What does Ben do

Ben McAdam is a Virtual Chief Financial Officer (VCFO) who helps entrepreneurs improve their profitability by better understanding their numbers

Ben’s Ideal client

Ben’s ideal client is an entrepreneur doing high 6 to 7 figures a year.

Most common challenges

1. Owner of a business not achieving margins which allow for them to pay themselves
2. Not knowing the difference between profit and cash
3. Not analysing the reports to improve the profit of the business

Solutions

1. Break revenue into new and existing clients. Look to increase revenue by increasing prices, giving more offers and reducing costs
2. To increase cash improve your accounts receivables. Look to be paid earlier through offering discounts 1-3%. Look to have 100% or 50% paid upfront. Move to recurring revenue models and away from invoicing
3. Compare prior periods and create ratios to benchmark important ratios.

Common myths

1. Profit and cash flow are the same thing
2. I have my bookkeeper and tax accountant and no one else can help
3. There's too much math involved and it is confusing

Where to find out more:

https://benmcadam.me/blg/

What does Ben do

Ben McAdam is a Virtual Chief Financial Officer (VCFO) who helps entrepreneurs improve their profitability by better understanding their numbers

Ben’s Ideal client

Ben’s ideal client is an entrepreneur doing high 6 to 7 figures a year.

Most common challenges

1. Owner of a business not achieving margins which allow for them to pay themselves
2. Not knowing the difference between profit and cash
3. Not analysing the reports to improve the profit of the business

Solutions

1. Break revenue into new and existing clients. Look to increase revenue by increasing prices, giving more offers and reducing costs
2. To increase cash improve your accounts receivables. Look to be paid earlier through offering discounts 1-3%. Look to have 100% or 50% paid upfront. Move to recurring revenue models and away from invoicing
3. Compare prior periods and create ratios to benchmark important ratios.

Common myths

1. Profit and cash flow are the same thing
2. I have my bookkeeper and tax accountant and no one else can help
3. There's too much math involved and it is confusing

Where to find out more:

https://benmcadam.me/blg/

Our guest today is Oscar Trimboli who is a leadership coach and author. He talks about how he got the idea to start his own business.

During many successful years at Microsoft, he was also a part of their High Potential talent development program and he realized how much he enjoys coaching and mentoring others.

Different than other corporate escapee stories, Oscar’s corporate life and his former manager encouraged him to follow this path to become a coach.

Oscar is also an expert in listening who help people and organizations to become powerful conscious deep listeners.

This podcast is particularly special since you can find really useful tips and techniques to become a better listener in both your daily and professional lives.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• Can Too Organization and how it became a part of his life
• How his old job at Microsoft directed him to become a coach
• How to overcome the fears of running your own business
• His ultimate goal to achieve till 2030
• Key tips for becoming a better listener
• How to have better conversations with your children
• Importance of effective breathing and techniques
• Who are the ideal clients for Oscar
• How can many different job fields benefit from better listening skills
• His new book Art & Science of Listening
• Other daily habits to help him achieve success
• Top 3 personal productivity tips

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Oscar's LinkedIn profile
• https://www.oscartrimboli.com
• Deep Listening Podcast
• Can Too Foundation
• Book: Deep Work by Cal Newport

Our guest today is Oscar Trimboli who is a leadership coach and author. He talks about how he got the idea to start his own business.

During many successful years at Microsoft, he was also a part of their High Potential talent development program and he realized how much he enjoys coaching and mentoring others.

Different than other corporate escapee stories, Oscar’s corporate life and his former manager encouraged him to follow this path to become a coach.

Oscar is also an expert in listening who help people and organizations to become powerful conscious deep listeners.

This podcast is particularly special since you can find really useful tips and techniques to become a better listener in both your daily and professional lives.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• Can Too Organization and how it became a part of his life
• How his old job at Microsoft directed him to become a coach
• How to overcome the fears of running your own business
• His ultimate goal to achieve till 2030
• Key tips for becoming a better listener
• How to have better conversations with your children
• Importance of effective breathing and techniques
• Who are the ideal clients for Oscar
• How can many different job fields benefit from better listening skills
• His new book Art & Science of Listening
• Other daily habits to help him achieve success
• Top 3 personal productivity tips

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Oscar's LinkedIn profile
• https://www.oscartrimboli.com
• Deep Listening Podcast
• Can Too Foundation
• Book: Deep Work by Cal Newport

Our guest today is Tom Sylvester from Sylvester Coaching and Training. Tom knows that corporate life was not going to be for him, but he needed to create a nest egg before he started his own entrepreneurial pursuits. 

Tom promised he would escape corporate by 35 and he managed to achieve this with 2 years to spare. 

Tom is a lifelong learner and implementor. He gives great advise and opens up what it is like to run a business with your life partner who is very different to you. 

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• The importance of creating a nest egg before you escape corporate
• Options to create wealth outside of your corporate job and how a bold move can pay off
• The benefits of focusing on your 'why' and not getting caught in the 'how'
• The number one tip to live a productive life
• How to put your family at the centre of what you do whilst being successful in multiple businesses 
• How to work with your life partner when you have opposite personality types
• What is important when building a high performing team 
• How to communicate with a team not located in one location
• What are the key pain points when scaling a family oriented business
• What you can do when you work for yourself 
• Importance of giving students choices when it comes to entrepreneurship

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Netflix
• Lifestyle builders podcast
• Entrepreneur On Fire podcast
• BLG52 – How To Use Painful Disappointments To Stop Climbing the Corporate Ladder with Kate Erickson
• Screw the nine to five
• Slack
• Trello
• Zoom
• Voxer

Connect with Tom Sylvester

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @tsylvest
• tomandariana.com
• Mentorship program

Our guest today is Tom Sylvester from Sylvester Coaching and Training. Tom knows that corporate life was not going to be for him, but he needed to create a nest egg before he started his own entrepreneurial pursuits. 

Tom promised he would escape corporate by 35 and he managed to achieve this with 2 years to spare. 

Tom is a lifelong learner and implementor. He gives great advise and opens up what it is like to run a business with your life partner who is very different to you. 

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• The importance of creating a nest egg before you escape corporate
• Options to create wealth outside of your corporate job and how a bold move can pay off
• The benefits of focusing on your 'why' and not getting caught in the 'how'
• The number one tip to live a productive life
• How to put your family at the centre of what you do whilst being successful in multiple businesses 
• How to work with your life partner when you have opposite personality types
• What is important when building a high performing team 
• How to communicate with a team not located in one location
• What are the key pain points when scaling a family oriented business
• What you can do when you work for yourself 
• Importance of giving students choices when it comes to entrepreneurship

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Netflix
• Lifestyle builders podcast
• Entrepreneur On Fire podcast
• BLG52 – How To Use Painful Disappointments To Stop Climbing the Corporate Ladder with Kate Erickson
• Screw the nine to five
• Slack
• Trello
• Zoom
• Voxer

Connect with Tom Sylvester

• On LinkedIn
• On Twitter: @tsylvest
• tomandariana.com
• Mentorship program

Our guest today is Kyla Martin from HealthChase. Kyla had a great career in corporate and loved travelling the world and learning new skills. 

She left and went into a fast scaling startup which had a happy exit. 

After having her family she then embarked on following her passion for wellness to create a platform with her business partner Helen. Together with the support of their family and friends, are on a course to change wellness globally. 

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• The importance of listening to feedback in startups 
• What is like to work with a business partner and what you need to get right to make it work
• What the evidence is saying about how to best change behaviours
• How to arrive at your ideal client
• The importance of peer to peer sharing
• Gamification and fun and the role they play in behaviour change
• How they have opened doors to get the right global partners on board
• How to automate
• Leveraging diverse skills to complement your strengths
• How to balance growth and cash flow
• Time blocking
• The 3P to productivity 

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Slack
• Trello
• Book: A gentleman in Moscow

Connect with Kyla Martin

• On LinkedIn
• HealthChase

Our guest today is Kyla Martin from HealthChase. Kyla had a great career in corporate and loved travelling the world and learning new skills. 

She left and went into a fast scaling startup which had a happy exit. 

After having her family she then embarked on following her passion for wellness to create a platform with her business partner Helen. Together with the support of their family and friends, are on a course to change wellness globally. 

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• The importance of listening to feedback in startups 
• What is like to work with a business partner and what you need to get right to make it work
• What the evidence is saying about how to best change behaviours
• How to arrive at your ideal client
• The importance of peer to peer sharing
• Gamification and fun and the role they play in behaviour change
• How they have opened doors to get the right global partners on board
• How to automate
• Leveraging diverse skills to complement your strengths
• How to balance growth and cash flow
• Time blocking
• The 3P to productivity 

Important Links & Mentions From This Episode:

• Slack
• Trello
• Book: A gentleman in Moscow

Connect with Kyla Martin

• On LinkedIn
• HealthChase

Scott Gellatly from Scale My Empire is an expert at systemising customer experience and vastly improving profitability through operating efficiency and automation. In this episode, he shares with us the framework that they use to assess the business readiness to scale (profitably) and also gives tips and advises on scaling.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• Biggest challenges business face in scaling
• What you should systemise first as a founder
• How to empower your team to deliver for you
• The 3PM model
• Some of the myths when it comes to system implementations
• And so much more

Connect with Scott Gellatly

• On LinkedIn
• Scale My Empire

Scott Gellatly from Scale My Empire is an expert at systemising customer experience and vastly improving profitability through operating efficiency and automation. In this episode, he shares with us the framework that they use to assess the business readiness to scale (profitably) and also gives tips and advises on scaling.

There were lots of great takeaways in the episode, so grab that pen and notepad, and enjoy!

• Biggest challenges business face in scaling
• What you should systemise first as a founder
• How to empower your team to deliver for you
• The 3PM model
• Some of the myths when it comes to system implementations
• And so much more

Connect with Scott Gellatly

• On LinkedIn
• Scale My Empire