The Growth Code® with Sian

How to work at your goals with consistency (and what to do when you’re not feeling it)!  I’m sharing my single simple secret weapon for going after those goals with consistency. And five things to do and remember when consistency isn’t so consistent.  Working towards your goals with consistency is so important. Because if you always do the things you’ve always done you’ll keep getting the same res...

Five bold business moves for you to make this year so you can shake trees and take bananas.  This is the year for taking action. To take imperfect action even if you're not entirely certain. Being in business is about taking a leap at times or trying something so that you can test it out, get some data back and enable growth. Shake trees and take bananas.  Here's some inspiration for you to make t...

Hope is not a strategy, you need a solid goal mapping method to achieve your goals and support you even when the going gets tough.  Here are five steps to effective goal mapping. If you work on these five steps you are 10 times more likely to achieve your goals!  I’ve got a goal map template for you and in this episode, I’ll talk you through how to goal map the shi** out of it.  Got get it goal di...

When I work with agencies and service-based businesses, one of the things I get excitable about is charging more by finding your perfect price point and creating consistent revenue in your business. A lot of businesses tell me through gritted teeth that their competitors charge so much more AND get away with it. Let’s talk about that and what you need to do to fix it.  For show notes and more visi...

With little to no chance of competing with big-box retailers on marketing budgets, this sales event is so important for the small businesses who power the economy. So small business owners, are you ready to get in on some of that action? There’s not a lot of time, with Small Business Saturday® arriving after Thanksgiving and sandwiched neatly between this coming Black Friday and Cyber Monday, here...

Running an agency can be one of the most rewarding professions. And at the same time can be one of the most draining and demoralising. That’s because of all the BS you put up with.  So let’s skip the agency BS, do a hard refresh, clear your cache and upgrade your operating system for profit and prosperity!  If you feel exhausted and overwhelmed by the thought of running your agency as it is now fo...

If you're ready to grow and take your agency or service business to the next level, you're going to want to know this. It's time to identify which type of agency owner you are.  So let's play a little game and figure out which type of agency owner you are currently.  We've got Skilled Producers, the Roller Coaster riders, the Operator and the Boss.  Depending on which persona you are, let's talk a...

An hourly-based retainer model for agencies is an outdated, old-school model of doing business. If you're on the prowl for more retainers for your agency, you're not doing your business any favours. You will end up with the same result we see in many other retainer-chasing agencies: unhappy teams, unhappy clients, and unhappy agency owners. Retainers put you and your agency into the commodity trap...

If you have that feeling that there’s never enough time and the “time management” trap is adding to your stress, this podcast episode is for you and come it comes straight from my heart.  I’m talking about less is more. Doing less and achieving more by really leaning into your priorities even when you’re torn and the going gets tough.  Your actions and leaning into the right priorities to work on...

Half the riches are in the niches because niching down isn't enough...  The riches are in the niches. That's still true but I have an apology to make. Niching down isn't enough, in fact, it's only half the story.  It's time to paint the full picture so you can find the riches in the niches.  The free cheat sheet in the podcast is available at www.workwithsian.com/pac The show notes will be availab...

Setbacks. Small ones, big ones, catastrophic setbacks. Whatever is in-front of you right now, this podcast is for you and it comes from my heart.   No need for a hot beverage, this episode is short, sweet and sharp. It gets straight to the point and I'm sharing my playbook for dealing with and overcoming setbacks.  One of my clients bought his dream house with this stuff! This stuff is powerful, i...

You need to have your systems and processes locked down before you can scale. That requires a bold business blueprint and you should build processes and systems that seamlessly streamline your daily operations.  The things I'm talking about in this episode won't only save you time but they'll make you money too. You can take that vacation and your business won't only carry on without you, it might...

Hey overwhelm, are you in a tunnel? Because we're breaking up!    Let's ditch overwhelm and being a reactive business owner with a few simple systems to give you back 43 hours per week! Plus I'm sharing how systems have helped one client add £45k of revenue per month to the business on automation.  Ready to hear it?  Awesome, let's show overwhelm the checkered flag!  And if I can help nail the sys...

Let’s unpack the biggest obstacle to communicating and attracting your aligned clients so that you have less convincing to do and they have less thinking to do around whether you’re the right person to help them. 

This topic is very specific and it’s come up in conversation with a few clients so I thought I’d break it down and hopefully, by the end, you’ll be excited to write your brand bio and make it even better. I’m broadly speaking about a “brand bio,” it’s something you’d use as an introduction, on your social media or your Linkedin headline to captivate your audience and get them to want to know you b...

I was thinking the other day about the times I really messed up hiring salespeople because I wasn't ready and what expensive lessons they were!   Does any of this sound familiar?  You've grown your service-based business to a certain level...  🙋‍♀️ you've reached six figures plus, 🙋‍♀️ you have a few team members, 🙋‍♀️ you're wearing many different hats,  🙋‍♀️ haven't quite gotten the hang of...

I’m not going to tell you to get up at 5 am, or what morning routines will make you a billionaire, what rituals you need to fire you up. It’s far more simple than that. It’s about showing up for your business every day and making tiny incremental improvements towards your goals. Someone once told me that winning happens an inch at a time. I think building a business happens one-half hour at a time...

William Burroughs' quote "when you stop growing you start dying" resonates on a deep level with me. So let's look at the growth factors which contribute to a growth strategy that actually works.  Game-changing business growth requires clarity, consistency and proven strategies. This episode touches on a few growth factors that will help you move from being a reactive business owner to one proactiv...

In this episode, I'm sharing five quick, easy (free) ways to find un-monetised revenue in your business with clear action steps to get you liquidating that hidden revenue in 30 days or less.  Are you ready to find hidden gold in your business?  For the show notes and links mentioned in the episode, head on over to the blog at https://workwithsian.co.uk/blog  

If you’re leaving money on the table, you’re not maximising the value you can bring to your clients and you’re not doing yourself any favours.  And you’re definitely leaving money on the table if you’re not doing these six things.  You’ve heard the phrase ‘the fortunes are in the follow up’, you know this but are you doing it? I’m sharing real-life examples of six success factors to help you craft...

The boom and bust of running a service based business is exhausting and yet I hear from business owners that there’s this uncertainty of where the next client is coming from.  If you're wondering where your next client is coming from, this episode is for you. I'm letting you in on the secret, the ONE thing you need to crack the code to have a consistent, regular stream of leads and new clients.  B...

At first a flywheel takes some energy to get spinning but then you can use leverage and figure out where the levers are so it becomes easier and easier. As your business grows it requires more and more energy but with a handle on the levers, you’ll be able to keep up the momentum effortlessly.  The levers I’m talking about in the flywheel that is your business are the numbers.  Every business is d...

When I work with businesses owners who want to grow the world over, there's often a huge focus on getting new clients or customers. And this is one of the most expensive, energy sucking and time consuming ways to grow a business yet 98% of place all focus here. Let's talk about one of the fastest and easiest strategies to increase your revenue and profits. Increasing your average order value!  Asi...

Creating content for your business and using it strategically in a way that serves your audience can have an impact on your sales and business. The catch is that a content strategy is like a hungry monster that needs feeding constantly and it’s never full. So I’m going to walk you through my process for creating at least 8 weeks of content topics in 8 minutes. The questions that you'll need (along...

Set goals. Have clear goals. I’m always amazed that this basic advice isn’t always followed and I’ve been doing a deep drive on why we have some resistance to setting goals, the wrong gap you're focused on, and I have some gems to help you be a master goal digger!  Get your goal. Write it down, break it down and then take it down! I want you to get that goal into your physiology, just like the mud...