Simplifying is the most powerful principle in business. Simple companies always beat complex companies as they are more focused, they run smoother, grow faster, and make more profits. As a strategist and entrepreneur for almost twenty years, my commitment to you is to provide you with simple, practical ideas that help you across the life cycle of entrepreneurship.
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Let’s get real for a second: not all clients are created equal. Some are a joy to work with—they respect your expertise, pay your fees without flinching, and actually get the value you bring to the t…
The traditional agency model does not scale. Or to be specific, as you grow, the only thing that scales are all the problems.
Check out the link below to learn the shifts you need to make to make your…
How do you position a professional service firm?
My view is that you need to get specific. Much more specific.
Clients are asking "Why Should I Choose You?"
In this episode, I talk about how positioning…
Good excuses are hard to come by these days!
As the owner of a service business, there are no viable excuses for not productizing, so I wanted to be a good sport and share some evergreen excuses you c…
This one might hurt, but you need to hear it.
If you'd like to exit your consultancy, agency, or other professional service business..and you have built it like 99% of entrepreneurs in this space...
It…
I have worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs in the last few years, and here are the ten most common ideas I help clients achieve.
Hope you enjoy it.
If you want help, go to thesimplecompany.com/meet…
Most professional service firms stop growing at a couple of million (or a few million) in annual revenue. There is a logical reason for it, and to solve the problem, you need to think about your busi…
Happy New Year!
You want to grow this year, and I know it. So do I.
But, not so fast.
Before you go for "more", make sure you don't grow the parts of your business that are not healthy and profitable.
Fi…
Most businesses lose focus on their most impactful activities over time. Adding “more” can allow complexity to creep in, and this is the silent killer o…
In this episode which I recorded for The Boundless Consultant (which is too important not to share here), I share three meta-level business models that you can leverage for more income, time, and fre…
Entrepreneurs are a special breed.
That's why we are not understood by "normal" people around us.
We're the crazy ones. The dreamers.
There is a special energy about entrepreneurs, isn't there?
That's wh…
It's been 16 years since I gave up my monthly salary as an employee. And it was a good salary too. But entrepreneurship chose me, and I just tried to resist it. But it came knocking, and I surrendere…
There is a simple equation that can help you drive growth.
QUANTITY X QUALITY = RESULTS
To improve quality, for more quantity. In this episode, I explain what I mean.
If you have not already subscribed …
More and more people come into the space of brand consulting and brand strategy. More and more people teach and train brand consultants, most of whom have never been in the deep trenches. In this epi…
Sure, it's almost four months until the new year. But if you start executing 2025 in 2025, you will not achieve your goals (if they are ambitious). In this episode, I share why now is the time to fix…
In this episode, I revisit the very core principles of simplicity and how it can provide exponential growth in your business. I share examples of how to get started, from simplifying your client base…
Growing a business is hard enough when you go at it alone. I used to think I needed to build everything myself, and that took so much time while also including risk, money, and other resources.
As ent…
Are you interested in creating a lifetime of wealth in 1-3 years? The biggest missed opportunity for business owners is that most never exit or don't get close to the potential exit value. In this ep…
What is success? What is success for an entrepreneur?
Is is money? Is it having an impact?
Or...is it having the quality of life you want?
For many entrepreneurs, it's all the above.
We want it all.
But…