In this episode, Mike discusses the importance of having a clear vision for a business and using a structured approach to make it usable. He draws inspiration from Jim Collins' work and emphasizes the need to start with vision before moving on to strategy and planning. Mike explains the three components of a vision: core values, purpose, and a big hairy audacious goal (BHAG). He highlights the significance of authenticity and relevance in defining these components. Mike also emphasizes the need to extract and communicate the vision to align the team and make informed decisions. Takeaways Hav ..read more

In this episode, I share my journey of overcoming a challenging period marked by intense anxiety, fear, and a feeling of being stuck in a destructive mental cycle. I candidly discuss the strategies and daily routines that have significantly improved my mental health, focus, and overall productivity, emphasising that these improvements have positively impacted not just my personal life but also my professional life. I provide a detailed account of my structured morning routine, which includes meditation, breath work, physical exercise, and cold exposure, among other practices. I explain how eac ..read more

This episode focuses on creating an environment and experience that makes employees want to stay and brings out the best in them. It covers topics such as differentiating between leadership and management, creating predictable environments, intrinsic motivators, defining winning aspirations and goals, individual and company-wide meetings, and developing a value proposition for talent. The episode emphasizes the importance of intentionality, transparency, and building a strong culture. Takeaways Leadership is about providing clarity, direction, inspiration, while management is about setting cl ..read more

In this episode, I discuss strategies for attracting and retaining top talent in small to medium-sized businesses. I emphasize the need for strong business processes and a structured hiring approach. I cover topics like creating an effective organizational structure, the importance of a dedicated recruitment owner, and involving team members in the hiring process. I also touch on marketing for talent attraction and the significance of incorporating company values into interviews. The episode concludes with a promise to explore keeping great employees in the business in the next part of the ser ..read more

Building a business is hard.  Maintaining healthy relationships with those that you care about is hard.  Staying fit and healthy in your body, your mind and your emotions is hard.  This podcast is about finding and sharing tools, strategies and experiences that may help you to achieve and maintain moderate success in your life, whatever that means to you.  There is a ton of content created by the billionaires, the ultra successful athletes, and by people that are at a level that the vast majority of us will just never get to. And if you're anything like me, you're totally o ..read more

Building a business is hard.  Maintaining healthy relationships with those that you care about is hard.  Staying fit and healthy in your body, your mind and your emotions is hard.  This podcast is about finding and sharing tools, strategies and experiences that may help you to achieve and maintain moderate success in your life, whatever that means to you.  There is a ton of content created by the billionaires, the ultra successful athletes, and by people that are at a level that the vast majority of us will just never get to. And if you're anything like me, you're totally o ..read more

This is not the place where you'll hear about how to build a billion-dollar business, win an ironman event, or find spiritual enlightenment. What I can share is my experience around how to build, lead and exit a business of maybe a few million dollars, how to place in the top 10 in a mountain bike stage race or how to implement systems to continually work and improve on your mental and physical health.In short…I might be able to offer a little help on how to be moderately successful. To be really clear, nothing that I share is financial advice or advice of any kind for that matter but rather m ..read more

This is not the place where you'll hear about how to build a billion-dollar business, win an ironman event, or find spiritual enlightenment. What I can share is my experience around how to build, lead and exit a business of maybe a few million dollars, how to place in the top 10 in a mountain bike stage race or how to implement systems to continually work and improve on your mental and physical health.In short…I might be able to offer a little help on how to be moderately successful. To be really clear, nothing that I share is financial advice or advice of any kind for that matter but rather m ..read more

This is not the place where you'll hear about how to build a billion-dollar business, win an ironman event, or find spiritual enlightenment. What I can share is my experience around how to build, lead and exit a business of maybe a few million dollars, how to place in the top 10 in a mountain bike stage race or how to implement systems to continually work and improve on your mental and physical health.In short…I might be able to offer a little help on how to be moderately successful. To be really clear, nothing that I share is financial advice or advice of any kind for that matter but rather m ..read more

This is not the place where you'll hear about how to build a billion-dollar business, win an ironman event, or find spiritual enlightenment. What I can share is my experience around how to build, lead and exit a business of maybe a few million dollars, how to place in the top 10 in a mountain bike stage race or how to implement systems to continually work and improve on your mental and physical health.In short…I might be able to offer a little help on how to be moderately successful. To be really clear, nothing that I share is financial advice or advice of any kind for that matter but rather m ..read more