Benj Miller, McKenzie Decker

Sessions with System & Soul

Business EN ↓ 265 episodes

Sessions is the podcast for growth-stage founders, COOs, and leadership teams ready to stop spinning and start building with clarity. Each episode is a “Session,” an intentional break from the daily chaos to work on the business, not just in it. Hosted by Benj and McKenzie from System & Soul, this show blends practical frameworks with human insight, offering conversations that are honest, strategic, and soul-centred. In every Session, you’ll find the space to: • Simplify the next step in your business • Build systems that support -not strangle- your growth • Lead with clarity, culture, and...

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Benj Miller, McKenzie Decker

Episodes

S2 Tips: Moving Forward Without Clarity 25.02.2021 2:55

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Clarity paralysis is REAL. It's easy to want to put a hold on everything until you know 100% what's best, what the outcomes will be, or what the risks are along the way. In this Tip, we o...

#080: Do More by Doing Nothing with Rob Dube 23.02.2021 32:36

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com You may know Rob Dube's story from the book, Traction . He's the co-founder and co-CEO of imageOne—a Top 25 Forbes Small Giant and the first client Gino Wickman ever taught the EOS Proces...

S2 Tips: Setting Rocks 18.02.2021 2:23

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com What's the difference between the company, departmental, and personal rocks? Should they be related? Do we need to set rocks for each category? We'll break it down and offer some tips for...

#079: Fighting Creative Resistance with Steven Pressfield 16.02.2021 35:26

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com 17 years unpaid. 3 unpublished novels. 1 disastrous, produced film. It's safe to say, Steven Pressfield is a man who knows resistance. He will be the first to tell you. His career has spanned...

S2 Tips: Disregarding vs. Developing 11.02.2021 4:28

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Integrators™ this one is for you. As you're delegating and elevating team members, there's an easy trap to fall into—disregarding instead of developing. In this Tip we talk about the pain...

#078: Winning as a Lifestyle with James "J.R." Reid 09.02.2021 26:37

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com What would it look like to play at your peak performance? What if winning was your lifestyle? This week we talk to James "J.R." Reid. He works with leaders and major league athletes to h...

S2 Tips: Ownership Thinking 04.02.2021 3:01

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com How do you create a team with an ownership mindset? Often it starts with clear, documented roles, responsibilities, and results. In this Tip, Chris and Benj share the key components to set your peo...

#077: Unhackable with Kary Oberbrunner 02.02.2021 32:43

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com What would it take to become unhackable... fully focused, engaged in your ideas, and gaining clarity toward them? Being unhackable is the key to getting where you want to be without sabotage, dist...

S2 Tips: Core Values Filter 28.01.2021 2:06

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com This is your secret weapon when it comes to decision-making and people management. Your core values are the gate-keeping mechanism for who you let into your organization, who you let out, and how y...

#076: Chasing Perfection with Sue Hawkes 26.01.2021 32:52

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Sue is a honey badger. What we mean is, she's got swag and major props as a Certified EOS Implementer™ and the Founder and CEO of Yess! As a long-time coach and facilitator, she talks about wh...

S2 Tips: Building Culture with Process 21.01.2021 4:37

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Processes aren't simply a productivity engine. Processes are a pathway to a healthy culture. This week we're back with the team at Ninety.io to talk about how systemizing and creating pro...

#075: Competitive Advantage & Preeminence with Glen Jackson 19.01.2021 32:15

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com What if your approach was to treat every day as if it was the first day of your business? Glen Jackson calls this quality "preeminence." Glen is a leader and co-founder of Atlanta-based...

S2 Tips: The Cocooning Season 14.01.2021 2:28

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com In the middle of winter, there are often competing priorities. As it is the start of a new year, we often want to take off at full speed with our goals. But, there's also a seasonal call to re...

#074: Smart Investing with Justin Donald 12.01.2021 32:28

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Investing can be intimidating, risky, and feel simply like it's out of the question for some small business owners. But Justin Donald—named by Entrepreneur Magazine as "the next Warren Bu...

#073: Who Not How with Dr. Benjamin Hardy 05.01.2021 35:41

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Your problem is not HOW. Your challenge may not in strategy or efficiency or your capacity to get things done. It could be more a challenge of finding the right WHO to free you up from the problem...

S2 Tips: Optimizing for the Future You Want 31.12.2020 2:38

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com What are you optimizing for? There's always something. But are you aware of it? Are you actively moving toward it? This week we give you a thought-provoking question to consider as you plan fo...

#072: Best of 2020 29.12.2020 25:24

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com This year has been memorable for so many reasons—good and bad—but we want to end 2020 focused on the moments we had that will propel us into 2021 with insight, perspective, and renewed energy. Enj...

#071: The Gift of Adversity with Scott Rusnak 22.12.2020 22:43

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Athletes know adversity as keenly as entrepreneurs. Scott Rusnak is both. He's discovered the gift adversity gives him to run successful businesses, coach clients through EOS®, and become a wo...

S2 Tips: Long-Term vs. Short-Term Issues 17.12.2020 3:26

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com How do you know if an issue your team is wrestling with belongs on the short-term or long-term issue list? This week Chris and Benj unpack the key differences in these types of issues and how to pr...

#070: The Clarity Field Guide | Part 2 with Chris White and Benj Miller 15.12.2020 20:19

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com You already know the value and benefit of taking Clarity Breaks™, but making them as focused and effective as possible is a learned skill. This week Chris and Benj share in-depth insight into their...

S2 Tips: Is it ME or is it our PROCESS? 10.12.2020 3:50

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com How many places and platforms do you have scattered data that helps you understand your business? Often, business leaders are tracking projects, processes, and results in several systems making it...

#069: Creating Great Places to Work with Casey Graham 08.12.2020 30:47

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Casey Graham is unapologetically passionate about his work. He's the founder and CEO of Gravy and an example of what it looks like when founders not only build a great business but also make i...

S2 Tips: Your Guide to Clarity Breaks™ 03.12.2020 2:49

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com If you struggle with Clarity Breaks™ or taking time to reflect, write, and step away from the day-to-day. We've got a new tool for you. We share how it's changed Clarity Breaks for us and...

#068: Process, Agility, & Growth with Trey Sheneman 01.12.2020 25:30

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com Trey Sheneman is Executive Marketing Director for Ramsey+. He shares his own experience working in a variety of marketing agencies in very different places in their business journeys. Throughout th...

S2 Tips: Creating Feedback Loops with Data 26.11.2020 7:28

Disclaimer: The Tractionville Podcast and Tractionville Tips are now a part of the System & Soul Podcast. What's System & Soul? We'd love to tell you :) Learn more at systemandsoul.com In this Tip we talk with our friends at Ninety about the power consistent data offers to your annual reviews and feedback loops. Tips are sponsored by Ninety. Ninety is a cloud-based collection of...