All Episodes

59 27 MIN · OCTOBER 21
How to Get Your Remote Team to Make Decisions You Trust

How to Get Your Remote Team to Make Decisions You Trust

You hired a team to take things off your plate, yet every decision still lands back on your desk. Eric walks through…

58 20 Min · FEBRUARY 13
4 Mindsets for Leading Through Failure

4 Mindsets for Leading Through Failure

You have hit one of those seasons where plans fall apart, revenue dips, the team struggles, and it all seems to go…

57 27 MIN · FEBRUARY 6
How to Develop New Leadership Skills and Habits

How to Develop New Leadership Skills and Habits

You can see the leader you want to become, but the distance between that picture and how you actually show up feels…

56 55 MIN · DECEMBER 11
When and How to Hire Help So You Can Stop Doing It All

When and How to Hire Help So You Can Stop Doing It All

Hiring help feels risky when you are convinced it is just faster to do everything yourself, and the one time you tried…

55 22 MIN · NOVEMBER 13
Build a Small Team With Big Results (5 Steps)

Build a Small Team With Big Results (5 Steps)

If you’re leading a team of one to three people and wondering when the work is finally going to match the vision,…

54 34 MIN · NOVEMBER 3
The Real Cost of a Bad Hire on Your Remote Team

The Real Cost of a Bad Hire on Your Remote Team

If you have ever rushed to hire because the workload hit a breaking point, you already know the cost can go well…

53 51 MIN · OCTOBER 22
When Is the Right Time to Make Your First Hire?

When Is the Right Time to Make Your First Hire?

If you've been grinding solo, wondering whether you're ready to bring on your first hire or worried it'll be a financial disaster,…

52 44 MIN · SEPTEMBER 12
Networking for Introverts: A Leadership Framework

Networking for Introverts: A Leadership Framework

If networking or one-on-one leadership meetings leave you dreading the calendar and drained afterward, you are not broken, you are an introvert,…

51 35 MIN · SEPTEMBER 5
What To Do When Your Team Costs You Money

What To Do When Your Team Costs You Money

If you're afraid to hand off tasks or hire help because you're worried someone will make a costly mistake, you're not alone,…

50 37 MIN · AUGUST 29
10 Leadership Truths That Never Fail Remote Team Leaders

10 Leadership Truths That Never Fail Remote Team Leaders

If you are leading a remote team and wish you had a handful of sayings you could actually repeat until they stick,…

49 40 MIN · AUGUST 22
What to Ask in a Weekly Remote Team 1-on-1

What to Ask in a Weekly Remote Team 1-on-1

If your weekly one-on-ones feel like status updates instead of leadership, you are not alone, and you are not using the meeting…

48 43 MIN · AUGUST 8
How to Onboard Remote Team Members Without Stopping to Train Them

How to Onboard Remote Team Members Without Stopping to Train Them

If every new hire on your remote team means you or someone else has to drop everything to walk them through their…

47 49 MIN · AUGUST 1
How to Measure Remote Team Performance (Without Spying)

How to Measure Remote Team Performance (Without Spying)

If you've ever caught yourself wondering whether your remote team is really working, or found yourself tempted by screen recording and keystroke…

46 50 MIN · JULY 25
How to Build a Strong Remote Team Culture on Purpose

How to Build a Strong Remote Team Culture on Purpose

Your remote team already has a culture, and if you never decided what it should be, it's being shaped by whoever trained…

45 44 MIN · JULY 12
How to Build Trust With a Remote Team: 6 Practical Steps

How to Build Trust With a Remote Team: 6 Practical Steps

You can't walk past anyone's desk, so you're left wondering whether your remote team is working or taking advantage of the pay.…

44 34 MIN · JUNE 17
4 Questions to Answer Before You Hire a Remote Employee

4 Questions to Answer Before You Hire a Remote Employee

You need help, but you've been burned by a hire before, or you've never hired and a wrong pick feels expensive. Eric…

43 41 MIN · JUNE 10
How to Hire a Freelancer for Work You Can’t Do Yourself

How to Hire a Freelancer for Work You Can’t Do Yourself

A client asks for something you've never delivered, nobody on your team can do it, and you're not sure whether to say…

42 39 MIN · JUNE 5
10 Leadership Habits Every Business Owner Needs Daily

10 Leadership Habits Every Business Owner Needs Daily

You built a business around work you're good at, and now you're making calls fast and hoping they hold up. Eric walks…

41 65 MIN · MARCH 30
How I Almost Bankrupted My Business and Turned It Around

How I Almost Bankrupted My Business and Turned It Around

You've got a money problem in your business that you haven't told your spouse or your team about, and every new sale…

40 41 MIN · FEBRUARY 25
When Do You Need a Vision, Mission, and Core Values?

When Do You Need a Vision, Mission, and Core Values?

You keep hearing that a real company has a vision, mission, and core values, but you assume that's a retreat-and-coffee-mug exercise for…

39 42 MIN · FEBRUARY 11
How to Choose What Service to Sell: 4 Questions

How to Choose What Service to Sell: 4 Questions

You have a skill people will pay for, but you can't decide whether to offer a website in a day, SEO, or…

38 35 MIN · JANUARY 19
Why Your Lead Generation Isn’t Working: Pick One Pathway

Why Your Lead Generation Isn’t Working: Pick One Pathway

You tried cold outreach, then content, then a networking group, then paid ads, and your revenue still doesn't show up the same…

37 42 MIN · JANUARY 4
6 Signs You Shouldn’t Be a Business Owner (Yet)

6 Signs You Shouldn’t Be a Business Owner (Yet)

You have been grinding on a business for a couple of years, it still won't take off, and you are starting to…

36 28 MIN · DECEMBER 27
How to Run Your Business Without Being There

How to Run Your Business Without Being There

Most owners assume a business they can run from anywhere has to be an online business, so the restaurant, lawn care, or…

35 36 MIN · DECEMBER 20
How to Turn More Leads Into Paying Customers

How to Turn More Leads Into Paying Customers

Every dollar your business makes starts as a lead, yet too many leads stall because the conversation is about your product instead…

34 34 MIN · DECEMBER 4
Balancing Work, Family, and Travel as a Business Owner

Balancing Work, Family, and Travel as a Business Owner

Location independence still comes with work, and some days that means staying behind to answer client email while your family goes to…

33 33 MIN · NOVEMBER 25
Running a Business From Anywhere: 6 Things That Work

Running a Business From Anywhere: 6 Things That Work

Running a business from anywhere sounds like freedom until your old routine, your lead generation, and your workspace stop holding up. Eric…

32 24 MIN · NOVEMBER 15
How to Build a Simple Business Model That Grows Profit

How to Build a Simple Business Model That Grows Profit

Your business feels heavier than it should, and you can't tell whether the trouble is your message, your offer, or the way…

31 29 MIN · NOVEMBER 9
How to Choose a Coworking Space to Run Your Business

How to Choose a Coworking Space to Run Your Business

You run your business remotely, your home office is cramped or always within reach, and the workday never really ends. Eric shares…

30 37 MIN · SEPTEMBER 17
How to Get More Clients From Networking and Referrals

How to Get More Clients From Networking and Referrals

You've sat through one coffee meeting after another, and every person tells you they don't need what you sell. Eric explains why…

29 28 MIN · AUGUST 22
5 Habits to Grow Your Leadership and Your Business

5 Habits to Grow Your Leadership and Your Business

You want your business to become an asset that supports your life instead of a job you can't step away from, and…

28 37 MIN · AUGUST 1
How to Build Business Momentum and Keep It Going

How to Build Business Momentum and Keep It Going

When leads, sales, and morale are all moving in the right direction, most owners enjoy it and never ask why, so they…

27 31 MIN · JULY 26
How to Prospect for Sales Without Cold Calling

How to Prospect for Sales Without Cold Calling

You refuse to cold call or send cold emails, so it feels like you have nothing left to do when it comes…

26 28 MIN · JULY 19
Why Business Goals Fail and How to Set Goals That Stick

Why Business Goals Fail and How to Set Goals That Stick

You've set goals, tried SMART goals, and still watched them fade before the deadline, and you've started to wonder what's wrong with…

25 30 MIN · JULY 11
How to Build a Business You Can Run From Anywhere

How to Build a Business You Can Run From Anywhere

You want a business that can support your family from anywhere, but most advice assumes you'll do all the work yourself and…

24 36 MIN · JULY 4
5 Keys to Hiring the Right People to Grow Your Business

5 Keys to Hiring the Right People to Grow Your Business

You know you need help, but you're convinced you can't afford anyone and that nobody will do the work as well as…

23 36 MIN · JUNE 27
How to Protect Your Business When You Work From Anywhere

How to Protect Your Business When You Work From Anywhere

When you lead a business from anywhere, a bank that requires an in-person signature or a laptop stolen from a cafe table…

22 34 MIN · JUNE 20
How to Get More Leads: Pick One Strategy and Master It

How to Get More Leads: Pick One Strategy and Master It

You know your business needs more leads, but every few weeks a new expert convinces you to try a different tactic and…

21 33 MIN · JUNE 13
Why Your Business Isn’t Growing: 9 Leadership Fixes

Why Your Business Isn’t Growing: 9 Leadership Fixes

You have been working hard and trying things for six months or more, and your business keeps bumping into the same wall.…

20 36 MIN · JUNE 6
How to Scale Your Business From Anywhere: 6 Keys

How to Scale Your Business From Anywhere: 6 Keys

You want to scale a business that does not depend on you sitting in one office, but every new lead gen pitch…

19 22 MIN · MAY 30
Can Remote Employees Work Abroad? Why Companies Say No

Can Remote Employees Work Abroad? Why Companies Say No

Someone on a remote team wants to work from another country, the policy says no, and the tempting move is a VPN…

18 33 MIN · MAY 23
7 Side Hustles That Can Grow Into a Team-Run Business

7 Side Hustles That Can Grow Into a Team-Run Business

You want a business that gives you freedom, but right now you build it, sell it and deliver it yourself, and it…

17 34 MIN · MAY 10
Remote Team Building Ideas That Keep People Loyal

Remote Team Building Ideas That Keep People Loyal

Your team works from different countries, and you are starting to wonder whether the loyalty and connection of an in-person team is…