Two Old Guys Talking Business

Tim Stokes & Eugene Zanozin
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We share what works and what doesn’t in business with you so you don’t have to learn the hard way, based on 100+ years of combined experience. You'll learn what the essential skills of business are to grow your business profitably, build a great team and prepare your business for management, so that working becomes optional. You'll learn strategies and integrated solutions for business owners with 3+ employees and 3 years in business, who have recognised how tough it is to grow a business profitably, and still have a life - without thinking about your business at night and on weekends.

Episodes

  1. 6d ago

    You Can’t Motivate Your Employees

    You can’t motivate your employees. Motivation is intrinsic — all you can do is build the environment where people motivate themselves. In episode 2, Tim and Eugene get into the skill most business owners never learn: reading people. Your customers are people, your team are people, your suppliers are people — and people are where most of the stress, and most of the opportunity, lives. They cover: Why a customer is anyone you supply anything to, including your own teamEmployee engagement strategiesThe iceberg: the behaviour you see versus the personality underneathA working guide to the four DISC styles — D, I, S and C — and the question each one is really askingHow to change the way you communicate for each style, with examplesThe client who stopped making small talk with his estimator and kept him when a competitor offered $30,000 moreWhy managers rank money as the top motivator and employees rank recognitionWhat a request for a pay rise is usually telling youWhy aiming for perfection makes you miss the 98% that’s already excellent Tim shares how he realised he had no ability to read people at all, and what he did about it. Eugene explains why understanding DISC saved his marriage. Try it this week: do a free DISC assessment online, then look at your team through it. Two Old Guys Talking Business. Between us, 100 years running businesses — most of it learned the hard way.

    You Can’t Motivate Your Employees

  2. Oct 2

    Your Business Can Run Without YOU

    What would your business look like if working in it became optional? In Episode 1 of Two Old Guys Talking Business, we discuss four of the biggest challenges facing business owners: employees (managing & recruiting), time, cash flow and losing sight of the goals that made you start the business in the first place. We also explore what business success actually means, why a business can own you, instead of you owning it, and the way out of the pressure of always having to be at work every hour it operates. Along the way, we discuss: Building a business that can eventually run under managementHiring people for more than just skills and experienceWhy attitude and people skills matterLearning from other successful business ownersPersonal development and business growthTime priorities, not just time managementWhy trying to make everything perfect can slow growthFear, uncertainty and making better business decisions Two Old Guys Talking Business is built around more than a century of combined business experience — practical conversations about what works, what doesn’t, and what business owners can do differently to improve their business and their lives. Leave a comment or ask your toughest business question to let us know what you’d like us to discuss in future episodes. Tim can be contacted via his Profit Transformations company website.

    Your Business Can Run Without YOU
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We share what works and what doesn’t in business with you so you don’t have to learn the hard way, based on 100+ years of combined experience. You'll learn what the essential skills of business are to grow your business profitably, build a great team and prepare your business for management, so that working becomes optional. You'll learn strategies and integrated solutions for business owners with 3+ employees and 3 years in business, who have recognised how tough it is to grow a business profitably, and still have a life - without thinking about your business at night and on weekends.

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  • Creator
    Tim Stokes & Eugene Zanozin
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Tim Stokes & Eugene Zanozin
  • Show Website
    Two Old Guys Talking Business