29 episodes
Sharp Business Growth w/ Deacon Bradley Deacon Bradley
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Welcome to the Sharp Business Growth podcast, where host Deacon Bradley shares his expertise in creating profitable, scalable growth with less stress for small business owners and leaders. This thoughtful and informative show delves into the core topics that propel businesses forward, such as online growth, marketing, hiring, management, leadership, and building high-performance teams.Each episode features in-depth conversations taking you behind the scenes with accomplished entrepreneurs and experienced business owners who share their wisdom and insights on achieving success while maintaining balance. With a focus on practical, actionable advice, the Sharp Business Growth podcast aims to help you cultivate a thriving, sustainable business without compromising your well-being.Join Deacon and his guests as they explore the fundamentals of business growth and provide valuable guidance to help you navigate the complexities of entrepreneurship. Subscribe now to the Sharp Business Growth podcast and start experiencing the benefits of more growth, less stress, and a truly prosperous business journey.
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Streamline Your Business with These Workflow Best Practices
#29 In this episode, we're discussing the importance of workflows for small business success. We'll cover the most important attributes of good workflows, and introduce several common workflow models.
This is not a "how to" podcast for an operator. In fact, it's a "what to look for" episode for business leaders so you can quickly recognize if your team is on the right track or is in over their heads.
If you're a small business leader looking to improve your team's efficiency and collaboration, then tune in to this episode to learn how to create clear and effective workflows.
----------Hiring Secrets: How to find the right people who will take your business to the next level.I'm hosting a LIVE workshop and giving you my playbook for building world class teams.Learn my Hiring Secrets here ($49)
More Resources:
1) Agency Owners: here are some tools you need in your toolbox.
2) Skills Matrix: Grab my favorite team management tool.
3) Connect with me on LinkedIn (where I share more great content). -
The Key To Hiring Top (Fit) Talent
#28 When it comes to building a high performance team there is one tactic that ranks far beyond everything else. In this episode I share what that tactic is and loads of examples of how I deployed it in different roles.
When I work with business leaders who are building their teams - this is always a topic we spend time on.
My mission is to accelerate the growth of business leaders visions through profitable, scalable operations. When I can do that, then the world enjoys more great things.
If you’re a business leader who wants to get out of the day-to-day weeds and build a high functioning team, then let’s talk. Head over to deaconbradley.com, click the “Let’s Talk” button, and tell me about your business.
Resources:
My website: deaconbradley.comVideo on Skills vs Talents----------Hiring Secrets: How to find the right people who will take your business to the next level.I'm hosting a LIVE workshop and giving you my playbook for building world class teams.Learn my Hiring Secrets here ($49)
More Resources:
1) Agency Owners: here are some tools you need in your toolbox.
2) Skills Matrix: Grab my favorite team management tool.
3) Connect with me on LinkedIn (where I share more great content). -
A simple tool for building highly effective teams
One mistake I made as a leader was not having a way to objectively keep track of my team’s skills. Today I share a story of a lesson learned the hard way, and a simple tool that helped me right the ship.
You can find a link to the tool I discuss in this episode in the resources section below.
My mission is to accelerate the growth of business leaders visions through profitable, scalable operations. When I can do that, then the world enjoys more great things.
If you’re a business leader who wants to get out of the day-to-day weeds and build a high functioning team, then let’s talk. Head over to deaconbradley.com, click the “Let’s Talk” button, and tell me about your business.
Resources:
deaconbradley.com/skills----------Hiring Secrets: How to find the right people who will take your business to the next level.I'm hosting a LIVE workshop and giving you my playbook for building world class teams.Learn my Hiring Secrets here ($49)
More Resources:
1) Agency Owners: here are some tools you need in your toolbox.
2) Skills Matrix: Grab my favorite team management tool.
3) Connect with me on LinkedIn (where I share more great content). -
3 Life Lessons From My Cross Country Move
#26 I’m back after a cross country move. Today I want to share my three most important lessons learned from this season of my life, and what I’d do differently next time.
My mission is to accelerate the growth of business leaders visions through profitable, scalable operations. When I can do that, then the world enjoys more great things.
If you’re a business leader who wants to get out of the day-to-day weeds and build a high functioning team, then let’s talk. Head over to deaconbradley.com, click the “Let’s Talk” button, and tell me about your business.
Resources:
The Seasons of God (book)My website: deaconbradley.com----------Hiring Secrets: How to find the right people who will take your business to the next level.I'm hosting a LIVE workshop and giving you my playbook for building world class teams.Learn my Hiring Secrets here ($49)
More Resources:
1) Agency Owners: here are some tools you need in your toolbox.
2) Skills Matrix: Grab my favorite team management tool.
3) Connect with me on LinkedIn (where I share more great content). -
Anatomy of a High Performance Job Post (5 Step Process)
#25 Hiring great talent is a key skill to building a successful business. In this episode I break down the job post anatomy I've used to hire roles from executive to entry level. This 5 step process will not only help you create an attractive job post, but also help you manage and lead your new team member when they come onboard (more on that later).
Resources:
- Example job post 1
- Example job post 2
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----------Hiring Secrets: How to find the right people who will take your business to the next level.I'm hosting a LIVE workshop and giving you my playbook for building world class teams.Learn my Hiring Secrets here ($49)
More Resources:
1) Agency Owners: here are some tools you need in your toolbox.
2) Skills Matrix: Grab my favorite team management tool.
3) Connect with me on LinkedIn (where I share more great content). -
Are You The Chief Everything Officer? Let's Fix That Today.
#24 If CEO stands for "Chief Everything Officer" for you, then listen up. My guest today is Richard Shaull, the co-founder of Unleashed CEO. Richard's company are masters at helping you find the right COO for your business and then make the relationship work in real life.
In this episode we discuss some of the insider secrets that make this possible, and what you should be looking out for as a CEO to know how and when to make this transition work for you.
Resources:
Unleashed.CEO (Richard's company helping CEOs escape the day to day)
----------Hiring Secrets: How to find the right people who will take your business to the next level.I'm hosting a LIVE workshop and giving you my playbook for building world class teams.Learn my Hiring Secrets here ($49)
More Resources:
1) Agency Owners: here are some tools you need in your toolbox.
2) Skills Matrix: Grab my favorite team management tool.
3) Connect with me on LinkedIn (where I share more great content).
Customer Reviews
One of my fav new podcasts! Deacon and Justus crush it.
This podcast is different. Deacon gets my business mind right and Justus fires up my heart! One of my fav new podcasts.