Guest Name: Michael Knouse - The Startup Sessions

Guest Intro: Michael Knouse is a business performance coach for visionary entrepreneurs and the creator of The Startup Sessions podcast. I was introduced to Michael by way of his podcast a couple of months ago and him and I hit it off. I thought it would be great and a total shame if we weren't able to share some of his words of wisdom with you.

After 14 years in the corporate and startup world, he made the decision to shift gears and focus on what he loves he most, coaching entrepreneurs to be unapologetically performing at a high level. Michael empowers business owners to execute on their ideas, implement effective strategies for growth, and have the most profitable year of their business. Michael lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife Jill and he loves being outdoors.

Topics We Discuss: Transitioning from corporate to coaching Designing your business around the life you want to live: A 12-week vacation built into his life Coaching clients over a longer period of time Integrating adventure and play into his deep immersion days of coaching clients Leveraging systems and processes: Mindset, Focus, Strategy Coaching as an individualized thing but having a flexible framework How to make progress: Slowing down to speed up The power of delegation and outsourcing to be able to focus Asking questions to gain insights that drive towards the vision you want to create New, shiny objects versus existing projects: Parking the idea to fit into a future plan The power of having a coach: Calling stuff out on you and looking at things in a completely different way Hiring for greatness: Values alignment and trial period Tracking system: Knowing your numbers and how they got there Creating a range versus a specific number: Having a good, better and best number

Books, People, & Resources: Budget Nerd YNAB The Startup Sessions

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