Converge: The Business of Creativity Podcast with Dane Sanders

Chris Ronzio on Investing in the Systems of Your Business

Episode Summary

Chris Ronzio, CEO of Trainual, joins us on this episode to talk about his business that exists to help you elevate your business through systems management. Trainual helps you create what is essentially a playbook for your business. His system can help you create a system where you, the entrepreneur, can unplug while also push your business towards being better.

Episode Notes

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Many entrepreneurs always find themselves plugged in with no way to disconnect. For some, they want to look at their business and say I owned this business not work for it. For others, they simply want more freedom within their work at their business. No matter which category you fall into, Trainual can help you make the best use of your time within business.

What does Trainual do?

The step between you doing something yourself and delegating it to someone else to grow your business is being able to document, write down, and provide the instructions of what you do. Trainual is a system that helps you do this with adaptability to your type of business and what your business does.

You may be saying that you don't know how to do this or that you don't have time, but the invested time now will save you time and grow your business long term. Is everything that you're doing now truly the best use of your time? Do you and your employees daily tasks align with your respective job descriptions? Do you find yourself constantly putting out fires without being able to even identify why these problems happen? Investing into your systems can be influential in saving time for yourself and growing your business.

If you are interested in learning more, you can find information at https://trainual.com/ or by searching @ChrisRonzio on Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

Timeline:

[02:38] "Build your business around your life instead of your life around your business. "

[04:14] "Could I detach and treat the business like a business I own instead of one I work at?"

[04:40]  What does Trainual solve for business owners?

[05:01]  The step between you doing it yourself and delegating it to someone else to grow your business.

[06:16] The business actually operates on rules you've put into place 

[08:35] The traditional objections companies give to investing into their systems.

[10:11] How the idea of working on your business not for your business and how it does/doesn't relate.

[10:56] It is a strategic initiative that can give you the freedom that you crave.

[12:52] What is the best use of your time? How can you bring the most value to your company?

[13:01] For someone constantly in firefighting mode and reactive mode, what can you do to evaluate this issue?

[13:26] You have to identify a starting point to be able to make progress.

[15:14] An easy way to identify and define your responsibilities. 

[17:15] Ask yourself what of these responsibilities do I actually need to be doing? What can be delegated?

[18:38] What an informal outline of responsibilities does.

[23:55] The process and importance of enrolling more than just the leader.

[25:01] Outline reason for analyzing your systems.

[26:31] Start with what will give you the biggest ROI.

[30:02] It is about building a structure around your foundations that already exist.