Diamond Effect - Strategies to Scale Your Service Business as a Sellable Asset
This podcast helps service-based entrepreneurs and business owners scale their businesses in any economy without overworking or overwhelm. The goal is to create an asset you can sell while enjoying life as you build it.
Here, you turn your business into a client-attracting gem and become a high-performing CEO.
About the Host:
Maggie Perotin is the founder of Stairway to Leadership. As an international business and leadership coach, Maggie helps service-based business owners start, grow, and scale their businesses without overworking or being overwhelmed.
With her DREAM-PLAN-DO coaching model, her clients scale while transforming into high-performing CEOs of their businesses.
This is what USA Today wrote about this model in the article titled: "How Stairway to Leadership is turning small businesses into high-profit ventures."
"(...) her DREAM-PLAN-DO coaching model, she helps her clients align their mindset, business strategy, and high-performance habits to transform their businesses from an unreliable source of income to a super-productive client-attracting gem. Maggie adds that she uses all her knowledge and experience to help her clients grow their businesses in a strategic and innovative way while supporting them in building a successful business that consistently attracts their ideal clients. She specializes in helping them build a brand that showcases their uniqueness to reach their full potential, becoming the powerful CEO they’re capable of being."
Maggie has over 15 years of experience in corporate leadership in various business domains and coaching. She holds an executive MBA from the Jack Welch Management Institute.
Maggie lives in Toronto, Canada, with her blended family with four kids. She loves spending time in nature, traveling, reading, dancing, good food, and giving back.
To learn more, head to www.stairwaytoleadership.com
To work with Maggie and gain break-through clarity on why your business isn't scaling- schedule a free 50-min consultation https://calendly.com/maggie-s2l/discovery-call
Diamond Effect - Strategies to Scale Your Service Business as a Sellable Asset
EP # 139 - The Myth of Hustle - Unveiling How It Undermines the Growth of Your Service Business with Paola Di Fonzo
In today's episode, I'm talking with one of my clients, Paola Di Fonzo, owner of BallooniqueTO, an event decorator, and a balloon stylist.
We delve deep into the world of entrepreneurship and success exploring a topic that's often glamorized but rarely understood: the difference between hustle and hard work in business.
1. Defining the Terms:
First things first. We clarify what we mean by "hustle" and "hard work." While they're often used interchangeably, there's a subtle yet significant distinction between the two. Hard work entails dedication, perseverance, and putting in the necessary effort to achieve your goals. On the other hand, hustle is characterized by relentless busyness, often at the expense of balance and well-being.
2. The Downside of Hustle:
Contrary to popular belief, hustle isn't always a recipe for success. In fact, it can be detrimental, both in the short and long term. Paola and I discuss how the hustle mentality can lead to burnout, and poor decision-making, and ultimately hinder your chances of sustainable success.
3. Finding Balance:
But fear not, there's a better way to approach business and entrepreneurship. By prioritizing self-care and setting boundaries, you can create a healthier, more sustainable approach to achieving your goals. We explore practical strategies for finding balance and maintaining your well-being while pursuing your entrepreneurial dreams.
4. Redefining Success:
Ultimately, success shouldn't come at the expense of your health and happiness. On the contrary, you experience more of it when you're at your best. We want to challenge the traditional notion of "hustle at all costs" and offer a new perspective on what it truly means to succeed in business and life.
Join us as we dive deep into this thought-provoking discussion and uncover the secrets to achieving success without sacrificing your sanity. So sit back, relax, and let's go beyond the grind.
To connect with Paola, visit her website www.balloonique.ca
And connect with her on Instagram: @ballooniqueto
Also, tune in to the first interview with Paola and another client of mine on creativity in business. We refer to it in this episode.
Episode 104 - The Power of Creativity when Growing a Service Business with Paola Di Fonzo (Event Decorator) and Stefanie Carroll (Excel and Data Management Expert)
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