The Playbook System That Grows Your Business While You Rest

About this episode

Rod and Jenny share their journey from struggling business owners to achieving significant growth through effective team building and strategic planning.

How Rod and Jenny went from "close the doors" to a near million-dollar run rate in six months, and the playbook system that now lets them holiday while the business grows. 👉 Want the playbook that gets work off your plate? Grab the Team Handbook Builder GPT: https://bit.ly/p-team-handbook-builder Follow Geronimo Unfiltered Spotify Apple Podcasts YouTube: @GeronimoUnfilteredOfficial Instagram: @thegeronimoacademy Most owners think a holiday is a money problem. It's not. It's that the business only works when you're the one running it. Rod and Jenny owned a calisthenics gym in Newcastle. In debt, burnt out, doing everything themselves. Jenny gave Rod an ultimatum: profitable by December, or they close. Six months later they're planning a two-week holiday they call the Japan test. The goal isn't survival while they're gone. It's growth. Ryan breaks down exactly how they did it. The real order of operations, not the highlight reel. In this episode you'll hear: - Why a holiday is a team problem, not a revenue problem - The order Rod and Jenny built their team in, and why sales came first - What a playbook is and how to write one anyone can run in seven days - Why splitting sales from…

Topics covered

• business growth
• team building
• entrepreneurship
• work-life balance
• sales strategy

Keywords

• business growth
• team handbook
• sales strategy
• entrepreneurship
• work-life balance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TBC Studios

Places: Newcastle, Japan

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