Working with Phil Fraser
An interview with Tom Galanis of Tag Media, talking candidly about the difficulty in first reaching out, and then what it’s really like working with Phil Fraser, and the benefits that ensue.
You’ll hear all about;
- How Tom had fallen out of love with his business
- Tom admitting he was emotionally and strategically stuck
- The difficulty in initially reaching out
- Learning not to do the £5/hr jobs
- Trusting in himself and in other people
- How Phil gave Tom the confidence to take his hands off the reins which gave him the freedom & space to think
- It didn’t take that much to make a big difference
- How Tom has grown from 3 employees to 34 since the sessions with Phil
Have a watch below;
The strategy planning tool that Tom referred to, that we worked on together, was my FFS (Fraser Five Step business planning strategy tool. You can find full details here.
If you want to jump to the relevant point, here are the time stamps;
00.20 – Introducing Tom Galanis
02.20 – The businesses that Tom owns and runs
03.30 – Where was Tom emotionally, financially and from a business view when he contacted Phil
05.45 – The business and personal crossroads that Tom was at
07.00 – Why Tom contacted Phil, and how did ‘reaching out’ feel? “Googling ‘how to run a business’ “
09.30 – How did it feel to get started with Phil, and what were the aims?
10.30 – The one thing that helped change Tom’s mentality
12.20 – The benefit of working through a process (the FFS strategy process)
14.00 – How does the FFS process work, and what dropped out of it?
17.40 – Where is Tom at now, compared to the start point?
20.00 – What would Tom say to a business owner who is feeling ‘stuck’, unclear or frustrated?
22.00 – Its simply unravelling a ball of spaghetti
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What Next?
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