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Beau is back to unpack how life has been thus far. Then, Life Coach, April Green, joins him! She shares how she became who she is today as a life coach and the journey that brought her there. Beau and April share the moment how they met each other through her amazing daughter, Maddie Green. She shares ideas for people to do gratitude techniques for the everyday life. She talks outlets that she loves doing everyday. She goes into detail about her being a small-business owner and how it effected her. She also shares her advice for people who are hesitant about signing up for life coaching. Follow the show on Instagram: instagram.com/doingitbestpod Follow April Green: instagram.com/heartcenteredcoaching

While there will not be new episodes of Adventures in Businessing, we are excited to announce a brand new podcast. Here is a sneak peek with our episode zero. Leading to Fulfillment is a weekly 30 to 40 minute podcast that highlights the impact of People-First leaders and teams where fulfillment is the true measure of success.. In each episode James Laws has conversations with leaders, entrepreneurs, and other thinkers from all walks of life and kinds of businesses to find out how they think & lead differently and make decisions that lead to fulfilling work and fulfilled teams.

Today we dive into the case of suspected (by us and anyone else with a brain) serial killer Pam Hupp. Next we pop across the pond to good ole' England for the Victorian era murder of Mrs. Julia Thomas.

Show Notes: [0:00:38] Intro | Timely Topics Final Episode of Adventures in Businessing! Brief Recap [0:04:00] How Do We Walk Away From Partnerships? How do we walk away without resentment? How do you end on good terms? Storytime with Jeremy! [0:12:16] The Best Ways to End Well Start well.  Try to keep emotion out of the equation as best you can.  [0:17:00] What to do About Toxic Partnerships [0:25:30] Parting Words The finality of life ends al partnerships... Last man standing? Likely James Walk through all the what-ifs...including your will.

Show Notes   [0:00:00] Episode Summary | Intro [0:02:25] Remote Work: Pros/Cons   How we've done it, and how you can learn from our mistakes.  There are options.  The pandemic has made a huge portion of people realize their jobs can be done from home.  Not everyone is going back to the office, and for valid reasons.  The pros far outweigh the cons.  Comfort and convenience go a long way toward being productive.    [0:06:40] Why We Chose Distributed   We started as a completely co-located business.  Think 1/3rd....or 1/10th of Silicon Valley and you have the right idea. In late 2019 we decided it was time for a shift.  Being pre-pandemic, the thing that made us kick-off a new normal was quite simply that our office became less desirable.  And inconvenient parking (aka no parking) led to distributed considerations...seriously.  We were always remote friendly, but more people started working off-site: from local coffee shops, gastro-pubs, their homes.  We misunderstood business for productivity.  Being co-located was actually instigating poor communication.  Jeremy's 15+ years of Distributed Work Experience How his experience encouraged a dramatic change in where and how we conducted business.  We also brought on a new team through an acquisition, which only further exemplified the need for this change.  We chose distributed over hybrid for a reason.  We did attempt a hybrid approach for a brief time, but we were slowly learning that even it wasn't the best People First fit for our business. [0:18:34] ...and then the pandemic happened. Converting processes, communication, and our approach to clarity and collaboration had to be rethought and reconsidered from almost every angle.  And we continue to refine and iterate even now.  There was a huge mental shift for James and Kevin in how they had to think about what they were doing, and how to lead a distributed team-- simply how to make it work.  The dangers of the hybrid space stem from communication issues.  The people not co-located often pay for this by not receiving the clarity and collaboration that co-located team members were.  The answer was moving to 100% distributed.  Which we'll unpack in the next episode of Adventures in Businessing.    [0:24:31] Closing Thoughts, and one additional thing to NOT do if you plan to shift to distributed work.    Don't jump the gun, and try to plan out a timeline for what going distributed could/would look like, and how it might affect individuals, and teams, for better and worse. 

Show Notes [0:01:03] Episode Summary | Intro “We’re back! ...All things considered.” The Pandemic Pivot  From In-office to Running the Business Remotely Thanking (and coincidently) we chose this for ourselves pre-pandemic. Acquiring and Consolidating a WordPress Plugin [0:05:51] Why We Took a Year and a Half Off  Missing Podcast Voice ‘Where’s Rob?’ Adventures in Businessing’s (AIB) new direction and new purpose: Leadership, team building, and the Ciircles fulfillment theory.  [0:12:21] Breaking Down the Transition From In-office to Fully Distributed From operating out of one town, to having employees around the world.  In defense of colocated working...and why it wasn’t feasible for us anymore.  Growing Pains “We experienced a crash course on distributed working.” With AIB, we want to help other businesses make these sorts of transitions.  [0:17:22] Ciircles.com, the New Home of AIB What is Ciircles? Intentionally Misspelled  “Ciircles? Why two ‘i’s?” Subscribe to the newsletter! https://ciircles.com/ [0:21:53] Unpacking Fulfillment Theory Work Isn’t Linear Fulfillment is Driven by 3 Major Drivers of Motivation: Passion Progress Purpose “When these drivers are triggered, your team members are fulfilled, and we all want to be fulfilled.” [0:25:50] What’s Next? Summarizing what to expect from the next 3 episodes of AIB Why you should keep tuning in, whether you’re a business owner, leader, or team member.  Thank You! And Welcome Back!!

Every once in awhile I meet someone who's started a business and it happened accidentally. Today's guest is Luca Ingianni, and he and I first met about a year ago after being introduced by another former podcast guest. Small world! In the time Luca and I have known each other, he's gone from being a solopreneur to working with 3 other professionals to create an elite DevOps training company. Off the air he told me, 'It's mostly about luck, and letting luck happen to you.' The world may tell you that you have to build a business a certain way or follow certain rules, but really, the only rule you may need is to trust your gut, and surround yourself with people who support and strengthen you. Find more about Luca at devopsteam.de, and at ingianni.eu. And as always, enjoy the listen. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/archdevops/support

How you define a win, for yourself and for your client, can determine what decisions you make. It’s important to take the time to remember what is actually important – what satisfies your Bruce Banner side may not satisfy your inner Hulk.  Why is that important for business?  A win will look very different to different people and at different times, and we have to make sure we are defining a win correctly for ourselves before we let “beating someone else” become our goal. As we talked about in episode 164, Meditation and The Art of Businessing in the Moment https://soheresmystory.libsyn.com/website/meditation-and-the-art-of-businessing-in-the-moment, we need to look from the right perspective and focus on your intent.  You also have to be mindful about what you are fearing. Just as 99% of bad childhood behaviour is trying to get need met and going about it in terrible way, so too is bad business behaviour. You need to step back and address the unmet need.  You have to stay focused not just on the goal, but the right goal. It is easy to be fixated on the means and the journey and confuse it with the end.  We need to be aware of what need we are feeding. What story do you want to tell? So, that's our story... now, we want to hear yours! Pull up a chair and join the conversation in our Facebook Group: bit.ly/shmsgroup OR...  Shoot us an email: talktous@soheresmystory.com Connect with @SHMSpodcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shmspodcast  Text the word STORY to 345345 to get access to bonus content and weekly episode delivery. Want to support us? Love this podcast? Please tell your friends, post about us, or take a moment to review us & subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to the podcast!

Whether in meditation or business, it’s important to periodically ask yourself – what’s going on right now, in this moment. Because as important as the future is, we just don’t have enough information to live there.  Why is that important for business?  In this time of unprecedented uncertainty, we are getting a concentrated dose of the frustration inherent in not being to predict the future. But it’s also a good reminder to bring ourselves back into the present moment – what are pain points right now? Instead of focusing on generating future problems to solve, what current problem do you have that requires a solution? When people talk about pain points, they are often talking about anticipated pain points.  As a leader, we need to be able to look at multiple sightlines to gauge where you are – we need to see the horizon but also our own feet. There is a narrative about how disproportionately important planning, and the horizon, are. We need periodic reminders to not look too far out and try to solve future problems, because we can’t foresee the future opportunities that will help offset those future challenges.  We also just need to be aware of where we are expending our valuable time, energy and focus. When you spend too much time contemplating things that may never happen, with only the solutions of today, current opportunities are losing out on those precious neurons.  Zooming in to the future can also create a lot of toleration. We need to reframe the conversation about tolerations from “can I change this?” to “how can I change this?” Take some time to build mindfulness into your business practice, including allowing time for what’s going on right now.  What story do you want to tell? So, that's our story... now, we want to hear yours! Pull up a chair and join the conversation in our Facebook Group: bit.ly/shmsgroup OR...  Shoot us an email: talktous@soheresmystory.com Connect with @SHMSpodcast on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shmspodcast  Text the word STORY to 345345 to get access to bonus content and weekly episode delivery. Want to support us? Love this podcast? Please tell your friends, post about us, or take a moment to review us & subscribe on iTunes, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to the podcast!

Mike Caussin and Parker Woodard:   Nick's friend Mike Caussin (former NFL football player and co-host of the podcast Whine Down with Jana Kramer and Michael Caussin) and younger brother Parker Woodard stop by to discuss the challenges of parenting young children while running a business during the Covid Pandemic.  In this hilarious episode, the boys sit down with a bottle of bourbon and have "real talk!"      SUBSCRIBE to The 615 Podcast!       Follow Nick: www.nickwoodard.com @nickwoodardrealtor   Fifteen year veteran Realtor, Nick Woodard was raised right here in Williamson County, Tennessee. Graduate of Brentwood High School and Middle Tennessee State University, his roots were firmly planted here many years ago. Growing up in the Nashville area has provided him a vast knowledge and love for “The 615.” Understanding that he was extremely fortunate to be raised in such an incredible area, he has made it his passion to help others call Middle Tennessee “home.” Nick is married to his beautiful wife Kathryn and is the proud father of 3.  

Work travel can put a strain on parents who have kid responsibilities at home. Learn how Col and Aubrey have coped with work travel as they introduce their FIRST INTERVIEW with Jenna M. Jenna provides insight into what it's like for both she and her husband to travel for work with three kids at home.

Christina DeBusk spent 15 years working in law enforcement before, in 2012, she caught the writing bug. Without formal journalism training, she took anything and everything that she could get, grinding out content 16 hours a day. Well, it paid off. Today Christina is an Olympic-caliber writer, having completed six books – including How to Earn a Comfortable Living as a Freelance Writer and I’ve Always Wanted to Write a Book! – 10 Easy-to-Follow Steps to Becoming a First Time Author; ghost-written a handful of others; and generated a whopping 5,000-plus paid content projects. She both teaches and personifies the notion that anyone can be a successful writer. This week, Christina shares the secret of her phenomenal output with host Dean Rotbart, who readily confesses his envy of her productivity. Photo: Christina DeBusk, Freelance Olympiad Posted: April 8, 2019Monday Morning Run Time: 39:27

Introduction Hello dear reader. It’s been a while. When the boys at Adventures in Businessing asked me to come back and do show notes, I initially resisted. Since AIB stopped recording a few months ago, I’ve been working on an emu farm up state. It’s been really peaceful. Contrary to popular belief, the emu is a very serene creature. Since you are reading this prose, obviously I decided to come back. What drew me away from my zen emus? Unfortunately I was just a volunteer on the emu farm. And there weren’t technically any emus. And by volunteer I mean squatter. There was a bit of a misunderstanding with some local authorities and the owner of the farm. I’ve been able to do a lot of soul searching in the past few months, and I’ve turned over a new leaf. I’m no longer the cynical, snarky notes writer that you’ve come to know and love. Hopefully you can learn to love the new, more centered me. Well, that’s enough about me for a bit. Cue the Thin Lizzy; the boys are back in town. The Show There isn’t really a topic for this episode. I’m sorry. Jeremy discusses a troubling rash. Kevin removes his mouth. Rob has started brushing his teeth on a dentist recommended schedule. James reacts to the craziness around him. Our Recommendations James’s recommendation is for a book called Spellbound: Seven Principles of Illusion to Captivate Audiences and Unlock the Secrets of Success. It’s about sleight of hand magic, but James suggests that you can learn a lot about manipulating the attention of your audience, whether that’s an audience for your magic show or your brand. Kevin revels in the fact that the University of Tennessee Volunteer football team defeated the University of Kentucky Wildcats. He went to the game, and his tip is that you can trade your tickets to scalpers for better seats. Of course, you should proceed with caution, and none of us here at AIB condone illegal activities. Rob’s tip and trick is a weight loss plan that he’s used to lose over 60lbs. Optavia is a meal planning and diet company that will send you pre-packaged snacks and meals to help you lose weight. The trick, though, is that you’re eating mostly fuel every few hours throughout the day, small snacks that keep you going, but not a full-size meal. It’s been really helpful for Rob, so you should check it out maybe. Jeremy recommends that you buy a Hardwick blazer, a somewhat expensive suit jacket made in Cleveland, Tennessee. It’s high quality and will last you a while. It’ll also make you look fancy.

Introduction It might come as a shock to you, dear listener, but Jeremy of Jeremy Moore presents Jeremy Moore’s Adventures in Businessing with Jeremy Moore is on vacation. Again. The remaining hosts spend the opening of the episode commenting on Jeremy’s apparent mid-life crisis. He sold his business, bought a Tesla, and is taking a trip around the world without his family. I mean, it does sound like a mid-life crisis. Rob, Kevin, and James have a good laugh at Jeremy’s expense, but to be fair, he could have rebutted had he not been on his Rumschpringe. The Show In this episode, the hosts, minus Jeremy, discuss how to handle competitors. Rob regales us with the tail of two competitors: one he has loved, and one he has hated. Or, more correctly, one tolerates him with a modicum of professionalism, while the other is openly hostile, going as far as to warn possible clients not to use his services. He suggests that you should always deal with competition in a professional manner, and proves how professional he his by not giving the name of the local competitor that hates him. James and Kevin talk about how different competition is within the WordPress space. Apparently, they are friends with most of the forms businesses within their space. James even points out that Kevin is wearing one of their competitors’ t-shirts. All three regular hosts agree that you should focus on your own business, while keeping an eye on competitors. Kevin gives the analogy of driving a car: you have to keep your eyes forward to see where you’re going, but you always glance up in the rearview or side mirrors every so often. Treat your competition like they are your mirrors. Our Recommendations James wants you to use an app to help your kids learn to do chores around the house. Chore Monster helps you gamify the act of doing chores. Children can do chores for a chance to spin a wheel, earn monsters, win prizes, or earn toys. Man. These kids have it so easy. When I was a kid the only Chore Monster was my mom as the threatened to beat me with a belt if I didn’t do my chores. Rob’s tip is to cancel your Movie Pass if you haven’t already. He tells the story about how he once spent a few weeks sending faxes and reports to an empty building. He’s moved on to the AMC monthly movie pass. You might want to buy some Movie Pass stock, though. Rob thinks that it might rebound enough to make you some money. Kevin recommends that you listen to a show that Rob is often on called Man Up America. In case you didn’t know, Kevin is a pretty liberal guy, while the hosts of Man Up America have fairly conservative viewpoints. He claims that he doesn’t actually agree with the hosts on many issues, but enjoys the fact that they try to have an honest and intellectual debate. I wonder what that feels like? Anyone know of a show that needs someone to write show notes?

This week, Jason and Bridget are joined by James Laws from Saturday Drive. He's also the co-host of the Adventures in Businessing podcast. We'll be discussing free work, loss leaders, and freemium price models in the WordPress ecosystem. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Welcome to the show notes! Thanks for stopping by. Do you like to talk about guns? Because 1/4 of the Adventures in Businessing podcast does! James, Rob, and Kevin attempt to steer the conversation about business ethics away from the second amendment, while Jeremy keeps trying to give the wheel a hard spin toward the craggy shores of political division. We briefly discuss Wal-mart and Dick's Sporting Goods' decision to not sell rifles to people under the age of 21. The crew successfully maneuvers the ship through those choppy waters and into the harbour of business ethics, where they run aground on the jagged rocks of reality. Ok. I think I've tortured that metaphor enough. Should businesses get involved in social issues? If they should, what responsibilities do they have? Is corporate activism the future of change? Do people care what their favourite soda brand does with their profits? Should they? Remember when that bakery wouldn't bake a cake for a same-sex couple? We're nothing if not topical and timely. If you don't remember, don't worry, Rob has a story about it. Rob is a libertarian. He thinks that the free market could solve all the world's problems. That's not hyperbole; I promise! Most of the hosts agree that the government shouldn't be involved in deciding which customers a business has to do business with, but obviously there are abusive cases that do need to be legislated. Can the free market solve the problem of the jerk baker? Out of nowhere, James brings the podcast back to how businesses, specifically Kabbage, are responding to the Florida shooting, and Jeremy suggests a Remington sponsorship. Rob suggests that businesses should be concerned with making the world a better place because it's better for business. He uses Facebook's recent content changes as an example of how the market normalises. Initially businesses, and the market, dipped after the strategy announcement. They recovered as businesses dug into the new Facebook content focus. At the end of the day, you're tied to the business decisions you make, and you have to sleep at night. Jeremy discusses Bonlife coffee and its focus on sustainable practices. They've backed off it a bit because most people don't want to be reminded that there are poor people in the world while getting their morning caffeine fix. Kevin pretends to be a dirty consumerist pig who just wants to drink his sugar water. James, Kevin, and Jeremy recommend books, while Libertarian Rob recommends an Orwellian wrist device that sends all your data to the government. Bonus: If you want to hear the funniest thing ever, listen to this podcast at slow-speed. I promise you won't be disappointed. :) Our Recommendations Kevin: Delivering Happiness - Book Rob: Fitbit. You can choose your own version, but we linked to the Charge 2. Jeremy: Start with Why - Book James: All things Profit First - Book, Podcast

When you are good at something it's natural to think the next step is to start a business doing that thing. Is that the right choice for everyone? Are there challenges and caveats you need to keep in mind? In this episode of Adventures in Businessing, Kevin, James, Rob, and Jeremy explore these questions and more. Our Recommendations Jeremy Moore: InnerGuide Rob Alderman: Clear Kevin Stover: Tip - Remove Facebook... James Laws: missinglettr (aff)

In today's episode, Jean and James discuss their retirement from Mastermind.fm and usher in a new era during which the show will be hosted by Mark Zahra. We discuss what's been going on in our lives and businesses over the past year and how we arrived to the decision to stop hosting the show. It's definitely been a great run however it is now time for someone else to take over, and we are convinced that Mark will be doing a great job. You've already heard Mark on some of the last few episodes, and one of the main reasons why we decided to keep the show going is because we both really enjoyed listening to these last few episodes. We talk about what's next for us in business and also discuss some of our recently discovered productivity hacks and books we read. Since there's lots of changes happening in our business lives lately, we also discuss the topic of change and evolving. It seems that as we age and also gain more and more experience in the business world, our desires change, and one thing we both feel is a stronger attraction towards brick-and-mortar businesses, which we might be getting into in the near future. James is certainly not retiring from podcasting, in fact he is already running another show, Adventures in Businessing. He doesn't exclude doing more shows and also recommends a few of his favorite podcasts during this episode. For those of you who are interested in podcasting, James also shares his equipment setup towards the end of the show. If you're looking after having a professional setup, you should definitely listen carefully to that part, while if you're looking for a modest setup to just get started, check out the equipment mentioned by Jean. It's been a great experience for us doing this podcast, and we highly appreciate the support from our audience. It would be awesome if you could take a few minutes to leave a review on iTunes and let us know what you like and want to hear more about in future episodes hosted by Mark. Thank you for everything! Mentioned Resources The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Keeping Your Sh*t Together: How to Run Your Business Without Letting it Run You Adventures in Businessing Podcast The Punnery Podcast 5dF (5 Dollar film) Podcast

In this episode of Adventures in Businessing, James, Kevin, and Rob discuss their younger selves and how they started exploring this thing we call entrepreneurship. Origin stories, funny families, and epic exits from previous employment are the stops on this episodes journey and it's sure to be a fun ride.

Eliyannah and Megan talk about the hurdles they've encountered while starting their business together, from getting racially profiled at multiple banks to the daunting idea of business taxes. Also discussed: identical twins, living room slumber parties, group texts with Mindy Kaling. 

Disclaimer: Adventures in Businessing, and the hosts thereof are not certified professionals in the field of mental health. As such, all views expressed in this episode should be treated with a grain of salt, since they are representative of personal experiences, and individual life hacks. If you yourself experience issues with time management, productivity, sleep, and/or mental health, please consult a local, qualified professional. Disclaimer aside, we hope you have fun listening to this week's episode of AIB! Topics Include: Shout out to the startup podcast: Hallway Chats AIB listener review roundup. Sponsorship of the week. How we get things done. Managing our schedules and getting through the day. Barriers: Troublesome wrangling of to-dos. Remembering to eat and sleep. Not saying no and spreading yourself too thin. Improperly organizing your day. Maximizing your peaks and valleys Common tasks that get dropped and why. Time management: Night owls versus morning larks. Irrational guilt affecting performance and resulting in overworking. Controversial beliefs on circadian rhymes. A day in the life of our hosts. The value of chunking. Mind dumps: archiving tasks for later. What do you wish you were making time for? Resources/Mentions: Evernote @nsfwfw Hallway Chats Night Owls vs Early Risers The Genetics of Sleep Disorders that May be Disrupting Your Sleep

We talk with James Laws, founder of WP Ninjas, and co-creator of Ninja Forms. In this episode James share his insights on building a WordPress product company, managing internal growth, and advice for podcasters in the WordPress space.   WP Ninjas https://wpninjas.com/   Mastermind.FM http://mastermind.fm/   Adventures in Businessing http://aib.fm   ==================   Our episode this week is sponsored by LiquidWeb. Liquid Web is offering a 33% discount for your first 6 months of managed WordPress hosting. Head over to https://LiquidWeb.com/wordpress and use the code WPTONIC33 at checkout for your discount.   ==================   Table of Contents for Episode 175   0:00 Podcast intros. 2:53 James' origin story, and getting into web development. 3:59 Where the idea for WP Ninjas originally came from. 6:35 Did the market saturation of contact form plugins dissuade James from creating another plugin? 10:50 Why sharing information helps everyone's business grow. Advice for joining a mastermind, and what James looks for in a mastermind. 13:03 How a business changes as it grows. How choosing a business model can have a significant impact on your business. 19:53 How internal process must change and adapt as your web development company grows. 25:30 How important is service and support to growth for a WordPress product? 30:39 Thoughts on marketing in the WordPress ecosystem in 2017. 39:32 Some tips for people looking to market a plugin to the WordPress ecosystem. 44:26 The importance of UX design in a WordPress plugin. 54:00 Thoughts on e-commerce with Ninja Forms. 59:00 What advice does James have for people looking to start their own podcast? 1:04:21 Podcast outros   ===================   Links mentioned during the show:   WP Candy:NinjaForms plugin chops its way into WordPress Dashboards (2011) http://wpcandy.com/reports/ninjaforms-launches-competes-with-gravityforms/   Andon (manufacturing) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andon_(manufacturing)   The Value of Sponsoring a WordCamp from a Business’ Perspective https://wptavern.com/the-value-of-sponsoring-a-wordcamp-from-a-business-perspective   Focus Lab http://focuslabllc.com/   ===================   Find bonus content for this episode on the WP-Tonic website: https://www.wp-tonic.com/podcast-episodes/   ===================   Subscribe to WP-Tonic on iTunes   https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wp-tonic-wordpress-podcast/id893083124?mt=2   ===================   WP-Tonic is both a WordPress maintenance and support service, and the publisher of a twice-weekly WordPress podcast.

You need a co-founder, and this week Adventures in Businessing explains why. Part group sourcing, part compare-contrast between the James/Kevin & Jon/Kenny dynamic as business partners, listen in as they cover why cofounding is near essential for what is required in the modern era. Why You Need a Partner: You can’t be good at everything. Make sure you fail every now and then. The cofounding of Hardly Casual. Doing the work before you are awarded a title. Why a designer/engineer partnership works so well. Find someone that compliments your weaknesses. Someone who can pull you out of dark times. Entrepreneurship is lonely. Ask yourself, “Who do I want to answer the phone at 3am?” Honesty & Trust are key in any partnership. You must have a mutual respect. Special thanks to the CrashJonesBand for providing us with our theme music. No One Can Tell You How To Live by CrashJonesBand

Putting a bow on this past year, Jean and James come together to discuss the good, bad, great, and ugly of 2016, from both a business and podcast perspective. Topics Include: What Mastermind.FM has done for James and Jean on a personal level. James's "obsessive" revamp of his recording office, now turned full studio. Jean "Hurricane Fighter" Galea on his U.S. trip. The joy of podcasting. The dynamic of personalization. Staying on schedule consistently. The struggle for engagement. Surprising analytics. Upcoming plans for the podcast. Plug for James's "Adventures in Businessing" podcast. Lessons learned from 2016, as business owners. Personal growth. Jean's newfound interest in bitcoin. James's experience in launching a product. Goals Met Thanks to the sponsors. Aims for 2017, keyword: Focus

We have arrived at the Gujarat district of Mumbad, home to the most prolific and advanced agricultural technology in all of the Indian Union. Jinteki's Pālanā Foods division is boasting breakthrough after breakthrough. But runners throughout the union are asking just how Jinteki is making those breakthroughs and at what cost. Rumours swirl about a defective clone line- is a scandal about to break? Join Nels and Jesse as they try to determine if Business truly is First in the second data pack of the Mumbad cycle.

We just rolled out a change to Buffer’s very public revenue dashboard that resulted in a $25,000 increase in MRR. This article provides some backstory in to how we originally calculated metrics and the transition to a greatly improved version of metric calculation we’ve been building over the past year._ Very few things in life are black & white, but we so desperately want them to be. Life’s just easier when the choices are obvious. And that certainly holds true with entrepreneurship. Every day you’re faced with hundreds, if not thousands, of choices to make, most of which lack obvious answers. You make an educated guess, you move on, and you address any potential problems that arise from said guess. I wanted to build a service that removed a lot of those decisions you had to make when it came to your business data. Constantly making decisions about how to calculate this, which formula made the most sense for that or figuring out how to get all the data in one place…it can be incredibly overwhelming. So, in 2013, I started Baremetrics to address that very thing. The premise being that you shouldn’t need to make so many decisions. You should just be able to get the information you need to grow your business and carry on with actually growing your business. If only it had been that easy… Endless options As a founder, you’ve likely spent an inordinate amount of time learning How to Business™. You may even have a degree saying you’re a Master at Businessing. But it turns out all that research and reading doesn’t replace just getting in there and doing it. In fact, I’d argue that spending too much time learning the minutia actually hinders your ability to grow and build a company. For example, there are endless articles on how to calculate X metric, why this formula is better than that formula and what the “right” way to calculate it is. After you’ve read all of those things you’re essentially back at square one with a burning heap of conflicting information. Take the Pacific Crest SaaS Company Survey: it outlines nearly 50 different ways that companies calculate retention rates. 50! That’s nearly 50 different formulas for a single metric. For 99% of founders, it’s an epically terrible use of time to sift through all that information to learn the detailed intricacies of metric reporting and the pros/cons of each calculation formula. There are just a thousand more profitable uses of your time. I’m on a tangent now, so let’s get back to my original goal with Baremetrics: How do we make decisions so founders don’t have to? It’s Complicated I knocked out the first version of Baremetrics in a month, based primarily on my own needs building a couple of SaaS products. Within a few weeks, as more and more businesses started using the service, I started realizing just how different businesses can be. When you read “SaaS company” you likely think of the traditional set of 3-5 monthly plans with customers that regularly and reliably pay. In practice though, that’s just not how it works. It’s never that clean. For any company. Ever. Business is messy and subscriptions are insanely complicated to address properly. Customers change their minds, they grow, they shrink, their payments fail, they demand refunds, they want coupons, etc. We currently cover over 30 different possible subscription “states” to address this. Who knew simple subscriptions could vary so much?!?! All of these things (and thousands of other scenarios) need to be accounted for. But how do you account for them appropriately and usefully? That’s the real question. What’s most useful from a decision-making perspective? Changes Over the past 2+ years of serving thousands of businesses, we’ve seen a lot of use cases. And over those years we’ve learned an immense amount about what’s useful and what’s actually needed to run a business and make decisions. When we initially launched, we based most of our metrics off the idea of a “charge”. If there was a charge and that charge was tied back to a subscription plan, then we’d consider it “Monthly Recurring Revenue”. That worked pretty great initially, and covered a lot of use cases. But over time we found that method was a bit too volatile for a metric as important as MRR and it was hard to make the connection between “charges” and “subscription activity”. That’s what most founders are actually after because the subscription conveys what their customers were actually doing. It was during this time that we had a bit of an epiphany: we are not an accounting tool—we’re a business decision making tool. That’s a very important distinction because the expectations of those tools are entirely different. “Charged-based metrics”, as we called it, was built from the accounting perspective. But we decidedly did not want to be an accounting tool. So we started a shift that’s been nearly a year in the making. We’ve been moving over to what we call “subscription-based metrics”…which is based on the states of subscriptions rather than the charges themselves. This lets us build the history of a customer and their subscriptions from beginning to end, telling a more complete story. It lets you dig in to your numbers so when they change, we can show exactly why. And the answer to “why” is where real business insights are found. So why do you care? Well, for most customers, it means their metrics will have a slight shift. Which when you’re talking about “data”, sounds like the worst possible thing on earth, because traditionally “data” is viewed as black & white. It is what it is. But our goal isn’t simply to provide “data”…it’s to provide decision-making insights. It’s to surface trends, to see progress, to find the driving force behind revenue, to learn what is and isn’t working. And that's what the shift to subscription-based metrics allow us to do. To our customers I know it can be disconcerting to see numbers change, but this shift allows us to not only give you more accurate metrics, but also more actionable insights. At this point, about 70% of you are actually on the new system already and taking advantage of all the new features this change enables (revenue breakouts, cohorts, trendlines and more). The remaining 30% should be moved over in the coming 2-3 weeks. As we’ve been rolling this out, we’re hearing time and time again that it’s much more in line with how businesses want to view and use their data. Deeper insights, better views into trends, more answers to the “why’s”. In addition, this lays the foundation for much faster development, much more stable numbers, and many more useful features that we’re excited to get working on. If you have any questions about this, we’re always an email away: hello@baremetrics.com.

Matt Smith is a small business owner who didn't think that magazines such as Inc., Entrepreneur, and Fast Company provide enough valuable information to truly small businesses seeking helpful resources.  So Smith, a Southern California web designer, built and launched Businessing Magazine, a digital publication with a special focus on the 75% of American small businesses that don't have any non-family employees.   This week on Monday Morning Radio, Smith discusses the strategy behind his new publication and how other entrepreneurs can also leverage content marketing to generate rapid growth.   Matt is interviewed by Wizard Academy faculty member Dean Rotbart.  Dean and wealth management expert David Biondo are co-hosts of Business Unconventional. The one-hour radio newsmagazine debuted in October 2011 on News/Talk 710 KNUS AM in Denver. Be sure to follow B. Unconventional on Twitter: @BUnRadio and subscribe to Roy H. Williams's Monday Morning Memo.  The best things in life really are free! Photo: Matt Smith, Businessing Magazine Posted: October 6, 2014 Monday Morning Run Time:  30 minutes  53 seconds   Want to learn how to generate free publicity and social media "buzz" for your business?  Schedule a one-hour phone consultation with Monday Morning Radio co-host Dean Rotbart: 1-303-296-1200.  Limited slots still available in October and November.