Better Business, Better Life
Business & Finance
About
You've heard the saying happy wife, happy life. This not only applies to marriage but also to business leaders. We go into business looking for more freedom, money and happiness. But before too long you find yourself working long hours, stressed, overwhelmed and feeling like your business has a grip on you. From the outside things look good - you've got the car, house, wife, kids, bach and toys but how often do you get freedom to do what you truly love? And is your wife loving you or leaving you? Learn from those who have built a life they truly love, through building a better business.
Episodes
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: Your Best Year Might Be the Start of Your Worst
In this episode, Debra Chantry-Taylor explains that peak business success can paradoxically be a dangerous time for leadership teams, leading to complacency and eventual decline through five distinct stages. She emphasizes the importance o…
- Creating a Human Culture with Mel Rowsell
In this episode, Mel Rowsell, co-founder of Vend, shares her experiences with imposter syndrome and the challenges of a founder's journey. She discusses creating a curious and empathetic workplace culture and leading in the Fourth Imaginat…
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: Why Leadership Teams Avoid the Very Conversations That Would Unlock Growth
This episode discusses how leadership teams often avoid difficult conversations that hinder business growth, falling into a "polite meeting trap." Debra Chantry-Taylor explains the reasons behind this avoidance and how structures like EOS…
- EOS Guilt-Free Weekends with Justine Parsons
Justine Parsons, Founder of Your Virtual Assistant, implemented the EOS system in March 2020. 16 months later, her leadership team achieved clarity, simplified their business, and met their quarterly goals, allowing Parsons to take guilt-f…
- Amanda Barkey: Using EOS vs Running on EOS
Amanda Barkey explains the critical distinction between merely using EOS tools and truly running a business on EOS. She shares her personal experience of implementing EOS, highlighting the importance of consistency, discipline, and account…
- Growth Junkies Unite with Emily Ransone
Emily Ransone, owner of SideMark, shares her experience implementing EOS to transform her business. She explains how EOS helped her achieve a successful multi-faceted career as a business owner, EOS Coach, author, and facilitator, and disc…
- Why Businesses Get Stuck (and What Founders Can Do About It with EOS) - Part 2
In this episode, Debra Chantry-Taylor and Adam Harris discuss why businesses get stuck, emphasizing the need to address root causes rather than surface issues. They explore the importance of clarity, accountability, and structured problem-…
- It's Not About the Money... But It Is! with Sam Stubbs
Sam Stubbs, founder of the nonprofit KiwiSaver fund Simplicity, shares his journey and the company's mission to provide retirement dignity through low fees and ethical investing. Simplicity, a charity and social enterprise, manages $3 bill…
- Adam Harris: Getting Your Business Unstuck Starts with You and EOS
In this episode, Adam Harris and Debra Chantry-Taylor discuss how businesses get stuck due to fear, complacency, and founders becoming bottlenecks. They emphasize the importance of self-awareness, accountability, clear vision, and executio…
- Living the EOS Life with Daniel Davis
Daniel Davis discusses the EOS life, detailing its principles and practical application for entrepreneurs. With extensive experience in company building and introducing EOS to the Asia Pacific region, Davis shares his journey and the benef…
- Mark C. Winters: The EOS Framework for Aligning Visionaries and Integrators
Mark C. Winters, an EOS expert, discusses the critical visionary-integrator relationship for entrepreneurial success on Better Business, Better Life. He covers common traps, the visionary's role, and tools like the 10 Pillars of Greatness…
- The Power of Focus, Discipline & Believing with Renee Russo
Renee Russo shares her journey of transforming a business alongside her husband, identifying her core strengths, and emphasizes the crucial role of focus, discipline, and self-belief. She is an entrepreneurial business coach specializing i…
- Erik Dodier: The Power of the Visionary/Integrator Relationship in EOS
Erik Dodier shares his experience implementing EOS, highlighting how the Visionary/Integrator dynamic transformed his business, Pixel Media, leading to significant growth and improved operational clarity. He details the benefits of specifi…
- Beyond Burnout with Suzi McAlpine
In this episode, Suzi McAlpine discusses her new book, "Beyond Burnout - a New Zealand Guide." She shares actionable tools and practical tips for leaders and businesses to identify, prevent, and overcome burnout, aiming to create environme…
- John Munsell: Exploring How Businesses Can Move Beyond Basic AI Usage
In this episode, AI expert John Munsell joins Debra Chantry-Taylor to discuss how businesses can move beyond basic AI usage to achieve true capability and scale. Munsell shares frameworks like the AI strategy canvas and scalable prompt eng…
- Sailing Forward with Your Business with Steve Morris
Steve Morris, with a background in yacht design and program management, founded Catylator to help business owners build better businesses and lives. He utilizes EOS, LEGO Serious Play, and coaching to facilitate growth and success.
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: What Has to Change in the Leadership Team Before the Business Can Scale Again
In this episode, Debra Chantry-Taylor explains that scaling a business is primarily a leadership evolution challenge, not a strategy issue. She emphasizes the need for clear decision rights, role clarity, and accountability as businesses g…
- Success isn’t Rocket Science with Scott Rusnak
Scott Rusnak, author and EOS Implementer, shares insights on achieving business success and designing one's life. He discusses his journey building and exiting two companies and offers top tips for entrepreneurs.
- Haraya Del Rosario: From Corporate Career to EOS Driven Entrepreneur
In this episode, Haraya Del Rosario shares her entrepreneurial journey, detailing how implementing EOS principles helped her business grow rapidly. She highlights the significance of clarity, accountability, leadership structures, and the…
- How to Become a True Authority Through Thought Leadership with Verity Craft
Verity Craft explains how to use thought leadership to establish authority, sharing examples and tips for starting your journey. She emphasizes that true leadership means advancing conversations and providing extraordinary value to your au…
- Elevate the Genius Around You! with Dan William
Dan William shares his extensive entrepreneurial experience, starting from age 10 and progressing through building IT businesses, achieving significant revenue, and completing multiple acquisitions. He emphasizes the importance of elevatin…
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: The Science of Scaling - How to Grow Bigger and Better Without Losing Your Mind
In this episode, Debra Chantry-Taylor discusses the true meaning of scaling a business, emphasizing the importance of raising standards and eliminating inefficiencies rather than simply adding more work. She explains how impossible goals c…
- How to Work Together in Your Business & Stay Married with Jeni & Nick Clift
Nick and Jeni Clift, directors of DWM Solutions/Milan Industries Group, share their 25 years of experience working together in business and marriage. Nick focuses on vision and IT, while Jeni leads People & Culture and offers business coac…
- Managing the People Issues (or How to Let People Go!) with Tony Falkenstein
Tony Falkenstein joins Better Business, Better Life to discuss managing people issues and the process of letting employees go. He shares insights from his extensive entrepreneurial career, including starting over 50 companies and facing bo…
- Keith Gillispie: From Marine Corps to Real Estate Empire Builder
Keith Gillispie shares his transition from the Marine Corps to building a real estate empire across 34 states, emphasizing the critical role of documented systems and discipline. He discusses scaling strategies, overcoming debt, and the im…
- Marisa Smith: The Psychology Behind Successful EOS Adoption
In this episode, Debra Chantry-Taylor and Marisa Smith discuss the psychological aspects of adopting the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS). They cover the four-phase rollout roadmap (prepare, launch, integrate, sustain), the importanc…
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: Why Priorities Fail in Real Businesses & What Strong Teams Do Differently
In this episode, Debra Chantry-Taylor discusses why business priorities often fail due to systemic issues rather than lack of commitment. She highlights strategies employed by strong teams, such as limiting priorities, setting SMART goals,…
- David Hori: The Right Time to Start Exit Planning Is Now
David Hori joins Debra Chantry-Taylor on Better Business, Better Life to explain that exit planning is a crucial leadership discipline that should begin immediately. He emphasizes the importance of strong teams, clear processes, and transp…
- Ryan Hogan: Turning Hard Failures into Business Success with EOS
Ryan Hogan shares his entrepreneurial path from bankruptcy to building a $55 million business using EOS, emphasizing communication, accountability, and structure. He details his experience with ventures like Hunt a Killer and advises entre…
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: The January Reality Check – Why Momentum Dies & How to Rebuild It Fast
In this episode, Debra Chantry-Taylor explains why entrepreneurs lose momentum in January, attributing it to unrealistic expectations and unresolved issues. She advises rebuilding momentum through clear direction, consistent actions, and h…
- Justine Parsons: Finding Business Freedom Without Losing Yourself
In this episode of Better Business, Better Life, Justine Parsons shares her journey of shifting from managing her virtual assistant business to leading it. She discusses the challenges of stepping back from day-to-day operations, trusting…
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: Start the Year Off Right: No More Broken New Year’s Resolutions
This episode challenges the effectiveness of New Year's resolutions, particularly for entrepreneurs, by identifying common illusions that lead to failure. Instead of relying on motivation, it proposes establishing two core anchors (persona…
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: Use Your Holidays to Set Yourself Up for Success
Debra Chantry-Taylor addresses entrepreneurs who don't truly rest during holidays, explaining how habits sabotage downtime and why true rest is crucial for leadership and business sustainability. She provides five steps for a healthy Chris…
- Kerry Boulton: Steps to Make Your Business More Exit Ready
In this episode, Kerry Boulton shares insights on exit planning with Debra Chantry-Taylor, emphasizing the importance of preparation for a successful business transition and a meaningful next chapter.
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: Full Commitment to EOS Equals Real Business Transformation
Debra Chantry-Taylor discusses the negative impacts of partially implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), such as confusion and stunted growth. She emphasizes the necessity of full commitment, including consistent meetings,…
- Owen Garrity: Inside the Journey of Scaling Without Investors
In this episode, Owen Garrity details his entrepreneurial journey scaling FPW Media to a 50-person agency without investors. He shares insights on leadership challenges, client focus, team culture, and future expansion into AI-driven servi…
- Scott Rusnak: Why EOS Life Is About More Than Business Success
In this episode of Better Business, Better Life, host Debra Chantry-Taylor discusses living with purpose and alignment with returning guest and EOS Implementer Scott Rusnak. They explore balancing business and personal life using EOS tools…
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: How To Do IDS Properly and Stop Talking About the Same Issues Every Week
This episode features Debra Chantry-Taylor explaining the Issues Solving Track (IDS) from the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS). She details the three-step process of Identify, Discuss, and Solve, emphasizing root cause analysis and t…
- Beth Fahey: The EOS Rollout Book Every Implementer Has Been Waiting For
Beth Fahey, a former filmmaker turned bakery owner, shares her experience implementing EOS after scaling her business. She discusses how EOS tools improved her team's focus and communication, and details her upcoming book on EOS rollout, a…
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: How to Do IDS Properly and Stop Talking About the Same Issues Every Week
In this episode, Debra Chantry-Taylor discusses managing underperforming employees by avoiding tough conversations. She introduces EOS tools like the People Analyzer and SBI model for effective feedback and addresses when to coach for impr…
- Sarah Thomas: Turning Clicks into Customers Beyond the Inbox
Host Debra Chantry-Taylor talks with email marketing expert Sarah Thomas about using personalized, automated emails to build customer relationships and drive conversions. Sarah explains the importance of data, segmentation, and connection…
- Kathy Rushing: Strengthen Your Marriage with CRAVE Before It Drifts
In this episode of Better Business, Better Life, host Debra Chantry-Taylor talks with relationship coach Kathy Rushing about strengthening marriages for entrepreneurs. Kathy introduces her CRAVE framework—Communication, Rituals and Rhythms…
- Ian Murray: The Hard Truth About Implementing EOS as a Visionary
Ian Murray shares his experience implementing EOS at Murray Insurance, detailing the challenges and successes of transforming his agency through tools like the Level 10 Meeting, VTO, and LMA framework.
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: How Much Time Do You Really Have To Do EOS Rocks?
In this episode, Debra Chantry-Taylor explains the concept of EOS Rocks, emphasizing the importance of setting focused quarterly priorities. She discusses how leaders often have limited time to work *on* the business and provides strategie…
- Kathy Rushing: Keeping Your Marriage Alive While Building a Business
Host Debra Chantry-Taylor and therapist Kathy Rushing discuss how couples can navigate the challenges of entrepreneurship and maintain a strong marriage. Kathy introduces her CRAVE framework (Communication, Rhythms, Appreciation, Vision, a…
- Laurie Seymour & Curtis Williams: Getting Stronger in Business and Life with EOS
This episode features Laurie Seymour, an EOS implementer, and Curtis Williams, a personal training business owner. They discuss how the EOS system, including tools like the Level 10 Meeting and scorecard, brought structure and accountabili…
- Will Watrous: The EOS Tools Behind a 28% Profit Jump
Will Watrous discusses his business transformation using EOS tools, achieving a 28% profit increase. He highlights the importance of profit as a leadership tool and shares tips on clarity breaks and applying systems thinking.
- Ben Wiener: How To Build a Winning Pitch Using H.E.A.R.T
Host Debra Chantry-Taylor speaks with venture capitalist Ben Wiener about crafting effective startup pitches using his H.E.A.R.T. framework. The discussion covers investor expectations, the importance of storytelling, and practical advice…
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: Smoking Hopium – Data Scorecards and Why Everyone Needs a Number
Host Debra Chantry-Taylor discusses "smoking hopium," the danger of relying on misleading business metrics. She explains how to use data scorecards with outcome-driven measurables to foster honesty, build trust, and achieve sustainable suc…
- Debra Chantry-Taylor: Why Visionaries Blow Up Their Own Businesses & How EOS Stops it!
Host Debra Chantry-Taylor discusses how visionary entrepreneurs can hinder their own businesses with too many ideas and lack of follow-through. She explains how EOS principles, focus on 3-7 priorities, using an integrator, and data-driven…