The Drew McBurney Show

Nick Blouin - Leadership lessons from my old boss and mentor

In this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with my former (and last ever) boss when I worked in the social services industry back in 2016, prior to starting my entrepreneurial journey. Nick has had an interesting career - starting in Ontario, then out to Abu Dhabi and then back to Canada, but landing in Alberta, on the other side of the country from where he was prior.There’s been a cornerstone skillset that Nick has brought to every position he’s held in his career: People skills - and leadership, and in this episode he shares his wealth of knowledge on leading people to success. Find Nick on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-blouin-42003bb6/

Chris Willow of Service Provider Pro on Offering Productized Services to Boost Revenue Opportunities (and more!)

Chris has grown a successful SaaS company helping agencies sell their services in a productized manner. In the episode, he not only goes into detail about the benefits of running your business with this model in mind - but also the personal growth tactics he’s leveraged to grow his own SaaS company Service Provider Pro.
 
Links:
Service Provider Pro: https://spp.co/Chris on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-willow/

Keith Evans on what Effective SMB Marketing Looks Like (And the power of masterminding with like-minded people)

On this episode we’re joined by the lively and always entertaining SEO specialist and Mastermind Mansion founder to talk about how small businesses can get ahead with their digital marketing and SEO efforts - and we also dig into what to expect at the upcoming Mastermind Mansion event in 2023! Links:
https://uphero.net/https://www.linkedin.com/in/keith-evans-boise/https://mastermindmansion.com/

Chris McPhee - how to use the Entrepreneurial Operating System ® to manage your company and leading a company through an acquisition

In this episode Chris gives an absolute masterclass in what it takes to lead a software company to a successful exit - and drops a ton of actionable tactics and strategies from his specialization as an EOS® Implementer. 
Links:
https://www.eosworldwide.com/chris-mcphee
https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopheramcphee/

Alex Busson - Landing major freelance clients and expert direct response tactics

On this episode Alex and I talk about the ins and outs of how he’s grown from his humble beginning 14 years ago in the direct response copywriting industry, to an established freelancer that’s had the opportunity to work with major players in the advertising and financial spaces respectively.
Links:
https://alexbusson.com/https://draytonbird.com/https://www.amazon.ca/Write-Sales-Letters-That-Sell/dp/0749438762

Kosta Panagoulias on acquiring his first 500 SaaS customers and selling a bootstrapped SaaS

In this episode Kosta holds nothing back and tells us the exact tactics and strategies he used to acquire his first 500 customers for his now-acquired 8-figure SaaS company.
Links:Kosta’s podcast: https://www.founderviews.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/KostaPanaCourse: https://www.hardknocksaas.com/Startup: https://twitter.com/jobtableKosta’s Growth Mentor profile: https://app.growthmentor.com/mentors/kosta-panagoulias