Scale Up With Nick Bradley

‘If you are the most important person in the room then you are in the wrong room’   In this episode, Nick delivers a masterclass on building a network sharing how he did it and what he’s learnt.  Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes. https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/ KEY TAKEAWAYS  You’ve got to be able to get people around you in a true and authentic way a network makes a difference but you have to be strategic about it.  What is the purpose of your networking? - When you know this you can focus on networking and adding value.  Check your mindset and change your view  Instead of asking ‘what’s in it for me?’  Think ‘how can I help someone and what can I learn?’  A strong network can offer you support, challenge and  development  If you’ve helped someone they don’t mind helping you back.  You are building a trusted and trustworthy network, nothing else matters.    7 tips  Approach networking with a mindset of abundance – how can I help, what can I offer?  Be strategic in both the building and leveraging of your network – don’t ever make it transactional or manipulative.  When you are in a situation find a place of common interest, listen to people and be curious.  Ask for advice, people will want to share and you will get value.  Invest time in your network without expectation of immediate return.  My intent is that each person goes away with something that is useful to them  Make sure some of those in your network are outside of your organisation. You need to have people around you who are not like you.  Acknowledgement is important in growing your leadership impact. This is about you the leader, the more you are able to lead yourself the more wide-ranging and effective your network becomes.    BEST MOMENTS  ‘Take the time to be present at the event- you want to be the person who has less quantity and more quality interactions’  ‘At its core networking is simply a group of  people with interests in their own success and helping you achieve yours’  ‘Don’t be afraid to leverage your network, there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t ask my network for help’    VALUABLE RESOURCES  90 Day Business Growth Accelerator website     ABOUT THE HOST  Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert. His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars. His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact.  CONTACT METHOD Nick’s Facebook page: https://scaleup.vip/FB  Nick’s LinkedIn: https://scaleup.vip/LI  Nick's Instagram: https://scaleup.vip/IG  Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://suyb.global  Support the show: https://highvalueexit.com/

‘If you are not deliberately building your connections nobody is going to know you’re out there or who you are’  Nick is joined by Anna Parker-Naples who is the host of the ‘Entrepreneurs Get Visible’ podcast and a multi-award-winning Hollywood voice actor.  Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes. https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/     KEY TAKEAWAYS  How can you deliberately connect with the right people to move to the next level?  The difference between a start-up and scale-up can often be the ability to work with people.  It’s about working with teams and external partners.  If you see someone for whom it is already a reality you can more easily see yourself there.  There is no risk in setting audacious goals so why not go out there and create something outstanding.  Even if you are creative you need to have an entrepreneurial head and I’m interested in helping people to get there.  My mission is about helping other people to become the best version of themselves and to do the same for myself.  When something presents to you and its already in your mind then you see the opportunities.  It’s about being very intentional about who you want to network with and be mentored by.  You must be open to meeting other people.  You have to be intentional about attending events where you can connect with the right people.  It’s about the human interactions that lead to relationships and to make them you have to be in the room.  You need to be getting out there, being an entrepreneur can be very lonely but to build your business you must get out there so people know about your business and what you are doing.  You have to get visible over time and people are going to remember you. Maybe you can be a connection for someone else.  If you are not deliberately building your connections nobody is going to know you’re out there or who you are.    BEST MOMENTS  ‘You have to first create the vision, for me, it’s the next 20 years’  ‘My epiphany was realising that I had lost my way for 20 years  following what I thought was  the right path being in corporate  but really I had been repressing who I was really was’  ‘You can’t be unauthentic my mindset is - I’m going to meet new people who may be able to help me and I may be able to help them’     VALUABLE RESOURCES  90 Day Business Growth Accelerator website  Entrepreneurs Get Visible podcast     ABOUT THE HOST  Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert. His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars. His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact.  CONTACT METHOD Nick’s Facebook page: https://scaleup.vip/FB  Nick’s LinkedIn: https://scaleup.vip/LI  Nick's Instagram: https://scaleup.vip/IG  Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://suyb.globalSupport the show: https://highvalueexit.com/

Nick Bradley and Gavin Preston of the ‘The Business Mastermind’ podcast are spending time together discussing the next year and decade as we enter the last quarter of this year.  They explore multiple aspects of business planning, structure and customers and offer practical advice so you can create a plan for your business that will take you successfully into the next year.  Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes. https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/ KEY TAKEAWAYS  When Planning you need to reconnect with the vison what are you trying to achieve.  Once you know where you are going then the next question is how?  Instead of thinking incrementally you can look at where you want to be, then work backwards planning the steps you need to make to get to where you want to be  You can’t have a big enough vision – I have a twenty-year vision, which is huge but every year I look at it then chunk up  Goals – set goals for all areas of life including relationship, business and emotions.  The goals are formed from what you want to achieve in each area  If you are not getting the results you need to change something  Change the things that will get you the outcome  Look at the environment your customers are working in and find out if their pain points and wants have changed because you may not be meeting their needs  You may have a range of products and it may be due to agile innovation that those products are no longer relevant because the world is moving more quickly  Even if you’ve had the best year ever you must re-evaluate because it doesn’t mean the next year will be the same.  There are many lenses with which you can look at your business the most important thing is to match what the customer wants with what you can provide.  If you haven’t got a good insight into your business then you need to seek external support to ensure you have the information required to plan well for the coming year.  There are key questions to ask  - What am I not seeing at this point that may cause me problems further along the line.  If you are a business of a certain scale there are more businesses out there than ever before If you are planning to sell, for private equity to be interested there is a threshold. A planning strategy you can include is one of possible merging with another business of a similar size to make yourself attractive to private equity investment when you are seeking a successful exit.     BEST MOMENTS  ‘The power of visualisation is a key to moving forward’  ‘It’s the view you have of yourself that can be limiting – your limiting beliefs’  ‘What is it I need to change in my objectives to be able to reach my goal?’  You’ve got to have a bold goal with manageable chunks that you can then work towards      VALUABLE RESOURCES  The Business Mastermind Podcast  90 Day Business Growth Accelerator website  ABOUT THE GUEST Gavin Preston  Gavin is an inspirational Speaker, Business Strategist, Business Growth Mentor, Trainer and    CONTACT METHOD  Gavin Preston Website Gavin Preston LinkedIn Gavin Preston Facebook Gavin Preston Twitter  ABOUT THE HOST  Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert. His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars. His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact.  CONTACT METHOD Nick’s Facebook page: https://scaleup.vip/FB  Nick’s LinkedIn: https://scaleup.vip/LI  Nick's Instagram: https://scaleup.vip/IG  Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://suyb.globalSupport the show: https://highvalueexit.com/

‘I like to create successful businesses and creating successful businesses doesn’t actually mean being all over the place. It’s about balance, those who are the most successful are those who have balance overall’ Nick explains the vital role slowing down to speed up has in ensuring there is a balance in your business. Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes. https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/ KEY TAKEAWAYS VUCA -  a way of thinking about the world Volatility - the rate of change Uncertainty being unclear about the present Complexity -  multiple key decision factors at any one time Ambiguity - lack of clarity about the meaning of an event The Newtonian world view – where business leaders strive for control and structure. Engagement in a quick discussion and moving in a controlled and quick way from A to B in a straight-line fits in the Newtonian world. The quantum world view expresses that everything is connected. It’s an acceptance that there are challenges, they are complex and recognises the need to pace the speed of work, sometimes slowing down for deeper dialogue to understand challenges, along with increased speed in other areas. If your business is feeling chaotic, you can take the quantum view accepting the challenges you have and that they will get more complex. By pacing your work and trusting that solutions are available you can be present with intention and focus. If you are doing to-do lists but it’s not moving the big priorities forward then the business is not going to get to where you want it to be By slowing down being more intentional, more focused you are going to do the things that will have an impact on your business much more quickly.   BEST MOMENTS ‘To lead teams and be really effective and inspiring you need to be able to be present, you need to be an effective leader of yourself before you can effectively lead others’ ‘I have a very clear vision about where I want to go,  a north star, that guides me then it’s all about goals and the steps to achieve those’ ‘If you are planning don’t have too many priorities, have 3 to5 priorities at any one time and get really focused so there is no possible way they are not going to  happen’   VALUABLE RESOURCES 90 Day Business Growth Accelerator website The Prosperous Coach book by Rich Litvin & Steve Chandler The Surrender Experiment book by Michael A Singer The Road Less Stupid book by Keith Cunningham   ABOUT THE HOST Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert. His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars. His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact.  CONTACT METHOD Nick’s Facebook page: https://scaleup.vip/FB  Nick’s LinkedIn: https://scaleup.vip/LI  Nick's Instagram: https://scaleup.vip/IG  Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://suyb.global  Support the show: https://highvalueexit.com/

What Does it Take to be a Great CEO? ‘As the CEO your time should be focused on making sure the machine runs smoothly and putting people in the right places’  Nick shares what it takes to be a great CEO and discusses whether you can learn how to do it in this absorbing episode.  Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes. https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/ KEY TAKEAWAYS  Being a CEO is first and foremost about leadership how you lead others, how you influence and congruency in who you are.  Being a CEO is lonely - Whatever the size of the business it is lonely -  you are in a league of your own but you serve many masters  If you on a board you are part of a team and drive a piece of the strategy but as CEO that strategy good or bad you own and everyone in the team is looking for you to execute the strategy and own the outcome.  You have to be thick-skinned - You’ve got to be ready for judgements which are sometimes founded and sometimes unfounded. You are responsible for the people in the business and externally to customers and investors.  If you have fragility and you don’t like criticism or conflict then being a great CEO will be challenging because criticism and conflict are part of the role.  Surrounding yourself with other people who have skills, attributes and experiences that you don’t yet have is key.  Nothing is more important than putting the right people in the right place at the right time - Whatever the business model you’ve got to be able to relate and to lead and manage people. You need to be able to identify skills in others that will allow you to get to where you want to be faster.  There is a fine line between compassion and doing what’s right for the company  Being the roadshow - For many companies, the CEO is the face of the company, the roadshow. The CEO needs the ability to connect, to be authentic and real. Being the roadshow is about people buying into you.  Being the roadshow is about being able to share the strategy and story multiple times so that as you inspire and connect everyone inside the business is following suit.  Your values ultimately determine your value - The values and standards of the CEO set the culture of the business.  You must share what’s important to you, your values through the vision. You align the vision, values and standards to the results and outcomes you are trying to achieve.  Remember to have fun - Whether you are the CEO of a big company or a start-up, you’ve worked hard to be in the position and need to enjoy it.  You are creating something and opening the door to new opportunities and that’s massively exciting.  Set high expectations and be deliberate in your leadership. Being a CEO is all about the people you work with. They are the ones who are going to get you where you want to go     BEST MOMENTS  ‘I made sure I got good at the managing people side of things and  focused on developing my leadership’  ‘You don’t have to be the same as someone else but you have to bring these characteristics in to be a great CEO’  ‘You can learn to be a great CEO and if you learn to be a great leader of yourself you can learn to be a great leader of others.     VALUABLE RESOURCES  Scale Up Your Business Podcast  90 Day Business Growth Accelerator website     ABOUT THE HOST  Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert. His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars. His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact.  CONTACT METHOD Nick’s Facebook page: https://scaleup.vip/FB  Nick’s LinkedIn: https://scaleup.vip/LI  Nick's Instagram: https://scaleup.vip/IG  Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://suyb.globalSupport the show: https://highvalueexit.com/

‘You have to have goals and a mission and then you have to get intentional’  Nick is speaking with Nathan Pearce, a fellow Australian who he has known for over twenty years. Following a successful career in a corporate environment with a multinational organisation, Nathan is currently Head of Customer Engagement at Balanced Blends a company bringing a different approach and on a mission to serve its customers.  Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes. https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/    KEY TAKEAWAYS  I didn’t know what I needed or how to do it but knew I had to change to get kickstarted.  The bad habits were about what I prioritised, the ways and things I measured success against.  It came down to buying a plane ticket,  I changed my identity by changing my environment,  I burnt my boats and made a commitment to change.  You’ve got to do what most people don’t do to get to where you want to be.  I wanted to be around people with experience and I found that in the network I built.  I went from mentor to mentor during the period I worked for a multinational organisation learning all the skills required for a business.  People who are entrepreneurial should never avoid large enterprises.  Starting a business isn’t for everybody, you can be a successful intrapreneur applying your skillset within the certainty of a corporate world.  The most important thing is that you are congruent with your values and what you want to do.  At Balanced Blends, we have had a successful kick-starter campaign with really useful feedback. It’s been a learning curve not only around the product but also addressing fulfilment so that we can scale when we want to.  Reliable partners - if you work with someone who is distracted by a bigger customer it could be problematical and it’s vital to always be able to provide for the needs of the customer.  Find a partner who you can build a relationship with someone who understands you and what you are trying to do, who believes you are going to grow and that you’ve chosen them because they can deliver as you scale up.  Choosing the right metrics - I’m always asking myself are these the right metrics to be measuring ourselves against?  KPIs can cause undesirable behaviours; There is a danger to measuring metrics, you can get overwhelmed where you don’t focus on the 3 to 5 that matter and measure the wrong things  We don’t bring every metric to every meeting otherwise we’d get stuck in analysis paralysis.  Working out which KPIs are the ones to investigate is key but it is fluid with the focus moving according to need.  Creating the right habits - when you are on the business journey you have to be intentional and create the right habits. You have to make it a ritual to get up, grow good habits and be intentional.  Think and grow rich; The world ‘think’ is the most important not the word ‘rich’, as soon as you manifest something in your mind you start to move towards it and doors open in your life.  The difference between a ‘to-do list’ and a result is the ‘why’ or ‘purpose’     BEST MOMENTS  ‘There is a pattern to success and it is both achievement and fulfilment’  ‘For me finding great mentors was much better than coming out of education with crippling debt and a degree’  ‘It’s time to get out of our own way this can be challenging for entrepreneurs but it’s important to know when to do this so you don’t become a block on the business’     VALUABLE RESOURCES  90 Day Business Growth Accelerator website  Think & Grow Rich book by Napoleon Hill   https://www.linkedin.com/in/pearcenathan/     ABOUT THE HOST  Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert. His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars. His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact.  CONTACT METHOD Nick’s Facebook page: https://scaleup.vip/FB  Nick’s LinkedIn: https://scaleup.vip/LI  Nick's Instagram: https://scaleup.vip/IG  Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://suyb.globalSupport the show: https://highvalueexit.com/

‘If you want to build more impact do it through your influence and personal brand associated with your business’  In this episode packed with content, Nick explores the vital importance of building and marketing your personal brand to increase your influence and impact.  Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes. https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/ KEY TAKEAWAYS  Understand what your topic is  If you have a business your topic may not necessarily be the business you are in, it may be the market or the context you are involved with. Your topic may link back to your business but your personal brand will provide a bigger platform to talk about your chosen topic.   What is your customer’s problem?  You don’t want to be a problem marketer  You want to do what most people don’t do  You have to both identify the problem and describe the ambitions your customer is seeking.  Who you are and what are the messages you value?  Who do you need to be an example for? why do you have any credibility?  You must build rapport and authenticity with your customer and the more they understand about you the more they will identify and connect with you.  Create a solution, build a business  Make sure that your business or businesses are associated back to your personal brand.  Some people struggle with the concept of selling but selling is a service, it’s about giving people the opportunity to participate in whatever your business is because you can genuinely help them.  Leverage social media  You’ve got to leverage social media. It is the one thing out there that for whatever amount of time you have is hugely accessible to everybody.  It gives you a vehicle and platform to do marketing essentially for free.  What message do you want to get out there?   Evergreen campaigns  Evergreen campaigns mean you have automation across all the things you are doing so that marketing isn’t reliant on a team of people or heavy investment it’s something that is happening all the time.  The content has to be fresh and when this is working you can automate.   It’s getting out there and telling the story with the impact that will give pace, scale and growth.    BEST MOMENTS  ‘Passion about the solution needs to turn into the commercial reality that you need to be able to sell as a service to your ideal customer’  ‘If you have a business and you are not posting at least daily, then you are missing an opportunity to grow and scale your business’  ‘You can use the content in different ways to engage who you want to engage and ultimately provide a service and solution that will solve someone’s problems and ambitions’    VALUABLE RESOURCES  90 Day Business Growth Accelerator website  High Performance Habits book by Brendan Burchard      ABOUT THE HOST  Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert. His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars. His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact.  CONTACT METHOD Nick’s Facebook page: https://scaleup.vip/FB  Nick’s LinkedIn: https://scaleup.vip/LI  Nick's Instagram: https://scaleup.vip/IG  Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://suyb.globalSupport the show: https://highvalueexit.com/

This week, Nick is bringing you an interview with two guests, Amy Rowlinson and Dan Hulbert, the founders of The Property Vault Group, who use their vast array of knowledge to help property professionals find opportunities to network, educate and collaborate. Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes. https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/ KEY TAKEAWAYS Dan began life as a builder, and Amy spent thirteen years as a residential landlord, making her ideal in terms of experience when it comes to identifying investment properties. The importance of networking cannot be overstated. Being in contact with people on a similar journey will allow you to connect with types you may not otherwise have met, and from whom you can draw immense value. Set your goals effectively, but always keep in mind that the end is never the end. It’s far more important to enjoy the journey, and the different person you will become along the way. The Property Vault's Practical Property System: The Purpose The People How To Spot Potential How to Prepare Procedure Maximise Your Profits In partnerships, it’s often the entrepreneur who’s more creative that has trouble leveraging, as it can be more difficult to hand off tasks on the creative side. Financial freedom is best typified by the statement that 100% or more of your outgoings are paid for by income that you do not have to go and do anything on a daily basis in order to earn. This is known as a horizontal income stream. To create financial freedom, you must first perform as assessment of where you are. Work out your net income. 50% of your net income should be used for necessities (mortgage, bills etc). Split your remaining income in 10% chunks between five “accounts”: Yourself Contingency Contributions Play Education and personal development The biggest issue with any type of scale is the nuances caused by people coming together. All partnerships face the risk of these nuances not working.   BEST MOMENTS ‘Having different perspectives is a big bonus’ ‘You can’t see the picture if you’re still in the frame’ ‘It’s not just about the end, it’s also about the journey’ ‘It’s not about the goal. It’s about who you need to become’ ‘It feels good when you give’ ‘Knowledge makes you clever, but if you apply it, you are wise’     VALUABLE RESOURCES  The Property Vault - https://www.thepropertyvaultuk.comThe Property Vault Podcast - https://www.thepropertyvaultuk.com/podcastTraction by Gino Wickman - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837/Profit First by Mike Michalowicz - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Profit-First-Transform-Cash-Eating-Money-Making/dp/073521414X/   ABOUT THE HOST Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert. His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars. His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact.  CONTACT METHOD Nick’s Facebook page: https://scaleup.vip/FB  Nick’s LinkedIn: https://scaleup.vip/LI  Nick's Instagram: https://scaleup.vip/IG  Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://suyb.globalSupport the show: https://highvalueexit.com/

One of the questions Nick receives most often is “How to do you plan your week?”. As a person who gets a lot done, how does Nick keep everything in order, prioritise the tasks ahead, and see to it that each week is as productive as the last? Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes. https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/ KEY TAKEAWAYS Nick uses a journal so that he can release all his thoughts into a tangible form. Once they’re out, you can begin to arrange and prioritise them. Evernote is a very useful note-taking app that extends across many platforms and syncs perfectly. Set time aside before Monday, so that you can shape your week. Not only should you plan the tasks you have coming up, but also the people you’d like to spend time with. Family? Friends? Mentors? Whoever it is, make sure you plan time for each of them in your week ahead. Personal development time should be planned in advance. This may be physical exercise, or mental stimulation, but setting aside time for development is essential. By combining two forms (audiobooks while exercising) you can get even more done. Scheduling - Some people use a calendar for this, which is fine. Nick uses Google Calendar, which is very helpful when it comes to reminders. Schedule your high priority items first.  Leave space in your calendar for surprises. Life is full of them, and believe it or not, you have to plan for the unplanned things, too! Resourcing - There’s no sense in scheduling things for yourself and then turning up unprepared. If you have something big coming up, set time aside for preparation. Look at yourself a week in advance and “reverse engineer” your week ahead, by visualising how you want it to go. Try to see how it feels having achieved your goals before you achieve them. Celebrate what you’ve achieved. You need to tick the box, yes, but make sure you reflect on the things you’ve done well. Reward yourself!   BEST MOMENTS ‘It’s about starting with the result, and then thinking about the “why”' ‘If you’re not taking control of your agenda, it gives other people permission to do it for you’ ’Structure equals freedom’ ‘What is it that I want to experience this week?’ ‘If a jar represents your time, then you need the big rocks in there first' ‘Work on the one thing you can improve first, which is you'   ABOUT THE HOST Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert. His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars. His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact.  CONTACT METHOD Nick’s Facebook page: https://scaleup.vip/FB  Nick’s LinkedIn: https://scaleup.vip/LI  Nick's Instagram: https://scaleup.vip/IG  Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://suyb.global www.fielding.global  Support the show: https://highvalueexit.com/

The entrepreneurial journey is challenging. Some could reach the top with less to no hassle; some had it quite rough. But no matter where you are right now in your journey, it’s best to know what to do and what not to do. Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans to sell it). You’ll get an instant PDF report with powerful insights specifically tailored to your business in just 4 minutes. https://highvalueexit.scoreapp.com/ KEY TAKEAWAYS Mistake #1: There’s an absolute obsession with the product. Entrepreneurs are ultimate masterminds. They have the unparalleled capability to turn nothing into something grand. But, sometimes, since they care too much about their projects, they tend to forget that there are external factors that matter more if you want to scale up your business. Mistake #2: There’s the artificial need for speed. Patience is needed when you’re growing your business. No business empire was built in a day, anyways. Don’t rush things and just appreciate the efforts and small wins you’re achieving. Your pace depends on your talent and your goals. Mistake #3: There’s a lack of technical skills. Leverage talents if you need to. Though you’re very competent in your area, it’s best to find someone who can help you in the smaller tasks or someone who complements your strengths. Mistake #4: There’s irrational exuberance. Or, as Nick calls it, ‘optimism in steroids.’ Entrepreneurs don’t listen to people and ignore the risks. Sometimes, they act arrogant. It’s best to surround yourself objectivity and rationality. Mistake #5: They do not see a second idea. Having the greatest money-making idea is a very good start for entrepreneurs. But, sometimes, they aren’t equipped with the skill to execute them and refuse to seek help from people about it. It wouldn’t hurt to tweak things a bit and pivot a little from your original idea. Mistake #6: They run out of cash. Cash should be the first thing you’ll look into. You must think through how you can have consistently increasing cash flow as the business grows. Nick suggests niche-ing. BEST MOMENTS “The faster you go, the greater the impact if things go wrong.” “Work out what you’re great at, then leverage the rest.” “If you got a great idea, don’t be fixated on one pathway to execute it.” VALUABLE RESOURCES Profit First by Mike Michalowicz - https://profitfirstbook.com ABOUT THE HOST Nick Bradley is a renowned entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and business growth expert. His background is growing and scaling Venture Capital and Private Equity backed businesses globally. Over the last decade, he has completed 117 acquisitions and 25 business exits with a combined valuation of over $5bn dollars. His mission is to help business founders build valuable businesses and create life-changing exits so they can realise freedom, wealth, and impact.  CONTACT METHOD Nick’s Facebook page: https://scaleup.vip/FB  Nick’s LinkedIn: https://scaleup.vip/LI  Nick's Instagram: https://scaleup.vip/IG  Scale Up Your Business, coaching/consulting: https://suyb.globalSupport the show: https://highvalueexit.com/