Profit by Design

Do you have an important story to share? And would you like to become more powerful and effective in the way you communicate it? In today's episode, Dr. Sabrina and Mike have a conversation with John Bates. John's superpower is helping us get out of our own way to have an impact on the world. John is very good at getting people to be real very quickly. Dr. Sabrina was privileged to work and train with him on at least three occasions over the last year and he was a big part of how she has grown in her ability to connect and communicate authentically. John was also with Dr. Sabrina at the recent Breakthroughs on the Bayou 4 Week Vacation™ Retreat, as their VIP Day Workshop Leader. Tune in to hear all the good stuff that John shares today! John Bates’ 'why' is to bring out what is awesome inside of every person, so it can live in the world and make a real difference. Based in human evolutionary biology and neurophysiology, John's principles of leadership, communication, and influence show you not only what works, but why it works, making them easy to apply to your unique style, so you can be even more effective. John trains and coaches C-level leaders at global organizations like Johnson and Johnson, NASA (including all the active astronauts), Exentia, Boston Scientific, and more.  John's background is as a founder, co-founder, or very early-stage employee at internet-related start-up companies like BigWords.Com, which flamed out in the  Dot Com bomb, or GoldStar.Com, which is still rocking and rolling. John would always end up with the title 'evangelist'. He has raised several hundred million dollars with his various teams in Silicon Valley and beyond, and he now shares his experiences from the school of hard knocks with his clients all over the world. Tune in for more! Show Highlights: The incredible breakthroughs that John created at the recent Breakthroughs on the Bayou 4 Week Vacation™ Retreat. John gets people to be real very quickly.  It took John about a year-and-a-half to two years for John to break even. John discusses the exponential growth of his coaching business that came as he shifted his focus from making money to providing value. Why John decided to base all his training in human evolutionary biology and neurophysiology. John talks about creating your audience, something he has seen make an enormous difference for all types of people. John walks us through the steps to quiet our monkey mind so we can connect and have a powerful impact. John shares his experience with a stoic audience and how he overcame his monkey mind, giving us strategies to do the same when we are in front of any audience (from keynotes to weekly team meetings).  Getting out of the tactical mindset. Non-verbal communication sets the context for everything we say. John shares some of the best advice he ever got. John shares some of his resources. John just released The Amazing Itty Bitty Guide To Being Ted-Worthy- Fifteen Essential Secrets of Successful Speaking Based In Human Neurobiology, which rapidly became an Amazon Best Seller on the day of its release. John's new book, Speak Like A Ted-Worthy Leader- Connect, Inspire, and Transform, is about to come out. Links and resources: Profit by Design Podcast: www.profitbydesignpodcast.com  Profit by Design Facebook group John's website: https://executivespeakingsuccess.com/Connect with John: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExecutiveSpeakingSuccess/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/johnbates  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnbates/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnkbates/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ExecSpeaking John's resources:  1) Openings and Closings PDF https://executivespeakingsuccess.com/openings-closings 2) John's book, now available from Amazon: The Amazing Itty Bitty Guide To Being Ted-Worthy- Fifteen Essential Secrets of Successful Speaking Based In Human Neurobiology  3)  John is gifting our Profit Designers with a 50% savings on his Speak Like a Leader Bootcamp. Use this special link to access this powerful course: https://www.profitbydesignpodcast.com/speak-like-a-leader If you are interested in taking part in our 2020 Breakthroughs On The Bayou 4 Week Vacation Legacy Retreat in March 2020, you need to get your application in right now! All the information is available at  www.4weekvacation.com. Apply soon, as space is limited, and you will qualify for Super Early Bird Savings that is not listed on the website! Super Early Bird Savings Ends April 30, 2019. Check out Dr. Sabrina's free 4 Week Vacation™ Jump Start Guide: www.4weekvacation.com Mentioned in this episode:Jumpstart WorkshopWe know that small business owners need a growth plan that delivers. In this 3-day workshop, you’ll understand how to: - Design Sustainable Profitability: We’ll help you calculate your profit potential and design a plan for profit in the year ahead and many more to come! - Simplify Your Business: Discover the profit that’s hiding in plain site. Then you’ll see a clear path to simplify to grow. - Identify Your Unique Value: What if you could charge more and free up your time? You can once you identify where you can deliver more value than anyone else. Visit https://tapthepotential.com/jumpstart to get registered today!

Would you like to know if there's something that you may be doing that is sabotaging you getting good financial advice from your accountant or bookkeeper?  Dr. Sabrina and Mike have a conversation with Danielle Hayden and Lindsay Derby, the owners of Kickstart Accounting, Inc. Danielle and Lindsay are all about accounting for growing a business that fits your needs. In this interview, they take a look at the ways we relate to money, and how fears that come up around money interfere with us making good decisions in our businesses. They discuss what we really need to know about how to be a good client for our accountants and bookkeepers. They also talk about business partnerships and the ingredients for good business partnerships. Listen in to find out more! Danielle Hayden has a master's degree in accounting and financial management and she's a licensed CPA in the state of Ohio. Danielle found, at the beginning of her career, that as well as crunching numbers, she also had a passion for helping creative entrepreneurs understand their finances so that they can grow their businesses. In her free time, Danielle enjoys the outdoors with her kids and checking out local wineries and breweries. Lindsay Darby graduated from Cleveland State University with an accounting degree. While completing hundreds of audits she discovered that she most enjoyed working with the owners and management teams to develop financial and reporting plans, enabling them to achieve both their short and long-term goals. When Lindsay is not working, she enjoys traveling and checking out museums from around the country.    Show Highlights: What made Danielle and Lindsay decide to go into business together. What it's been like for Danielle and Lindsay to navigate their business partnership together, for the last five years. Many business owners get paralyzed by planning. Business partnerships seem to either go well or they can go sideways quickly. Learning to know what you're good at and staying in your lane is a key to a successful business partnership. Good processes are important for a successful business partnership. Danielle and Lindsay discuss the core values that each of them possesses separately, that assists their partnership as a whole. The values that Danielle and Lindsay share. How they reassure entrepreneurs. How our childhood creates a mindset around money. Practicing preventative bookkeeping and accounting can help business owners change their mindset around money. You have to understand how your business is doing throughout the year, or at a minimum on a quarterly basis. The key to being successful is in taking small steps forward. Danielle and Lindsay establish a long-term relationship with their clients, to be there with them as they grow their businesses. What Danielle and Lindsay have learned about themselves as entrepreneurs as they take their clients through their processes. Developing an appreciation for what their clients are experiencing, as they go through the process. Danielle and Lindsay talk about the financial goal-setting worksheet that they share with their clients as a tool. Small business owners need to know how much it costs for them to stay afloat every month. The importance of reviewing your goals regularly. Putting the human touch into accounting. Building trust through consistency. What makes a client get fired. What makes a business owner show up as a great client for a bookkeeper or accountant. Links: Profit by Design Podcast: www.profitbydesignpodcast.com  Profit by Design Facebook group Email: sabrinaandmike@profitbydesignpodast.com www.howtohirethebest.com is Dr. Sabrina’s free masterclass  Access Danielle and Lindsay’s Goal Setting Worksheet at www.kickstartaccountinginc.com To get in touch with Danielle and Lindsay go to www.kickstartaccountinginc.com  They are also on all social media platforms: Social Media: Instagram - @kickstartaccounting  Twitter - @kickstartacct Facebook - @kickstartaccountinginc    Would you like to join a community of entrepreneurs setting our businesses up to support our lives, and not the other way around? Check our Breakthroughs on The Bayou 4 Week Vacation™ Legacy Retreat at www.4WeekVacation.com  If you're interested in being a part of the retreat, all the information is available at  www.4weekvacation.com. Apply soon, as space is limited, and you may qualify for Super Early Bird Savings that is not listed on the website! Get Dr. Sabrina's free 4 Week Vacation™ Jump Start Guide: www.4weekvacation.com Mentioned in this episode:Jumpstart WorkshopWe know that small business owners need a growth plan that delivers. In this 3-day workshop, you’ll understand how to: - Design Sustainable Profitability: We’ll help you calculate your profit potential and design a plan for profit in the year ahead and many more to come! - Simplify Your Business: Discover the profit that’s hiding in plain site. Then you’ll see a clear path to simplify to grow. - Identify Your Unique Value: What if you could charge more and free up your time? You can once you identify where you can deliver more value than anyone else. Visit https://tapthepotential.com/jumpstart to get registered today!

Did you know that your mindset is a critical issue? And that it affects your business in several key areas? In today's episode, Dr. Sabrina and Mike have an interesting conversation with Tom Reber, the host of The Contractor Fight Podcast. They talk about mindset and the impact that it has on the pricing of services, the sales process, the way we deal with the hiring process, and how we deal with our team. Tom also talks about the value of getting outside of our own industry to make our businesses really stand out. Listen in today, to find out more! Tom runs a coaching and consulting company for contractors. Tom believes the battle we're fighting starts between the ears. Tune in to find out about toxic mindsets and what it takes to develop the kind of confidence you need to build the kind of business you want.  Tom Reber is the host of The Contractor Fight Podcast which currently reaches tens of thousands of contractors all around the world, through the podcast, Tom's Youtube channel, Contractor Fight TV, social media, and private workshops. Tom is a Marine Corps veteran and he lives in Manitou Springs, Colorado. Show Highlights: Tom shares the moment that he realized that mindset was a critical issue. What you focus on and what you give importance to, is generally what you're going to get in your life. Tom talks about the foundation of what they do in The Contractor Fight. The biggest battles that Tom sees contractors fighting between their ears. You have to be confident, and your own biggest fan. Confidence is like a muscle. You have to work on intentionally building your confidence. How to grow your confidence. You become the average of the five people you hang out with. The benefits of being uncomfortable. Making the choice to make money. Tom shares about his provocative online article, How to Increase Profit In Less Than One Month. The number one area that gross profit is lost is through direct labor costs. Managing labor costs and getting employees invested in the profit of the company. Why it's worth paying the best people the most money. Why you have to have certain non-negotiables when it comes to the character of the people you employ. What is involved in a culture contract. Tom explains his Profit Path. Preparing your mindset for employing the right people. Raising your prices when things get tough in business. Tom's rather unorthodox sales process. The incredible benefits of learning to listen properly. Learning to take control with your clients. Shifting your mindset from 'that won't work' to 'how can I make this work?'. The value of journaling and affirmations.  Links: Profit by Design Podcast: www.profitbydesignpodcast.com  Profit by Design Facebook group www.howtohirethebest.com is Dr. Sabrina’s free masterclass to help you hire A-Players. www.TapThePotential.com is Dr. Sabrina’s coaching company specializing in helping business owners create highly profitable, great places to work.  Tom's website:  www.thecontractorfight.com  To get Tom's Daily Fight tips, either text 7192993852 and use the word TIPS. Or go to www.thecontractorfight.com to join.    If you are interested in taking part in our Breakthroughson The Bayou 4 Week Vacation™ Legacy Retreat in March 2020, you need to get your application in right now! If you're interested in being a part of the retreat, all the information is available at  www.4weekvacation.com. Apply soon, as space is limited, and you may qualify for Super Early Bird Savings that is not listed on the website! Get Dr. Sabrina's free 4 Week Vacation™ Jump Start Guide: www.4weekvacation.com     Mentioned in this episode:Jumpstart WorkshopWe know that small business owners need a growth plan that delivers. In this 3-day workshop, you’ll understand how to: - Design Sustainable Profitability: We’ll help you calculate your profit potential and design a plan for profit in the year ahead and many more to come! - Simplify Your Business: Discover the profit that’s hiding in plain site. Then you’ll see a clear path to simplify to grow. - Identify Your Unique Value: What if you could charge more and free up your time? You can once you identify where you can deliver more value than anyone else. Visit https://tapthepotential.com/jumpstart to get registered today!

Have you ever worked in a toxic work environment? If so, you're going to love today's guest, Erin Longmoon, of Zephyr Recruiting. Erin is on a mission to eradicate toxic workplaces. She is doing this by placing A-Players in small businesses through her unique recruiting strategies. Listen in to today's episode, to hear her conversation with Dr. Sabrina and Mike. In her previous company, Erin worked as a business consultant and coach for small businesses. She constantly encountered clients who needed support in building strong and connected dream teams, but who could not afford traditional recruiters. Erin gets very worked up about the little guy not getting what the big guy has, so she came up with a solution, and that's how Zephyr Recruiting was born. Erin is the Chief Idea Officer and Overseer of The Realm at Zephyr Recruiting. Her magical powers include empathy and the ability to read people, knowing what's underneath the facade (very valuable in the recruiting process!). Erin is also really good at solving problems and coming up with new and awesome ideas. Tune in now for solutions to your hiring challenges! Show Highlights: Erin explains how she found that her mission is to eradicate toxic workplaces. Erin's recruiting company is committed to finding the best fit for their clients. Dr. Sabrina discovered that it can take up to eight years to turn a toxic culture around. Weeding out the "B" and "C" players so that the "A" players can thrive in the environment. Toxicity in the workplace almost always begins with the business owner and can grow from the very best intentions. It's very challenging to place great people in places that are not great to work in. Erin talks about her transition from business coaching and consulting to recruiting. How Erin helps business owners with their recruiting process. Erin talks about her process and she explains how she's different. How most traditional recruiters work. Erin's company finds a good fit for both the candidate and the employer. Why small businesses cannot afford to make the mistake of a bad hire. Erin's company works on a one-time flat fee and they also have discounts. Employee loyalty is one of the areas that can give you the opportunity to have your profit 200-10 000% higher than your peers in your same industry. Erin has two free articles for you, the listener, on her website. One of them is called Eight Secrets To Ensure Employee Loyalty. How featuring your "A" player employees on your website and on social media increases your client loyalty. How Erin builds on the work Dr. Sabrina does with clients to get the A-Players they need.  Erin recommends Dr. Sabrina’s Masterclass and Complete Course at HowToHireTheBest.com She finds that business owners who have been through that program are much better positioned for quickly and successfully recruiting A-Players. Go to Erin's website, www.zephyrrecruiting.com, to read the article, The Five Secrets That This Is The One, to help you figure out if you have the right candidate to hire. You will also find The Eight Secrets To Ensure Employee Loyalty there. Both are available to you for free. Erin has a surprise gift too! If you need some recruiting for your business and you contact Erin within the next 60 days, you will receive a 20% discount. Resources: Profit by Design Podcast: www.profitbydesignpodcast.com  Profit by Design Facebook group Access Dr. Sabrina’s How to Hire the Best Masterclass for free at www.howtohirethebest.com  Erin's website: www.zephyrrecruiting.com   Check out Dr. Sabrina's free 4 Week Vacation™ Jump Start Guide: www.4weekvacation.com  If you are interested in taking part in our 2020 Breakthroughs on The Bayou 4 Week Vacation™ Legacy Retreat in March 2020, you need to get your application in right now! If you're interested in being a part of the retreat, all the information is available at  www.4weekvacation.com. Apply soon, as space is limited, and you may qualify for Super Early Bird Savings that is not listed on the website!   Books mentioned:  How to Hire the Best by Dr. Sabrina Starling   The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz Books by Brené Brown   Recommended podcast:   Listen to Unlocking the power of intuition | Bill Bennett from UNSTOPPABLE with Kerwin Rae in Podcasts. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/unstoppable-with-kerwin-rae/id1435769990?mt=2&i=1000429575139Mentioned in this episode:Jumpstart WorkshopWe know that small business owners need a growth plan that delivers. In this 3-day workshop, you’ll understand how to: - Design Sustainable Profitability: We’ll help you calculate your profit potential and design a plan for profit in the year ahead and many more to come! - Simplify Your Business: Discover the profit that’s hiding in plain site. Then you’ll see a clear path to simplify to grow. - Identify Your Unique Value: What if you could charge more and free up your time? You can once you identify where you can deliver more value than anyone else. Visit https://tapthepotential.com/jumpstart to get registered today!

Would you like to take a 4 Week Vacation™? John Briggs, owner of Incite Tax Works took the 4 Week Vacation™ challenge. In today's episode, he will share with us how he got there and what he has been through. He and Dr. Sabrina have an interesting discussion around mindset, sharing the mindset issues that they grappled with as they prepared to go on their 4 Week Vacations. The suspense was high in the final months as John needed to fill a critical role and the A-Players were not applying. John and Sabrina discuss the How to Hire the Best™ A-Player Attraction Strategies John implemented and what happened. Listen in today to find out how John used that difficulty to make his business even stronger for when he returns from his 4 Week Vacation.   John has owned a tax firm for more than a decade starting off as a solopreneur and now has a team of 18 people he works with.  He is a Mastery level Profit Frist Professional, has a lean six sigma black belt, is a CPA, a license financial planner, an owner of a CrossFit gym, an owner of an options trading newsletter, and is currently writing the book Profit First for Microgyms.     Show Highlights: It feels surreal for John to be taking a 4 Week Vacation. There are some pretty remarkable things about what John is doing because his 4 Week Vacation is set to happen in the height of the tax season. John explains how made his 4 Week Vacation™ happen. When John read Michael Michalowicz's book, Clockwork, he felt as if it was a personal challenge for him. John spent three years working towards his 4 Week Vacation™ after being inspired hearing Dr. Sabrina talk about it.  John explains how he prepared for his 4 Week Vacation™. The critical mindset shift that entrepreneurs have to make when delegating responsibilities to team members. John talks about the hardest of the mindset shifts that he had to make. Why it's critical to regularly tell your team members that you trust them. It took John three years of effort to get to the point of being able to thank his team members for their mistakes.  Dr. Sabrina is on a mission to make 4 Week Vacation™ the norm, rather than the exception, for entrepreneurs. Making a list was the first step towards John's 4 Week Vacation™. John explains the systems his business required, in order for him to be able to take a 4 Week Vacation™. John discusses the difficulties he had with his key hires. John got help from Dr. Sabrina for his hiring process. The doubts that John grappled with in his hiring process. The way that the How To Hire The Best system worked for John's business. The benefits of using Tap the Potential’s Key Employee Survey with your team. John and Dr. Sabrina share how John created a remarkable recruitment marketing video to convey how Incite Tax Works is different and attract the right team members.   The importance of sharing your uniqueness. John discusses his plans for his 4 Week Vacation™.  John discusses the book that he is writing, Profit First for Microgyms. John explains his free Five Day Cash Challenge resource. Links and Resources: Profit by Design Podcast: www.profitbydesignpodcast.com  Join our conversations in the Profit by Design Facebook Group   Video John’s team created on the Recruiting Page of their website: https://www.tapthepotential.com/great-place-to-work-spotlight-incite/ Dr. Sabrina’s How to Hire the Best System™ is introduced in this FREE MASTERCLASS:  www.HowToHireTheBest.com Get Dr. Sabrina's free 4 Week Vacation™ Jump Start Guide: www.4weekvacation.com  John’s Free 5 Day Cash Challenge https://cashiskinguniversity.com/5-day-challenge/ If you are interested in taking part in our 2020 Breakthroughs on The Bayou 4 Week Vacation™ Legacy Retreat in March 2020, you need to get your application in right now! If you're interested in being a part of the retreat, all the information is available at  www.4weekvacation.com. Apply soon, as space is limited, and you may qualify for Super Early Bird Savings that is not listed on the website!Mentioned in this episode:Jumpstart WorkshopWe know that small business owners need a growth plan that delivers. In this 3-day workshop, you’ll understand how to: - Design Sustainable Profitability: We’ll help you calculate your profit potential and design a plan for profit in the year ahead and many more to come! - Simplify Your Business: Discover the profit that’s hiding in plain site. Then you’ll see a clear path to simplify to grow. - Identify Your Unique Value: What if you could charge more and free up your time? You can once you identify where you can deliver more value than anyone else. Visit https://tapthepotential.com/jumpstart to get registered today!

Are you clear about where your strengths lie? In today's episode, we're sharing our interview with Darren Virassammy, the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of 34 Strong. Darren blew Dr. Sabrina away with his talk at ProfitCON last Fall, about working and living from our strengths. Darren has been bringing StrengthsFinder into organizations to help team members to gain clarity about where their strengths lie. And Dr. Sabrina has been looking for ways to help her clients deepen what they're already doing that works – leading from strengths.    Did you know that businesses with highly-engaged team members working from their business Sweet Spots have the potential be 200-10,000 percent more profitable than their peers in the same industry? This is because people are happiest when they are working from their strengths. The ability to work from your strength is key to creating a great place to work. Tune in today to hear Darren's conversation with Dr. Sabrina about tapping people's strengths!   Darren Virassammy is the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of 34 Strong, comprised of a team that believes everyone deserves a great place to work and that any workplace can be great.  A leading expert in the global employee engagement community, the 34 Strong team leverages the Strengths-Based approach to human development to create massive shifts within organizations, both culturally and on the bottom line. Darren and his team have created sustainable change in small micro-businesses, all the way up to large organizational teams at the FDA, Bank of America, and The California Department of Public Health.  Recently, Darren keynoted for Hitachi Global Women’s Conference, The Rotary World Peace Conference, The Professional Grounds Management Society, and Author Mike Michalowicz’ ProfitCon.     Show highlights:   How Darren got into his work and why he's so passionate about what he does. When you work really hard on something that you don't love, it's called stress. And when you work really hard on something that you love, and that you feel is making an impact, it's called passion. Every employee deserves a great place to work, and every workplace can be a great place to work. It takes work! What happens when people become better versions of themselves. Talent is your natural patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior that can be productively applied. Focusing on what's right with people. We can easily overlook our talents because those things come so naturally to us.  Creating awareness of how our talents align to create excellence. Moving our frustration to fascination. Learning the language of strengths to identify your talents. The way that tension dissipates in a team after understanding patterns of strength. What happens when business owners take the  StrengthsFinder Assessment. Team awareness starts with self-awareness. Everybody wants to be valued for being valuable. The way that your team interacts is the brand of your organization. Darren shares some data on the level of engagement of employees in America. Dealing with pushback within organizations. Catching people doing things right. Dr. Sabrina and Darren are teaming up together to offer Leading Your Organization from Strengths, to help small business owners build teams that are working from their strengths. What will be included in Leading Your Organization from Strengths, and what you will gain from it.   Links and resources:   Books mentioned in this episode:      How to Hire the Best by Dr. Sabrina Starling   The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz   Destination Unstoppable by Maureen Monte   Free Exercise Download: Grind. Greatness. Genius.   Discover your areas of Grind, Greatness and Genius https://www.34strong.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/GeniusZone.pdf   Video Links: 34 Strong Overview video:  https://vimeo.com/300826565 Darren’s Keynote: Creating Excellence Through Strengths (from Profit Con 2018): https://youtu.be/EkLUn9Vpfxs     Website links: 34 Strong website: www.34strong.com   34 Strong Blog: 34strong.com/blog Strengths-Based Parenting Blog: https://www.analynbrandon.com/blog/   Social Media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/strengthsfinder/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/34strong/ 34 Strong LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/34-strong-inc-/   Profit by Design Podcast: www.profitbydesignpodcast.com  Profit by Design Facebook group Email: sabrinaandmike@profitbydesignpodast.com     Check out Dr. Sabrina's free 4 Week Vacation™ Jump Start Guide: www.4weekvacation.com  If you are interested in taking part in our 2020 Breakthroughs on The Bayou 4 Week Vacation™ Legacy Retreat in March 2020, you need to get your application in right now! If you're interested in being a part of the retreat, all the information is available at  www.4weekvacation.com. Apply soon, as space is limited, and you may qualify for Super Early Bird Savings that is not listed on the website!   Please help us get discovered by leaving an honest review on iTunes! To get in on Leading Your Organization from Strengths, go to www.tapthepotential.com/34. Code PROFIT will save you $100 off your registration. If you are registering team members, use the code SAVE100 to save an additional $100 for each team member registered.  Mentioned in this episode:Jumpstart WorkshopWe know that small business owners need a growth plan that delivers. In this 3-day workshop, you’ll understand how to: - Design Sustainable Profitability: We’ll help you calculate your profit potential and design a plan for profit in the year ahead and many more to come! - Simplify Your Business: Discover the profit that’s hiding in plain site. Then you’ll see a clear path to simplify to grow. - Identify Your Unique Value: What if you could charge more and free up your time? You can once you identify where you can deliver more value than anyone else. Visit https://tapthepotential.com/jumpstart to get registered today!

What does connected to learning mean to you? For Mike and Dr. Sabrina, it's been valuable to discover new things on this podcast, and to learn, grow, and evolve through the experience. Last week's episode got their wheels turning.  Entrepreneurship can be a lonely, isolated endeavor. We entrepreneurs sometimes feel nobody really knows or understands what we're going through. So when we hear entrepreneurs in conversation about solutions, ideas, and ways to improve ourselves through our challenges, it can help us to feel connected. The more people we bring into these conversations, the richer they become.  On the show today, Dr. Sabrina and Mike further the discussion about connecting to learn. Tune in now to connect, learn and grow from today's conversation. The 4 Week Vacation™ Breakthroughs on the Bayou Retreat is going on right now, at Dr. Sabrina's home, The Entrepreneur's Retreat Center. She wants to support you if you're interested in a 4 Week Vacation. To get Dr. Sabrina's free 4 Week Vacation™ Jump Start Guide head over to www.4weekvacation.com.  While you're there check out the 4 Week Vacation Retreat which is coming up in soon.  If you're interested in being a part of the retreat, all the information is available at  www.4weekvacation.com. Apply soon, as space is limited, and you may qualify for Super Early Bird Savings that is not listed on the website! If you are finding value from the podcast, please leave us an honest review on whatever platform you listen on. We will be drawing to give away a signed copy of Dr. Sabrina Starling’s book, How to Hire the Best, The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz and a Profit by Design T-shirt.  Show Highlights: Dr. Sabrina and Mike would love to hear your thoughts about the idea of being connected to learning. Through the podcast, Mike and Dr. Sabrina are creating a community of learning for small business owners and their teams. A lot of this conversation is happening in the Profit by Design Facebook group. Join us there! Dr. Sabrina discusses the Breakthroughs on the Bayou Retreat currently occurring at Dr. Sabrina's home, The Entrepreneurs Retreat Center. The conversations on Profit by Design have grown out of the conversations that happen in those retreats.  Dr. Sabrina talks about her intention when creating the retreat. Dr. Sabrina shares The Corn Story, which is how she perceives the value of inviting others into the learning process and the model for the Profit by Design community.  Mike and Dr. Sabrina discuss the power of vulnerability and sharing the experience with others. The ways that male and female entrepreneurs benefit from being around each other. Diversity brings the opportunity for cross-pollination of ideas.  There are many opportunities for women in the construction industry. Of all the industries, the construction industry has the smallest gap between the earnings of men and women. The importance of injecting new ideas into a business. Dr. Sabrina has managed to be really successful in her business, working only 25 hours a week. Creating a sustainable business that you can step away from.  Creating businesses that support the lifestyle you desire. The importance of mentioning people's names and remembering people. It feels really good to be acknowledged! Mike shares some thoughts about the benefits of the Morning Huddle and 2 Week Lookahead.   Links and Resources:   Profit by Design Podcast: www.profitbydesignpodcast.com  Profit by Design Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ProfitByDesign/   If you'd like to try out our 2 Week Lookahead Agenda in your business, and come back and share your experience with us, please reach out to us! The 4 Week Vacation™ Breakthroughs on the Bayou Retreat is going on right now, at Dr. Sabrina's home, The Entrepreneur's Retreat Center. She wants to support you if you're interested in a 4 Week Vacation. To get Dr. Sabrina's free 4 Week Vacation™ Jump Start Guide head over to www.4weekvacation.com.  While you're there check out the 4 Week Vacation Retreat which is coming up in soon.  If you're interested in being a part of the retreat, all the information is available at  www.4weekvacation.com. Apply soon, as space is limited, and you may qualify for Super Early Bird Savings that is not listed on the website!Mentioned in this episode:Jumpstart WorkshopWe know that small business owners need a growth plan that delivers. In this 3-day workshop, you’ll understand how to: - Design Sustainable Profitability: We’ll help you calculate your profit potential and design a plan for profit in the year ahead and many more to come! - Simplify Your Business: Discover the profit that’s hiding in plain site. Then you’ll see a clear path to simplify to grow. - Identify Your Unique Value: What if you could charge more and free up your time? You can once you identify where you can deliver more value than anyone else. Visit https://tapthepotential.com/jumpstart to get registered today!

Just back from a 4 Week Vacation, Dr. Sabrina Starling wants to inspire you to tap your potential. She runs her business only 25 hours per week, that's most weeks, and she's a single mom and author. On this interview, Tom asks Dr. Sabrina some outrageous questions, which gets her reflecting on her early days as an entrepreneur, and lessons she has learned from the school of hard knocks. Dr. Sabrina also discusses her next book in the How to Hire the Best series, focused on the construction industry. Mentioned in this episode:Jumpstart WorkshopWe know that small business owners need a growth plan that delivers. In this 3-day workshop, you’ll understand how to: - Design Sustainable Profitability: We’ll help you calculate your profit potential and design a plan for profit in the year ahead and many more to come! - Simplify Your Business: Discover the profit that’s hiding in plain site. Then you’ll see a clear path to simplify to grow. - Identify Your Unique Value: What if you could charge more and free up your time? You can once you identify where you can deliver more value than anyone else. Visit https://tapthepotential.com/jumpstart to get registered today!

Are you an entrepreneur and need help getting yourself and company out of the weeds? Today our guest shares the tools and systems that she uses. A woman on the go, Christeen Era is constantly improving her business. Her reach extends far beyond her business due to her dedication in helping other entrepreneurs improve their businesses as well.  Christeen Era, the owner of Core Accounting Services, realized in 2005 that she had a unique skill set and decided to establish her own company – Core Accounting. She has worked in bookkeeping, accounting and administrative consulting for more than 20 years. Now she uses her expertise not only for accounting but to transition companies to the cloud and realize the benefits of strategic streamlining. In this episode, we get into some juicy deep topics including a discussion about how we as entrepreneurs play small and the implications on our own lives and for those we might be serving if we weren’t playing small. We talk about how Christeen has engaged her team to hold her accountable and the process she and her team use when they get into the weeds. Listen in and discover how to get out of your own way to improve your business. Are you dreaming of a 4 week vacation? Check out the 4 Week Vacation Free Jump Start Guide! Click Here   Show Highlights How Christeen got where she is today Going down some rocky roads to create the business Christeen’s biggest fears - dedication, being accountable, and showing up What Christeen would tell her self if she could go back 2 years ago. Don’t forget you need a good support system It is easy to get frustrated so stay connected to your tools and systems Being accountable for your own mistakes Some of Christeen and her team members’ favorite podcasts How Christeen handles things that come up with team members Having a theme every year and this year for Christeen her theme was - Get uncomfortable Tips on getting out of the weeds Staying connected to learning  Checklist – 21 things to do and when to do them, by Christeen Era Resources Check out the conversation between Mike and Dr. Sabrina that 95% of entrepreneurs never have at the Profit by design website.  Profit by Design Podcast  Website Profit by Design Facebook group Email: sabrinaandmike@profitbydesignpodcast.com   Please help us get discovered by leaving an honest review on iTunes! If you do, your name will be entered into a drawing to win the book, The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz, a signed copy of Dr. Sabrina’s book, How to Hire the Best, and a Profit by Design T-Shirt.    Dr. Sabrina's free 4 Week Vacation Jump Start Guide: www.4weekvacation.com while you're there check out the 4 Week Vacation Retreat which is coming up in a few weeks, and sign up for the waitlist.   Books mentioned in the episode: Mindset by Carol Dweck   Programs mentioned in the episode: Leadership Bootcamp: www.TapThePotential.com/Leadership Coach Approach: www.TapThePotential.com/Coach-Approach Checklist by Christeen Era Christeen Era’s Website Core Accounting Services   Sponsors: Tap the Potential Leadership Bootcamp Program Tap the Potential website Contractor Business Solutions - Small Business Consulting Group WebsiteMentioned in this episode:Jumpstart WorkshopWe know that small business owners need a growth plan that delivers. In this 3-day workshop, you’ll understand how to: - Design Sustainable Profitability: We’ll help you calculate your profit potential and design a plan for profit in the year ahead and many more to come! - Simplify Your Business: Discover the profit that’s hiding in plain site. Then you’ll see a clear path to simplify to grow. - Identify Your Unique Value: What if you could charge more and free up your time? You can once you identify where you can deliver more value than anyone else. Visit https://tapthepotential.com/jumpstart to get registered today!

How do you tap into your team’s greatness? Creating a great workplace culture is a struggle for many of us and it’s one Jeff McManus knows all too well. Author of the book Growing Weeders Into Leaders, at the age of 37, Jeff was hired by the University of Mississippi as the director of the newly formed landscape services department. At the time, Jeff one of the most junior directors on campus, and he faced an immediate and overwhelming challenge with the exceptionally low morale and the unacceptable lack of productivity of the staff. In many ways, the challenges he faced at Ole Miss's Landscape Services are typical of those small business owners grapple with daily.  In today's episode, you will hear what Jeff learned as he transformed Ole Miss’s Landscape Services into a great culture while weathering some difficult life lessons.  Tune in today to hear his conversation with Dr. Sabrina about leadership. Be ready to GROW!   Check out Dr. Sabrina's free 4 Week Vacation™ Jump Start Guide: www.4weekvacation.com  While you're there learn more about the 4 Week Vacation™ Retreat.   Please help us get discovered by leaving an honest review on iTunes! If you do, (or if you've done so any time previously) your name will be entered into a drawing to win a copy of The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz on the 25th episode. Send a screenshot of your review so that you get entered in the drawing. Email your screenshot to SabrinaAndMike@ProfitByDesignPodcast.com   Show Highlights: The experiences that led Jeff to write his book. How Jeff learned to have awareness about what his role was. Asking everyone, including the people that answered to him, for feedback worked for Jeff. Jeff's multi-pronged approach to increasing his team's efficiency. Jeff's way of empowering people. Learning how to hire effectively. Jeff now has committees for his hiring process. Jeff's role on the committee is to try to talk people out of the job. The traits and strengths that Jeff looks for in interviewees. Picking up on body language and non-verbal cues in interviews. How Jeff motivated his team to buy into his vision. Talking often about cultivating greatness is key to making it happen. Teaching the staff the protocol prior to a VIP visit. Jeff explains what Landscape University is all about, and how he built the program. Jeff shares his secret to getting training videos created. Holding accountability, The kind of support that Jeff offers to small business owners. There's a lot of work upfront with building a culture, but it becomes steady-going after a while. Jeff has a tip-sheet with 21 Ways To Walk Your Team In Wisdom. This has been a big part of his success. Jeff discusses his way of getting his staff to spend time with wise people. Jeff's team has won five national awards because of their hard work. Introducing the idea of a growth mindset to people with a fixed mindset.   Teaching your team with audiobooks. Jeff’s TED talk is Growing Weeders into Leaders. Links and Resources:   Profit by Design Podcast: www.profitbydesignpodcast.com  Profit by Design Facebook group Email: sabrinaandmike@profitbydesignpodast.com   Jeff’s TEDxtalk, Growing Weeders into Leaders, referenced in the interview: https://youtu.be/gKlv-mNlw3w Motivational Video created by the Landscape Services at Ole Miss University: https://youtu.be/-2ShQg3Qkyo   Books mentioned in the episode: Growing Weeders Into Leaders by Jeff McManus How to Hire the Best by Dr. Sabrina Starling It's My Pleasure by  Dee Ann Turner Who by Jeff Smart Mindset by Carol Dweck Change Your Questions Change Your Life by Dr. Marilee Adams Jeff recommends audiobooks by John Maxwell  Mentioned in this episode:Jumpstart WorkshopWe know that small business owners need a growth plan that delivers. In this 3-day workshop, you’ll understand how to: - Design Sustainable Profitability: We’ll help you calculate your profit potential and design a plan for profit in the year ahead and many more to come! - Simplify Your Business: Discover the profit that’s hiding in plain site. Then you’ll see a clear path to simplify to grow. - Identify Your Unique Value: What if you could charge more and free up your time? You can once you identify where you can deliver more value than anyone else. Visit https://tapthepotential.com/jumpstart to get registered today!