Grow, Scale, Master

In this Grow, Scale, Master episode, Kon Stathopoulos and Josh Phegan expand upon building platform scale for growth. They look at systems, methodologies and approaches as a way of doing business, platforms that allow for levelling up to the next stage, going all in on a systems mindset that also reduces decision fatigue, and allowing others to be exceptional. They talk about building, using and rebuilding a platform for each task. Josh describes his team's JPOS and the power of documentation, Kon ponders the invest, optimise and simplify theme, and they note that people want easy and done for you, and are prepared to pay for that.

This week on Grow, Scale, Master, Kon Stathopoulos and Josh Phegan explore the need for thinking seriously about longevity, sustainability and future growth. They discuss stress management and bio-hacking, performance and recovery zones, results of sustainability practices, and the requirement for sacrifice to become great. They continue with teachable systems and loving what you do, Josh talks about his experiences with the KI Health Retreat, Kon examines knowing if you're good enough to be better, and they discuss their expanding views toward attaining specific explicit recovery.

In today's episode of Grow, Scale, Master, Kon Stathopoulos and Josh Phegan look at methods for leveraging data and relationships. They talk about building and working data, archived landlords as an overlooked dataset, building market share through relationships, aligning with key influencers, 101020 data builds and the power of 4040. Josh tells how he used a window in a pizza shop to expand his marketplace, Kon illustrates how his experience with crossfit rapidly shaped his resilience, and they reflect on the view that there is more opportunity in the relationships you already have than in chasing after new ones.

In this episode of Grow, Scale, Master, Kon Stathopoulos and Josh Phegan talk about building wealth. They look at what wealth is and how you build it, the coming generational transfer of wealth, compound interest and the rule of 72, revenue to profit to assets, setting up multiple savings accounts, consulting advisors and taking a longer term view for financial security. Josh shares what he calls 'tricks' for growing wealth outside of the day-to-day, Kon explains the wisdom of patience through 'letting the grass grow' awhile with new acquisitions, and they illustrate the power of a $1 saved and applied today.

In this Grow, Scale, Master episode, Kon Stathopoulos and Josh Phegan expand upon David Allen's Getting Things Done system. They look at making lists, the art of execution and the power of an execution team, setting time aside for building towards growth, thinking vs doing, building teachable systems and defining what success looks like. Josh relates landing a plane to project execution inside of your business, Kon ponders the question of what your business would need to look like if you were to stay with it for life, and they discuss using your calendar to schedule your unscheduled time for personal enrichment.

This week on Grow, Scale, Master, Kon Stathopoulos and Josh Phegan explore the peaks and plateaus of your career. Josh notes the power of a dream on the way to a peak and Kon tells why plateaus are necessary. They discuss becoming a role model, having a life plan that mirrors your business plan, and starting out again as soon as you arrive. They continue with using success to stay humble, and peaks and challenges at each stage of growth. Josh talks about the perception of money and helping others, Kon examines the idea of behaving like a CEO from the start, and they discuss their changing views around the University on Wheels and becoming a dedicated student of the game you want to master.

In today's episode of Grow, Scale, Master, Kon Stathopoulos and Josh Phegan look at great business turnarounds. They talk about when comparison is useful and when it's useless, turning points that force us to go all in, events that trigger critical decision points, the will to commit to consistency, and transformational behaviours that put you in abundance mode. Josh tells how Changed Agents' contestant backstories demonstrate the power of belief, Kon illustrates our capability to do more as advancing through the video game of life, and they reflect on how turning off most of their digital notifications has set them free.

In this episode of Grow, Scale Master, Kon Stathopoulos and Josh Phegan look at the greatest throttle to growth, and the power of people towards what you can do. They talk about acquiring new talent and relationships through mergers and acquisitions, having a disciplined plan for market share success, and active opens vs. revenue planning. Josh applies the metaphorical Hero's Journey to expectations for adversity, Kon talks about professional vs. amateur measurement, training and attention to detail, and they illustrate how business models are chosen and why they matter.

This week on Grow, Scale Master, Kon Stathopoulos and Josh Phegan explore skillset mastery by role. They look at why, in a mature industry, we don't simply do the core basics that we know work for each job role. They discuss understanding the essentials, skill mastery by role, teaching and assessing skillsets and competencies, and what COVID taught us. Josh talks about David Allen's GTD system for getting things done, Kon examines the idea of building and retaining talent vs. buying it, and they discuss their changing views around the possibilities for growth, the power of clarity, and why focusing on one thing wins.

In this Grow, Scale, Master episode, Kon Stathopoulos and Josh Phegan present their thoughts around exponential vs. layered growth. They look at the nature of each approach and which one you should be using, knowing when to level up and what to let go of to grow, holding yourself to high standards and making the decision to go all in. Josh relates an experience with a mentor in making choices and decisions for life, Kon ponders who you need to become to quickly realise your long term plans, and they discuss the power of the checklist and the genius that lies in its simplicity.