By Cheryl Powers

Imagine your journey as a business owner whose company, once entirely dependent on your daily involvement, transformed into a self-managing, profitable entity. This metamorphosis not only skyrocketed your business value but also granted you newfound freedom and wealth. How did you achieve this remarkable feat? The secret resides in your strategic shift toward cultivating a team of high-performing A-players.

Understanding Your Growth Challenges

As a mid-market business own...

By Cheryl Powers

As a business growth advisor specializing in SMBs and mid-market companies, I've observed a common challenge among ambitious owners and founders: scaling their businesses while reducing their personal dependency. A compelling example of this is Jaclyn Johnson's journey with Create & Cultivate.

Unpacking the Founder's Challenge: The Story of Create & Cultivate

In 2012, Jaclyn Johnson embarked on an entrepreneurial venture, launching Create & Cultivate, a media platform aimed...

By Cheryl Powers

The Key to Premium Enterprise Value: Autonomy from Ownership

With all of its crispness and snowy goodness, winter is the perfect time to increase your company's value. 

Top-tier companies are distinguished by their ability to operate independently of their owners. This autonomy is a critical factor in enterprise value; businesses running on autopilot command premium prices, while those overly reliant on their owners face significant valuation discounts. Removing yourself from...

By Cheryl Powers

In today’s competitive talent landscape, attracting, finding, selecting, hiring and onboarding top managers for your company is tougher than ever before. This isn't just by chance; it's due to several reasons that small and mid-market business owners often miss or don't give enough importance to.

Knowing these challenges is key to solving them.

Let's explore why it's hard to hire great management talent:

Why Business Owners Struggle to Hire Top Management Talent

Owner's ...

 By Cheryl Powers

Expanding a team is more than just adding bodies to your company—it's about finding the right kind of people who'll turbocharge your growth. As an owner, you need to be tactical and thoughtful about whom you bring into your fold. It's not just about filling positions; it's about enriching your team's dynamics and enhancing your company’s capabilities. 

The Complex Journey of Team Growth

When you're at the helm of a small or mid-market business, expanding your team is like ...

By Cheryl Powers

In today's fast-paced entrepreneurial world, the key to sustained success isn't just about having a groundbreaking idea or unparalleled talent. It's about something far more fundamental yet often overlooked: effective business processes and systematization. As a business advisor and coach to founders and owners, I've seen too many entrepreneurs and business owners inadvertently hurting themselves, their businesses, their customers, their employees, and ultimately, their persona...

By Cheryl Powers

As Thanksgiving approaches, it's a time for reflection and gratitude, not just in our personal lives but in our businesses, too. This season offers a unique opportunity for business owners and founders to cultivate a thriving environment that adds value to their leadership, employees, and customers. Here's how you can harvest success this Thanksgiving and create a business that’s valuable on all fronts.

Cultivating an Engaged Workforce

An engaged workforce is the bedrock of...

By Cheryl Powers

Imagine for a moment the enterprise value your company could reach if every sales hire turned out to be a veritable superstar, a perfect fit for the demanding rhythm of your business. Now imagine what that would mean to you personally.

What would it add to your customer happiness?

What would it do for your employee satisfaction?

How would it impact your standing against the competition?

And what would it do for your personal wealth?

Yet, here's the sobering reality: near...

by Cheryl Powers

Ever found yourself obsessing over Google Analytics, fretting every time there's a minor dip in your website traffic? You're not alone. We're living in an era where many businesses have become heavily reliant on Google for their lead flow. Here's why this is problematic:

Sole Reliance: Relying on a single lead source is risky. If there's an algorithm change or if your SEO falters, it could cripple your business.

Unpredictability: Algorithms are constantly changing. What works...

By Cheryl Powers

Ever found yourself wishing, “If only I had a team full of [Best Employee's Name]s?” 

I’ve been there, and I totally get you.

Imagine this: A company where everyone is as knowledgeable, skilled, and efficient as your star employee. 

Sounds like a dream?

But what if I told you it's achievable? Even kind of simple?

I'm thrilled to invite you to a masterclass that I believe could revolutionize the way you look at building and managing teams: "How to Ethically Clone Your Bes...