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The Price and Value Journey

The Price and Value Journey

Hosted by John Ray

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Episodes

166

Latest episode

Apr 2026

Language

EN

About the show

The Price and Value Journey is a podcast for solo and small firm services professionals—consultants, coaches, creatives, attorneys, and advisors—who want to improve their pricing strategy, strengthen client relationships, and build a profitable, sustainable expertise-based business. Hosted by business advisor and author John Ray, the show offers actionable insights and real conversations to help professionals grow with confidence, clarity, and integrity.

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April 1, 20261 hr 0 min

Donn King: Building a Business When Caregiving Owns Your Time

Donn King on Protecting Your Professional Identity, Defeating Perfectionism, and Keeping Your Business Alive Through Caregiving (The Price and Value Journey, Episode 167) Donn King joins host John Ray on The Price and Value Journey to discuss one of the most underserved challenges facing solo practitioners and expert service providers: how to maintain a professional and […]

March 25, 202638 min

Why Clients Stall and What to Do About It: Dr. Larry Gard

Dr. Larry Gard on The Ambivalence Paradox: Why Clients Stall, How to Read It, and When to Walk Away (The Price and Value Journey, Episode 165) Dr. Larry Gard joins host John Ray on The Price and Value Journey to discuss one of the most frustrating and costly dynamics in advisory work: the client who […]

March 18, 202650 min

Susan Friedmann: Niche Your Book, Charge More for Your Work

Susan Friedmann on Why Your Book Is a Tool, Not a Product, and How Niche Focus, Bulk Sales, and the Right Mindset Turn It Into a Business Asset (The Price and Value Journey, Episode 165) Most authors believe that once the book is written, the work is done. Susan Friedmann, founder of Aviva Publishing and author […]

March 11, 202646 min

Your Book Is a Business Asset, Not Just Art with Anita Henderson

Anita Henderson, The Author's Midwife, on Writing a Book That Builds Authority and Attracts Clients, and Why You Shouldn't Let AI Write It (The Price and Value Journey, Episode 164) Anita Henderson joins host John Ray on The Price and Value Journey podcast to make the business case for something a lot of professional service […]

March 4, 202655 min

Leroy Hite: How Premium Pricing Built an Exit-Ready Brand

Leroy Hite Founded the World's First Luxury Firewood Company. Here's How Premium Pricing Shaped the Brand, the Customer Experience, and the Exit. (The Price and Value Journey, Episode 163) Leroy Hite joins host John Ray on The Price and Value Journey to share one of the most counterintuitive pricing stories you'll hear. Leroy founded Cutting […]

February 25, 202649 min

Lee Ellis: Beating Insecurity to Lead and Price with Confidence

Retired Air Force Colonel and Vietnam War POW Lee Ellis on How Insecurity Undermines Your Leadership and Your Professional Services Practice (The Price and Value Journey, Episode 162) Insecurity doesn't announce itself. It appears as overtalking in a client meeting, avoiding pricing discussions, and presenting your credentials instead of listening to the client's actual needs. […]

February 18, 202655 min

Bob Littell on NetWeaving for Referrals and Real Relationships

Bob Littell, Creator of NetWeaving, on Building the Relationships That Grow Your Practice (The Price and Value Journey, Episode 161) If your networking efforts feel hollow or one-sided, this episode reframes the whole game. Bob Littell, creator of NetWeaving and author of The Heart and the Art of NetWeaving, joins host John Ray to explain […]

February 11, 202636 min

Paul Knowlton: Bad Theology Kills Your Pricing

Paul Knowlton on Bad Theology, Plantation Economics You Practice on Yourself, and How Mars Built a Trillion-Dollar Legacy on Mutuality (The Price and Value Journey, Episode 160) In Part 2 of a two-part conversation, Paul Knowlton, attorney and partner at Stanton Law in Atlanta and co-author of Better Capitalism: Jesus, Adam Smith, Ayn Rand, and […]

February 4, 202640 min

Paul Knowlton on What Adam Smith Actually Said About Greed

Paul Knowlton on How Misreading Adam Smith Broke Capitalism, Why the "Invisible Hand" Never Meant What You Think, and Whether Generosity Actually Works in Business (The Price and Value Journey, Episode 159) In part one of a two-part conversation, Paul Knowlton, patent attorney and co-author of Better Capitalism: Jesus, Adam Smith, Ayn Rand, and MLK Jr. […]

January 28, 202648 min

Diana Murphy on Navigating Deep Impact Experiences as a Leader

How High-Capacity Leaders Can Navigate Deep Impact Experiences Without Their Business Falling Apart: Diana Murphy on Moving Beyond the "Push Through" Culture (The Price and Value Journey, Episode 158) Diana Murphy, a certified life coach who works with high-capacity leaders, joins host John Ray on The Price and Value Journey to discuss navigating deep impact experiences. […]

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