Welcome to The Green Room. The podcast where business gets real. Hosted by Chris Green, a seasoned facilitator, mentor, and author with 25 years of experience working with family-run and owner-led businesses, this show dives deep into what makes a business tick, and what holds it back. Chris brings practical insight from across industries, helping you solve challenges in leadership, people, systems, promotion, and profit. Each episode is filled with real stories, powerful lessons, and proven strategies to help you build a business that’s sustainable, scalable, and, most importantly, fun. Whether you’re a founder wearing all the hats or a le...
Latest episodes
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17 min
You could build a $100 million business. But why would you?
You Could Build a $100 Million Business. But Why Would You?You could grow your business from $10 million to $100 million. But why would you?After my last episode of The Green Room,…
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14 min
I found 376 Owner dependencies keeping you stuck and one thing surprised me the most.
It doesn’t feel like work. It feels like interruptions.A customer wants a discount. A supplier puts their prices up. Someone wants Friday off. Each question takes 30 seconds to ans…
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22 min
How long does it really take to scale from $10M to $100M
How long does it really take to scale a business from $10 million to $100 million?After 25 years of working with business owners and seeing a number of clients make that journey, C…
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14 min
Experiencing Challenging Markets. You Don’t Have To Face These Headwinds Alone.
Are you feeling the headwinds in business at the moment?You’re not imagining it.Decisions are taking longer. Businesses are being more cautious. Deals that once moved quickly seem…
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13 min
Why Your Best Decision Today Might Be Costing You Your Biggest Payday
Every business owner makes decisions that feel right in the moment. But what if those same decisions are quietly reducing the value of your business over the long term?In this epis…
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18 min
I Love being too busy to do the things I enjoy... said no one
No business owner sets out to build a life where they're constantly busy, stressed and too time-poor to enjoy the things that matter most. Yet for many, that's exactly where they e…
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16 min
Nobody Is in a Hurry... But You
Nobody Is in a Hurry... But You – Why buyers are delaying decisions and what business owners should do instead.In this episode of The Green Room with Chris Green, Chris explores wh…
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11 min
Success Gets Quite
From the outside, entrepreneurship can look exciting: freedom, growth, building something from nothing, and being your own boss. But as businesses grow, so does the weight of respo…
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19 min
The Senior Hire That Changes Everything - And Why Most Businesses Get It Wrong
What if the right senior hire could transform your business and create the freedom you've been working towards? In this episode of The Green Room, Chris Green explores why experien…
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19 min
What you keep matters more than what you make
In this episode of The Green Room, Chris Green explores one of the most important financial lessons every business owner needs to understand: it’s not what you make, it’s what you…
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10 min
Is there going to be a recession?
Something I’m being asked every single morning at the moment is, “Is there going to be a recession?”The honest answer… I don’t know. And neither does anyone else.But after years of…
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20 min
Why Australian Businesses are losing the Price War and How to Fight Back
Are rising costs and price-sensitive customers putting pressure on your business?In this episode of The Green Room Podcast, Chris Green breaks down why Australian businesses are lo…
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10 min
The Cost of Doing Business
The cost of doing business is increasing dramatically. It feels like everything is going up, starting with fuel and then rapidly flowing downstream into supplies and overheads.I’m…
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18 min
What Makes Great Entrepreneurs Great
What actually makes great entrepreneurs great?After 25 years working alongside business owners, Chris has seen a clear pattern.It’s not intelligence.It’s not luck.And it’s not wher…
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18 min
I Was Flat Out Last Week but Couldn't Tell You What I Achieved
In this episode of The Green Room with Chris Green, Chris shares a conversation with a business owner who admitted:"I worked 60 hours last week… but I couldn’t really tell you what…
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15 min
Meet Your People Where They’re At
Managing people is often where business leaders experience the most complexity and emotion. In this episode of The Green Room, Chris explores a practical framework for leading peop…
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18 min
Meet your people where they are at
In this episode of The Green Room, Chris explores one of the most common leadership challenges: managing people effectively without letting emotion drive decisions.Using two simple…
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13 min
The Execution Formula
Great ideas are easy. Execution is where most businesses fall over.In this episode of The Green Room, Chris Green breaks down why so many goals never make it past good intentions a…
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14 min
Succession Done Right – How Families Win Twice
Succession isn’t a handover. It’s a shift in identity.For the founder, it can feel like letting go of a limb. For the next generation, it can feel like stepping into a legacy that’…
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10 min
Design a Business by Your Design
In this episode of The Green Room, Chris Green talks about the moment many business owners reach when they feel tired, overwhelmed and stuck under what he calls the entrepreneurial…