The Green Room with Chris

Nobody Is in a Hurry... But You – Why buyers are delaying decisions and what business owners should do instead. In this episode of The Green Room with Chris Green , Chris explores why so many businesses are experiencing slower client decisions despite strong enquiry levels. Learn why discounting often makes the problem worse, how to protect your cash flow during uncertain markets, and practical st...

From the outside, entrepreneurship can look exciting: freedom, growth, building something from nothing, and being your own boss. But as businesses grow, so does the weight of responsibility. More people depend on you, more decisions rest on your shoulders, and it can begin to feel like fewer people truly understand what you're navigating. In this episode of The Green Room , Chris Green explores th...

What if the right senior hire could transform your business and create the freedom you've been working towards? In this episode of The Green Room, Chris Green explores why experienced leaders are becoming more accessible, the mistakes many business owners make when recruiting, and the four critical steps to preparing your business for a successful General Manager or senior leadership hire. Learn h...

In this episode of The Green Room, Chris Green explores one of the most important financial lessons every business owner needs to understand: it’s not what you make, it’s what you keep. Most business owners can tell you what their business turned over last year. Far fewer can tell you what they actually kept. And that’s the number that really matters. In this episode, I share four practical strate...

Something I’m being asked every single morning at the moment is, “Is there going to be a recession?” The honest answer… I don’t know. And neither does anyone else. But after years of working with small business owners through droughts, rate hikes, supply chain issues and market slowdowns, one thing is clear: The businesses that come out the other side aren’t the lucky ones. They’re the ready ones....

Are rising costs and price-sensitive customers putting pressure on your business? In this episode of The Green Room Podcast , Chris Green breaks down why Australian businesses are losing the price war and what to do instead. Learn how to protect your margins, communicate price increases effectively, and shift from competing on price to competing on value. If you’re feeling squeezed from both sides...

The cost of doing business is increasing dramatically. It feels like everything is going up, starting with fuel and then rapidly flowing downstream into supplies and overheads. I’m fielding a lot of calls from anxious clients looking for advice on what to do in the current climate. In this episode, I unpack what’s actually driving this pressure, how to start looking at your numbers properly, and w...

What actually makes great entrepreneurs great? After 25 years working alongside business owners, Chris has seen a clear pattern. It’s not intelligence. It’s not luck. And it’s not where you started. In this episode, he unpacks what really shows up when it matters most, especially when the pressure is on. If you’ve ever felt stuck in the day-to-day or questioned your next move, this will give you a...

In this episode of The Green Room with Chris Green , Chris shares a conversation with a business owner who admitted: "I worked 60 hours last week… but I couldn’t really tell you what I achieved." It’s a situation many leaders recognise. Weeks fill with meetings, emails, and operational issues, yet the work that truly moves the business forward often gets pushed aside. In this episode, Chris reflec...

Managing people is often where business leaders experience the most complexity and emotion. In this episode of The Green Room, Chris explores a practical framework for leading people more effectively by meeting them where they’re at. Using two simple lenses – capability and trust – Chris explains how leaders can reduce emotional decision-making and instead apply the right level of exposure, coachi...

Great ideas are easy. Execution is where most businesses fall over. In this episode of The Green Room , Chris Green breaks down why so many goals never make it past good intentions and what it actually takes to bring strategy to life. Drawing on 25 years of working alongside business owners, Chris introduces his Execution Formula , a practical framework designed to turn plans into consistent actio...

Succession isn’t a handover. It’s a shift in identity. For the founder, it can feel like letting go of a limb. For the next generation, it can feel like stepping into a legacy that’s both inspiring and heavy. In this episode of The Green Room Podcast , I walk through the five things I’ve seen that really make succession work — the things that protect the family, the founder, and the future of the...

In this episode of The Green Room , Chris Green talks about the moment many business owners reach when they feel tired, overwhelmed and stuck under what he calls the entrepreneurial ceiling. He explains why that feeling is not failure, but a signal that it is time to do things differently. Chris walks through how building systems, developing people and stepping back from doing everything yourself...

Most business owners don’t feel stuck because they’re lazy or unmotivated. They feel stuck because everything feels heavier than it should. More offers. More systems. More meetings. More decisions landing back on the owner. In this episode, Chris explores a pattern he sees repeatedly in growing businesses: the moment where effort increases but clarity disappears. You’ll hear why growth plateaus ar...

Most businesses don’t struggle because of their people. They struggle because the structure was never designed properly. In this episode, Chris explores why strong businesses are built by designing roles and responsibilities first, then placing the right people into those roles, not the other way around. Drawing on real client conversations and lessons from Jim Collins’ Good to Great, Chris challe...

What makes a great leader? Yes, great leaders work hard. Yes, they use their strengths well. But the standout trait? They know how to detach from the result and stay curious about what created it. Great leaders don’t get bogged down in whether an outcome was a success or a failure. Instead, they approach it like a science experiment. They analyse the system, test hypotheses, identify what works, l...

Discover how one business grew from $2M to $20M by having someone challenge their thinking. Chris shares why success often comes from being pushed to think bigger – and asks: who’s doing that for you?

Today Chris shares a powerful story from rural New South Wales about a fourth-generation family business he’s worked with for more than 13 years. Their success didn’t come from playing it safe. They aggressively entered new markets, formed strong partnerships, introduced new product lines and backed each other to have a crack. What sets them apart is their mindset. They don't let the fear of failu...

In today’s episode, I’m sharing a story about a fourth-generation business that achieved 41% growth in a really tough market. I’ll walk you through the three levers they pulled: building capacity, strengthening their supply chain, and committing to long-term positioning. By the end, you’ll have some practical insight into how these same levers can support growth in your own business.

In this episode, Chris Green explores one of the biggest challenges for business leaders - how to balance individual freedom with the right structures that help people thrive. From career pathways and cultural frameworks to personal accountability, Chris unpacks how true agency isn’t about “free rein,” but about giving people clarity, support, and ownership within systems that enable success. Lear...

In this episode, Chris reflects on how easy it is to get caught on the treadmill of always chasing more - more goals, more success, more stuff. But what if what your business really needs isn’t more hustle, but deeper connection? Chris explores why genuine relationships with your team, your customers, and your community are the real key to energy, purpose, and long-term success. When we focus on c...

In this episode, Chris Green breaks down one of the most overlooked aspects of business growth: positioning. Through a simple yet eye-opening exercise, he shows how quickly people form assumptions based on what they see and how the same thing happens with your LinkedIn, website, Facebook page, or even the car you drive. Chris challenges you to step back and test what signals your images, words, an...

When your business starts to grow, especially across multiple locations, people often only see their own role, not the bigger picture. That’s when results become inconsistent and messy. In this episode, I share why creating a scoreboard makes all the difference. Just like in sport, when the score is clear, people run harder, train harder, and know exactly what success looks like. The right scorebo...

Lately I’ve been hearing from so many business owners who feel tired and weighed down by constant decision fatigue. I get it - everyday things are coming at you, and it can feel like you have to react to everything. But there’s a better way. I share a story from Derek Sivers’ book Hell Yeah or No about how one university let people’s footsteps decide where to lay the paths. It’s a simple reminder...

The truth is, every business will face a tough market at some point. You can’t control external factors like exports, consumption, or the economy, but you can control how you respond. In this episode, I share the story of a winery that’s confronting the brutal facts, cutting costs responsibly, and at the same time rebranding, innovating, and creating new value for customers. It’s a reminder to foc...