Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEp 190: Thin margins and empty pipelines are design problems
Episode 78
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A thin margin and an empty pipeline both feel like effort problems, so owners respond with more hours. It rarely works. In this episo…
9 hours ago
Ep 189 : Does anyone actually want what you sell?
Episode 77
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Before you fix your product, your marketing, or your team, Stuart and Mena argue you have to pressure-test something more fundamental…
1 week ago
Ep 188: Most failing businesses are failing at one thing, not twenty
Episode 76
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When a business underperforms, owners tend to assume the cause is complex and set about fixing everything at once. It feels productiv…
2 weeks ago
Ep 187: Why We Retired "The Holistic Accountant"
Episode 75
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After five years, Stuart and Mena are deliberately retiring a brand that was working, and the reasoning matters more than the rename.…
3 weeks ago
Ep 186: The Holiday Test: Can your business run without you?
Episode 74
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The holiday test is deceptively simple. If you took four weeks off with no phone, would your business hold its standard, or would it …
4 weeks ago
Ep 185: Warning- Asking for feedback and ignoring it is a liability
Episode 73
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Asking for customer feedback and then ignoring it is not a neutral act; it tells the customer more about the business than any servic…
1 month ago
Ep 184: Stop hiring on gut feel: a scorecard process that works
Episode 72
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Most business owners have at least one hiring regret, and most can trace it back to a decision that felt right at the time. The probl…
1 month, 1 week ago
Ep 183: How business owners can navigate the proposed tax changes
Episode 71
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The proposed 2026 budget tax changes have generated significant concern among business owners, but most of the commentary has focused…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Ep 182: EOFY tax planning for business owners
Episode 70
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EOFY Planning for Business Owners: What to Do Before 30 June
With the end of the financial year fast approaching, business owners stil…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Ep 181: Buy your premises or trap your cash? The OpCo-PropCo test
Season 5 Episode 69
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Owning your business premises feels like progress, security, control, and the satisfaction of paying rent to yourself rather than a l…
2 months ago