The Start, Scale & Succeed Podcast

In this cultivated episode, Greg DeVore, CEO of ScreenSteps, shares how he helps business cut their onboarding time from 12 months to 30 days and also double their employee productivity through guided knowledge. 

You will discover:

- What tribal knowledge is and how over-relying on it is costing you dearly

- Why your employees need a GPS not a map

- Why you don't want your employees working from memory


In 2003, Greg DeVore co-founded his company ScreenSteps along with his brother. ScreenSteps is dedicated to helping businesses transfer knowledge to their employees faster. They do this through a combination of a software platform and a framework that guides organizations in reducing their reliance on tribal knowledge. This has resulted in onboarding programs that cut new hire times to proficiency from 12 months to less than 30 days. Greg co-authors the book Find & Follow: Reduce Supervisor Burnout & Improve Employee Performance by Transferring Knowledge Faster.


Want to learn more about Greg DeVore's work at ScreenSteps? Check out his website at http://www.screensteps.com or grab a copy of his book at findandfollowbook.com

In this astute episode, Julian Chapman, President of Forrest & Company Limited, shares how he helps organizations achieve their goals through effective strategy, efficient structures, and sound managerial leadership. 

You will discover:

- Why management and leadership need each other

- How is leading managers different from leading other team members

- The simple key to organizational success


Julian Chapman has over three decades of experience engaging teams and organizations in building their leadership capability. His leadership knowledge is augmented by his 30+ year "second" career as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces, from which he retired in 2014 with the rank of Brigadier-General. He joined Forrest & Company in 2002 and became president in 2015. His thoughts on leadership, organizational development, and accountability have been published in HR Reporter Magazine, CPA Bottom Line Newspaper, and HR Professional magazine. Julian is the author of The Managerial Leadership Journey: An Unconventional Business Pursuit, published in May 2022.


Want to learn more about Julian Chapman's work at Forrest & Company Limited? Check out his website at https://www.forrestandco.com/

In this highly productive episode, Femi Doyle-Marshall, Co-Founder & Director of Education of REBOOTX Academy, shares how he help entrepreneurs and organizations boost productivity, eliminate burnout, achieve growth and achieve a Purposeful Workweek™.

You will discover:

- What to do if you feel like you’re chained to your brand

- The importance of boundaries for leaders

- What to do when there’s just too much that has to get done in a day and not enough time to do it


Femi Doyle-Marshall is a leading business growth consultant, time management coach, speaker, author, and founder of REBOOTX Academy Entrepreneur Incubator. With a relentless passion for personal and professional development, Femi has built his successful brands based on success principles and is now a trusted source for organizational growth and transformation. Femi's journey began with a single goal: to make a meaningful impact. Through his Entrepreneur Incubator, he has cultivated a loyal following of members, partners, and Academy Ambassadors who share his vision.


Want to learn more about Femi Doyle-Marshall's work at REBOOTX Academy? Check out his website at https://www.rebootx.com/ and get control of your week with his Purposeful Workweek checklist at http://purposefulchecklist.com/

In this irrepressible episode, Kim Thompson-Pinder, Owner of RTI Publishing, shares how she uses her podcast to help consultants, professionals, speakers, and coaches grow their businesses using Authority Marketing. 

You will discover:

- How to reshape the stories of your past

- The 6 things you need in your book to CREATE success

- Who to write your book to (hint, it's not everyone)


Kim Thompson-Pinder is the Chief Visionary Officer of RTI Publishing and Host of the Author To Authority Podcast. Kim did not write for 30 years after a teacher told her at seven years old, "She was no good at writing and should stop." Then, she came to a crossroads and let those painful words go. Since she set her words free, she has authored five books, with two more on the way. Most importantly, Kim started RTI Publishing and has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs become authors and authorities. Kim understands the power of words and cannot wait to share them with you on her Author To Authority podcast. 


Want to learn more about Kim Thompson-Pinder's work at RTI Publishing? Check out her podcast at https://www.authortoauthoritypodcast.com/ and get your copy of the 7 questions you should ask every publisher at https://www.authortoauthority.com/.

In this auspicious episode, Ira Leppanen, Partner and Executive Trainer at Emergy, shares how she helps her clients identify their organization's emotional climate and gives concrete tools and processes on how to increase both well-being and performance. 

You will discover:

- Why you simply can't afford to keep operating on emotional autopilot

- Why is there so much emphasis placed on rational, logical thought, and why it's letting us down

- What Emotional Agency is and how you can create it in your organization


Ira is a partner at Emergy®. Emergy is the forerunner in developing and training Emotional Agency at work. She is a highly skilled organizational developer with solid experience in carrying out successful change management programs. She believes that success lies in understanding the key drivers of the people behind their professional roles. She utilizes her extensive background in leadership, management consulting, and leading change when helping clients develop their emotional skills and create a striving workplace emotional climate.


Want to learn more about Ira Leppanen's work at Emergy? Check out her website at https://www.emergywork.com/

In this rigorous episode, Jim Verquist, Founder of Engine2 Innovation, shares how he brought the corporate rebel model to tech-based companies around the world.

You will discover:

- Why do successful companies lose their mojo over time

- Why the problem isn't bureaucracy and what it is instead

- The 3 things you need to create a second engine of growth for your business


Before launching 3 Silicon Valley startups, Jim Verquist served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He then went on to earn his MBA and went to work for big companies. He led a turnaround at Millennium and a Fast Strategy transformation at Best Doctors. Now, he's now launched Engine2 Innovation for businesses that need a second growth engine. His firm uses the corporate rebel model. Corporate rebels have created more billion-dollar breakthroughs than Bell Labs and Xerox PARC combined.


Want to learn more about Jim Verquist's work at Engine2 Innovation? Check out his website at https://engine2.us/

In this proficient episode, John Hannum, President and CEO of PPS Solutions, shares how he brings together all functions in the business cycle to solve business problems. 

You will discover:

- How to know when it’s time to hire a fractional CFO

- What can you expect a fractional CFO to do for you

- What common mistakes you don't have to make


John is the founder and CEO of PPS Solutions PC, which provides fractional CFO services and full-service accounting and finance services to growing businesses. With a 25+ year background in corporate finance and as CFO of companies with phenomenal growth trajectories, he now focuses on bringing the Financial Firepower commonly employed by large, successful companies to the smaller, growing businesses that need it most. He is skilled at using financial data to drive process efficiency throughout the organization, designing and implementing financial reporting, and highlighting areas needing focus.


Want to learn more about John Hannum's work at PPS Solutions? Check out his website at https://www.ppsfinance.com/

In this provoking episode, Julie G. Holunga, Principal and Executive Coach of Chinook Executive Solutions, shares how she helps driven professionals build leadership skills that lead them to their next levels of success.

You will discover:

- Simple steps for remote teams to foster constructive conflict 

- How to protect the "only" in the room and get the best contribution from them

- The true cost of conflict avoidant, lazy leadership


Julie G. Holunga is a Leadership Trainer and Executive Coach. She develops professional service leaders with expertise in the careers of female professionals. Before starting her consulting practice, Julie served as Project Manager for Alumni Career Services at Harvard Business School, focusing on advancing female alumnas' careers. She worked with Fortune 500 companies to retain and move women into leadership positions. Julie earned her BA at Union College and her MBA at Boston College. She completed coursework in the Neuroscience of Business at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 


Want to learn more about Julie Holunga's work and take her free 5-minute Trust Assessment? Visit https://julieholunga.com/ or follow her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/julieholunga/

In this plot rich episode, Kyle Gray, CEO of The Story Engine, shares how he helped hundreds of startups and small businesses create scalable content marketing strategies.

You will discover:

- The three stories that will sell your product or service for you

- The tragic cost of winging your sales presentations

- What to do on every sales call before you try to close the deal


Kyle Gray is an entrepreneur, story strategist, and author who helps coaches, startups, and influencers use storytelling to communicate their unique value better and create connections and trust with their audience. He combines timeless storytelling with cutting-edge marketing to ensure you’ve got the right story to tell while presenting, on a sales call, or in conversation, both online and offline. He uses “The One Clear Path To Sales” system to turn your story into a powerful sales and marketing tool. Kyle’s two books on marketing, Selling With Story and The Story Engine, help you quickly get clear on your story and start selling and how to build systems to tell that story at scale.


Want to learn more about Kyle Gray's work at The Story Engine? Check out his website at https://www.thestoryengine.co/ and get access to his course How to Choose Your Perfect Story at https://www.thestoryengine.co/perfect 

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In this fun and financial episode, Alex Little, Founder of Little CFO Services, shares how he presents the financials of his clients with clarity to provide them the ability to make data-based decisions to scale their businesses.

You will discover:

- The biggest cost that you can't see in your P&L

- The difference between a CFO and a bookkeeper and who to hire first

- The difference between accounting and finance


Alex is not your stereotypical finance and accounting nerd. He brings an entrepreneurial mindset and can look at the big picture and get into the weeds of a problem. He can pull you in with a smile and a joke. These pair well with his talent for simplifying financial situations to make you comfortable overcoming obstacles. Being taught from a young age that business ownership and real estate were the keys to building wealth, Alex has invested his time and energy into gaining wisdom in various business topics and ventures. This led Alex to founding Little CFO Services. It provides its clients with a proactive approach to Strategic Financial Planning through data-based decisions through Fractional CFO Advisory.


Want to learn more about Alex Little 's work at Little CFO Services? Check out his website at https://www.littlecfoservices.com/