x

75% of people globally want unbiased news (Pew Research) but are concerned they're not getting that.

Get balanced coverage with Symby. See how stories are covered across diverse outlets and spot when one side covers a story the other skips.

PODCAST

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps

Hi, I"m Jonathan Herps. If you"re a business owner, CEO, or senior leader looking to scale your business, you"re in the right place.Here, we go beyond generic business advice.I share proven strategies, practical tools, and real-world insights that help you build a self-managing, scalable, and profitable business.But it"s not just about the business—it"s about you as the leader. Because the success of your business is a direct reflection of your growth.On this channel, you can expect:Growth

business entrepreneurship

All Episodes

27:14

Ep 126: How To Untangle the Real Blockers in Your...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/06/06

You’re not lazy and you’re not doing it wrong. You’re just scaling on top of a system that’s already tangled, and this episode shows you exactly where to look and what to fix. In this episode, Jonathan sits down with Myles Henaghan, founder of Wires Uncrossed, to delve into the intricacies of software delivery systems. Myles shares his journey from experiencing recurring challenges in tech teams to developing the Hierarchy of Engineering Needs, a framework designed to systematically identify ...

en-au

28:29

CEO Playbook Ep 16: Why the CEO’s Real Job Is Talent...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/06/03

people in your team. If you're still tolerating average performers, avoiding tough conversations, or hoping culture will fix itself, this conversation is your wake-up call. In this episode, Jonathan Herps walks through a practical playbook that every CEO should be using (but probably isn’t). Drawing from nearly a decade working alongside scaling CEOs, he breaks down what it really takes to build a team of A players, how to assess your people with clarity not emotion, and why quarterly talent ...

en-au

4:32

CEO Playbook Ep 15: You Can’t Scale What You Can’t...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/05/30

If your calendar looks like a game of Tetris, you're not running your business. It's running you. In this episode, Jonathan gets brutally honest about a hard truth that most CEOs don’t want to admit: your calendar is a mirror. And what does it reflect? That’s what’s either scaling your business or strangling it. You’ll hear the story of Jane, a sharp agency founder who went from 70-hour weeks and pure chaos to real leadership clarity after one game-changing shift. This isn’t about productivit...

en-au

29:38

Ep 125: How One CEO Got Out of the Day-to-Day and...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/05/28

If you’re tired of doing everything yourself, stuck in decision loops, and feel like real growth is always just out of reach, this conversation will hit home. Antony Dutton took over a business he knew nothing about, built rock-solid leadership rhythms, empowered his team, and scaled a system that now runs without him. No hustle, no magic bullet. Just clear, repeatable growth, built with intention. When Antony bought Provender, he knew next to nothing about vending. Today, it’s a thrivi...

en-au

6:30

CEO Playbook Ep 14: Break Free from the CEO...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/05/23

What if the reason you're stuck isn't a strategy problem, but a structure one? In this episode, Jonathan shares Helder’s powerful transformation, from overwhelmed founder to hands-off CEO of a wildly profitable, self-managing business. You’ll learn the 5 practical shifts that helped Helder get out of daily firefighting, scale his team, and take real holidays (without things falling apart). Plus, Jonathan breaks down how to turn cash from a stressor into a strategic weapon so you can scale wit...

en-au

34:30

Ep 124: Stop Spinning Your Wheels and Start Scaling...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/05/20

You don’t need more hustle. You need fewer distractions, deeper focus, and the courage to back yourself before the path is clear. In this episode, you’ll hear how one founder broke through the chaos, built momentum from zero, and learned to lead with clarity, even when the cash was tight, the team was growing fast, and the pressure was on. Jonathan Herps sits down with Daniel McDuall, the founder and CEO of Squizify, a food safety platform that’s quietly shaking up global QSR operations...

en-au

14:01

CEO Playbook Ep 13: Start Leading With Metrics That...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/05/18

If you’re still making decisions based on monthly reports, you’re already too late. In this episode, Jonathan reveals how leading CEOs get ahead by focusing on the right metrics that shape the future, not just report the past. You’ll discover the power of leading KPIs, why setting bare ass minimums (BAMs) creates unstoppable business momentum, and how to leverage content consumption to build trust and accelerate your sales pipeline. Plus, you’ll learn how identifying your A-players boos...

en-au

7:18

CEO Playbook Ep 12: How CEOs Build Teams That Do the...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/05/14

Scaling a business isn’t about working harder. It’s about working smarter — by focusing your time on what actually drives growth. In this episode, Jonathan Herps reveals the overlooked leadership habit that’s holding most founders back: doing work they shouldn’t be doing. You’ll learn how to identify the highest-value activities only you should own as a founder or CEO, and what to delegate, automate, or stop entirely. Jonathan shares how a simple framework, inspired by a fellow coach and refi...

en-au

6:10

CEO Playbook Ep 11: Scale Smarter by Tracking What...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/05/09

Most frustrated founders are chasing the wrong numbers. They're buried in dashboards, juggling KPIs, and wondering why growth still feels like a grind. In this episode, you’ll learn how seasoned CEOs scale faster by simplifying what they measure, and how choosing the right North Star metric creates the focus, alignment, and momentum your business has been missing. If growth feels scattered, this is the clarity you didn’t know you needed. In this episode of Stories of Scale w...

en-au

30:16

Ep 123: Flexible Growth Secrets Most Business Owners...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/05/01

Most business owners don’t hit a ceiling because they lack drive, they hit it because the old playbook no longer works. In this episode, Renee Francis, founder of The Bubble Co. and Take3, shares her brutally honest journey from a dining table startup to running two agencies across different time zones. We break down how to get rid of rigid old systems, build a team that actually wants to be there, and why your biggest mistakes are your best business mentors if you let them be. Plus, Renee dr...

en-au

14:52

CEO Playbook Ep10: The Leadership Framework That...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/04/28

If your company is hitting a growth ceiling, it’s probably not your strategy. It’s more than likely your team. Maybe you’ve outgrown certain players. Maybe your systems aren’t giving you the clarity to lead decisively. Either way, it’s costing you. In this episode, Jonathan Herps reveals the same framework he’s used to coach CEOs across six countries helping them turn underperformance into momentum, and chaos into clarity. Whether you're leading 10 or 900 people, this is the structure smart l...

en-au

8:20

CEO Playbook Ep 9: The Quarterly Habit That Builds...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/04/24

Most leaders don’t realise they’re holding onto the wrong people until it’s costing them growth. In this episode, Jonathan breaks down a simple, no-fluff method for figuring out whether your team is built to scale, or if they’re actually stalling your potential. Forget annual reviews and bloated org charts. This is about making sharp, data-informed decisions that protect your people and your profitability. You’ll learn how to separate high-performers from dead weight, develop the right ...

en-au

19:07

CEO Playbook Ep 8: How To Stop Hiring the Wrong...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/04/23

You don’t lose sleep over strategy. You lose sleep over your team. You’ve got the vision, the drive, the plan and yet your days are hijacked by people problems, dropped balls, and the exhausting loop of managing dysfunction. If you’ve ever wondered, “Why can’t my team just execute?” then this episode is for you. In this episode, Jonathan Herps opens his playbook and breaks down why most founders get hiring wrong and what to do instead. From defining roles that attract the right people to buil...

en-au

7:23

Stop Running Your Business and Start Leading It

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/04/15

If your business can’t run without you, it’s not a business. It’s a job in disguise. You see, scaling stops the moment you become the bottleneck. In this solo episode, Jonathan Herps takes us inside his own journey. From commanding armored reconnaissance in the Australian Army Reserve to leading five companies as CEO, Jonathan pulls back the curtain on what it really takes to grow a business without staying stuck in it. He shares what most CEOs miss about building teams, the biggest mistake s...

en-au

12:27

CEO Playbook Ep 6: Why Great Leaders Listen More Than...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/04/08

There are moments in business where someone says the quiet part out loud, and everything shifts. Jonathan Herps shares the behind-the-scenes of the Ritz Carlton, a company that scaled fast, learned faster, and is still evolving by listening to the people closest to the work. This isn’t just a story about growth. It’s a lesson in what happens when leaders empower their teams, simplify the mission, and commit to delivering an experience so good it becomes legendary. You’ll hear abou...

en-au

30:36

How Resilient Leaders Win in Tough Markets with...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/04/04

Scaling isn’t all about having the perfect plan. It’s also about staying steady when nothing goes to plan. In this conversation, I sit down with Nathan Wardell, the third-generation business leader behind Packserv, one of Australia’s last-standing, locally-owned manufacturers of packaging equipment. From the weight of legacy to the grit it takes to rebuild from scratch, Nathan opens up about the moments that shaped his leadership and how he’s scaled his business by thinking differently. We di...

en-au

10:34

CEO Playbook Ep 8: How CEOs Can Get Out of the Weeds...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/04/03

Many people assume CEOs are living the dream. Power, high salaries, and total freedom. But behind the scenes, it’s a different story. There’s constant pressure, isolation, and nonstop decision-making. In this episode, Jonathan Herps cuts through the surface-level glamour to reveal the real story… Leadership at the top is brutal if you go at it alone. With over 35 years of experience leading and coaching companies across multiple continents, Jonathan shares a proven blueprin...

en-au

42:56

The Hardest Part of Scaling? Getting Out of Your Own...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/03/26

Growing a business is more than just focusing on the numbers. It’s about having the right mindset, the strategy, and the resilience to keep pushing forward. In this episode, Jonathan Herps sits down with Jon Hui, Founder and CEO of Easy Truck Rental, to discuss the realities of scaling a company from the ground up. With rapid growth in just two years, Jon shares the critical leadership insights, decision-making frameworks, and hard-earned lessons that have shaped his entrepreneurial jou...

en-au

15:54

CEO Playbook: How One CEO’s Vivid Vision Transformed...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/03/24

Success in business isn’t just about setting goals. It’s about crafting a vision so compelling that your entire organisation rallies behind it. In this episode of Stories of Scale, Jonathan Herps breaks down the strategy behind a client’s remarkable transformation. Three years ago, this CEO was overwhelmed, his company’s growth had plateaued, and accountability was slipping. Fast forward to today, and the business has not only hit every ambitious goal but is now set up for even greater ...

en-au

35:24

The Leadership Mindset for Scaling a Thriving...

Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps ·

2025/03/19

Scaling a business isn’t just about rapid growth. It’s about creating a strong foundation, making strategic decisions, and assembling the right team to sustain long-term success. In this episode, Jonathan Herps is joined by Helder Klemp, co-founder and CEO of DNX Solutions, to discuss the pivotal leadership lessons he’s learned while growing his company from the ground up. From hiring A-players to making operations predictable and stress-free, Helder shares the insights that helped him shift ...

en-au

392 results

Similar Podcasts

TaxTalent.com The Golden Rule Podcast

Adam Golden

TaxTalent.com Podcast

Tony Santiago

Handelsblatt Crime - spannende Streitfälle der deutschen Wirtschaft

Ina Karabasz, Solveig Gode, Sönke Iwersen

Deffner und Zschäpitz – Der Wirtschafts-Talk von WELT

WELT

Black Box - La scatola nera della finanza

Guido Brera e Gian Luca Comandini -...