Can a business give back to the community and actually be more profitable as a result. On this episode with Denise Blasevick of the S3 agency explains how they implemented a new service called SFree where they are giving their services away for free. Sure enough the business is experiencing all the elements that bring profitability: greater employee retention, more enthusiasm about the business, word-of-mouth referrals, and new business is starting to flow in, all because they started to give aw...
Mar 27, 2017•43 min•Ep. 140
What if you're fearful of implementing Profit First? You're so close to doing it, but just can't do it. On this episode with Scott Mulvaney, an entrepreneur of three different business offerings, who's almost on the brink of implementing Profit First, but has been sitting there for a long time. Mike works one-on-one with Scott on getting him started and making sure his businesses are permanently profitable from today forward.
Mar 20, 2017•43 min•Ep. 139
We follow the remarkable journey of a small business owner of a Brazilian jiu jiutsu academy who was on the verge of giving up after 24 months of an average income of a $100 a month, it was clear he was going to fold the business. By chance he discovered Profit First while exercising with a friend and within 11 months he experienced growth that has resulted in a personal income of over $7000/month, plus profit, plus money reserved for taxes.
Mar 13, 2017•50 min•Ep. 138
What if your business got ripped off and substantial amounts of money were taken away and you didn't even know. Robert Hartline went 3 years and had $300,000 stolen from his business and he didn't even know. Until one day just by chance he discovered that he had an employee working for him that he didn't even recognize, it wasn't an employee and that uncovered an embezzlement that had been going on for 3 years. In this episode learn how Robert was able to get law enforcement involved, save his c...
Mar 06, 2017•48 min•Ep. 137
Jeff McMenamy talks about implementing Profit First in his business and the surprises it brought to him. He has actually grown his business faster as a result of profitability. He has been able to accomplish a life dream of his of setting up a garage and an apartment at his cabin house and many more things.
Feb 27, 2017•45 min•Ep. 136
Believe it or not there is a hustle to chill ratio. Ariane Trelaun explains that hustling all the time is not the right solution. It's talked about, but perhaps there's something that can drive even more profitability and it's this awareness of your profit to chill ratio. Discover the 5 elements that can make it a reality for you and achieve profitability by chilling.
Feb 20, 2017•50 min•Ep. 135
Ed “Skip” McLaughlin walks us through the ten commandments of profit and explains how these 10 critical components of profit guide you to identify weaknesses in your business that can be fixed, opportunities that can be improved upon and even be a filter for not profitable business to get back on track... starting now.
Feb 13, 2017•48 min•Ep. 134
You can generate tremendous profits in short periods by leveraging celebrities. Sarah Shaw walks us through a method of connecting with the right celebrities that compliment our product and get our product or service in front of them and leverage that relationship to build our brand and generate the highest levels of profitability.
Feb 06, 2017•47 min•Ep. 133
Jason Spencer shares how your entertainment business or your business as an event professional can be more profitable by using Profit First. Jason explains where entertainment businesses unintentionally waste money and compromise their profits and gives some specific steps to making your business more profitable.
Jan 30, 2017•51 min•Ep. 132
Tess Wicks explains how Profit First can be applied to start-up businesses. A lot of businesses start up and believe they have to put all of their money back into the business until one day it can be profitable.
Jan 23, 2017•49 min•Ep. 131
Mark Hunter explains, from his experience, how top-talent can drive profitability in the business, can make the business itself grow faster than ever, all while having employees who are thrilled to work for an organization and are compensated at the top of the market for the work that they do.
Jan 16, 2017•55 min•Ep. 130
A top-performing employee can perform, according to Dr. Sabrina Starling, 900-1200% better than a warm body and as a result you need fewer employees, you need to offer fewer benefits, reducing your overall payroll costs substantially and you have fewer mistakes so you have greater efficiency. Higher the best employees and you have the best profitability you'll ever experience.
Jan 09, 2017•48 min•Ep. 129
Stanley Genadek argues that there is one marketing platform that actually pays you to market your business. The platform is YouTube. Stanley outlines the basics to building your YouTube platform for subscribers, for exposure and even to the level that you will make money while advertising for your business.
Jan 02, 2017•49 min•Ep. 128
Elizabeth Barry talks about the power of personal brand development through storytelling. Stories about your business can and should evolve over time to keep your audience always engaged. As Elizabeth says, if you can’t tell it you can’t sell it. That’s how important storytelling is and there is no question that storytelling is a main driver of profit.
Dec 26, 2016•41 min•Ep. 127
Sally Hogshead talks about how to make your personal brand fascinating, so fascinating that it will drive the highest level of profits to your business. You are about to find out why people pay for not what you do, but for who you are. Plus hundreds of other tips shared by the fascinating author.
Dec 19, 2016•47 min•Ep. 126
Constance Moonzwe talks about that moment where everything in your life changes and your life’s future and your business’ future changes in a second, how do you navigate that. Constance shares that her husband passed away in a car accident in 2014 and the next the next morning she was the owner of a business and had to deliver services to her clients. She was able to do that and turn her business from a struggling business to a $6 million+ success and is still growing. She shares her secrets to ...
Dec 12, 2016•45 min•Ep. 125
Nick Gianoullis explains how fun in your office drives profitability. Simple techniques to make your business be a fun place to work, have employees come in excited to be there and drive profit the whole time.
Dec 05, 2016•41 min•Ep. 124
Susan Lassiter-Lyons talks about how to raise money for your real-estate business and why those big banks may, in fact, not be the best choice. She explains alternatives such as local banks, private investors and some other sources. She also guides us on how to make your real estate business by adding tack-on-benefits. You don’t make money just through rental income; there’s other things you can do through property.
Nov 28, 2016•41 min•Ep. 123
Ariel Hyatt talks about how to run a profitable crowdfunding campaign. Ariel is the author of a book called a Crowdstart:The Ultimate Guide to a Powerful and Profitable Crowdfunding Campaign and shares the necessary elements in creating a campaign that will bring revenue and profit to the business. The big hint is that you need to prepare for the campaign well in advance. The campaign is just the icing on top. Discover all the elements necessary to have your successful and profitable campaign....
Nov 21, 2016•41 min•Ep. 122
AJ Harper explorse how to write a book that will be profitable because it has impact on your readers. You are not about to discover the 20-minute method for how to write a book. Instead you are about to discover the method to writing a book that has permanent impact and will bring permanent profits to you.
Nov 11, 2016•50 min•Ep. 121
Jack Daly is a master of public speaking and sales and shares with us his tips and processes. He really delves into techniques to connect and grow customer relationships by using effective systems.
Nov 07, 2016•37 min•Ep. 120
Pam Slim discusses the eco-system that surrounds you, not just your clients but other people you may not realize. She urges us to take a look at the influencers in our life and really evaluate the value they offer us.
Oct 31, 2016•44 min•Ep. 119
Roger Dooley joins us again to talk about understanding the way our brains work in order to make the best decisions for your business.
Oct 24, 2016•43 min•Ep. 118
Kieran Lynch talks about his experience of working in the family business, the challenges he faces, the advantages his age in his company provides and everything in between
Oct 17, 2016•38 min•Ep. 117
Ruby Tan discusses how she navigated personal debt. For many people this type of struggle may devastate their family and maybe even cause people to lose their homes and everything they own… but Ruby was able to navigate it by facing the challenges head on and taking very quick but strategic actions; actions that got Ruby’s family back on their feet and today they’re in a better position than ever before.
Oct 10, 2016•44 min•Ep. 116
Susan Berkley talks about the power of your voice and how your voice is determining profitability. She explains a moment where she’s calling someone who you think is going to be the most wonderful person in the world and then they have a horrible, whiny voice and how it changes you perspective. It’s not just true in the romantic world, it’s also true in the business world too, if not even more so. You must have an extraordinary voice to have an extraordinary profit. Susan walks us through dozens...
Oct 03, 2016•43 min•Ep. 115
Jorge Morales and his business partner, Jose Pain talk about how their business was one of the first companies to implement Profit First, over eight years ago. Their business went from $80k to $800k over that time and profitability has skyrocketed. Learn how Jorge gets to go on one vacation a month because of the profitability of his business and how Jose has built his dream house and is now looking to see it to build an even bigger, better one. Plus, they can now predict the future of their bus...
Sep 26, 2016•45 min•Ep. 114
Josh Patrick gives us the elements of mistake making and why they actually help make business more profitable. Discover the can do, will do, fit in rule, along with other rules to make mistakes the most profitable opportunity in your business to date.
Sep 19, 2016•35 min•Ep. 113
Chef Bailey Ruskus shares the foods to help make you stronger, faster, and smarter. Learn about the foods you should be eating, how you should be eating them, and short cuts to be eating super well, super easily. Because let’s face it, when you’re stronger, faster, smarter, you become more profitable.
Sep 12, 2016•37 min•Ep. 112
Dave Kerpen talks about the importance of people skills and how it dramatically affects profitability. By following his very specific tips, you can immediately influence the way people perceive you and generate profitable relationships. Dave also explains why accepting a glass of water is one of the smartest things you can do to drive profitability.
Sep 05, 2016•38 min•Ep. 111
