Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós

Nicky Miklós
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TheSmart Business Growth podcast is your go-to for real talk and real strategy – grounded in over two decades of sales and leadership expertise. Hosted by sales growth expert and TEDx speaker Nicky Miklós, this show is for ambitious business owners and sales leaders who are scaling businesses – and refuse to choose between high performance and having a life. Expect pragmatic conversations, proven frameworks, and practical tools to shift your sales culture from reactive to revenue-driving. From systematising sales to developing your next generation of confident leaders, Nicky shares the thinking and strategies that help you build momentum that lasts. You’ll also hear powerful insights on redefining success, breaking up with burnout, and finding your own version of healthy hustle – that sweet spot of growth without the relentless grind. It’s time to lead smarter, sell stronger, and grow without losing yourself in the process. Welcome to Smart Business Growth. Wherever you listen to podcasts, Nicky's waiting to welcome you. 

  1. 5 days ago

    So What? The Question Behind Every Successful Cold Call

    🎙️ Episode 29: So What? The Question Behind Every Successful Cold Call "If it ain't coming in, we're going out to get it." That's been Nicky's mantra for cold outreach for 20 years, and in this episode she's unpacking exactly how to do it with confidence, not cringe. Because here's the truth: cold calling isn't dead. It's just often done badly. In this solo episode, Nicky breaks down her Cold Call Formula, a dead simple structure built around one question that changes everything: so what? You'll learn: The "so what" factor, and why every reach out, warm or cold, needs to answer it in the first few secondsThe Cold Call Formula: talking point, link, why statement, questionHow to handle the inevitable brush off with Nicky's Hold Framework, without losing your nerve or the opportunityThe fine line between confidence and arrogance, and why oversharing your solution too soon can cost you trustSimple ways to stand out when everyone else is hiding behind emailWhether you're on the phones, walking into a business, or building frontline sellers who need to hit the ground running, this episode hands you a framework you can put into action today. Curious where the gaps are in your own sales approach? Take the free Smart Business Growth Audit and get your results instantly: https://smart-growth-audit.replit.app/ Connect with Nicky: 🌐 nickymiklos.com 💼 LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/connectwithnicky 📸 Instagram: instagram.com/nickymikloswoodley Learn more about Nicky  at nickymiklos.com Grab The Growth Code™ here! Get your a copy of Healthy Hustle: The New Blueprint to Thrive in Business & Life at www.healthyhustle.com.au Connect: LinkedIn | Instagram Contact: 0403 191 404 | hello@nickymiklos.com  Music by Jules Miklos-Woodley

  2. 3 Sept

    How to Build a Genuine Speak Up Culture

    Do You Actually Want a Speak-Up Culture?  Every leader says they want their team to speak up. Fewer actually build the conditions for it, and fewer still notice when their own reactions are shutting it down. In this Quick Win from Nicky's conversation with communication expert Leah Mether, they break down why "just speak up" doesn't work for most people, a simple technique for drawing out honest feedback, and the real test of whether your team actually has permission to disagree with you. This is a Quick Win, a short, practical clip from a full Smart Business Growth Podcast episode. Want the whole conversation? Listen to "Steer Through the Storm: Sales Leadership" with Leah Mether, wherever you get your podcasts.  Connect with Leah Mether on LinkedIn, or find her free resources and "Ask Leah Anything" videos at her website. Tags leadership, sales leadership, psychological safety, speak up culture, feedback culture, business growth, communication skills, team culture, Leah Mether, Nicky Miklós, Smart Business Growth Podcast, Quick Wins Learn more about Nicky  at nickymiklos.com Grab The Growth Code™ here! Get your a copy of Healthy Hustle: The New Blueprint to Thrive in Business & Life at www.healthyhustle.com.au Connect: LinkedIn | Instagram Contact: 0403 191 404 | hello@nickymiklos.com  Music by Jules Miklos-Woodley

  3. 25 Aug

    Sales Leadership Is Evolving, Are You?

    Episode 28: Sales Leadership Is Evolving, Are You? For a long time, sales leadership has meant one thing: hit the target, chase the number, move on to the next one. In this solo episode, Nicky makes the case for why that approach is putting businesses at risk, and what it actually looks like to evolve from sales leadership into commercial leadership. In this episode, Nicky covers: The danger of staying in a transactional, single lens approach to sales leadership, and why it leaves businesses exposed when results rely on just a handful of high performers. The three pillars of commercial leadership: building a high performing, high vibing sales culture, upskilling leaders to become great coaches, and taking a holistic view of performance management that goes beyond the KPIs. Some eye opening stats from a recent Salesforce State of Sales report on just how few salespeople are getting regular one on ones, coaching, or role play practice, even though the majority say it directly helps them hit target. Whether you're leading a team of salespeople, leading other leaders, or you're the one closing deals every day, this episode will help you spot where you might be stuck in a single lens, transactional mindset, and what one small shift could look like. Want to know where your business sits across the three levers of commercial leadership? Take the free Business Growth Audit, it takes about 5 minutes and you'll get your results straight away:  https://smart-growth-audit.replit.app/ Mentioned in this episode, How to Have Tough Conversations:  https://youtu.be/yk96ezzzS8Q?si=I0pwRTR6rnKee3KG Got a question, or want to work with Nicky? Get in touch any time:  hello@nickymiklos.com If this episode helped, the best thing you can do is share it with a leader who needs to hear it, and leave a rating or review, it really does help the show reach more people. Learn more about Nicky  at nickymiklos.com Grab The Growth Code™ here! Get your a copy of Healthy Hustle: The New Blueprint to Thrive in Business & Life at www.healthyhustle.com.au Connect: LinkedIn | Instagram Contact: 0403 191 404 | hello@nickymiklos.com  Music by Jules Miklos-Woodley

  4. 23 Aug

    Preview: Sales Leadership Is Evolving, Are You? (Ep 28, out 26 Aug)

    Coming 26th August 2026: Episode 28, "Sales Leadership Is Evolving, Are You?" Sales performance isn't about skill, it never has been. In this preview clip from the upcoming Smart Business Growth ep, Nicky Miklós makes the case for why what shows up in your numbers is actually a downstream result of what's happening in your team, confidence, clarity of role, and whether the tough conversations are being had at all. The full episode drops 26th August 2026, subscribe now so you don't miss it. Curious where your own team sits? Take the free Business Growth Audit, it takes about 5 minutes and gives you a score across the three levers of commercial leadership straight away:  https://smart-growth-audit.replit.app/ About Smart Business Growth Podcast Smart Business Growth Podcast is hosted by Nicky Miklós, sharing real conversations that help business owners and sales leaders grow smarter and more sustainably. Each episode digs into what it actually takes to build a high performing sales team and commercially minded leadership, covering everything from sales coaching and performance management to culture, mindset, and the conversations most leaders avoid having. New episodes land fortnightly on Wednesdays, with Quick Wins, bite sized pieces of wisdom for when you're short on time, dropping fortnightly on Fridays in between. Want more behind the scenes insight into Nicky's work with real businesses? Head over to the YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@NickyMiklos Learn more about Nicky  at nickymiklos.com Grab The Growth Code™ here! Get your a copy of Healthy Hustle: The New Blueprint to Thrive in Business & Life at www.healthyhustle.com.au Connect: LinkedIn | Instagram Contact: 0403 191 404 | hello@nickymiklos.com  Music by Jules Miklos-Woodley

  5. 20 Aug

    Are You a Steamroller, a Shirker, or a Steerer?

    When change hits a team, most leaders fall into one of three camps. The steamroller who bulldozes ahead and wonders why no one's following. The shirker who avoids the hard conversation and hopes it sorts itself out. Or the steerer who does the harder work of bringing people with them. In this Quick Win from her conversation with Nicky Miklós, communication expert Leah Mether breaks down all three, and what it actually takes to be the leader people choose to follow through uncertainty and change. This is a Quick Win, a short, practical clip from a full Smart Business Growth Podcast episode. Want the whole conversation? Listen to "Steer Through the Storm: Sales Leadership" with Leah Mether, wherever you get your podcasts. Connect with Leah Mether on LinkedIn, or find her free resources and "Ask Leah Anything" videos at her website. Tags leadership, sales leadership, change management, business growth, communication skills, team culture, Leah Mether, Nicky Miklós, Smart Business Growth Podcast, Quick Wins Learn more about Nicky  at nickymiklos.com Grab The Growth Code™ here! Get your a copy of Healthy Hustle: The New Blueprint to Thrive in Business & Life at www.healthyhustle.com.au Connect: LinkedIn | Instagram Contact: 0403 191 404 | hello@nickymiklos.com  Music by Jules Miklos-Woodley

  6. 11 Aug

    What do you say to your team when you don't have the answers?

    What do you say to your team when you don't have the answers? In this Quick Win, communication and soft skills specialist Leah Mether shares a practical four step framework for leading through uncertainty: what we know, what we're doing about it, what we don't know, and my commitment to you. Because trust doesn't come from having all the answers. It comes from honesty, and from being the steady presence your team can rely on when everything feels wobbly. This conversation is from the full Smart Business Growth Podcast episode "Steer Through the Storm: Sales Leadership" with Nicky Miklós. Find the full episode in this feed or check out Nicky's YouTube channel and watch the full ep https://youtu.be/VgZ5HRgxV8A and so much more! Leah is a speaker, trainer and author of Soft is the New Hard and Steer Through the Storm. Find her books, free resources and Ask Leah videos at leahmether.com.au Ready to build smart business growth? Take the free Smart Business Growth Audit at nickymiklos.com or reach out at hello@nickymiklos.com Learn more about Nicky  at nickymiklos.com Grab The Growth Code™ here! Get your a copy of Healthy Hustle: The New Blueprint to Thrive in Business & Life at www.healthyhustle.com.au Connect: LinkedIn | Instagram Contact: 0403 191 404 | hello@nickymiklos.com  Music by Jules Miklos-Woodley

  7. 28 July

    How to Overcome Sales Objections Without the Icky Feeling: 5 Tips That Work

    "It's too expensive." "I don't have time." "It seems too complicated." If you've heard these before, this episode is for you. Nicky gets tactical with her top five tips for overcoming sales objections without that icky, pushy feeling. She covers why every objection is simply a belief, the "defend or defeat" response most of us fall into, how to spot the objection patterns in your industry, the questions to ask early in discovery so objections surface before you present, and the LAER framework (Listen, Acknowledge, Explore, Respond) that keeps the conversation human. Perfect for business owners, sales leaders and sales teams who want objection conversations to feel like genuine curiosity, not conflict. Got an objection you'd love to workshop? Send Nicky a message or voice note on LinkedIn or email hello@nickymiklos.com Take the free Smart Business Growth Audit at nickymiklos.com Buzzsprout tags: sales objections, overcoming objections, sales training, sales techniques, sales coaching, business growth, sales leadership, discovery calls, sales conversations, LAER framework Learn more about Nicky  at nickymiklos.com Grab The Growth Code™ here! Get your a copy of Healthy Hustle: The New Blueprint to Thrive in Business & Life at www.healthyhustle.com.au Connect: LinkedIn | Instagram Contact: 0403 191 404 | hello@nickymiklos.com  Music by Jules Miklos-Woodley

  8. 23 July

    Is Your Team in Sales, or Just Taking Orders | Nicky Miklos & Janine Garner

    Your sales team might not actually be selling. If they're waiting for orders to come through, they're order takers. And that's pushing revenue away. In this Quick Win, host Nicky Miklós and VIP guest, Janine Garner, best-selling author of It's Who You Know, unpack why the role of salespeople has fundamentally changed and how to shift your team from order takers to relationship creators. You'll learn: The story of the highly paid sales team that wasn't hitting budgetWhy buyers know your product before they ever speak to your team, and what that changes"Thought hoarders" vs relationship creators: the shift that turns salespeople into revenue creatorsJanine's "magic pills": what to give a client while your proposal is being considered⚡ Big ideas. Small time investment.  Quick Wins are bite-sized cuts from the Smart Business Growth Podcast, built for business owners and sales leaders who need insights fast. Want more? Listen to the full conversation with Janine for the Core Four framework and the Network 10 daily habit. Find Janine on LinkedIn or at janinegarner.com.au Take the free Smart Business Growth Audit at nickymiklos.com Buzzsprout tags: sales team, order taker, sales leadership, janine garner, nicky miklos, relationship selling, sales strategy, business growth, smart business growth, sales mindset Learn more about Nicky  at nickymiklos.com Grab The Growth Code™ here! Get your a copy of Healthy Hustle: The New Blueprint to Thrive in Business & Life at www.healthyhustle.com.au Connect: LinkedIn | Instagram Contact: 0403 191 404 | hello@nickymiklos.com  Music by Jules Miklos-Woodley

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TheSmart Business Growth podcast is your go-to for real talk and real strategy – grounded in over two decades of sales and leadership expertise. Hosted by sales growth expert and TEDx speaker Nicky Miklós, this show is for ambitious business owners and sales leaders who are scaling businesses – and refuse to choose between high performance and having a life. Expect pragmatic conversations, proven frameworks, and practical tools to shift your sales culture from reactive to revenue-driving. From systematising sales to developing your next generation of confident leaders, Nicky shares the thinking and strategies that help you build momentum that lasts. You’ll also hear powerful insights on redefining success, breaking up with burnout, and finding your own version of healthy hustle – that sweet spot of growth without the relentless grind. It’s time to lead smarter, sell stronger, and grow without losing yourself in the process. Welcome to Smart Business Growth. Wherever you listen to podcasts, Nicky's waiting to welcome you. 

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