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The Ops Experts Club Podcast
Welcome to the Ops Experts Club Podcast! What does it take to run 7 and 8 Figure privately launched businesses? It takes a lot more than one entrepreneur - it takes a team of people who can get granular enough to push the overall vision forward. Aaron, Terryn and Savannah have supported big name entrepreneurs such as: Pete Vargas III, Pace Morby, Keith Yackey, Dr. Dharius Daniels, Steve Harwood and more. What allows entrepreneurs like them to scale, is a team like this. The Collab Team has been…
Episodes
- The Ops Experts Club Podcast
137. Annual Planning Made Simple
Summary: Annual planning doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner share practical tips for reviewing the past year…
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136. AI vs. Humans: Who Should Handle Your Books?
Summary: AI, automation, offshore bookkeeping, or hands-on financial support, which is right for your business? Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner discuss…
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135. Should You Hire People or AI?
Summary: Should you hire another employee or invest in AI? Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner explore the costs, challenges, and opportunities of AI…
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134. The Success Trap
Summary: What happens when the success you built becomes the thing that keeps you stuck? Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner sit down with Rob Stein to discuss…
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133. Is Your Business an Extension of You?
Summary: What happens when a business depends too much on its founder? Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner discuss how to build processes, develop leaders, stay…
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132. Are You Really Ready to Sell Your Business?
Summary: What happens when you're ready to sell your business but aren't actually prepared for the process? Aaron sits down with Marvin Baker of Biz Seller…
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131. Finding the Right People: What's Changed in Recruitment
Summary: Hiring has changed, especially with AI entering the recruitment process. Terryn and Taylor Longden talk about what they're seeing from applicants, how…
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130. Stop Buying New Technology to Fix Old Problems
Summary: New technology won't automatically fix broken processes. Aaron and Terryn talk about knowing when it's actually time to upgrade your systems, when you…
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129. Reclaiming Presence in the Age of AI
Summary: AI, constant distractions, and busy schedules can make it harder to stay truly present. Aaron and Terryn sit down with Mark Ostach to discuss…
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128. Meetings That Actually Work
Summary: Most teams have meetings. The best teams use them to create alignment, accountability, and progress. Terryn Turner and Ben Clatterbuck break down how…
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127. Hire Right the First Time, Every Time
Summary: Hiring the right person starts long before the job gets posted. Aaron and Terryn share practical recruiting strategies to help you define the role…
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126. The 18-Month Rule Every Founder Needs
Summary: Eric Beck joins Aaron and Terryn to discuss why founders need to build businesses that can thrive without them. They unpack delegation, scaling…
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125. How Fast Is Too Fast?
Summary: Growing faster isn't always the right answer. Aaron and Terryn explain why scaling before your systems and team are ready can create burnout…
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124. When to Bring It In-House (And When to Stop Yourself)
Summary: Should you keep every part of your business in-house? Aaron and Terryn explore when bringing operations under one roof makes sense, and when keeping…
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123. How Visionaries Can Communicate Without Becoming the Bottleneck
Summary: What happens when great ideas never make it to execution? Aaron and Taryn break down how the right communication systems can keep visionaries and…
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122. The Sales You Didn't Know You Lost
SUMMARY: Aaron sits down with retention expert Dan to dig into the sales most businesses never think to chase: the ones they already made. They talk through…
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121. Invest in Your People to Build a Stronger Business
Summary: Great businesses don't just hire talented people, they help them grow. In this episode, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner share practical ways to build…
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120. What to Cut From Your Budget (And What Not To)
SUMMARY: Most business owners chase more sales without ever looking at what they're already spending. In this episode, Aaron and Terryn break down where small…
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119. The Prescription Every Entrepreneur Needs
Summary: In this episode of the Ops Experts Club podcast, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner discuss the "prescription" every entrepreneur needs: consistent…
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118. Build the Process Before You Hire
Summary: In this episode of the Ops Experts Club podcast, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner talk through the importance of SOPs, recruiting, delegation, and…
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117. Are You Asking the Right Questions?
Summary: In this episode of the Ops Experts Club podcast, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner discuss the importance of evaluating your team, auditing workflows…
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116. Stop Blindly Paying Invoices
Summary: In this episode of the Ops Experts Club podcast, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner unpack one of the most overlooked areas in business operations…
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115. Why Training Matters More Than Hiring
In this episode of the Ops Experts Club podcast, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner dive into the importance of investing in people through intentional training…
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114. Are You Hiring Full Time When Fractional Would Work Better?
SUMMARY: Aaron and Terryn tackle one of the most expensive decisions entrepreneurs get wrong: hiring full time when fractional would serve them better. They…
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113. 9 Questions That Reveal Every Gap in Your Team
SUMMARY: Aaron and Terryn walk listeners through the free Gap Analyzer quiz, a nine-question tool built from 12 years of being under the hood of dozens of…
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112. Is AI Going to Replace Your Bookkeeper? Here Is the Honest Answer
SUMMARY: Aaron, Terryn, and finance specialist Tabby Kler dig into one of the most practical conversations happening in business right now: where does AI…
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111. The One Meeting That Fixes Almost Everything
SUMMARY: Aaron and Terryn make the case for the one thing that cuts through business chaos faster than anything else: a real operating system. They dig into…
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110. Why You Keep Hiring the Wrong People
SUMMARY: Aaron, Terryn, and recruiting specialist Taylor Longden pull back the curtain on what a real recruiting process looks like from start to finish. From…
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109. Why Your People Are Busy But Nothing Is Getting Done
SUMMARY: Aaron, Terryn, and Brandon Turley pull back the curtain on one of the most overlooked tools in business operations: the internal audit. They dig into…
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108. The SOP That Could Save Your Business Thousands
SUMMARY: Aaron and Terryn bring in Collab Team finance expert Stephanie Blodgett to tackle one of the messiest pain points hiding inside growing businesses…
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107. The Hidden Cost of Your Next Big Idea
SUMMARY: Aaron and Terryn tackle one of the biggest Achilles heels they see with visionaries: the addiction to chasing shiny new ideas instead of doubling down…
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106. The Real Way to Motivate Employees (It's Not What You Think)
SUMMARY: This episode dives into why traditional "pep talks" don't actually motivate teams, and what to do instead. Aaron and Terryn break down the reality…
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105. The Quarterly Evaluation Framework That Actually Works
SUMMARY: In this episode of the Ops Experts Club, Aaron & Terryn break down the value of quarterly employee evaluations and how a simple framework can help…
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104. If Your Team Is Overwhelmed, You Probably Need Systems
SUMMARY: In this episode of Ops Experts Club, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner discuss the important shift from working in tasks to thinking in systems—a…
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103. Operational Excellence: How SOPs Protect and Scale Your Business
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Terryn Turner unpack why Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) matter, even though they're not the most exciting part of…
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102. How Visionaries Build Offers That Don't Burn Out
SUMMARY: In this episode of Ops Experts Club, Aaron and Terryn break down what separates "flash-in-the-pan" visionaries from leaders who build long-term…
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101. How to Keep Ops from Getting Stale (and Recruit Better Teams)
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Terryn unpack why operations only feels "boring" when teams get stuck in loops or over-systemize without fresh challenges…
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100. What's Choking Your Revenue Growth?
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Terryn break down why many businesses struggle to increase top-line revenue, even when demand, ideas, and opportunities are…
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99. From the Ops Experts Archives: Growing People Beyond Hiring
SUMMARY: This episode is a replay from a previous season of Ops Experts, but the conversation remains just as relevant today. Aaron Hovivian, Terryn Turner…
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98. Tracking Numbers That Actually Move the Business Forward
SUMMARY: In this episode of Ops Experts Club, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner break down how to build scorecards that actually drive performance, not just…
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97. When Every Idea Can't Be a Yes
SUMMARY: In this episode of the Ops Experts Club, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn dive into one of the hardest dynamics in business: telling a visionary "no." They…
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96. The 5 Core Systems Every Operations Leader Must Own
SUMMARY: In this episode of Ops Experts, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner break down the anatomy of a smooth-running business by outlining five core systems…
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95. Building Scalable Operations in High-Growth Businesses
SUMMARY: In this episode of Ops Experts Club, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner discuss the critical difference between being a task taker and truly owning…
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94. Hire Fast or Hire Slow? How to Know the Difference
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron Hovivian and Terryn Turner unpack a critical hiring mistake many growing businesses make: treating every hire the same. They…
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93. Under the Hood: What Your Books Reveal Before December Ends
SUMMARY: In this episode, the Ops Experts Club sits down with Tabby Kler, a key leader inside the Collab team's finance division. She shares what she's learned…
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92. Why Visionaries Undervalue Ops and How to Fix It
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Terryn unpack a pattern they see often with visionaries: the tendency to oversimplify operations. They dive into where…
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91. Bundles, Bonuses, and Benevolence: Holiday Ops Playbook
SUMMARY: The episode centers on helping business owners get ahead of the holiday season instead of scrambling once it arrives. Aaron and Terryn mix humor with…
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90. How Ops Leaders Should Approach Q4: Smart Revenue Moves, Cost Cuts, and Holiday Strategy
SUMMARY: The episode focuses on how business owners and operators should approach the holiday season with intention instead of following the crowd. With ad…
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90. The Art of Delegation in Leadership
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron & Terryn walk through our own annual planning retrospective—from team offsite takeaways to leadership breakthroughs. We break…
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89. Bridging the Gap: Sales and Marketing Integration
SUMMARY: In this episode, Terryn Turner and Aaron Hovivian dive into how to turn your annual business goals into an actionable plan through a structured Sales…
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88. Rock Parties: Turning Annual Planning into Quarterly Momentum
SUMMARY: Terryn & Aaron discuss how teams can effectively transition from annual planning into quarterly execution using the Entrepreneurial Operating System…
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87. Stop the Chaos: Why Every Business Needs an Annual Plan
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Terryn break down the art and strategy behind annual planning—why it matters, how to do it well, and how to keep your team…
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86. Fail Fast, Learn Faster: Smart Growth for Entrepreneurs
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Terryn dive deep into one of the hardest questions every entrepreneur faces: "When is it time to roll out something new?"…
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85. Project Plans: The Secret to Chaos-Free Launches
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Terryn tackle one of the most critical (and often overlooked) aspects of running successful operations: project plans. They…
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84. Cool Tools Spotlight: Zapier and the Future of Workflow Automation
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Terryn bring back the popular "Cool Tools" segment, spotlighting Zapier—the automation platform that connects apps and…
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83. Rocks, Pivots, and Burnout: Why Less Is More in Business Ops
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Terryn dive into one of the most common struggles for visionaries and business leaders: doing too much at once. From…
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82. From Kingpin to Smart Systems: Building Businesses That Don't Rely on You
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Terryn explore how entrepreneurs can break free from being the central "kingpin" of their businesses. Drawing on insights…
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81. Why Teams and Vision Matter More Than Hustle with Dr. Jim Bob Haggerton
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron sits down with Dr. Jim Bob Haggerton—entrepreneur, chiropractor, and leadership coach—to explore the realities of running…
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80. Audit Before You Break: Fixing Hidden Cracks in Your Business
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Terryn dive deep into the importance of auditing your business before it breaks under pressure. From hidden subscriptions…
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79. From Job Description to Onboarding: The Complete Recruiting Playbook
SUMMARY: In this episode, Aaron and Terryn dive deep into the recruiting process—sharing the exact steps The Collab Team uses to help businesses find and hire…