Ep. 209 The Power of Purpose Leadership and Smart Scaling for Business Owners with Steve Smith

Show Notes: In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Steve Smith, founder of Growth Source Coaching, to discuss the challenges business owners face as they grow, scale, and evolve. With more than 45 years of business experience and nearly two decades as an executive coach, Steve shares practical insights on leadership, growth strategy, business infrastructure, coaching, visibility, and AI. Steve explains why many business owners eventually lose connection with the purpose that originally drove them, how to identify growth ceilings before they become major obstacles, and why scaling too quickly can create more problems than opportunities. The conversation also explores Steve's unique visibility strategy, including how Google Business Profile became one of his most powerful lead generation tools, generating a significant percentage of new business over the years. Whether you're a founder, CEO, consultant, coach, or business owner looking to grow sustainably, this episode is packed with actionable wisdom and real world experience. Bio: Steve Smith, a professional business coach in Orange County, CA. has a mission. This mission is to provide an extraordinary coaching experience that helps business professionals develop a keen sense of clarity, confidence and belief about being able to achieve what is most important to them and their organizations. Since 2008, Steve has worked with over 1,000 business professionals from a wide variety of industries and roles to ensure these clients could envision a future of growth, profitability and long lasting success. His specialties in leadership effectiveness, management practices and marketing strategy make him ideal for professionals who want to become world-class business owners or company executives. To connect with our guest, click on the links below: LinkedIn:   / coachstevejsmith   Website: https://www.growthsourcecoaching.com/ Podcast: www.businesswingmen.com Connect with me: LinkedIn:   / heidischalkcoaching   🎁 Grab your Spotlight to Scale Blueprint: https://spotlighttoscale.com/blueprint 🎁 Looking for the solution to missed calls and leaking revenue? Check out Leah, our AI employee then get your free custom demo for your business: myhlhgrowthsolutions.com/leah