Business Coaching Sessions

Having strong cash flow in your business is possibly the biggest 'sleep-well-at-night' factor you can have as a business owner. Some core fundamentals are critical to making it happen.
In this session, you will learn;

• The three critical drivers to your cash flow and how to optimise them
• How to use a cash flow forecast; otherwise, known as 'the sleep at night tool'
• Why you can be profitable but feel broke—and what to do about it
• How to design your Profit Model by making sure you are building the 'right' kind of business
• 7 quick tactics that can boost profitability and cash flow immediately

Recorded: Thursday 4 February - 5.30 - 7.00pm, Beechworth Town Hall

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• Cash flow forecast
• Profit model template (from video)
• Profit template (advanced)
• Increase vs discounting prices matrix
• Financial Literacy review

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Time is your only truly scarce resource. How you use it is critical to your business success and your mental well-being. To create more time in your business and your life, you need to understand the underlying principles and tactics that are effective.
In this session, you will learn:

• How to free up 20% of your time immediately
• The art of effective delegation
• Daily planning habits that will set you up for success
• Where you might be sabotaging your time and what to do about it
• The 3 core principles that calm and collected business owners operate by
• How to cure the disease of 'busyness'

Recorded: Thursday 11 February 5.30 - 7.00pm, Beechworth Town Hall

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• How do I create more time exercise

If you could increase your profitability by 61% in the next 12 months, what would that do for you and your business?
In this session, you will learn:

• The only six ways you can increase your profitability
• A model that will simplify and make increasing your profitability attainable
• 50 strategies and tactics you can put implement to boost your bottom line

Recorded: Thursday 18 February, 5.30 - 7pm, Beechworth Town Hall

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• 6pt Growth model (Excel file)
• 6pt Growth model strategies
• 6pt Growth model worksheet
• Discounting vs. increasing prices matrix
• Retention rate calculator
• Marketing Vehicle checklist

Getting a customer is good, getting a repeat customer is better and getting endless referrals from customers is best. What would your business look like today if you never lost a customer? What would it look like if all your best customers referred other ideal customers? Small businesses rarely have big marketing budgets, but luckily you don't need one.
In this session, you will learn how to:

• Curate your customer experience to keep them coming back
• Proactively generate high-quality referrals
• Align your team to make your customers feel special

RECORDED: Thursday 25 February

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• Ideal Customer Profile
• Retention Calculator

Marketing can be a complex and tricky space. With new methods and tactics to choose from daily, how do you know which one is right? And how do you know where to invest your hard-earned marketing dollars? Should you do it yourself or outsource?
In this session, you will learn:

• How to create an unlimited marketing budget
• The questions that MUST be answered before you spend a cent on marketing
• Why most marketing doesn't work and what to do about it
• Why consistency in marketing is critical and how to plan it

RECORDED Thursday 4 March

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• Ideal Customer Profile
• Marketing Vehicle Checklist
• Marketing Activity Calendar
•  Marketing Blueprint 1-pager 
• Points of Value matrix

Most people obsess about marketing and getting more enquiries when the gold often lies in doing a better job of converting enquiries into sales.
In this session, you will learn:

• The importance of your sales process and how to create one
• How to overcome your customers most common objections
• Three quick strategies that can increase your conversion by 23%
• The mindset habits of the most successful salespeople
• How to naturally and comfortably close a sale in a way that will make lifetime customers 

RECORDED Thursday 11 March.

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• DiSC profile (simple version) 

A good plan brings clarity, and execution brings results. Operating without either is usually a recipe for frustration and lacklustre results. If you want to jump off the Hamster Wheel, this is a great place to start - at the beginning.
In this session, you will learn:

• How to balance long and short term goals
• How to clarify goals so they are achievable and inspiring
• A planning method that gives you a simple 1-page plan to keep you focused
• The secret behind maintaining momentum once the planning buzz has diminished
• A 3-step approach to accountability and making sure everyone does their part

RECORDED Thursday 18 March, 5.30 - 7.00pm, Yackandandah Town Hall

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• 90-day planning workbook 

If you like working really hard for really long hours, you don't need to come to this session. Otherwise, the right approach to systems, when matched with the right approach to people, can set you free. If you want to increase your efficiency, consistency and reduce stress and frustration, systems will be a key ingredient.
In this session, you will learn:

• The 'what' and 'how' of business systemisation
• A methodology that makes systemisation doable and effective
• How to know when you've got a systems problem and what to do about it
• How to integrate technology for compounded efficiency

RECORDED 25 March, 5.30 - 7.00pm, Yackandandah Town Hall

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• Sample position contract (operations manager) 
• Guide to writing position contracts 

  
  

Some of the most common challenges with business ownership revolve around people. Yet, when you get the people part right, your business can really hum, and your people can become your best advocates, while having a whole lot of fun.
In this session, you will learn:

• A systematic approach to finding the right people for your business
• How to help your team to think like owners
• The dos & don'ts to effective feedback and coaching
• How to get your team aligned, so you feel in sync
• The critical aspects of leadership in small business

RECORDED 1 April, 5.30 - 7.00pm, Chiltern Memorial Hall

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• Sample Playing Rules
• LevelUp! Better Hiring system
• Ideal candidate profile
• Sample ad
• Feed forward template
• How to have a 1-on-1 conversation

  
  

It's tempting to look for the shortcuts, hacks and tactics to accelerate your business success. But if you were to look inside the minds of the most successful business owners, even the 'overnight successes,' you'll find it's not about the tactics they know and you don't, but the themes around the way they think. It is these thinking habits, not the tactics and hacks, that are largely responsible for your business success.
In this session, you will learn:

• The 8 most important principles underpinning your business success
• The daily habits that will keep your grounded, focused and unstoppable
• How to identify and change sabotaging behaviour
• How to rewire and reprogram your brain to make your goals a reality

RECORDED 8 April, 5.30 - 7.00pm, Chiltern Memorial Hall