Business Owners & Entrepreneurs Podcast with Peter Boolkah | Business Coach | The Transition Guy®

Imagine being stuck in an office rental with stringent lease conditions when the pandemic happened. Not the most ideal situation to be in, right? Well, today’s guest was lucky enough to dodge this bullet. I talk to founder and CEO of Automation Wolf, Matthew Hunt, about the advantages of having a virtual office and distributed teams, and why team communication is key.  As an experienced entreprene...

In this conversation with Roger Khoury, CEO and founder of Market Forecasting Academy, we discuss market vulnerability analysis and the benefits of accurately forecasting the market.  You see, there are a lot of amateur investors out there who expect to get a professional-level of high returns out of their investments. All too often, however, they end up being disappointed. The thing is, they just...

The world is changing, and so is the traditional office space and work environment. As a result, the idea of team productivity is also changing. In today’s episode, I’m joined by Michael Teape, co-founder of Teape Training International, to talk about post-pandemic productivity.  The days where productivity meant being physically present in the office and showing up for endless meetings in the tra...

Preparing for the unexpected is not easy. But it's not impossible. We can take a few notes from today's guest, Helen Yu, about this. She shares 4 CRITICAL LESSONS which can help entrepreneurs in accelerating business growth, even in the midst of the sudden global pandemic that shocked us all. And she's learned this from her personal experience of climbing Mount Everest - not having...

Mental fitness is something that everyone can benefit from. With practice, you can learn to start coping with challenges effectively, rather than letting them control you.  This is what makes Graham Whiley’s program so valuable. It provides you with the tools that you need in order to overcome obstacles that would otherwise prove to be overwhelming.  At the core of Graham’s philosophy is the fact...

 Why is it that despite being in the same industry, adapting to change in business has been harder for some businesses than others? As you may already know first-hand, business adaptability is especially critical today, in the middle of a pandemic, with an unprecedented and continuously changing business environment.  In today’s episode, I’m joined by mental health and psychology expert Kyran O’Ne...

If you want to begin really growing your business, you have to start embracing and mastering marketing. In this conversation with GreenPal CEO and founder Bryan Clayton, we discuss the various hats that a business owner has to wear, and why marketing is one that is absolutely indispensable.  Why is marketing so important?  As Bryan Clayton explains, marketing has to be a core competency of the bus...

In today’s video, I speak to trauma and performance expert Dr. Don Wood about Covid-19's impact on business executives and owners. Over the last 18 months, many changes have occurred that may have been quite traumatic to most of us, whether we're conscious of it or not. Today, we talk about how the pandemic affected businesses and their leaders, and the effects of trauma that this pandem...

 In this conversation with Ross Kimbarovsky, founder of Crowdspring, we discuss the future of freelance, self employed jobs, and how businesses can adapt to a changing world.  The thing is, the number of freelance jobs is on the rise. But remote work isn't for everyone either. Some people need the structure of a physical office space, while others thrive when they have the flexibility to work...

Preventing burnout at work is something that requires attention. Especially with the pandemic easing up, it’s perhaps more important than ever that we learn how to avoid work burnout. In this conversation with Sarah Dawn, we discuss the myth of making up for lost time, and how you can regain your lost income without burning out.  The thing is, when you try to make up for all the time you lost at w...

When society goes through a major change like this global pandemic we're experiencing now, there's a lot of pain that comes with it. But there are also opportunities for career transformation and career changes. In today’s episode, career educator and entrepreneur Misha Rubin shares some insights on how you can build a meaningful career with the unprecedented number of career possibiliti...

Management in the industrial age meant having to see a person physically present, and being or “looking” productive. Measuring productivity was rather archaic. But employee time management has changed a lot with the post-pandemic blended working environment. As business owners and leaders, we'll have to do a better job at managing employees remotely, focusing less on standardization, and enco...

Pre-pandemic, many entrepreneurs and employees found themselves caught in a hamster wheel, always hustling and unable to think - time normally passed by so quickly. But post-pandemic, things seem to have slowed down, enough to let people reevaluate their situation. People have started to question their purpose. And now, a lot of us are slowly realizing that the true measure of success is having th...

The pandemic has caught everyone off guard, especially with the sudden need to shift to digital communication. A lot of us haven't necessarily been used to this, but what if we could close the gap between online communication and in-person interaction using a simple method? Digital Persuasion by Erin King is the ultimate guide for breaking through the restrictions of digital communication by...

Building rapport with clients is essential for client attraction and client retention, especially during this pandemic when we're beginning to transition into a blending workspace and environment. So how can we enhance selling relationships to equip us to work within today's context? Today I speak to Kathleen Cutler, a high ticket closer, about how best we can bridge the gap between trad...

Although the pandemic has changed the way businesses operate, many companies have not updated the way they hire employees. In today's episode, I share a conversation with Ira Wolfe, author of the best-selling book Recruiting At The Age Of Googlization. We talk about the several things that you should keep in mind when hiring staff so you can keep up with our fast-changing world. Finding peopl...

In today's video, I talk to Tracey Bissett, financial coach and the CEO and CFO of Bissett Financial Fitness Inc. We chat about financial fitness heading into a growth economy, the importance of financial literacy and strengthening financial acumen for entrepreneurs, and how to build a reliable financial foundation to achieve financial stability.  Generous handouts were given to businesses in...

What does it mean to future proof your career and company? As humans, we are naturally inclined to deal with the most immediate and pressing of needs. But, according to Maulik Parekh, for leaders and CEOs, future proofing careers and businesses means having to focus on imperative factors like embracing artificial intelligence, digital transformation and the gig economy.  Maulik Parekh was inspired...

 The thing is, as business owners, we all want financial freedom. However, unless we find a way to get our money working for us, we risk creating a job rather than a business.   Wealth mentor Jackson Millan talks about how he grew up watching his parents working hard without truly being able to generate wealth for themselves, and how this early experience made him want to teach people the language...

Getting clear on what Jim Collins calls your Profit per X - that is, the economic engine that drives your business - is going to help you achieve your 3HAG and BHAG goals down the line. However, many entrepreneurs put off this critical planning until quite late in their development process. For Shannon Susko, planning out your Profit per X right away has enormous benefits.  First of all, Profit pe...

In this enlightening interview with Shannon Susko, she describes the origins and meaning of Metronomics and why alignment in business is the key to long-term success.  The word, Metronomics, was created by looking at what goes into building up a system in business. Shannon Susko realized early on that systems allow businesses to grow faster because they take away much of the day-to-day struggle th...

With “Metronomics,” Shannon Susko has created a proven system that helps accelerate business growth plans. In this conversation, she breaks down what this system entails and why it is so impactful.  As she mentions, everyone wants to focus on the 3HAG systems because they're tangible. But there are four other systems that are equally (if not more) important.  There's a cultural system, a...

There are always going to be challenges faced by entrepreneurs. What often separates the successful businesses from those that fail is how adept they are at dealing with adversity. In this conversation with Mitch Russo, he describes the challenges that he faced while building an eight-figure business, and how he was able to overcome them.  One of the key principles that Mitch adhered to from the b...

Is fear holding you back? Fear in business is a lack of certainty about what the future holds. But what matters is not whether or not you feel fear; rather, it’s how you choose to deal with it.  This past year has been tough for many entrepreneurs. Yet, some people have found ways to thrive. What often makes the difference between failure and success is one’s relationship to fear and uncertainty. ...

How can you double a business during a recession? The answer lies in pivoting your business, increasing advertising spend, and taking calculated risks. Ad Lab is an excellent example of a business that has managed to double itself, seeing exponential business growth throughout the recession.   Lockdown has been rough on many businesses. Some businesses responded to the uncertainty in the market by...