199: Clockworking a service based business IS possible

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“I can’t Clockwork my business because if I’m not working there is no business”.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If that’s a thought that has run through your head, this is your episode!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Julie is joined by Darcy O’Daniel, Executive Director of</span> <a href= "https://www.noteableprogressions.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Noteable Progressions</span></a><span style= "font-weight: 400;">, and recent recipient of our Clockie award!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After starting her business by accident in 2011 (a family friend needed support), Darcy was able to grow her practice enough to leave her full time job and fully commit to the business in just one year.  And the growth just kept coming.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">After reading Clockwork in 2018 she convinced herself, like most service based entrepreneurs, that while it was nice in theory there would be no way to fully implement this in her business because all of the actual services depended on her.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /> </span><span style="font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;">However, in Spring of 2021 after her husband had unexpectedly lost her job, it became more apparent that Clockworking was not a “some day” thing anymore… it needed to happen NOW for the security of the business and her family.</span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><span style= "font-weight: 400;"><br /></span><strong>In this episode Darcy shares:</strong></p> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><strong>Why she no longer wants to have all the answers</strong></li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><strong>The struggle of leaninging into continuous improvement</strong></li> </ul> <ul> <li aria-level="1"><strong>How clockworking has has helped her grow the business while doing less</strong></li> </ul> <p><br /> <br /> <br /></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 4