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Podcast | Episode 394
Can You Realistically Take an Unplugged Vacation with a Large Business?
Could you really unplug from your business for an extended period? What would that look like? How could you make it happen? What would happen to your business in your absence? These are all questions we’re answering today with my guest, Greg Howlett.
Greg is the CEO of CaringSunshine.com and Cobblestone Trade, and he recently went off-grid, completely unplugged, for five weeks with his family. As business owners, we all struggle with the work-life balance, so I brought Greg on today to discuss how he is able to step away from his business without things falling apart. Listen in as he shares how you can make it work in your business, the lessons he has learned from years of making unplugged time a priority, and the first step to actually making it happen for yourself.
You’ll learn:
- What being unplugged looked like recently for Greg. (6:20)
- How Greg got his kids involved in the business at an early age. (10:00)
- What he has learned about making sabbaticals as disruption-free as possible. (12:20)
- How to overcome the issue of guilt when leaving your business for an extended period. (23:45)
- Greg’s favorite (and not-so-favorite) pieces of tech. (27:25)
(With your host Andrew Youderian of eCommerceFuel.com and Greg Howlett of CaringSunshine.com)
What Was Mentioned
- Greg Howlett: Website | LinkedIn
- Cobblestone Trade
- CaringSunshine.com
- The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It by Michael Gerber
- Finale Inventory
- Slack
- WooCommerce
- FreshDesk
- OmniSend
- Twilio
- eCommerceFuel Forum
- Klaviyo
- One Click Upsell – Increase Sales 15%+ with Pre-and Post-purchase Upsells. (On average, Shopify users increase sales 15% immediately after installing the app!)
Image credit to Jan Alexander from Pixabay.
Ideas Worth Sharing:
“It is a great thing to have your kids working in the business.” - Greg Howlett Tweet this “If I’m too important to the business, I’m not going to be able to get away from the business.” - Greg Howlett Tweet this “You have to decide you’re going to do it.” - Greg Howlett Tweet this
Post by Andrew Youderian
Founder and Chief Instigator, eComFuel
Andrew quit an early finance job to sell CB radios online — an admittedly unorthodox career path. It set him on a course to found and sell multiple businesses, host a decade-running podcast, lecture at Harvard Business School and create eComFuel, the leading community for 7- and 8-figure online business owners. Andrew is fascinated with branding, AI, building community, investing and growing meaningful businesses that don't require sacrificing what truly matters.
