Organize Chaos

Check out this awesome nugget from Chris' guest appearance on Building a Business That Lasts Podcast with Jay Owen.  Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

Market changes, inflation, supply chain issues, shifts to remote work, a lot is going on in the world right now. You may be feeling these macro pressures, but how should your business be reacting? Listen in as Chris discusses some of these issue with the Process People Community. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

In this episode, I’m talking with Greg Gunther. This episode is all about transforming the current challenges in your business into future opportunities.  Greg's a member of our Process People Community, a Trainual certified consultant, and he's based out in Brisbane, Australia. And we got to chat in this roundtable discussion about all these different macro challenges that are going on in the world, whether it's wars, markets economically not being where they are, inflation, supply challenges, people resigning and changing jobs. All these things can feel like a lot of pressure for our businesses, so how can you react to that pressure and how can you see the silver lining or the opportunity that pressure or these macro challenges creates? So it's a mindset shift, but we talked through some really specific examples on why some of those things, those challenges have become real opportunities for Greg and his clients and how they can be for you as well. So take a listen. Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Learn more about the Process People Community. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features Alli Webb of Drybar hosted by myself and Jonathan Ronzio.  How did Alli Webb scale Drybar to 150+ locations and a product line that she sold for $255M? We'll dig into this and more during a fireside chat. Want more? For a full breakdown on this session check out The Manual! Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features Candy Valentino and Connie S. Falls, hosted by Trainual's Partner Manager, Joe Corcione.  We unpack top tips from one of our favorite business consultants, Candy Valentino! If you ever wanted to learn how to experience more profitability, productivity, and freedom inside your business, this is the session for you. We unpack top tips from one of our favorite business consultants Connie S. Falls! If you ever wanted to learn how to experience more profitability, productivity, and freedom inside your business, this session is for you. Want more? For a full breakdown on this session check out The Manual! Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

The owners word weighs a ton. Or the weight of internal intros. Have you ever heard that phrase before? I first heard it from Basecamp Co-founder, Jason Fried. It's an important lesson for owners and leaders to understand that your comments and opinions carry a certain level of urgency for your employees if context is not handled properly. Share this episode with anyone on your leadership team or in a managerial position! Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features singer-songwriter Montell Jordan, hosted Jonathan Ronzio.  Join us for a Live Q&A with the Grammy nominated legend himself, Montell Jordan. We'll talk about what he's been up to lately and the awesome creative campaign we ran with him last year. Want more? For a full breakdown on this session check out The Manual! Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

A throwback reference to The E-Myth by Michael E. Gerber. Would you call yourself the technician, manager, or entrepreneur? As a business owner there is no doubt that you've worn one of these hats at some point. I'll breakdown how I define each in this episode. Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

Are you a generalist or a specialist? And which should your business hire? Do different stages of business require a generalist vs. a specialist? All of that, in today's episode. Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features Lisa Barnett of Little Spoon, hosted Jonathan Ronzio.  How do you stay innovative when marketing your business? And how do you turn customers into passionate, raving fans? In this session, we’ll break down the tactics that Lisa Barnett, co-founder, president and CMO of Little Spoon, used to generate buzz and captivate an audience that keeps coming back for more — baby food, that is. You’ll walk away inspired to apply her mastery to your own business. Want more? For a full breakdown on this session check out The Manual! Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

From the top down, you should be reliable with your work. You want your business's reputation to be known as reliable and you want your employees to be reliable with the work you require from them. As a result, people will come to you because they know you can deliver a result on time. On the contrary, can being the "go-to-person" become a liability? My thoughts in today's episode.  Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

A restaurant in Arizona offers a meal for $25,000!! Your first thought probably is, who would ever pay that? To my surprise, the restaurant consistently sells this dinner to patrons. Of course, my mind goes to business strategy and being able to charge more for less customers. I'll break down this analogy and maybe you can create the "$25,000 dinner" in your business. Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features Jason Fried of Basecamp & 37 Signals, hosted by myself.  Delegation is an art form. It starts with hiring — you need to have the right people in the right roles. And once you have that, you need to trust them do their thing. No micromanaging, no red tape — just let them show you what they’ve got! Join us as we dig into how you may be inhibiting your team’s success with co-founder and CEO of Basecamp, Hey, and 37 Signals, Jason Fried. Want more? For a full breakdown on this session check out The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

No one likes copycats, especially those who are copying your business. Copying the idea that you have worked on for years and put your heart and soul into. There are certainly some legalities to this, as I'll mention in this episode, but it's also a mindset on how to can choose to handle a copycat competitor. I hope this helps if you find yourself in this frustrating situation. Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

How to overcome decision paralysis. In this episode, I share some useful tactics around overthinking and decision fatigue. Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features Mignon Francois of The Cupcake Collection and Natalie Dao of Liquid Death Mountain Water, hosted by Jonathan Ronzio.  There’s a balance between keeping your employees happy at work and making sure that things are getting done the right way. Both of these are key to retaining employees and actually being able to do things at scale. In this panel, meet the people behind two fast-growing companies, and learn how they trained their teams and built long-lasting company culture along the way. Want more? For a full breakdown on this session check out The Manual! Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

Why does Southwest have open seating and other airlines don't? I had an assumption about this and took this question to LinkedIn. The response I got was perfect and I'll share the answer with you in today's episode, but there's also a business lesson we can all take away from why Southwest set up their seating this way. Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

2022 was my third year competing in the Trainual IRONMAN 70.3 Indian Wells – La Quinta, near Palm Springs, California. In the most recent race, I competed on a relay team as one of three teammates instead of doing the entire thing myself. This decision came from an epiphany I had, and that epiphany is the perfect metaphor for building your business. And more importantly, building the right team around yourself as the business owner.  Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

We've formatted our epic Playbook 2022 sessions for the podcast so you can take them on the go wherever you are. This episode features Mikita Mikado of PandaDoc, hosted by myself.  So, you have the right people in place, but your processes…? Not so much. And that can cause bottlenecks in your business, making it difficult to hand off tasks and almost impossible to achieve the same results over and over again. In this session, learn how Mikita Mikado, co-founder and CEO of PandaDoc, turned his e-signature SaaS company into a self-sustaining operation thanks to some smart process planning. Want more? For a full breakdown on this session check out The Manual! Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message

In 2021, there were 5.4 million new business applications, up almost a million from 2020! The barriers to start a business are lower than ever and technology is more widely available. People young and old are making the shift to entrepreneurship. The question I got asked was, what is my advice for the next generation of entrepreneurs? If you are an aspiring entrepreneur, here are my 5 tips for you! Find episode show notes, podcast blog recaps, and the best SMB news & tips on The Manual! Watch video highlights on Youtube here. Follow Chris Ronzio for more business insight. Learn more about Trainual, the world's top Business Playbook™ software. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/processmakesperfect/message