Ever wonder how you can take your performance to the next level? Or develop your leadership skills to attract and retain top talent or take your business to the next level? In this episode, we explore the value of professional development se

Key #5 to Scaling Your Business - Succession and Exit

Aug 29th, 2019 46m 12s

Why is the topic of succession and exit of a business one of the 5 keys to scaling a business? You’ll have to tune in to find out. But in short, the preparation it takes to exit a business takes years to do well. Unfortunately, most don’t so th

Key #4.5 of 5 - 4 Keys to Marketing Success

Aug 21st, 2019 27m 29s

Many businesses struggle with marketing when it doesn’t have to be that way. In order to put together a strong marketing strategy you need to understand the fundamentals of what marketing is all about and the key principles that all successful

Key #4 Right Leader in The Right Seat

Aug 15th, 2019 18m 59s

When it comes to building your business for sustainable growth a lot of attention is paid to marketing, sales, equipment, software, manufacturing, new channels of distribution and more. These are strategies and infrastructure improvements that

The Danger of the Side Hustle

Aug 7th, 2019 21m 55s

Many employed people and even business owners are contemplating or have started a side hustle to earn a little more cash. This concept is not knew but the terminology and promotion is becoming more commonplace. Some of the advertisements and pr

Key #3 of 5 Keys to Scaling Your Business - Go To Market Strategies

Jul 31st, 2019 37m 40s

Long term success of your business and brand starts in the beginning with your Go To Market Strategies which isn’t necessarily your marketing strategy.So, whether you’re in startup mode, launching a new initiative or struggling with a current

Key #2 of 5 to Scaling Your Business- Have fun with numbers

Jul 24th, 2019 27m 50s

Key #2 of 5 to Scaling Your Business- Have fun with numbers by Robert Fukui

The first key on the 5 Keys to Scaling Your Business

Jul 20th, 2019 20m 55s

These are the same principles and steps I use to help my clients grow their business and goes beyond marketing, sales, systems, etc. Key #1 to scaling your business has everything to do with you as the owner. Yes, you are Key #1.

Pricing is Positioning

May 1st, 2019 38m 15s

Adjustments into your pricing strategy can be the quickest way to increase profitability and build a sustainable business. Unfortunately, this is commonly overlooked by most businesses and they continue to struggle financially. Consultants, coa

Marketing Lessons Learned

Apr 24th, 2019 28m 9s

Many businesses learn their marketing approach through trial and error. While it is true that we can all learn from our mistakes, it’s also pretty cool if we can learn without the mistakes. Of course, you can never fully prevent mistakes, but i

Please everyone...or please no one

Apr 18th, 2019 29m 41s

As business owners, we tend to live by the motto “the customer is always right.” We bend over backwards for our customers to make sure they have a positive experience so they return and hopefully tell their friends and family. This is a good ru

Listen up!... and improve company performance

Apr 6th, 2019 38m 30s

The strategies that most business implement to grow their business usually involves marketing, creating new products/services, upgrading equipment/software/hardware, creating systems and reaching new markets. But how many times does the strateg

Power of the Pivot

Mar 27th, 2019 29m 20s

WARNING for perfectionist and planners, this episode may make you squeemish! This is the secret weapon to business success. There are all kinds of books, blogs, webinars and podcast that talk about various business growth concepts that revolv

The High Stakes of Exiting Your Business

Mar 20th, 2019 37m 53s

Business owners are excited when starting their business and go through a series of highs and lows of operating and building it for success. While planning for business success is always top of mind, only a few plan for an exit until it’s too l

Random Marketing Thoughts

Mar 12th, 2019 29m 2s

In this episode we’re going to pepper you with various thoughts around marketing that can help you be more successful in your efforts. From social media, SEO, web design, writing good content, or choosing a good agency, you never know what topi

Power Couples in Business

Mar 6th, 2019 39m 24s

Many married couples do not want to mix business with pleasure. Doing business with your spouse is a disaster waiting to happen...or so they say. But if done right, not only can the marriage survive, it can thrive with your business benefiting

Lead

Feb 24th, 2019 14m 2s

Unlock the great leader that you are called to be. In honor of presidents day, let’s look at the makeup of a great leader and see what type you fall in. In researching great leaders like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, it is clear that g

What Prevents Growth Series: #3 Going Alone

Feb 20th, 2019 20m 20s

Many entrepreneurs are independent by nature. They have a hard time conforming into a 9 to 5 office type environment and reporting to other people. So being a business owner makes sense because they are free to create and do what they want to d

What Prevents Growth Series - #2 Being Too Busy

Feb 18th, 2019 20m 16s

Can being too busy actually limit the growth of your business? Busy is what all business owners strive to be, right? Busy with serving right customers yes but many times the business owner is busy doing a lot of things like handling a lot of du

What Prevents Growth Series - Limited Thinking

Jan 30th, 2019 21m 52s

What Prevents Growth Series - Limited Thinking by Robert Fukui

One Word

Jan 15th, 2019 19m 51s

Want to reach your goals for 2019? Why not come up with one word that can be the theme for the year that you live out in business and in life. Better than a New Years resolution, one word is easy to remember, to follow and live up to. Something

Celebrate Your Success

Jan 1st, 2019 26m 55s

As an entrepreneur you most likely set a variety of goals for the year and beyond. Sometimes you achieve them, sometimes you don’t. But how often do you celebrate those successes? If you’re like me, once you achieve one set of goals, its on to

Faith and Hope for 2019

Dec 27th, 2018 23m 48s

A Christmas present for you entrepreneurs. It takes a lot of faith and hope to be an entrepreneur. You have to take an idea and develop a profitable venture without guarantees. So how do you maintain having a positive outlook in the face of adv

Reaching Your 2019 Goals

Dec 19th, 2018 28m 27s

The new year is upcoming so it’s time to make those resolutions and/or goals for 2019. As entrepreneurs, you may not set any new year’s resolutions, that tend to be broken within the first three weeks of the year anyway, you should still set go

The Power of Giving

Dec 12th, 2018 25m

The act of giving is not simply a good thing to do morally, socially and spiritually. It actually has many other benefits personally and in business. Most likely you’ve heard the ancient proverb, “It’s more blessed to give than to receive.” Wel