Stories of Scale with Jonathan Herps
Hi, I'm Jonathan Herps. If you're a business owner, CEO, or senior leader looking to scale your business, you're in the right place.
Here, we go beyond generic business advice.
I share proven strategies, practical tools, and real-world insights that help you build a self-managing, scalable, and profitable business.
But it's not just about the business—it's about you as the leader. Because the success of your business is a direct reflection of your growth.
On this channel, you can expect:
- Growth Strategies: Learn how to scale revenue, profits, and impact.
- Leadership Development: Discover the habits and mindset shifts that make great CEOs.
- Team & Culture: Build a high-performing, accountable leadership team that doesn't rely on you for every decision.
- Systems & Processes: Understand how to streamline operations for predictable, consistent growth.
I’ve been fortunate to mentor and coach 100s of CEOs across many industries and geographies, helping them overcome growth plateaus, build high-performing teams, and achieve more freedom in their business and personal lives. My mission is to help you do the same.
Ready to scale up? Hit subscribe and join me for actionable insights that can help you lead with confidence, grow with intention, and create a business that serves your life, not the other way around.
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- Email: jonathan@scaleupgrowth.co
Episodes
162 episodes
How Zaki Ameer Scaled DDP Property to Australia’s Top 0.4% : EP 130
In this episode of Stories of Scale, host Jonathan Herps sits down with Zaki Ameer, Founder of DDP Property, to unpack the real story behind his 15-year journey building one of Australia’s most successful buyer’s agencies.Zaki reveals t...
CEO Playbook EP 29: 6 Triggers to Escape the “Ones and Threes” Trap as a CEO
Are you still doing everything yourself — sales, delivery, and strategy — and can’t take a holiday without things falling apart? You’re not alone. Most founders hit the same growth ceilings — the “ones and threes” — where your leadership, syste...
CEO Playbook EP 28: Build a Culture That Attracts A-Players and Keeps Them
In this episode of the Scale Up Growth Podcast, Jonathan Herps dives deep into why building and keeping A-players is the ultimate growth advantage for CEOs. Discover how leading founders are creating workplaces that attract talent, boost...
CEO Playbook EP 27: How CEOs Use KPIs, A-Players, and B.A.M.s to Scale Smarter
Perfection slows growth. Momentum scales it.In this episode of the Scale Up Growth Podcast, Jonathan Herps breaks down how growth-stage founders can take control of their business using leading vs. lagging KPIs...
CEO Playbook EP 26: AI, Dashboards, and the North Star - How CEOs Can Lead Smarter with the Right Tools
In this episode of the Scale Up Growth Podcast, Jonathan Herps explores how CEOs can harness AI, dashboards, and the power of a North Star metric to lead with more clarity and alignment. From using multiple AI tools for research and de...
CEO Playbook EP 25: AI-Powered CEO Dashboard, Lead Smarter in 20 Minutes a Week
Most CEOs are drowning in numbers but starving for clarity. Without the right dashboard, you’re flying blind—reacting instead of leading.In this session, Jonathan shared AI prompts to design your Leaders KPIs, company Evergreen KP...
CEO Playbook EP 24: Charting a Three-Year Vision - From Strategy to Execution
Every founder dreams big, but too many stop at “vision” without turning it into an actionable plan. In this episode, Jonathan Herps breaks down how to take a 3-year vivid vision and transform it into a practical execution system that drives ...
CEO Playbook Ep 23: Scaling Isn’t About More Tactics, It’s About This One Shift
Scaling isn't about more tactics, it's about more clarity. It’s about giving your team a vision so clear they can act without waiting for your permission.In this episode of Stories of Scale, Jonathan Herps shares why...
CEO Playbook Ep 22: Winning Moves That Will Break Your Business Out of the Plateau
This episode is a masterclass in visionary leadership and practical execution.Jonathan Herps walks you through how to craft a 3-Year Vivid Vision - a clear and compelling blueprint for both your business and your lif...
Ep 129: How CEOs Build Businesses That Last with Richard Palmer
Most CEOs work their whole lives to build freedom, then wake up trapped in a business that can’t survive without them.Here’s how to break that cycle and finally build a company that creates freedom, not just more struggle.In this ...
CEO Playbook Ep 21: Scaling Beyond the Million Mark
Scaling doesn’t break at the money level. It breaks at the people level. And if you don’t fix that, you’ll stay stuck forever.Jonathan opens up about the real barriers leaders face when moving from survival growth in...
CEO Playbook Ep 20: Break the $3M Ceiling and Build a Business That Runs Without You
If you’ve ever felt trapped in your own business, unable to step away without everything grinding to a halt, this conversation will hit home. Jonathan Herps, four-time CEO and seasoned mentor, shares hard-won le...
Ep 128: The Founder Mindset That Fuels Sustainable Growth with Parth Gulati
Most CEOs grow too fast, and then watch everything crack. Learn how to scale smart, keep control, and create a business that thrives at any size.Parth Gulati, co-founder of Gather Wealth, shares his entrepreneurial j...
Inside Scaling Up Ep 7: From Founder to CEO to Freedom
If your team still needs you to run, fix, or finish everything, you don’t have a business. You have a bottleneck. Find out how to install the systems, structure, and leadership your business needs to grow without you.<...
Ep 127: What Separates Stagnant Companies from Scalable Ones with Christopher Murray
If your growth has stalled, it’s not always a motivation problem. Sometimes, it’s a model problem. This episode will show you exactly what to stop doing, what to start delegating, and what to fix if you want a business that scales without bu...
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Inside Scaling Up Ep 6: What To Do When Your Business Owns You
You built it. You grew it. You should feel proud. So why does it feel like you’re drowning in the very thing you created?In this episode, Jonathan gets real about the truth behind stalled growth. It’s not the market,...
Inside Scaling Up Ep 5: Why Every CEO Needs a Coach
You didn’t build your company just to feel buried by it. But here you are, stuck in the weeds, surrounded by chaos, carrying it all yourself because no one else gets it done right.This episode is a wake-up call for f...
CEO Playbook Ep 19: Scale Faster by Defining Your Perfect Future Clients
If scaling feels chaotic, inconsistent, or like you’re constantly pushing uphill, it’s probably not your offer, pricing, or even your team.It’s who you’re selling to.In this episode you'll le...
CEO Playbook Ep 18: Why Culture Is Your CEO Superpower
Most CEOs scale stress. The smart ones scale clarity, culture, and control.In this episode, Jonathan Herps unpacks how Helder Klemp, founder of DNX Solutions, reshaped the future of his business, not by chasing numbe...
CEO Playbook Ep 17: What Every CEO Needs to Hear Before Planning the Year Ahead
Anyone can fill out an annual plan. But if you want to scale, you need a leadership strategy that actually moves the needle.This episode isn’t about filling out a worksheet. It’s about getting real with yourself as a...
Ep 126: How To Untangle the Real Blockers in Your Business with Myles Henaghan
You’re not lazy and you’re not doing it wrong. You’re just scaling on top of a system that’s already tangled, and this episode shows you exactly where to look and what to fix.In this episode, Jonathan sits down with Myles Henag...
CEO Playbook Ep 16: Why the CEO’s Real Job Is Talent Strategy
people in your team. If you're still tolerating average performers, avoiding tough conversations, or hoping culture will fix itself, this conversation is your wake-up call.In this episode, Jonathan Herps walks through a practic...
CEO Playbook Ep 15: You Can’t Scale What You Can’t Structure
If your calendar looks like a game of Tetris, you're not running your business. It's running you.In this episode, Jonathan gets brutally honest about a hard truth that most CEOs don’t want to admit: your calendar is a mirror. And what do...
Ep 125: How One CEO Got Out of the Day-to-Day and Scaled a Smarter Business with Antony Dutton
If you’re tired of doing everything yourself, stuck in decision loops, and feel like real growth is always just out of reach, this conversation will hit home. Antony Dutton took over a business he knew nothing about, built rock-soli...
CEO Playbook Ep 14: Break Free from the CEO Bottleneck Trap
What if the reason you're stuck isn't a strategy problem, but a structure one?In this episode, Jonathan shares Helder’s powerful transformation, from overwhelmed founder to hands-off CEO of a wildly profitable, self-managing business.
