by Scott Sylvan Bell | Jul 28, 2026 | Business Growth
Direct answer: Should you hire top talent when you find them on the market? Yes, if they bring 10x their salary to bottom-line profit. Use phantom equity tranches, sign your accounting team to an NDA, and have honest upfront conversations about limitations. Filmed in...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Jul 27, 2026 | Business Selling Psychology
Direct answer: Consulting frustration is real when you shift from being the expert to being the client. You know your industry cold. Now you take advice instead of giving it. Reconcile what you know with what the advisor knows — get multiple opinions. Filmed in...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Jul 26, 2026 | Business Growth
Direct answer: Order of operations determines whether your business plan succeeds or fizzles into the ether. Wrong sequence stalls progress. Use a preflight checklist mental model, plan in 60-90 day increments, and consult qualified professionals early — before you...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Jul 25, 2026 | Business Growth
Direct answer: Implement accountability for growth, scale, or exit by defining 15-25 KPIs on a scorecard visible to your team. Include department metrics and company overall numbers. Green means on-target, red means behind, yellow means meeting-required — the color...
by Scott Sylvan Bell | Jul 24, 2026 | Business Selling Psychology
Direct answer: Three conversations to have with your spouse before signing the LOI: what daily life will look like post-sale (identity, grief, boredom), what happens during the earn-out period, and what happens if a competing buyer emerges or the deal collapses...
