ScaleX™ Insider Podcast

In today's conversation with Garry Ridge we talk about how WD-40 unlocked 10X growth through leadership and culture, the 3 reasons why WD-40 experienced explosive growth, why your HR Director needs to have a seat at the leadership table, how WD-40 created an authentic purpose with meaning, how WD-40 created an engaging culture through leadership, why leaders need to become coaches to be successful...

In today's conversation with Paul Akers, we talk about how to apply lean thinking in your business, how to stop wasting time and 10x your productivity, why you need to see wastefulness everywhere,  how to create a lean system in your business, how to change the world with lean thinking, how to create a daily ritual that will change your life, how to recruit the best people in your business and thr...

In today's episode I'm delighted to re-introduce my business partner Claire Colvin. Claire and I recap our favourite moments from Season 7 and discuss why business leaders need to be in a good place mentally and emotionally, why you need to lead yourself before you lead others, how your mindset can impact how you operate in life, 3 things all business partners need to do to work better together, w...

In today's conversation with Ryan Hawk we talk about how to pursue and sustain excellence in business and life, how to build confidence through evidence, the importance of coaching and mentoring in the pursuit of excellence, how to truly understand what people believe, what you need to do to create clarity of thought, why business leaders need clarity of thought to be a sustain excellence, how to...

In this episode I'm speaking with Cameron Herold where we talk exclusively about his upcoming book, The Second in Command: Release the Power of Your COO. We also discuss how to choose the right COO for scaling success, the one thing you didn't know about great COOs, where to start when hiring a COO, the key skills every COO needs to have, the one mistake to avoid when giving out job titles, how th...

In today's conversation with Adam Kingl we talk about why businesses avoid innovation, what makes great creative business leaders, how to cultivate curiosity and creativity in business, how to discover your purpose in life and business, how to generate creative ideas, why creativity is a powerful skill for business leaders, the three valuable rules of leadership, how to connect with millennials an...

In today's conversation with Chase Warrington we talk about remote working, the difference between synchronous and asynchronous working, how to create an exciting and connected remote workplace, the one thing that unites a remote working team, essential skills to lead a remote team successfully, how to hire the best talent when you are working remotely, how to transition your company to a remote o...

In this episode I'm speaking with Art Markman and we talk about changing habits and behaviours to achieve your goals, optimising your goals, the importance of 10-year goals, the biggest obstacle of successful people, the importance of having no regrets, the real goals behind changing your habits and behaviours, how to develop great habits and behaviours, why as a business leader you don't have to...

In this episode I'm speaking with Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic and we talk about why storytelling is more than a buzzword, the link between storytelling and business, how to create a start, middle and end when telling a story, the myth that 'everyone is a great presenter', the one thing you need to do to deliver a great presentation, your body language when presenting, and so much more… About Cole Cole...

In this episode I'm speaking with Paul Rulkens and we talk about the three building blocks of high performance, how to create a vision that your team can get behind, how to think big, how to build a high performance team, the key to execution, how to identify the behaviours that hold you back, the 5 key elements needed to manage a high performing team and so much more… About Paul Rulkens Paul Rulk...

In this episode I'm speaking with Ryan Gottfredson and we talk about mindset development strategies, how we make meaning of failure, problems, and mistakes, the three types of mindset, exemplars of cognitive thinking, how to upgrade our mindsets, questions business leaders need to ask themselves to change their mindset, actions you can take to change your mindset and so much more… About Ryan Gottf...

In this episode I'm speaking with Bob Moesta and we explore the difference between innovation and invention, how to think differently, how to create innovative solutions for your clients, the 5 bedrock skills of innovators and entrepreneurs, how to make all of your employees innovators, why you should love the person you are selling to, not your product, how to innovate the right way, the best que...

In this episode I'm speaking with Jack Daly, and we are talking about his latest book Hyper Sales Growth. We cover a range of topics including how to boost sales and scale your business, how to set goals and make them happen, the keys to sales success, how to optimise your life, the, how to create a great sales culture and create a hyper-performing sales team, the importance of vision, how to find...

In this episode I'm speaking with Nick Bradley and we cover a range of topics including how to scale a business quickly, how to get investment and the difference between private equity and Venture Capital, when you should seek to exit your business, the top three questions every business leader should be asking themselves right now and the importance of mindset. About Nick Nick Bradley is a world-...

Owen Eastwood is one of the most sought-after performance coaches in the world. He currently works with the British Olympic Team and the English Football Team in their World Cup year and is serving on the board of Harlequins Rugby. He has previously worked with diverse teams such as the Command Group of NATO, the South African Cricket Team, corporate leadership teams and in elite ballet. Owen has...

In today's episode I'm delighted to re-introduce my business partner Claire Colvin. Claire and I discuss developing a scaling mindset, networking, becoming irrelevant as a business leader, managing fear and the importance of being vulnerable, telling stories to communicate your vision and purpose and much more. Claire has worked as a partner to business leaders and entrepreneurs of high growth bus...

Dr. Jim Loehr is a world-renowned performance psychologist, whose ground-breaking, science-based energy management training system has achieved worldwide recognition.  From his more than 30 years of experience and applied research, Dr. Loehr believes the single most important factor in successful achievement, personal fulfilment and life satisfaction is the strength of one's character. He strongly...

Carmine is a three-time  Wall Street Journal  bestselling author, internationally popular keynote speaker, Harvard instructor, and leadership advisor for the world's most admired brands. A "communications guru," according to  Publishers Weekly , Gallo has written 10 books which have been translated into more than 40 languages. Carmine's forthcoming book is one to look out for, 'The Bezos Blueprint...

In 2011 Alice co-founded Scotland's leading social enterprise, Social Bite, a cafe chain famous for feeding and employing the homeless community, and bringing the likes of George Clooney, Leonardo DiCaprio, Harry & Meghan and many more to Scotland.  In 2020, with Social Bite fully established as a respected organisation employing over 100 people, Alice decided to leave. She found herself burnt out...

Ron Lovett is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker and author of Outrageous Empowerment and Scaling Culture. He also has a podcast called Scaling Culture. Ron builds brands that challenge and disrupt their industries and loves nothing more than going back to the drawing board by creating companies with a purpose. Always in pursuit of a smarter, better way, he relentlessly researches best and simple pr...

Cyriel Kortleven is a man who practises what he preaches – a veteran in the world of creativity and innovation, he has developed his impressive skills as a teacher and inspirational speaker by dreaming big and starting with tiny steps. In 2004, Cyriel started his own company and his mission in life became clear: to boost the creative & entrepreneurial mindset of professionals who are faced with ch...

James Kerr is a best-selling author and an expert in leadership, teamwork, and high performance. He is the author of 'Legacy', the international bestseller, which analyses the unique culture of the world's most successful sporting team, the All Blacks. The book has been described as 'unputdownable' by Bloomberg and The Daily Telegraph called it the 'modern version of Vince Lombardi's guides to coa...

Jodie Cook – The four-phase framework to scaling and exiting your business and the importance of systemisation. Jodie is an entrepreneur, athlete, and writer. In 2011, Jodie founded a digital agency called JC Social Media which was acquired in 2021. It was this foray into the business world which ignited Jodie's fascination with the influences that create entrepreneurs. Alongside running a busines...

Brian Keane, known as Brian Keane Fitness online is a Reps qualified Level 3 Personal Trainer, certified Strength and Conditioning Coach and Sports Nutritionist. Over the past seven years, he has gone from working full time as primary school teacher to one of Ireland's leading thought leaders on all thing's health, fitness, and nutrition. He has had mainstream features everywhere from the UK and I...

Chris Voss is widely known for being a kidnapping and hostage negotiator, spending 24 years at the forefront of prominent FBI cases. As a member of the New York Joint Terrorism Task Force, Chris played a pivotal role in 150 hostage negotiations where he persuaded terrorists, bank robbers, and kidnappers to see things his way. Some of Chris' most prominent cases include monitoring the landmark bomb...