EOS for a Better Business, Better Life

Renee Russo is a highly respected entrepreneurial business coach dedicated to helping people get more out of their businesses. Effective in teaching leadership teams a proven methodology and tools that empower them to get Vision, Traction, Healthy. She prides herself on creating ripples & positive change!  She discovered EOS whilst helping her husband run his business. Since then she has become a Certified EOS Implementer & now also coaches other EOS Implementers. In this episode, she talks about how she worked with her husband to turn around the business, finding her superpowers & the power of focus, discipline & believing. Debra Chantry-Taylor  Professional EOS Implementer | Entrepreneurial Leadership & Business Coach | Business Owner  #betterbusinessbetterlife #entrepreneur #leadership #eosimplementer Professional EOS Implementer NZ Professional EOS Implementer Australia Professional EOS Implementer New Zealand

Gary Walker is a behaviour change specialist.  With a background in psychology, neuroscience & strategic leadership he focuses on persuasive communication & better thinking and his true passion is sustainability. Born in South Africa, he moved to NZ in 1998 after many years in the Corporate environment he now works as a coach - at a personal, team & organisational level, for life improvement, leadership, accountability, and action. I have worked with hundreds of people and clients helping improve potential. In this episode,  Education includes a Bsc in computer science & psychology, Management Diploma, Prince II, Strategic coaching & sustainability leadership. A Master NLP Practitioner with a keen interest in all things neuroscience, volunteer mentor for a lifeline organisation, and ex-president of a top Toastmasters club. I keep fit and healthy & enjoy yoga, golf, snowboarding, volleyball and other hobbies. Debra Chantry-Taylor Professional EOS Implementer | Entrepreneurial Leadership & Business Coach | Business Owner #betterbusinessbetterlife #entrepreneur #leadership #eosimplementer

Steve started his career designing multi-million dollar racing yachts, and building and coaching high performing teams to help his clients win the world's most demanding races.  He has run and grown a small business, and then transitioned his career to become a certified PMP program manager managing million dollar budgets and helping the US Navy launch ships into the fleet.  Six years ago he started his own business, Catylator, with the mission and passion to help business owners build better lives through building better businesses, getting unstuck, fueling growth, achieving more profit and having more fun with their crew.  He is a Professional EOS Implementer, is certified in the LEGO Serious Play method, and teaches, facilitates and coaches individuals, leaders, and business leadership teams on their voyage to success.  He can be reached at steve@catylator.com, or through his website at https://www.catylator.com. Debra Chantry-Taylor Professional EOS Implementer | Entrepreneurial Leadership & Business Coach | Business Owner #betterbusinessbetterlife #entrepreneur #leadership

📚 NZ Author & Financial Planner 🎓 Helping Good People Live Great Lives. www.ryanjmelton.co.nz Ryan talks to Debra about how to retire in style, without stress: How to ‘retread’ instead of retire i.e finding interests outside of work. Structuring your finances in a way that means you’re not dependent on the income of your business and can do the things you want in retirement. Protecting your family i.e estate planning, relationship property. Plus he shares why he's Ryan 'J' Melton, some of his big accomplishments professionally & personally, how he approaches sales & the use of social media & podcasts to build your business. Debra Chantry-Taylor Professional EOS Implementer | Entrepreneurial Leadership & Business Coach | Business Owner #betterbusinessbetterlife #entrepreneur #leadership

Richard Conway describes himself as Entrepreneur, father, author, columnist & investor.  He is the Founder and CEO of Pure SEO, New Zealand's most awarded search agency. They have been in the Deloitte fast 500 for 7 years in a row, so he knows how to grow a business. But as he says, "Success is not Revenue alone". In this podcast he shares his journey from moving from the UK to NZ with no contacts & no networks & starting a small company, to where he has got to today. Richard is also a published author, of the best selling book - "How to Get to the Top of Google Search" with Penguin Books & as a successful entrepreneur he happily shares his journey, his learnings & supports many others on their Entrepreneurial journey through talking at events, being an active member of EO & just generally always looking at how he can help people. Richard also shares his 3 top tips for Business Owners & Entrpreneurs. I met Richard whilst working at Tower Insurance (my final stint in a Corporate environment). It was whilst he was distracted, as Entrepreneurs often are, by running multiple businesses. He had this idea about an online insurance comparison site & I just happened to be the Manager of Marketing at Tower Insurance. I am so grateful for that meeting because Richard & I became friends & he introduced me to The Icehouse (where I worked as a coach & mentor for 7 years) & to EO New Zealand (Entrepreneurs' Organization) (where I found a new support family & made more great friends). Those things changed my life & led me to launching The Common & meeting Daniel & Francesca from EOS Worldwide, when they launched into NZ using my event centre. From there I became a professional EOS Implementer & that too has changed my life. Thank you Richard. From such a seemingly boring meeting about insurance to a lifetime friend that changed my life. And thanks for always openly sharing & helping people 💖 Debra Chantry-Taylor Professional EOS Implementer | Entrepreneurial Leadership & Business Coach | Business Owner #betterbusinessbetterlife #entrepreneur #leadership

Scott Rusnak is an accomplished business owner, having built & successfully exited 2 of his companies.  He is now a Certified EOS Implementer whose passion is helping business owners and burgeoning entrepreneurs get what they want from their businesses so they can live the life they want. Scott is also the author of 'The Entrepreneurs' field guide - Design your life before someone else does it for you!' In this podcast, we talk about how success isn’t rocket science... It’s all about getting clear on what you want and focusing on it. Scott shares his journey through building & exiting 2 businesses of his own, some of his client success stories, as well as his top 3 tips for helping you to design your best life. We chose to go freestyle on this podcast, with Scott sitting outside on his balcony, next to his surfboard. The sound quality might not be the greatest, but it was a real, open, honest & fun conversation which I hope you'll enjoy! Debra Chantry-Taylor Professional EOS Implementer | Entrepreneurial Leadership & Business Coach | Business Owner #betterbusinessbetterlife #entrepreneur #leadership

Cash flow can be a real issue for businesses... Especially with the current environment where we have some industries pushing out payments to up to 80 days. So what's stopping you from freeing up some cash to continue your growth initiatives?  Invoice financing is huge overseas in Europe & the US but many people don't actually know what it is in NZ, because it's not widely used.  Invoice financing is the process of releasing money from unpaid invoices, so that you can use that money to pay for things the business needs & Sarah Lochead-MacMillan, as the GM of Geneva is an expert in this area. For many of the businesses, they have to wait maybe 60 plus days to get paid. There are some wholesalers who work with supermarkets that can be waiting up to about 75 days to get paid. If you're paying your staff weekly, that is a mistiming of cash.  And you always have rent and power and bills like that to pay monthly.  If you don't get paid for two months, how do you find the cash flow?  Join me as I speak with Sarah about the pros & cons of Invoice financing & how you can use it to accelerate growth in your business. Sarah also shares her top 3 tips for businesses, which are simple but effective. Debra Chantry-Taylor Professional EOS Implementer | Entrepreneurial Leadership & Business Coach | Business Owner #betterbusinessbetterlife #entrepreneur #leadership

Dan Wiliams started his entrepreneurial journey at age 10 earning money as a paperboy and local lawnmower kid. The thrill of the enterprise always meant more to him than the money.  He started building and selling computers at the age of 15 and became the go-to for all technology needs for all friends and family.  He eventually had his first experience running and owning a business after joining a small IT business at the age of 21.  He helped grow it to over $20M in revenue and replaced himself in it and exited.  He has done about 5 mergers, sales and acquisitions throughout that time and started his own advisory in 2017 to share his experiences with other business owners.  These days he is a director in a software company, a fulfillment company and has his own EOS practice. In this episode, Dan shares with me his journey to exit & how it's important to elevate those around you in order to really let go! The formal bio Dan is a Certified EOS® Implementer and has more than 20 years experience in the IT industry. He is the former CEO of Australian MSP and certified Great Place to Work, Powernet. He has facilitated hundreds of sessions globally on leadership, growth, and culture. Dan is driven by his passion for helping others and lifting the tide across the IT industry. Dan is a facilitator in the IT Nation Evolve program and former peer group member. Dan spends the majority of his time pursuing his purpose of connecting people with possibilities to unlock potential. As a lifelong entrepreneur himself, Dan now works with over 25 technology service providers across the APAC region as their EOS Implementer and Coach on their journey. Debra Chantry-Taylor Professional EOS Implementer | Entrepreneurial Leadership & Business Coach | Business Owner #betterbusinessbetterlife #entrepreneur #leadership

Entrepreneurailsim runs in the Serville Family. David's brother is well known for starting Serville's Hair Salon, but who knew his brother created not one but 5 franchise businesses? David is a driven entrepreneur with expertise in the franchising and service sectors. As the founder and CEO of CC Group NZ, he has been instrumental in catapulting Kiwi brands such as Crewcut (lawn mowing services and franchises), Crewcare (commercial cleaning services and franchises, Chemcare (asbestos removal), CC Training Academy (industry training), and CC Facilities Management (facilities services) to new and exciting heights. However, as all entrepreneurs know, there's a danger of getting drawn down a rabbit hole, enticed by the bright, sparkly things that we all love.  So, how do you avoid these pitfalls & make sure you don't leave money on the table? In 1991, David started a lawn mowing business with a business partner and a small business loan from the predecessor to WINZ. Almost 30 years later, that small business is now an established group of businesses. In his typically understated way, David talks with me & takes us through his journey from that small business loan to a 'not so overnight success'  group of companies that now employs 100s of staff. He shares with us how he learned from Amway, why he decided he had to learn about numbers, his relationship with his 3 wives, 5 kids & 4 grandchildren & how he avoids going down the rabbit hole. David also shares his top 3 tips on how you can maintain clarity & focus. Debra Chantry-Taylor Professional EOS Implementer | Entrepreneurial Leadership & Business Coach | Business Owner #betterbusinessbetterlife #entrepreneur #leadership

Hi this is Debra, the host of the Better Business Better Life Podcast. Thanks so much for listening in. I’ve really enjoyed chatting to our guests & asking them about their journeys – I hope you have too. You may have noticed that we’ve been off-air for a few weeks. Don’t worry – we’re not going anywhere – we just took some time out to secure some new guests & fix up the sound issues you may have experienced in the last 2 episodes. The great news is we’ve started recording again & we’ve secured some amazing guests – all successful, established Business Owners who are prepared to openly share their journey & tips & pointers with you. Guests such as David Serville, founder & CEO of Crew Cut Group – with iconic brands such as Crew Cu, Crew Care & Chem Care. David started the business almost 30 years ago with one other person & it now employs a large number of people across the 5 company brands. He shares his business growth story along with his personal journey, including 3 wives & 3 families. And Richard Conway – CEO of Pure SEO – NZ’s most awarded SEO agency & Penguin books published author. Pure SEO has been in the Deloitte Fast 500 for the last 8 years. Richard shares with us how he grew the business to over 70 staff, some of the challenges he faces & what comes next for him & the business. We also have some superb experts on topics such as business finance & creating the right environment for a healthy business & life. So please do subscribe to the podcast to make sure you get these new episodes as they come out weekly. Look forward to sharing more of my guests' journeys with you, starting mid-April. As always, if you have any topics you'd like to hear about or guests that you would like to hear from then please let me know.