Profit by Design
312 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsYou work hard in your business.
On the Profit by Design Podcast, we ask the BIG question:
What has your business done FOR YOU lately?
Join Dr. Sabrina Starling, The Business Psychologist™ and founder of Tap the Potential weekly, as she brings you tips, tools and strategies to support YOU in making intentionally profitable AND sustainable business decisions to live the lifestyle you desire. After all, work supports life, not the other way around. Dr. Sabrina is the author of the The 4 Week Vacation® and the How to Hire the Best Series.
Profit by Design is a Tap the Potential Production.
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Bonus 03: Crucial and Costly Mistakes Many Business Owners Make When Hiring - How to Hire the Best Sneak Peek
October 22, 2019 11:00 - 5 minutes - 2.66 MBJoin us for this special preview of Dr. Sabrina's new book, How to Hire the Best: The Contractor's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees Preorder the book at www.TapThePotential.com/book Join the Ambassador's Facebook Group at www.TapThePotential.com/Ambassador Mentioned in this episode: July Challenge Put your stake in the ground and take your life back! Take the 4 Week Vacation® Pledge and let Tap the Potential share resources with you to help you reclaim your life...
Bonus 02: What’s the Word on the Street About Your Business? - How to Hire the Best Sneak Peek
October 21, 2019 11:00 - 5 minutes - 2.37 MBJoin us for this special preview of Dr. Sabrina's new book, How to Hire the Best: The Contractor's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees Preorder the book at www.TapThePotential.com/book Join the Ambassador's Facebook Group at www.TapThePotential.com/Ambassador Mentioned in this episode: July Challenge Put your stake in the ground and take your life back! Take the 4 Week Vacation® Pledge and let Tap the Potential share resources with you to help you reclaim your life...
Bonus 01: Stop Doing What’s Not Working - How to Hire the Best Sneak Peek
October 20, 2019 11:00 - 7 minutes - 3.63 MBJoin us for this special preview of Dr. Sabrina's new book, How to Hire the Best: The Contractor's Ultimate Guide to Attracting Top Performing Employees Preorder the book at www.TapThePotential.com/book Join the Ambassador's Facebook Group at www.TapThePotential.com/Ambassador Mentioned in this episode: July Challenge July Challenge Put your stake in the ground and take your life back! Take the 4 Week Vacation® Pledge and let Tap the Potential share resources with you to help you r...
58: How to Implement Hire the Best™ Strategies
October 17, 2019 11:00 - 45 minutes - 42 MBThe Contractor’s Edition of How To Hire The Best is just a week away from launch and is now available for pre-sale on Amazon! Dr. Sabrina and Mike sit down with Chad and Diane Hatfield, owners of Hatfield Builders and Remodelers in Plano, TX to discuss insights they’ve had as they implemented the How To Hire The Best System™, things that they’ve learned, and things they do differently now to create a great place to work. Chad, Diane, and Mike are featured prominently in Dr. Sabrina’s ne...
57: The WHY Behind How to Hire the Best with Mike and Dr. Sabrina
October 10, 2019 11:00 - 29 minutes - 27.1 MBDr. Sabrina is in the hot seat in today’s episode! Her co-host, Mike Bruno, interviews her about her BIG NEWS, and that’s the upcoming release of her new book, How to Hire the Best Contractors, which will be published October 24, 2019. As you will hear Dr. Sabrina explain, she had written the first edition of How to Hire the Best for rural business owners, but as soon as that was published, she started getting calls from entrepreneurs not in rural areas, but from large metropolitan areas a...
56: Tapping the Potential in Your Business with Jake Lipman
October 03, 2019 11:00 - 55 minutes - 25.2 MBEntrepreneurship is the most rigorous personal development program we can undertake and today’s guest, Jake Lipman is embracing this. Jake shares how he is up-leveling his life and business through his coaching with Dr. Sabrina and the Tap the Potential team. Jake takes part in Tap the Potential’s Exclusive Small Group Coaching Program. He has attended the Breakthroughs on the Bayou Retreat for two years in a row and is coming back in 2020. Jake shares what his business and life were like pr...
55: Think Big to Avoid Playing Small with Geraldine Carter
September 26, 2019 11:00 - 36 minutes - 16.8 MBThinking BIG! That’s what my guest, Geraldine Carter, and I will be talking about on today’s show. We’re having a conversation about where we play small, how to think bigger, and the importance of mindset. Geraldine shares with us her favorite tips for having a more positive growth-oriented mindset, and I share some of mine, as well. Come join us! Geraldine Carter specializes in coaching CPAs to help them grow their accounting practice. Her podcast, She Thinks Big, supports business ow...
54: Systemize Yourself Out of Your Business with David Jenyns
September 19, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBFreedom in your business: is this important to you? It’s so important to today’s guest, David Jenyns, that he systemized himself out of his business and will be hosting the upcoming Business Systems Summit! Join us as David shares his compelling story of why it’s so important to him to use systems to create freedom in business, his passion for sharing it with others, and a surprising benefit of systemizing your own business. The opportunity that popped up in David’s life would never have hap...
53: The Secrets No One Told You About the Pumpkin Plan with Donna Leyens
September 12, 2019 11:00 - 57 minutes - 26.2 MBThere’s a secret hiding in plain sight in The Pumpkin Plan and Dr. Sabrina welcomes back popular guest, Donna Leyens, to reveal the impact this secret has on creating explosive, organic growth for those business owners utilizing it. These business owners are head and shoulders above their industry peers as a result of it. Dr. Sabrina shares her own experience implementing this secret. Donna and Dr. Sabrina discuss what they have learned from guiding clients through this process...what works ...
52: Insights and Discoveries from Taking a 4 Week Vacation with Dr. Jennie Byrne
September 05, 2019 11:00 - 54 minutes - 25 MBWhat’s it like to leave your business in the capable hands of others while you take a 24-hour break? What about a week’s vacation? Can you imagine being gone for 4 whole weeks? We’re going to talk to a fellow entrepreneur who shares interesting insights and surprising discoveries that evolved from simply deciding to take a 4 Week Vacation and her coaching with Tap the Potential. Our guest today, Dr. Jennie Byrne, will be discussing going on that vacation and actually having that experienc...
51: Building a High Performance Culture with Wayne Mullins
August 29, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 61.3 MBWhat are the ingredients for a high performance culture? Vision, mission, and values...Holding yourself accountable to the same standards of performance as those around us...Differentiating between your normal, and someone else’s...We cover all this, and more, as Wayne Mullins joins Dr. Sabrina and Mike to discuss “Building a High Performance Culture”. As someone who tends to dislike structure, Wayne now finds it liberating as it allows him the headspace to be more creative and effecti...
50: The Surprising Secrets of Successful Entrepreneurs with Mike Michalowicz
August 22, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes - 19.6 MBMike Michalowicz joins Dr. Sabrina on this episode to discuss the surprising secrets of successful entrepreneurs. HINT: “work harder” is not among them. Dr. Sabrina and Mike give you an inside peek into their own processes while discussing the popular Breakthroughs on the Bayou Retreats they co-host each year at Dr. Sabrina’s home, The Entrepreneurs Retreat Center. Listen in as Dr. Sabrina and Mike dish on the atmosphere of the Breakthroughs on the Bayou Retreat, what they appreciate ...
49: The Coach Approach with Lisa Kramer
August 15, 2019 11:00 - 59 minutes - 54 MBDo you have a coaching culture in your business? If not, would you like to find out how to develop one? Today, we bring you a conversation with Lisa Kramer, Dr. Sabrina's very first coach. Lisa recently came on board at Tap the Potential, to facilitate the Leadership Mastermind Program. Lisa has a free-spirited personality. She's an out-of-the-box thinker, she sees things differently, and she is a master of creating coaching cultures in businesses. In the Leadership Mastermind, she suppor...
48: Freelance to Freedom with Vincent Pugliese
August 08, 2019 11:00 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBFrom $140,000 in debt to living debt-free, and enjoying freedom. This is Vincent’s story. Vincent Pugliese was an award-winning photographer who believed the idea that if we work hard, we will be successful. It took a painful lesson to push him towards independence from his employer, and that’s a decision that forever changed the course of his life. As Dr. Sabrina interviews Vincent, he walks us through the difficult times and enlightens us about the curiosity we need to have to ask the ...
47: Using Systems to Build Integrity in Your Business with Andre Ong
August 01, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBWhat does integrity mean to you? Why is integrity important? And how do your business systems and your team members support the integrity of your business? These are some important considerations that determine the success of our businesses. Today Dr. Sabrina interviews Andre Ong. Integrity is key to building trust in today’s business environment. While many of us entrepreneurs are mindful of our own integrity, we may not be paying enough attention to the important role our systems and te...
46: Emotional Intelligence for Business Owners with Anne Beaulieu
July 25, 2019 11:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBWhat’s your EQ? What impact is your emotional intelligence having on your team? your strategic planning? your sales? and your closest relationships? Dr. Sabrina interviews Anne Beaulieu, an Emotional Intelligence Coach and author of The EQ Blueprint for Closing Sales. Anne and Dr. Sabrina dive deep into vulnerability, what success really is, and about the impact of chasing money, success, and perfectionism in our lives. Anne Beaulieu holds a Master’s Degree in Economics and is a Chart...
45: Affluent Marketing for Contractors with David Hawke
July 18, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 59.8 MBWould you like to be more effective with your marketing? Dr. Sabrina interviews David Hawke, about affluent marketing for contractors. If you're not a contractor, use this as an opportunity to do some cross-industry learning, using what Pumpkin Planners call the “Leapfrog Technique.” This means that you take something that is working for someone in another industry and utilize it in your own industry to really stand out. In today's episode, David and Dr. Sabrina talk about marketing ...
44: Work the System with Josh Fonger
July 11, 2019 11:00 - 55 minutes - 50.3 MBDo have dysfunction in your business? Are there things in your business that just aren't running smoothly, or in the way they should? If so, today's show might just blow your mind because Mike and Dr. Sabrina are talking systems with Josh Fonger, of Work the System. Mindset is crucial for business owners and entrepreneurs. In today's episode, Josh dispels many of the limiting beliefs that entrepreneurs have about systems. He also explains the concept that dysfunction in business is gold. Tun...
43: Overcoming Hiring PTSD with Erin Longmoon
July 04, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 58.4 MBIt can be easy to take business personally, but it’s vital to learn to separate the two. Today Dr. Sabrina, Mike and Erin Longmoon discuss the importance of self-reflection when dealing with employees and hiring. Mike offers his own experiences with hiring. Dr. Sabrina and Erin observe patterns of behavior and emotional reactions in entrepreneurs that look very similar to symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder. The term “Hiring PTSD” is one to which many entrepreneurs immediately relate....
42: Take Back Your Life and Health with Dr. Nancy Trimboli
June 27, 2019 11:00 - 56 minutes - 25.7 MBJust a few years ago, Dr. Nancy Trimboli endured extreme levels of stress as she managed her bustling chiropractic practice across two locations and 40 employees. She knew she needed a change. She was disheartened when an industry coach told her he would not work with her because she was seeking to expand and contract at the same time. Through a series of connections, Dr. Nancy found Dr. Sabrina and they have been working together to transform Dr. Nancy’s business over the last 2 years. On t...
41: The Hidden Role on Your Organizational Chart with Sir Steven Wilkinson
June 20, 2019 11:00 - 54 minutes - 49.8 MBDr. Sabrina interviews Sir Steven Wilkinson founder of Good and Prosper, and co-founder of the Small Giants Community. Sir Steven believes there is a role that is hidden on our organizational charts, and taking a 4 Week Vacation is the first step to revealing that role. Sir Steven applies his love of poetry and literature to helping entrepreneurs become curious about the story their balance sheet is telling. He has developed a system for calculating the share price of a small business, which...
40: SPECIAL FATHER'S DAY EDITION: Blending Entrepreneurship and Fatherhood
June 13, 2019 11:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBWelcome to our special Father's Day edition of the Profit by Design Podcast! Today, we are exploring the blend of fatherhood and entrepreneurship. Mike Ciavolino, the owner of Shore Creative, is back on the show with us. In addition to being an entrepreneur, he is the father of fourteen-year-old triplets. We will also be hearing from our very own Mike Bruno today, who is a father of three. Both are sharing life lessons and challenges they’ve experienced in their roles as fathers and entrepre...
39: Using Systems to Gain Freedom in Your Business with Randall Soules
June 06, 2019 11:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBDid you know that systems will make you successful? Randall Soules is a systems guy. He has always had a profitable business and attributes this to his systems. In today's episode, he will be talking to us about the impact that systems can have on smoothing out the emotional ups and downs that clients and customers experience in dealing with our businesses. Tune in now, to find out more. Randall Soules is one of six children of missionary parents to Brazil. He had no experience with carp...
38: "A" Players in Great Places to Work
May 30, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBDo you work really hard? And are you giving your all to support the business you're working for and wondering what's in it for you? In today's episode, we're talking about how work supports life and not the other way around. Tune in now to find out more. In today's podcast, Dr. Sabrina and Mike have a conversation with Maegan Raymond and Britney Shore, two A-Players from two very different A-Player small businesses. Both of these businesses are great places to work because the owners are d...
37: Changing the Story of Entrepreneurship
May 23, 2019 11:00 - 42 minutes - 38.5 MBDo you feel that you don't deserve to have fun, or to be kind to yourself because you have a business? And do you feel as if you always need to do better, and more? This is something many of us, as entrepreneurs, seem to face. We tend to think that as entrepreneurs, we have to be risk-takers, taking on risks at any cost, and working really long hours, even if it's detrimental our mental health or increases our stress levels. It really doesn't need to be that way. Mike used to feel guilty ...
36: Removing Friction to Create an Exceptional Client Experience with Roger Dooley
May 16, 2019 11:00 - 55 minutes - 50.3 MBYou wouldn’t purposely frustrate your top clients. Yet, many of us inadvertently do just that. Today Dr. Sabrina and Mike are talking to author, Roger Dooley. Roger’s new book, Friction, highlights aspects of our client experience many of us overlook. Roger was the VIP keynote speaker at last year’s Breakthroughs on the Bayou, where he presented on Friction. In today's episode, Dr. Sabrina and Mike talk with Roger about the powerful questions we as business owners, and our teams can be askin...
35: Special Mother's Day Edition: Entrepreneurship and Kids with Danielle Hayden
May 09, 2019 11:00 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBHow are you showing up as a parent and an entrepreneur? Today, we have a special Mother's Day edition of the podcast as Dr. Sabrina and returning guest, Danielle Hayden, talk about two of their favorite topics: entrepreneurship and kids. Work ethic, relating to money, values, tough choices, curve balls thrown into life plans... Danielle and Dr. Sabrina share their experiences running successful businesses and raising kids. They agree that parenting as an entrepreneur is difficult and a lot o...
34: What are You Bringing in the Door of Your Business with Chad Hatfield
May 01, 2019 11:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBToday, Dr. Sabrina and Mike bring Chad Hatfield, owner of Hatfield Builders and Remodelers in Plano, Texas, back onto the show. Chad was previously interviewed early on in the Profit by Design Podcast, in the very popular episode 4. Just before today's podcast was recorded, Chad shared some interesting insights with Dr. Sabrina. Chad’s insights got her thinking about her own business, so she anticipates that what Chad shares might resonate with you. Since attending the Breakthroughs on the...
33: Creating Company Culture To Attract and Retain A-Players with Kieran Lynch
April 25, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes - 39.4 MBIf you had to hire 10 A-Players this year, how would you do it? Dr. Sabrina has an interesting conversation with Kieran Lynch, the VP of Lynch Power, a very successful electrical contracting company. Kieran's business has grown considerably over the last few years. They brought 10 new team members on board in the last year. In today's episode, Kieran gives us some of his insights around culture, and he explains how he hires 'A' Players when he brought on his ten new team members in the last...
32: Strapping Your Monkey Mind In to Bring Out Your Awesome with John Bates
April 18, 2019 11:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBDo you have an important story to share? And would you like to become more powerful and effective in the way you communicate it? In today's episode, Dr. Sabrina and Mike have a conversation with John Bates. John's superpower is helping us get out of our own way to have an impact on the world. John is very good at getting people to be real very quickly. Dr. Sabrina was privileged to work and train with him on at least three occasions over the last year and he was a big part of how she has gro...
31: Don't Let Your Money Blocks Keep You From Making Good Decisions with Lindsay Darby and Danielle Hayden
April 11, 2019 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBWould you like to know if there's something that you may be doing that is sabotaging you getting good financial advice from your accountant or bookkeeper? Dr. Sabrina and Mike have a conversation with Danielle Hayden and Lindsay Derby, the owners of Kickstart Accounting, Inc. Danielle and Lindsay are all about accounting for growing a business that fits your needs. In this interview, they take a look at the ways we relate to money, and how fears that come up around money interfere with us m...
30: The Battles We Fight Start Between Our Ears
April 04, 2019 11:00 - 44 minutes - 40.7 MBDid you know that your mindset is a critical issue? And that it affects your business in several key areas? In today's episode, Dr. Sabrina and Mike have an interesting conversation with Tom Reber, the host of The Contractor Fight Podcast. They talk about mindset and the impact that it has on the pricing of services, the sales process, the way we deal with the hiring process, and how we deal with our team. Tom also talks about the value of getting outside of our own industry to make our busi...
29: Recruiting the Perfect A-Player for Your Small Business with Erin Longmoon
March 28, 2019 11:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBHave you ever worked in a toxic work environment? If so, you're going to love today's guest, Erin Longmoon, of Zephyr Recruiting. Erin is on a mission to eradicate toxic workplaces. She is doing this by placing A-Players in small businesses through her unique recruiting strategies. Listen in to today's episode, to hear her conversation with Dr. Sabrina and Mike. In her previous company, Erin worked as a business consultant and coach for small businesses. She constantly encountered clients ...
28: It’s Bold and It’s True! Tax Accountant takes 4 Week Vacation in the Height of Tax Season with John Briggs
March 21, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes - 39.5 MBWould you like to take a 4 Week Vacation™? John Briggs, owner of Incite Tax Works took the 4 Week Vacation™ challenge. In today's episode, he will share with us how he got there and what he has been through. He and Dr. Sabrina have an interesting discussion around mindset, sharing the mindset issues that they grappled with as they prepared to go on their 4 Week Vacations. The suspense was high in the final months as John needed to fill a critical role and the A-Players were not applying. Joh...
27: Tapping the Potential of Strengths in Your Small Business with Darren Virassammy
March 14, 2019 11:00 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBAre you clear about where your strengths lie? In today's episode, we're sharing our interview with Darren Virassammy, the Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of 34 Strong. Darren blew Dr. Sabrina away with his talk at ProfitCON last Fall, about working and living from our strengths. Darren has been bringing StrengthsFinder into organizations to help team members to gain clarity about where their strengths lie. And Dr. Sabrina has been looking for ways to help her clients deepen what they'...
26: Connecting to Learn
March 07, 2019 12:00 - 39 minutes - 35.8 MBWhat does connected to learning mean to you? For Mike and Dr. Sabrina, it's been valuable to discover new things on this podcast, and to learn, grow, and evolve through the experience. Last week's episode got their wheels turning. Entrepreneurship can be a lonely, isolated endeavor. We entrepreneurs sometimes feel nobody really knows or understands what we're going through. So when we hear entrepreneurs in conversation about solutions, ideas, and ways to improve ourselves through our chal...
BONUS: Dr. Sabrina interviewed by Tom Antion on Screw the Commute Podcast
March 04, 2019 22:31 - 56 minutes - 51.7 MBJust back from a 4 Week Vacation, Dr. Sabrina Starling wants to inspire you to tap your potential. She runs her business only 25 hours per week, that's most weeks, and she's a single mom and author. On this interview, Tom asks Dr. Sabrina some outrageous questions, which gets her reflecting on her early days as an entrepreneur, and lessons she has learned from the school of hard knocks. Dr. Sabrina also discusses her next book in the How to Hire the Best series, focused on the constructi...
25: Stop Playing Small with Christeen Era
February 28, 2019 12:00 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBAre you an entrepreneur and need help getting yourself and company out of the weeds? Today our guest shares the tools and systems that she uses. A woman on the go, Christeen Era is constantly improving her business. Her reach extends far beyond her business due to her dedication in helping other entrepreneurs improve their businesses as well. Christeen Era, the owner of Core Accounting Services, realized in 2005 that she had a unique skill set and decided to establish her own company – Co...
24: From Weeders to Leaders – Tapping into Your Team’s Greatness with Jeff McManus
February 21, 2019 12:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBHow do you tap into your team’s greatness? Creating a great workplace culture is a struggle for many of us and it’s one Jeff McManus knows all too well. Author of the book Growing Weeders Into Leaders, at the age of 37, Jeff was hired by the University of Mississippi as the director of the newly formed landscape services department. At the time, Jeff one of the most junior directors on campus, and he faced an immediate and overwhelming challenge with the exceptionally low morale and the unac...
23: Overcoming Resistance to Change
February 14, 2019 12:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBDo you get all fired up after discovering a new system for your business only to find that you lack the confidence to implement the necessary changes? After listening to the previous podcast, with Vicky Suiter from The Profit Bleed, Mike was triggered with some familiar, yet uncomfortable feelings. In today's episode, Mike and Dr. Sabrina explore what to do to prevent feelings of failure and resistance to change. Listen in and find out how to build the confidence you need to implement new sy...
22: Stop the Profit Bleed with Vicki Suiter
February 07, 2019 12:00 - 44 minutes - 40.3 MBDo you know if you have a profitable business? You may think you do, and only find out at the end of the year that you’re barely breaking even. Today’s guest emphasizes that we need to build profit into our budgeting and we need to go beyond breaking even. Vicki Suiter is the author of the new book, The Profit Bleed. As an author, business consultant and coach Vicki has been proving for 25 years that good market or bad, raging competition or not, any contractor or designer can run a h...
21: Designing for Profit in 2019
January 31, 2019 12:00 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBMike is back with us on the show again! For Mike and Dr. Sabrina, success in business, in your personal life, and with your goals, is all about small wins. So in today's episode, Mike and Dr. Sabrina are talking about getting unstuck and creating big wins with small steps. They are also talking about planning for profit for 2019. Mike shares a roadmap to plan for profit and explain how to build it into your business. Many of us are inspired to implement changes in our business at the begin...
20: Street Smart Entrepreneurial Strategies with Tom Antion
January 24, 2019 12:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBOn today's Profit by Design, you're going to get some great ideas that are really going to get your wheels turning. Dr. Sabrina will be talking to Tom Antion, an internet multi-millionaire who has never had a job. He has been a professional speaker and entertainer since 1988. Tom has a really outrageous hiring method that takes guts to implement. Dr. Sabrina verifies, however, that it's a good method to use, and that it will work. Tom is the founder of The Great Internet Marketing Retreat...
19: Become a Savvy Consumer of Business Coaching Services
January 17, 2019 12:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MBHow do you select a business coach? This is a great question for all business owners! It is not an easy task but there are best practices and things to look out for in choosing the right coach. Once you find the right coach, it’s important to understand what they will do for your business. Back from a 4-week vacation, our host Dr. Sabrina joins us today to discuss what you absolutely need to be aware of in the coaching industry. We will also hear how to be a great client when you have a b...
18: Ask Dr. Sabrina: Help! I Need a Process for Hiring
January 10, 2019 12:00 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBToday Dr. Sabrina is answering a question from Heidi Adams, one of our listeners in rural Wyoming. Heidi’s business has been growing faster than she expected and she needs a process for hiring. Heidi is not alone! In fact, most small business owners typically don't have a system for hiring. So when it's time to hire someone, you write a quick job description, think of some interview questions and hope the right person shows up. Usually they don’t! On the show today, Dr. Sabrina shares a...
17: Hire Better with Psychological Assessments Dr. Christine Allen
January 03, 2019 12:00 - 51 minutes - 29.5 MBThe guest on today's episode of the Profit by Design is Dr. Christine Allen, a Workplace Psychologist and Executive Coach. Dr. Chris and Dr. Sabrina discuss what small business owners need to know about using psychological assessments effectively in the hiring process. When used properly, psychological assessments dramatically increase chances of hiring right. Yet, there are pitfalls that come up with psychological testing that small business owners should be aware of. Dr. Christine A...
16: Why Your Business NEEDS you to Take a 4 Week Vacation
December 27, 2018 12:00 - 36 minutes - 20.9 MBDr. Sabrina is getting ready to leave for her 4 Week Vacation! She's been preparing since early March, and systemizing her business to run without her for the next four weeks. This means that her it will have to go through a complete business cycle without her being around. In today's episode, Dr. Sabrina shares the things she learned while getting her business ready for her to confidently take her 4 Week Vacation. Quite a number of Dr. Sabrina's clients are actively working on taking ...
15: Making Sustainably Profitable LIFESTYLE Decisions with Nathan Shields
December 20, 2018 12:00 - 35 minutes - 20.4 MBThe guest on today's episode of the Profit by Design Podcast is Nathan Shields, the host of the Physical Therapy Owners Club podcast. Nathan has made some really interesting choices when it comes to both lifestyle and business. And he is with us on the show today to share his experience about making the kind of lifestyle choices that are sustainably profitable. We tackle some really juicy topics with Nathan today, about getting out of comfort zones, creating successful partnerships, and inve...
14: Getting Out of Your Own Way in Business with Steven Bousquet
December 13, 2018 12:00 - 46 minutes - 26.5 MBSteven Bousquet joins Dr. Sabrina on today's episode of Profit by Design Podcast after returning, very relaxed, from a 4 Week Vacation vacation. (He made the 4 Week Vacation Pledge at the last retreat held at Dr. Sabrina's home, The Entrepreneur's Retreat Centre.) And the truth of it is that this wasn't even his first 4 Week Vacation. He's had many of them before! So, as you can see, Steven is doing a lot of things right in his business and there's a lot we can learn a lot from him. On the s...
13: How to Write a Simple, One Page Business Plan with Dave Sullivan
December 06, 2018 12:00 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBAre you a business owner that would like to retire one day and be able to pass off an excelling company? Then today’s show is just for you! Creating a one-page business plan that any business can use to get their company in order. Dave Sullivan has his own podcast “The Roofer show”, where he helps teach others to grow their business, make more money and have more free time. In 1979, Dave graduated from the top-ranked business school at the University of California. His plan was a long ...