Derrick and Andrew are back with another episode of the Sauce, and this time they are talking about the Business Growth Cycle. If you own a business, you better listen in.

Derrick Mains is the founder of Podcastology. He is known for successful podcast series like The Convergence and Profit Matters. Mains is an experienced consultant and author of three books on Lean Management.

Andrew Kolikoff is a customer experience and sales innovator, and a Thought Leader. He is known for his work on Aurelius as a principal, and as a co-founder of the Secret Sauce Society.

This episode discusses the customer experience while delivering helpful advice on how to achieve success. Using a highly sophisticated and complex mathematical formula to teach audience members how to achieve their customer-related experiences.

The Sauce is a new video series hosted by entrepreneur Derrick Mains and Thought Leader Andrew Kolikoff. The two join together to discuss philosophy, business, and the state of the world. Among the topics are dark fish, ChatGPT, and Lao Tzu.

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

01:24 - The Stages of Growth in Business

02:30 - It's a mindset, not hard skills

04:26 - What wags the dog? Who are you?

06:02 - Andrew's background story

07:40 - What does your company want to be when it grows up

08:42 - The Hardest part of owning a growing business

10:45 - Challenges with low-level leaders

16:54 - Make sure you are focusing on the right things

20:00 - The 4 stages of Growth

23:30 - The 5th stage

26:25 - When you need to change your management style

28:00 - Baby is all grown up

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