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This week TK reflects on how the practice of regularly reviewing and questioning his guiding principles and daily routines has positively impacted his business journey and dives into the benefits of regularly scheduling the time to do so for any business owner looking to achieve a higher level of personal performance.
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Business and personal and growth very rarely comes in a linear fashion and sometimes on that journey we can view some of those growth moments as a setback or a step backwards but what if the quickest way forward is actually to take that backwards step. Today TK is once again joined by Philotimo COO Elana Harari to share their growth experiences and the growing pains they had along the way.
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This week on the podcast TK reflects on the growth journey many entrepreneurs face.
Diving into the challenges that growth can place on a business and its systems he looks at the frustrations of the learning path many of us face as we grow.
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This week TK explores how to promote and manage positive change in your business and life Drawing together concepts we have discussed in earlier episodes such as your minimum viable performance and the power of vulnerability Tk outlines an approach that will not only make change easier to implement but provide there mechanism to allow others to help along the way and the mindset to be kind to yourself during times of change.
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As Melbourne once again finds itself in extended lockdown in her face of a new COVID outbreak. Tk turns to look at self-management and the important non-negotiable pillars we must maintain or put in place to ensure continual improvement and fulfilment not only during these times but in the face of the state of uncertainty that inherently comes with being a business owner.\
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Building a business can be a long journey and business growth most often does not come in a linear fashion but rather in fits and starts.
Today TK delves into the key elements and practices needed to create or maintain motivation in your entrepreneurial journey particularly at that point when the gains can be seen in the business but may not have yet flown over to the personal
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Achieving a 1 mIllion dollar turnover is a big achievement for many in the SME space and it can be a daunting task for some business owners particularly for new entrepreneurs who have not reached this milestone before. Today TK takes us through the five things both you and your business must know and be ready for that helped his businesses and those he advises reach this important goal.
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Today we revisit a classic episode of Backable where Tim sits down with Rhys Gorgol Founder and creative director of Melbourne-based creative Agency TCYK. In this re-edited and remastered episode, TK and Rhys delve deeper into the value and benefits a well-considered brand brings to a business and how through a thousand touch points it can affect every aspect of your business and its interactions with staff, stakeholders, suppliers, and clients.
Connect with Rhys via the links below: Website: https://tcyk.com.au/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcykdesign/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-company-you-keep/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhysgorgol/
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Most small businesses are built on a set of values, values that in the beginning will closely reflect those of the business owner but as the business grows and evolves so to must those values to reflect and support the company culture and future growth.
In today’s Solo-Cast TK reflects on a conversation with a long-term client and poses the question What value are you placing on your values?
Are your company values just a poster on the wall or are they a living breathing being and something that you and your team live by and will fight to defend?
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The last 12 months have been a time of immense and ongoing change and whilst the scale may be different, change is something that all business owners are inherently familiar with.
Today TK looks at how to manage change as Australian businesses try to find some sense of normalcy as we reopen. He looks at the reasons behind rejecting change, how we can best utilise it and how we protect ourselves as the head of the business during times of change.
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This week Tim and Nigel sit down to ask the question “Should you be making a profit in your business?”
The answer is not as straight forward as you may think.
We discuss the difference between being self-employed or a freelancer and owning a business and Scale strategies for both.
Finding the balance between available cashflow and investment capital and setting an acceptable and achievable self-investment strategy to ensure you get paid appropriately along the way
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This week Tk is joined by Red Stafstrom host of the Broken Sales People Podcast.
Red shares his journey from door to salesman in some of Americas toughest neighbourhoods to successful sales trainer and host of the Broken Salespeople Podcast.
He tells of the pivotal and painful moment that prompted him to question everything, completely change his approach to sales and rebuild his approach from the ground up.
Tk and Red also talk about:
- The mistakes most people make in the sales process and how to fix them
- The dangers of a sales script
- And the link between stand up comedy, improvisation and sales.
If you have ever struggled in sales or felt out of place in a sales role then this is the episode for you
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In this episode, TK is joined by Zachariah Moreno and Rockwell Felder the co-founders of SquadCast.fm.
We find out how these two high school friends brought their two disparate but complementary skillsets together to build the intuitive audio and video recording platform that is taking the podcast world by storm
Zach and Rock share with us how they exited successful corporate careers to deliver on their mission to amplify collaboration through SqaudCast.fm, the fears they had in doing so and how trusting in their partnership got them through.
The first time founders also discuss the two-way responsibility they see In their relationship with their advisory board and the true value that they have found in investment which has very little to do with money.
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This week TK is joined 2019 Ms Fitness International titleholder, 9 time IFBB Fitness Champion and founder of Ryfit International Ryall Graber
In this episode, Ryall opens up about the toll that success and her own drive placed on her in 2010 leaving her, outwardly at the peak of her career but privately both physically and emotionally broken.
At rock bottom, she was faced with a choice; follow the advice of the coaches she had surrounded herself with and who had gotten her to where she was or turn inward and trust her own intuition and find her own balance to take the next steps on her journey.
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This week Tim sits down with Clare Wood, Business Coach, Money Mentor and host of the extremely successful Clare Wood Podcast.
We discuss how the stories you have been telling yourself about money are holding you back, how to achieve the right mindset around money and wealth to unlock the next stage in your financial development and Clare shares some simple strategies she used to launch her podcast to Number 2 on the iTunes business podcast charts.
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Tim sits down with Rahul Aggarwal, Co-founder of Designhill a unique online marketplace created to overcome the challenges faced by business owners in outsourcing high-quality creative solutions and designers who have been looking for creative freedom.
We discuss the pro’s and con’s of self-funding growth for entrepreneurs, the reality of and lessons learned in bootstrapping a multinational business. The changing face of the Indian Entrepreneurial scene and Rahul shares some of the secrets he uses in scaling Designhill that has led it to be acknowledged as the Creative Startup Of The Year 2019 by Entrepreneur Magazine.
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Freedom is something that all entrepreneurs crave and it may seem antithetical but the greatest freedom can be only be achieved through structure. The world's top performers in any endeavour be it business or on the sporting field, all adhere to structured routines to increase performance.
In today's episode, Tim and Elana ask the questions:
What is Top performance to you?
What does it take to be or become a top performer in your life?
What Role does your “team” play in helping you achieve consistent top performance?
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Steve Jobs once said it is only by saying “no” that you can concentrate on the things that are really important.
But saying no is not something that comes naturally to most entrepreneurs particularly in the early days of a business.
In this episode Tim and Elana breakdown the process of saying no. We talk identifying the right opportunities to green light, building the muscle of saying no without killing innovation and the often hidden cost and dangers of saying yes.
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Today Tim is joined by Chad Willardson, founder and president of Pacific Capital, a wealth management firm in Southern California and author of the book Stress Free Money: Overcome These 7 Obstacles to Find Financial Freedom.
We discuss the lessons Chad learned from his time with Merrill Lynch and how they helped shape the creation of his own client-centric wealth advisory firm.
We also talk about people's relationship with money and investing, the important role contribution has played in Chad's life and he also shares some simple tips for those just starting in their investment journey.
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Effort is an essential business and continual consistent effort even more so but what if these efforts are producing diminishing returns or not achieving what we set out to?
There comes a time in any business when we must move the focus from effort to outcome if we are looking to change the game.
Are you asking yourself the right questions to make an impact?
Are you able to self adjust and change the trajectory?
Are you placing your efforts in the right areas?
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Businesses eat cash, and if you are looking to grow your business you are going to have to feed it on an ongoing basis. Today Tim and Elana focus on SME owners out there who are self-funding their business growth and facing all the challenges and opportunities that go along with it. They ask the ever-important question many Business Builders struggle with…Are you investing enough in your business?
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We live in a time of business celebrities. Society has created a picture of what success looks, sounds and acts like and many SME owners take on these attributes.
During their own journey but what if this is the thing that is holding you back?
What if letting out that little inner weirdo that many of us keep hidden is actually the key to achieving your success both in business and life?
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Your one role as a leader is to make decisions. Often you will have to make those decisions without all the information you require or make a choice that files i the face of what others or the market recommends. It is at times like these that you as a business leader must deploy your most vital skill… Courage.
But courage is a muscle, one that must be built over time and repeated application. this week Tim and Elana share share experience in building the muscle of courage, how it has a affected their business trajectory and how if applied judiciously it could affect yours.
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As business owners, we all have dreams of landing that ‘one client’ who is a game-changer.
That one client who could change the journey of your business; change your future.
But how do you get ‘The One’? How do you show The One that your business is the game changer THEY need to work with? And when you do land them, can you ensure that you and your team service them to the highest level possible, without hurting your business?
The perfect balancing act!
In Today’s Tim and Elana reflect on their own and their client’s experience fishing for,(and landing!) the business whale.
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One thing that 2020 gave us was a shared global experience. As business people, we need to ensure we have come out the other side stronger and better prepared to achieve our goals.
In our first episode for the year, Tim and Elana share the high-performance habits and principles they have learnt over their journeys, and how they are applying them professionally and personally in order to build strong and successful foundations for themselves, their teams and their companies.
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2020 has been a wild year. Whether you have become stronger because of it or not, it has certainly been a rollercoaster and offered many of us the opportunity to reflect upon where we are at, and where we are going.
In the final episode for year, Tim and Elana sit down to discuss what they would do (by necessity or by choice) if they had to start again in 2021, and how they would best set themselves and their companies up for success.
Happy new year my friends, see you in the next one.
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As 2020 draws to a close the team take the opportunity to reflect on the lessons we have taken from it and in the spirit of the season share the gifts this unprecedented year has given us and that we will take into the new business year and beyond.
Happy Holidays everyone, stay safe, take care and enjoy.
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Are you currently not where you think you want to be? (Read that again)! Where you’re at is a reflection of your current ability and decisions. We all feel that we’re smarter than the next person - that we know more and can do more - but are we just unlucky or perhaps we haven’t had the same opportunities. That's a good fairytale. To change trajectory, you will decide to be one of two types of people; those who decide to never breakthrough, and those who say “here is where I’m at, here are my deficiencies, and here is what I need to change to get where I want to go.” So which will you choose to be today? Embracing change and the unknown is the gateway to all the answers we need as business owners to access all the things we want to achieve. When this idea becomes part of who you are, you strangely might find that you become a person who finds peace in evolution and beauty in the consistent execution of fundamentals. In this podcast dive into how you can fall in love with the frustrations of mastering the fundamentals, and why those who practice this eventually make the complex look easy.
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Your business is limited by you and who you are as the founder, CEO and leader. Managing yourself must be part of an owners business strategy? Finding that sweet spot where you have enough pressure to progress but no too much to stop you in your tracks. Find out how you can find the perfect balance of pressure that allows you to perform, without breaking you and the business.
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The evolution of a business is heavily linked to the evolution of the owner's thoughts and interpretation of the world.
As we evolve our thinking, we begin to fix problems in our business in a far more efficient way. We just begin to see problems with a new set of filters and we sometimes feel like we have ‘new eyes’, we can see the problem quickly. When you begin to understand this path, you will discover a new level of courage in your ability and can accelerate with confidence and have little regard for looking back.
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As your business grows, so too does your value to clients. When you start your business you will say yes to any client and every sale you can. you will go above and beyond and do everything; sometimes to the detriment to you and your business. As you gain more experience, you begin to see and understand the value of your business. You begin to understand what happens when you say yes to a non-ideal client. You will see one thing for sure: the customer is not always right. When can you say thank you but no thank you? The business you were running 5 years ago is not the business you are running today. When you make the decision to say ‘no’ is often when you see that you have two options as an innovating business: you can bring your clients along with you as you grow, or you can keep searching for your ideal client.
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As business owners, pressure is something we are all intimately familiar with.
It comes in many forms both internal and external and if we are striving for something greater it simply will not go away but should we even be looking for it too?
Today Philotimo CEO Tim Krotiris and Group COO Elana Harari look at on the dangers of the default setting.
The ask the question, how do we maintain momentum after that one big win?
They also reflect the positive impact they’ve found from applying and maintaining pressure in the right areas of their business in not only growing their companies but the people within.
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If you are a business owner one thing you are never short on is advice.
Whether you pay for it or it comes from a trusted source someone will always have an opinion on what you should be doing but is all advice weighted equally?
Today Philotimo Group CEO Tim Krotiris and COO Elana Harari sit down to discuss advice and advisors.
We look at the who to, when to and how-to of your advisory team and perhaps most importantly discuss what is your role and responsibility in the process to ensure you get the outcome you want?
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Today Philotimo Group CEO Tim Krotiris and COO Elana Harari sit down to deep dive into one of there favourite topics relationships.
Specifically business relationships.
How to establish them, how to maintain them and the true value that quality relationships can provide to both your business and yourself personally.
It is something we all know we should invest in but are we paying our relationships the attention they deserve and are we approaching them with the intention they require?
Tim and Elana share some of their own experiences with quality relationships that have opened up massive opportunities and given them their ability to accelerate their business and personal growth.
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A business' success can be measured by the strength of its leadership.
As you build your army those leadership skills need to constantly evolve but often that path can be unclear.
Today Philotimo Group Founder & CEO Tim Krotiris and Group COO Elana Harari sit down to discuss their evolving roles in leadership, the mistakes they have made, the tough conversations they have had to have and the quickest ways they have found to empower and grow their teams ensuring the entire army was marching to the beat of one drum.
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If you are a regular listener of this podcast odds are there is a part of you that wants something more out of life. More wealth, more happiness, more surety more life.
This episode is one not to be missed.
Today Philotomo Group CEO Tim Krotiris and Media Head Nigel Walton sit down to discuss the 3 key questions he has asked himself and his businesses every quarter for the past 20 years. The questions that have promoted consistent growth, continual evolution and persistent steps towards the more.
But as you will hear later in the episode. Asking the questions is only the first and easiest step in the process it’s what comes next where the real power of the practice comes into play.
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Today Tim Krotiris Philotimo Group CEO sits down with Nick Hulett the General Manager - Media, Communications & Community at ICC T20 World Cup 2020.
Nick has had a long career in the media and communications space. He led the division at Collingwood football club in the early 2000s, worked with government and ASX 200 companies In Singapore right up to his current position with the T20 world cup and though the sectors are varied one thing has remained constant, he has always worked with top-performing people and teams in high pressure, high visibility roles.
It’s a great discussion where we dive into the lessons learned along the way and what mindset does it take to not only serve but thrive in those type of pressure cooker environments.
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Something we have all done at one stage on our business journey is hide our gaps, whether it’s a gap in knowledge, a gap in offering or even a gap in confidence but what if by hiding these so-called gaps we are actually holding ourselves back fro growth, from assistance or from becoming the type of business our clients actually deserve.
Today Tim and Elana share some the elements that they once hid but have now faced and become proud of and the profound effect it has had on them personally and for their clients.
Its a really interesting discussion. Hope you enjoy.
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As business owners and leaders, it can be very easy to fall into the trap of seeking out excitement or drama on our business path particularly in recent times when via social media some entrepreneurs have gained an almost rockstar status.
But what if boring is better? That's exactly what Philotimo Group CEO & COO Tim Krotiris and Elana Harari discuss today. the power of being boring in your business, the troubles it saves, the opportunities it creates and the way to find the excitement in the detail.
It’s a really fun show. I hope you enjoy
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Today Tim is joined by Brian Gallagher co-founder of throwback fitness, Author of the Simple Man Guide.
A man who turned his back on the path he had spent 20 years carving leaving behind a high paying career as an investment banker in the heart of New York City to become a global citizen on a mission to simplify everything. Health, money, possessions, travel, home.
Brian joined us from Croatia and shares with us how by questioning the life he was told he should want he is now able to live a life most of us only dream about.
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Perseverance is a fundamental and necessary trait for all business owners particularly when faced with hard times but how do we know when we’ve tipped the scale from perseverance to arrogance when you are trying to force a square peg into a round hole.
This week Tim and Elana share some of there experience around this topic both in their business and personal lives, we discuss the decision-making process, creating stop losses and how to recognise when you are pushing through something that you should maybe just walk around
It’s a really interesting conversation. I hope you enjoy
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Today Tim Krotiris, Philotimo Global Founder and Backable host sits down with Rhys Gorgol founder and Creative Director of Melbourne based design-led creative agency TCYK (The Company You Keep).
It’s not often you get to sit down with someone who has mastered their craft and Rhys has truly done that.
In this episode, Tim and Rhys delve into the real value that a well-considered brand brings to a business and how though a thousand touch points it can affect every aspect of your business and its interactions with staff, stakeholders, suppliers and clients.
It’s a great discussion. I hope you enjoy
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Today husband and wife team Tim Krotiris, Philotimo CEO and Elana Harari Group CEO sit down to discuss a topic close to their hearts. Partnerships.
The right partnership can be the key ingredient for success in your business but one that is misaligned can spell disaster.
They share the lessons learned from a long history of both working together and bringing on other partners into various businesses and look at the elements, behaviours and actions that are needed to strengthen your partnership, in whatever form that takes.
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Today Tim Krotiris, Philotimo and Backable CEO sits down with Elana Harari Philotimo Group COO sit down to reflect on the worst business advice we’ve ever received.
It’s a really fun one where we dig into what makes advice good or bad. we look at the filters and situational factors that help us make that distinction, how some of the worst advice we have each received was perhaps not bad advice but just bad for that time and strangely enough is often given with the best intentions.
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Today Tim sits down with John Capon from Pinnacle Psychology and Consulting.
John is Psychologist and Workplace Mental Health Strategist with over 15 years' experience working with organisations, teams and individuals to help them to be well and thrive. In short, john with clients to co-design and implement solutions that drive performance by protecting and enhancing the psychological health and wellbeing of their people.
He holds a Masters of Science (Industrial/Organisational Psychology) with 1st Class Honours and a Master of Applied Psychology (Sport Psychology).
It’s a very timely conversation given the new challenges we are all facing with remote working and mental health in the current climate.
We hope you enjoy.
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To say that we are going through a challenging time at the moment is probably a bit of an understatement. the theme of exhaustion keeps coming up in many conversations.
This week Backable host and Philotimo CEO Tim Krotiris sits down with Philotimo Group COO Elana Harari to discuss just that.
We look at what causes exhaustion, the steps, daily practices and filtering process you need to put in place to overcome it and the important role value stacking plays in not only overcoming it in the short term but reframing it completely to ensure you have the energy and focus needed in all areas of your life, not just business.
It’s a really interesting conversation. I hope you enjoy
Today Tim sits down with James McPherson, Managing Director of New Mac Video Agency, co-founder and commercial director of Never too Small the youtube channel that showcases small format architecture and design that has garnered over 1.3 million subscribers in recent times and if that isn’t enough he is also the chairman of the Biggest ever blokes lunch Melbourne, a charitable organisation that has raised over $4.5 million dollars to support Prostate cancer research.
We discuss the changing face of media in recent years, the reality behind growing and maintaining a successful youtube channel, the challenges that COVID has brought to bear in the production space and the personal gratification of giving to others.
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Today Philotimo Global and Backable power team Tim Krotiris and Elana Harari sit down to ask the question “where are you playing the victim in your life?”.
Whilst this can be a confronting question to ask it is also a very powerful one which if asked frequently and answered honestly can change your current trajectory.
It’s a really important discussion, particularly in our current times.
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Today Tim sits down with James Henderson the creator and host of the extremely successful Hospopreneurs Podcast where he explores creativity and innovation in the hospitality industry by interviewing influential people right across the hospitality supply chain.
They explore how James' lifelong love of economics has influenced his path and choices in the creative hospitality realm. The key moments that lead to the birth of Hospopreneurs and how he is using those lessons to help others on the same journey through his current business Aych Media.
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On the back of our recent interview with Dr Ivan Misner Founder of BNI, Tim Krotiris, CEO of Philotimo Global and Backable is once again joined by cohost and COO of the Philotimo group Elana Harari and we delve deeper into some of the key principles that Ivan used to grow his organisation into the worlds largest networking group breaking them down and showing how you can use them in your business to achieve consistent growth and scale.
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Today Tim is joined by Dr Ivan Misner, founder and Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization which now has over 9,700 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Last year alone, BNI generated almost 12.3 million referrals resulting in $16.7 billion dollars worth of business for its members.
He is a New York Times Bestselling author who has written 24 books including one of his latest books – Who’s in Your Room?
Called the “Father of Modern Networking” by both Forbes and CNN, Dr. Misner is considered to be one of the world’s leading experts on business networking and has been a keynote speaker for major corporations and associations throughout the world. He has been featured in the L.A. Times, Wall Street Journal, and New York. Times, as well as numerous TV and radio shows including CNN, the BBC and The Today Show on NBC.
We have a great discussion about the realities of building an international empire, surviving multiple recessions and the mindset and daily practices he employs to be a consistent top performer
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Overwhelm is not something that is particular to the current pandemic it is something all business leaders are intimately familiar with.
This week Tim and Philotimo Group COO, Elana Harari sit down to dissect overwhelm. What is it? How do we deal with it in the current environment? and what steps can we can to get us through the overwhelm when it hits us.
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This week Tim is joined by cohost and COO of the Philotimo group Elana Harari and we are talking acquisitions or buying a business. In can be a great way to grow your business but there are risks involved.
This week we talk about what red flags you should be looking for when buying, knowing the purpose you are acquiring for and the very real challenges that you should be aware of and plan for when bringing tow or more entities together.
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This week Tim is joined, once again, by Philotimo Group COO Elana Harari.
We discuss the added responsibility we now have as business owners during hard economic times, the importance of consistent sales during this period and the role that opinion and judgment play on our road to success.
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This week Tim is joined by cohost and COO of the Philotimo group Elana Harari to talk opportunity, money and spending.
We discuss what opportunities should you say yes to and more importantly when to say no. We also discuss what should you do with money when you do start freeing up some cash flow and something we get asked a lot, where is the balance in taking money out of the business to grow my personal wealth and leaving enough working capital to promote growth in the business.
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At some point in your business career, I am sure you have been told to stay in your own lane, to not look and compare yourself to what others are doing or have achieved.
This is often sound advice if you are comparing from a place of negativity or jealousy but in a performance environment comparison can be a vital tool in progressing your company forward through gap or opportunity identification, particularly when you compound efforts in the right strategic areas.
Today we discuss the competitive advantage that comparison can give you in your business and life.
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Lost, tired, alone.
These are words that will resonate with many of you listening. The weight of leadership in your business can be a heavy one and this weight can often hold us back from growing our companies. but what if you could lighten that load.
Today Tim sits down with Elana Harari COO of the Philotimo Group and discusses the mindset, the actions and the people you need to lift some of that weight off your shoulders and get excited about growth again.
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Making decisions is the key responsibility of any leader. As we grow our business, the frequency and weight of these decisions increases and for many that weight can become crushing, particularly if we focus on how others may judge those choices... but do decisions have to be difficult?
Tim sits down with Elana Harari, COO of Philotimo and talks decisions, Why they can seem difficult and how to clarify your decision-making process to promote growth, create opportunity and alleviate some of that weight.
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The concept of Minimal Viable Product or MVP was popularised in the early 2010s by Eric Ries in his book “The Lean Startup”. Put Simply an MVP is a low-risk way of introducing a new product or service to market. One which focuses on the core offering of the product and then uses consumer feedback to build and release the final product.
In today’s podcast, Tim sits down with Philotimo Group COO Elana Harari break down the concept of the MVP and discuss the importance of extending this practice from product into performance so as to give your business an unfair advantage in the market place.
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In today's episode, Tim sits down for a solo-cast to discuss a topic which may scare many business owners. Decisions! When to make them, how to make them and how to make them turn into massive action that will drive consistent business growth and create a high-performance team.
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In this solo cast, Tim discusses something an issue all entrepreneurs have experience in, problems.
Are you seeking out problems in your business? If not you may be missing the innovation opportunities they create and the growth they promote.
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Do you ever feel like you are working harder and harder in your business but not seeing a correlation in your business growth?
It may be that your activities or tactics are not lined up to an overarching strategy that's will allow you to reap the benefit of compounding outcomes.
In this episode, Tim reflects on a conversation he had with one of his mentors around this topic early in his career that saved him 5 years in his journey.
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In today's episode, we sit down to discuss the role "grit" plays in becoming successful.
Made popular in the business world by the Angela Duckworth book of the same name, grit is an essential but often misapplied ingredient in any business. Those that get where, when and how to apply grit in their business can accelerate quickly and become unbeatable in their market.
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Today we sit down and discuss the difference between self-awareness and self-improvement.
Self-awareness is a vital step in any growth journey but without taking action on the lessons learned will we ever make that jump from awareness to improvement.
We discuss the dangers of becoming addicted to your emotions, the importance of taking action and being aware of the community you build on your journey to personal and business growth.
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In today's episode, we sit down to discuss Negativity.
Negativity is something that affects us all on some level. Some of these feelings and reactions can be hangovers from the conditioning we learnt as children and some can come from the accumulated lessons we learn as we grow but is negativity always a bad thing?
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In this Episode Tim sits down with Tony Nicholls, Founder and Director of Melbourne based PR and Media Training Agency, Good Talent Media.
Tony is an accomplished journalist with more than ten years’ experience with the ABC, SBS and Network Ten; covering thousands of news stories across Victoria, Australia and the international media. He brings that knowledge and experience to bear for his clients in helping them not only find their stories but get it seen when it matters.
A great conversation, where we see not only what it takes to become a top-level journo but how the lessons and work practices learned in those formative years have contributed to the rapid rise and success of Good Talent Media.
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In this solo-cast episode, Tim draws from a recent conversation which will resonate with many during these current times.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many business owners to re-evaluate their business, pivot their offering or in a lot of cases to hibernate as they are unable to trade but it has also created a raft of new opportunities in the marketplace as well, often outside the scope of our original plans.
How do we evaluate these opportunities?
How do we settle the unrest that is keeping us up at night because our life may be going down a path we hadn't predicted?
These are the questions we will delve into in today's episode?
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Selling your business? Are you looking to get the most out of the asset (your Business) that you may have spent a lifetime building?
In this episode, we look at some of the numbers that are key when trying to sell your business, the story those numbers tell a knowledgeable investor and some of the pitfalls you may encounter on the road to sale.
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Some of you might have heard the sentiment being thrown about at the moment of how now, due to the COVID-19 crisis, is the worst time to play it safe. Sure it sounds like...something but what does this statement actually mean and how do we as business owners take the first steps down a path that seems counterintuitive.
In today's episode, we breakdown how we become the ones that are running towards the fire whilst everyone else is running away.
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Today's episode is all about communication. How we do it, how we get it wrong and how we may be actually slowing down our progress even with the best intentions.
We have a saying around the office "Communication is the responsibility of the communicator", it doesn't matter what I have said it only matters what you have heard.
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In this solo cast Tim looks at the mechanism behind successful decision making.
He discusses the reasons behind how we can be failing to take those first or next steps and the important question that every leader needs to ask when the path is unclear.
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In today's episode, Tim sits down to talk with Philotimo Head of Performance and branding specialist Damian Hinks. The deep dive into all things brand and discuss how investing in branding can elevate an SME's position in the market, help build trust and also save you as the owner a lot of time money and heartache as we turn to our brand and core values to help answer those tricky questions and make consistent and reliable decisions.
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In today's changing landscape the speed at which we can adapt is key.
The world of COVID 19 has forced businesses to adapt and innovate on multiple levels, what once seemed impossible for many has become commonplace in a very short amount of time.
Are you looking for the innovations in your business?
Are you optimising those innovations when they occur?
How do we as business owners harness the adaptive speed and ensure that we make this the "new norm"?
This is the topic of today's podcast.
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The Rapid response from most governments worldwide in Response to the Coronavirus threat forced innovation on most businesses in very short order. We have seen the global business community pivot and adapt quickly, adopting new technologies and pivoting their offering to meet new restrictions and opportunities.
The question we have to ask ourselves is where we were holding back previously?
Where were we holding back our own forward movement or innovation because it wasn't a high enough priority?
And Finally, how can we ensure that this period of rapid innovation becomes the 'new normal' in post-COVID-19 times whatever they may look like?
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It is easy to take risks when you have nothing to lose, to take the long shot, the big swing or the one in a million chance but what happens when the stakes are higher?
Once we become somewhat comfortable in life for some, if not most, the focus can shift from pursuing what we could have to protecting what we already have.
What does it cost if we hold too tight to what we have?
This is the topic of today's episode.
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Stories are powerful. The ones we tell ourselves are the most powerful of all because whatever we choose to tell ourselves is what we will be filtering for and bring ing to life. There is great potential in this for us as business leaders but also great danger.
What stories are you telling yourself?
Are they real?
The answer is both yes and no. Enjoy today's episode to find out how.
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"When are things going to get back to normal?" Either you've heard it asked or probably asked it yourself in recent weeks. The COVID-19 crisis and it has changed the world in which we live and do business in, definitely for the short term but for how long?
What if the 'normal' some are hoping for never returns?
What is our role as business leaders and how do we steer our companies to success in whatever the world looks like after.
These are the topics of today's episode.
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Rise & Grind! Hustle your way to the top!! It has been a common theme for years from many to aspiring entrepreneurs and business owners but have we now created a generation that is more in love with the hustle than actually getting results?
Are we all hustling because that is what we are told we must do?
More importantly, does Hustle play a role in our business at all and if so, then what role?
These are the questions raised in today's episode.
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Whilst uncertainty and potential loss abound in these uncertain times they are not new concepts to any business owner. Yes, the current COVID 19 pandemic has heightened these aspects for many but uncertainty and the potential to lose it all has always been a part of our business lives.
The question is what do we do when these situations may or have arisen?
What do we do if we lose it all?
Who is responsible? How do we recover and how do we safeguard against it happening again.
This is the topic of today's discussion.
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Are you emotionally attached to your business vision?
As your business grows it may not take the form that you originally envisioned.
In this weeks episode, TK discusses the need to be emotionally detached from what you thought it was going to be and remaining open to new possibilities outside your original vision and the importance of improving your strengths as a leader and outsourcing your weaknesses to promote rapid growth.
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Since the day Google installed sleeping pods in their HQ companies all over the world have been scrambling to create the perfect culture within their workplaces.
Companies have invested in everything from guided meditations to indoor slippery dips in the search of CULTURE but what role does it really play in creating a great working environment? TK shares some of his experiences in investing in culture and the outcomes that were achieved some of which may surprise you.
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In this new format podcast, TK takes us through some of the challenges he has faced in growing businesses and the lessons he has learned.
In this first episode, he discusses something that would be close to home for many business owners. What do you do with someone who is values aligned to the business, who shows loyalty to the vision or who has put their blood sweat and tears into it in the growth phase but the business has outgrown them or their skill set?
What if they cannot deliver to the new expectation?
How much runway should we as leaders allow?
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Whatever your goal in business, whether it be to grow a multinational corporation or provide an opportunity to call your own shots and balance the various parts of your life, there are two questions that every business owner should be asking themselves.
In this episode the team discuss business viability, stop losses, boundaries, clearly identifying pathways and role ignorance and problem avoidance have contributed to the downfall of many businesses particularly in the times of COVID 19.
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The last few weeks have been tough on everyone. Covid 19 has spread uncertainty into virtually every aspect of our lives and forced many businesses to rapidly adapt to new technologies and working environments. It is understandable if you are tired but the truth is no one really cares. You are the leader. It is your responsibility to do the work; to lead.
But how do we take those next steps, put the right plans into action and remain consistent when exhaustion sets it in. This is the topic of today's podcast.
In Australia, we are now entering week 3 of social distancing and self-isolation due to COVID 19. Now more than ever, structure and discipline are vital to maintaining momentum in your business but that is easier said than done as many are placing themselves in a holding pattern until things "get back to normal".
In this weeks episode, the team discuss the stages of grief that we are all going through, the daily habits that are essential to ingrain now to ensure a positive mindset and ongoing actions in your business and share some of their own struggles and routines during lockdown.
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Are you transactional with your potential clients?
Are you looking to make s much profit from them as soon as possible?
Are you losing your potential clients to competitors?
The answer to these three questions could be closely related. In this episode, the team discusses the concept of loss leader strategies as a way to out win your competitors and create opportunities for your clients to purchase from you that are no-brainers. In a climate when many businesses are struggling to attract new clients due to the COVID-19 pandemic this episode is a must-listen.
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Opportunity can be found anywhere...as long as you are looking for it.
COVID-19, social distancing and self-isolation have meant that a lot of us are having to face some hard truths about ourselves. For many the excuse of not having enough time to work on the business or to learn that new skill has evaporated.
We have been shown in recent weeks just how fragile our world can be, why are some still hesitant to go all in, to take that chance, to find the opportunity in this brave new world. For some, this moment in history will be the reason to stop for others it will provide the launchpad for what is to come. Which choice will you make?
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This week the team continues their discussion about the movement to online for a lot of businesses in the wake of the COVID 19 pandemic.
Whether the move is to an online product or using new technologies and techniques to connect with your current client base there are many simple ways to ensure your message, though well-intentioned, may not produce the results you were expecting.
Elana Harari CEO of Loud Days digital marketing agency (louddays.com) takes centre stage in this episode and shares some "best practice" insights on what to do and what to avoid if attempting to pivot your business online.
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The COVID-19 Pandemic has forced change and innovation on us all. What we were unable or unwilling to do 3 weeks ago is now part of our everyday lives.
Are you one of the many that are looking at this period of business innovation as a time to "get through' and waiting for the work to go back the way it was?
The reality is, we don't know what the world looks like on the other side of this but if you are looking at the current innovations as a short term fix you may be in for a shock in the new business landscape.
Change is inevitable. Whether from internal or external forces.
In this episode, the team recounts some experiences of massive change in their business lives and the impact it had on their lives.
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The COVID 19 pandemic has dramatically changed the way we work.
Communication between team members and stakeholders has become even more critical as we all now adjust to the new normal of remote working, virtual meetings and multiple communication platforms and with it comes a raft of new challenges.
In this episode, we explore how people are navigating both internal and external communications using text-based tools such as Slack and email as primary communication methods, the importance of TONE, the surprising roles emoji's now play in business comms and the need to balance action with investigation when communicating with EVERYONE in the light of daily updates from the government with new stimulus and support packages.
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None of us were prepared for the COVID 19 Pandemic. The amount and speed of change both personally and for businesses has been unseen in our time. As a business community, we have adapted to the new norm at an amazing speed with businesses implementing and adopting new technologies, systems and processes one daily basis.
This raises a number of questions discussed in today's episode:
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Where we holding back before?
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Why is this rate of productivity and innovation the standard?
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Will we choose or be able to sustain this focus post-pandemic?
and perhaps most importantly
- What is your role and responsibility as a business leader and job creator in the economic aftermath of COVID-19?
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Uncertain times, unprecedented actions, global economic crisis, COVID- 19.
Every day we wake to these words which fill our headlines, our newsfeeds and our conversations.
Now more than ever is the time to focus on those daily actions which will keep us the right headspace to lead our teams through this event.
In this episode, we discuss exercise, one of the hardest and easiest things to do to get yourself in the right state and the role it should be playing in your daily routine.
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It is inarguable that the COVID-19 Pandemic has dramatically changed the way we live, work and connect definitely in the short term and perhaps forever.
As many businesses struggle in what is the hardest financial conditions of our lifetimes when many of our worst fears for our business have become reality now is the time to deal in the currency of connection.
We will all have to lean on each other during the days ahead and those that take the time to foster real relationships and connection are the ones with the greatest chance of survival.
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As we all adjust to the new normal of remote working, social distancing and global economic uncertainty as leaders we are all face with a decision; Who am I going to be in this new world?
We could spend your time looking back through rose coloured glasses or we could take this opportunity to honestly reflect and reset. Where were we complacent? Where were we not pushing hard enough to create the life we truly wanted and while the cost of the COVID-19 pandemic has been immeasurably tragic could this for us be the line in the sand and a chance for us, for you to step into your power and create a new beginning.
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In a break from format for the Weekly Review, Tim does a solo cast sharing some stories from his time training as a fighter and the lessons he learned. This could be a vital listen in achieving the right mindset during the difficult times that the COVID-19 Pandemic has brought about.
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With most of us now self-isolating and with many businesses going into "hibernation" mode because of the COVID 19 pandemic. We as owners and leaders of businesses face a new challenge.
What do we do with our time?
The common theme coming from many is "Netflix and Chill" but now more then ever we must be looking for the one percent that will make the difference on the other side.
Many no longer have the excuse of being too busy working in the business to work on it. Now is the time to put into place the plan and action steps that may not bear fruit today and tomorrow but in 6 or 12 months because when the world reopens that ones the have done this process will be taking aggressive and rapid action.
So the question is what are you not doing today that you could to give yourself the greatest chance of success tomorrow.
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The online world has become even more vital in recent days. Virtually every business at the moment is looking at moving their business to some form of online offering to try and soften the Covid-19 blow.
In this episode, the team break down the questions you need to ask yourself and the steps you need to take before transitioning online.
They dispel the notion that moving online will attract NEW clients and talk about the absolute necessity for your business to get its messaging right and focus on the relationships you have built to help bring your business through these times.
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The world has changed and the way we do business must change with it. With the need to self isolate our day to day stakeholders have changed dramatically. Where traditionally we have had to manage our relationships with stakeholders in the workspace. Now for many of us, those stakeholders are our family members.
In this episode, we discuss bringing our work into our home an managing our one communication in different ways to ensure we don't try "managing" our family members. We also discuss the importance of clear and constant communication with the other stakeholders in our workplace; suppliers, clients and service providers.
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With the emergence of COVID-19 pandemic times are difficult both professionally and personally and challenges are emerging and evolving on a daily basis.
As the leader of your business, where are you focussing your attention and energy?
In this episode, we look at the role of the leader in a time of crisis.
We Discuss:
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The different reactions people have to crisis or threat
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The need to let some fires burn within a business
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How reframing what your "protective" brain is telling you is vital in finding new opportunities and solutions
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The importance of the seemingly simple question "What If?"
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The one equation every business owner should understand and operate under in times of trouble
Enjoy.
The last of the historical Podcasts before we jump to current Day.
Recorded 3 days post Podcast launch the team discuss:
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The reality and time commitment needed to consistently produce high-quality relevant content
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Elana digs into Tim's reasoning behind launching such a large endeavour and questions the timing.
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Tim is surprised by how much he is enjoying the charitable nature of the venture
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The changing face of social media and how hard it is to be different.
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Tim shares his opinion on "Guru's" in the social space
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The difference between those who go first and those who imitate.
Enjoy
Have you ever thought "I have a sales Problem"?
If you have you need to reframe the statement so that you can ask the right questions to promote a solution.
Sales is a multi-stage process you cannot have a "sales problem" you can, however, have a problem or challenge in a stage in your process.
Today we discuss one of the most common challenges we see, systematically generating leads or new opportunities into your business specifically through referral-based strategies.
In this episode, we discuss:
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The value of having a systemised referral program in your business.
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When and where to ask for a referral from your current client base.
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How to make it easy to refer to your business.
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Establishing incentives referral programs with complementary partners.
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Online referral systems.
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In this episode, we ask the important question "Would You back You?".
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The theory of constraints. What's holding you back from moving forward?
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Breaking the cycle of non-serving behaviours.
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The power and danger of infinite loops. How asking different questions can open up new pathways.
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Moving past the EASY answers and getting to root cause
- What is your risk profile? What are you prepared to lose searching for the win?
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Every relationship we have in business is a type of partnership, whether it be in the form of a direct, equity share partnership, an investor relationship or owner and employee.
Today we discuss the partnership leaders form with employees.
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What is your role and responsibility in growing your employee's?
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How do we work with different leadership styles and what do we do when those styles don't mesh?
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Which is better for the leader; Being your employee's friend or being friendly with your employee's?
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- What is the best approach to dealing with a partner who wants to be hand's off?
Enjoy.
In this, the final of the historical episodes before we jump forward to real-time next week the team celebrates the launch of the podcast before getting down to business and talk about how to now get the podcast and content into the right hands at the right time and most importantly producing the right outcomes.
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Creating an effective Facebook campaign
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How to maximise your advertising through a strategic approach
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Building an effective funnel into your content stream.
Enjoy!
Following on from our Louddays Ep4 podcast Tim and Nigel sit down and discuss the necessity of frustrating conversations in moving the company forward. Looking at the evolution and outcomes of these conversations over the years they have worked together and the necessary next steps needed to achieve the desired outcomes.
They also dive into:
- the concept and mindset of split focus and how it can be limiting performance
- understanding of if you have a Victim or Victor mentality in your life and the affect it will have on you and those around you.
Enjoy
In response to a number of emails that came through this week Tim speaks to a topic that I am sure any business will resonate with; Money. Wanting more, needing more and trying to find more.
He outlines simple tactics that can be employed to create more money within a business and also shares some of his journey and his changing relationship with money through the years.
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In this weeks episode, the team sit down and face the reality of what they undertaking.
They discuss:
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The complexity of producing meaningful content on a mass scale.
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how an agency has to meet multiple masters when delivering against clients expectations.
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the importance of clear communications when managing a new client
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setting deadlines against clearly defined goals and expected outcomes
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What is the role of competition between partners and in your team?
Building a high-performance environment is tricky, the balance between competitiveness and teamwork is crucial. What happens if you and your business are evolving but not at the same rate as your partner?
What do you do if you outgrow your partner?
Enjoy the discussion.
Are you an emotional business owner?
Is it helping or hindering your success?
What is the real cost of being emotional in business and can you control it better?
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In this episode of Weekly Review, Tim, Elana and Nigel discuss whether it is more important to be seen doing the job or getting the job done.
Nigel admits that he is being challenged by time limitations in the face of hard deadlines which leads to a conversation time management and finding ways to guard against digital intrusions.
Tim shares with us a story from early in his career which helped to shape his path to business owner and leader.
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Why do you feel you need to offer a discount?
Discounting can be a very dangerous game for businesses. Constantly chipping away at profit margins to close a sale or increase revenues. While discounting has a place in all business models, it must by used with a complete understanding of the strategy and impact within the business.
In this podcast episode, we explore using discounting to grow your business and how we avoid using it at the wrong times.
We explore:
Understanding and articulating your value
Welcoming and inviting price objections
Evaluating value in the eyes of IDEAL clients/customers
Strategic discounting to increase profitability
Being prepared for objections to close more sales
We hope you enjoy the episode.
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In a Tim-less episode Mat And Elana from the Louddays team sit down with Nigel as we build toward the launch of both the Philotimo social media push and the content hub.
We deep dive into the best ways to produce quality content and then just as importantly how to make it easily accessible and searchable to ensure everyone can find the right information at the right time.
We discuss the difference between content and context.
Nigel learns about the importance of "Dwell time" and ensuring you have the right structure to place your content.
Enjoy!
Partnerships can take many forms. Is your business ready for an investment partner?
In this episode, Tim & Elana discuss some of their experiences including:
- Some considerations before bringing on investment
- Your responsibility and commitment to investors
- Knowing the answer to "Why do I need money?"
- Creating expectations with partners through contracts
- Why SME's commonly overvalue their companies
- Knowing that people don't change just because the become a partner
- Not sacrificing equity for a skill you can pay for
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This is a business-killing experiment.
Louddays agency has agreed to take on a client (Philotimo Global) with a starting point of Zero social media presence and no database! The goal, build a community of 1 million people!
Follow the weekly catch up between client and agency, hear what's happing behind the scenes and will it actually work?
Elana, Mat and the team from Louddays are incredible, learn how a leading agency approaches a world-first complete and transparent challenge.
All the while documenting the process on this weekly podcast, sharing the journey, the challenges and trade secrets as they help grow Philotimo Global's Digital presence from nothing to an online powerhouse.
Make sure you tune in each week to see the progress. This will either be a game-changing insight or a wonderful lesson in mistakes made..... either way, it will be entertaining.
This is Day 1.
As business leaders, we all have a finite amount of time and energy. As such we need to zealously protect it from those who would steal it from us even if that someone is you.
In this episode, Tim asks the question "are you selling your energy too cheaply?".
We also talk about learning to appreciate your internal protection system and the importance of putting hard action behind your inspiration.
Enjoy!
Have you ever wondered what it takes to grow a multi million dollar business from the ground up?
This weekly podcast hosted by Philotimo Global founder Tim Krotiris follows the journey of a fast growing company and insights from behind the scenes of a company growing on multiple fronts.
Joined by COO Elana Harari and Head of Media Nigel Walton, the Team discusses all things growth and performance.
This Week:
The team discusses the investment and costs of building its new media department. What is driving decisions to keep investing and what is the key data that will determine whether it is a good investment or a complete waste of time and money.
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Really great question from our community this week.
Elizabeth has been working her backside off for many years. The business is growing but no matter what she does, she never has any more money and doesn't know why. Will she ever see a difference?
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Is it important to pay yourself a wage?
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Understanding that growing businesses eat cash
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Do you accept that you are the investor of your business?
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Building an asset that outearns your lost wages
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Setting a stop loss to know when to give up
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Setting milestones for returns
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As the experiment continues, The team at Philotimo and Loud Days (https://www.louddays.com/) discuss how content will play a part of the digital strategy.
What is the relationship between the core business and digital capture points?
How do we value content in relation to its shareability and accessibility?
The team also has to overcome the challenge of developing the CEO's personal brand vs that of the Philotimo company.
For business owners, a glimpse into the science of social media and leveraging it for your business and an insight into how to work with your digital agency and build your empire.
Are you a good business partner? Are you sure?
Partnerships take many forms, whether it be with a family member, friend or acquaintance. They can be hugely beneficial when starting or growing a business but when damaged, a once-great dynamic can be highly volatile and potentially destroy a company from within.
In this episode Tim, Elana and Nigel delve into their personal experiences of the good and the bad of entering their partnership. They discuss the elements that have made their partnerships successful and some of the key factors in navigating such a tricky area of business.
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Would you be willing to completely re-build yourself today?
Are you building an empire or deep down know that you are a dabbler?
As leaders, we are constantly looking to evolve..... What about if we decided to start again?
An interesting discussion about where we are at as leaders and enjoying either the evolution or strategic destruction of who we are in order to get to where we want to be.
Enjoy.
Backable Leadership with Tim Krotiris explores optimising performance in business and life.
As Tim approaches his 40th birthday he explores the role health and fitness play in effective leadership when running a business. Why are leaders so quick to neglect their health as they build their business? Is it simply time or is there an underlying shift that needs to take place in order to get to the next level.
When leaders find the right balance, results change and the flow-on effect is significant, healthy leaders find it very difficult to ever go back.
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Each week Tim will break down different business challenges and help you find the profit in any situation. The problems are real supplied by listeners, clients and our wider network. So if you have a challenge you would like a different viewpoint on please let us know in the comment section.
In this launch episode we hear from Paul who is having trouble to maintain consistency in sales whilst also having to service his client base.
Series Kick-Off!
Partnerships in business are commonplace and at times absolutely necessary.
If done poorly, they can destroy your business. What can you do if it's not working? In this series, Tim Krotiris explores all types of partnerships and how to get the most out of them.
Episode one begins with his wife Elana, Partner in Life and business, how would you go spending 18 hours a day together for 10 years?
Enjoy.
Have you ever wondered what it takes to grow a multi million dollar business from the ground up?
This weekly podcast hosted by Philotimo Global founder Tim Krotiris follows the journey of a fast growing company and insights from behind the scenes of a company growing on multiple fronts.
Joined by COO Elana Harari and Head of Media Nigel Walton, the Team discusses all things growth and performance.