Your Business Growth Playbook by Jeremy Shapiro

Your Business Growth Podcast

Your Business Growth Podcast

Welcome, fellow business owners, to Your Business Growth Podcast, the companion show to Jeremy’s book Your Business Growth Playbook, dedicated to helping you break through those frustrating plateaus and get back to scaling your business!

If you’re an established entrepreneur who’s seen success but now feels like more hustle just isn’t working anymore, or if your expenses keep getting higher but revenue isn’t keeping up, then you’re in the right place.

Our goal is to uncover the tactical and strategic methods that help businesses like yours increase not just revenue, but also profits.

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Meet the Guests

Most of our episodes are in the form of interviews with business owners just like you who were growing, and then… hit the wall. They got stuck. Despite the challenges, however, they found a way through and got back to the growth they deserve.

You’ll meet the founders of B2B business, e-commerce businesses, retail stores, consumer brands, consultants, agencies, service providers, and more. All of them got stuck. And then found their way back to growth. And you can, too!

Don’t miss out on the growth strategy that could get you back to growth. Subscribe today and let’s breakthrough that wall together.

Your Business Growth Podcast Episodes

The Secret to Simplifying Your Scale with Michael Ritsema – Your Business Growth Podcast

What if growing your business actually made life LESS stressful?In this episode of Your Business Growth Podcast, Jeremy Shapiro interviews Mike Ritsema, CEO of i3 Business Solutions, about how he scaled a struggling IT services company into a $10M+ recurring revenue business through acquisitions, specialization, and operational systems.Mike shares the difficult realities behind entrepreneurship: ✔️ Maxing out personal credit lines ✔️ Going months without taking a paycheck ✔️ Surviving the 2001 tech recession ✔️ Watching 9/11 unfold while fearing the business would collapse ✔️ Navigating the Great Recession and COVID ✔️ Managing complicated business partner buyoutsInstead of slowing down, Mike leaned into growth and built a stronger company through recurring revenue, acquisitions, and organizational focus.In this episode, we discuss: ✔️ Why buying a business can outperform starting one from scratch ✔️ The hidden operational cost of employees wearing multiple hats ✔️ How specialization improves service quality and execution ✔️ Why recurring revenue transformed the company ✔️ The operational benefits of scaling beyond 50 employees ✔️ How acquisitions simplified leadership responsibilities ✔️ EOS, Traction, and operational accountability systems ✔️ Why referrals remain the highest-quality lead source ✔️ Building premium service businesses with stronger margins ✔️ The value of peer groups, masterminds, and mentorshipMike also shares lessons on: ✔️ Leadership during economic uncertainty ✔️ Scaling service-based businesses ✔️ Delegation and operational clarity ✔️ Managing company culture after acquisitions ✔️ Why lifelong learning matters for entrepreneurs👉 Connect with Michael Ritsema and learn more about i3 Business Solutions:* i3 Business Solutions: https://i3bus.com/* Michael Ritsema on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljritsema📘 Hosted by Jeremy B. Shapiro, Author of Your Business Growth Playbook ( https://yourbusinessgrowthplaybook.com/ )Chapters:00:00 On the Brink01:11 From IBM to Ownership02:32 Buying Not Starting05:37 Early Struggles and 9 1109:16 Recession Pivot and Plateau11:41 Too Many Hats13:43 Partner Buyouts and Recurring Revenue16:58 Bored Then Bought a Rival20:46 Scale With Less Stress24:30 Systems and Priorities26:02 Weekly Priority Discipline26:47 Client Value Over Noise27:23 Networking for Acquisitions28:25 Merging Company Cultures30:56 One Role One Rock34:27 Specialization at Scale36:20 Pricing Power and Saying No38:07 Scaling Advice and Mentors41:50 Peer Groups and Benchmarks43:56 Owner KPIs for Growth45:36 Rapid Fire Takeaways47:37 Unlikely Mentor Story49:34 Wrap Up and Where to ConnectKeywords: Mike Ritsema, Jeremy Shapiro, recurring revenue, IT business, managed services, EOS, Traction, business acquisitions, entrepreneurship, business systems, MSP growth, leadership, scaling a business, service business growth, business strategy#businessgrowth #Entrepreneurship #RecurringRevenue #Leadership #BusinessStrategy #PodcastWant to be a guest on Your Business Growth Podcast? Send Jeremy Shapiro a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/your_business_growth_podcast🔔 Subscribe today to get notified of new episodes, interviews, and shorts when they drop!
  1. The Secret to Simplifying Your Scale with Michael Ritsema
  2. The Pivot to 4x Revenue with Len May
  3. Profit Over Ego with Jon Chintanaroad
  4. Zero-Cost Sales Strategy – Sam Berman (LARC) on Scaling a Napkin Sketch into Logistics
  5. AI Threat, Low Valuation & Agency Pivot – Wes Towers (Uplift 360)

Be a Guest on Your Business Growth Podcast

Interested in being a guest on Your Business Growth Podcast?

If you’ve successfully implemented the strategies from Your Business Growth Playbook in your business and have a great story to share with our listeners, you’re welcome to apply to be a guest on the show.

Connect up with Jeremy on PodMatch (affiliate link) as that’s where guests get matched up with podcasts like Your Business Growth Podcast!