Guest Name: Mark Asquith - Excellence Expected

Guest Intro: What a great show I have for you today. My guest is from the other side of the pond across the Atlantic. Mark Asquith is a serial entrepreneur. He has built globally successful design, marketing, and SaaS (Software as a Service) businesses and this started since he quit his job in 2005. He's a passionate podcaster, a perpetual learner, a helpful bloke. Mark has an adoring wife, a giant dog, and an embarrassing beard.

Topics We Discuss: About Excellence Expected in its new format and a curriculum put together for business people and entrepreneurs Why Mark stopped his podcast and made it a catalyst for the relaunch Building a system around what you can do to be the most effective on any given day and any given business you need to work on. Planning out just using a pen and paper Biggest systems and process challenges: Getting everyone on the same page The power of having systems and processes in place: Saving 30% of the stress he was under Looking at the business from a macro level: Learning how to properly delegate Hiring for greatness: Hire for aspiration Tools for monitoring stats: Trello and Slack The "starter" mentality Just being yourself and not trying to please everyone

Books, People, & Resources: Excellence Expected

Tools to run his business: Slack Trello Process Street Evernote

Other tools mentioned: Zapier Apple Pencil

Book recommendations: The One Thing by Gary Keller