Grow A Small Business Podcast 28+ years of delivering extraordinary outcomes, worked with 12,000 clients worldwide and profited from 43 different companies; helping small-medium business owners obtain results with his company Change Your Results with 6-8 FTEs. (Shawn Shewchuk)
In this GASB Podcast episode, Troy interviews Shawn Shewchuk, President and Founder of Change Your Results. He's based in Calgary, Canada. Shawn grew up as a farm kid, going out in the springtime planting 1000s and 1000s of plants, later on, he started knocking on the doors of his home city of Calgary, at the age of 13, thinking he could help them, a true coaching spirit right from the very start. Fast forward 28 years, Shaun is now a successful coach, a bestselling author, and a serial entrepreneur, he successfully worked with well over 12,000 clients and profited from 43 different companies.
When it comes to building a business, it doesn't matter what the company is, there are always only two things to be concerned about, profitability, and growth. Shawn helps small-medium business owners achieve those goals first, is by helping them be aware of the things they shouldn't be doing as complacency is one of the main things that hinder business growth, and second is to engage in high-leverage activities to see the outcome they want to see.
One tool he recommends to accelerate business growth and generate results is to get a business coach. Two heads are better than one, business coaches can help hold individuals accountable, ease the cognitive load on strategic planning, and help expand your network and make valuable connections in the industry.
This Cast Covers:
- Focusing on what drives the outcomes and results.
- Impacting the lives of entrepreneurs in a positive way through coaching.
- Key things that are hindering business growth as well as business owners.
- Fundamentals of a business: profitability and growth.
- One of the hardest things an entrepreneur must do is let go.
- Prioritizing engaging with high-leverage activities to deliver results.
- Developing a multi-pronged proactive approach to marketing.
- Carefully selecting who you take in as a business partner.
- Investigating thoroughly and doing reference checks around the applicants.
- Various benefits of investing in a business coach.
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Additional Resources:
- Change Your Mind, Change Your Results: #1 Proven Success Strategies by Shawn Shewchuk
- Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
- The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It by Michael E. Gerber
Quotes:
"The reality when it comes to building a business, there's always only one outcome, profitability, and growth." — Shawn Shewchuk.
"You can't manage time, the clock doesn't stop, but you can manage the activities and the time you're given and blessed with." — Shawn Shewchuk.
"You cannot grow, scale, or expand the business without knowing what you should not be doing." — Shawn Shewchuk.
"Be aware of who you partner with, because who you partner with can determine your outcome, good or bad." — Shawn Shewchuk.
"Always approach a situation this way, no matter who it is or what it is, there is always a solution." — Shawn Shewchuk.