When is the right time to buy your time back?

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Most business owners keep adding more services, more products, more complexity. Then they wonder why they're working 60-hour weeks and barely paying themselves.

Today I break down the real profitability process: start with your numbers, model where you're heading, then fix what's broken. We cover why owners get pulled away from their zone of genius, how to price properly, and when to raise prices (spoiler: probably now).

Stop being busy. Start being profitable. Your business should reward you for the risk you're taking.

Watch our podcast about claiming expenses: https://youtu.be/XxHmOWrIGxM

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Today Im breaking down 9 things you can do to grow your New Zealand business in 2026.

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Most business owners think hiring is simple: find someone, pay them, make more money. Then they wonder why their cash flow got worse.

Today I break down the real process: financial modelling, understanding true costs (way more than just salary), and figuring out what work you shouldn't be doing.

We cover the love-hate exercise, why you might need admin support first, and how to structure the hire properly.

An employee costs more than their salary... Equipment, training, holidays, slow revenue periods. Most owners never model this out.

Don't wing it. Model it out first.

Today Im breaking down the 4 places that your profit disappears, leading to a difference between your cash in the bank compared to your profit number.

Grow your business with our 90 day business planning: https://nextadvisory.nz/90-day-business-planning/

The businesses making offers are seeing things move. The ones sitting on their hands are still struggling.

We cover shifting consumer confidence, the wealth effect, and how business owners are changing from survival mode to growth mode. Plus what the data is really telling us about where New Zealand's economy is heading in 2026.

Are we finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel?

Someone once told me to focus on my strengths. I said how. They showed me the Gallup’s StrengthsFinder to figure out what I’m actually good at, and what to stop wasting time on. Then the maximiser in me wanted to go deeper on this so I linked up with an incredible human.

In this episode, I’ve convinced my secret strengths coach, Suze Oh, to join me for a deep dive into how understanding your natural talents can change the way you work, lead, and live.

It certainly did for me. We unpack my Top 10 strengths (yep, the real list), talk about how they show up in business and life, and how you can use your own strengths to make more progress with less burnout.

If you’ve ever wondered why you’re wired the way you are, this one’s for you.

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Luke and Phil are down in Queenstown doing their quarterly business planning. Here's how it's going. 

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