Tough Love for Business Podcast Archive

Your business is either growing or it’s dying, it’s not staying the same. Just like athletes need coaches to improve their performance, business owners need a coach to help make sure that the things you’re doing and thinking about are going to get you the result you want to get from your business. Think you may need someone to take

The concept of businesses follows the laws of nature where everything either continues to grow or starts to die. They don’t stay the same and neither does your business. Growing your business doesn’t need to be hard or require more hours. Mike and Jackie talk about how you can fix that. Hint: It starts with you, growing as a leader!

Getting your business ready for the new normal after the pandemic. If you’ve done really well during the pandemic, are you ready for the changes that are coming to the marketplace? Mike and Jackie discuss the innovation and preparation that needs to be made in this constant time of change. Want to learn more about how you can prepare your

Mike and Jackie discuss their biggest learnings from Donald Miller, author of The Story Brand.  How does the shift in thinking and mindset put people in their stories and thus feel understood?    Need help putting people into their own stories and get better results? Click here & take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in

It’s good to go back and reflect on how far you’ve come. Mike & Jackie’s Greatest Hits are previous podcast episodes that should be shared again to refresh your mindset. The first episode of our throw-backs is about learning how to get started working on the right things, so that you can take advantage of all the opportunities that you

Ken Schmidt led the recovery of the Harley Davidson company and brand. Listen as Mike and Jackie talk about the learnings centered around “What are people saying about our company?” “What do I want them to say about our company?” & “What are we doing to make that happen?”   Need some help creating and implementing these ideas? Click for a complimentary

Going to conferences can be a way to rejuvenate & add helium to your balloon. Learning, sharing knowledge, fellowship can all be gained from getting together with people who can help fill your balloon. It may be an opportunity to hang out with important people in the room.  Having trouble implementing ideas you gain from conferences in your area of expertise? Take

In our last episode in the series Diary of a Fast-Growing Company, Mike and Jackie discuss how our hiring and our team has changed as we’ve grown. Lots of great lessons in this episode. Are you a fast-growing company and experience growing pains? Click here & take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your

Mike and Jackie discuss how his business had to change with regard to business processes and systemization. Are you a fast-growing company and experience growing pains? Click here & take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your business today! https://actioncoachwi.com/podcast-ask-a-question-complimentary-session/ Check out this episode!

In episode 4 in our series, Diary of a Fast-Growing Company, Mike and Jackie discuss how financial mastery changes as your business grows.  Some great learnings if you’re an owner of a growing business. Are you a fast-growing company and experience growing pains?  Click here & take advantage of a complimentary business strategy session to discover the opportunities in your