Why Your Business Feels Broken, and How to Fix It
This week, I caught up with Harv Nagra, Head of Brand Communications at Scoro and host of The Handbook, the Ops Podcast, to explore the intersection of operations, finance, and business growth. Some of my favourite moments from the chat: ✅ Why founders and smaller agencies often underestimate the value of investing in operations and […]
From Sales Chaos to Sales Clarity
This week I caught up with Oliver Tuffney, founder of Sales Velocity, a consultancy that builds scalable sales systems to reduce sales chaos. Our conversation discussed how small businesses can bring structure, predictability, and scalability to their sales functions… turning chaotic, boom-and-bust sales cycles into steady, reliable growth. Some key takeaways from our discussion include: Structure and […]
From Accountant to CEO. The Future is Fractional
This week, I sat down with Kat Wellum-Kent, Founder & CEO of The Fractionals Group who left Practice to launch her business with just one client and a plan – proof that to grow smart, you need to think fractional in the beginning. Some of my favourite takeaways from our conversation were: ✅ Recruiting “on […]
Delay Kills Deals! Legal Lessons for Business Owners Thinking of Selling
This week, I caught up with Paul Bevington, Partner & General Counsel at EMW Law LLP | B Corp. He’s been helping clients buy and sell companies since joining the firm back in the 90s and has seen just about everything (including delayed deals) when it comes to business sales. Some of my favourite moments […]
Moving marketing from a cost to a profit centre
This week, I sat down with Stephen Knight, Founder and CEO of Pimento, to unpack how business can turn marketing from a cost into a profitable marketing driver. Some of my favourite takeaways from our conversation: ✅ The #1 mistake SMEs make when hiring marketing help, and how to avoid it. ✅ Why cutting brand […]
Hiring Your First 5 People Without Regret
This week, I sat down with the brilliant Sarah Lamontagne, Founder of Montagne Motion Consulting, to dive into smart hiring and what really matters when founders make those all-important first hires. Sarah’s seen it all, from prisons to AI scaleups, and brings some refreshing honesty, and tonnes of experience to bear hiring, culture, and building […]
Building a Charity with a CEO’s Mindset
This week, I sat down with Peter Charalambides, CEO of The Upper Room and former Property CEO, for a conversation on how to run a powerful charity with a business mindset. Some of my favourite moments from our chat include: ✅ What Peter learned from starting-up a business and how that shapes his charity leadership […]
Navigating Change With Powerful Leadership and Mindset
Change is a constant in any growing business. Learn the key principles to navigate through periods of change—be it financial, operational, or strategic.
Making Metrics Matter – KPIs for Small Businesses
In this week’s episode, I sat down with Dan DeGolier, CEO of Ascent CFO Solutions, to dig into making metrics matter, and how small businesses can start to think about this subject. Some of the highlights from our conversation included: ✅ Why “cash is king” still matters – regardless of your growth stage. ✅ The […]
How to Identify Finance Mistakes That Hold Back Growing Businesses
What actually drives success in growing companies? Learn how to avoid finance mistakes and shift your business from firefighting mode to future-focused planning.