About this episode

Scott Wilson discusses leadership and prioritization with high-performance coach James Laughlin.

What if the real issue in your business isn’t that you're busy… it's that you're focused on the wrong things? In this special live episode of the Marketing 4 Business Podcast , Scott sits down with high-performance coach and author James Laughlin during a recent Digital Influence Leadership Live Client Breakfast in Christchurch. James has worked with world champions, global leaders, elite athletes, and high-performing organisations. In this conversation, he shares practical lessons on leadership, culture, priorities, and performance, including insights from coaching teams in some of the most extreme environments on Earth. From helping teams prepare for nine months of isolation in Antarctica to working with elite athletes chasing world titles, James has seen firsthand what separates high performers from everyone else. If you’re a business owner, leader, or entrepreneur trying to build a better team while managing the demands of growth, this episode is packed with practical ideas you can apply immediately. Download the Local Business AEO Playbook here – a free, step-by-step guide that shows you how to position your business to be recommended by AI. If you find our content valuable…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Wilson

Guest: James Laughlin

Topics covered

• leadership
• priorities
• performance
• high-performance coaching
• business growth

Keywords

• leadership
• priorities
• high-performance
• business growth
• coaching

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Digital Influence Leadership, Local Business AEO Playbook

Places: Christchurch

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