SMB Ops Show: Recent Episodes
Joshua Schultz
The SMB Ops show is an exploration into the mental models and decisions processes of operators with Joshua Schultz.
In this episode, I sit down with Colin Pottebecker from Waters Edge, a dock sales and service business in New England. Colin is building an incredible business, focused on a niche buyer set, in a specific geographic. He shows us that you can focus on a very small segment, and build a very good business.
Resource Links:
- Water's Edge Land & Marine
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Jon Matzner and I go over how he used systems and processes to take a non-scalable business to 7 locations and a business-in-a-box model. We cover the systems, working with overseas talent, and the power of documentation.
Resource Links:
- Garage Excell
- World Class Businesses (Business In A Box)
- Jon's Home Page
- Follow Jon Matzner
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Cliff Carey breaks down how he runs multiple audiology offices in the his episode of the SMB Ops Show!
He goes deep on
- Building high-functioning teams
- Optimizing appointments and scheduling
- Using energy flow rhythms to get more out his team
and much more. Cliff is one of the best team-building operators I know, and this episode was a reminder of why he does so well.
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Joshua Paulson and I dig into his niche manufacturing business and explore how he's built a number of internal capabilities by tackling bottlenecks, thinking lean, and removing costs. Not only is Joshua's business unique, but his approach to modern manufacturing is what is needed.
Resource Links:
- Quality Cage
- Follow Joshua Paulson
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Rich, @GuessworkInvest, and I cover meetings, their impact on operations, worries and fears about implementation, and what we've seen work.
Listen along for real talk on what we are doing, why it works, and how you can use key meetings to boost your company's performance.
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- www.twitter.com/joshuamschultz
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- www.twitter.com/GuessworkInvest
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- www.joshuaschultz.com
- www.realstrongpoint.com
In this conversation, Rob Labonne breaks down his business operations for Labonne Grocery. We cover metrics, culture, and the importance of the minimum wage job in America.
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Josh and Rich talk about latest acquisitions, post-acquisition troubles, when not to use NoCode tools, building the operations playbook, and approaching your business like a scientist.
00:00 Acquisition talk
8:38 The value of building your playbook
11:08 Approaching your business like a scientist
14:13 Multi-location operations
17:00 Building accountable teams
23:57 Preventing unbalanced operations and metric bureaucracy
29:19 Focusing on the bottleneck
33:03 Building for the long term
39:26 Dirty accounting secrets of SMB books
46:45 Why Josh isn't building nocode tools
50:00 Non-intrusive tools
52:15 Don't forget the most important thing!
53:08 "Nothing is going to change", except everything post-acquisition
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- www.twitter.com/joshuamschultz
- www.twitter.com/StrongpointRich
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- joshuaschultz.com
- realstrongpoint.com
In this conversation Rich Jordan breaks down his business operations for Garon T Plumbing, sharing his strategies, metrics, and leadership style.
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