Simon Halstead’s Post

Celebrating Milestones: The Thrill of Securing Our First Client! 🎉 Excitement is reverberating through our startup headquarters as we proudly announce a significant milestone on our entrepreneurial journey – securing our very first client! 🚀 From the early days of planning and late-night strategy sessions to the relentless pursuit of excellence, this moment signifies a culmination of dedication, passion, and unwavering belief in our mission. Why This Achievement Matters: Validation of Vision: Landing our first client is more than a transaction; it's a resounding validation of our vision and the value we bring to the table. To have someone choose us among myriad options reinforces that we're on the right track. Building Trust: Trust is the cornerstone of any successful business relationship. Our inaugural client has placed trust in our capabilities, and we're committed to exceeding expectations, cementing the foundation for lasting partnerships. Learning and Growth: Every client interaction is a learning opportunity. The feedback, challenges, and successes that come with this partnership will fuel our growth, enabling us to refine our offerings and better serve future clients. Fueling Momentum: Securing the first client injects a surge of momentum into our entrepreneurial spirits. It's a testament to our ability to navigate challenges, adapt to market demands, and emerge stronger on the other side. How We're Celebrating: 🥂 Virtual Toast: Even though we might be miles apart, we're virtually clinking glasses to commemorate this achievement. Every team member has contributed to this success, and this is a collective win. 🎉 Team Shoutouts: From our stellar sales team to the creative minds behind the scenes, everyone is receiving a well-deserved shoutout. Recognition is a crucial part of fostering a positive work culture. 🚀 Setting New Goals: With this milestone under our belt, we're setting our sights higher. Our first client motivates us to reach new heights and serve even more clients with dedication and innovation. To Our Inaugural Client: Thank you for taking this journey with us! Your trust is the fuel that propels us forward. We're committed to delivering excellence and ensuring that our collaboration is not just a transaction but the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship. As we bask in the glow of this achievement, we're more determined than ever to make waves in our industry. Here's to many more successes and partnerships on the horizon! 🚀✨ #StartupJourney #FirstClientJoy #MilestoneCelebration 🌟

Celebrating Milestones: The Thrill of Securing Our First Client! 🎉 Excitement is reverberating through our startup headquarters as we proudly announce a significant milestone on our entrepreneurial journey – securing our very first client! 🚀 From the early days of planning and late-night strategy sessions to the relentless pursuit of excellence, this moment signifies a culmination of dedication, passion, and unwavering belief in our mission. Why This Achievement Matters: Validation of Vision: Landing our first client is more than a transaction; it's a resounding validation of our vision and the value we bring to the table. To have someone choose us among myriad options reinforces that we're on the right track. Building Trust: Trust is the cornerstone of any successful business relationship. Our inaugural client has placed trust in our capabilities, and we're committed to exceeding expectations, cementing the foundation for lasting partnerships. Learning and Growth: Every client interaction is a learning opportunity. The feedback, challenges, and successes that come with this partnership will fuel our growth, enabling us to refine our offerings and better serve future clients. Fueling Momentum: Securing the first client injects a surge of momentum into our entrepreneurial spirits. It's a testament to our ability to navigate challenges, adapt to market demands, and emerge stronger on the other side. How We're Celebrating: 🥂 Virtual Toast: Even though we might be miles apart, we're virtually clinking glasses to commemorate this achievement. Every team member has contributed to this success, and this is a collective win. 🎉 Team Shoutouts: From our stellar sales team to the creative minds behind the scenes, everyone is receiving a well-deserved shoutout. Recognition is a crucial part of fostering a positive work culture. 🚀 Setting New Goals: With this milestone under our belt, we're setting our sights higher. Our first client motivates us to reach new heights and serve even more clients with dedication and innovation. To Our Inaugural Client: Thank you for taking this journey with us! Your trust is the fuel that propels us forward. We're committed to delivering excellence and ensuring that our collaboration is not just a transaction but the beginning of a long and prosperous relationship. As we bask in the glow of this achievement, we're more determined than ever to make waves in our industry. Here's to many more successes and partnerships on the horizon! 🚀✨ #StartupJourney #FirstClientJoy #MilestoneCelebration 🌟

Exciting News Alert! 🎉 The Ruiz Group, LLC is thrilled to announce our latest venture into Business Consulting Management! 🚀 With our team of experts, we're here to elevate your business to new heights. Whether you're a startup or a seasoned enterprise, we've got the strategies and solutions tailored just for you. Let's unlock your business's full potential together! 💼 #BusinessConsulting #ManagementExcellence #TheRuizGroupLLC 🌟

If you would take a moment to think about the essentials of a good partnership, which value would spring to mind? Would it be trust or reliability, honest communication, empathy or understanding, support, or encouragement? Or shared interests, spending time together, respect for individual boundaries, or the willingness to compromise in conflicts? Good partnership is characterized by all of these values and many more. That said, it is even more surprising that we have found nine new Partners who perfectly combine most, if not all of them! Over the past few years, all these Partners have proven on countless occasions the extraordinary skills they bring to the table, and how they use them to successfully complete their projects to the benefit of customers and valantic alike. They not only bring technical expertise that is unparalleled in the market, but also humanity and a team spirit that enables them to do something very special. With their entrepreneurial mindsets and actions, they have the unconditional will to be a reliable partner for our customers in any situation, and they never fail to inspire them. It is precisely such individuals that valantic is looking for as entrepreneurs, mentors, and colleagues and to fuel our further growth course. So please join me in giving a very warm welcome to our nine new members of the valantic Partner Circle: Carsten Bork, Timo Huguet, Oliver Kraft, Patrick Kuske, Uli Müller, Marc Philipp, David Ploss, Jelmer Spoelstra, and Nils Weber. You have all made a tremendous impression with your commitment to becoming our clients’ trusted advisors and ensuring their projects have a real impact. But if that weren’t enough, you have also won the trust of your teams and peers, while simultaneously fostering an environment of mutual respect and fun. I am convinced that, with you on board, valantic will remain on its growth track as one of the fastest-growing digital transformation consultancies, software and IT implementation houses in Europe. A consulting firm that – from strategy to tangible realization – provides true end-to-end consulting for companies on their digital transformation journey. Each of your appointments to our Partner Circle is more than deserved. Congratulations to you all!  Read the full press release here: https://lnkd.in/eAuU-vNd  

No two days as a Founder are the same. Particularly when you work with other Founders! Yesterday was facilitating 6 hours of workshops with two clients and a 10 hour day courtesy of the tube falling apart in the heat - you gotta love London in the 🌞 Firstly I was onboarding a brand new client Gavin Matthews and the legendary Quiddity Health who I suspect will end up being client, partner and is already a mate in the making! He has an incredible business focused around helping SAAS based companies get to market within Healthcare and we have identified a raft of other opportunities we can start to work on together not to mention additional services, joint propositions. Exciting times! Secondly I spent time with one of our Exiteers Duncan Knight and a long standing client of The Grafter who is exploring rolling up other companies into his current business and working through how we can help from a strategy, raising, creativity and support perspective as he starts to expand out his current remit. I'm heartened to see the market is continuing to move despite Election fever and that the thought process of entrepreneurs in seeing obstacles as opportunities continues to thrive! #growth #scale #rollups #acquisition #strategy

It was more than just a business breakfast … It was a group of the top founders and CEOs from Phoenix and Scottsdale focused on driving profit and wanting to learn how to create predictable growth for their companies. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us at the recent STS Capital Partners + EGS event! I believe that when we come together in person and share our wins, we all rise together. At this event, I had the pleasure of sharing how we at Concertina Team are able to support $10m+ companies to get to their next level of growth. We also shared recent case studies including a manufacturing company in Texas where we were able to bring marketing in-house utilizing our Enterprise Growth frameworks (EGS) and build them an offshoring engine room. This reduced their dependency on agencies, as well as their monthly marketing overheads, from $65k to $45k. More importantly, we achieved 5x more leads in 4 months! I shared our entire framework. → Our business growth SOP: a plug-and-play model for businesses focused on scaling → Our hire-train-deploy system: How we attract and train the top-performing professionals in the Philippines in our frameworks and then deploy them into businesses → Our in-house academy training: how we sharpen their skills and stay ahead of the industry with ongoing training.   → And how we create predictable revenue models for your company to dial up as and when you need it. We followed this up with a panel with Brenda Jacobsen and Natalie Nichols, who discussed how this helps increase your enterprise value and put the infrastructure in place to maximize your valuation for an exit. I’d like to thank STS Capital Partners for sponsoring this incredible event, their amazing local advisors, including Wayne Bell, Shane Power, for being our amazing MC,hosts and advocate, and everyone who attended for your amazing post-event conversations and feedback. Here's to growing together, sharing our wins, and making a positive impact on both profit and purpose. P.S. Yes, we videoed it! If you missed the event or would like a link to the recording, comment below and I’ll send you the link. #BusinessGrowth #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #EGS #enterprise #growthstructures

Switching gears from stable consulting world to the roller-coaster of start-ups is a rush! But in the frenzy, we can sometimes forget how mega-important it is to DELIVER. While growth is undeniably vital, it's the foundation of exceptional value and customer satisfaction that truly paves the road to sustainable success. Prioritizing delivery not only fosters trust but also becomes the catalyst for organic growth. 🌱 Moreover, a laser focus on delivery has the magnetic power and sends a clear message: we're committed to excellence, and that's what sets us apart. As we navigate this unique journey, remember: keeping a chill balance between growth dreams and no-compromise delivery is the key. It's the path to fueling growth through consistent excellence, ensuring our success story is etched in the entrepreneurial fabric. 🌟 Let me know what you think - A happy client vs. a new client? #StartUpJourney #GrowthMindset #DeliveryExcellence #EntrepreneurLife

Following on from the announcment of a new cohort for Time Invest, here is some more information about the program. We are on the lookout for new applicants to join the 2 already approved companies. If you are a young business looking for expert support on your growth journey please reach out to us on here, or at Hello@knighthillpartners.co.uk! #startupadvice #scaleup #businesssupport

🔥 Imagine your practice thriving, even if you step away for a month. That's the power of the "Ideal Exit." 🔥 Your practice isn't just where you perform procedures; it's your life's work. But there comes a time when every surgeon-entrepreneur must consider their exit strategy. The journey from hands-on work to complete ownership exit is filled with growth and opportunity. Each of the five "Exits" represents a milestone where you, as a surgeon, step further away from the microscope and closer to the freedom you've earned. It's a planned succession that ensures your legacy thrives and your practice continues to change lives, even when you choose to step back. Whether you're looking to find more personal time, scale your operations, or fully transfer ownership, understanding these exits will prepare you for the future you envision for yourself and your practice. Let's dive in ⬇ 👉 Exit #1: Exit the Line As the only surgeon in your practice, you are the most valuable worker. The problem is that the more valuable you are to your business, the less valuable your business is. Here is where you must delegate responsibilities so you can focus on the big picture, not just the day-to-day. 👉 Exit #2: Exit the Staff This is the evolution from Manager to CEO. However, the operating system (OS) is still YOU. Now is when you can install a new OS in your practice so it runs smoothly, even if you're on a beach somewhere. 👉 Exit #3: Exit the Org Chart Here, you ascend from CEO to overseer. Now, you empower an Operator (a COO) to handle operations while you set the vision. 👉 Exit #4: Exit the Board Now you step away from governance. Your practice becomes a well-oiled machine, giving you genuine time freedom and passive income. 👉 Exit #5: Exit Ownership The ultimate step. This is when you sell your practice and set up wealth that supports your family for generations. Which "Exit" is on your horizon for the next 12 months? Or three years? Let's talk about how to get you there. 🚀 #SurgeonEntrepreneur #PracticeGrowth #IdealExit

What we did or didn't achieve in September? Accountability & Transparency, are what we stand for. Our journey explained. What we accomplished in the last month (accountability): 👏 Started with win-win meetings, where we exchange points of view on the talent attraction topic with our target audience; with the goal to connect and create success stories together with them. 👏 Attended ScaleUp Fest conference and had some good discussions with investors and scaleups, building relationships and ecosystem. 👏 Successfully pitched and have been accepted into a local incubator, Ljubljanski univerzitetni inkubator (LUI), to get accountability and support for fast growth. What didn't go as we wished and we are not proud of (transparency): 🙉 We are still falling short in the number of meetings we do and number of discussions we have. Have to plan that more seriously. 🙉 We have discussed about it but didn't manage to put the new Q3 plan on paper, which could be a potential danger. We are putting that in priority number one for October. 🙉 Didn't finalize our application for Angel investors, since there are still some decisions to be made about our business model. This is taking waay longer than we expected. What we learned: 💡 Digging deeper into our problem and being clearer about what we exactly do, attracts more people to listen to us. The superficial problem is nice to explain to a friend, but solving the deeper one is where you bring value to the table. 💡 Having discussions and meetings with clients and mentors is the best way to polish our value proposition messaging fast. Starting out imperfectly is good. It helps them to help us express what we want to say (khm … 😊) 💡 It's not just about being focused, we also need to plan and execute to gain speed. And we are still speaking about two simple things: 1. Talk with clients 2. Deliver value Happy. Trustful. Ready.