Don Maranca is a certified EOS implementer and founder of JDSM Enterprises, a coaching company that helps entrepreneurs implement the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) model in order to create a holistic system for running their business

https://jdsmenterprises.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• The greatest challenges for small business owners
• The importance of a clear personal and professional vision
• The three key aspects of a business system
• Adopting processes and ensuring changes are successfully adopted into company culture

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

Mark Wald founded Supporting Strategies | Los Angeles in 2013 and has grown the business to 40 W2 employees working virtually across 10 states in the US. They're providing exceptional finance and accounting support to hundreds of growing startups, small businesses, and nonprofits as a virtual firm.

https://www.supportingstrategies.com/la

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Growing with referral networks
• Pricing method with custom service packages and hourly billing
• Hiring experienced professionals
• Using teams to set staff up for success

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

Matt Ryan has over ten years of experience in real estate and construction and founded his company, re-viv, to re-engineer residential and commercial real estate in underserved communities.

https://re-viv.com/team/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Letting go of ego to delegate and outsource
• Time management
• Finding qualified candidates
• Lessons for hiring and recruiting

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

Cynthia Hackler Flynn, Esq. is the founder of Hackler Flynn and Associates, a California-based law firm specializing in employment law. Today, Cindy has seven employees and everyone is working fully remotely.

https://hacklerflynnlaw.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Common mistakes employers make with employees
• Creating an employee handbook
• Accountability and time logs for a remote workforce
• Hiring right to help avoid employee issues

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

Joshua Driskell is the managing partner of Lagerlof, LLP, a law firm that has been involved in shaping the legal and business landscape in southern California for more than 100 years. Joshua has extensive experience in handling mergers and acquisitions and has recently taken action to enable remote work.

https://www.lagerlof.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Growing through mergers and acquisitions
• Identifying a potential acquisition
• Systems and software implementation and training
• Steps taken to enable remote work

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

Caleb Guilliams is the founder and CEO of Better Wealth, a company committed to financial education and coaching. Caleb founded the company at 21 and is now 24 - he has added 13 team members and clients in almost every state during these three years.

https://betterwealth.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• How and why Caleb started Better Wealth
• Gaining clarity on the core desired results
• Self-awareness and confidence
• Learning from books, experts, mentors, and mastermind groups

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

Gary Shamis assumed responsibility for his father’s accounting firm in 1981. Over the thirty-five years that followed, he took revenues from $225,000 to approaching $100 million and employees from a dozen to 600. He built the 37th largest independent accounting and consulting firm in the nation, before combining SS&G, Inc. with BDO USA, LLP in 2014.

Today, he is principal of Winding River Consulting, a business advisory services company.

https://windingriverconsulting.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Strategies vs. execution in growing to $100MM, including niches and service offerings
• Hiring and retaining top talent
• Creating a culture that resonates with your workforce, including working virtually
• Developing ancillary supporting business and service offerings

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

Scott Choppin is the founder and CEO of the Urban Pacific group of companies. Urban Pacific develops multifamily workforce housing. Scott founded Urban Pacific over 20 years ago and has developed over 3,400 units with $900MM+ in exits. He has expanded and contracted the business over the years through market cycles and has changed his strategy along the way.

https://www.urbanpacific.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Building a trustworthy team and a reputation of professionalism
• Managing budgets and timelines
• Intentionally starting small to perfect systems and processes and avoid risk
• Recession resistance and actively monitoring the market

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

Chris Evans and Taylor Welch are Co-Founders of Traffic and Funnels, a sales and marketing company. Chris and Taylor grew the company to over a million dollars in annual sales in five years and have been able to develop a leadership team that allows them to spend only 5 hours per week on the business.

https://trafficandfunnels.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• How to form a healthy partnership
• Scaling to the point to remove yourself including delegating
• Dealing with stress and burnout
• Maintaining confidence

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

Jeff Russell is President of The Pango Group, a title and escrow company. Jeff has experience in building culture, managing people, and coaching others in business as he has helped The Pango Group grow to over 250 people since 2000.

https://pangogroup.com/

In today’s episode, we discuss:

• Being intentional with company culture and actively managing to the established values
• Clearly setting expectations then following up and offering specific feedback
• Making hard and quick decisions during a 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