Podcast appearances and mentions of craig west

Justin sits down with Craig West, an esteemed business owner and certified exit planning advisor from Australia. They discuss the challenges and rewards of running a business, the importance of exit planning, and the transformative power of the Value Growth Academy. Craig shares his journey from being a dissatisfied bank employee to founding a successful consulting firm and software company that helps business owners maximize their value and prepare for exit.  Learn more about The Value Growth Academy: https://thevaluegrowthacademy.com/learn-more Craig West LinkedIn Capitaliz | Digial Platform

We sit down with Craig West, CEO of ColdBlock Technologies, to explore how their innovative ColdBlock digestion technology is revolutionizing the mining industry. Craig shares how this cutting-edge technology is reducing testing times, enhancing accuracy, and improving the overall efficiency of mineral sample preparation. Watch Here Huge thanks to our partners and sponsors Mining Now and Media Partner

In this episode of Grow a Small Business, host Troy Trewin interviews Cath McDowell, the driving force behind Howrah Plumbing. Cath reveals her journey from managing a small business to scaling it to $47M in revenue with a team of 47 over 29 years. She shares insights on building a strong company culture and the challenges of growth. Tune in to learn how dedication and strategic leadership transformed her enterprise into a thriving success. Other Resources: Marketing Funding Flywheel Ebook Mark Ritson, ex-Business School Professor, now heads the CPD-accredited Mini MBA in Marketing with 20,000 alumni in 60 countries and a team of 8 FTEs. Craig West on how ESOPs can boost productivity by 7%-23%, triple team engagement, and double retention, plus insights on benefits, costs, and timelines. Tom Lewin on Employee Share Plans: boost staff retention, transparency. Why would you wait any longer to start living the lifestyle you signed up for? Balance your health, wealth, relationships and business growth. And focus your time and energy and make the most of this year. Let's get into it by clicking here. Troy delves into our guest's startup journey, their perception of success, being a learner again when moving into a new industry, and the pivotal stress point during business expansion. They discuss the joys of small business growth, vital entrepreneurial habits, and strategies for team building, encompassing wins, blunders, and invaluable advice. And a snapshot of the final five Grow A Small Business Questions: What do you think is the hardest thing in growing a small business? Cath McDowell believes the hardest part of growing a small business is maintaining a strong company culture while scaling. Balancing growth with the personal touch that built the business initially can be a significant challenge. What's your favourite business book that has helped you the most? Cath McDowell mentions that she doesn't have a favorite business book, as she primarily focused on training courses and practical skills for her professional development. Are there any great podcasts or online learning resources you'd recommend to help grow a small business? Cath McDowell doesn't have specific recommendations for podcasts or online learning resources for growing a small business. She prefers practical training and hands-on learning over online resources. What tool or resource would you recommend to grow a small business? Cath McDowell recommends having strong support around you as a key tool for growing a small business. She emphasizes the importance of a good team and supportive people who can help with daily tasks, job reviews, and equipment decisions. What advice would you give yourself on day one of starting out in business? Cath McDowell would advise herself to take holidays whenever possible and enjoy time off. She reflects that she never expected to stay at the same company for her entire career, and encourages balancing work with personal time. Book a 20-minute Growth Chat with Troy Trewin to see if you qualify for our upcoming course. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your small business to new heights! Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey.     Quotable quotes from our special Grow A Small Business podcast guest: Being committed to your business is a long-term dedication; it's not a short-term project — Cath McDowell Feedback from employees who've worked elsewhere can be incredibly valuable and reaffirming — Cath McDowell Creating a strong company culture means valuing what happens outside of work and rewarding your team — Cath McDowell      

Our Dedicated Flex drivers have the opportunity to work on multiple accounts and can do everything from local deliveries to flatbed. It's a great opportunity to see what fits best for our drivers and provides flexibility for our Dedicated operations. David Broyles is joined by Dedicated Flex leaders Marlin Grossholz and Craig West to talk about this exciting career path.

Are you planning your business exit for yourself or your potential buyers? That small shift in perspective could increase your chances of a successful exit. In this episode, Mark Dorman speaks with Dr. Craig West, founder and executive chairman of Succession Plus, on his nine-step exit plan and how he helps business owners achieve their … Read More Read More

In this podcast episode, we explore mastering the art of succession planning with our special guest, Dr Craig West, Founder of Succession Plus and Capitaliz. Craig shares expert insights on how business owners can ensure a smooth transition for their businesses. Key takeaways include aligning personal and business objectives, building a strong team, and addressing common succession planning challenges. We also discuss the steps necessary to prepare for a business exit and Craig's experience with Capitaliz, an exit planning tool. The importance of early planning and balancing daily operations with exit planning is highlighted. Succession planning is crucial for business owners, and implementing the advice from this episode can help achieve a successful transition. Join the conversation now!

In this podcast episode, we explore mastering the art of succession planning with our special guest, Dr Craig West, Founder of Succession Plus and Capitaliz. Craig shares expert insights on how business owners can ensure a smooth transition for their businesses. Key takeaways include aligning personal and business objectives, building a strong team, and addressing common succession planning challenges. We also discuss the steps necessary to prepare for a business exit and Craig's experience with Capitaliz, an exit planning tool. The importance of early planning and balancing daily operations with exit planning is highlighted. Succession planning is crucial for business owners, and implementing the advice from this episode can help achieve a successful transition. Join the conversation now!

Welcome to Exit Like A Boss, where we embark on a journey to help you achieve a successful exit strategy. Your host, Dr. Craig West, will guide you through the 21-step process of exiting like a boss. This episode begins at the very beginning – the why and how of an exit strategy.   An exit strategy isn't just about selling your business for maximum profit; it's about preparing for what comes next, whether passing the business to the next generation, going public, or selling to a private equity firm. In essence, it's having a roadmap for your business's future.   Join us as we dive into the 21 steps and five stages of value that will maximize your business's worth and lead to a successful exit. Take advantage of your chance to Exit Like a Boss! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You've probably never considered selling your trade business let alone exiting it; most trade business owners simply walk away or pass it down to family when they're ready to retire.What if we told you there was a better way? One that would secure your financial freedom WITHOUT the business.In this week's episode of The Tradie Show, Andy and Angela talk to special guest Craig West, founder of Succession Plus, about how to reduce risks and increase the value of your business, in order to sell or exit (for a nice profit!).If you want to find out more information about Succession Plus, click HERE.And if you want help getting you to the stage where you're ready to think about selling up, reaching out and book in a Strategy Session with Andy today! In this session, you'll smash out what you need to next in your trade business to provide you with clarity and direction. 

Hi, thanks for listening to this week's episode of the Think Business with Tyler podcast show. I am your host, Tyler Martin. I want every business to discover the freedom and wealth that comes from effectively scaling your business. In this podcast, we talk about key topics to growing and scaling your business. Our guest is Craig West. Craig is the Founder and Chairman of Succession Plus, which is a Business Succession and Exit planning consulting firm in Australia. With over 20 years of experience advising business owners and a background as a CPA in public practice, Craig knows the ins and outs of strategic development, exit planning, and business succession. He believes there are 21 key steps involved in effective succession planning. Craig uses his innovative approach to help other business owners maximize business value and achieve a successful exit. In this episode, we talk about: ●     Exit planning and strategic value drivers; ●     Why the key to a successful business exit is to identify your value drivers; ●     The importance of building a business that can run without you; ●     And finally, why you need to begin with the end outcome in mind. Full Show Notes with Links Podcast: ThinkBusinesswithTyler.com Host: Tyler Martin Business Coach Linkedin Instagram TikTok YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's It's All Cobblers To Me Charles, Danny and Neil look back at the 2-0 win for Northampton Town over Hartlepool United, give their suggestions for the future of NTFC and Neil's got a brand new feature for you to enjoy. Charles is back from his hiatus and we chat about how football can sometimes not be the escape from the rest of our lives that we want it to be. Craig West has a question of tv advertising for us after Ryan Reynolds & Wrexham FC joined forced to create a https://youtu.be/LYufbUtWXlw (fun tv spot for 1Password). If you enjoy the podcast, My Dad Wrote A Porno, you'll love our new feature. While looking through his treasure chest of Cobblers memories, our Neil came across something that he hoped had been forgotten. Something so bad, it had to be shared. No, it's not Ashely Corker. What Neil found was hilariously worse. Neil's Lost Letters is here! _________________________ Support the show If you'd like to support the podcast, we'd really appreciate it. You can sign up to the Fan Club on Patreon from just £2 a month and in return we'll give you loads of extra cool stuff like exclusive podcast episodes, meet-ups and a chat forum. Sign up at https://my.captivate.fm/patreon.com/cobblerstome (patreon.com/cobblerstome) All donations are used to help improve the podcast and allow us to do cool things like sponsor NTFC Women player, Abbie Brewin. Find us on social media We're most active on Twitter so follow us at https://my.captivate.fm/twitter.com/CobblersToMe (@CobblersToMe) We're also on Facebook: https://my.captivate.fm/facebook.com/cobblerstome (@cobblerstome) Our website Every Friday, Danny's Match Preview blog takes a look at the Cobblers' next opponents, has a bash at predicting the Cobblers team and the match result. You'll find that and all our latest news at https://my.captivate.fm/cobblerstome.com (COBBLERSTOME.COM) Hosted by Charles Commins, Danny Brothers, Chessie Coleman and Neil Egerton-Scott. Produced by Vibrant Sound Media

Craig West breaks down how to buy an established business, how to value a business, and how to plan for a successful business exit. Craig West is the CEO and founder of Succession Plus which provides focused and strategic advice for SME business owners in business succession and exit planning. Craig is a successful entrepreneur who has helped over 600 business owners maximise the value of their business and achieve a successful exit. We live in a world that requires income and capital growth. Buying an established business offers the opportunity to achieve both goals, or maybe you are already a business owner and would like to know how much your business might be worth, or perhaps, now is the time to put your business up for sale and move to the next chapter in your life. If any of these topics resonate with you, then you will enjoy this episode as Craig breaks down the strategies for buying an established business, how to value a business and how to plan for a successful business exit. Timestamps: 0:00 to 1:27 Introduction. 1:28 to 3:00 Craig's story and journey into business. 3:01 to 7:00 What are the steps to buying an established business. 4:01 to 9:23 How to value an established business. 9:24 to 15:24 How to maximise the value of a business for an exit. 15:25 to 17:17 Key questions to ask when buying an established business 17:18 to 19:50 What are the costs and time when preparing for a business exit. 19:51 to 21:50 What does a business owner do after a successful exit. 21:51 to 25:15 Craigs closing thoughts and wrap up. Hope you enjoy and have a wonderful day. The FYR team. If you like this episode, please subscribe for weekly updates and insights, and don't forget to hit the share button. Guest Links & Resources: Visit Succession Plus: https://succession.plus/ Succesion Plus Twitter: https://twitter.com/successionplus Craig West Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigwest/ Visit Fund Your Retirement: https://www.fundyourretirement.com/

This is the first ever ESOP Guy interview internationally from as far away as we can get from the U.S. - "way down under mate" in Australia with Succession Plus advisor Craig West, CPA - who has built his practice off of research from his own doctoral study in ESOPs.  There are some fascinating similarities between ESOPs in the U.S. and Australia as well as some very interesting differences.

We can meet the fatigue from being emotionally overwhelmed with 3 unique pathways. Find out what yours might be on today's episode of Illuminated Soul with Craig West! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/craig-westhoff/support

We can meet the fatigue from being emotionally overwhelmed with 3 unique pathways. Find out what yours might be on today's episode of Illuminated Soul with Craig West!

On this week's episode, we sit down with Craig West. Craig is the founder of Succession Plus, the largest succession planning firm in Australia. Throughout his years of practice at his own firm and also as a CPA, Craig has gained an inside perspective in to creating healthily work environments, hiring and retaining employees, and succession planning. Listen in to hear more!Mentioned In This Episode:Craig's Website & Socials:Succession Plus: https://succession.plus/craigwest/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigwest/Twitter; https://twitter.com/CraigWestCPAOur LinksMy New FIRE E-Book (FREE): https://app.gumroad.com/jhadawayfcFollow Us On Twitter and Instagram:@WHREPodcast@JHadawayFCGot a personal finance question? Reach out to us at: WorkHardRetireEarlyPodcast@Gmail.comWhat is Work Hard Retire Early? WHRE is a weekly podcast where we speak with guests about personal finance, investing, and the F.I.R.E. movement. Check back for new episodes every Monday!

Craig Westhoff shares about how Jesus illuminated the darkness in his own life and helps others transform shame through God's presence. Craig is a missionary with 24-7 Prayer USA, Spiritual Director and host of the Illuminated Soul with Craig West podcast helping people in their emotional, mental, and spiritual health and well being.Craig's Podcast:Illuinated Soul with Craig WestCraig's Website:www.illuminatedsoul.orgCraig's Recommendations:Franciscan Prayer by Ilia DelioProverbsGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcastSupport the show

Craig West discusses the impact exit planners can have by helping prepare financial, business, and personal matters. Transcript:  Craig: The big change for me, and certainly for most of my advisors and people that have done the secret program in Australia, or a lot of the I would imagine who have done it here, is that you're actually doing something quite tangible that really helps a business owner in terms of their financial and personal lifestyle outcome. So, as an accountant, I used to lodge tax returns and I used to lodge lots of other compliance documents, and at the end of the day, you really don't help people. But, if you can get an exit plan right, and I've got a number of examples where I've worked with clients over 3-5 years to really prepare them, their family, their business, their financials, their personal situation for an exit, and if you can achieve that very successfully, you make a substantial difference to that person and their family.     

Craig West has called games for the Tri-City Americans for 23 seasons, and he joined us in a wide ranging conversation about Stu Barnes, watching Bobby Orr in the Great Western Forum, missing one game in his TC career, the return of Sasha Mutala, calling minor league baseball, the potential of rookie Dwayne Jean Jr, the need for cancer screenings, the success of Bob Tory's long tenure in TC, and more

This month I spoke to Craig West of Succession Plus, about his thoughts on the importance of succession and exit planning for businesses. He shares some great insights into how you can get involved in providing this service, the best way to start the conversation with your clients, and advice around pricing these services. Craig can be contacted as below: Craig West CEO & Founder Succession Plus E: cwest@successionplus.com.au P: 1300 665 473 www.succession.plus

In performance-driven careers, such as preaching, media, etc., how do you balance being "on" for your audience while dealing with personal issues? Former Christian radio host, Craig West, joins the Real Answers crew to discuss his own battle with this and how he overcame it.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - It's the intro for Season 17 of The Pipeline Show [1:20] - Guy begins the episode with the Question of the Week, a bunch of CHL News and NCAA notes plus the guest list. [16:22] - The Season Preview of the Seattle Thunderbirds comes with the help of broadcaster Thom Beuning. [38: 16] - The Spokane Chiefs are in the spotlight in this segment with play-by-play man Mike Boyle. [1:02:14] - The always entertaining Portland Winterhawks are featured next with radio broadcaster Nick Marek [1:29:27] - Play caller Craig West slides in to preview the coming season for the Tri-City Americans. [1:51:10] - The head coach and General Manager of the Everett Silvertips, Dennis Williams, checks in to preview the season for his team and talk about his path to the bench in Everett. [2:19:45] - Clean up time for the week and a look ahead to which teams are on tap next week.

Oracle NetSuite's Craig West joins Channelnomics' Changing Channels host Larry Wals to discuss the importance of continuous partner enablement.    They say it takes money to make money. One of the ways vendors use money to make money is through the enablement of their partners. This investment leads to the creation and cultivation of partnerships that are – in many cases – more productive. Partners enabled through technology and sales training generate more revenue for their vendors. While training and enablement are universally seen as a channel necessity, connecting the value to the outcome often proves elusive. The vendor community frequently treats training as episodic – only on an annual basis or with new product releases. Also, the training typically focuses on products, not workloads or what customers expect as outcomes. For the most part, training programs treated as onboarding checkbox items do little to speed time to market with new partners. As a result, there's a disconnect between vendor intent, partner engagement, and customer experience. One vendor that's making enablement a core piece of its channel strategy and partner relationships is Oracle NetSuite. Through its SuiteLife program, Oracle NetSuite provides hands-on training and enablement that accelerate partners' ability to take enterprise resource planning applications to market. Craig West, vice president of alliances and channels at Oracle NetSuite, joins Channelnomics' Changing Channels host Larry Walsh to discuss making partner enablement more productive and persistent.   Follow us, Like us, and Subscribe! Channelnomics: https://channelnomics.com/  LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2NC6Vli  Twitter: https://twitter.com/Channelnomics    Changing Channels Is a Channelnomics Production Follow @Channelnomics to stay current on the latest #research, #bestpractices, and #resources. At @Channelnomics – the voice of thought leadership – we define #channel trends, chart new #GTM strategies, and #partner with industry leaders to champion #diversity in the channel.     Episode Resources Host Larry Walsh: https://bit.ly/3beZfOa   Guest Craig West: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-west-17369b3/   Credits  Production: Changing Channels is produced by Modern Podcasting. For virtual content capture and video-first podcasts, check out http://www.modpodstudio.com.  Host Larry Walsh: https://bit.ly/3beZfOa  Voice-Over: Denise Quan      

Australia has a large number of baby boomer business owners that are currently heading towards or preparing for retirement with no real plan for an exit from their business. The first thing to do is begin with the end in mind, start to think about what is my exit look like?  There's a lot of goal setting to be done here, I think you need to be really clear. Why did you go into business in the first place? 2:47 Begin with the end in mind8:41 The family business challenge12:51 Employee share schemes15:28 The employee challenge20:21 Rewarding employee loyaltyCraig West is a strategic accountant who has over 25 years' experience advising business owners. His background as a CPA in public practice, provided invaluable experience in the key issues of concern to business owners. Following 6 years of study to gain two masters degrees, Craig focused on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) for business sales advising on strategic management of tax issues. This experience formed a very strong view that business owners (and often their advisers) were unprepared and unaware of the steps required to prepare a business for exit.Craig now acts as a strategic mentor for mid-market business owners and has written four critically acclaimed books on employee incentives, succession planning, asset protection and exit strategies. Craig has conducted numerous seminars and keynote presentations throughout Australia & internationally, including adviser education programs for the Institute of Chartered Accountants, IOOF and CPA Australia.Craig's practice Succession Plus is the largest Business succession and exit planning firm in Australia, with offices in every state and provides advice and strategy for clients looking to prepare their business for a successful exit. Succession Plus launched into the UK market during 2019 and into New Zealand in 2020In March 2014, Craig was appointed Executive Chairman of the SME Association of Australia, Australia's largest small business organisation representing over 300,000 business owners. In October 2014, he was awarded the Exit Planner of the Year at the Exit Planning Institute Annual Conference in Texas USA, as a result of his innovative development of an exit planning process to help business owners maximise business value and achieve a successful exit.During 2015, Craig commenced Doctoral studies on the topic of using Employee Share Ownership plans (ESOP's) as a Business Succession and Exit planning tool. Craig's proprietary structure - a Peak Performance Trust - has won the Australia wide award for the Employee Share Ownership Plan of the year twice in four years.In November 2018, Craig launched SME Experts, in partnership with Mark Bouris' Mentored on Podcast One and quickly grew the monthly podcast audience to over 26,500 downloads, in October 2019, he released a new podcast focused on medium sized business - Mid-Market Matters.Craig is passionate about encouraging business owners to think strategically, maximise the value of their business and achieve a successful exit.cwest@successionplus.com.au

Leon studied at Guildford School of Acting.Leon's theatre credits include: Sandra Bollock - Everybodys talking about Jamie (Apollo Theatre) West End, Babkak/Cover Genie - Aladdin (Prince Edward Theatre) West End, Audrey II (Voice of the plant) - Little Shop Of Horrors (Salisbury Playhouse & Mercury Theatre Colchester), Queen Of Hearts - Alice In Wonderland (UK tour), King Herod - Jesus Christ Superstar (Arena Tour UK & Australia), Rodney - My Big Gay Italian Wedding - (Greenwich Theatre), Melvin P Thorpe - The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas (Union Theatre), Company - Myths And Hymns (Finborough Theatre), Sid/Inventor - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (UK tour), Montel/Jesus - Jerry Springer The Opera (Cambridge Theatre) West End, Chuck Brown - Over The Rainbow (UK Tour), Company - On The Shelf (Edinburgh Festival) and other roles in Exit Allan - (Sherman Theatre Cardiff).On television Leon's credits include:  Ensemble - Jesus Christ Superstar Arena tour (Universal), Montel/Jesus - Jerry Springer The Opera (BBC2 & Avalon), a featured role in “Paddy Power Ball Of Shame” (Commercial) and a featured role - Nintendo Wii Fit (Commercial).Pantomime credits include: Ugly Sister - Cinderella (New Wimbeldon Theatre), Director - Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs - (Forum Barrow), Director - Cinderella (Forum Barrow), Widow Twankey - Aladdin - (Derby Arena), Dame Jollena Jellychops - (Oxford Playhouse), Dame Doughnut - Dick Whittington (Oxford Playhouse), Sarah The Cook - Dick Whittington (Grove Theatre Dunstable), Dame Mary Trott - Jack And The Beanstalk (Broadway Theatre Catford), Dame Widow Twankey - (Lyceum Theatre Crewe), Dame Nanna Nora - Sleeping Beauty (Lyceum Theatre Crewe), Genie - Aladdin (Loughborough), Dame Daisy Dollop - Jack And The Beanstalk - (Wakefield Theatre Royal) and Sarah The Cook - Dick Whittington - (Cliffs Pavilion Southend - QDOS).He was also the presenter Amadeus - Globalzoom Hair and Modelling show- (Vienna - Austria) and lead singer - Songs of Michael Jackson - MA Concerts (Warwick Castle).

This week's key takeaway: Succession planning and exit strategy with Craig West   Episode intro: How can you structure your business so you're ready when it's time to sell? Craig West has the answers! Having spent 20 years as a strategic accountant, Craig now specialises in advising business owners on succession planning. Takeovers can happen very quickly in the Smash Repair business, so you need to be ready. Even if you have no intention of selling, Craig outlines why it's a good idea to tidy up your business to maximise the sale value.   In this week's episode you will learn: -When is the right time to start exit planning? -The difference between “a business” and “a job” -What people need to know when they're taking over a business -How to make your business robust -What drives value? -Why you don't need to exit a business after you plan it -Why a business sale isn't all about the money -Can you do succession planning on your own? -Who are the best people to turn to for succession planning advice -How to get the best out of tax concessions -Employee share ownership plans   Show links: ** Save the date of May 28 2021 for the Paint & Panel Live Conference in Melbourne. ** Go to Craig's website: www.successionplus.com.au ** Go to www.paintandpanel.com.au to sign up for our weekly E-newsletter ** Go to www.paintandpanel.com.au/podcast to catch up on past shows and access show notes from every episode.

In this episode, I interview Craig West, the Founder, and CEO of Succession Plus, author, keynote speaker, strategic adviser, and leading authority on Succession and Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOP). Craig is a strategic accountant who has over 25 years' experience advising business owners. His background as a CPA in public practice has provided invaluable experience in the key issues of concern to business owners. Following 6 yrs of study to gain two master's degrees, Craig focused on Capital Gains Tax (CGT) for business sales advising on strategic management of taxation issues in exit planning. This experience formed a very strong view that the majority of business owners (and often their advisers) were unprepared and unaware of the steps required to prepare for exit. Craig then designed and documented a unique process to assist owners and their advisers prepare for exit. He now acts as a strategic business and financial mentor for mid-market business owners. He has written four critically acclaimed books educating business owners on employee incentives, succession planning, asset protection, and exit strategies. Craig has conducted numerous seminars and keynote presentations throughout Australia and internationally. In March 2014, Craig was appointed Chairman of the SME Association of Australia, an organization focused on improving the success of SMEs in Australia, and in October of the same year, he was awarded the Exit Planner of the Year by the Exit Planning Institute in Texas, USA. The award was as a result of his innovative development of a 21 step exit planning process to help business owners maximize business value and achieve a successful exit. His proprietary structure - a Peak Performance Trust - has won the Australia-wide award for the ESOP of the Year twice in four years. Don’t miss this episode as Craig comes on to share highly valuable expertise with you. Enjoy! This Cast Covers: Becoming an exit planning expert because he hated being an accountant. The importance of small business owners learning how to extract the value of their businesses. Giving people a better understanding of ESOPs (Employee Share Ownership Plans) How ESOPs contribute to a 7% to 23% improvement in business performance. Developing a simple way to explain, design, and implement an ESOP in a business. The great return a small business owner can get from investing in the implementation of an employee share ownership plan. Getting small incremental amounts of money out of your business each year by selling part of the business to your employees. The popular business exit method where employees can end up owning the business they work for. The reward of equity in a business versus a cash reward. Implementing a succession strategy sooner rather than later to allow for a proper exit over time. Avoiding the “Us and Them” way of doing things to ensure the growth of your business and how ESOPs can help. How an employee share plan in a professional service firm can work to lock in employees and incentivize them to perform better. The Win-Win-Win model he focuses on when designing an ESOP for a business. Committing to getting your ESOP to keep your employees, improve their performance, and get a great return in both the short and long term. The value of getting clear on what your exit strategy is before you start and build your business. How to cash in at the end to fund your retirement or your next venture. Additional Resources: Succession Plus Build It By Craig West The E-Myth Revisited By Michael E. Gerber Incentivising Employees By Ann O'Connell, Ian Ramsay, and Ingrid Landau Ownership Thinking By Brad Hams Music from https://filmmusic.io "Cold Funk" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com). License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, host Craig West is joined by Michel Clifton, who has 20 years of experience in trade and defence appointments across North Asia, primarily in Greater China and Japan. Michael shares his intelligence dealing with Asia, trade, export and finance. Phillip Volk, key partner in Succession Plus in Victoria also joins the discussion. For business owners seeking to improve relations with China and the Greater Asian economy, Michael advocates the key is to engage with a boarder network, may this be Chambers of Commerce, banks, lawyers or peak organisations. He recites there is rich experience, knowledge and endless sources of support out there, and businesses need to be more prepared to extend their hand in search of it. Michael has worked directly with the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade), is fluent in both Chinese and Japanese, is the president of the Australia China Business Council in NSW and the Principal of MJC Asia Consulting.

Today's word is ESOP. Maybe you've heard of it? No? Well, its all about value, reward, motivation, investment and succession. It could be the best thing to ever happen to an SME! Remember to #Subscribe

The day after the Cobblers thrashed Cheltenham in their own back yard to overturn a 2-0 deficit and make it to the League two Play Off Final we got back behind the mic to record our reaction. Charles, Danny and Chessie are almost speechless as they discuss how the Cobblers made it to Wembley for the first time in 7 years. Neil is missing due to being attacked by a hedgehog. No lie! Huge thanks to Craig West for upping his pledge on Patreon. ____________________________________________ Become a Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/cobblerstome) supporter for as little as $2 a month! Subscribe (for free!) on  Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/its-all-cobblers-to-me/id1436309214?ls=1)  and leave us a 5 star review while you’re there. There is more Cobblers related content as well as all of our previous episodes on our website  https://cobblerstome.com (https://cobblerstome.com/) You can get involved with the podcast by doing the following things: Email us itsallcobblers@gmail.com. Tweet us  https://twitter.com/CobblersToMe (https://twitter.com/CobblersToMe) Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/itsallcobblers (https://www.facebook.com/itsallcobblers) If you know of a local business who could do with some exposure please let us know as we have plenty of sponsorship options available. It’s All Cobblers To Me is a  Northampton Town Football Club (http://ntfc.co.uk/) . Support this podcast

Darryl Bates-Brownsword, Co-Founder of Succession Plus UK, sits down with Craig West to share his journey from being an engineer to ending up in the consulting space through his passion to help business owners get the most from their life’s work and successfully exit their business on their terms. Darryl also discusses the importance of having your own IP to improve your business' value, and how it can help you engage your clients and give you the opportunity to understand their issues better than they do.

Natasha Hawker, Director of Employee Matters, joins Craig West to share her views on the future of work post-COVID-19, why she thinks Jobkeeper is a ‘game-changing’ opportunity that many businesses are missing out on, and how business owners can take advantage of the current ‘downtime’ to improve their business systems, efficiencies and value.

Tom Matthews, Partner at Pemba Capital, discusses with host Craig West the different types of transaction structures available to businesses when contemplating a liquidity event and how the Pemba ‘two-payday structure’ can help achieve the 3 key objectives of business owners: the dollars, legacy, and ensuring the SME owners’ people are looked after.

Franky Fiumara, a third generation nephew in his family’s supermarket and winery businesses, shares with host Craig West how their businesses have grown and remained successful over the last 60 years despite stiff market competition.

Welcome to episode 14 of The Founder's Podcast, Whose Bright Idea Was This Anyway? This week, we are delighted to bring you Craig West, Founder and Managing Director of Succession Plus. Craig is a CPA Accountant, specialising in Business Exit and Employee Share Ownership Plans (ESOPS) in planning business exit as well as superior organisational performance. This is a must listen to episode if you're considering using ESOPS within your business, or looking to drive productivity and engagement

Where is God and what is He up to in the midst of our moments of chaos, confusion and darkness? In this raw and authentic podcast Craig West will give you tools and encouragement you need to respond to the darkness life can bring. New episodes every Wednesday starting May 20. Subscribe now so you never miss an episode!

Show Me the Money! On the tip of everyone's tongue in the SME world are 4 words - show me the money! The government stimulus package is the lifeboat that we have all been waiting for. It's come out in bits and pieces, and as usual, the devil is in the detail. Our host Angela Vithoulkas grills Craig West - a regular panellist, and our expert guest Mark Pinhorn, Partner & Director of HYD Advisory. Mark is a strategic accountant, an experienced entrepreneur and a business owner. We asked Mark to simplify the stimulus package and the lifelines being offered to SME's to help them battle the financial impacts of COVID-19 - simple English as opposed to the deliberately complicated language of government.

Brett Sloan from Averitt Driver Services is joined by fellow associates Marlon Grossholz and Craig West to discuss the current state of affairs for Averitt Supply Chain.

Business and People Podcast With Walt Bayliss Episode #43: Craig West on Future Planning for Your Business, Strategy, Employee growth and higher profits. Craig is a brilliant strategic planner for businesses and talks about how to plan TODAY for what can be the biggest pay day of a business owners life. How to attract and motivate employees and focus on what you really want as the owner. Enjoy (and don't forget to hit subscribe at http://businessandpeoplepodcast.com :) )

Hello and welcome to the Get More Customers podcast with me Michael Angrave. I’ve got a super episode for you today, as I’m joined by Karl Craig-West who runs The Leicester Business Expo, which is a small business trade show which happens every autumn in Leicestershire. The expo has been running for over a decade now and whilst Karl has been actively involved for many years, he’s recently taken over the running of the entire event and has been introducing some great initiatives to continue to build its reputation and size. This is a really fascinating episode and we cover some interesting ground. Whilst Karl runs the Expo, his other business offers websites and online marketing. So as ever, you’re going to hear a shedload of awesome ideas. Many of which are focused around getting better results at trade shows, however, you’ll also realise that these tips actually apply across any sales and marketing area. We also, get on to speaking about an area of marketing which is often overlooked by almost all businesses. This is what happens when stop focusing on selling a simple service, and instead shift your focus to selling an outcome. Such a powerful shift as you’ll soon find out. We dig deep in this area, so you’ll get a good idea for how this can work for your business too. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did. Here’s Karl to tell you more...   www.gowebsites.co.uk

Knight Falls, CA is a production of Knight Falls Media. Episode 1: A Town on the Coast Written and Directed by Alexander Greig and Robert F. Wilson Original Music by Tyler Tingey Featuring: Robert F. Wilson as Scott Sinclair Alexis Ross as Sydnie Cooper Alexander Greig as Craig West and Harrison Langford as Travis Warren

Craig West is a strategic accountant and the CEO of Succession Plus which is a specialised advisory practice focused on small business owners to help them manage the four key strategic issues that SME's face as they grow - Raising Capital, Building Equity, Protecting that equity and extracting the value you have built when you exit. Craig is a CPA and has been advising businesses in management, taxation and accounting issues for over 15 years. He specialises in business structuring and succession planning and has had extensive experience working with clients to improve their financial performance - with proven results. Craig has conducted numerous seminars and presentations throughout Australia for the Department of Industry, Tourism and Resources, MLC, L J Hooker, the NSW Department of State & Regional Development, NSW Chamber of Commerce and CPA Australia. He is an accredited advisor with Family Business Australia as well as sitting on FBA's NSW advisors committee and is a founding member of Thought Leaders. Craig acts as a strategic business and financial mentor for business owners and has written three critically acclaimed books educating business owners on employee incentives, succession planning and asset protection. Craig has also recently been invited to complete a PhD in Business Succession Planning at Deakin University in Melbourne; is the President of the Australian Chapter of the Exit Planning Institute and one of only eleven people in Australia accredited as a Certified Exit Planning Advisor.

In this episode Joanna talks to our return guest Craig West of Succession Plus where they talk all about Employee Share Plans. Employee Share Plans have been shown to improve organizational performance but what benefits do they really bring in this area of business sales and acquisitions?

In this episode Joanna talks to our return guest Craig West of Succession Plus where they talk all about Employee Share Plans. Employee Share Plans have been shown to improve organizational performance but what benefits do they really bring in this area of business sales and acquisitions?

Believe it or not, it pays to think about your exit strategy early in the business cycle. Listen in and learn all about the most common mistakes owners make in this area from author and strategic accountant Craig West, the CEO and Founder of Succession Plus.

Believe it or not, it pays to think about your exit strategy early in the business cycle. Listen in and learn all about the most common mistakes owners make in this area from author and strategic accountant Craig West, the CEO and Founder of Succession Plus.

Craig West, the longtime play-by-play broadcaster of the Tri-City Americans, joins the show to discuss Games 1 and 2 of the first-round playoff series between the Silvertips and the Americans, as well as looking forward to Games 3 and 4 at Tri-City on Wednesday and Thursday. After that, my predecessor, Jesse Geleynse, joins the program and chat about seeing Carter Hart and Kevin Constantine in Pittsburgh, and some similarities between this year's squad and last year's. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts (h�t�t�p�s�:�/�/�i�t�u�n�e�s�.�a�p�p�l�e�.�c�o�m�/�u�s�/�p�o�d�c�a�s�t�/�t�i�p�s�-�t�a�l�k�/�i�d�1�4�4�5�6�4�9�2�0�8�?�m�t�=�2�), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1lUn2vgYNvGr1FkUbMqgWH?si=U0w_8vvpSLCargksaDp9rg), Stitcher (www.stitcher.com/podcast/tips-talk?refid=stpr), Google Play or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Follow Josh Horton on Twitter (@joshhortonEDH) or like his facebook page (www.facebook.com/JoshHortonTips/). Thanks for listening! Related reading: Patterson, Holmes inject physicality into Silvertips’ roster: https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/patterson-holmes-inject-physicality-into-silvertips-roster/ Silvertips notebook: Cullen seizing postseason opportunity https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/silvertips-notebook-cullen-seizing-postseason-opportunity/ Silvertips show some fight in their first two playoff games Patterson: 4 observations from the Tips’ win in Game 2 https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/silvertips-show-some-fight-in-their-first-two-playoff-games/ https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/patterson-4-observations-from-the-tips-win-in-game-2/ Shorthanded Silvertips stave off Americans in Game 2 https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/shorthanded-silvertips-stave-off-americans-in-game-2/ Patterson: 3 observations from the Silvertips’ Game 1 win https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/patterson-3-observations-from-the-silvertips-game-1-win/ Silvertips win Game 1 over Tri-City in dominant fashion https://www.heraldnet.com/sports/silvertips-win-game-1-over-tri-city-in-dominant-fashion/

Craig West, the long-time play-by-play man for the Tri-City Americans, joins the podcast to chat about the upcoming matchup between Tri-City and Everett, Tri-City in general, the U.S. Division and an assortment of other things. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tips-talk/id1445649208?mt=2), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/1lUn2vgYNvGr1FkUbMqgWH?si=U0w_8vvpSLCargksaDp9rg), Stitcher (www.stitcher.com/podcast/tips-talk?refid=stpr), Google Play or anywhere else you get your podcasts. Follow Josh Horton on Twitter (@joshhortonEDH) or like his facebook page (www.facebook.com/JoshHortonTips/). Thanks for listening!

Afternoon Karak reviews the final game of the Hockey World Cup with UAE based coach Craig West while Aisha and Mikail share best tips to prepare for final examinations for students. Listen to #Pulse95Radio in the UAE by tuning in on your radio (95.00 FM) or online on our website: www.pulse95radio.com ************************ Follow us on Social. www.facebook.com/pulse95radio www.twitter.com/pulse95radio www.instagram.com/pulse95radio

“Having a mentor is not about theory, it's about practical, usable resources that you can use straightaway.” Craig West joins me to talk about our Mentored business - and why it's so important for every business owner to have a good mentor. We talk about why everyone needs to ask for help in business, how anybody can have a side hustle, and the dangerous side to the Aussie culture of 'having a go' if you're too stubborn to get a mentor.  Join the Facebook Group. Follow Mark Bouris on Instagram, LinkedIn & YouTube. Want to grow your business and stay ahead of the pack? Access Mark Bouris' Masterclasses. Got a question or comment for Mark? Send an email.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coming Down the Pipe... [0:00] - The Pipeline Show Season 14 Intro [1:06] - Guy begins the show with the Question of the Day, lots of news and notes items and Coming Down the Pipe [10:18] - 2018-19 WHL Preview: The Red Deer Rebels are previewed with the help of the voice of the club, Cam Moon. [28:13] - 2018-19 WHL Preview: The defending champion Swift Current Broncos are the focus of this segment with the help of broadcaster Shawn Mullin. [53:00] - 2018-19 WHL Preview: The voice of the Tri-City Americans is Craig West and he is the tour guide for the preview of the team ahead of training camp. [1:13:18] - 2018-19 WHL Preview: This time we look at the Brandon Wheat Kings with the help of play-by-play man Branden Crowe [1:36:49] - 2018:19 WHL Preview: Closing out the show with a look ahead at the Victoria Royals. Marlon Martens runs the microphone for the Royals and provides his insight to the club. [1:52:17] - Guy wraps up the show by looking ahead at next week and more.

Guest 3 - 2018-19 WHL Preview: The voice of the Tri-City Americans is Craig West and he is the tour guide for the preview of the team ahead of training camp.

We spend so much time talking about the detail of day-to-day business, but what about life after business? Focusing on an exit plan is vital to ensure that your business enhances your life in the way that you want it to, and at the same time will make your day-to-day business more effective. We have Australia’s leading exit planner on the show this week to show us the ropes on all-things exit planning. As well as being the largest succession planner in the country, Craig West has been awarded Exit Planner Of The Year, and more importantly has received the even greater accolade of being invited back onto this show because he was so good last time! Keep reading for some of his top tips:  **The number one problem with SMEs is over-reliance on one person at the top of the organisation. **Make a succession plan, even if you have no intention of selling up any time soon. **You can triple or quadruple the value of your business if you do a proper exit plan. **Do not underestimate the value of your competitors. They are likely to pay better money for your company than standard investors. **It isn’t all about the sale price of a business - think about life after business. **Don’t do it yourself - always use an advisor for your exit planning. **You should spend 20% of your time working ‘on’ your business rather than working ‘in’ your business.    In this episode of Business Brain Food you will learn: **How long an exit can take **How to maximise the potential exit options **How to make your business attractive to a strategic buyer **An employee share option explained **How to sell to a listed company **How to plan for life after business   Resources mentioned in this episode: **Are you an accounting firm looking to offer business advisory services? Are you a client of an accountant who wants your accountant to get more proactive? Contact ben@maxmyprofit.com.au **Ben’s events across Australia: http://www.businessfasttrack.com.au **Ben’s free business Ebook: http://www.maxmyprofit.com.au **Craig’s succession planning service: http://www.successionplus.com.au **All previous BBF episodes & show notes can be found at http://www.businessbrainfood.com.au **Facebook: facebook.com/businessbrainfood **Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/businessbrainfood **Twitter: https://twitter.com/bfewtrell     As Craig says, it’s very easy to put off exit planning because it doesn’t feel like it’s fundamental to the day-to-day, but if you listen to the show you’ll realise just how vital it actually is. Make sure you get your plan in order! Also, if you are enjoying these Business Brain Food podcasts, then make sure to share them via social media sites or email the links to family and friends. A lot of time and effort goes into producing each of these podcasts with the goal in mind of the more people we can inspire about business the better. You can help us do just that! Until next time, have a profitable day. Cheers, Ben Fewtrell (02) 9111 5000

Guest: Professor Adam Steen, Researcher Mid Market Business – Charles Sturt University Part 1: Professor Adam Steen joins Craig West on the show. Listen to find out more about Adam and how he ended up working for Charles Stuart University, researching mid market businesses. Part 2: We continue to talk to Professor Adam Steen from Charles Sturt University. What is the mid market? What research has been conducted? How do we move businesses to the mid market range? The difficulty of funding. Being realistic. Listen to discover what the research has revealed.

In the first part of this week's episode the Squatch and Diamond Dave feature music by Machines Dream, a Canadian Prog outfit from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada . Craig West, vocalist, guitarist, and composer for the band also provides some excellent interview material! In the second part of the show, the guys begin coverage of the Rocket Scientists, which features Erik Norlander, Mark McCrite, and Don Schiff. This week they cover the first three studio releases from the Rocket Scientists. Coverage will continue in the first part of next week's show, finishing up with a track from their newly released album “Refuel”!For more information on Machines Dream visit facebook.com/MachinesDreamFor more information on Rocket Scientists you can visit myspace.com/rocketscientistsband or thetank.comAs always send questions, suggestions or comments to bigsquatch@verizon.net. You can also follow the Squatch on Twitter (@ProgSquatch) or visit our Prog-Watch Facebook page. Also, if you have a Prog band and are looking to maybe break into “the big league”, contact us to get on our Watch List! (We just might play you on the show, and who knows, it might lead to your big break!)

Succession Planning and Business Exit Strategies with Craig West Craig West is a strategic accountant who has over 20 years’ experience advising business owners. As the author of 3 books on the topics of exit planning, employee share ownership plans and asset protection, Craig is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to setting your business up for the future! In this episode of Business Brain Food you will learn: ** Why you need a plan in your business and why your plan should be mapped to your exit strategy ** How to use Employee Share programs to incentivise, motivate and get your employees involved in growing your business. ** Why you need to think about your exit strategy 5 to 7 years ahead of time. ** How to value your business. ** How to maximise the value of your business. ** What type of buyer you should look for when selling your business. Resources mentioned in this episode: ** The 4 hour work week - Timothy Ferris ** successionplus.com.au ** referron.com ** fiverr.com ** elance.com ** Bottlerocket Combo (Rob Turner and Ian Dittman). If you want to buy their CD you can email Rob Turner; robturner@ozemail.com.au Ask Ben a Question! If you have a question relating to your business that you would love to get some advice on, then ask Ben. If selected, your question will be played during the show and answered by Ben on the show. To ask a question, simply click on the tab on the right hand side of the page that says 'Record your Question', state your question, hit submit and listen into see if Ben answers your question. It's that simple. Until next time, have a profitable day! Cheers, Ben Fewtrell