Amber De La Garza's Business Coaching Triumph: 70% Profits with a Lean Team of 4, Mastering Work-Life Balance, and Using Podcasting for Growth - A Blueprint for Thriving in Business. (Episode 540 - Amber De La Garza)

In this episode of Grow a Small Business, host Troy Trewin interviews Amber De La Garza from The Productivity Specialist. Amber reveals how she grew her business to generate nearly $400K in revenue with a dynamic team of 4. Discover her secrets to scaling success, achieving work-life balance, and thriving in the competitive world of small business. This insightful conversation is packed with actionable advice for any entrepreneur looking to grow a small business and reach new heights. Why would you wait any longer to start living the lifestyle you signed up for? Balance your health, wealth, relationships and business growth. And focus your time and energy and make the most of this year. Let’s get into it by clicking here. Troy delves into our guest's startup journey, their perception of success, industry reconsideration, and the pivotal stress point during business expansion. They discuss the joys of small business growth, vital entrepreneurial habits, and strategies for team building, encompassing wins, blunders, and invaluable advice. What do you think is the hardest thing in growing a small business? According to Amber De La Garza, the hardest thing in growing a small business is marketing. She emphasizes the challenge of navigating the myriad ways to market effectively and finding a strategy that consistently works. Amber highlights the importance of understanding marketing principles, even if you use a marketing agency, to ensure you know if it's working and if the right strategies are being implemented. What's your favourite business book that has helped you the most? Amber De La Garza's favorite business book that has helped her the most is "Profit First" by Mike Michalowicz. She cites it as having made the biggest impact on her business approach and financial management. Are there any great podcasts or online learning resources you'd recommend to help grow a small business? Amber De La Garza recommends listening to podcasts and watching videos based on specific challenges you're facing. She suggests dipping in and out of various resources as needed, rather than consistently consuming content without a targeted purpose. What tool or resource would you recommend to grow a small business? Amber De La Garza recommends every small business to have a good project or task management system. Her team uses ClickUp, but she also mentions Asana as a great alternative, emphasizing the importance of these tools for managing tasks and projects effectively. What advice would you give yourself on day one of starting out in business? Amber De La Garza advises that she would tell herself on day one of starting out in business to have peace and confidence that everything would work out exactly as it was meant to be, likely bigger and better than she could have imagined. Book a 20-minute Growth Chat with Troy Trewin to see if you qualify for our upcoming course. Don't miss out on this opportunity to take your small business to new heights! Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey.   Quotable quotes from our special Grow A Small Business podcast guest: Encourage your team to have work-life balance for sustainable success – Amber De La Garza Invest in a good project or task management system for your business – Amber De La Garza   The journey would have looked different if I had known it would all work out exactly as it was meant to be – Amber De La Garza