The IGNITE Podcast with Josh Stone

In today’s podcast episode we explore:   - Discover the importance of building a high-performance team to drive daily business operations.   - Learn why a structured performance review process with actionable plans and clear future goals like career progression, development opportunities, and salary increases is key.   - Today, I'll share the most effective structure, including pre-...

In today’s podcast episode we explore:    - The common trap business owners fall into as they grow: not tracking one of their most important key metrics—revenue forecasting.    - I’ll share two simple methods for effective revenue forecasting to help you avoid financial surprises and stay focused on growing your business successfully.     PS: If you’re interested, her...

In today’s podcast episode we explore:   - Common blocks business owners face getting stuck on the tools working in their business preventing their growth.     - Our struggle with trust and letting go - being confident your team can do it just as good as you can.     - A simple strategy to get around the trust issue and pivot quickly and successfully from the “technician”...

In today’s podcast episode we explore:    - Common recruitment mistakes we make taking a short-term and reactive approach that hurts us down the line.     - How to identify your talent pool and leverage platforms like LinkedIn to showcase your value as a prospective employer.     - I'll give you a simple and powerful strategy you can implement right now so y...

In today’s podcast episode we explore:    - Revenue is not just about getting new clients – new clients cost five times more than existing ones.   - How to embrace existing client relationships and grow a more profitable business with a good client success strategy.   - A step-by-step guide on how to build your client success strategy right now, including how to identify who yo...

In today’s podcast episode we explore:    - Business is a journey with stages of growth and evolution and opportunities for growth are endless.    - Understand that your business progression mirrors your personal growth as an owner.    - Focus on the "right next thing" to move your growth needle more effectively.       PS: If you’re interested, here are...

In today’s podcast episode we explore:    - We easily get stuck in stress and overwhelm with a “gap” perspective of progress like “when my business hits one million, I have achieved my goal.” This perspective is a cycle of perpetual misery and perceived failure.    - Taking a new perspective focusing on the “gain" of progress made like “I successfully grew my business by 50% la...

In today’s podcast episode we explore:   - The value of investing time in transferring trust to your staff—a process that may take time but yields incredible results for your business growth.    - Common pitfalls in day-to-day decision making and the strategies you can use to avoid them.   -  A simple process to transfer trust to others so you can buy back your time and fo...

In today’s podcast episode we explore:    - The power of client testimonials in building your brand and establishing yourself in the marketplace.     - Learn proven strategies to turn existing clients into persuasive advocates for your business.      - A simple step-by-step process to capture the most impactful testimonials on video to fuel your growth....

In today’s podcast episode we explore:    - Why you need to shift your focus away from taking on any work you can get, to working with better clients that will take you to that next level of growth .    - Three tips to help you define and identify your ideal client, how to build a step-up strategy to target those clients, and how to successfully win those new projects.   &...

In today’s podcast episode we explore:    -  Shifting focus from day-to-day tasks to strategic planning to effectively drive business growth.    -  Impacts to business owners getting overly entangled in their day-to-day operations.    -   What a board level focus is and how to implement this right now, including growth strategy, financial performance, b...

In today’s podcast episode we explore:    - Why building systems and processes into your business is the key to unlocking growth and profit.     - Just start somewhere and build on it from there.    - Building out great systems and processes takes time, but you’re laying solid foundations for growth.     PS: If you’re interested, here are 4 ways I can h...

In today’s podcast episode we explore:   The mindset barriers that hinder business growth and success + how to embrace a growth mindset in order to propel your business to new heights.   Practical strategies to prioritising big-picture thinking and overcoming imposter syndrome.   The detrimental effects of perfectionism and worst-case thinking on business productivity.    ...

In today’s podcast episode we explore: - How to hire great staff and attract great talent into your business. - The power of building your 'talent ecosystem' around your business and nurturing this ecosystem. - The importance of consistency and putting yourself out there in terms of talking about you and your business and all the exciting things you're doing - in order to attract great talent into...

In today’s podcast episode we explore: - Working out what's important to you, both in life and in business, and then building a business that support this. - Recognising that there are different business stages that you need to grow through in order to create a lifestyle business. - Shifting & expanding your thinking to see what's actually possible for you and your life.   PS: If you’re i...

In today’s podcast episode we explore: - The importance of backing yourself and betting on yourself to do what you need to do to build the business and the life that you want. - Adopting the mantra "everything is my fault and everything is my responsibility". - Taking complete ownership & self-responsibility over everything that happens in your life and recognising that you are the only person...

In today’s podcast episode we explore: - The importance of actually having a plan for where you want to take your business and your life. - Having a plan in place (even if it's not 100% complete) gives you clarity on where you're going and what to do next. - Knowing what your priorities are and how you're going to move the business forward, removes overwhelm and procrastination and allows you to t...

In today’s podcast episode we explore: - The importance of loving what you do and enjoying running your business. - Looking after yourself and filling your own cup up first. - When business isn't fun, you end up resenting the life that you've created. - What are the things that you've let go of, in order to run your business, that you actually really miss and really enjoy? - When you're in a good...

In today’s podcast episode we explore: - Your ability to grow a successful and profitable consultancy comes down to your ability to stand in your own self-worth, have hard conversations and own your expertise. - The importance of recognising the value you bring to your clients world and charging accordingly. - When clients ask you to work for cheaper, being able to politely decline and redirect th...

In today’s podcast episode we explore: - Taking ownership over the clients you work with in your business. - If you don't like the clients you're working with, make a plan to move them on. - If you get this wrong, it can cost you your team, reduced revenue and lost profit. - Working with great clients can often be the difference between loving what you do vs feeling tired and burnt out all the tim...

In today’s podcast episode we explore: - Why you need to expand your comfort zone and get uncomfortable in order for your business to grow. - If you're comfortable, and have been for some time, that could be why your business isn't growing. - It's important to be pushing yourself, learning new skills & having expanded life experiences. - What to do when you feel yourself getting stuck in a rut...

In today’s podcast episode we explore: - Building a structure and a framework for how you want projects delivered in your business. - Empowering and training others on your team to run their projects based on this framework. - This is where your company profit is made or lost, through your project delivery. It's important! - Get the process out of your head and it means that projects run the same...

In today’s podcast episode we explore: - You need to be 100% sure about who you're inviting to become a next gen shareholder. - Get clear on the criteria and only invite those who match the criteria. - If your gut is telling you no, don't proceed. - This is an incredible growth and business longevity strategy, but only if you have the right people around you. - Don't rush the process. The right pe...

In today’s podcast episode we explore: - You need to remove yourself as the bottleneck to your businesses growth. - If you don't, your business will plateau. - If you currently are the bottleneck, ways & strategies to move past this. - Empowering others to take over various aspects of the business to free you up more and more. - The art of letting go of your comfort zone to make way for new ro...

In today’s podcast episode we explore: - Why you need to get ruthless with your time and where you're spending it. - Build & structure your weeks so that you make time for all of the big rocks in your business. - Stop being so reactive and running your weeks based on other peoples priorities and agendas. - Being more intentional with your time and where you're spending it. - Taking ownership o...