, removed work clients did not value, and automated administrative tasks that did not need another employee.
Chapters
00:00:00 Revenue Success Without Owner Profit
00:03:00 Finding a Need in Small Business HR
00:09:00 Getting the First Clients
00:11:00 When the Economics Stopped Working
00:14:00 Why More Sales Didn’t Fix the Model
00:16:00 Building the HR Audit Front Door
00:17:00 The Cost of Customizing Everything
00:19:00 Rebuilding Confidence After Corporate
00:21:00 Pricing Experience Appropriately
00:22:00 Why Kerri Graduates Clients
00:25:00 Redefining Business Success
00:26:00 Automating and Simplifying the Business
00:27:00 Applying the Pareto Principle
00:29:00 What Happened When the Team Left
00:31:00 Cutting Work That Didn’t Drive Revenue
00:32:00 Automating Billing and Invoicing
00:34:00 Building a Business That’s Fun Again
00:36:00 Books, the Farm, and Life Outside the Business
00:39:00 How to Connect With Kerri
00:40:00 Kerri’s Free HR Audit
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