Episode description
We often hear the term "scaling" in business, but what does it truly mean? Our guest today is a proven architect of business growth with an impressive track record and is here today to demystify what it means to scale. Dominic Monkhouse scaled two UK technology companies (Rackspace and Peer 1 Hosting) from zero revenue to £30 million in five years. Dominic learned the execution systems that worked, made many mistakes along the way and discovered innovative strategies that disrupted competitors.
After paving his own path and winning several awards for creating great places to work, Dominic found his true calling: coaching other business leaders to help them have as much impact on their teams and organizations as he did. Since 2014, Dominic has worked as a CEO and executive team coach helping ambitious CEOs and their leadership teams reach their full potential and achieve sustainable growth. Dominic is also the host of The Melting Pot Podcast and author of “F**K PLAN B: How to scale your technology business faster and achieve Plan A,” an exciting blueprint for cultural change and business transformation.
Time Stamps:
(1:00) Dominic’s Recent Travels
(5:02) What Dominic “Does”
(6:21) What is Scaling Up?
(8:40) What is Scaling
(13:08) Realizing You’re in Business
(22:18) Dominic’s Why
(24:40) Controversial Commission Opinion
(37:00) The Competitive Advantage
(38:25) How to Get CEO’s to Think Bigger
(43:25) Truth Everyone Should Know
(47:31) Guilty Pleasure
(50:08) Progress Queen
Connect with Dominic on Instagram @monkhouseandcompany