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