Business Growth Lab

Most people venture into business because they want to enjoy the freedom and luxury of living the lifestyle they desire.  To have control of where and when they work.  However, it’s difficult to live your inspired life when business becomes too demanding and having a balanced life seems hopeless. In this episode, Samantha speaks with Jay Harris, life strategist, lifestyle entrepreneur, a...

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Creating a high-ticket offer to grow your business is an individual experience. Business owners should know how much time they have and how much they want to make to design the right offers. In this episode, Samantha chats with Merel Kriegsman, who has been helping entrepreneurs to have the right money mindset and be confident in their pricing and high-ticket offers. Merel believes that all busine...

In this episode, Samantha shares the interesting details of her human design journey so far. Not everyone may know this, but she’s been utilizing various spiritual modalities in her business since 2010.  These holistic practices involve the use of crystals, tarot cards, alignment of the planets, and other spiritual modalities. But she was not solely dependent on them, they only served as mini...

It’s easy to get swayed by the social pressures on how we should be living our lives and this is the reason why so many people find it difficult to be really happy. Whilst our paths to finding joy are not all the same, it all starts with each of us making the conscious choices that will move us towards happiness.  In this episode, Samantha speaks with Carla Maree Simpson, a renowned happiness...

The year 2021 is coming to a close, but it’s not the time to check out.  It’s the time when you should be planning for 2022. However, some entrepreneurs don’t even try to strategize their business for the coming year, they just wing it. In this episode, Samantha and Tim talk about the importance of generating a business plan before you start the next year. For your plan to be truly effective,...

Business is not only about making profits, but also creating an impact. As entrepreneurs, we must learn to balance our unique gifts to make a profit - we need to be creating impact AND profit. In this episode, Samantha chats with Chris Wise, the leading authority on the newest intelligence paradigm, the Love Quotient (LQ). For Chris, it’s important for business owners to be kind and compassionate...

One of the perks of being a business owner is living the kind of lifestyle you’ve always wanted. However, for many people there are instances when the business becomes too much to handle and work-life balance can feel out of reach.  Today we’re going to talk about how to create a business that can run without you. In this episode, Samantha and Tim share how they run their businesses without d...

You’re already familiar with regular podcasts. They’re readily available, and podcast owners have no control over who gets access to their show - they’re available to everyone. But now content creators are slowly discovering the power of private audio feeds. In this episode, Samantha is joined by Nora Sudduth, Co-founder of Hello Audio. It’s a platform that helps content creators upload private an...

As coaches, we do what we do because we want to create a positive impact in the world.  To show up and create the biggest impact possible, it’s important to consider how we are building our platform, as the bigger the platform, the more influence we have.  We’re discussing the foundations of influence. In the first episode of Influence By Design, Samantha and Tim discuss the topic of inf...

We’ve had a lot of good times with the Thought Leaders Business Lab, and we may have reached our final episode… So in this episode, Samantha shares the conversation with the two people who have spent the most time with her on the show; Tim Hyde, Sam’s Thursday co-host, and Leon Flitton, her partner in business and life.  They talk about all things business, podcasting, and the much-awaited an...

Implementing new systems, procedures, or changes in a business can be really challenging. We easily get stuck in perfection and miss the opportunity to move forward. Today, we want you to get over the fear of the perfection trap and getting things wrong and instead, lean into trying new things. In this episode we talk about the perfection trap and the areas where we see business owners get paralyz...

When we hear prosperity and abundance, we feel excited to tap into it. As speakers, coaches, and entrepreneurs, we want to be successful in business. But, what if we could be even more successful than we imagine?   In this episode, Samantha chats with Emma Purcell, who helps people to consciously create their life from the core of who they are here to be, and discover the key to their prosper...

As speakers, coaches and podcasters, many of us have a hard time clearly articulating our message and having that message clearly understood. Thoughts come flying into our heads, and we suddenly don’t know what to talk about, or how to explain something succinctly.  In this episode, Samantha chats with Lewis Chaney who mentors speakers about getting to the damn point. Lewis believes that effe...

Does creating the one page marketing plan in three days or less sound appealing to you? We know you really want to have your plan sorted in a flash, and whilst it may sound difficult, it is absolutely possible. In this episode, Samantha is joined by Mostafa Hosseini. He helps coaches, consultants and experts formulate their one-page marketing plan in three days or less.  He implements the 6-s...

Even before civilizations were established, humans have always loved playing games. We like to engage ourselves in various forms of entertainment, and a good example of this in the business space, are the quizzes we see online.   In this episode, Samantha chats with Molly Mandelberg, a master of content creation and online marketing. Molly shares an effective strategy for building her email l...

Some coaches really don’t enjoy sales calls; it can feel intimidating and your prospect may feel like they’re on the witness stand. It’s helpful to understand that the path to success starts with your prospect feeling comfortable and safe to disclose any information during the call. In this episode, Samantha is joined by Nikki Rausch, a trainer, speaker, best-selling author, and the founder of Sal...

As entrepreneurs, we’re big dreamers and are continually coming up with big ideas. Big Projects that we want to complete. However, we’re always busy and some of these projects that we want to complete get pushed to the bottom of our to-do list and those “someday when” projects never get actioned. But, what if you had the personal resources to get started and execute your “Someday When” projects? I...

If you want to build your authority and position yourself as the trusted thought leader that people turn to, speaking from stages is one of the best ways to achieve your goal.  If you’re a coach, expert, or course creator, speaking helps you build your authority, your audience, and your influence. In this episode, Samantha is joined by Con Koutsikas, a public speaking and communications exper...

Enrolling new clients is one of the most challenging things for many entrepreneurs and business owners. Asking people to join you on a quick call can cause friction if not offered at the right point of your conversation. So today we want you to consider stop chasing leads and try this instead... So, what do you need to do to attract new leads consistently into your business every week? In this epi...

If your business is doing well financially, diversifying is something that you should consider. Gaining more financial freedom through share trading could be for you.  Trading may seem like a complicated concept but our guest, Louise Bedford, a trading and behavioral finance expert, says it doesn’t have to be that way.  In this episode, Louise shares how she got started in trading and he...

It’s very easy to get caught up spending time on tasks and projects that don’t shift the needle in our business.  Doing these tasks can sometimes turn into bad habits, making it feel harder or more complicated than it needs to be.  Today we’re going to discuss how to simplify your business. Business is simple but it’s not easy, so in this episode, we discuss a way to simplify your busine...

It’s crucial for every entrepreneur to know the areas to focus on to scale up the business. Although there is no set formula, it always begins with knowing the pain points of your customers and how you can be of service. In this episode, Samantha is joined by the founder and CEO of Founder Space, Steve Hoffman popularly known as Captain Hoff. He shares what he has learned over the years from start...

From many years in business, we’ve experienced many high and low points and learned what strategies work and what doesn’t.  But what if we had to start over from scratch? In this episode, we share what we would do differently if we had to start over again and discuss four value points to get any business off the ground and making money in the shortest amount of time. We discuss the simple str...

Most of us reach a point in our lives where money and recognition are no longer the key indicators of success.  This is exactly what happened to today’s guest, Vince Warnock. In this episode, Vince shares his unexpected journey from working in a corporate role for many years to discovering and transitioning into the coaching industry. Despite being financially successful in the corporate worl...