A Facilitator's Journey: Real Life Stories Episode 21: Navigating Growth from start-up to scale-back
In this episode of the SOF Podcast, host Kirsty welcomes Mark Walsh, an embodiment teacher, and business entrepreneur, to discuss his fascinating journey from running a small business to a multimillion-pound business and back to a medium-sized business.. Mark shares his insights on the nature of connection and the lessons he learned from scaling his business. This conversation is packed with valuable advice for anyone navigating their own entrepreneurial path, balancing work and well-being, and looking to incorporate embodiment into their professional practice.
Key Discussion Points:
- The Nature of Connection - Exploring how meaningful connections extend beyond words to include physical presence
- Mark's Business Evolution - The journey from solopreneur to running a multi-million pound company
- Challenges and Lessons in Scaling a Business - expanding too quickly and knowing when to scale back.
- Insights on managing stress, maintaining a healthy work-life balance, and creating a sustainable business model.
- Outsourcing and Delegation - The importance of building a team that supports your business goals.
- Diverse Metrics of Success - Evaluating success through various metrics beyond financial performance, such as email engagement rates and team happiness.
- Continuous Learning and Development - The value of ongoing education and upskilling for both personal growth and enhancing team capabilities.
Join us for an insightful conversation with Mark Walsh that delves into the practicalities of embodiment, the realities of running a business, and the importance of staying true to your values and passions.
I invite you to grab a cuppa, join me on the pink seat and tune in your ears.
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A Facilitator's Journey is the podcast that looks at how you run your businesses as a facilitator or trainer.
You started this work because you have a passion that you want to share with organisations. However, there is the small detail that you are now running a business and this requires a whole other set of skills and knowledge.
Join me, Kirsty Lewis, Founder of School of Facilitation, as I interview trainers and facilitators about how they manage their businesses. I will explore how people run their finances, price their work, scale up, scale down, decide to retire, market themselves, manage clients, and much much more.
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