Property entrepreneur of the year, creator of Fast Track Finance and chartered accountant, Josh Keegan joins the show to share his wealth of knowledge about how you can make your business profitable and manageable. Together they discuss why too many entrepreneurs focus on growth and neglect their profits, why finance is an investment not a cost and why every decision you make needs to be financially backed. KEY TAKEAWAYS Too many entrepreneurs only focus on growth and end up not making a profita...
Jul 14, 2021•40 min•Ep. 24
Discover today the 7 essential apps that will help you run a successful, efficient and productive business. Join Steve as he talks through the importance of ensuring you have a decent screen recording software, why it is more efficient to use a smart virtual meeting software and why investing in good cloud based office apps can allow you to access your important documents from any device, anywhere in the world. KEY TAKEAWAYS You cannot run your business without decent screen recording software. ...
Jul 07, 2021•21 min•Ep. 23
In demand startup mentor, consultant and dedicated entrepreneur Mike Corrandini joins the show today to talk about how he has helped over 2,000 entrepreneurs grow their businesses into the successful, systemised machines they so desperately desired. Together, Steve and Mike discuss the importance of having a mentor, the benefits of customer and business surveys and why following a specific framework can allow you to systemise your success. KEY TAKEAWAYS Most people want push-button profits and d...
Jun 30, 2021•39 min•Ep. 22
Wealth mentor, Author and podcaster, Kevin Whelan joins the show today to discuss his motivation behind ensuring he no longer was reliant on trading his time for money and how he created the simple process to help people become financially free in as little as five years. Together, they cover everything from pushing back on traditional financial viewpoints, how to create a self-replenishing bank account that will last for generations and how to create recurring income whilst continuing to give r...
Jun 23, 2021•43 min•Ep. 21
In this episode, Steve is joined by director of WealthBuilders, best-selling author and successful podcaster, Christian Rodwell who discusses his decision to leave the comfort of his 9-5 job and start up his own company helping and advising others to do the same. Together, they discuss how it has never been easier to start up your new business, the importance of creating assets and why waking up and feeling happy is the definition of success. KEY TAKEAWAYS When you do something you are not passi...
Jun 21, 2021•40 min•Ep. 20
In this episode, Steve talks about the benefits of having a weekly company meeting from the perspective of a virtual assistant. KEY TAKEAWAYS KPI’s & Goals – Having an overview of what the company KPI’s and goals, especially if specific can be incredibly useful for virtual employees, it provides clarity and context to the work they are doing and can also help them prioritise. Issues – Going over issues in the company meeting with virtual employees present means that they can get their questi...
Jun 16, 2021•10 min•Ep. 19
In this episode of SYS Hiring the Right People, Steve talks about how he on boards a new employee and the benefits of taking the time and effort to do this well. This is an essential step to ensure they become a productive team member as soon as possible, but it also creates and sets the tone for building a trusting, strong and long lasting relationship. KEY TAKEAWAYS It’s worth spending the time and effort in on boarding your new employee. You want to start the relationship off on a high and gi...
Jun 14, 2021•21 min•Ep. 18
In this episode of SYS Hiring the Right People, Steve talks about how to make your final decision when hiring, an essential step to get right or you will have wasted time and energy on on-boarding the wrong person. Steve goes over some last-minute checks and tests you can do to ensure you get the right final candidate! KEY TAKEAWAYS Two things you can implement to ensure you make the right decision with your final candidate(s) is to give them either a paid test tasks or a trial period. The aim o...
Jun 13, 2021•13 min•Ep. 17
In this episode of SYS Hiring the Right People, Steve talks about how you can run the ultimate live interview. By this point you have had your candidates go through multiple checks and you are fairly certain they have the right skills, attitude and experience to work with you, but it’s still key that you do a live interview otherwise you risk wasting both time, effort and money on-boarding someone who might not be right. KEY TAKEAWAYS Giving half an hour of your time at this point might save you...
Jun 12, 2021•15 min•Ep. 16
In this episode of SYS Hiring the Right People, Steve talks about how you can interview ANYONE in just 2 and a half minutes! KEY TAKEAWAYS When you are trying to narrow down candidates you just want to know if this is the sort of person you want to work with, can they communicate and if they present themselves well, you can do all of this in 2.5 minutes. You want to eliminate anyone who isn’t happy to do a video interview, if you are hiring someone to work remotely for you then you need to be ab...
Jun 11, 2021•18 min•Ep. 15
In this episode of SYS Hiring the Right People, Steve talks about the test task you can set your applicants so that you can objectively measure their skill set. Creating and setting a task in this way means you can save both time, money and investment on someone, who ultimately, is unable to do the job you want to hire them for. KEY TAKEAWAYS When thinking of the task to set make sure it’s short and simple. Half an hour is the perfect length of time, it’s not supposed to be a barrier or a way to...
Jun 10, 2021•10 min•Ep. 14
In this episode of SYS Hiring the Right People, Steve talks about how you can process any number of applicants down to a shortlist in a matter of minutes! KEY TAKEAWAYS You could spend days sifting through applicants and still miss the gems. Using a applicant funnel form (eg via google docs) can save you so much valuable time. Once your applicants have filled in your form, you can then export the data to a spreadsheet then filter and sort accordingly! All your questions bar one will be numerical...
Jun 09, 2021•15 min•Ep. 13
In this episode of SYS Hiring the Right People, Steve talks about how you can create and use a recruitment funnel to find the right person for the right role in your business. KEY TAKEAWAYS Using a recruitment funnel means you can cast your net wide and give yourself the best chance of finding the right person for your business. Doing it in a systemised way means you can whittle down and create a shortlist in a matter of minutes rather than spending wasted hours going through CVs and application...
Jun 08, 2021•19 min•Ep. 12
In the first deep dive episode of SYS Hiring the Right People, Steve talks about how you can create the perfect job posting, to attract the right type of candidate for the job and your business. KEY TAKEAWAYS When you are putting up a job posting it’s so important to remember that you are in competition with everyone else out there who are also looking to hire. How can you make yourself stand out? When thinking about the role you are hiring for, what kind of person will work for that role? Do yo...
Jun 07, 2021•11 min•Ep. 11
How do you go from having poor staff retention and success rates to finding the right people, for the right job who produce great work and want to stay working with you for the long-term? Welcome to the first in the Hiring the Right People Systemize Your Success mini-series! Learn everything you need to know about getting the right people in your business by listening into each episode in the series, where Steve deep-dives into the system you can use to consistently get the right people in the r...
Jun 06, 2021•11 min•Ep. 10
In this episode Steve interviews GDPR and privacy expert, author, podcaster and data privacy consultant Punit Bhatia. They discuss GDPR in depth, attempting to demystify some of the misconceptions and help any business owners listening understand and know what they should be doing. KEY TAKEAWAYS When Punit was looking to change careers, he knew he wanted to go into something in the regulatory space. When he began to research opportunities, he heard about a project which was sold to him as ‘syste...
Jun 02, 2021•45 min•Ep. 9
In this episode of systemize your success, Steve talks about how to manage a remote team, delegate your tasks effectively, how to avoid pushback and how to get your team to develop your operation manuals for you. KEY TAKEAWAYS When you are working with people remotely, having a really good task management system in place can be the difference between chaos and success. It doesn’t matter what app you are using but it needs to work for you and meet your needs. Steve recommends the task manager Asa...
May 26, 2021•17 min•Ep. 8
Steve was at a pivotal moment in his life when he read the book Life Leverage by Rob Moore. This opened up his eyes to what business could be like when you don't do everything yourself. It set him on a path that led to him founding the Systems and Outsourcing Company and ultimately this podcast. This is why it is such a great privilege for him to interview Rob today. Rob went from being heavily in debt in his 20’s, to a self-made millionaire by the age of 31! As well as a business owner Rob is a...
May 19, 2021•36 min•Ep. 7
In this episode, Dr. Steve Day walks you through the process he and his team take clients through to enable them to outsource most of their workload in an affordable and efficient way. He covers what to outsource first, how to get rid of all those tedious tasks, and explains how to manage a remote team effectively. If you follow Steve´s how to systemise and outsource guide you will have a massive head start on your competitors. So, please click through and spend 10 minutes listening to what he h...
May 13, 2021•13 min•Ep. 6
In this episode, Dr. Steve Day looks at why many of us overwork ourselves instead of hiring people to help us. Something that frees up time to focus on doing the things that will grow our businesses fast. As well as provide enough spare time to relax and enjoy life. He explains where to hire capable people and pay what they will feel is a good wage without having to spend a fortune to do so. The advice in this episode is designed to enable you to hire someone right now. Allowing you to refocus y...
May 12, 2021•20 min•Ep. 5
In this episode, Dr. Steve Day starts by briefly explaining why 90% of businesses fail. This despite their owners spending years working so hard that they do not have time for family. Steve explains why so many people do that and how you can avoid doing the same by using the power of outsourcing. He shares his Four S´s Standard, which anyone can use to identify the tasks that can be outsourced and hire the right person to do them. This episode also helps you to understand why delegating does not...
May 11, 2021•22 min•Ep. 4
In this episode, Dr. Steve Day talks about some of the mistakes he made when he first started outsourcing his work. Explaining how you can avoid the potential pitfalls of delegating tasks to freelancers and virtual assistants. Steve covers several of those potential issues. Including, the cost, providing clear instructions, paying a fair wage, as well as training and retaining staff. KEY TAKEAWAYS Every business can benefit from outsourcing. Even hiring a VA for an hour a week, frees up several ...
May 10, 2021•15 min•Ep. 3
In this episode, Dr. Steve Day speaks about why, after years of study, he gave up being a doctor and changed the type of work he did. He shares how several terrible events led to a wake-up call that transformed his life. Steve explains how running his business pushed him beyond his limits and what he did to solve that problem so that he could continue to grow and prosper. KEY TAKEAWAYS Most of us find ourselves in the wrong job at some point in our lives. Anyone can stop doing work that they do ...
May 09, 2021•13 min•Ep. 2
In this first episode of the Systemize Your Success podcast, Dr. Steve Day demonstrates why creating simple, yet robust, processes and systems for your business is so important. He explains how he has used systemization to enable him to outsource much of his work. Something that has led to him being able to grow his businesses at a fast rate and serve an ever-growing group of customers. KEY TAKEAWAYS Now is the perfect time for small businesses to take advantage of a global workforce. Leveraging...
May 09, 2021•8 min•Ep. 1
