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Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
TheSmart Business Growth podcast is your go-to for real talk and real strategy – grounded in over two decades of sales and leadership expertise.
Hosted by sales growth expert and TEDx speaker Nicky Miklós, this show is for ambitious business owners and sales leaders who are scaling businesses – and refuse to choose between high performance and having a life.
Expect pragmatic conversations, proven frameworks, and practical tools to shift your sales culture from reactive to revenue-driving. From…
Episodes
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
What’s Really Stopping Your Sales Team From Selling?
Ask your sales team what’s stopping them from selling more, and you’ll almost always get the same answer. The real question is what’s hiding behind it. In Part…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Listen to Connect: The Leadership Skill Most Managers Miss | Nicky Miklós with Kylie Paatsch
Are your one-on-ones building real connection, or just ticking boxes? In this episode, Nicky Miklós sits down with leadership expert Kylie Paatsch, author of…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Why Adding More Is Slowing Your Business Down
When growth stalls, most business owners add something: a new product, a new service, another process. A crooked Lego bridge shows why that instinct so often…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
6 Things the Best Sales Leaders Are Doing Right Now | Nicky Miklós
How many of these six are you already doing? In this solo episode of Smart Business Growth, Nicky Miklós shares the simple tweaks she's been seeing the best…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Are You a Trust Giver or a Trust Earner?
Most business owners know, intellectually, that they need to let go. Actually doing it is another thing entirely. In this Quick Win from Smart Business Growth…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Money in Good Hands: What It Really Takes to Build a Business Doing Good
Nicky Miklós sits down with B Corp consultant Michelle Sutherland for a conversation about what it actually means to build a business doing good in the world…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
The CLASP Framework: How to Ask Better Sales Questions
Sales reps who ask targeted, strategic questions close 23% more deals. So why do so many conversations skip straight to the pitch? In this Quick Win, Nicky…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
So What? The Question Behind Every Successful Cold Call
🎙️ Episode 29: So What? The Question Behind Every Successful Cold Call "If it ain't coming in, we're going out to get it." That's been Nicky's mantra for cold…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
How to Build a Genuine Speak Up Culture
Do You Actually Want a Speak-Up Culture? Every leader says they want their team to speak up. Fewer actually build the conditions for it, and fewer still notice…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Sales Leadership Is Evolving, Are You?
Episode 28: Sales Leadership Is Evolving, Are You? For a long time, sales leadership has meant one thing: hit the target, chase the number, move on to the next…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Preview: Sales Leadership Is Evolving, Are You? (Ep 28, out 26 Aug)
Coming 26th August 2026: Episode 28, "Sales Leadership Is Evolving, Are You?" Sales performance isn't about skill, it never has been. In this preview clip from…
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Are You a Steamroller, a Shirker, or a Steerer?
When change hits a team, most leaders fall into one of three camps. The steamroller who bulldozes ahead and wonders why no one's following. The shirker who…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
What do you say to your team when you don't have the answers?
What do you say to your team when you don't have the answers? In this Quick Win, communication and soft skills specialist Leah Mether shares a practical four…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
How to Overcome Sales Objections Without the Icky Feeling: 5 Tips That Work
"It's too expensive." "I don't have time." "It seems too complicated." If you've heard these before, this episode is for you. Nicky gets tactical with her top…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Is Your Team in Sales, or Just Taking Orders | Nicky Miklos & Janine Garner
Your sales team might not actually be selling. If they're waiting for orders to come through, they're order takers. And that's pushing revenue away. In this…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Whose Definition of Success Are You Chasing? The Outrageous Opposites Exercise
What's your definition of success? Not the one you inherited, borrowed, or absorbed from a 5am club post. Yours. In this episode of the Smart Business Growth…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
The Core Four: Who You Actually Need in Your Network | Janine Garner & Nicky Miklos
Big ideas. Small time investment. Welcome the latest "Quick Wins" episode! Bite-sized cuts from the Smart Business Growth Podcast — built for business owners…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
The 10-Minute Daily Habit That Grows Your Business | Nicky Miklós with Janine Garner
What if 10 minutes a day could transform your pipeline? No cold calls, no networking events, no icky tactics. Just two people a day and a genuine reason to…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Th 6 Emotional States of a Sale
Most sales don't fall over because of price — they fall over because one emotional state never got activated. In this solo episode, Nicky breaks down the Six…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Why Your Sales Training isn't Working
Why Your Sales Training Isn't Working (And How Coaching Fixes It) Here's a confronting truth — most sales training doesn't stick. Not because the training is…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Lessons from the Front Line: Building a High Performance Sales Team
What does it actually take to build a sales team that doesn't need you? Nick and Jeni Clift spent over 20 years building DWM Solutions — a managed IT services…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
3 Levers to STOP Reactive Growth in Your Business
Is your business growing — or just reacting? There's a big difference, and in this episode, Nicky Miklós breaks down exactly what smart, sustainable business…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Find Your Awe: Sustainable Motivation for High Performers
What if the secret to sustained high performance had nothing to do with grinding harder? In this episode, Nicky is coming to you live from Melbourne — and what…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
How to Have Tough Conversations
What if the conversation you (or your leaders) have been dreading is actually the one your team member needs most? Tough conversations don't have to be…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Let's Talk KPI's (Yes, really!)
Are your team members crystal clear on what success looks like in their role or are they just showing up and hoping for the best? In this episode, Nicky Miklós…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Effective Questioning in Sales Conversations
What’s the real backbone of an effective sales conversation? It’s not the pitch, not the presentation and it’s definitely not dropping the price early. In this…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Steer Through the Storm - Sales Leadership
In this episode, Nicky Miklós and Leah Mether explore the evolving landscape of leadership, particularly in the context of rapid change and uncertainty. They…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Role of Sales in 2026
Sales has changed, and if your conversations still focus on features, pricing, and pressure tactics, you may already be falling behind. Today’s buyers are more…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Do-er's to Decision Makers
Great leadership is not about making every decision. It is also about teaching others how to make good ones. In this episode, Nicky Miklós breaks down why…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
The Importance of Managing Energy
In this episode of Smart Business Growth, we explore why managing your energy is far more powerful than obsessing over time management. Despite billions of…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
The Power of your Network In Sales
Keywords: Networking, business growth, relationship building, sales strategies, transformational leadership, core four, reciprocity, intentional networking…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Calling BS on Your Best Year Yet
It’s 2026, and Nicky is kicking things off with a truth bomb. That whole “best year yet” mantra? It’s tired. In this episode, she calls BS on the hype, the…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Switching Off Without Crashing – A Smarter Approach to Holiday Rest
In this final episode of the year, Nicky unpacks the challenge so many high-performing business owners and leaders face – how the heck do we actually switch…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
LinkedIn for Sales
This week Nicky's joined by one of Australia's leading LinkedIn strategists, Karen Tisdell, as they delve into a question every sales leader and business owner…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Sales in 2026: Trust, Tactics and Picking Up the Phone
As we prepare to close out 2025, the sales landscape looks and feels different – longer conversion cycles, rising buyer hesitancy, and trust at an all-time…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
The 4-Part Healthy Hustle Framework
In this episode, Nicky unpacks the how to keep your hustle healthy ... not just in theory, but in practice. Using a powerful metaphor of the palm tree (strong…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
7 Steps to End of Year Success!
As we charge into the final weeks of the year, the pressure mounts – targets, team, client events, and life logistics all collide in the seasonal chaos. In…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Let's Red Brick It! Cutting Through the Clutter with Donna McGeorge
In this high-energy episode Nicky's welcomes productivity powerhouse and best-selling author Donna McGeorge. Get ready to shift how you think about work, life…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
The 6 Signs of Healthy (and UnHealthy) Hustle
If you've ever found yourself skipping lunch breaks, working late into the night, or saying "I'll rest when this project is done" ... this episode is for you…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Are Referrals a Real Sales Strategy?
Referrals – they’re often seen as the gold standard for growth, but are you treating them like a real sales strategy… or just leaving it to chance? In this…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
AI and the Future of Sales
The AI Tipping Point – How to Use AI in Sales Without Losing the Human Touch In this thought-provoking episode of Smart Business Growth, Nicky dives deep into…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
It Takes FIVE Follow Ups
Still waiting to hear back from that prospect? Don’t go quiet. In this week’s Smart Business Growth episode, Nicky's calling out the silent killer of sales…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Smart Growth Isn’t JUST a Strategy. It’s a Wake-Up Call
EPISODE 1: What Smart Growth Really Means (and Why Now Is the Time to Course Correct) Welcome back to Season 4 of Smart Business Growth – and this time…
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Season 4 Trailer
Season 4 of the Smart Business Growth Podcast is here. I’m Nicky Miklós, and this season, we’re tackling the real roadblocks to business growth - inconsistent…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Discover How to Preserve Humanity in the Age of AI with Leanne Shelton
Nicky and Ness dive deep into the world of AI with Leanne Shelton, exploring how businesses can integrate AI without losing the human touch. We kick off the…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Beat Decision Fatigue and Boost Performance
Could you be sabotaging your company's success with decision fatigue? Discover how this silent productivity killer might be draining your resources and leaving…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
A Tale of Hustle and Healing with Andy McCarthy
Join us on a captivating journey with Andy McCarthy, the visionary founder of Gippsland Solar, who shares his extraordinary tale of building a solar empire in…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
F*ck New Years Resolutions. Here's what to do instead!
In this episode of the Smart Business Growth Podcast, hosts Nicky and Ness explore the concept of New Year's resolutions in the context of both personal and…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Summer Series - The Four-Hour Workweek Reality Check
In the final installment of the summer series revisiting season two's most popular episodes, Nicky and Ness dive into the core reasons people start their own…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Summer Series - Navigating Business Sustainability in 2024 with Mel Packham
In this episode of the Smart Business Growth Podcast, Nicky and Ness revisit a compelling conversation with Mel Packham, a brand strategist focused on ethical…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Summer Series - The Healthy Hustle Business Blueprint with Janine Garner
In this special summer series episode, hosts Nicky and Ness revisit their popular session with business coach Janine Garner. Janine interviews them, discussing…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Summer Series - Healthy Hustle vs. Hard Hustle with James Bartrop
In this special episode from the Smart Business Growth Podcast's 2024 Summer Series, Nicky and Ness revisit a compelling conversation with James Bartrop…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Get a Life!
As season two of the podcast wraps up, it’s time to reflect on the concept of taking genuine holidays as business owners. With Christmas around the corner…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
3 Business (and Life) Lessons from doing a TEDx Talk
In this podcast episode, hosts Nicky and Ness share their experiences from an exceptionally busy week that included Nicky's TEDx talk at QUT and the launch of…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Sales Strategies for the Modern Market: Tips from Darcy Smyth
In this episode, Vanessa is joined by sales expert Darcy Smyth to explore the evolving sales landscape in a post-COVID world. They discuss overcoming sales…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Breaking Up with Busy
In this episode, Nicky and Ness dive into the modern obsession with busyness and how it often leads to unproductive patterns. They discuss the societal…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
4 Ways to Keep the Sales Hustle Healthy
In this episode, Nicky and Ness delve into the challenges of maintaining a healthy hustle in the world of sales. With burnout rates soaring and the market…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
How Functional Breathing Enhances Your Leadership with Laura Gutierrez
In this episode, Nicky, Ness and Laura explore the crucial link between functional breathing and peak performance in leadership. They delve into how improving…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
The Myth of the 24/7 Entrepreneur: Why Working Harder Isn't Always the Answer
In this episode of the Smart Business Growth Podcast, hosts Nicky and Ness dive into critical aspects of workplace stress, burnout, and sustainable growth…
- Smart Business Growth with Nicky Miklós
Money, Sales, and Success: The Role of Beliefs in Business
In this episode, Nicky and Ness dive deep into how our beliefs influence every aspect of our lives and businesses. They discuss how beliefs around money…