How To Get Your Business Ready For 2020

By Todd Garretson / April 27, 2015 / Comments Off on How To Get Your Business Ready For 2020

Being prepared for an earthquake or tornado is extremely difficult given how fast they strike, with little to no warning at all. Essentially, you are given a few minutes to grab your family and get to an area of cover, pray and hope for the best.  Couple the sudden factor and sheer power of these…

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One Step That Changes Everything

By Todd Garretson / April 16, 2015 / Comments Off on One Step That Changes Everything

Almost as though she was walking on a sheet of ice, she inched her foot forward gently, sliding it as far as her comfort zone would stretch, reaching her hands to ours, and then looked up with her dimple-marked smile. She did it.  Life as she knew it would never be the same.  And she…

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Boxing Gloves Or Canoes

By Todd Garretson / April 1, 2015 / Comments Off on Boxing Gloves Or Canoes

In a webinar we conducted for over 100 different professionals last week on the topic of growth strategy, we wrestled through the age-old debate that argues whether organizations should be heavily or even, exclusively focused towards culture or strategy as tools to move their businesses forward. Before we start, let me ask you – have…

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5 Strategies to Build Your Revenue

By Todd Garretson / March 27, 2015 / Comments Off on 5 Strategies to Build Your Revenue

Most teams and businesses find revenue building to be the ultimate uphill climb.  They almost always struggle as a pack on the hill, side-by-side, trying to power forward against what seems to be a Tour de France-like incline and headwind. While the uphill climb to generate leads and acquire new customers certainly makes the list of…

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The Best Coaching Session You’ll Ever Have [Part 2]

By Todd Garretson / March 16, 2015 / Comments Off on The Best Coaching Session You’ll Ever Have [Part 2]

Have you ever sunk a few extra days into a project, because as you got deeper into it, you realized the incredible transformation it might create in someone’s life? This is how I feel right now. I’ve been working over time to craft a vision for how your organization can build a stronger foundation for…

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The Best Coaching Session You’ll Ever Have [PART 1]

By Todd Garretson / February 25, 2015 / Comments Off on The Best Coaching Session You’ll Ever Have [PART 1]

The best coaching sessions always teach you something new about yourself. If you’ve ever had a brake light out on your car, they’re the first to see it.  Or to tell you of the piece of food stuck in your teeth before you leave the restaurant.  And how the PGA instructor is able to find the subtle…

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An Exclusive Workshop on Growth Strategy

By Todd Garretson / February 13, 2015 / Comments Off on An Exclusive Workshop on Growth Strategy

You’ve just spent several months budgeting and planning for growth in 2015, right?  Don’t you owe it to yourself, your team and your organization to do everything in your power to ensure success? Perhaps you’re hoping that 2015 will be different and that your organization will finally achieve the kind of results it’s capable of? Last November, I polled business executives asking…

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A Simple Tool That Gets Results  [FREE DOWNLOAD]

By Todd Garretson / January 14, 2015 / Comments Off on A Simple Tool That Gets Results  [FREE DOWNLOAD]

Do you have a way to bring your strategy to life on the playing field?  Do you know what play is next?  Are you flexible enough to react to new opportunity and quick to respond to competitors? Just as offensive coordinators and head coaches in football have the playsheet in hand during the game, executives…

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Top 10 Most Popular Growth Articles of 2014

By Todd Garretson / January 5, 2015 / Comments Off on Top 10 Most Popular Growth Articles of 2014

If you haven’t seen enough top 10 lists from 2014, here’s one more. Of the 60 articles posted to this site over the last year, I wanted to find the 10 that mattered most. While the analytics for any business are important, I am less interested in how many of you came to this site…

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Do You Know What Stage Your Business Is In?

By Todd Garretson / December 10, 2014 / Comments Off on Do You Know What Stage Your Business Is In?

Before you move too quickly into strategy development or major organizational change for 2015, I encourage you to ponder an important question. Do you know what stage your business is in? I prepared the chart pictured above as an example to illustrate four possible stages (with hypothetical sales volumes) in which a business might progress…

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Founder Todd Garreston

With over 15 years of experience leading market share growth initiatives of top consumer brands in Fortune 500 and privately-held business environments, Todd Garretson advises and helps organizations identify new growth potential, craft strategy that moves people to action and enhance overall performance.

Having a passion for helping people and organizations to unlock dormant growth potential, Todd writes and speaks for audiences in three core areas: business growth strategy, leadership and personal / professional growth.

Residing in Atlanta, GA with his wife, Lauri, and their four children, weekends and free time are spent with family, coaching youth sports, and sharing his passion for fitness and nutrition.