Sam is joined by seasoned communications leader and start-up veteran Kirin Kalia to discuss Kirin’s new venture, Grow Through Story, and her passion for helping founders attract capital whilst retaining more equity and control of their vision.

In this inspiring episode of the Business Habitat Podcast, Sam caught up with Cheryl Leong of The Growth Hub, to share her compelling story of building the quintessential purpose-driven business. This conversation shows how one business meets a multitude of needs, but ultimately at its heart is a people-centric endeavour to make the world a better place.

Sam talks with Relevate Consulting’s Avon Collis about the value of retaining customer information through the use of a solid Client Relationship Management (CRM) System.

As a CRM and Marketing Automation Specialist, Avon is focussed on helping organisations build stronger relationships with their clients, by making it easier to improve the customer experience.

Sam digs deeper into value pricing, a topic close to the heart of anyone in business. She is joined in this discussion by Filip Fucic, a value pricing expert based in Croatia, who has helped business leaders around the world improve their pricing by 15 to 50% within a two month timeframe, by shifting how they think about the value they provide.

25% of people would rather get a root canal than visit their Accountant, according to research out of the US. Sam explores why this is the case. Are Accountants bad people? Or is it more the reason that numbers tell a story and oftentimes it’s easier to ignore the facts than to deal with the situation head on. But ignorance comes at a cost.

Sam examines the third element of Strategic Planning and explains why Execution is arguably the most crucial of the three phases. With the Strategy and Plan put in place, Sam talks the listener through the steps to complete this final phase in order to drive optimal results.

“A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week”. This quote by General George Patton of the US military reinforces Sam’s point that it’s better to execute a plan sooner, even though it may not be perfect, rather than to continue to delay.

Sam continues the conversation on Strategic Planning, delving into the second stage of planning and budgeting. With a practical approach and clear language, Sam challenges the listener to rethink the budget process and drive change through more effective planning.

It’s often said that the only thing that is constant is change. In a world of disruption, this have never been more true and yet in most corporate entities the annual business plan aims to set the next year’s targets based on what’s gone before.

Sam examines the confusion between Strategic Planning and Strategy, and why so many businesses struggle when it comes to differentiating the two activities.

Following on from recent podcasts and conversations around Purpose, Vision and Values, this podcast is a natural progression into Strategy and why it’s critical to separate this business stage from Planning.

Sam talks to Ryan Lazanis, whose Canadian based business Future Firm is designed to help business owners fast track a modern scalable firm that they love working in.

Disillusioned with the traditional accounting firm model, Ryan put his entrepreneurial mind to work to create a technology forward mode of working. He now helps businesses all around the world through his coaching, podcasts and newsletters providing collaboration and assistance for people running modern firms.