Designing Growth

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Designing Growth

Tips, strategies, and success stories from real-life creative business owners. Each Thursday on Designing Growth, podcast show host & Motion.io Co-Founder Sam Chlebowski interview a new creative business owner to dig into the hard-hitting reality about what it takes to start, grow, and scale a successful business.

  1. 12/07/2023

    #58 - Accounting & Bookkeeping Mistakes Small Businesses Make and How to Avoid Them Ft. Katie Ferro

    Sam speaks with the owner & founder of Orderly Accounting, Katie Ferro. Katie explains how even though CPAs like herself are often adverse to entrepreneurship, the decision to launch her business was one of the best she's ever made. Later in the episode, Katie walks through accounting and bookkeeping mistakes small businesses frequently make and explains simple steps owners can take to avoid them.

    36 min

  2. 11/30/2023

    #57 - Client Experience Tips for Wedding & Event Planners ft. Krista Olynyk

    Sam speaks with Krista Olynyk. Krista's business, KJ & Co., helps wedding and event planners build better systems, streamline processes, and ultimately make more money without sacrificing their time with family and friends. Krista explains why client experience is such a crucial aspect of a successful wedding & event planning business and shares her tips for ways business owners can improve.

    27 min

  3. 11/16/2023

    #56 - Building Your Business for Longevity ft. Auntee Rik

    Sam Chlebowski speaks with systems strategist and entrepreneur Auntee Rik. Auntee Rik explains why entrepreneurs who seemingly stumble into overnight success often need the most help unlocking sustainable growth. Auntee also shares her tips for developing standard operating procedures and tech-based processes that will allow owners to build their businesses for longevity.

    28 min

  4. 11/09/2023

    #55 - Building a Business That Solves a Hair on Fire Problem, Designing Your Tech Stack for Scale ft. Adriana Fierastrau

    Sam speaks with business owner & consultant Adriana Fierastrau. Adriana shares how her path to entrepreneurship emerged from a desire to solve a problem she experienced firsthand and why following a similar solution-focused approach provides the perfect foundation for others interested in entrepreneurship. Later in the episode, Adriana provides tips for how small businesses can proactively design their tech stack and operational processes to empower their long-term growth and success.

    37 min

  5. 11/02/2023

    #54 - Design Process Changes to Uplevel Your Business and Delight Your Clients ft. Samantha Mabe

    Sam speaks with web designer and business owner Samantha Mabe. In the episode, Samantha shares how she transitioned her website design process with clients from taking three months to just one week. Samantha details the customer insights that led her to make this decision and how she's improved her onboarding process in ways that allow her to stick to a tighter timeframe without working 80 hours a week.

    27 min

  6. 10/05/2023

    #53 - Generating More Referrals, Improving Your Onboarding, Setting Client Expectations

    Client referrals can be a goldmine for service businesses. They're typically faster to close vs. clients who hear about you through other marketing channels and often easier to work with because they fit your ideal customer profile perfectly. In this episode, Sam Chlebowski discusses what you can do to generate more referrals. Sam explains that because happier clients are twice as likely to refer others to you, it's essential to pay attention to your process of working with clients, and he shares tips for how you can do this by setting client expectations and improving your onboarding experience.

    32 min

  7. 09/29/2023

    #52 - A Whole New Motion.io: Company & Product Update

    Co-founder Sam Chlebowski provides an insider look at what's happened at Motion.io over the last two months. Sam explains what the team has learned since publicly launching Motion.io at the beginning of September, the powerful new features they've added to the product since then, and details some exciting internal company updates.

    17 min

  8. 09/21/2023

    #51 - Create What You're Craving ft. Cait Potter

    Sam speaks with Business Owner and Systems Strategist Cait Potter. Cait explains how her passion for implementing systems to eliminate busy work and automate repetitive tasks -- coupled with her drive to connect with other systems strategists -- provided the perfect launchpad for her business. Later in the episode, Cait shares the tools she has recently started using that have proved to be game-changing additions to her tech stack.

    32 min
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About

Tips, strategies, and success stories from real-life creative business owners. Each Thursday on Designing Growth, podcast show host & Motion.io Co-Founder Sam Chlebowski interview a new creative business owner to dig into the hard-hitting reality about what it takes to start, grow, and scale a successful business.

Information

  • Creator
    Motion.io
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2023
  • Show Website
    Designing Growth

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