Winning Standards is the podcast for founders, leaders, and high performers who are done settling. Every episode is built to change how you think, lead, and perform. Michael Mojo has spent over 20 years coaching founders, leaders, and high performers across Australia and beyond. $3.26 billion in influenced client revenue. 1,000+ businesses transformed. Olympic athletes. AFR Fast 100 companies. Business owners who built empires from nothing to everyday people who just want more out of life. This is not the same podcast it used to be. Winning Standards has evolved. You will hear Michael's unfiltered solo sessions on identity, psychology, standards, and what it actually takes to lead at the highest level. You will hear from world-class performers and industry leaders who have done the work and have the results to prove it. And you will hear raw, real conversations with everyday founders and community members who are in the middle of it right now. Growing. Failing. Rebuilding. Leading. The messy middle that nobody else shows you. Three formats. One standard. Zero fluff. If you are scaling a business, leading a team, or pushing through a ceiling you cannot explain, this is where you start. Subscribe/Follow and raise the standard. Topics include: self-leadership, leadership psychology, founder burnout, scaling a business, business growth, leadership development, high performance habits, team leadership, business owner mindset, and building a business that runs without you.
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November 12, 2026Episode 6361 hr 4 min
Ep 636- The Scary Effects of Alcohol on a Business Owner | Steven Reeves - SR Construct
In this episode, Steven Reeves, founder of SR Construct, shares his story of transforming his health, mindset, and company culture. He discusses turning 40 in peak physical shape, learning how to navigate the highs and lows of running a business, improving workplace communication, and maintaining high personal standards. When you're ready to fast track your results, here's 2 ways I can help: This month's intake for The Odyssey is now open. If you've hit a ceiling in your business and know the constraint is you, not your business, this is the breakthrough. Limited intake [Learn more] Stuck, need clarity, or just want to upgrade how you think, lead and perform? Thrive Time is my premier self leadership event. [Secure your seat] Follow Me on Social Media: 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/themichaelmojo 📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelmojo 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themichaelmojo 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelmojo 🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com
November 11, 2026Episode 63538 min
Ep. 635 - The Difference Between Being Self Employed And A Business Owner
Have you ever felt like your business can't function properly without you? Even with a management team in place, many business owners find themselves constantly pulled back into the day-to-day operations, struggling to step away without things falling apart. In this episode, Michael explores the shift that every business owner needs to understand, from Operator to Leader and what separates those who run their business from those who are ultimately controlled by it. When you're ready to fast track your results, here's 2 ways I can help: This month's intake for The Odyssey is now open. If you've hit a ceiling in your business and know the constraint is you, not your business, this is the breakthrough. Limited intake [Learn more] Stuck, need clarity, or just want to upgrade how you think, lead and perform? Thrive Time is my premier self leadership event. [Secure your seat] Follow Me on Social Media: 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/themichaelmojo 📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelmojo 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themichaelmojo 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelmojo 🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com
November 9, 2026Episode 63418 min
Ep. 634 - The Real Reason You Have Burnt Out In Business...
The reason you feel burnt out in business is not because of your hard work or long hours, it's because of something deeper that you aren't even aware of! In this episode, Michael breaks down why so many business owners experience stress and burnout, even when their business is successful. He explores how conflicting goals and a lack of clarity can create internal pressure, and why getting clear on what you actually want can change everything. When you're ready to fast track your results, here's 2 ways I can help: This month's intake for The Odyssey is now open. If you've hit a ceiling in your business and know the constraint is you, not your business, this is the breakthrough. Limited intake [Learn more] Stuck, need clarity, or just want to upgrade how you think, lead and perform? Thrive Time is my premier self leadership event. [Secure your seat] Follow Me on Social Media: 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/themichaelmojo 📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelmojo 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themichaelmojo 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelmojo 🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com
November 6, 2026Episode 63320 min
Ep. 633 - Your Business Won't Outgrow Your Mindset and Thinking
What if the biggest thing standing between you and the next level of success isn't your strategy, your circumstances, or your work ethic… but the way you think? In this episode, Michael explores why the ability to question your own beliefs, challenge perspectives, and engage in uncomfortable conversations could be one of the most underrated advantages in business and life. Because sometimes, the questions you avoid are the ones that could change everything. When you're ready to fast track your results, here's 2 ways I can help: This month's intake for The Odyssey is now open. If you've hit a ceiling in your business and know the constraint is you, not your business, this is the breakthrough. Limited intake [Learn more] Stuck, need clarity, or just want to upgrade how you think, lead and perform? Thrive Time is my premier self leadership event. [Secure your seat] Follow Me on Social Media: 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/themichaelmojo 📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelmojo 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themichaelmojo 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelmojo 🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com
November 4, 2026Episode 6321 hr 3 min
Ep. 632 - Being the Cheapest In Business Is Not a Competitive Advantage | Matthew Raitt - Great Southern Plumbing & Bathrooms
How often do you find yourself lowering your prices, making exceptions or compromising on what you know your service is worth just to keep someone happy? In business, the need to be liked, accepted and approved of can quietly become one of the most expensive habits you develop. Matthew is the founder of Great Southern Plumbing and Bathrooms and in this episode, Matthew and Michael explore the relationship between people-pleasing, confidence and the way you value your own services. Along with other key leverages that build a successful business like social media awareness, the value of systems and more! When you're ready to fast track your results, here's 2 ways I can help: This month's intake for The Odyssey is now open. If you've hit a ceiling in your business and know the constraint is you, not your business, this is the breakthrough. Limited intake [Learn more] Stuck, need clarity, or just want to upgrade how you think, lead and perform? Thrive Time is my premier self leadership event. [Secure your seat] Follow Me on Social Media: 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/themichaelmojo 📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelmojo 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themichaelmojo 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelmojo 🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com
September 30, 2026Episode 6291 hr 8 min
Ep. 631 - Why Working Harder Kept Him Stuck (And What Finally Worked) | Adrian Di Mella - Dimco
Adrian Di Mella spent years working harder and getting nowhere. Eighteen years in construction, burnt out, stuck in a partnership, doing everything himself, and the harder he pushed the worse it felt. Then something shifted, and it had almost nothing to do with effort. Adrian is the director of Dimco, a custom building company in Adelaide, and in this episode he's honest with Michael about mistaking being busy for being effective, and what actually changed once he stepped into sole leadership. There's a real turning point in here for anyone who's convinced the answer is just to grind harder. They dig into the line between operating like an amateur and operating like a professional, and it's not where most people think it is. There's a sharp point about how you treat your time that will make you look at your own week differently. He also shares the simple, almost unglamorous habits that changed his company's culture more than any big strategy did. The conversation turns to why money makes a terrible measure of success, the trap of hitting the numbers and still feeling empty, and what actually drives fulfilment instead. Adrian is blunt about the part nobody likes hearing, that real growth demands work most people simply won't do, and why he chooses the hard version on purpose. If you feel busy, burnt out, and stuck despite doing everything right, this conversation will show you where the real problem is. In this episode: Why working harder was keeping him stuck What changed when he stepped into sole leadership The real difference between amateurs and professionals How you treat your time, and why it's costing you The simple habits that transformed his company culture Why money is a terrible measure of success The trap of hitting your numbers and still feeling empty Why real growth demands work most people won't do Official channel and episode of the Winning Standards Podcast hosted by Michael Mojo. All Rights Reserved. When you're ready to fast track your results, here's 2 ways I can help: This month's intake for The Odyssey is now open. If you've hit a ceiling in your business and know the constraint is you, not your business, this is the breakthrough. Limited intake [Learn more] Stuck, need clarity, or just want to upgrade how you think, lead and perform? Thrive Time is my premier self leadership event. [Secure your seat] Follow Me on Social Media: 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/themichaelmojo 📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelmojo 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themichaelmojo 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelmojo 🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com
September 29, 2026Episode 63116 min
Ep. 630 - Why Most Business Owners Are Just Guessing When it Comes to Numbers
Most business owners think they're making decisions. Michael Mojo says they're actually guessing, and it's quietly capping how far the business can grow. In this episode he breaks down what "knowing your numbers" actually means, and why almost everyone gets it backwards. Michael lays out a way of thinking that flips how most people set and chase their targets. Instead of hoping the results show up, you start from the outcome you want and work in reverse, and suddenly the whole business becomes something you can actually steer. There's a shift in here that turns vague goals into something you can hit on purpose. He gets into how tracking the right things reveals exactly where a business is breaking down, whether the problem is at the top of the funnel, in the conversation itself, or somewhere most owners never think to look. He's blunt about why cutting your price is the wrong move, and what to do instead when someone hesitates. Michael also gets into how real numbers change the way you lead a team, why they take the emotion and guesswork out of holding people accountable, and a surprising link between the clients who "need to think about it" and the owner's own decision-making. He closes on how to start, even if you have no idea what you're doing yet. If your business feels like a guessing game and you can't work out which lever to pull, this one hands you a clearer way to run it. In this episode: Why most business owners are really just guessing The "backwards" way of thinking that changes how you hit targets How the right numbers reveal exactly where you're breaking down Why cutting your price is the wrong move How data changes the way you hold a team accountable The surprising link between hesitant clients and your own decisions How to start tracking your numbers even if you're clueless Official channel and episode of the Winning Standards Podcast hosted by Michael Mojo. All Rights Reserved. When you're ready to fast track your results, here's 2 ways I can help: This month's intake for The Odyssey is now open. If you've hit a ceiling in your business and know the constraint is you, not your business, this is the breakthrough. Limited intake [Learn more] Stuck, need clarity, or just want to upgrade how you think, lead and perform? Thrive Time is my premier self leadership event. [Secure your seat] Follow Me on Social Media: 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/themichaelmojo 📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelmojo 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themichaelmojo 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelmojo 🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com
September 21, 2026Episode 62829 min
Ep. 628 - The Question that Made me Think Differently
One question over dinner stopped Michael Mojo in his tracks and changed how he thinks about business and himself. In this episode he unpacks what that question was, and why it forced him to look at things he thought he already had figured out. A conversation with a successful businesswoman set off a chain of reflection Michael didn't expect, about who you have to become as your business grows, and why the person who starts a company usually isn't built to scale it. He gets into the real reason there's a gap between where an owner is and where they want to be, and why it rarely comes down to what people assume. He's honest about his own history too, the version of himself that wasn't ambitious at all, the mindset that kept him stuck, and the low point that finally shifted something. There's a turn in here about why he used to resist personal development entirely, and what changed his mind, that will land for anyone who's ever been skeptical of it. Michael closes on the mental shift that separates the people who keep growing from the ones who stay where they are, and why it comes down to something most people actively avoid. If you've ever felt like you've plateaued and can't work out why, this conversation offers a different lens. In this episode: The one question that changed how Michael thinks Why the founder who starts a business isn't built to scale it The real reason there's a gap between where you are and where you want to be The mindset Michael had to leave behind to grow Why he used to resist personal development entirely The shift that separates the people who grow from those who don't Why the thing that unlocks growth is the thing most people avoid Official channel and episode of the Winning Standards Podcast hosted by Michael Mojo. All Rights Reserved. When you're ready to fast track your results, here's 2 ways I can help: This month's intake for The Odyssey is now open. If you've hit a ceiling in your business and know the constraint is you, not your business, this is the breakthrough. Limited intake [Learn more] Stuck, need clarity, or just want to upgrade how you think, lead and perform? Thrive Time is my premier self leadership event. [Secure your seat] Follow Me on Social Media: 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/themichaelmojo 📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelmojo 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themichaelmojo 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelmojo 🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com
September 18, 2026Episode 62730 min
Ep. 627 - Why Most Business Owners Panic at Exactly the Wrong Time
Most business owners react to the economy at exactly the wrong moment. Michael Mojo breaks down why the smartest operators read the conditions completely differently, and why the times everyone dreads are often the biggest opportunity of all. In this episode Michael lays out a way of understanding the economic environment that changes how you plan, hire, and invest. He argues that every business is moving through a kind of season, and that knowing which one you're actually in decides whether you get ahead or get caught out. Most people can't tell, and it costs them. He gets into why hard conditions quietly produce stronger, hungrier people while easy ones breed complacency, and what happens to an industry once the quick-money crowd floods in. There's a sharp observation in here about why booms carry the seeds of their own problems. Michael also gets into the moves that matter most when things feel slow, and why what you do in the difficult stretch determines how far you go when the market turns. He closes on how to work out exactly where your own business, industry, and country sit right now, and what that should tell you to do next. If the economy feels uncertain and you're not sure whether to push or pull back, this one hands you a clearer way to read it. In this episode: Why owners react to the economy at the wrong time The "seasons" every business moves through How to tell which one you're actually in Why hard times produce stronger, hungrier people What happens to an industry when the quick-money crowd arrives The moves that matter most when things feel slow Why the difficult stretch decides how far you go How to read where your business sits right now Official channel and episode of the Winning Standards Podcast hosted by Michael Mojo. All Rights Reserved. When you're ready to fast track your results, here's 2 ways I can help: This month's intake for The Odyssey is now open. If you've hit a ceiling in your business and know the constraint is you, not your business, this is the breakthrough. Limited intake [Learn more] Stuck, need clarity, or just want to upgrade how you think, lead and perform? Thrive Time is my premier self leadership event. [Secure your seat] Follow Me on Social Media: 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/themichaelmojo 📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelmojo 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themichaelmojo 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelmojo 🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com
September 16, 2026Episode 62652 min
Ep. 626 - The Job Ad Change That Fixed His Hiring Problem | Steve Ramsay - Alluring Kitchens
Every business owner complains about the same thing: you post a job, and the wrong people apply. Steve Ramsay was stuck in that exact loop until one change flipped it, and suddenly the right people were coming to him. Steve is the founder of Alluring Kitchens in Adelaide, and in this episode he's refreshingly practical with Michael about how he solved the hiring problem that quietly holds most businesses back. He gets into why the usual approach attracts people who don't even read the ad, and what he started doing differently to pull in applicants who actually fit. There's a genuinely useful shift in here for anyone tired of sifting through the wrong candidates. They also get into what it's really like bringing family into a business, the communication challenges nobody warns you about, and why Steve has found it one of the most rewarding parts of the journey. He's honest about the role that investing in himself played in the business growing at all. The conversation moves into why Steve refuses to compete on price, how he talks about value with clients instead, and the mindset behind setting bold goals and actually reaching them. He explains a philosophy he lives by, a way of committing to a decision that changes how you deal with every obstacle after it. And yes, they get into the cars. If hiring has ever felt like a gamble, or you're trying to build a team that actually fits, this conversation takes a different, more practical angle than most. In this episode: The change that fixed Steve's hiring problem Why generic job ads attract the wrong people How to pull in applicants who actually fit your culture What bringing family into the business is really like Why investing in yourself shows up in the business Why Steve refuses to compete on price The "make every decision right" philosophy he lives by The mindset behind setting and reaching bold goals Official channel and episode of the Winning Standards Podcast hosted by Michael Mojo. All Rights Reserved. When you're ready to fast track your results, here's 2 ways I can help: This month's intake for The Odyssey is now open. If you've hit a ceiling in your business and know the constraint is you, not your business, this is the breakthrough. Limited intake [Learn more] Stuck, need clarity, or just want to upgrade how you think, lead and perform? Thrive Time is my premier self leadership event. [Secure your seat] Follow Me on Social Media: 📘 Facebook: https://facebook.com/themichaelmojo 📸Insta: https://www.instagram.com/themichaelmojo 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@themichaelmojo 🎥 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themichaelmojo 🔗 Website: www.MichaelMojo.com
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