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#8 — 2m and Global in 2 Years From a Standing Start - Steve Grace


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How do you differentiate yourself in an ultra-competitive market that’s pretty much been doing the same thing for last 50 years?

And how do you scale from a standing start to 2m and expand globally in the middle of a global pandemic?

That’s precisely what Steve Grace from the Nudge Group has done, and this is off the back of growing a recruitment firm from 2m to 45m over 9 years.


HERE'S WHAT WE COVE IN THE EPISODE....
04:06 – The Unique Nudge Group Business Model
10:10 – Nudge Group Key Differentiators
13:25 – Growth Numbers and Metrics
15:55 – Did you set out to scale or did it just happen?
18:17 – The Key Decisions That Amplified Growth Trajectory
21:03 – Did you take on any funding to enable growth?
24:29 – How do you balance certainty and conviction with flexibility and humility?
26:49 – What advice has changed how you think and who gave it to you?
30:00 – What’s been one of the biggest mistakes and what did you learn?
33:11 – Choose Your Business Partner Wisely
36:17 – If you had your time over again, what would you do differently?
36:41 – Trusting Your Gut
39:07 – What will the business look like in three years?
43:01 – The Communication that Matters to Your Team
44:04 – Steve’s Three “Above All Else’s”
46:52 – Acknowledgement
47:47 – How to follow what Steve’s doing

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