Unlocking Growth: Mastering Fine Margins in Business

How did a journey from an 11-year-old entrepreneur to elite athlete lead to transforming businesses through the mastery of fine margins? This week’s episode I had the privilege of being a guest on the Thoughtful entrepreneur podcast, a 1.5% globally ranked podcast with Josh Elledge. It’s a great show and Josh is a great interviewer.  Adam Strong, a business strategist and host of the podcast 'The Business Strategist,' shares his entrepreneurial journey and insights on growth and mindset. He works with professional services clients to help them disrupt their industries and challenges their mindsets. Adam emphasises the importance of business acumen and mindset in achieving success. He discusses the concept of fine margins and continuous improvement to take businesses to the next level. Adam also addresses the fear of being judged and the need for consistency and uniqueness in content creation. He encourages quality over quantity and overcoming the fear of not being enough. Have you got a plan for scaling up? If not, take the business growth quiz here for FREE: https://howtogrowabusiness.scoreapp.com Takeaways Business acumen is essential for professional services providers to scale their businesses. Mindset plays a crucial role in achieving goals and overcoming fear. Continuous improvement and focusing on fine margins can lead to significant growth. Consistency, quality, and uniqueness are key in content creation. Overcoming the fear of being judged is necessary for success. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 01:01 Entrepreneurial Journey 02:00 Fine Margins and Taking Things to the Next Level 03:23 Working with Professional Services Clients 04:14 The Importance of Business Acumen 05:11 The Role of Mindset in Achieving Goals 06:36 The Compound Effect and Continuous Improvement 07:30 The Journey of Learning and Growth 08:28 Fear and Its Influence on Decision-Making 09:53 Fear of Being Judged and Inconsistency in Content Creation 12:15 Being Unique in the Marketplace 13:40 The Judgmental World of Social Media 15:49 Quality Over Quantity in Content Creation 16:17 The Fear of Not Being Enough 17:08 Next Steps and Contact Information 🙏 How To Support The Business Strategist 🎙️ Subscribe, listen and leave a review on 👉 Apple, Spotify Did you get some value? Help us to create a bigger impact by buying me a cup of tea 👉 https://www.buymeacoffee.com/thebusinessstrategist Tag us and share the show with your network Have you got a plan for scaling up? If not, take the business growth quiz here for FREE: https:/howtogrowabusiness.scoreapp.com About The Host The Thoughtful Entrepreneur: https://podcasts.apple.com/lb/podcast/the-thoughtful-entrepreneur/id1394227396 ABOUT THE GUEST LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamistrong Have you got a plan for scale in 2024? If not, take the business growth quiz here: https://howtogrowabusiness.scoreapp.com Unfortunately, I’ve been booked up for most of 2023 however if you would like the opportunity to work with me and my team in 2024 join the waiting list here where I’ll announce our next window of opportunity: https://www.thebusinessstrategist.global/inner-circle-application Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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The Business Strategist podcast shares business lessons over the past 30 years from award-winning business strategist, bestselling author, serial entrepreneur and podcast host Adam Strong. When Adam was young and living on benefits with his family in a West London council flat, he suffered from asthma, alopecia, bullying and low confidence. Then at the age of 11 he had his first taste of entrepreneurship – searching for and selling lost golf balls – and took up distance running. Within 18 months he had overcome asthma and become an elite athlete, training with future Olympic and World Champion Sir Mo Farah. Using the skills he learnt from athletics and entrepreneurship, Adam now helps others break their plateaus to create exponential growth to achieve purpose, profit and impact. As a key aspect of his quest, he has interviewed over 1000 thought leaders, business experts and entrepreneurs to explore their life lessons of what it takes to become a thriving entrepreneur and leader.