For anyone writing a book or thinking about publishing one, listen to this! Chris talks about strategy and the process for launching a book on Amazon and what it takes to become an Amazon best seller.Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insig

How To Make Your First Million, Scaling The Hustle, & 2022 Trends // Sam Parr

May 13th, 2022 40m 27s

In this Episode, I’m talking with Sam Parr and this episode's all about how to make your first million. Sam's the founder of The Hustle and Trends.co, which is a newsletter and community of almost 2 million young entrepreneurs and business lead

Developing outbound sales positions pt. 2

Aug 6th, 2021 11m 46s

This audio is from Chris's consulting session with Erik Prospero, the owner of an E-learning video production company. You can see the gears turning as Erik connects the dots on how to approach building a new position for a skill he doesn't hav

SaaS Coach Dan Martell is Back for a Quick Chat: Part 4

Sep 23rd, 2020 12m 14s

Chris recently hosted a live webinar with entrepreneur and SaaS coach Dan Martel. Tune in for some powerful insight and motivation on running your business in today’s economic climate. Put in the time for growth and learning because you are wor

Claude Silver, Part 2: How VaynerMedia's Chief Heart Officer Leads with Empathy

May 29th, 2020 34m 57s

This is part two of a two-part episode with Claude Silver, the Chief Heart Officer over at VaynerMedia. If you haven't heard part one, definitely go back and give that one a listen because Claude talks so much about how to be vulnerable and how

Claude Silver, Part 1: How to Lead Your Team with Empathy and Kindness

May 22nd, 2020 58m 13s

In this episode, me and my brother Jonathan, the CMO here at Trainual, had a conversation with Claude about infusing empathy into the workplace. This episode is a little bit different from the episodes we typically have here on the show. It’s

René Boer: How to Become a Better Boss to Your Entire Team

1 Sep 3rd, 2019 38m 36s

René Boer is the best-selling co-author, along with Gino Wickman, of How to Be a Great Boss. He has more than 30 years of experience in the restaurant industry leading teams at well-known brands such as Pizza Hut, Arby’s and Jamba Juice. As a f

Michael E. Gerber: The Benefits of Process Documentation and Why Your Business Needs It

Sep 3rd, 2019 46m 42s

Inc. Magazine calls him “the World’s #1 Small Business Guru” — the entrepreneurial and small business thought leader who has impacted the lives of millions of small business owners and hundreds of thousands of companies worldwide for over 40 ye

Scott Fritz: The New and Improved Approach to the 40-hour Work Week

Sep 3rd, 2019 29m 24s

Scott Fritz is a business coach, author, speaker, and angel investor. Back in 1997, he founded a company called Human Capital, and over the next decade, he grew that company to $170 million as an active angel investor. Since 2001, Scott has inv

Verne Harnish: How to Effectively Scale Your Business with Process

Sep 3rd, 2019 30m 5s

Verne Harnish is the authority in Scaling Up your business - so much so that he literally wrote the book called Scaling Up, following the success of two other books - The Greatest Business Decisions of All Time, and Mastering the Rockefeller Ha

Live Q&A with Alli Webb | Playbook 2022

Mar 17th, 2023 1h 2m

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features Alli Webb of Drybar hosted by myself and Jonathan Ronzio. How did Alli Webb scale Drybar to 150+ locations a

Leveling Up Your Biz with Candy Valentino and Connie S. Falls | Playbook 2022

Mar 10th, 2023 40m 29s

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features Candy Valentino and Connie S. Falls, hosted by Trainual's Partner Manager, Joe Corcione. We unpack top tips

The Weight Of Internal Intros

Mar 6th, 2023 5m 41s

The owners word weighs a ton. Or the weight of internal intros. Have you ever heard that phrase before? I first heard it from Basecamp Co-founder, Jason Fried. It's an important lesson for owners and leaders to understand that your comments and

This Is How You Do It with Montell Jordan | Playbook 2022

Mar 3rd, 2023 33m 19s

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features singer-songwriter Montell Jordan, hosted Jonathan Ronzio. Join us for a Live Q&A with the Grammy nominated l

Are You The Technician, Manager, or Entrepreneur?

Mar 1st, 2023 8m 37s

A throwback reference to The E-Myth by Michael E. Gerber. Would you call yourself the technician, manager, or entrepreneur? As a business owner there is no doubt that you've worn one of these hats at some point. I'll breakdown how I define each

When Should Your Business Hire Specialists Vs. Generalists?

Feb 27th, 2023 9m 22s

Are you a generalist or a specialist? And which should your business hire? Do different stages of business require a generalist vs. a specialist? All of that, in today's episode.Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB ne

Marketing Innovation That Builds Buzz with Lisa Barnett | Playbook 2022

Feb 24th, 2023 41m 57s

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features Lisa Barnett of Little Spoon, hosted Jonathan Ronzio. How do you stay innovative when marketing your busines

When Reliability Becomes a Liability

Feb 22nd, 2023 7m 2s

From the top down, you should be reliable with your work. You want your business's reputation to be known as reliable and you want your employees to be reliable with the work you require from them. As a result, people will come to you because t

The $25,000 Dinner

Feb 20th, 2023 6m 34s

A restaurant in Arizona offers a meal for $25,000!! Your first thought probably is, who would ever pay that? To my surprise, the restaurant consistently sells this dinner to patrons. Of course, my mind goes to business strategy and being able t

How To Get Out Of Your Team's Way With Jason Fried | Playbook 2022

Feb 17th, 2023 42m 51s

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features Jason Fried of Basecamp & 37 Signals, hosted by myself. Delegation is an art form. It starts with hiring — y

How To Handle Copycat Competition

Feb 15th, 2023 8m 47s

No one likes copycats, especially those who are copying your business. Copying the idea that you have worked on for years and put your heart and soul into. There are certainly some legalities to this, as I'll mention in this episode, but it's a

How Entrepreneurs Can Avoid Decision Paralysis

Feb 13th, 2023 9m 28s

How to overcome decision paralysis. In this episode, I share some useful tactics around overthinking and decision fatigue.Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual!Watch video highlights on Youtu

Cooking Up a Winning Company Culture With Mignon Francois And Natalie Dao | Playbook 2022

Feb 10th, 2023 44m 30s

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features Mignon Francois of The Cupcake Collection and Natalie Dao of Liquid Death Mountain Water, hosted by Jonathan

Strategy Determines Tactics

Feb 8th, 2023 5m 34s

Why does Southwest have open seating and other airlines don't? I had an assumption about this and took this question to LinkedIn. The response I got was perfect and I'll share the answer with you in today's episode, but there's also a business

What Ironman Races Have Taught Me About Building A Business

Feb 6th, 2023 5m 28s

2022 was my third year competing in the Trainual IRONMAN 70.3 Indian Wells – La Quinta, near Palm Springs, California. In the most recent race, I competed on a relay team as one of three teammates instead of doing the entire thing myself. This