Business Numbers Podcast

80: Interview with Daryl Mander

My guest for this episode is Darrell Mander. He's the founder and CEO of Big Flare Digital. His agency helps e-commerce businesses with profit-focused, pay-per-click ad campaigns on multiple different platforms.

79: Interview with Nathan Hirsch

In this episode, I'm interviewing Nathan Hirsch from EcomBalance and AccountsBalance. We're talking about making bookkeeping work for you, the business owner. It means less hassle and better reports for running your business without trying to turn you into a bookkeeper.

78: Itamar Marani Interview

My guest for this episode is Itamar Marani from ItamarMarani.com. He's a former Israeli Special Forces and undercover operative, Jiu-Jitsu black belt, and was chief of security for a billionaire… He's helped well over a hundred entrepreneurs, CEOs and investors remove the invisible wall between them and maximizing their potential without the usual “Go hard, wake up at 4 am, rah rah!” ultra-motivation nonsense.

77: Noel Andrews Interview

Doing interviews again. This is the first of many. I'm going to bring in other experts to share tips and tactics to help increase your business numbers directly or indirectly. My guest for this episode is Noel Andrews from JobRack.au. He's the CEO of JobRack, which helps business owners recruit amazing people from Eastern Europe...

76: Managing Oneself by Peter Drucker

In this episode: Insights from the book, “Managing Oneself” by Peter Drucker from my recent Reading Challenge... and my learnings from the challenge itself.

75: Future Numbers

The sixth of the six core areas is left until last on purpose. You need the previous core area, Monthly Numbers, working well before you'll have the data needed to start and use this core area. And there's usually more important or impactful core areas to work on before this one, but eventually, you'll need to become Nostradamus. I'm talking about Future Numbers.

74: Monthly Numbers

In this episode, Ben explains some of the benefits of understanding the fifth of the six core areas (the area most people think of when they think about looking at their numbers).  

73: Marketing and Sales Numbers

In this episode, Ben explains how keeping on top of your marketing and sales numbers can help you make small tweaks that yield big results.

72: Personal Numbers

Personal numbers might not seem connected to your business on the surface, but how we approach our productivity and personal finances can hold the business back or catapult it forward.

71: A New Dashboard or Software is Not the Solution

Ben identifies four problematic factors that may actually be motivating you to create that shiny new dashboard helping you avoid sophisticated procrastination and redirect your efforts toward fixing the underlying issues.

70: Exiting Sooner

In this episode, Ben walks you through how to make concrete plans to exit your business and maintain the lifestyle you want. It's closer than you think.

69: The Numbers You Need

This one is inspired by all the business owners who worry that they don’t know what they don’t know about numbers. I've distilled all this stuff down to a core of 6 topics based on my work with hundreds of business owners.  In this episode, I'm going to give you a quick summary of each of these core areas so that you know what it is, why it helps, and what to do about it.  

68: Clearer Goals and Bigger Goals.

67: How To Predict The Future

3 Proven Strategies to Help You Predict the Financial Future of Your Business.

66: Profitable Onboarding

5 Keys to unlock profitable onboarding.

65: Q&A from Bangkok - Business Numbers Podcast

A short Q&A replay from my conference in Bangkok, plus an in-depth look at the 5 Key Numbers to watch on your Profit and Loss statement and why they're so important.

64: How to make your reports simpler

They should be usable, not complicated.

63: Lack of Growth Sucks

A few tips on how to keep growing.

62: Plan Your New Year Price Rise

The time is right now. Here’s why…

61: How Much Savings Should I Have?

Here's a simple rule of thumb.

60: Be Careful With Bonuses

A few reasons to be cautious.

59: Financial Abundance Requires Two Things

“Making more money” is only a small part of it.  

58: Do You Have a CFO, Or a Bookkeeper?

Or why to be careful when giving titles.

57: How To Raise Prices

Key points you need to know.

56: Before Making a Big Decision

Double check the numbers.

55: Making Cuts To The Team After A Revenue Dip

Should you make some cuts to your team now that your revenue has gone down? And how?

54: Should I Dip Into Savings To Hire?

Here’s a framework you can follow.

53: How To Raise Prices For Existing Customers

A few key principles on how to raise your prices for existing customers.

52: Your Productivity Is An Important Business Number Too

It doesn’t appear on your financial statements, but it has a big impact on them.

51: Stuck On Magic Number Pricing

Magic pricing numbers can be a trap.

50: Growth Costs Limit Your Growth

Do growth costs really limit your growth?

49: How Much Should I Pay Myself

Are you a business owner who's asked themselves 'How much should I pay myself?' at least once? This is the episode for you!

48: Happy Half Year

Take a step back and think about the progress you're making towards your goals and how your business is going.

47: Prices Need To Cover More Than You Think

Let's talk about all of the things that your price needs to cover, because it needs to cover more than you think.

46: Raising Prices Too Far

What if you go too far with your price rise?

45: More Profits After Customers Flee Your Price Rise

Could you still be more profitable even if customers flee your price rise?

44: Basics of Business Numbers

If you don't know what you don't know about business numbers, here's the basic framework.

43: Other Quick Ways To Increase Profits

Another four quick ways to increase profits.

42: Where Is Your Business Leaking Money?

When was the last time you looked at your expenses?    

41: Why Profits Matter - Business Numbers Podcast

Seven more reasons why you might want a lot more profits.

40: Paying Tax Isn't Bad - Business Numbers Podcast

Saving tax is great, right? In this episode I've got different idea for you.     

39: Dominic Wells - affiliate marketing - Business Numbers Podcast

Dominic Wells is the founder of Human Proof Designs. A tech company, Human Proof Designs builds niche websites for their clients. Dominic explains affiliate sites and marketing for newcomers. He tells me how he went from teaching English in Taiwan to designing websites and growing a successful online business. Dominic discusses hiring and keeping the delicate balance of profit and growth. He also has some practical advice for people wanting to jump into affiliate marketing. If you would ...

38: Q&A - my influences and inspirations - Business Numbers Podcast

Today I continue with my Q&A sessions. Today’s question comes from members of my group program, who have asked me to discuss some of my influences and inspirations. So, I have made a list of books and content creators who have really helped me navigate my career. Keep in mind that some of this is taken from memory as a young man, so some of these recommendations might not hold up as well in today’s market. If you would like to ask me a business question, just send it along and I’ll see wha...

37: Shayna Oliveira - online courses

My guest today is Shayna Oliveira, the creator of Espresso English and the host of the podcast Entrepreneurs in Motion. Shayna began her career as an English teacher in Brazil. After seeing her students would benefit from an online version of her lessons, she began a daily blog that reviewed her lessons for her students. Shayna tells me how her blog became a successful online course business. We discuss how she generates traffic and how she meets the needs of her customers. We also discuss...

36: Q&A - what are the common mistakes

Today's Q&A question comes from members of my group program. Tim and Grant ask: "In all the years you have been doing business accounting/virtual CFO, etc. what are the common patterns or mistakes you see being repeated over and over again? What are the top three things that make you shake your head in frustration?"

35: Ryu Noai - Australian tax

My guest today is Ryu Noai, the owner of the Australian tax firm Impala Accountants. Ryu is a seasoned traveller who uses his international experience to help small businesses navigate the pitfalls of international taxes. He tells me about his adventures abroad and how his education allowed him some unique opportunities. Ryu answers some common questions that many Australians have and he addresses some international tax issues. We also discuss the common problems people create for themselv...

34: Q&A - where can I borrow?

Q&A episode 11 answers the question "where can I borrow?" from one of the members of my group program, In this episode: Important points about debt funding in general. Personal borrowing, to free up funds for the business. Sources of debt funding.

33: Kylah Morrison - chamber of commerce

Kylah Morrison is the CEO of the Karratha & Districts Chamber of Commerce & Industry. On today’s episode, she joins me to discuss her journey to this unique career opportunity. Kylah began her career as an engineer in the corporate space. She then pivoted into doing business coaching out of her home. When she realized she needed a change, she took her current position and found an area of business she fit into quite well. Kylah looks back on her time as a business coach and shares some of ...

32: John Gillingham - apps, memberships

John Gillingham, the founder of AccountingPlay.com, is my guest today. John used his background in accounting to help CPA students expand their education and refresh their skills. He has also developed some top rated apps for the iTunes store. John’s lifelong goal has been to be his own boss and he has been able to do that with great results. We discuss John’s journey into app development and how remote teams have helped him reach his goals. We explore the challenge of working on a small b...

31: Q&A - podcast update

This is the 10th Q&A episode, and last week was the 30th episode of the podcast, which are great milestones to answer a listener question about what I'm up to and where can they find more of my helpful content.