ScaleX™ Insider Podcast

In this episode I'm speaking with Cameron Herold where we talk exclusively about his upcoming book, The Second in Command: Release the Power of Your COO. We also discuss how to choose the right COO for scaling success, the one thing you didn't know about great COOs, where to start when hiring a COO, the key skills every COO needs to have, the one mistake to avoid when giving out job titles, how the COO can be your second in command and remove the stress from the CEO and why it is essential to surround yourself with the right people and so much more…

About Cameron

Known by Many Leaders as "The Business Growth Guru" Cameron Herold is a top business consultant, best-selling author, and speaker. He's the mastermind behind hundreds of companies' exponential growth and he's touched thousands of businesses indirectly through his work.

At age 21, he had 14 employees. By 35, he'd helped build his first two 100-million dollar companies. By the age of 42, Cameron had engineered 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s spectacular growth from $2 Million to $106 Million in revenue in just six years.

His companies landed over 5,200 media placements in those same six years, including coverage on Oprah.

Not simply a theory guy, Cameron teaches what he knows from experience and is passionate about sharing his expertise with today's most dynamic business leaders.

He is a best-selling author and has published six books including the Miracle Morning, Double Double, Meetings Suck, Free PR, Vivid Vision and his latest release, 'The Second in Command: Release the Power of Your COO'.

Contact Cameron and further resources

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronherold/

Website: https://cameronherold.com/

Podcast: Check out Cameron's podcast, Second in Command (available on all platforms)

The COO Alliance: https://cameronherold.com/coo-alliance/

Invest in Your Leaders: https://cameronherold.com/coaching/

Buy the book:

The Second in Command: Release the Power of Your COO which is available on Amazon, Audible and iTunes.

Simple Scaling book

Check out our book, an Amazon Best-Seller: Simple Scaling: 10 Proven Principles to 10X Your Business

About the Host, Brendan McGurgan

Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible.

Contact Brendan McGurgan or Simple Scaling:

Buy the Simple Scaling book: https://amzn.to/3zrrRAN

Contact me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-mcgurgan-11854a13/

Website: www.simplescaling.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplescaling

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplescaling/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_scaling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqcbk3-XcJ56Rs6o3cMEwg

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplescaling?lang=en

Scaling templates: https://simplescaling.com/scalex-templates

Contact Simple Scaling:

www.simplescaling.com

In today's conversation with Adam Kingl we talk about why businesses avoid innovation, what makes great creative business leaders, how to cultivate curiosity and creativity in business, how to discover your purpose in life and business, how to generate creative ideas, why creativity is a powerful skill for business leaders, the three valuable rules of leadership, how to connect with millennials and so much more…

About Adam

A globally renowned expert in innovating management practice and strategy, and leading the modern workforce, Adam Kingl specialises in creativity and innovation in teams, strategic and management innovation, aligning company culture to strategy, virtual team dynamics, next generation paradigms of leadership and management, authenticity in leaders and organisations, defining and living purpose and organisational learning and development.

Adam has consulted, designed corporate education, and/or facilitated sessions for companies including Anglo American, BBC, Boehringer, BP, Carlsberg, Disney, Ericsson, GSK, Heidelberg Cement, HSBC, LVMH, Nestle, Nike, Oman Oil, Orica, Pixar, Tesco and Zurich Insurance and many more.

Contact Adam

Website: www.adamkingl.com

Access Adam's Books and Access Resources

Next Generation Leadership: How to Ensure Young Talent Will Thrive with Your Organization

Sparking Success: Why Every Leader Needs to Develop a Creative Mindset (Available from the 3rd April)

About the Host, Brendan McGurgan

Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible.

Contact Brendan McGurgan or Simple Scaling:

Buy the Simple Scaling book: https://amzn.to/3zrrRAN

Contact me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-mcgurgan-11854a13/

Website: www.simplescaling.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplescaling

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplescaling/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_scaling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqcbk3-XcJ56Rs6o3cMEwg

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplescaling?lang=en

In today's conversation with Chase Warrington we talk about remote working, the difference between synchronous and asynchronous working, how to create an exciting and connected remote workplace, the one thing that unites a remote working team, essential skills to lead a remote team successfully, how to hire the best talent when you are working remotely, how to transition your company to a remote or hybrid work model successfully and so much more…

About Chase Warrington

Chase Warrington is digital nomad, podcaster, and remote work expert.

Chase is head of Remote at Doist, the creators of Todoist & Twist, supporting 25M+ customers, and a leading remote-first organization with 100+ employees spread throughout 30+ countries, spanning all time zones. Chase is passionate about the movement towards distributed teams, and the positive impact it is having on income equality, the environment, work-life balance, and emerging markets. Throughout his career, he always felt that the confines of the office were limiting in a myriad of ways, and to be given the freedom to choose how, where, and when you work, should be within everyone's reach. The "why" behind Chase's work is rooted in a strong desire to see the remote work movement migrate into the mainstream.As a US-expat living in Spain, Chase is also the host of About Abroad, a podcast dedicated to exploring all elements of life beyond your borders.

Contact Chase

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chase-warrington/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/dcwarrington

Doist blog: https://bit.ly/doist

Newsletter: https://async.twist.com/

Chase's Resources

Check out Chase's podcast 'About Abroad'

Check out the podcast 'Remote First'

Read the book: The Culture Map by Erin Meyer

About the Host, Brendan McGurgan

Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible.

Contact Brendan McGurgan or Simple Scaling:

Buy the Simple Scaling book: https://amzn.to/3zrrRAN

Contact me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-mcgurgan-11854a13/

Website: www.simplescaling.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplescaling

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplescaling/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_scaling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqcbk3-XcJ56Rs6o3cMEwg

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplescaling?lang=en

In this episode I'm speaking with Art Markman and we talk about changing habits and behaviours to achieve your goals, optimising your goals, the importance of 10-year goals, the biggest obstacle of successful people, the importance of having no regrets, the real goals behind changing your habits and behaviours, how to develop great habits and behaviours, why as a business leader you don't have to do everything on your own and so much more…

About Art Markman

Art Markman, PhD is a professor of Psychology and Marketing at the University of Texas at Austin and Founding Director of the Program in the Human Dimensions of Organizations, which brings the humanities, social and behavioral sciences to people in business. He has written over 150 scholarly papers on human reasoning, decision making, and motivation. Dr. Markman has also written several books for general audiences including Smart Thinking, Smart Change, Bring Your Brain to Work and Brain Briefs (co-written with Dr. Bob Duke). Art also contributes to Psychology Today, Fast Company and the Harvard Business Review. Make sure to check out articles as they are a fascinating read.

Beyond the UT Austin campus, Art is probably best known as the co-host of KUT's "Two Guys on Your Head" radio show and podcast, where he and Butler School of Music professor Bob Duke explore the human mind.

Contact Art

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/art-markman-93aa6a22/

Art's Books

Smart Change: Break the habits that hold you back and form the habits of success

About the Host, Brendan McGurgan

Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible.

Contact Brendan McGurgan or Simple Scaling:

Buy the Simple Scaling book: https://amzn.to/3zrrRAN

Contact me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-mcgurgan-11854a13/

Website: www.simplescaling.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplescaling

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplescaling/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_scaling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqcbk3-XcJ56Rs6o3cMEwg

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplescaling?lang=en

In this episode I'm speaking with Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic and we talk about why storytelling is more than a buzzword, the link between storytelling and business, how to create a start, middle and end when telling a story, the myth that 'everyone is a great presenter', the one thing you need to do to deliver a great presentation, your body language when presenting, and so much more…

About Cole

Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic tells stories with data. She is founder & CEO of storytelling with data (SWD) and author of best-selling books "storytelling with data: let's practice!" and "storytelling with data: a data visualization guide for business professionals," which has been translated into a dozen languages, is used as a textbook by more than 100 universities, and serves as the course book for tens of thousands of SWD workshop participants.

Her well-regarded workshops and presentations are highly sought after by data-minded individuals, companies, and philanthropic organizations all over the world.

Her unique talent was honed over the past decade through analytical roles in banking, private equity, and most recently as a manager on the Google People Analytics team. At Google, she used a data-driven approach to inform innovative people programs and management practices, ensuring that Google attracted, developed, and retained great talent and that the organization was best aligned to meet business needs.

Contact Cole

Website: https://www.storytellingwithdata.com/

Website: https://www.storytellingwithyou.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/storytelling-with-data-llc/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/storywithdata/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/storywithdata

Cole's Books

Storytelling With Data : A Data Visualization Guide for Business Professionals

Storytelling With You : Plan, Create, and Deliver a Stellar Presentation

About the Host, Brendan McGurgan

Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible.

Contact Brendan McGurgan or Simple Scaling:

Buy the Simple Scaling book: https://amzn.to/3zrrRAN

Contact me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-mcgurgan-11854a13/

Website: www.simplescaling.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplescaling

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplescaling/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_scaling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqcbk3-XcJ56Rs6o3cMEwg

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplescaling?lang=en

In this episode I'm speaking with Paul Rulkens and we talk about the three building blocks of high performance, how to create a vision that your team can get behind, how to think big, how to build a high performance team, the key to execution, how to identify the behaviours that hold you back, the 5 key elements needed to manage a high performing team and so much more…

About Paul Rulkens

Paul Rulkens is an international professional speaker and author, and a trusted boardroom advisor who has helped thousands of business executives, managers, and professionals turn big ideas into massive action. His expertise is high-performance including the ability to consistently achieve big goals with less effort through building high-performance teams, driving innovation, and accelerating execution power. Paul has worked with global clients, such as McKinsey, UBER, Siemens, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and Nestlé,.

Paul's work is based on deep knowledge and extensive experience in the practical business applications of behavioral psychology, neuroscience and, especially, common sense.

Paul has written two books and his popular Ted Talks have already been watched by over six million people.

Contact Paul

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulwprulkens/

Website: https://www.paulrulkens.com/ and whilst there sign up to Paul's newsletter which provides weekly tips

Paul's Books

• The Power of Pre-eminence: High-Performance Principles to Accelerate Your Business and Career
• How Successful Engineers Become Great Business Leaders

About the Host, Brendan McGurgan

Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible.

Contact Brendan McGurgan or Simple Scaling:

Buy the Simple Scaling book: https://amzn.to/3zrrRAN

Contact me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-mcgurgan-11854a13/

Website: www.simplescaling.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplescaling

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplescaling/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_scaling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqcbk3-XcJ56Rs6o3cMEwg

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplescaling?lang=en

In this episode I'm speaking with Ryan Gottfredson and we talk about mindset development strategies, how we make meaning of failure, problems, and mistakes, the three types of mindset, exemplars of cognitive thinking, how to upgrade our mindsets, questions business leaders need to ask themselves to change their mindset, actions you can take to change your mindset and so much more…

About Ryan Gottfredson

Ryan is the cutting-edge mindset author of "Success Mindsets: The Key to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life, Work, & Leadership." a Wall Street Journal and USA Today best seller. We have an exclusive as Ryan's latest book 'The Elevated Leader – Level Up Your Leadership Through Vertical Development' is being launched today.

Ryan helps improve organisations, leaders, teams, and employees by improving their mindsets. He also works with organizations to develop their leaders and improve their culture (collective mindsets).

As a respected authority and researcher on topics related to leadership, management, and organizational behavior, Ryan has published over 15 articles across a variety of journals including: Journal of Management, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Business Horizons, Journal of Leadership and Organizational Studies, and Journal of Leadership Studies.

Contact Ryan

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryangottfredson/

Website: https://ryangottfredson.com/

Ryan's Book

The Elevated Leader, Level up Your Leadership Through Vertical Development

About the Host, Brendan McGurgan

Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible.

Contact Brendan McGurgan or Simple Scaling:

Buy the Simple Scaling book: https://amzn.to/3zrrRAN

Contact me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-mcgurgan-11854a13/

Website: www.simplescaling.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplescaling

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplescaling/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_scaling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqcbk3-XcJ56Rs6o3cMEwg

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplescaling?lang=en

In this episode I'm speaking with Bob Moesta and we explore the difference between innovation and invention, how to think differently, how to create innovative solutions for your clients, the 5 bedrock skills of innovators and entrepreneurs, how to make all of your employees innovators, why you should love the person you are selling to, not your product, how to innovate the right way, the best questions to ask your customers to create products they want and so much more…

About Bob Moesta

Bob Moesta is a founder, maker, innovator, speaker & now a professor. Pioneer of Jobs To Be Done Theory; Innovation & new venture expert on creating, developing & launching of new products & services. Entrepreneurs and enterprise leaders alike recognize the importance of innovation, but few harness it effectively. Bob Moesta helps make it more predictable and successful.

A visual thinker, teacher, and creator, Bob has worked on & helped launch more than 3,500 new products, services, and businesses across nearly every industry, including defense, automotive, software, financial services, and education, among many others.

His latest book, Learning to Build: The 5 Bedrock Skills of Innovators and Entrepreneurs is an absolute must read.

Contact Bob

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobmoesta/

Listen to Bob's Podcast - Circuit Breaker (available on all major platforms)

Recommended Reading from Bob

The On-Purpose Person – Kevin W McCarthy

How Will You Measure Your Life – Clayton Christensen

About the Host, Brendan McGurgan

Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible.

Contact Brendan McGurgan or Simple Scaling:

Buy the Simple Scaling book: https://amzn.to/3zrrRAN

Contact me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-mcgurgan-11854a13/

Website: www.simplescaling.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplescaling

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplescaling/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_scaling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqcbk3-XcJ56Rs6o3cMEwg

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplescaling?lang=en

In this episode I'm speaking with Jack Daly, and we are talking about his latest book Hyper Sales Growth. We cover a range of topics including how to boost sales and scale your business, how to set goals and make them happen, the keys to sales success, how to optimise your life, the, how to create a great sales culture and create a hyper-performing sales team, the importance of vision, how to find great salespeople and so much more.

About Jack Daly

Jack Daly is a leading sales speaker and trainer with over 30 years of sales and executive experience. Jack's track record is a testament to his real-world knowledge and extensive expertise in sales and sales management. He started his professional journey at CPA firm Arthur Andersen and rose to the CEO level of several corporations, building six companies into national firms along the way, two of which he subsequently sold to the Wall Street firms of Solomon Brothers and First Boston.

In addition to his comprehensive professional background, Jack holds a BS in Accounting, as well as an MBA, and was a Captain in the U.S. Army. Jack Daly is an Amazon Best Selling Author and has written and contributed to many books, including Hyper Sales Growth and The Sales Playbook for Hyper Sales Growth.

Contact Jack

Website: https://jackdalysales.com/

Website: https://jackdalyslifebydesign.com/

About the Host, Brendan McGurgan

Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible.

Contact Brendan McGurgan or Simple Scaling:

Buy the Simple Scaling book: https://amzn.to/3zrrRAN

Contact me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-mcgurgan-11854a13/

Website: www.simplescaling.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplescaling

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplescaling/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_scaling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqcbk3-XcJ56Rs6o3cMEwg

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplescaling?lang=en

In this episode I'm speaking with Nick Bradley and we cover a range of topics including how to scale a business quickly, how to get investment and the difference between private equity and Venture Capital, when you should seek to exit your business, the top three questions every business leader should be asking themselves right now and the importance of mindset.

About Nick

Nick Bradley is a world-renowned business growth expert, who works with entrepreneurs, business leaders, and investors, building high-value companies.

Over the last decade, he has built, scaled, bought, and sold 24 businesses with a combined valuation of $5.2 billion dollars. He also works with Private Equity and Venture Capital firms across the UK and the US leading business turnarounds, mergers, acquisitions, and scale-ups.

He is also the co-founder of The Fielding Group, a growth consultancy that helps companies improve business performance. In addition to this, Nick owns 7 other businesses and is always looking to build his portfolio via acquisitions and joint ventures.

He is absolutely committed to personal growth, becoming the best version of himself, and inspiring others to achieve the same. His mission is to help create business empires with impact – bringing entrepreneurial skillset and mindset to people all over the world as a driving force of progression and prosperity.

Contact Nick

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therealnickbradley/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thenickbradley

About the Host, Brendan McGurgan

Brendan is a global business leader who builds profitable, scalable businesses by delivering on his strong personal belief that anything is possible.

Contact Brendan McGurgan or Simple Scaling:

Buy the Simple Scaling book: https://amzn.to/3zrrRAN

Contact me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendan-mcgurgan-11854a13/

Website: www.simplescaling.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/simplescaling

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/simplescaling/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simple_scaling/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVqcbk3-XcJ56Rs6o3cMEwg

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@simplescaling?lang=en