Business 300

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Hello and welcome to Business 300. With weekly 5-minute episodes, Business 300 is a show to equip and encourage entrepreneurs and business managers. Owning and managing a business is good work. But it is hard work. It can feel like you’re drowning with no time to get help. Perhaps these bite-size nuggets can be of assistance.

Episode Date
Ep. 296 - When In Doubt, Think You're Right
Jun 03, 2026
Ep. 295 - Negotiation Isn't Manipulation
Jun 01, 2026
Ep. 294 - Don't Let Competition Define You
May 27, 2026
Ep. 293 - What Are Your Assumptions?
May 25, 2026
Ep. 292 - Cash Before Growth
May 20, 2026
Ep. 291 - Saying Yes Once Is Saying No 100 Times
May 18, 2026
Ep. 290 - You Are The SOP
May 13, 2026
Ep. 289 - Decisions Over Effort
May 11, 2026
Ep. 288 - Work to Make Things Simple
May 06, 2026
Ep. 287 - You're the Ceiling to Your Business
May 04, 2026
Ep. 286 - You Need a What and a How
Apr 29, 2026
Ep. 285 - Maintenance Is Part of Doing Business
Apr 27, 2026
Ep. 284 - Revenue, Profit, & Cash
Apr 22, 2026
Ep. 283 - Have the Nerve to Confront Conflict
Apr 20, 2026
Ep. 282 - Great Employees Don't Need Motivation
Apr 15, 2026
Ep. 281 - Work and Sleep Like a Calvinist
Apr 13, 2026
Ep. 280 - When You Can't Raise Prices
Apr 08, 2026
Ep. 279 - 'Buy Local' Is Virtue-Signaling
Apr 06, 2026
Ep. 278 - Burnout is a Business Problem
Apr 01, 2026
Ep. 277 - AI Won't Replace You
Mar 30, 2026
Ep. 276 - You're Dealing With People
Mar 25, 2026
Ep. 275 - Act, Fail, Learn, Do
Mar 23, 2026
Ep. 274 - Manage Employees' Expectations
Mar 18, 2026
Ep. 273 - Be Real
Mar 16, 2026
Ep. 272 - When Sales Should Say No
Mar 11, 2026
Ep. 271 - From Bean Counter to Value Guide
Mar 09, 2026
Ep. 270 - Get Into The Mess
Mar 04, 2026
Ep. 269 - Christian Excellence in Business
Mar 02, 2026
Ep. 268 - Cultivating Culture - Part 2
Feb 25, 2026
Ep. 267 - Cultivating Culture - Part 1
Feb 23, 2026
Ep. 266 - When To Quit
Feb 18, 2026
Ep. 265 - Inspect the Activity, Not Just the Results
Feb 16, 2026
Ep. 264 - Competing on Price
Feb 11, 2026
Ep. 263 - When Customers Ask for Discounts
Feb 09, 2026
Ep. 262 - Your Rallying Cry
Feb 04, 2026
Ep. 261 - Build Backwards
Feb 02, 2026
Ep. 260 - Winners Crawl Into The Grave
Jan 28, 2026
Ep. 259 - The Difference Between Visionaries & Children
Jan 26, 2026
Ep. 258 - Value-First Administration
Jan 21, 2026
Ep. 257 - The Administration Drift
Jan 19, 2026
Ep. 256 - Delegation Isn't Abdication
Jan 14, 2026
Ep. 255 - You're Not Owed Anything
Jan 12, 2026
Ep. 254 - Set Fewer Goals, Hit More Targets
Jan 07, 2026
Ep. 253 - Systems Beat Motivation, Every Time
Jan 05, 2026
Ep. 252 - Leaders Create Categories
Dec 31, 2025
Ep. 251 - Price Is Filter - Not Barrier
Dec 29, 2025
Ep. 250 - The Incarnation Impacts Industry
Dec 24, 2025
Ep. 249 - The Dilution Delusion
Dec 22, 2025
Ep. 248 - A Clear & Crisp Strategy
Dec 17, 2025
Ep. 247 - Your Breakeven Point
Dec 15, 2025
Ep. 246 - Budgeting Is Good For You
Dec 12, 2025
Ep. 245 - Measure What Matters
Dec 08, 2025
Ep. 244 - Use Meetings To Drive Results
Dec 03, 2025
Ep. 243 - Manage Your Accounts Receivable
Dec 01, 2025
Ep. 242 - The Hustle Lifestyle
Nov 28, 2025
Ep. 241 - Vision Beats Validation
Nov 28, 2025
Ep. 240 - The Tyranny of Empathy
Nov 19, 2025
Ep. 239 - Stop Apologizing for Success
Nov 17, 2025
Ep. 238 - Bigger Isn't Better
Nov 12, 2025
Ep. 237 - The Visionary and the Operator
Nov 10, 2025
Ep. 236 - Onboarding New Hires - Part 2
Nov 05, 2025
Ep. 235 - Onboarding New Hires - Part 1
Nov 03, 2025
Ep, 234 - Craft Your Business Strategy - Part 2
Oct 29, 2025
Ep. 233 - Craft Your Business Strategy - Part 1
Oct 27, 2025
Ep. 232 - Leading While Discouraged
Oct 22, 2025
Ep. 231 - Definitions Aren't Enough
Oct 20, 2025
Ep. 230 - Bring It On
Oct 15, 2025
Ep. 229 - The Profit Black Hole
Oct 13, 2025
Ep. 228 - Quit LARPing, Get to Work
Oct 08, 2025
Ep. 227 - Fire Faster - Part 3
Oct 06, 2025
Ep. 226 - Fire Faster - Part 2
Sep 30, 2025
Ep. 225 - Fire Faster - Part 1
Sep 29, 2025
Ep. 224 - Founder, Not Flounder
Sep 24, 2025
Ep. 223 - Make The Customer's Life Better
Sep 22, 2025
Ep. 222 - Profit Is Communication
Sep 17, 2025
Ep. 221 - Expand Your Reach Without Rebuilding Your Business
Sep 15, 2025
Ep. 220 - Strategies to Increase Cash Flow - Part 3
Sep 10, 2025
Ep. 219 - Strategies To Increase Cash Flow - Part 2
Sep 08, 2025
Ep. 218 - Strategies To Increase Cash Flow - Part 1
Sep 03, 2025
Ep. 217 - Effort vs. Reward Matrix
Sep 01, 2025
Ep. 216 - Effort vs. Reward When Choosing A Business
Aug 27, 2025
Ep. 215 - Focus On The Customer
Aug 25, 2025
Ep. 214 - Inefficient Progress Is Better Than No Progress
Aug 20, 2025
Ep. 213 - You're Not Stuck
Aug 18, 2025
Ep. 212 - It's Not Overwork That's Causing Your Burnout
Aug 13, 2025
Ep. 211 - Public Virtue
Aug 11, 2025
Ep. 210 - Creative Thinking & Instigating Innovation
Aug 06, 2025
Ep. 209 - There Are Less Rules Than You Think
Aug 04, 2025
Ep. 208 - Building Cultural Traction
Jul 30, 2025
Ep. 207 - Particular Value
Jul 28, 2025
Ep. 206 - How To Get Into Business Ownership
Jul 23, 2025
Ep. 205 - Custom Is Chaos
Jul 21, 2025
Ep. 204 - How To Scale Your Business
Jul 16, 2025
Ep. 203 - Short & Thorough Problem-Solving
Jul 14, 2025
Ep. 202 - Value-Creation Is Work
Jul 09, 2025
Ep. 201 - You're Responsible For The Burden
Jul 07, 2025
Ep. 200 - Move Up By Moving Down
Jul 02, 2025
Ep. 199 - Management VS Employees
Jun 30, 2025
Ep. 198 - Holding An Inflated Ball Underwater
Jun 25, 2025
Ep. 197 - Shackles of Self-Focus
Jun 23, 2025
Ep. 196 - Growing Straight With Crooked Branches
Jun 18, 2025
Ep. 195 - Make Them Feel Good
Jun 16, 2025
Ep. 194 - The Job of Business Finance - Part 3
Jun 11, 2025
Ep. 193 - The Job of Business Finance - Part 2
Jun 09, 2025
Ep. 192 - The Job of Business Finance - Part 1
Jun 04, 2025
Ep. 191 - When It's Time To Scale Back
Jun 02, 2025
Ep. 190 - A Michelin-Star Business
May 28, 2025
Ep. 189 - Growth Is Not Linear
May 26, 2025
Ep. 188 - Work as Sacrificial Worship
May 21, 2025
Ep. 187 - Keep It
May 19, 2025
Ep. 186 - Work It
May 14, 2025
Ep. 185 - Discipline Needs Carrots and Sticks
May 12, 2025
Ep. 184 - Discipline to Get Better
May 07, 2025
Ep. 183 - Talk Is Cheap. Do the Work
May 05, 2025
Ep. 182 - Don't Let Go
Apr 30, 2025
Ep. 181 - A Standard of Excellence
Apr 28, 2025
Ep. 180 - Facets of Organizational Structure - Part 5
Apr 23, 2025
Ep. 179 - Facets of Organizational Structure - Part 4
Apr 21, 2025
Ep. 178 - Facets of Organizational Structure - Part 3
Apr 16, 2025
Ep. 177 - Facets of Organizational Structure - Part 2
Apr 14, 2025
Ep. 176 - Facets of Organizational Structure - Part 1
Apr 11, 2025
Ep. 175 - Making Things Happen - Part 4
Apr 07, 2025
Ep. 174 - Making Things Happen - Part 3
Apr 02, 2025
Ep. 173 - Making Things Happen - Part 2
Mar 31, 2025
Ep. 172 - Making Things Happen - Part 1
Mar 26, 2025
Ep. 171 - The Investor Experience - Part 2
Mar 24, 2025
Ep. 170 - The Investor Experience - Part 1
Mar 19, 2025
Ep. 169 - Think Like An Operator
Mar 17, 2025
Ep. 168 - Think Like An Investor
Mar 12, 2025
Ep. 167 - A Business Owner Delivers Value.
Mar 10, 2025
Ep. 166 - What is Business Ownership?
Mar 05, 2025
Ep. 165 - When Finance Doesn't Serve the Customer
Mar 03, 2025
Ep. 164 - When Administration Doesn't Serve the Customer
Feb 26, 2025
Ep. 163 - When Operations Doesn't Serve the Customer
Feb 24, 2025
Ep. 162 - When Sales Doesn't Serve the Customer
Feb 19, 2025
Ep. 161 - When Strategy Doesn't Serve the Customer
Feb 17, 2025
Ep. 160 - So, You Want To Own A Business
Feb 12, 2025
Ep. 159 - Systems Bring Residual Return
Feb 10, 2025
Ep. 158 - Action Over Vision
Feb 05, 2025
Ep. 157 - How To Move Fast
Feb 03, 2025
Ep. 156 - Working With Suppliers - Part 3
Jan 29, 2025
Ep. 155 - Working With Suppliers - Part 2
Jan 27, 2025
Ep. 154 - Working With Suppliers - Part 1
Jan 22, 2025
Ep. 153 - Keep The Main Thing, The Main Thing
Jan 20, 2025
Ep. 152 - Business is Boring
Jan 15, 2025
Ep. 151 - You Or The Problem, Who Will fold?
Jan 13, 2025
Ep. 150 - Compound Your Improvement Effort
Jan 06, 2025
Ep. 149 - A Waste Wrap Up
Jan 01, 2025
Ep. 148 - Consistent Production Beats Sporadic Exceptionalism
Dec 30, 2024
Ep. 147 - A Company Christmas Party
Dec 25, 2024
Ep. 146 - Manage Customer Expectations
Dec 23, 2024
Ep. 145 - Character Creates Competence
Dec 18, 2024
Ep. 144 - Rousing Employees by Raising Their Vision
Dec 16, 2024
Ep. 143 - God Is In The Details
Dec 11, 2024
Ep. 142 - Playing the Long Game in Your Sales Strategy
Dec 09, 2024
Ep. 141 - Poka-Yoke It Up!
Dec 04, 2024
Ep. 140 - The Frontline Manager Is The Linchpin - Part 2
Dec 02, 2024
Ep. 139 - The Frontline Manager Is The Linchpin - Part 1
Nov 27, 2024
Ep. 138 - Pull the Weeds While They're Still Small
Nov 25, 2024
Ep. 137 - Growth or Cash, Choose One - Part 4
Nov 20, 2024
Ep. 136 - Growth or Cash, Choose One - Part 3
Nov 18, 2024
Ep. 135 - Growth or Cash, Choose One - Part 2
Nov 13, 2024
Ep. 134 - Growth or Cash, Choose One - Part 1
Nov 11, 2024
Ep. 133 - Profit Is For The Customer
Nov 06, 2024
Ep. 132 - Results Follow Trade-offs
Nov 04, 2024
Ep. 131 - You Want Your Customers To Take You For Granted
Oct 30, 2024
Ep. 130 - Why To Uncover Your Mission
Oct 28, 2024
Ep. 129 - Leading People (Even If You Can't Pay Them) - Part 3
Oct 23, 2024
Ep. 128 - Leading People (Even If You Can't Pay Them) - Part 2
Oct 21, 2024
Ep. 127 - Leading People (Even If You Can't Pay Them) - Part 1
Oct 16, 2024
Ep. 126 - 2 Types of Customer Relationships
Oct 09, 2024
Ep. 124 - Value-Growth Mindset
Oct 02, 2024
Ep. 123 - Value Is The Goal
Sep 30, 2024
Ep. 122 – Business Is Not Morally Neutral
Sep 25, 2024
Ep. 121 – A Fruitful Worldview
Sep 23, 2024
Ep. 120 – You Want Humble People
Sep 18, 2024
Ep. 119 – Get Better As You Get Bigger
Sep 16, 2024
Ep. 118 – Let Problems Fall Where They May
Aug 15, 2024
Ep. 117 – Aspirations & Actions
Aug 14, 2024
Ep. 116 – An Owner’s Lack of Nerve
Aug 07, 2024
Ep. 115 – The Character Trait of Success
Aug 05, 2024
Ep. 114 – The Objective of Christian Enterprise
Jul 22, 2024
Ep. 113 – Let Sales Sell
Jul 17, 2024
Ep. 112 – Playing The Inventory Game
Jul 15, 2024
Ep. 111 – Your Business Is Not Your Employee’s Baby
Jul 03, 2024
Ep. 110 – Size Matters
Jul 01, 2024
Ep. 109 – You Want A Boring Business
Jun 26, 2024
Ep. 108 – The Global Objective
Jun 24, 2024
Ep. 107 – Balancing Autonomy & Control
Jun 19, 2024
Ep. 106 – Structure Enables Strategy
Jun 17, 2024
Ep. 105 – More People, More Disorder
Jun 12, 2024
Ep. 104 – Business Turnarounds
Jun 10, 2024
Ep. 103 – Fail ‘Til You Succeed
Jun 05, 2024
Ep. 102 – The Imposter Syndrome
Jun 03, 2024
Ep. 101 – The Missing Ingredient
May 29, 2024
Ep. 100 – Death, Burial, & Resurrection
May 27, 2024
Ep. 99 – How To Make a Business Case
May 22, 2024
Ep. 98 – Cruise On Your Own Time
May 20, 2024
Ep. 97 – Assess, Align, Actuate
May 15, 2024
Ep. 96 – A Framework to Work Toward Your Goals
May 13, 2024
Ep. 95 – Big Goals Demand Small Steps
May 08, 2024
Ep. 94 – Don’t Make Them Wait
May 06, 2024
Ep. 93 – Don’t Be Pushy
May 01, 2024
Ep. 92 – You Know What To Do
Apr 29, 2024
Ep. 91 – Interpret Financials to Hear Your Customers (Part 2)
Apr 24, 2024
Ep. 90 – Interpret Financials to Hear Your Customers (Part 1)
Apr 22, 2024
Ep. 89 – Quit Moving Around
Apr 17, 2024
Ep. 88 – On Making Progress When Leading People (Part 3)
Apr 15, 2024
Ep. 87 – On Making Progress When Leading People (Part 2)
Apr 10, 2024
Ep. 86 – On Making Progress When Leading People (Part 1)
Apr 08, 2024
Ep. 85 – Leading Through Sabotage
Apr 03, 2024
Ep. 84 – Michelin Star or McDonalds Menu?
Apr 01, 2024
Ep. 83 – What Kind of a Business Should You Own? (Part 2)
Mar 27, 2024
Ep. 82 – What Kind of a Business Should You Own? (Part 1)
Mar 25, 2024
Ep. 81 – Are You An Operator Or An Administrator?
Mar 20, 2024
Ep. 80 – Active Attention, Not Aimless Abdication
Mar 18, 2024
Ep. 79 – The One Thing For Operational Improvement
Mar 13, 2024
Ep. 78 – Enjoy The Process
Mar 11, 2024
Ep. 77 – Why Do We Over Produce?
Mar 06, 2024
Ep. 76 – Overproduction Is Your Biggest Enemy
Mar 04, 2024
Ep. 75 – 3 Metrics To Deliver Value
Feb 28, 2024
Ep. 74 – Working With People You Don’t Agree With
Feb 26, 2024
Ep. 73 – You Can Say “No”
Feb 21, 2024
Ep. 72 – Growing Your Business Revenue
Feb 19, 2024
Ep. 71 – Cultivate Order, Not Chaos
Feb 14, 2024
Ep. 70 – Practicing Your Purpose
Feb 12, 2024
Ep. 69 – The Role of The Leader
Feb 05, 2024
Ep. 68 – What Is Leadership?
Jan 29, 2024
Ep. 67 – The Role of The Manager
Jan 22, 2024
Ep. 66 – The Role of The Specialist
Jan 15, 2024
Ep. 65 – The Organizational Structure
Jan 08, 2024
Ep. 64 – Know Your Target Employment Audience
Jan 03, 2024
Ep. 63 – Uncover The Mission Of Your Business
Jan 03, 2024
Ep. 62 – What The Customer Won’t Pay For
Dec 18, 2023
Ep. 61 – Manage With Freedom & Responsibility
Dec 11, 2023
Ep. 60 – Be Comfortable Being Uncomfortable
Dec 04, 2023
Ep. 59 – If Opportunity Isn’t Knocking
Nov 27, 2023
Ep. 58 – Profit Is A Necessary Good
Nov 20, 2023
Ep. 57 – The Sanctified Differentiated Leader
Nov 13, 2023
Ep. 56 – How To Get Into Business Ownership
Nov 06, 2023
Ep. 55 – The Fundamental Focus
Oct 30, 2023
Ep. 54 – Is There Good Debt?
Oct 23, 2023
Ep. 53 – What About Business Debt?
Aug 22, 2023
Ep. 52 – Employee Termination – Part 2
Aug 16, 2023
Ep. 51 – Employee Termination – Part 1
Aug 07, 2023
Ep. 50 – The Best Way To Success
Jul 31, 2023
Ep. 49 – Start Walking
Jul 24, 2023
Ep. 48 – Customers Aren’t Always Right
Jul 17, 2023
Ep. 47 – Incentives to Keep Employees Engaged (Part 2)
Jul 11, 2023
Ep. 46 – Incentives to Keep Employees Engaged (Part 1)
Jul 03, 2023
Ep. 45 – Keep It Simple
Jun 26, 2023
Ep. 44 – Lean Into Your Presups
Jun 19, 2023
Ep. 43 – Communication is A.R.T.
Jun 12, 2023
Ep. 42 – On Being A Realistic Optimist
Jun 05, 2023
Ep. 41 – Against Work-Life Balance
Jan 24, 2023
Ep. 40 – Business Partnerships & Mutual Success
Oct 04, 2022
Ep. 39 – Change & Constancy
Sep 14, 2022
Ep. 38 – Align Authority & Accountability
Aug 24, 2022
Ep. 37 – The Collective and the Individual
Aug 02, 2022
Ep. 36 – Generosity Before Gain
Jul 13, 2022
Ep. 35 – Hiring Is Not For Idealists
Jun 22, 2022
Ep. 34 – The Principles Behind The Practice
Jun 16, 2022
Ep. 33 – Know Your People
May 18, 2022
Ep. 32 – Don’t Be The Ceiling of Your Business
May 13, 2022
Ep. 31 – The Right Foundation
Apr 20, 2022
Ep. 30 – Get Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable
Apr 14, 2022
Ep. 29 – Play Checkers, Not Chess
Mar 29, 2022
Ep. 28 – Making Ideas Happen
Mar 18, 2022
Ep. 27 – Utilizing Resources in Your Operation
Mar 10, 2022
Ep. 26 – Strategy & Structure
Mar 05, 2022
Ep. 25 – Accounting & Financial Statements
Feb 25, 2022
Ep. 24 – Replaceable and Critical
Feb 16, 2022
Ep. 23 – Lag VS Lead Measures
Feb 09, 2022
Ep. 22 - Learn to Wear Your Whitey Tighties Proudly
Feb 04, 2022
Ep. 21 - Make Your Decisions, Just Make Good Ones (Part 2)
Jan 25, 2022
Ep. 20 - Make Your Decisions, Just Make Good Ones (Part 1)
Jan 19, 2022
Ep. 19 - Plans, Ifs, & Buts
Jan 13, 2022
Ep. 18 - Learn To Juggle - Build & Fight
Jan 04, 2022
Ep. 17 - An Embodied Vision
Dec 28, 2021
Ep. 16 - Brand Building
Dec 07, 2021
Ep. 15 - Snake Oil Solutions
Nov 30, 2021
Ep. 14 - How To Gauge The Temperature
Nov 22, 2021
Ep. 13 - Show Me The Money
Nov 17, 2021
Ep. 12 - Systems! Systems! Systems!
Nov 09, 2021
Ep. 11 - Do You Have What It Takes?
Nov 02, 2021
Ep. 10 - Hike, Don't Sprint
Oct 26, 2021
Ep. 9 - The 4+1 Parts of a Business
Oct 18, 2021
Ep. 8 - Your Mind & Your Gut
Oct 11, 2021
Ep. 7 - No Map? No Problem
Oct 04, 2021
Ep. 6 - The Practical, Conceptual, & Ideal
Sep 28, 2021
Ep. 5 - Results, Not Just Intentions
Sep 20, 2021
Ep. 4 - Does Your Profit Compete With Your Mission?
Sep 13, 2021
Ep. 3 - Don't Romanticize Your Calling
Sep 02, 2021
Ep. 2 - 4 Reasons Why Business Is Good
Sep 02, 2021
Ep. 1 - Business Is Good
Sep 02, 2021