Becoming CEO
Business og økonomiThe leap between solopreneur and CEO is lined with challenges. How you got your business off the ground is not how you’ll grow and scale it. This podcast is for founders who are making the transition to “Becoming CEO” so they can build organizations that exist beyond themselves.
Siste episoder av Becoming CEO podcast
- My therapist told me to raise ad spend (00:30:49)
The latest move Ahmad is making in his business and why
- Write your own rules (00:33:08)
How to define the rules of the game
- The only freedom that matters (00:32:30)
Is it for money or for time?
- Should I just shut it down? (00:25:22)
Sometimes it feels like you’re done. But are you really?
- Rich and famous? (00:38:41)
Would you rather be rich and famous or rich and obscure?
- What makes a good client? (00:18:16)
The quality of your clients drives the success of your business.
- Slow is smooth, smooth is fast (00:31:43)
When do you need to move fast vs slow?
- How to receive money (00:21:38)
The title says it all, doesn’t it?
- Less is more (00:32:13)
Spread thin? Here’s how you can find more focus and get things done.
- Embrace the mess (00:25:08)
Wouldn’t it be nice if you only had one business problem to deal with at a time?
- The "R word" (00:27:51)
Is the recession having a tangible impact on your business?
- How to empower your team (00:25:36)
What’s the right balance between telling people what to do and empowering them to make their own decisions?
- How to handle pressure (00:37:15)
As you grow and add more people, the pressure mounts. Let’s talk about how to cope.
- How to make your own decisions in business (00:32:42)
When does it make sense to stop modelling other businesses and making your own decision?
- The quarterly planning process (00:33:47)
How do you set goals for the quarter? Greg and Ahmad discuss what’s working and what’s not in their processes.
- When to launch new offers (00:31:02)
When should you add a new product or service? How do you decide what to launch? All that and more in this episode.
- What happens after vacation (00:23:02)
Greg returns home from Hawaii to a blizzard without a jacket. Did the business survive? Tune in to find out.
- How to take a vacation (00:22:53)
Greg is leaving for Hawaii for one week. Will the business fall apart in his absence? Only time will tell.
- How to monetize your expertise (00:33:47)
How can you earn a return on your expertise outside of your own business?
- The girl on the bridge (00:35:58)
Ahmad opens up about how the fear of success is keeping him up at night (metaphorically speaking).
- When to get into the weeds (00:36:01)
Is there a time to jump back into the front lines and execute? How do you know when to take over and when to stay back?
- Freeing up time (00:28:36)
Greg’s new experiment in freeing up his time to take on higher value activities.
- Ode to messaging (00:40:54)
No matter what’s going on in your business, it’s probably a messaging problem.
- The Recession Reframe (00:27:50)
Should you be afraid of a recession? Is there an optimistic viewpoint that can help you come out of the recession stronger?
- Crystal ball (00:26:54)
Greg and Ahmad make predictions about the future. Brilliant or baseless? You be the judge.