The Grow Show: Business Growth Stories from the Frontlines
Sick and tired of the same, boring business podcasts? The Grow Show makes it easier for entrepreneurs and leaders to grow their businesses. You’ll hear from real leaders with real stories about their successes and failures, so you don’t make the same mistakes. No textbooks or theory — only raw stories from the frontlines with actionable take-aways.
Episodes
100 episodes
Milestone Moments: What 100 Episodes Taught Us About Growth
In this special 100th episode, Scott, Jeff, and Eric take a moment to reflect on their incredible podcast journey. What started as an experiment to provide value to entrepreneurs has blossomed into a 100-episode milestone, filled with insights,...
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Episode 100
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38:53
Hear Them Out: How Listening to Your Employees Fuels Business Growth
The Grow Show is Live! Today's episode features guest Tim Petsch of GrassWorx, LLC. Text us at 904-867-4466!
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Season 2
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Episode 71
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53:09
The Entrepreneur's Cheat Code: Omni-channel Marketing
At the heart of this episode, Scott Scully and Jeff Winters delve into the evolution of their prospecting approach, highlighting the power of an omni-channel strategy. Starting with a call-only model, they gradually expanded to include email, L...
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Season 2
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Episode 70
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36:59
Saying No: Selecting the Right Clients for Your Business
In this episode of the Grow Show, featuring Amanda Dinkelmann from Archford Capital, the hosts dive deep into the importance of learning to say no as part of their "50 for 50" segment. Scott Scully emphasizes that while it can be incredibly dif...
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Season 2
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Episode 69
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37:20
The Must-Have Hire: An In-House Graphic Designer
The episode covers several insightful topics for growing businesses, starting with a discussion on the importance of self-sourcing in sales. Eric Watkins and Jeff Winters highlight data showing that only 25% of sales reps have a chance of hitti...
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Season 2
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Episode 68
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27:48
Membership Mindset: Transforming Customers into Loyal Partners
Scott Scully shares his exceptional experience staying at the high-end Rosewood hotel. This leads the hosts to explore the idea of transitioning customers into a true membership model, where businesses provide exclusive benefits and services be...
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Season 2
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Episode 67
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44:04
Slow Business? You’re Doing It to Yourself – How to Stay on Track
In this episode of The Grow Show, the hosts dive into the evolving world of sales prospecting. They discuss the death of open rate tracking in cold email, share tips for softening your tone in outreach, and emphasize the importance of maintaini...
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Season 2
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Episode 66
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31:00
Confronting Tensions Head-On: The Art of Productive Workplace Conversations
On this episode of the Grow Show, Eric and Jeff center around the concept of "belly-to-belly" conversations - facilitated discussions to address tensions and conflicts within an organization. The hosts emphasize the value of this approach over ...
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Season 2
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Episode 65
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34:31
Prioritizing Revenue Over Profit: The Key to Long-Term Business Success
In this episode, the hosts dive deep into sales strategies for navigating challenging economic conditions. They emphasize the importance of investing in sales, even if it means temporarily impacting profit margins, in order to drive much-needed...
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Season 2
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Episode 64
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40:53
Stop Underestimating Interns: Why Your Future Leaders Are Still in College
This episode of The Grow Show highlights the immense value of building a strong internship program within your organization. Scott, Eric, and Jeff emphasize how internships can uncover exceptionally talented young professionals, even at the fre...
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39:57
Debate THEN Decide: The Secret to Solving Complex Problems
This episode focuses on the 'Debate THEN Decide' approach, designed to revolutionize how you handle meetings and decisions. We cover the importance of separating the debate phase from the decision phase, using real examples such as the '131' fr...
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Season 2
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Episode 62
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35:49
Staying Switzerland: The Importance of Political Neutrality
Engaging in political conversations at work is a recipe for potential conflict and division. With the current political climate being more volatile than ever, it's essential to prioritize a neutral stance to protect business relationships and i...
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Season 2
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Episode 61
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37:58
Empowering Growth: How Shadow Sessions Transform Careers
Simply defining career paths isn't enough; making them real through shadow sessions and proactive growth opportunities is crucial for both employees and the organization. By allowing team members to experience various roles within the company, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 60
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33:57
Building Best Ever Teams feat. #GrowthGuests Aaron Milner and Jason Dorfman
In this episode, Aaron Milner, Enterprise Account Executive at Orum, and Jason Dorfman, CEO at Orum, join us to share their expertise on scaling a tech business. Jason discusses his approach to recruiting top talent and the critical role it pla...
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Season 2
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Episode 60
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53:56
How to Leverage Acqui-Hires and Joint Ventures
This episode delivers powerful non-organic growth tactics to enhance your business. We’ll show you how to use acqui-hires to integrate talented teams from smaller companies, driving growth instantly. You'll also discover how to leverage joint v...
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Season 2
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Episode 59
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33:46
How to Turn Vendors into Strategic Partners
Many companies overlook the vast potential their vendors have in contributing to problem-solving and innovation. Vendors are more than just service providers—they can be pivotal partners in solving your business challenges. By proactively invol...
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Season 2
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Episode 58
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30:01
Missed Connections: The Cost of Ignoring New Hires
Maintaining a direct connection with new hires is critical for CEOs to ensure the organization's culture and standards are upheld. Engaging with each new hire class allows leaders to personally assess and influence the quality of talent joining...
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Season 2
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Episode 57
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26:35
Build a Book Club for Simple and Effective Team Training
If your senior leaders aren’t part of a structured development program, you’re missing out on untapped potential. Our "12-0 Book Series" is a game-changer. By dedicating just two sessions a month to reading and discussing relevant books, we’ve ...
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Season 2
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Episode 56
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32:44
CFO Insight: Essential, Not Optional
Find out why excluding your CFO from major decisions is a costly mistake you can't afford to make. This episode highlights how CFO involvement leads to more informed, effective choices that save you money and drive sustainable growth. When your...
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Season 2
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Episode 55
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35:45
How to Create a Mobility Culture Pt. 2
Revisiting a critical concept from Season 2, Episode 31, this discussion underscores the importance of a mobility culture within organizations for f...
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Season 2
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Episode 53
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34:29
The Support System Behind Success
Explore the critical relationship between personal connections and business performance, highlighting the importance of effective communication and mutual support between entrepreneurs and their partners. It presents a framework for understandi...
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Season 2
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Episode 52
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39:45
Embrace The Suck with #GrowthGuest Corey Nieder
We are joined by Corey Nieder, Vice President of Sales at PHMG, a leading authority in the world of audio branding. Since joining PHMG in 2016, Corey has been instrumental in driving the co...
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Season 2
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Episode 51
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33:17
Mindset Matters
In a world where economic uncertainties and unprecedented challenges like pandemics test our resolve, this episode dives into the mindset needed to achieve the seemingly impossible. Drawing inspiration from visionaries like Steve Jobs, who tran...
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Season 2
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Episode 50
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36:09
Have a Fast Start or You'll Fall Apart
Understand why 90% of businesses don't meet their annual goals, with a sluggish first quarter often to blame. This episode highlights the critical impact of Q1 performance on achieving yearly objectives, especially in sales. It stresses the nee...
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Season 2
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Episode 48
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38:03
Sometimes You Have to Replant Your Trees
Dive into this episode to grasp the concept of 'replanting' within the corporate world, mirroring the careful cultivation of a lush garden. It focuses on the proactive recognition and nurturing of sectors or departments that, although promising...
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Season 2
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Episode 47
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38:34