The Authority Builder Podcast

If you teach businesses how to boost their social media profile, create webinars, or similar… check out a new approach to working with clients from Hugh Culver of Stand Out Social.

Show Notes

If you teach businesses how to boost their social media profile, create webinars, or similar… check out a new approach to working with clients from Hugh Culver of Stand Out Social.

There’s an alternative to teaching that will ensure they follow through and see results. And when your clients succeed in this way… you succeed because they hire you again and again - automatically. This is how Hugh grew his latest business to six figures in just 10 months.

Hugh also shares what happened when he finally stopped trying to be the hardest worker in his business. And that’s just the start.

Check out the episode to find out…

  • How to get the most out of your mastermind group - if they don’t “scare” you, you’re wasting your time
  • The weekly ritual with your team that can change everything in your business
  • Ways to pre-qualify clients so you only work with those that will be successful
  • Where to find the right employees so you can escape the day-to-day - and focus on growing the business
  • Details on a profitable alternative to teaching and consulting - your clients are dying for this right now
  • And more

Listen now…

Timeline

00:11 Today Steve speaks with Hugh Culver. Hugh is the CEO of SOS and the author of Give me a break: The art of making time work for you.

01:12Hugh tells us how he started in the business, white water rafting with his brother.

02:53 Hugh tells us how he sold his business and what he learned from it was that equating being busy as success was wrong.

06:30Hugh explains how putting in long hours constantly is a bad idea.

09:07 Hugh explains how writing his book 5 years ago changed everything.

13:17 “You do not want to be the smartest person in the room”.

15:12 Hugh talks about his done for you service and goes in-depth giving examples of other great service providers.

23:24 In order to free up more time Hugh decided to get help but chooses to hire locally rather than the cheaper option from abroad.

27:36 When it comes to investment, Steve usually says yes.

28:29Hugh tells us exactly what SOS does and breaks down their process on how they drive more traffic to your website.

35:00To find out what you should change in your business Hugh tells us you first have to look at your own pain.

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What is The Authority Builder Podcast?

The Authority Builder Podcast is the place to come if you are building a professional practice and want to be seen as the leader in your market. We interview the top experts throughout professional services and share insights to help you grow your firm and be positioned as the only choice the clients ever want.

“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
― Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States