Rockin' like a 1980s waterbed!
                                                Bob Robinson Jr., KAIVAC

Long vision, short stride.
                                                Kyle Rossin, founder MangGear, a performance attire

CEO Boot Camp – Sept 19 – 22, Lake Tahoe
With just two spots left, join 6 other CEO/COO teams for 3 intense and impactful days with me. I’ll open my 40+ years of contacts and insights to you in helping you scale whatever aspect of the business or your life you want. Hosted in beautiful Lake Tahoe, CA everything is inclusive except your travel to get there. www.ceo-bootcamp.com

Going to the Moon – Elevate and Ignite
With 18 patents and 16 pending, KAIVAC is aiming for a billion in revenue. Inventors of the “no touch” restroom cleaning machine, in 2020 they brought on Scaling Up Coach Rick Crossland and saw revenues triple from $16 million to over $50 million in 36 months while their number of employees only doubled from 70 to 140. This Scaleups.com article details how Bob Robinson Jr. and his team are navigating a significant inflection point in their biz using our tools and have expanded into a wide range of flooring, kitchen, and other cleaning machines.

KAI – Kick Ass Inventions
Always up for having fun (a must if you’re cleaning restrooms and floors!), Robinson and his team take the first three letters of their company name and create inspiring phrases like Keep At It, Keep Always Improving, and Kick Ass Inventions! And hanging in their 250,000 sq ft. factory just north of Cincinnati are signs representing FIGS – core value-like phrases that set the tone for decision-making throughout the organization. Are your Core Values visible and actionable?

Four-Person Video Team
One of KAIVAC’s secret weapons is its four-person video team which creates first-class product demo videos (https://kaivac.com/demos). They also take time to create some fun videos to kick off their quarterly themes. Their latest 8-minute video highlights their “going to the moon” 3rd qtr. theme which they used to kick off their latest planning session a couple weeks ago.  Please take 2 minutes to read through the article and take a look at their impressive website.  No doubt they are heading to a billion.

Marshall Goldsmith – Avoiding Life’s Biggest Regret
This Chief Executive article details how CEO coach Marshall Goldsmith (of What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There fame) faced a scary life-and-death moment and realized his biggest regret: “I wished that I had done a better job of recognizing and thanking all of the people who had been so nice to me.”  Marshall now has a system he uses and teaches CEOs to use in giving positive feedback an important and critical ritual.  Please take 2 minutes to read his recommended system – it’s very easy and doable!!

Maybe Critical -- Accounting Function Working Remote?
This Fortune article notes that bankers are 5 times less likely to engage in financial misconduct when working from home. It seems bad behavior is contagious (groupthink) so it’s much less likely to occur if people are working remotely.  Maybe it’s worthwhile having your accounting department work remotely as well?

Top 100 Brands by Value (Fun Facts and Cool Visuals)
Amazon nudged out Apple for the top global brand ranked by value with Google and Microsoft coming in at #3 and #4. This Visual Capitalist chart provides a nice visual of the results – and it’s a cool site for visualizing lots of interesting data!  Half the brands are based in the US.  Samsung at #6 was the highest outside the US.  Thank you to Paul Berman for sharing.

Heading to Barcelona?
My youngest son Quinn (16) is heading to Barcelona for boarding school. With three of my four children based there, I’ll be spending more time between Boulder and Barcelona. If you come over, Barcelona’s Sips, an innovative “drinkery house” was just named World Best Bar!! See you over there!

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Planning to Exit – Critical Whitepaper
Selling your firm, for its maximum value, is the most important negotiation in which a business owner will participate. You are typically negotiating with sophisticated buyers who have done hundreds of acquisitions whereas this is often your first rodeo. And these buyers have a formula for ripping you off – and it works, stealing tens of millions from you. Seeking help, owners discover the big M&A firms, especially those specializing in your industry, are more beholden to the buyers than the sellers (they will tell you otherwise). Email me to get a whitepaper on how to maximize your valuation and avoid the psychological games buyers play [email protected].

SCALING UP WORKSHOPS:
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Boulder, CO – Aug 1, 2023 (Virtual)
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Denver/Englewood, CO – Aug 24, 2023 (In-Person)
Brussels/Paris/Luxembourg/Geneva – Aug 25, 2023 (Virtual)
Johannesburg, South Africa – Sep 4, 2023 (In-Person)
Brussels/Paris/Geneva – Sept 5, 2023 (Virtual)
Melbourne, Australia - Sep 5, 2023 (In-Person)
Barcelona, Spain – Sep 6, 2023 (Virtual)
Hong Kong / Singapore – Sep 6, 2023 (Virtual)
Grand Rapids, MI – Sep 12, 2023 (In-Person)
Bengaluru / Hyderabad, India – Sep 13, 2023 (Virtual)
Toronto, Canada – Sep 14, 2023 (Virtual)
Brisbane, Australia – Oct 4, 2023 (In-Person)
Toronto, Canada - Oct 12, 2023 (Virtual)
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Sydney, Australia – Nov 2, 2023 (In-Person)
Hong Kong / Beijing / Singapore – Nov 8, 2023 (Virtual)
Toronto, Canada - Nov 9, 2023 (Virtual)
Grand Rapids, MI – Nov 9, 2023 (In-Person)
Melbourne, Australia - Nov 14, 2023 (In-Person)
Bengaluru / Hyderabad, India – Nov 15, 2023 (Virtual)
Dallas, TX – Dec 6, 2023 (In-Person)
Toronto, Canada - Dec 7, 2023 (Virtual)

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COACHING:  
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