When I first became a Director of the consultancy that we would later go on to grow to $30M. 

We were doing about $3M per year. 

There were 4 x Directors - and we were doing everything in the business. 

Strategy, running projects, client meetings, invoicing, admin, board meetings, chasing overdue payments. 

Everything. 

We had team, but no one in roles designed to take work off our plates. 

We wanted to grow - but we were drowning. 

We very quickly realised that we had built a business that completely relied on us. 

And it didn’t feel great. 

So we got strategic and mapped out the org chart that would take us to $6M. 

We mapped out our roles and what we wanted to be doing to be running a $6M business. 

And we mapped out the roles that we needed others to take off our plate.  

We started with admin - that was the quickest win. 

Then we elevated from within or hired externally and started the process of building a really competent leade...

I was chatting yesterday with an incredible client Mark. 

He and his business partner have just had 2 x consecutive biggest months ever in their business. 

And they’re on track for their 3rd! 

When we first started working together, they were doing an average of $120K to $140K months. 

A $1.4M per year business. 

Marks just let me know they’ve just had a $175K month and then a $231K month. 

And next month they’re on track for $260K! 

When I first met them, they: 

 → Were getting dragged into the day to day of their business. 

 → Had tried some generic business coaching. 

 → Were wanting to grow and take their business to that next level. 

So we got to work. 

Together we worked on: 

Our Business Gameplan and our Business Stages Roadmap frameworks for where they wanted to take their business. 

Our LinkedIn Marketing and Elite Positioning strategies for creating high level positioning and social proof in the marketplace. 

Our Company S...

Before I started my coaching business, I was a director and shareholder of a consultancy that we grew from $3M to $30M over a nine year period. 

It was an incredible journey. 

I experienced “all the things” as we grew. 

One of the things that was a huge focus for us, was our profit margins. 

They would fluctuate wildly. 

From month to month and depending on what phase of business growth we were in. 

From single figures through to 30 plus %. 

Not good. 

Particularly as we had shareholders to pay dividends to.  

And our growth strategy was M & A - which was heavily reliant on good, consistent profit margins. 

We could never quite pinpoint what was going on. 

Until we got serious about tracking the numbers & the metrics that actually mattered. 

This was a game changer.  

This made all the difference.  

Once we knew the metrics we needed to track weekly and monthly. 

We could pretty easily predict and forecast our profit margin...

I hope you had a great week. 

Here we are, already in August!  
 

In case you missed it, here’s what we covered on the podcast over the last month: 

The Secret To Reaching $3M (And Beyond) 

In this episode we explore: 

 - Owners often fall into the trap of being generalists, which dilutes effectiveness. 

 - To hit $1M revenue, focus on one ideal client and deliver quality results consistently. 

 - I’ll share strategies to reach $1M and beyond to $3M. 

Follow the links below to check out this episode: 

Click here for the podcast episode. 

Click here to watch the video. 

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Why You Need A GM 

In this episode we explore: 

 - Why a GM is crucial for scaling your business at $2-3M and beyond.  

 - How a GM can help buy back your time to focus on strategic growth.   

 - Get insights into hiring the best GM for your business.   

Follow the links below to check out this episode: 

Click here for the podcast episode. 

Clic...

I hope you’re having a great start to your week. 

I’m currently having an espresso in the park out of my favourite red espresso cup. 

My family think I’m weird - I take this cup wherever I go.  

It’s school holidays and I’m spending the day with our kids and some of their friends.  

Indoor trampoline play centre, park action, then home for a movie.  

Pretty fun day really.  

The weather is spectacular as well.  

Incredible winters day. Sun, blue sky, crisp air. 

So now that you’re all caught up on personal front. 

A quick update on the types of emails and trainings you can expect landing in your inbox this month. 

This month - we’re going to focusing in on revenue. 

We’re going to be looking at the different ways to increase your revenue. 

And the different strategies to create revenue generation opportunities. 

There will be a mixture of learning and strategies to up-level your thinking in terms of what’s possible for the revenue gro...

Profit is the lifeblood of any business.  

As a consulting business – you shouldn’t be settling for anything less than 30% net profit.  

And if you want to make more profit in your business – focus on this one area… 

…focus on project delivery.  

Which is why I created a full project delivery checklist.  

That helps you deliver incredible projects – every, single, time.  

This is a complete, step by step, project delivery process.  

That ensures you set your projects up for success. 

And you deliver incredible projects for your clients - every time.  

And I'm giving away this checklist - for free.  

Follow this link to download now >> https://www.coachignite.com/the-project-delivery-checklist-giveaway 

In this checklist you'll find a complete process for: 

👉 Mapping out how you want your projects delivered.  

👉 Understanding your clients wants and needs.  

👉 The critical elements to consider on each project - so they don't get ...

I hope you’re having a great week. 

Here we are in the new financial year! 

In case you missed it, here’s what we covered on the podcast over the last month: 

How To Build A High Performing Team Culture 

In this episode we explore: 

 - The steps to building a high-performance team.  

 - How to run a structured performance review process that gets your staff energised. 

 - How to lead your team in a way that motivates them to stay, grow and achieve more. 

Follow the links below to check out this episode: 

Click here for the podcast episode. 

Click here to watch the video. 

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The Ultimate Cheat Sheet For Bringing In Shareholders 

In this episode we explore: 

 - How shareholders can help you grow exponentially.  

 - How to identify who is the right shareholder for your business.  

 - The step-by-step process on how to bring on shareholders.  

Follow the links below to check out this episode: 

Click here for the pod...

I can’t stand the race to the bottom. 

It actually angers me that there are clients out there that ask you to cut your fees. 

That barter you off against other consultants. 

Just so they can save a few thousand bucks. 

But as an industry - we allow this. 

We have given in to the race to the bottom concept. 

Just so we can win a project or secure a forward pipeline. 

But what’s the point if you’re making no profit margin? 

Cheaper fee projects actually put more stress on your business. 

More stress on your team.  

And more pressure on you to keep delivering work for these cheaper fees. 

Cheaper fee clients are also typically more needy and suck up your time. 

They take you away from being able to focus on higher value clients and higher value projects. 

So I ask you - what’s the point? 

Imagine if, as an industry, we took a stand. 

Said no to fee cutting. 

And instead stood in our power and charged what we’re worth? 

Ca...

I was chatting with Steven recently and he’s just let me know…  

“I’m pretty stoked my revenue increased over 300% for the year”. 

and 

“I’m expecting my revenue to double for the new year”. 

How good is that! 

From being reactive and having no time → capitalising on key opportunities and growing the business. 

When I met Steven he: 

→ Didn’t have the time to think about the longer term future of the business. 

→ Was working with not so great clients. 

→ Had been stuck in the same business position for the past three years. 

So we got to work. 

Together we worked on: 

Raising his prices and increasing his fees. 

Focusing on better clients with bigger fees. 

Building the team to support him growing. 

And now...  

He’s celebrating a 3X in revenue from this time last year. 

And is looking forward to a great year ahead. 

We could not be prouder of the results Steven has achieved and he’s only getting warmed up. 

So if you’d like to increase revenue, learn ...

Got a leadership team in place, but you’re still doing everything?  

You’ve gone to the effort to elevate or hire team leaders.  

Shouldn’t they be doing more? 

You’re not alone. 

This is pretty typical as you move from you doing everything, to leveraging team. 

It’s a process that every business owner goes through. 

You’ve just got a solid case of trust, letting go and can’t delegate-itist! 

Let’s be real for a second. 

You’ve built your business to this point doing everything yourself. 

You know how everything is done. 

And you like the way you do things.  

Your clients keep coming back to you because of, well, you!  

But to grow past this point - you need your team leaders to take over.  

They need to start running things so you can elevate yourself. 

This requires you to let go of your vice-like grip on how everything gets done. 

This requires you to trust the leaders you’ve put in place. 

This next level for you requires your team leaders to be ru...