Planning Out Loud with RJ Lewis: Recent Episodes
IBGR onAir Talent RJ Lewis
Jumpstart your startup from zero to scalable. I'm RJ Lewis – owner of RJ Lewis Digital, a boutique agency for bespoke business operating system strategy – and during our time together each week, we're going to talk about the people, processes, & platforms that supercharge your business operations.
If you're not tech-savvy, but want the secret sauce to having streamlined systems that you can actually use -- this show is officially your jam. I'll explain and hold your hand through the decisions that you need to work SMARTER once when it comes to the heart of your business.
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- Early Season 3 episodes are broken up into four, 15-minute segments
It's time to work through how to use season 4 to build YOUR BOSS [business operating system strategy]. It's been a blast these past 11 weeks. Let's review the highlights!
What's the balance of managing with good knowledge versus drowning in content outside our zone of genius? In this show, we're going to spend some time discussing – as a CEO – the Business Operation System Strategy. The information that you need to understand and the BASICS you need to know to LEAD in satisfACTION.
We've briefly touched on email marketing as a communications tool, a CRM hub, and a primary sales driver. Is it one of these, all of these, or none of these? Find out in this episode.
Have you heard that you SHOULD be using a customer relationship management system in your business? Are you tired of missed connections and follow-ups but aren't sure what software you might use [...because that excel spreadsheet is STILL blank]? Then, this is the episode for you.
We're kicking off our series on critical ERM (entrepreneur resources management) options with an in-depth review of payment systems that will empower (literally) your business model.
Do you fall into the trap of thinking “What is the one-size-fits-all-best-system/process here?” rather than looking at what will be right for you specifically? During this episode, we're going to explore what the Process looks like when it caters to your core strengths and talents.
👩🏾💻 Tech Savvy 😍
In the early days of computing, programmers developed what was known as a graphical user interface to make computers more accessible to every-day users. Technology didn't stop there.
Emerging business owners tend to expect to — and get bogged down by the need to — wear MANY hats and one of the most significant sources of overwhelm for entrepreneurs, is technology [or lack thereof].
BUT!!
Just as the GUI empowered offices across the globe, we're continuing our series on strategies for systematizing your business by exploring how fairly robust technology can be used to bolster your sexy backend ops.
Last week we talked about the strategic advantages of taking a service that you can do in your sleep and giving it a fixed scope. "Productizing" your service-based business.
Once you have clearly defined your "product", how do you tackle that last step?
By the end of our time together we will explore simplifying and streamlining your new product using ERM (Entrepreneur Resource Management) planning best practices.
THIS week, we talk about using the tools that you need to accomplish shorter-term planning to reinforce your Annual Strategic Plan for Sustainability and Momentum.
Grab a cuppa and let's start with that big ole' spreadsheet from last week and create 90-day success strategies for your business.
In the world of entrepreneurs, we use the words scale and growth a LOT. The word you don't hear and should?
Sustainability.
These concepts [scale +growth] are meaningless without consistent and predictable income. You can't grow what you don't have.
Entrepreneur Resource Management is the process of planning your processes and platforms in a way that creates a unified, interconnected system for your people — an ecosystem.
Listen in to understand what being a planner of this ERM can do for your business and the episodes that we're going to dive into this season that will help you to make systems thinking a core principle of your smedium business.
In Season 3, Episode 13, I explored listener questions spanning marketing, software integration, and of course – software recommendations!
- WTF is a Facebook pixel, why you want one and where to get one.
- Do I recommend programs like Zapier and are there any comparable programs?
- Email marketing competitor comparison?
- Ex. Mailchimp vs Convertkit
- What learning management systems do I recommend?
These questions and more, in this episode of Planning Out Loud!
Are you ready to Build the Knowledge and Communications hub for YOUR Business? Random software can support you, but it cannot save you. In Episode 11 of Season 3, we're going to take the time to understand how to structure a useful knowledgebase.