Organize Chaos

Today’s episode is audio from the Tycoons of Smallbiz Podcast where Chris was invited onto their show as a guest. They briefly talked about Chris’s background, how Trainual came to be, and why establishing your business’s prototype is similar to the ‘Franchise System’.

In the following segment, Chris is speaking with the author and owner of Scaling Up, Verne Harnish. They dive into a conversation about creating your business's vision summary when that vision summary should be created and using the process accountability chart to assign employees to be accountable for the processes and systems within your business.

Who needs an assistant? How do you acquire one? Maybe you don’t need a full time dedicated assistant but still need some extra help. Chris shares his opinion and tips on having an assistant or at least some form of assistance as a business owner.

In this episode, you will hear two different clips about varying topics. First, Chris explains why your brand is a key component in helping you stand out from your competitors. Secondly, he shares a valuable exercise for planning out the operations and funding requirements for your business.

In today's episode, Chris drops some daily inspiration surrounding the topic of competition. Perspective one, competing against the giants in your industry and perspective two, finding competition in company.

Whatever stage your business is in, there are 5 systems you should have covered. Something to manage the conversation, the work, your business’s relationships, your money, and how your business works. Chris explains his top five tools for handling all these operations and systems.

The following segment was from a virtual wine and learning event called ‘Training with Empathy.’ This event put on by Trainual showcased an afternoon of guest speakers talking about empathy’s role in the workplace. The event kicked off with co-founders of Empathy Wines Jon Troutman and  Nate Scherotter.

From the years of consulting and his business experience, Chris Ronzio wrote: “100 Hacks to Improve your Business,” covering topics to improve your lifestyle, personal productivity, marketing, sales, finance, and much more. This segment includes tips #31-40.

Are there areas in your life where you are showing up to just check the box and say you completed it? It’s easy to fall into this cycle, but harder to consistently give your best effort so that you can always be improving and progressing. Always keep track and record your progress, because while leaps and bounds aren’t made in a day, you can always look back and see the improvement over time.

Neha is the Director of Business Operations at GumGum an experienced operations and strategy leader on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list who has helped scale some of California’s most successful start-ups, including The Honest Company and Beats by Dre. In this episode, we chat about working for well-known organizations through large transitions, thinking like a business owner to improve processes, and using OKRs in the workplace.

After working on a number of key partnerships and transactions for Beats, including the sale to Apple, Neha moved on to the augmented reality start-up, DAQRI, before her current role as Director of Business Operations at GumGum Sports, where she’s helped scale the Operations Team from 6 to a team of 24. Neha loves building teams from scratch, establishing a shared vision, optimizing organizational structures, and creating and testing new processes.

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Host: Chris Ronzio