The Staying Power Podcast

David Wood is a former Consulting Actuary to Fortune 100 companies including Sony Music, Chanel, and Exxon. David left his cushy Park Avenue job 20 years ago to build the world’s largest coaching business. He understands the balancing act of life and business.

https://focus.ceo/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• How do we implement everything we know we need to do?
• Layers of supporting goals: yearly, monthly, weekly, daily
• Email and other distraction addictions
• Accountability
• How to focus only on the items that truly move the needle

To learn more about the Staying Power Collective, a group for aspiring and current virtual firm owners on a mission to grow their firms, visit https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/

To read the show notes, guest contact information, and impactful quotes, visit
https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/blog

Don Riddell is an executive coach and the Master Chair of Vistage Peer Advisor Groups. Vistage Worldwide is a global organization that assembles and facilitates private advisory boards for CEOs, senior executives, and business owners.

Vistage and its affiliates have over 23,000 members in 20 countries, representing the world's leading chief executive coaching organization. Their members grow at an average of 2.2 times the rate of average US companies.

https://www.vistage.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Don's philosophy
• Emotional intelligence
• Self-awareness
• Overcoming limiting beliefs

To learn more about the Staying Power Collective, a group for aspiring and current virtual firm owners on a mission to grow their firms, visit https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/

To read the show notes, guest contact information, and impactful quotes, visit
https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/blog

 Mike Pinkus is the founder of ConnectCPA, a Canadian 'plug and play' virtual accounting and bookkeeping firm that solves the finance pain point for scaling companies.

https://www.connectcpa.ca/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• 6 years of growth for ConnectCPA - 40 team members
• Value/fixed pricing philosophy and when to bill hourly
• Sales process in technical services

To learn more about the Staying Power Collective, a group for aspiring and current virtual firm owners on a mission to grow their firms, visit https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/

To read the show notes, guest contact information, and impactful quotes, visit
https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/blog

Nate Bailey is a bestselling author of three books and an entrepreneur. He has built multiple successful businesses in areas such as insurance and real estate. He recently sold his insurance agency to become a full-time leadership coach.

https://natebailey.org/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Challenges of leadership roles
• Extreme ownership
• Consistency
• Embrace learning opportunities

To learn more about the Staying Power Collective, a group for aspiring and current virtual firm owners on a mission to grow their firms, visit https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/

To read the show notes, guest contact information, and impactful quotes, visit
https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/blog

Brannon Poe is the founder of Poe Group Advisors where he and his team take a consulting-based approach to transition accounting firms from one owner to another through their unique process - The Seamless Succession.

https://poegroupadvisors.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Unique challenges for both buyers and sellers of small businesses
• Valuation of CPA firms
• Pricing
• The value ladder

To learn more about the Staying Power Collective, a group for aspiring and current virtual firm owners on a mission to grow their firms, visit https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/

To read the show notes, guest contact information, and impactful quotes, visit
https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/blog

Cody Johnson is the President and studio manager of Chapel Hill Training, a fitness studio that provides individualized training programs to members, both in person and through their newly-launched virtual fitness platform. Cody shares his experience starting as an Intern through today, managing during COVID as a co-owner.

https://www.chapelhilltraining.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Mindset shift from staff to President and co-owner
• Juggling responsibilities and "wearing many hats"
• Uncovering staff goals and aspirations to avoid burn out and work for a purpose
• Managing a gym during the Coronavirus crisis

To learn more about the Staying Power Collective, a group for aspiring and current virtual firm owners on a mission to grow their firms, visit https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/

To read the show notes, guest contact information, and impactful quotes, visit
https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/blog

Tony Chiappetta is the founder and CEO of AMC Solutions, an IT company that helps businesses build modern IT systems that make every employee more productive and help grow their business. Tony now has 17 employees after redesigning his entire business and dropping from 24 employees down to 8.

https://amcsolutions.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Restructuring your business - entirely new processes and systems, trimming staff and clients
• Taking care of employees and work-life harmony
• The blueprint of business planning - principles from Traction

To learn more about the Staying Power Collective, a group for aspiring and current virtual firm owners on a mission to grow their firms, visit https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/

To read the show notes, guest contact information, and impactful quotes, visit
https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/blog

Mitchell Simonson is the founder of Simonson Appraisals, a virtual firm providing commercial real estate valuation services in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Since 2019 he has grown his business to include four staff appraisers and two admin staff.

https://www.simonsonappraisals.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• The difficulties of hiring entry-level staff including training
• Working in the business vs. working on the business
• Over-commitment and taking control of your time

To learn more about the Staying Power Collective, a group for aspiring and current virtual firm owners on a mission to grow their firms, visit https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/

To read the show notes, guest contact information, and impactful quotes, visit
https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/blog

Blake Wyatt is a Facebook and YouTube Ads specialist and Leader at SalesMentor, a Traffic and Funnels company. Blake has been a media buyer and has worked as a profit manager. A media buyer, in this sense, is a digital media buyer purchasing ads for Facebook, Google, YouTube, Twitter, and Snapchat. 

@blake.wyatt89 on Instagram, Blake Wyatt on Facebook

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Leadership including developing a vision and aligning a team
• Internal communication, transparent leadership, live accountability updates
• Paid social media advertising

To learn more about the Staying Power Collective, a group for aspiring and current virtual firm owners on a mission to grow their firms, visit https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/

To read the show notes, guest contact information, and impactful quotes, visit
https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/blog

Neal Bawa is the founder and CEO of Grocapitus Investments, a real estate investment company that sources, negotiates, and acquires commercial properties across the United States. Grocpaitus has a remote component with heavy reliance on virtual assistants. Neal has a background in mathematics and computer science and he applies this knowledge to real estate investing.

https://www.grocapitus.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Risks of a W2 job vs. entrepreneurship and modern employment trends
• Outsourcing and a remote work component
• Training and managing virtual assistants including task management and accountability
• Transparency in communication with stakeholders

To learn more about the Staying Power Collective, a group for aspiring and current virtual firm owners on a mission to grow their firms, visit https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/

To read the show notes, guest contact information, and impactful quotes, visit
https://www.stayingpowercollective.com/blog