The Golden Thread business design // leadership // strategy // systems Well, that didnāt go as planned... I pasted two bad links in yesterdayās Guest Bookshelf rollout. My apologies to Daniel and to you for the confusion and any inconvenience. Thanks for your patience while I clean this up. The corrected links are below šš»šš»šš» NB.info: Guest Bookshelf Debut Iām rolling out a new bookshelf on NickBerry.info with my favorite books from podcast guests. First up: Daniel Wakefieldās Accelerate,...
12 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
The Golden Thread business design // leadership // strategy // systems Hiring Yourself Out of the C-Suite Most founders fantasize about stepping back without watching the wheels fall off. Tara Landes actually did it. She built Bellrock past seven figures, groomed a successor for eight years, handed over every keyā¦ then slid into the hands-on work she loves. No crash. No chaos. Her secret isnāt charisma. Itās administration. Budgets, dashboards, repeatable processesāthe āoverheadā most owners...
13 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
The Golden Thread business design // leadership // strategy // systems Using Emotional Intelligence to Break Through āStuckā Ever feel like youāre building a new plane while flying the old one?Busy, for sure... but motion isnāt progress. Bridget Hom knows that tension.Zero income, three kids, mid-pandemic... Then a coaching business sprinting past six figures.Driven by emotional intelligence and ruthless alignment. She āfires and hiresā her mental team every morning.Keep the thoughts that...
20 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
The Golden Thread business design // leadership // strategy // systems 30-Min Social Selling Do you sign into social just to hit āpublishāā¦ or to actually talk to people? Most fall into the first camp. They keep posting because someone says āconsistency compounds.ā Then months pass, likes creep up, and revenue stays flat. That frustration was the starting point of my latest chat with Lindsey Anderson, founder of Build & Monetize and the mind behind the Social Media Sales Machine. Lindseyās...
27 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
The Golden Thread business design // leadership // strategy // systems Differently Better? I let my guests use my business as the crash-test dummy. This week positioning strategist Joe Daniels put my advisory offer through his four-part Point of View Canvas and found the cracks fast. First punch: āBeing better blends in. Being different can miss. You have to be differently better.ā Instant headline rewrite. Then he said... 1ļøā£ Your niche isnāt a demographic - it's marriage-material traits...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
The Golden Thread business design // leadership // strategy // systems Mastering the Inner Game of Leadership What if the real reason we get stuckā¦isnāt tactical at all? Arielle Lechner is an executive coach and founder of NewPo. She works with high-performing founders and CEOs to surface whatās really in the way. And it's often hiding in plain sight. She's a great interview, and she introduced me to two powerful ideas: š The Levels of Creation ā a model for diagnosing whether the real issue...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
The Golden Thread business design // leadership // strategy // systems The Accelerate Equation: From $60 to 6-figures You might have noticed Daniel Wakefield around LinkedIn. Heās the guy behind those sharp, professional headshots popping up everywhere. Ahem... But here's what you won't see from Daniel: salesy, cringe-inducing posts. Daniel's story is impressive - and relatable. In his first month as a creative entrepreneur, Daniel had a camera, ambition, and just $60 revenue. Twelve months...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
The Golden Thread business design // leadership // strategy // systems A Transferrable Business is a Valuable Business You donāt need to sell your business.But you do need to build it like you might. Thatās the mindset Austin Peterson brings.Heās a CFP and co-founder of Backbone Planning Partners, and he works with $5ā25M founders to create businesses that are valuable, optional, and transferable. His message is clear:If the business only works when you doāitās not worth much to anyone else....
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
The Golden Thread business design // leadership // strategy // systems No tBOJ episode this week, but I've got some new toys to share below. We'll be back on again next Wed (5/7)! Finding Truthtellers Treat me like someone whose success depends on hearing the truth.Because it damn sure does. You may or may not believe in it as strongly as I do. But youād agree itās more true than not, right?Iām not just talking to founders who flinch at tough feedback.Iām more talking to the founder who...
2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read