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

Small Clients Big Money with Albert Butler – Your Business Growth Podcast

What happens when the biggest contracts in your business are actually slowing you down?In this episode of Your Business Growth Podcast, Jeremy Shapiro sits down with Albert Butler, a CPA and business advisor, who shares how chasing large government contracts nearly limited his firm’s growth—and what happened when he shifted focus instead.Albert built his career working across multiple industries before stepping into a firm heavily focused on government proposals. While these contracts looked prestigious, they required massive effort, long timelines, and high risk—often delaying revenue and draining resources.Instead of continuing down that path, Albert made a bold decision—shift focus to smaller, high-value clients with faster turnaround and stronger relationships.That shift led to: ✔️ 3X revenue growth ✔️ Faster sales cycles (months to weeks) ✔️ Higher profit margins ✔️ Stronger client retention and referrals ✔️ Long-term, lifetime customer relationshipsIn this episode, we break down: ✔️ Why large contracts can limit business growth ✔️ The hidden cost of long sales cycles ✔️ How to reduce customer acquisition time ✔️ Building a client-for-life business model ✔️ Why accounting is the heartbeat of business ✔️ The mindset shift from transactions to relationshipsIf you're a business owner, consultant, or service provider chasing big deals but struggling with growth, this episode will challenge how you think about profitability, scale, and focus.👉 Connect with Albert Butler: • Albert Butler on YouTube: https://youtube.com/@albertbutlercpa• Albert Butler on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/butleralbert• Albert Butler on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/albertbutlercpa• Albert Butler on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61577977890720• Albert Butler's Book: https://www.amazon.com/LIFE-Success-Failure-Quotes-Advice-ebook/dp/B0FKGJD7LD 📊 Hosted by: Jeremy B. Shapiro, Host and Author, Your Business Growth PlaybookChapters:00:00 Proposal Pain Points00:59 Meet Albert Butler01:46 Origin Story Accounting03:11 Entering Government Contracts06:00 Client Experience Matters07:24 Partner Disagreements08:43 Partner Exit Buyout12:58 New Growth Strategy15:26 ROI And Sales Cycle20:57 Training Team Shift23:24 Heartbeat Framework24:28 Accounting Heartbeat25:46 Tripling Through Niche27:44 Client For Life29:15 Legacy Life Strategy32:13 Margins And Value34:35 Purpose Over Money35:53 Plan Act Review37:58 Hire Better People39:06 Retention Referral Metrics43:14 Rapid Fire Wrap Up45:05 Final Recap And LinksKeywords: Albert Butler, accounting business, CPA growth, small business strategy, client retention, business scaling, profit growth#podcast #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Accounting #SmallBusinessWant 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. Small Clients Big Money with Albert Butler
  2. The Path to Nine Figures with Shawn Boehme
  3. The Billion Dollar Oracle, Ari Rastegar
  4. Firing to Scale with Leo Young
  5. Breaking the Referral Trap with Virginia Elder

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!