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Max Your Business
by Ben Fewtrell
It can be hard to know where to start when it comes to growing your business.You're not alone. Most entrepreneurs feel overwhelmed and don't even know where to start when it comes to growing their business.
Episodes
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MYB155: How Business Owners Can Beat Isolation and Grow Faster
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin dive into one of the most common but rarely discussed challenges of running a business: the sheer loneliness of it all. Being in business for yourself absolutely does not mean you have to be in business by...
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MYB154: The MOREtiplier Model: How to Fix the Gaps in Your Sales Process
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin explain why effective digital marketing requires a complete system, not just a few online ads. Customer acquisition relies on a seamless journey from search to sale. Ben and David introduce "The MOREtiplier"...
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MYB153: The 90-Day Business Plan: How to Hit Your Targets Every Quarter
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin dive into why having clear, actionable SMART goals is the real secret to driving growth in your business. Effective goal setting requires far more than jotting down a wish list on New Year's Eve. To see real...
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MYB152: How to Define Your Business Values Without the Corporate Jargon
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin dive deep into the nuts and bolts of core values. What exactly are they, where do they come from, and how do you actually work out what is genuinely important to you and your business? Hiring the right fit goes...
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MYB151: Struggling to Find Good Staff? Try This 5 Stage Recruitment Process
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack why recruiting is one of the biggest headaches for business owners and why the traditional way of hiring just leaves you with the best of a bad bunch. Hiring is not just about throwing an ad up on Seek…
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MYB150: The 5 Key Business KPIs You Need to Maximise Profit and Scale
In this milestone 150th episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack the real mechanics of your business machine. While most business owners focus heavily on sales and profit, Ben and David explain why these are actually outcome numbers and how you need to...
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MYB149: Why Knowing Your Business Numbers is Key to Profitability
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack the core fundamentals every small business owner needs to master. They dive into why looking backwards is often the best way to plan forward and why knowing your numbers is absolutely critical before you...
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MYB148: Stop Being the Bottleneck: The Secret to Delegating Effectively
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin dive into one of the trickiest transitions for any growing business: effective delegation. It is not just about handing over tasks; it is about stepping out of the way so your new managers can actually lead. If...
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MYB147: How Small Businesses Can Stop Bad Debts and Protect Cash Flow
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin tackle one of the most frustrating challenges small business owners face: unpaid invoices and bad debts. Responding to a listener question from Drew, Ben and David break down how overdue debts silently drain…
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MYB146: Why Your Website Isn't Getting Leads (and How to Fix It)
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack why simply having a website is no longer enough. If your site is just a digital brochure gathering dust, you are leaving money on the table. Having a website is not just about making things look pretty...
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MYB145: Hiring a Manager: Should You Promote From Within or Look Outside?
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack one of the trickiest decisions business owners face: when you need a manager, do you promote from within your existing team, or do you hire fresh talent from the outside? Finding a manager is not like...
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MYB144: Why Marketing to Existing Customers is Your Most Profitable Growth Strategy
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack one of their absolute favourite lead generation strategies. It is also one of the most overlooked: marketing to your existing customers. Most businesses spend the bulk of their marketing budget chasing…
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MYB143: Out of Your Head: Building Systems to Automate Your Business
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin dive into a challenge almost every business owner faces: getting all those vital processes out of your head and into a proper system. If you find yourself constantly repeating tasks or fixing mistakes because…
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MYB142: How Aussie Businesses Can Dominate Local Search and Get More Leads
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin Unpack a simple but powerful business system called Test, Adjust, Measure (TAM). Running a business without looking at your numbers is like going fishing without a sounder. Ben and David share practical advice…
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MYB141: How to Get Customers to Buy More Often - Repeat Sales Strategies for Small Business
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack one of the most overlooked drivers of business growth: getting your existing customers to buy from you more often. Growing a business is not just about finding new leads. It is about maximising the...
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MYB140: The 7-Step Sales System Every Small Business Needs to Grow
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack one of the biggest and most overlooked drivers of business growth: your sales process. Most business owners think the secret to growth is simply getting more leads, but the reality is you probably just…
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MYB139: Time Saving Strategies to Reclaim Your Week as a Business Owner
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin tackle the biggest lie business owners tell themselves: "I don't have enough time." Time management is a bit of a myth. Everyone from you to Elon Musk gets the exact same 24 hours. Ben and David unpack why some...
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MYB138: How to Stand Out from Competitors (Without Competing on Price)
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack why simply having great service or quality products is no longer enough to help your business stand out from the crowd. Every business owner claims to have the best people and top tier quality. The…
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MYB137: Build a Winning Team with the 5% Rule
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin tackle one of the biggest frustrations for business owners: finding and keeping a great team. Often, we are quick to blame the talent pool when things go wrong, but Ben and David reveal why the real issue…
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MYB136: How to Use AI in Your Small Business (Plus a Simple Planning Strategy That Works)
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin dive into a topic that sounds boring but can completely change your business: planning. But not just any planning. They discuss keeping it incredibly simple while leveraging the latest AI tools to skyrocket your...
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MYB135: Position Descriptions vs Role Clarity - Setting KPIs for Small Business
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack a common issue that quietly causes a massive amount of frustration in businesses today. When staff drop the ball or need constant reminders, owners often feel like they have a people problem. But as Ben…
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MYB134: How To Build Solid Business Foundations That Actually Scale
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack the ultimate difference between owning a business and just creating a stressful job for yourself. It all comes down to one crucial, often overlooked element: your foundations. Ben and David explore why so...
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MYB133: Leading Under Pressure: Fighter Pilot Secrets to Building a Bulletproof Team Culture
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, host Ben Fewtrell sits down with a very special guest, Mike Mason. After spending 20 years in the Royal Air Force flying frontline fighter jets, Mike knows a thing or two about performing under pressure. Now, through his company On Target, he…
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MYB132: The 7-11-4 Rule Explained - How Modern Buyers Make Decisions
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack why the old ways of generating leads are dead and how you need to adapt to modern buying behaviours to keep your sales pipeline full. Generating leads isn't about slapping an ad in the Yellow Pages…
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MYB131: The Secret to Managing Difficult Staff with DISC Profiling
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin breakdown the fascinating world of DISC profiling and explore why some people just seem harder to deal with than others. Communication is not one size fits all. Ben and David share practical tips on how...
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MYB130: How to Increase Profit Margins Without Losing Your Best Customers
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack one of the quickest ways business owners lose money: discounting. Giving money away might seem like the easiest way to win customers, but if you do not know your numbers, it is a fast track to eroding…
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MYB129: How to Plan an Exit Strategy for Your Business
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin tackle a topic many business owners leave until the last minute: retirement and building a solid exit strategy. Preparing to leave your business requires a proper plan. Ben and David explore why you need to…
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MYB128: 7 Ways to Increase Average Spend in Your Business
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack why you do not need a constant stream of new leads to grow your revenue. They explore the untapped potential of your existing customer base and the power of focusing on client fulfilment. Growing your...
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MYB127: The 5 Stage Blueprint to Scale Your Business
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin reveal the ultimate guide on how to build a successful business. They unpack their comprehensive Business Exceleration Blueprint, an online resource designed to take you from a stressed operator to a true…
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MYB126: How to Structure Your Small Business to Run Without You
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin break down why structuring your business around functions, rather than people, is the key to getting consistent results and building a scalable operation. As small businesses grow organically in Australia, roles...
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MYB125: Maximising Business Leverage - The Real-World Application of AI
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin dive deep into the world of AI, cutting through the hype to show what it actually means for your business today. We're past the point of AI being a futuristic movie concept—it's here, and it's a turning point for how…
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MYB124: The 3 Crucial Business Numbers to Fix Your Cash Flow
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack why understanding your numbers is essential, not just for financial survival, but for making confident, proactive decisions in your business. Managing your finances is not just about checking what is in…
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MYB123: Hiring for Skill but Firing for Behaviour: Fixing Company Culture
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack a common business challenge: checking whether everyone in your team actually stands by your values. It is a well-known reality that businesses often hire based on skill but fire based on behaviour. Ben…
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MYB123: Hiring for Skill but Firing for Behaviour: Fixing Company Culture
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack a common business challenge: checking whether everyone in your team actually stands by your values. It is a well-known reality that businesses often hire based on skill but fire based on behaviour. Ben…
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MYB122: Escaping the Mud Pit: How to Set SMARTER Goals for Business Growth
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin dive into why so many business owners feel stuck in the daily grind, and exactly how to get out of it. We've all been there: you're so bogged down in the day-to-day operations (what Ben and David call the "Mud...
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MYB121: Is Email Your Biggest Time Thief? Practical Ways to Reclaim Your Day
In this episode of the In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin tackle one of the biggest "time thieves" in modern business: the dreaded email inbox. If you're the type of business owner who gets anxiety seeing that little red notification bubble climb...
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MYB120: Turnover is Vanity: The Real Financial Numbers You Need to Track
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin dive into the financial metrics that actually matter. While many business owners focus on turnover or the current bank balance, those numbers alone can often be misleading. Ben and David explain why "turnover is...
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MYB119: Business Planning 2026: How to Design a Life-First Business
In this first episode for 2026, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin kick off the new year by challenging the way business owners typically approach their planning. Instead of filling your calendar with work and squeezing life into the gaps, they argue for flipping the script entirely. Ben and…
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MYB118: 2026 Business Planning: How to Review Your Year and Reset for Growth
In this final episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin put on their coaching hats to guide you through the transition from the "silly season" into a powerful new year. It's been a cracking year, and as we race towards Christmas, it's easy to get caught up in…
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MYB117: How to Structure Your Business for Growth: Building a High-Performance Team
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin dive deep into one of the biggest challenges business owners face: building a team that actually helps you grow, rather than just adding to your workload. As we head towards the end of the year, it's the perfect...
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MYB116: 116: Turn More Enquiries into Customers - The Maths of High-Converting Sales
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin tackle a massive issue for many business owners. That is the obsession with getting more leads while ignoring the ones they already have. If you are thinking about spending more money on marketing to grow your...
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MYB115: Stop Working Harder - How to Structure Your Business to Run Without You
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin unpack why working harder is rarely the answer to scaling a successful business. If the thought of doubling your customers makes you panic because you'd just be working twice as hard, then your business…
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MYB114: How to Stop Working In Your Business (And Finally Get Free)
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin tackle the single biggest reason business owners stay stuck: a lack of solid foundations. Ben kicks things off with a story from his recent diving holiday. While he was completely switched off, another business...
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MYB113: Stuck in the "Doing"? How to Systemise and Reclaim Your Time
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin challenge the "busy" trap. If you're constantly feeling like there aren't enough hours in the day, working after dinner, or stuck on tasks you know you shouldn't be doing, this episode is for you. Mastering...
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MYB112: More Than a Robot – How to Use AI to Systemise Your Business
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin dive into one of the biggest topics in business right now: Artificial Intelligence. Fresh back from a tech conference in the US, they unpack how AI is already saving business owners a stack of time and why...
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MYB111: The 5 Levers That Drive 61% More Profit
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin reveal a simple mathematical formula that has the power to completely transform your business. They unpack the concept of leverage and show you exactly where to focus your time and energy for the biggest…
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MYB110: The S.Y.S.T.E.M. That Will Save You Time, Energy, and Money
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin dive into one of the most critical, yet often overwhelming, parts of building a scalable business: systems. They unpack the true meaning of S.Y.S.T.E.M. which stands for Save Yourself Time, Energy, and Money…
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MYB109: Why Your High-Turnover Business Might Be Worthless
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin get straight to the point: revenue is just a vanity metric. The real measure of a successful business is how much profit it generates and how much value it holds for the future. Ben and David unpack why so many...
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MYB108: How to Escape the 'Busy' Trap - A Mindset Shift for Owners
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin tackle one of the biggest challenges for business owners: feeling constantly 'under the pump'. If your to-do list is never-ending and you're wearing 'busy' as a badge of honour, this one's for you. Ben and David...
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MYB107: Tired of Bad Applicants? Here's a Better Way to Recruit
In this episode of the Max Your Business Podcast, hosts Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin tackle one of the biggest challenges for business owners: finding and hiring great people. They explain why recruitment should be treated as a marketing function and walk you through a step-by-step process...
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How many episodes does Max Your Business have?
Max Your Business currently has 158 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
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It can be hard to know where to start when it comes to growing your business.You're not alone. Most entrepreneurs feel overwhelmed and don't even know where to start when it comes to growing their business.
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Max Your Business publishes regularly with 158 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
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Max Your Business is created and hosted by Ben Fewtrell.
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