Scale Up With Nick Bradley

Nick delves into the darker side of private equity. While acknowledging the positive aspects of private equity, such as wealth creation and entrepreneurial freedom, Nick explores the psychological game of private equity M&A. He poses the question, "Are you the prize or the prey?" and explains how private equity views business owners as assets.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Private equity firms play a game of buy...

Charles Byrd is one of the most connected people in the online space and knows how to help set up lucrative promotional deals that have his clients and students booking multi 7-figures in new business. Charles's work on relationships, joint ventures, and frictionless systems, has been featured in the likes of Forbes, ABC News, SiriusXM and the Science Of Success. Charles joins Nick to talk about o...

You don't always have to say yes to everything in order to get ahead in the world. Sometimes, this "entrepreneurial curse" can lead to great things, but as Nick explains in this episode, there's also a great power to be found in saying no from time to time. KEY TAKEAWAYS As entrepreneurs, we often feel as though if we say no to something, that we will somehow be missing out. This fear of missing o...

Meet Cameron Herold, the visionary who, at the age of 42, engineered 1-800-GOT-JUNK?'s spectcular growth from a $2 Million company to a jaw-dropping $106 Million in revenue in just six years. Not only that, his companies scored over 5,200 media placements, including Oprah! Not simply a theory guy, Cameron teaches what he knows from experience and is passionate about sharing his expertise with toda...

What makes your company unique and remarkable when you're pitching? Which lessons could you take from the world-renowned business model pioneered by Apple? Nick answers these questions and explains all in this episode. KEY TAKEAWAYS When it comes to pitching, many business owners struggle to crystallise everything they've created into a core concept and saleable snapshot. A win-theme are the five...

Justin Cooke is the founder of Empire Flippers, a company that he has taken from zero revenue, to selling over $450 million worth of businesses in just ten years. Justin joins Nick to discuss his incredible talent for acquisitions, as well as his new business, Webstreet, which aims to invest in online businesses as an asset class. Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (ev...

In the fourth part of his series on Breaking Through Business Growth, Nick discusses the platforming stage of scaling up, and how it ties into value expansion and strategic thinking. KEY TAKEAWAYS You can only scale up through people, processes and systems. As a leader, your identity has to shift in order for you to be successful. When a business becomes a platform, it's an acquisition that acts a...

Brandon Steiner is a globally-renowned sports marketer, who published his first book, The Business Playbook: Leadership Lessons from the World of Sports in 2003. Brandon joins Nick this week to talk about his humble beginnings and how he learned the art of entrepreneurship through some very unique methods, the values he obtained from his family, and the most invaluable lessons he's learned from th...

Nick is joined by Ruari Fairbairns, the founder and CEO of One Year No Beer, to talk about alcohol - the impact it can have if you're a regular drinker, and what effects this can have on you as an entrepreneur. Nick and Ruari also talk about the journey that led to such a groundbreaking, innovative concept as One Year No Beer, and what we can change if alcohol is showing up in our lives in ways th...

In the third part of his mini-series on breaking through business growth, Nick focuses upon expanding value, and why it might be the most crucial part of your business exit strategy. KEY TAKEAWAYS Most people think that they start a business and then exit a business, without really ever considering the crucial "expansion" phase that can dynamically increase the exit numbers beyond their initial ex...

Adam Coffey is the founding partner of CEO Advisory Guru, LLC. Best-selling author of The Private Equity Playbook and The Exit-Strategy Playbook. In this episode, Adam joins Nick to talk about how the world of private equity works, and how you can position your business to have a successful exit. Find out now if you’re building a high-value, exitable business (even if you have no immediate plans t...

Nick presents the second part of a continuing mini series in which he breaks down one of the most crucial concepts you have to understand when building a successful business - breaking through business growth. In this second edition, Nick talks about the scale up phase following a business's creation, where you should aim when it comes to goal setting, and the difference between scaling and growin...

Randy Garn is a New York Times bestselling author, passionate entrepreneur and business builder. He works closely with and advises some of the world's most recognised CEOs, companies, thought leaders, and experts As one of the most brilliant business minds out there, Randy sits down with Nick to talk about the value of service, and how by understanding its impact, he has successfully taught the wi...

Nick presents the very first part of an all-new mini series in which he breaks down one of the most crucial concepts you have to understand when building a successful business - breaking through business growth. In this first edition, Nick talks about that all-important start up step, including the things you need to put in place at the very beginning. KEY TAKEAWAYS Even if you have not yet starte...

Dr. John Demartini, known as the "Godfather Of Personal Development", is a world-renowned human behaviour expert, with a four-decade body of work and studies into the human condition. He is also the author of several books designed to accelerate our thought potential, including his world-renowned system known as "The DeMartini Method", which the world's great thinkers have adopted in order to "cre...

Why is it that some businesses that are otherwise seen as valuable still aren't attracting sale bids from private equity? In this episode, Nick breaks down fifteen reasons why you might be being overlooked, and what you can do to turn your company into something far more attractive in order to make that life-changing exit. KEY TAKEAWAYS You need to have not just a high cash flow and profitable bus...

A mountain climber, adventurer and entrepreneur at heart, Brad Weimert developed his entrepreneurial and marketing spirit from rich life experiences. At the age of 20, Brad began breaking national sales records as the #1 sales representative in a company of more than 30,000 and continued to do so year after year. Brad joins Nick to talk about the ways in which we can channel the disciplines from a...

Tracy Litt is a world-renowned spiritual advisor and mindset coach to visionary women leaders and entrepreneurs; a highly sought-after keynote speaker, TEDx speaker, and international best-selling author of 'Worthy Human'. In a conversation that centres not only on business but life itself, Nick and Tracy discuss the ways in which we c an reframe challenge in order to increase the learnings and mo...

After several high-profile business exits in the world of business, Nick examines the question of whether or not every business can be built to sell, and more importantly, should it be a part of the business's DNA from the very beginning? KEY TAKEAWAYS There is always a point in your business's life, when your strategy should be fundamentally about the exit. There is also a point in time when you...

Lee Benson has more than 25 years of experience as a CEO. He owned and led Able Aerospace, then sold it for 9-figures to Textron Aviation. He also founded Execute to Win (ETW) to help senior leadership teams experience similar results by working better together at improving their organisation’s Most Important Number. But what is this, and how can it benefit you? In this episode, Nick meets Lee to...

Does having a board of advisors actually increase the value of your business? In this episode, Nick talks about whether or not having those added perspectives and a collective knowledge base actually can improve your business’ worth in the long term. KEY TAKEAWAYS At the start-up phase of business, it's often just you and the people you network with. Things begin to seriously change when coaches o...

Amy Porterfield is a master of online business acumen and why working for yourself can give you the financial, time, and location freedom to change how you experience your one shot at life. Amy joins Nick to talk about why life is too short to stay in a job you can't stand and how you can break free from the constraints of employment and break free into something far more rewarding and fulfilling....

Nick presents an episode that looks at whether it is possible to flip businesses in the same way you would real estate. A topic that is especially interesting now. By 2030, most of the baby boomers will have reached retirement age, which could mean that a lot more businesses than normal will be up for sale, over the next few years. He compares the two investment models by explaining the pros, cons...

Nick is joined by Brad Hart, the founder of Make More Marbles and a man with over twenty years' experience as one of the world's top entrepreneurs, and sixteen years in wealth management. Nick and Brad discuss the practical ways in which you can manage wealth with a focus on more progressive wealth strategies such as crypto, and the value of impact - not just how to make money, but also allowing i...

Rebecca Zung is one of the Top 1% of attorneys in America, having been recognised by U.S. News & World Report as a “Best Lawyer in America”, as “Legal Elite” by Trend Magazine, and recognised by her peers and the judiciary as AV(c), preeminent rated in family law, the highest possible rating for an attorney by Martindale Hubbell. This week, Rebecca talks to Nick about her new book 'Slay The Bully:...