Hi there and welcome back to another edition of ScaleUp Radio, the podcast brought to you by Smart90, inspired by the Entrepreneurial ScaleUp System and designed to make navigating our ScaleUp journeys that little bit easier by learning from others' experiences.

I'm Kevin Brent and in today's episode I'm joined by Bob Ferguson.

Bob brings a fascinating perspective on leadership - combining decades of experience in business, community building, and global networks - and at the heart of it all is one powerful idea: mental fitness.

We explore why your effectiveness as a leader is shaped less by what you know, and more by your internal state - your ability to stay calm, open, and in control, especially under pressure.

One standout message that really stayed with me was this: "In leadership, the state of the knower is just as important as the knowledge itself."

We also talk about what it really takes to lead an "all-volunteer army," why inspiring people beats managing them, and how a small city of under 10,000 people became one of the most recognised intelligent communities in the world.

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For now, continue listening for the full discussion with Bob.

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Kevin's Book Is Here!

Drawing on BizSmart's own research and experiences of working with hundreds of owner-managers, Kevin Brent explores the key reasons why most organisations do not scale and how the challenges change as they reach different milestones on the ScaleUp Journey. He then details a practical step by step guide to successfully navigate between the milestones in the form of ESUS - a proven system for entrepreneurs to scale up.

More on the Book HERE - https://www.esusgroup.co.uk/

Bob cab be found here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobferguson/

https://appliedintelligencecoaching.com/

bob@fergleads.com

913-208-6357

Resources:

Civic Intelligence Hub - https://civicintelligencehub.com/

Lifestyle Intelligence Hub - https://www.lifestyleintelligencehub.com/