
Tip Top - Grow Up Your Business With Metronomics
Welcome to Tip Top – Grow Up Your Business With Metronomics, the podcast where hosts Shannon Byrne Susko & Ged Roberts engage with business thought leaders, entrepreneurs, CEOs, and CEO+leadership coaches. These experts have all embarked on the journey to grow their businesses with ease, speed, and confidence.
Join us as we delve into strategies, systems, and inspiring stories that empower you to elevate your company at your desired pace. Whether you’re seeking your path to growth or aiming to accelerate your business, this podcast is for you. Tune in and let’s unlock your business potential!
Latest episodes

Jun 17, 2024 • 37min
The Realtime Business Scoreboard: The Key Function Flow Map (KFFM), with Coach Keith Upkes
Humility meets hustle!
From coaching conferences to a thriving business, Certified Metronomics Coach Keith Upkes' journey is proof that the right tools and strategies can transform your company. Hear how he used the KFFM to build a business that scales and succeeds.
Learn more of that on the latest episode of Tip Top - Grow Up Your Business with Metronomics with host Ged Roberts here https://youtu.be/vkz8FLzJ_sY
#BusinessTransformation #ScalingUp #GrowthMindset #EntrepreneurJourney #strategicroadmap
0:00 – Opening
0:32 – Introduction of guest Keith Upkes
1:00 – Guest journey to Metronomics
4:01 – Key function flow map (KFFM)
6:24 – Introducing KFFM to the clients
8:57 – Slow reveal of the power of KFFM
11:44 – Function chart
13:12 – Distinction of the main flow and supporting function
14:06 – Product development
16:39 – Reviewing the KFFM to clients
18:29 – Good conversations with the leadership teams
21:15 – Handling changes in the status of different functions
24:55 – KFFM helps identify the key areas of business
28:08 – Using language
29:54 – The conversion cycle
31:58 – Concept of capacity for the functions
33:24 – 3HAG Way
35:55 - Closing
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/11412341
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/metronomics_/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metronomeglobal/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2I2nDIjDbB02A3jQOftKPG
Website: https://www.metronomics.com/
This podcast is sponsored by Metronomics
Metronomics coaches CEOs and leadership teams to ensure their businesses are growing confidently and predictably.
Growing Leaders. Driving 3HAGs. Impacting Lives.
Metronomics partners with CEOs and leadership teams to drive top-line growth through our proven playbook, customized software, and certified coaching community. Metronomics gives CEOs and leadership teams ‘the how’ behind establishing and reinforcing behaviors that get results.
The Metronomics playbook brings together knowledge and insights from the best business thought leaders of our time. And this playbook has been proven as a complete, repeatable system for growth.
Metronomics now has 80+ certified coaches teaming up with CEO and Leadership teams across the world to ensure the areas of focus - strategy, execution, cash, people, culture, and leadership - are receiving the right attention for growth.
More about the Host:
Shannon Susko
Metronomics’ founder, Shannon, built and sold two companies less than six years apart – including a sale that ranked in the Top 3 Mid-Market Deals on Wall Street in 2011. Fellow CEOs begged Shannon to share her secret to success, which pulled her out of retirement. This led to Shannon writing three best-selling books and starting a coaching practice. Since then, 80+ coaches have become Metronomics certified and have helped hundreds of businesses across the world to grow.
#Metronomics #leadershipcoaching #podcast

Jun 3, 2024 • 38min
Leading with Confidence: How to Avoid the CEO Doom Loop with Glen Dall
What if the biggest threat to your company's success is...you?
The "CEO Doom Loop" is a real thing, but so is the path out. Certified Metronomics Coach Glenn Dall reveals how self-doubt can derail even the most talented leaders. Tune in to the latest episode of Tip Top - Grow Up Your Business with Metronomics with host Ged Roberts and discover how to build a resilient team, focus on what matters, and lead your company to new heights.
Check out the full episode here https://youtu.be/HiyC4rb6eX0
#CEOChallenges #TeamBuilding #BusinessSuccess #LeadershipMindset #CEOCounseling #LeadershipAdvice
0:00 – Opening
0:32 – Introduction of guest Glen Dall
0:47 – Background of guest becoming metronomics coach
4:58 – The CEO Playbook by Glen Dall
6:38 – Similar problems encountered by the CEOs
10:56 – People problems of the CEOs
13:40 – The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary CEO
17:19 – The Doom Loop
21:44 – Negative impacts of the business
23:09 – Indicators of whether the CEO is about to enter the Doom Loop
25:40 – Coaching your team
29:03 – Skiing analogy about being CEO
32:00 – Self-reflection before becoming CEO
34:13 – Apex North Coaching website
35:42 – Conclusion and closing
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/11412341
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/metronomics_/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metronomeglobal/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2I2nDIjDbB02A3jQOftKPG
Website: https://www.metronomics.com/
This podcast is sponsored by Metronomics
Metronomics coaches CEOs and leadership teams to ensure their businesses grow confidently and predictably.
Growing Leaders. Driving 3HAGs. Impacting Lives.
Metronomics partners with CEOs and leadership teams to drive top-line growth through our proven playbook, customized software, and certified coaching community. Metronomics gives CEOs and leadership teams ‘the how’ behind establishing and reinforcing behaviors that get results.
The Metronomics playbook brings together knowledge and insights from the best business thought leaders of our time. And this playbook has been proven as a complete, repeatable system for growth.
Metronomics now has 80+ certified coaches teaming up with CEO and Leadership teams across the world to ensure the areas of focus - strategy, execution, cash, people, culture, and leadership - are receiving the right attention for growth.
More about the Host:
Shannon Susko
Metronomics’ founder, Shannon, built and sold two companies less than six years apart – including a sale that ranked in the Top 3 Mid-Market Deals on Wall Street in 2011. Fellow CEOs begged Shannon to share her secret to success, which pulled her out of retirement. This led to Shannon writing three best-selling books and starting a coaching practice. Since then, 80+ coaches have become Metronomics certified and have helped hundreds of businesses across the world to grow.
#Metronomics #leadershipcoaching #-

May 24, 2024 • 37min
From Entrepreneur to Business Coach: Business Exits, Coaching vs Consulting, Lifelong Learning
The Journey from Entrepreneur to Successful Business Coach: Business Exits, Coaching vs Consulting, Lifelong Learning
What's the secret to coaching success?
Owner Alementary Services and Certified Metronomics Coach Damien Byrne reveals the power of impartial guidance and unwavering honesty. It's not always easy, but sometimes "tough love" is what your clients (and your business) need to truly thrive.
Listen to the full Tip Top episode for actionable strategies here https://youtu.be/dLapSjG3uho
#BusinessCoaching #MetronomicsFramework #Entrepreneurship #Leadership #BusinessCommunity0:00 – Preview of Episode
0:17 - Introduction of guest Damian Byrne
1:30 – Background of the guest
6:52 – Building coaching business
9:21 – Privilege of Coaches
11:14 – Entering danger
15:28 – Peer Coaching relationship
19:10 – Personal impact of coaching to Damian
21:40 – Guest's unique ability
24:24 – Favorite tool of the guest
27:57 – Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0 book by Jim Collins and William Lazier
29:09 – 10x is Easier than 2x and Who Not How books by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy
36:03 – Closing
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/11412341
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/metronomics_/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metronomeglobal/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2I2nDIjDbB02A3jQOftKPG
Website: https://www.metronomics.com/
This podcast is sponsored by Metronomics
Metronomics coaches CEOs and leadership teams to ensure their businesses are growing confidently and predictably.
Growing Leaders. Driving 3HAGs. Impacting Lives.
Metronomics partners with CEOs and leadership teams to drive top-line growth through our proven playbook, customized software, and certified coaching community. Metronomics gives CEOs and leadership teams ‘the how’ behind establishing and reinforcing behaviors that get results.
The Metronomics playbook brings together knowledge and insights from the best business thought leaders of our time. And this playbook has been proven as a complete, repeatable system for growth.
Metronomics now has 80+ certified coaches teaming up with CEO and Leadership teams across the world to ensure the areas of focus - strategy, execution, cash, people, culture, and leadership - are receiving the right attention for growth.
More about the Host:
Shannon Susko
Metronomics’ founder, Shannon, built and sold two companies less than six years apart – including a sale that ranked in the Top 3 Mid-Market Deals on Wall Street in 2011. Fellow CEOs begged Shannon to share her secret to success, which pulled her out of retirement. This led to Shannon writing three best-selling books and starting a coaching practice. Since then, 80+ coaches have become Metronomics certified and have helped hundreds of businesses across the world to grow.
#Metronomics #leadershipcoaching #-

May 6, 2024 • 1h 4min
Understanding the 3 Metronomics Phases - Foundation, Momentum and Compounding
Feeling the pressure to achieve compounding growth?
Metronomics Founder Shannon Susko sheds light on what it REALLY takes (hint: it's not just about throwing money at the problem). She shares her secrets for building trust, confidence, and unstoppable momentum in your organization.
Tune in to Tip Top - Grow Up Your Business with Metronomics with Ged Roberts for the full story here https://youtu.be/KTo4cYUcp54
#businessstrategy #scaling #sustainablegrowth #leadershipdevelopment #teambuilding
0:00 – Preview of episode
0:29 – Introduction of Shannon Susko
0:56 – Three Phases of Metronomics
2:43 – Cohesive leadership team
9:37 – Foundation to momentum
11:54 – Map Strategy
13:40 – Understanding Critical Path
20:56 – Six Systems of 3 Hags Way Book
24:41 – Understanding Scaling Leadership book by Robert Anderson and William Adams
28:32 – Building cohesiveness and trust
31:05 – Awareness of where the business is
33:03 – Four key systems
38:50 – Compounding phase
43:39 – Cohesive Progression
47:19 – 5 Stages of Team Development (Bruce Tuckman Model)
54:44 – Strategic Growth Operating System
1:00:43 – The M Game book by Shannon Susko
1:03:36 – Closing
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/11412341
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/metronomics_/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metronomeglobal/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2I2nDIjDbB02A3jQOftKPG
Website: https://www.metronomics.com/
This podcast is sponsored by Metronomics
Metronomics coaches CEOs and leadership teams to ensure their businesses are growing confidently and predictably.
Growing Leaders. Driving 3HAGs. Impacting Lives.
Metronomics partners with CEOs and leadership teams to drive top-line growth through our proven playbook, customized software, and certified coaching community. Metronomics gives CEOs and leadership teams ‘the how’ behind establishing and reinforcing behaviors that get results.
The Metronomics playbook brings together knowledge and insights from the best business thought leaders of our time. And this playbook has been proven as a complete, repeatable system for growth.
Metronomics now has 80+ certified coaches teaming up with CEO and Leadership teams across the world to ensure the areas of focus - strategy, execution, cash, people, culture, and leadership - are receiving the right attention for growth.
More about the Host:
Shannon Susko
Metronomics’ founder, Shannon, built and sold two companies less than six years apart – including a sale that ranked in the Top 3 Mid-Market Deals on Wall Street in 2011. Fellow CEOs begged Shannon to share her secret to success, which pulled her out of retirement. This led to Shannon writing three best-selling books and starting a coaching practice. Since then, 80+ coaches have become Metronomics certified and have helped hundreds of businesses across the world to grow.
#Metronomics #leadershipcoaching #podcast

Apr 30, 2024 • 51min
Strategy without execution is just a dream.
Strategy without execution is just a dream.
Shannon Susko, founder of Metronomics, shares the growth framework that helped multiple companies sell for millions. Learn how she balances hard-edge strategy with the "human element" for sustainable success. Tune in to the Tip Top - Grow Up Your Business with Metronomics podcast with Ged Roberts!
Do not miss out the full episode here https://youtu.be/U4_BE40s5JU
#businessgrowth #scaleyourbusiness #growthstrategy #sustainablebusiness #metronomics0:00 – Preview of episode
0:31 – Introduction of Shannon Susko
2:28 – Journey of the guest
5:08 - Business operating system
9:57 - House Diagram
14:04 – Soft and hard systems of the company
17:08 – Kickoff Meetings
19:19 – Metronome effect
21:03 – 3 Hags Way book by Shannon Susko
22:59 – Metronomics group of coaches
24:58 – Metronomics (Metronome, Economics, Metrics)
28:35 - Defining metronomics
31:58 – CEOs who don’t follow the system of metronomics
33:55 – CEOs implementing metronomics without a coach
36:41 – Investing in coach
38:15 – Advantage of metronomics system into other systems
42:09 – The M Game book by Shannon Susko
44:35 – Three Phases of Metronomics
46:48 – Expounding Metronomics
50:16 - Closing
SUBSCRIBE and click the notification Bell!
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/11412341
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/metronomics_/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/metronomeglobal/
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2I2nDIjDbB02A3jQOftKPG
Website: https://www.metronomics.com/
This podcast is sponsored by Metronomics
Metronomics coaches CEOs and leadership teams to ensure their businesses are growing confidently and predictably.
Growing Leaders. Driving 3HAGs. Impacting Lives.
Metronomics partners with CEOs and leadership teams to drive top-line growth through our proven playbook, customized software, and certified coaching community. Metronomics gives CEOs and leadership teams ‘the how’ behind establishing and reinforcing behaviors that get results.
The Metronomics playbook brings together knowledge and insights from the best business thought leaders of our time. And this playbook has been proven as a complete, repeatable system for growth.
Metronomics now has 80+ certified coaches teaming up with CEO and Leadership teams across the world to ensure the areas of focus - strategy, execution, cash, people, culture, and leadership - are receiving the right attention for growth.
More about the Host:
Shannon Susko
Metronomics’ founder, Shannon, built and sold two companies less than six years apart – including a sale that ranked in the Top 3 Mid-Market Deals on Wall Street in 2011. Fellow CEOs begged Shannon to share her secret to success, which pulled her out of retirement. This led to Shannon writing three best-selling books and starting a coaching practice. Since then, 80+ coaches have become Metronomics certified and have helped hundreds of businesses across the world to grow.
#Metronomics #leadershipcoaching #podcast

Jul 12, 2023 • 40min
90 Days: The Magic Window for Onboarding Success with Brad Giles, Founder & Leadership Team Coach of Evolution Partners
In this episode of Tip Top – Grow Up Your Business With Metronomics, Brad Giles, Founder & Leadership Team Coach of Evolution Partners, dives into the importance of a comprehensive process that integrates new employees into the company culture and sets them up for success, sharing practical tips and tools for successful onboarding.

Jun 21, 2023 • 33min
What Are the Thirty-Six Stratagems? With Kaihan Krippendorff, CEO & Founder of Outthinker
In this episode of Tip Top – Grow Up Your Business With Metronomics, Kaihan Krippendorff, CEO & Founder of Outthinker, shares some of the strategic frameworks he’s put in place to help businesses grow, why internal innovation is so important for any business, and how an ancient chinese text helped inspire his strategic philosophy!

May 24, 2023 • 33min
What’s the Story Buried Within the Numbers? With Spencer Sheinin, Founder & CEO of Shift Financial Insights
In this episode of Tip Top – Grow Up Your Business With Metronomics, Shannon speaks with Spencer Sheinin, Founder & CEO of Shift Financial Insights. They delve into why finance needs to be simplified for entrepreneurs, as well as why accountants need to be taught about running a business should they wish to become a CEO!

May 10, 2023 • 37min
The M Game: A System for CEOs and Leaders to Achieve Sustainable Success with Shannon Susko, Founder & CEO of Metronomics
In this episode of Tip Top – Grow Up Your Business With Metronomics, Shannon shares insights into her Metronomics system. She delves into her latest book, The M Game, designed for CEOs and leaders who want to grow their businesses sustainably and with ease.

Apr 26, 2023 • 41min
Greatest Hits: Networking, Building Relationships, and Bringing Value with Mike Mirau, Founder & CEO of ProActive Leadership Group
In this Greatest Hits episode of Tip Top – Grow Up Your Business With Metronomics, we revisit our conversation with Mike Mirau, who shares his knowledge on what it takes to become a great CEO and business leader.
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