On this episode:

Unlock Your Coaching Business Growth: Building Clarity & Systems for Success. This episode dives into how coaches can overcome common challenges by setting a clear business foundation, mastering their niche, and leveraging systems and frameworks to scale profitably.

Learn more and connect with Mike: https://profitpathcoach.com/results

The Growth Ceiling is the diagnostic interview show for service-based founders stuck between the growth they have built and the growth they cannot unlock. Hosted by Nate Grossman (revenue strategy) and Simone Henry (systems and operations), every episode opens by diagnosing a real stuck business, then turns the same diagnostic lens on the conversation that follows. Built on the V3 Growth System: Visible, Viable, Valuable.

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Stephen Clark, founder and CEO of RTG Group, shares the blunt truth about why most efforts to end hunger and homelessness fail—and what it takes to actually move the needle. If you’re ready to rethink the intersection of business, social impact, and referrals, this episode delivers the blueprint—minus the empty promises.

• Why “positive disruption” beats the tired move-fast-and-break-things approach when tackling social problems
• The hard business lessons from professional hockey and running global ad campaigns (and why discipline always wins)
• How RTG Group flips the donation model on its head—using corporate marketing budgets to solve hunger and homelessness
• Why real transparency in funding matters, and what most nonprofits don’t want you to ask
• Building a model where referrals are inevitable, not a desperate afterthought—plus why most founders approach this all wrong

00:00 Discussing positive disruption strategy

08:38 Discussing life's big questions

14:55 Purpose Driven Transformation model

20:55 Removing transparency issues

22:17 Launching a strategic marketing program

27:49 Brands collaborating on marketing campaigns

36:16 Discussion on business employment impact

38:23 Adapting to AI advancements

46:09 Building a corporate client network

49:12 Creating Shift to Focus course

56:32 Gen Z work and buying preferences

01:00:11 The importance of course correction

Connect with Jaime: https://connect2clients.agency/linkedin-system-mini-session

Connect with Nate: https://ghdunlimited.com/podcast

Most consultants think visibility is their problem, until they realize their real bottleneck is a lack of client acquisition infrastructure. In this episode, Jaime Ellithorpe breaks down what separates predictable growth from inconsistent, referral-dependent months.

• Why random LinkedIn activity doesn’t build a stable pipeline
• The telltale signs you don’t have a visibility problem—you have a systems problem
• How to move from “stranger” to “signed client” with documented steps, not chance
• The two choices every founder must make: time versus volume in growth
• How to know when your outreach becomes spam, and how to fix it before you burn your reputation

00:00 Transitioning to LinkedIn Networking

06:10 Struggles in the consulting business

08:20 Integrated approach to business growth

11:54 Building an initial LinkedIn network

13:34 Choosing between time or money

18:30 Building customer relationships

20:38 Identifying the target market

26:09 Balancing technology and human connection

29:38 Building connections for high-ticket sales

32:58 Building a stable client base

36:30 Meeting with clients regularly

37:42 Initial three-month marketing setup

42:58 Tracking and improving conversion steps

45:43 Returning to business roots

49:42 Connecting with Jamie for business growth

51:02 Rebranding to Growth Ceiling podcast