Business Owners Freedom Formula With Paul Maskill

I know, if you're like me, you hear "Org Chart" and have flashbacks of the 19 layers of management in Corporate America. But have no fear! We can keep it simple for your business. Without an Org Chart, you have no real vision of where you want to go. And when you don't know where you exactly want to go...it's hard to determine what needs to be done today. In this episode, I dive in to what an example Org Chart looks like and why it's so important.

Elise Auxier is an ICF certified, professional executive and life coach and theowner of Gulfcoast Coaching in Tampa, Florida. Elise helps her clients understand and harness the power of their energy for greater leadership effectiveness. Unlike personality assessments, the Energy Leadership Index (ELI) is a behavioral assessment which illuminates how current perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors either enhance ability to lead or detract from it. It measures how people really “show up” in life on a day when things are going pretty good and when they are under stress. The ELI uncovers 7 distinct levels of energy which we all cycle through on a daily basis. None of these energy levels are inherently good or bad unless we become stuck in one, unaware of our ability to choose something different. Understanding that we possess the power to choose our energy and find opportunity in every situation is a life-changing awareness. This is exactly the window that the ELI allows us to look through. For more than 30 years E

Almost every business owner says at some point "I just can't find good help". And my response is: 1) How much time are you actually spending on proactively recruiting? AND 2) What systems do you have in place to bring you qualified candidates every day? And then there's silence...AND excuses. I discuss why you always need to be recruiting AND how I'm doing that with my local businesses.

The average person gets 121 emails per day...32 text messages and who knows how many cell phone notifications. Not to mention over 2 hours per day on social media. That's a lot of distractions and interruptions that are costing you tens of THOUSANDS of dollars in lost productivity. So, how do we rise up and take on these distractions like a boss? Listen up and learn about time blocking :)

Rob is one of the worlds leading authorities on leadership and execution. Hes trained and coached hundreds of companies around the world, to include many Fortune 500 organizations. After spending two years of service in Bolivia, he attended Utah State University where he graduated in 2000. He went on to earn an MBA from Colorado State University. He served as an F-16 Fighter Pilot in the Air Force for 11 years. He was also an Advance Agent for Air Force One and traveled the world working with foreign embassies and the Secret Service. He's the CEO of Becoming Your Best Global Leadership. His company released a national bestselling book titled Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders. He also just released an awesome book titled The Transformation Challenge: The Six Steps to Planning and Execution. He considers his greatest accomplishment to be that he's been married for 20 years and has four beautiful children. Rob's interview is sure to inspire as we rewind back to the first time he

Team meetings are so important! But, I know what you're thinking...the same place my mind goes with flashbacks to my corporate days. Weekly meetings with no goals or objectives where nothing got accomplished. BUT, team meetings in my businesses (and now YOURS :) are different! We have collaborative team meetings with specific objectives and a ton of productivity. How do we do that? Listen up! It's all part of making your company the best company to work for!

The first repeat tool that I share...because I feel very strongly about it! If you own a business and you still have an email address that ends in Yahoo, Gmail, Hotmail or AOL, it's time to step up your game to real email address. Get yourself an email address that is associated with your domain. G Suite makes it as easy as possible to do it...for only $5 per month.

Brian J. Greenberg, aka The Salesman Who Doesn't Sell, has founded businesses in e-commerce, marketing, and financial services. He has generated over 50 million in revenue from his businesses and collected over 10,000 reviews and testimonials from customers. Brian is the founder and president of True Blue Life Insurance, whose mission is to be transparent, honest and helpful to their customers without ever bugging or pushing them. Brian also runs e-commerce websites at Touchfree Concepts and Wholesale Janitorial Supply. In my conversation with Brian, we learn about all of his secrets to sell our products and services without having to sell at all! One of the keys? Allowing our happy customers do the selling for us! Some of the topics that we discuss are: 1) The top strategies to collect 5-star reviews. 2) Tactics to get customers to respond to our marketing. 3) How to leverage our reviews to increase conversions and 4) What to do about negative reviews??

You know what they say about people that assume :) So many business owners get frustrated when their employees do something "wrong". And they automatically blame the employee. BUT, is it really the employee's fault? In this episode, I share with you why it's not their fault and what you can do to FIX it!

We all know the power of accountability, yet very rarely do we follow through and take action on having an accountability partner. I share with you a powerful story of two groups of people who need to change their habits or else they'll die...and how the accountability group made all the difference. Your business is no different. Without a boss, you have nobody that you have to be accountable to. And without accountability, you're on a dangerous path to mediocrity. By tossing the ego and embracing accountability, you will win...big!

Craig Cody is a Certified Tax Coach, Certified Public Accountant, Business Owner and Former New York City Police Officer with 17 years experience on the Force. In addition to being a Certified Public Accountant for the past 15 years, he is also a Certified Tax Coach. As a Certified Tax Coach, Craig belongs to a select group of tax practitioners throughout the country who undergo extensive training and continued education on various tax planning techniques and strategies to become, as well as remain, certified. With this organization, Craig has co-authored an Amazon best seller book, Secrets of a Tax-Free Life. In my short, straight to the point interview with Craig, I have to ask him "Is it possible to live a tax-free life?" And the answer, is almost! He also provides very actionable advice on how to start becoming proactive with your tax planning (and making sure your CPA is following through). And, we dive into some of the BIGGEST mistakes that he sees business owners make that can cost you tens of thousand

So many times as a business owner we deal with the unknown: I wonder why they chose the competition I wonder why they didn’t show up I wonder why they never replied I wonder why they left that kind of review I wonder why they did choose us? Put the guess work away and JUST ASK!

As consumers, we've all been there before. We find a business that we want to do business with and we are stuck screaming at the computer "OK, HOW DO I START WORKING WITH YOU?!?" We are voluntariliy willing to give you money in exchange or your service and you're making it too damn hard. The solution? Keep it simple! Put yourself in your customer's shoes and make sure it's as clear and non-confusing as possible to start doing business with you...and there aren't 47 steps to get started.

Chris Aarons has helped build dozens of companies and products using a unique mix of digital, sales and marketing strategies. Throughout his career, he has helped leading organizations become digital in both their practice and delivery while delivering results far beyond the sum of their parts. Always an innovator, he is credited with launching one of the first social media departments at AMD in 2006.  Chris has won numerous awards for his digital programs while working for clients such as Adobe, Amazon, AMD, Cisco, Dell, HP, LG, Microsoft, Philips, and others. In addition, he also teaches digital marketing at the University of Texas at Austin. Chris and I have a great conversation about the importance of every organization, big and small, to go digital. We also dig into the biggest mistakes that companies make when actually making the transformation to digital. Chris shares with us his real-life experiences in how going digital can IMPROVE the customer experience and lastly he answers my question "what is th

WOW! 200 Episodes! When I started the podcast, it never even crossed my mind that I'd make it to 200 episodes...but here I am! In this episode I say THANKS and share with you the 6 BIGGEST lessons that I've learned that you can take and implement in your business...and life. Cheers to 200 more!

As a consumer, it seems like most businesses don't really care about you once they've got your money. And, unfortunately, most business owners that I work with are the same way at first. They are always on the hunt for new customers instead of continuing to nurture their current customers. The ROI on time spent is MUCH higher when that time is spent on current customers instead of trying to find new ones. In today's episode I share with you an EASY way to continue that relationship with your current customers.

Terry Ogburn is the renowned owner and Lead Business Coach of Ogburns Business Solutions. His proprietary coaching system and personal devotion to the development of others has contributed to the success of hundreds of small to large business ventures. Terry began his business career in 1979 when he invested his last $118.42 to start an air conditioning service business. At that time, he had no car or truck, but he did have the knowledge and ability to build relationships. By 1983, he was a top 5 nominee for Small Businessman of the Year. By 1985 successful in his business and recognized as a leader in the business community, he began to mentor other small business owners. In 1989 he developed his own business success program based on his experience and the teachings of his favorite business books. He has been impacting and serving small business owners since! In my chat with Terry, we get inspired by his entrepreneurial journey from $118 to being a top business owner in his community. Terry shares with us hi

How long would your business thrive without you? What happens if you get hit by a bus? If your business wouldn't last long, then this episode is for you. A CRM (Customer Relationship Manager) System is integral in order to build a business that can survive & thrive without the owner. Why? Because it's not relying on all of the owner's knowledge of every customer that's in their brain. It's actually documented in a system that other people can access regardless of where the owner is.

At some point in our business ownership career, there comes the need to have something transcribed. Or, if we are creating video content (hint you should be), there is the need for captions/subtitles. And, all of the time, this is not something that we should be spending our time on. Especially when Rev.com will do it for you for $1 per minute of audio/video.

Josh Fonger is a business performance architect and the co-founder of Work The System. He is an international business consultant, coach, and speaker. He's had the unique experience of personally helping hundreds of businesses grow simply, using the WTS Method. His specialty is taking stressed out entrepreneurs from working "in" their business to working "on" their business using systems, so that profit and freedom become a consistent mechanical reality. Josh and I dig in to one of my favorite subjects - SYSTEMS! In my interview with Josh, he shares with us how the Work the System system came to be and why it's so important for all business owners. No matter what business your in, if your business needs YOU to survive on a day-to-day basis, you don't really have a business at all. By "working the system" you are able to build a sustainable, profitable business so you can focus on the things you really love.