De-stress Your Business

Struggling with cash flow management in your business?    Feel like your hard-earned money is leaking out without generating growth?   In this episode of 'De-stress Your Business,' Alexis Kingsbury will be speaking with the ever-insightful Ian Morgan, owner of MBS Accountants, and host of 'The Leaky Bucket Podcast.'   Ian has established a reputation for not just meeting accounting deadlines, but...

Are you feeling buried under the weight of cashflow problems and debt management in your business?   You're not alone, and we're here to help!   In this episode of De-stress Your Business, I'm joined by the fantastic Clayton M. Coke, a legal executive turned debt recovery expert and the engaging host of The Cashflow Show.   We had an in-depth conversation about how to free your business (and yours...

How bad can cash flow problems get?   Sadly, the answer is that you can lose nearly everything.   In this episode of De-stress Your Business, I chatted with Stu Davidson, the host of The Construction Cashflow Podcast.   In this candid conversation, he shared how one bad construction project and a series of unfortunate events ended up pulling his customer down and him with it.    He lost his busine...

Here are 6 steps you can take to reviewing your pricing today:   Review your current pricing Review inflation Review competitor prices Review the value you’re delivering (and whether it’s changed since you last reviewed your prices) Recommend changes to pricing Review with your leadership team and agree next steps   You can use this checklist today, and then make it annual process.   We discuss it...

Great cashflow needs great process.   You need regular processes to: Spot cashflow issues Take actions that will increase your revenue And take actions that will decrease your costs As an example, you shouldn’t just review your pricing when cashflow is hurting.   You should be reviewing it every year!   By being proactive, you can greatly increase your profits and avoid cashflow issues and all the...

Is cashflow an issue in your business right now?   Here are 3 levers you can pull to increase your incoming cash:   Increase prices Sell more Get paid faster   Here are 5 levers you can pull to reduce outgoing cash:   Reduce people costs Reduce cost of purchases Pay others slower Reduce stock Reduce cost of debt   We talk about how to use these levers in today’s episode of De-stress Your Business....

Are you struggling to find top talent for your business?   Don't settle for average employees who don't contribute to growth.   Most business leaders find hiring stressful, frustrating, and challenging.   That's why I spoke with Danielle Mulvey, founder of the ALL IN Company, and expert in recruiting, hiring, and retaining 5-star employees.   Danielle runs multiple businesses with over $50-million...

Can you feel the stress in your gut?   How does a lack of work-life balance impact your productivity and risk burnout?   Are there ways in which you, as a business leader can quickly improve your overall well-being, and that of your team?   To find out, in today’s episode of De-stress Your Business, I’m interviewing Shim Ravalia, Gut Stress Expert & Holistic Coach, Founder of The Gut Intuition, an...

Are you ready for the AI revolution?     AI is already transforming industries and businesses.   From finance to healthcare to retail, AI is changing the game, and it’s only just getting started — don't get left behind!   Well known companies like Amazon, Netflix and Spotify have already embedded AI into their businesses, but other smart businesses leaders are already starting to get the benefit t...

Over the last 12 months, we’ve iterated on our sales process at least 8x.   And we’re now converting 4x as many opportunities, in half the time.   The impact is life changing!   You might wonder…   How did we do it? How did we get existing team members to change how they work in very short periods of time? Which changes made the biggest impact, and which changes made things worse?   Join us and li...

How many tools is too many tools for your business?   I’m often told my business leaders that they don’t want “too many tools” in their business, or that they don’t want to introduce “yet another tool”.   In theory, you could run an entire business using one tool — spreadsheets!    It’s not a good idea though, as it is likely to break, will be slow, and is hard to delegate to others.   So, how man...

How do you prepare for your first big conference?   We’re live at Expert Empires today with over 500 business owners.   It’s definitely not our first event, but it’s the first we’ve bought the team to promote AirManual. And the first time I’ll be speaking  to over 500 people (tomorrow!)     Which is super exciting…   But a little stressful??   So, on today’s episode, we’re going to share a little...

Managing money is one of the biggest causes of stress for business owners. 😱 That stress can hold us back from living a fulfilling life, whilst also making a big impact on the world. So, I reached out to Denise Duffield-Thomas — the money mentor for entrepreneurs, who believes that one extremely impactful way to change the world is to put more money in the hands of entrepreneurs who want to make...

AI is here. The opportunity is huge. The risks are incalculable.   But how do you actually start taking advantage of AI in your business?   How do you overcome the overwhelming possibilities, and start to get real tangible benefit?   In this episode of De-stress Your Business, I’ll give you a step-by-step approach to introduce AI into your business the pragmatic way. No de-rails and excitement. Ju...

Between 2006 and 2015, Gary Das built an insurance brokerage business to 7 figure revenue… but HATED it.   So in January 2016, he started all over again!   Since then, he built a 7 figure brokerage that runs without stress, and without him being required day-to-day.   He went from being stressed out, working all the hours possible, to having the time to run 4 businesses with a team of 32 in under...

Many businesses suffer from a feast and famine cycle.   They work like mad to get some sales, then get crazy busy having to deliver... then find themselves having to survive on that income when those projects finish... and the cycle repeats!   It's super stressful and can leave business owners broken and hating the grind of their business.   In my experience, this is especially common in the coach...

We’re entering a new age, where AI is processing information at a massive scale to give us conclusions, ideas and decisions.    The possibilities are overwhelming!   But don't worry, in this episode we:   Share a practical way of looking at AI as a ‘junior employee’ Help you to get clear on how to use AI and mitigate its limitations Share some great resources to help you prepare your business for...

What are the biggest stress points for entrepreneurs?    Today we’re speaking to Paul Avins — the award winning business coach, consultant, author and speaker, and better known to many as the Grown Up Business Coach.    We dive into:   How Paul became a business coach The biggest stress sources of stress that Paul helps business owners with Paul’s own experience of when stress became too much Paul...

AI could put your business at risk.   Here’s 3 questions you should be asking yourself:   Could these new tools make our products and services less valuable?   If my competition started using AI, what would be my worst nightmare?   If the existing online advertising channels stopped working, what would the impact?   On today’s episode of De-stress Your Business we go deeper on each of these risks,...

Imagine making 48 business acquisitions in just 30 months… (!)   That’s what today’s guest (Jonathan Jay) did, but doing so came at a huge cost to his mental health, and left him at breaking point.   On today’s episode, we dig into:   The amazing successes The catastrophic mistakes What went wrong How you can buy businesses and avoid (or at least minimize) the stress!   ---   Helpful resources:  ...

Is ChatGPT something that will actually help your business?   Or is it just hype?   We’ve been using ChatGPT and other AI tools extensively over the last few weeks and can confidently say that it has serious implications for all businesses.   These tools offer immediate opportunities to:   Move faster Provide more value to customers Reduce business stress   But… they also present new risks:   AI t...

As a business owner, you NEED to take a 4-week holiday!   It’s important for you… and it’s important for your business.   You’ll be better when you:   Recharge your batteries Enjoy life experiences Invest in relationships outside of work   Your business will be better when you:   Remove yourself as a bottleneck Give employees the space to thrive Reduce the impact of you getting sick   But why 4 we...

At AirManual, we help business leaders to set life changing goals.   Yes, the work we do will have a huge impact on business success. But our greater purpose is about the impact on people.   For example:   We help leaders to spend more time on the tasks they love (and less on the ones they HATE!)   We make it possible for business owners to take 4+ week holidays   We give employees the resources t...

With less than a week until Christmas, a pesky process gone wrong threatened to cause a lot of festive stress for Paddy.   What went wrong?   How was it dealt with?   Will Paddy’s Christmas be saved??        ---   Want to learn more? Join our weekly webinar and we'll show you how to free up 15 hours per week and remove the constant stress of running a business, without slowing down growth. Visit w...

Not being on top of you business finances can cause so much stress     And in so many ways…   You’re never clear on the real situation.   Just how much money do you have? When will you run out?   You discover issues too late.   Thousands of pounds get wasted on unused subscriptions.   Tens of thousands of pounds have to be written off after some internal fraud.   (We’ve seen this — it sucks!)   Yo...