The Chris LoCurto Show

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Break down the barriers to small business success with 'The Chris LoCurto Show'. Tailored for the tireless entrepreneur facing the daily grind of managing cash flow, leading a team, and carving out a competitive edge, this podcast offers more than just advice—it offers a lifeline. Chris LoCurto brings decades of firsthand experience leading small businesses and delivers straightforward strategies and actionable insights. Every episode tackles the real issues you face—how to inspire your team, make every dollar count, and find the time to focus on what really matters: growing your business and achieving a fulfilling work-life balance. This isn't just a podcast; it's a community where your challenges are acknowledged, your efforts are celebrated, and your dreams are attainable. Join us in listening to 'The Chris LoCurto Show' to transform your business headaches into victories. Subscribe today and start paving your path to business growth and personal fulfillment. Learn more at www.chrislocurto.com . Your journey to small business mastery begins here.

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October 27, 20261 hr 0 min

Throwback Episode | Simple Sales Scripts That Change Everything

When a prospect calls asking about one specific product, does your salesperson start talking about that product, or start asking why they called? It’s not a lack of effort, it’s a lack of guidance. In this throwback episode, Joel Fortner joins me to share simple language shifts that help your team sound confident and build trust fast. If your team talks more than it listens, this one’s for you. (14:06) How to Frame a Call So You Sound Confident (23:21) Weak Language vs. Confident Language (28:10) Handling Objections and Building Trust (47:09) Five Questions Every Salesperson Should Ask Want to help your team sell by serving instead of pushing? Register for the next Persuasive-Servant Selling Workshop: https://chrislocurto.com/pages/nov-pss-workshop/

October 20, 202617 min

Your Revenue Is Growing. But Is Your Business Actually Healthy?

Your revenue is up this year. Are you working more hours than ever to keep it there? A big year doesn’t always mean a healthy business. The question is whether your business got healthier or just bigger. 02:23 - Six Areas to Check, Starting With Financial Health 07:08 - People, Customer, and Operational Health 11:58 - Leadership and Owner Health 14:22 - Rate Yourself and Take the Owner Dependency Assessment Take the free Owner Dependency Assessment: https://chrislocurto.typeform.com/to/upA71y2M

October 13, 202615 min

How to Make Difficult Business Decisions When You're Uncertain

Two smart leaders can look at the exact same information and still land on opposite decisions. The hard part isn’t a lack of courage, it’s a lack of certainty. If you’re sitting on a big decision and can’t tell which way is right, this one’s for you. Key Highlights: 02:22 Write Down What You Actually Know 04:45 Make Your Assumptions Visible 07:09 Rate the Downside If You’re Wrong 11:50 Make the Next Right Decision Are you making every hard call alone? Take our free Owner Dependency Assessment to see how dependent your business really is on you: https://chrislocurto.typeform.com/to/upA71y2M

October 6, 202623 min

Can You Afford to Hire Another Team Member?

You know you need help. But can you afford to hire someone yet? The real question isn't whether you can afford another person. It's whether you know what problem that person is supposed to solve. If you keep saying "I need help" but you're not sure what you'd hand off, this one's for you. (00:00) Name the Problem Before the Person (02:23) Fix the System Before You Add to It (04:48) Five Questions to Ask Before Adding Payroll (11:59) Know What Changes Because This Person Exists (19:11) Hire Before Desperation Changes Your Standards Is your business too dependent on you? Take our free Owner Dependency Assessment to see how dependent your business really is on you and where that dependency is coming from. It only takes a few minutes.

September 29, 202619 min

If You Started Your Business Today, Would You Build It Differently?

If your business disappeared tonight and you had to rebuild it tomorrow morning, would you build the same one? The problem usually isn't that your team isn't working hard enough. It's that a lot of their time, money, and energy goes into things that exist only because they've always existed. If you're spending hundreds of hours trying to make old things work a little better, this one's for you. Key Highlights: 03:08 Your Business Evolved, It Wasn't Designed 05:52 Challenge Its Existence Before You Optimize It 10:00 Stop Defending the Past and Design the Future 15:39 The Blank Whiteboard Exercise for Your Leadership Team Is your business too dependent on you? Take the Owner Dependency Assessment and see where your business still leans on you, and what it would take to change that. Want More? Check out The Leaders Table , where business owners and leaders challenge the assumptions behind the answers you already have.

September 22, 202624 min

Your Leadership Team Is Solving Problems Too Fast

Your leadership team keeps solving the same problems over and over, and it's not because they're bad at solving problems. It's because they're too fast at it. In this episode, I break down why curiosity, not quick answers, is the skill your team is missing. Key Highlights: [00:00] Why Solving Problems Fast Might Be the Real Problem [02:16] How Leaders Lose Curiosity Over Time [07:06] Fires, Symptoms, and the Danger of "I Already Know" [11:58] Curiosity, Communication, and Accountability [19:06] Putting Curiosity Into Practice Take the free Owner Dependency Assessment to see how much your business depends on you to solve problems like this: https://chrislocurto.typeform.com/to/upA71y2M

September 15, 202616 min

Why Your Best Team Members Are Leaving

Your best team members don't leave the day they resign, they leave months before that, and most leaders never see it coming. In this episode, we break down the quiet warning signs of disengagement and how to catch them before you lose someone good. Key Highlights: 00:28 Not Every Resignation Is a Leadership Failure 02:54 How a Good Team Member Slowly Checks Out 07:37 Don't Mistake Silence for Buy-In 11:43 Have the Conversation Before the Resignation Take the free Owner Dependency Assessment and see where your business relies too heavily on you.

September 8, 202616 min

Why Do I Have to Keep Reminding My Employees? | 692

Why are you still reminding the same employee about the same thing, week after week? It's not a discipline problem, it's an accountability gap you built without meaning to, and this episode shows you how to fix it, not with more reminders, not with micromanaging, but with real leadership. Episode Highlights: [02:23] What Your Team Is Really Watching [04:45] The Real Reason Leaders Let Things Slide [07:11] Why Timing Matters [09:35] Accountability Isn't Micromanagement Take this information, change your leadership, change your business, change your life, and join us on the next episode. Find Out How Owner-Dependent Your Business Really Is If any of this hit close to home, the real question isn't just whether you're reminding people too much, it's how much of your business still runs through you. Take our free Owner Dependency Assessment to see exactly where those gaps are and get a clear starting point for building a team that doesn't need you to remember everything for them. Take the Owner Dependency Assessment

September 1, 202626 min

What Marriage Taught Me About Leadership | 691

Heather and I are digging into our marriage, our businesses, and our life, no script, no polish. We're up in Truckee taking a real vacation, and we sat down to answer some of the questions people actually want to ask us but rarely do. This one's raw and real. Timestamps: 0:02 - The Myth of the Self-Sufficient Leader 2:53 - What I Struggle With, and Why Truckee Is Our Reset 7:39 - What You Don't Know About Me 12:29 - Setting the Reality: Accountability and the Season That Almost Wore Us Out 16:14 - What Marriage Has Taught Me About Leadership We recorded video for this one too, so if you'd rather watch than just listen, catch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tJE2UZUVoE

August 25, 202641 min

Throwback Episode 156 | 35 Strategies That Shape Productivity with David Horsager

When's the last time you sat down, mapped out where you wanted to be by year's end, felt genuinely fired up about it, and then quietly stopped mentioning it by March? In this throwback episode, we're bringing back this conversation with David Horsager, business strategist and author of the national bestseller The Trust Edge, about his book The Daily Edge. David shares the 90-day quick plan that helped him lose 50 pounds and helped his clients triple sales, the SEEDS habits that keep leaders sustainable, and the simple daily practice he calls DMAs (Difference Making Actions) that keeps his team focused on what matters most. It's not that you don't want to change. It's not even that you don't have a plan. The real problem is you're working in a timeframe too long to hold your focus and a level of clarity too vague to act on. If you've got a goal sitting untouched on a sticky note, this one's for you. Find more from David at trustedge.com.

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