De-stress Your Business

E166: Why Charging Using Timesheets Kills Innovation and Value, with Ron Baker

02 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

  Alexis Kingsbury interviews Ron Baker, author and founder of VeraSage Institute, about why tracking time and billing by the hour harms professional...

E165: AI Is Here. Everyone's About to Become a Manager.

23 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Six months ago, Alexis built a 100% AI accountancy practice called Accrual Intentions. He called it an experiment. What he didn't say at the time: he ...

E164: I Built a 100% AI Accountancy Firm. It Nearly Put Me in Prison.

16 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alexis shares the full behind-the-scenes story of building Accrual Intentions — a 100% AI-powered accountancy firm with 11 AI team members. The AI t...

E163: Navigating Mergers Without the Headache, with Alex Black FCCA

03 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mergers and acquisitions can spark exciting growth — but they also bring chaos, uncertainty, and a lot of stress.   In this episode of De-stress Yo...

E162: Workplace Drama Without the Stress

20 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of De-Stress Your Business, Alexis Kingsbury delves into the often unexpected and challenging people problems every business leader fa...

E161: Why Money Stress Is Not About the Money, With Catherine Morgan

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Catherine Morgan was a financial adviser with all the right credentials. She had the qualifications, the clients, and years of experience helping othe...

E160: The Mindset Shifts That Make Leaders Great, With William C. Davis

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What separates good managers from truly great leaders?    In this episode, Alexis Kingsbury sits down with leadership expert William C. Davis, who b...

E159: Turn New Hires Into Raving Fans in Their First Week

26 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In Episode 159 of De-Stress Your Business, Alexis Kingsbury shares simple yet impactful ways to enhance your employee onboarding process.    He emph...

E158: Create Awesome Case Studies Even If You Hate Writing

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of De-Stress Your Business, Alexis Kingsbury explores how professional services firms can easily create compelling case studies using ...

E157: How to Make Technology Actually Work in Your Firm

28 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of De-Stress Your Business, Alexis Kingsbury explores why great technology often fails in businesses despite its potential for signifi...

E156: Process in Practice, From Alexis’s Session at the ACCA Roadshow

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the De-stress Your Business podcast, Alexis Kingsbury shares insights from his ACCA Roadshow presentation on how to build scalable ...

E155: Navigating Your Way to a Stress-free Business Sale, With Richard McMullan

07 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you overwhelmed by the thought of selling your business?   It’s a lot—confusing valuations, succession plans, and tax pitfalls may be keeping...

E154: Talking to Employees About Poor Performance, Without the Stress

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of De-stress Your Business, host Alexis Kingsbury discusses how to effectively manage conversations about employee performance issues....

E153: Should I Fire Them or Give Them Another Chance?

24 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of De-stress Your Business, Alexis Kingsbury dives into assessing and resolving employee underperformance.    He discusses the impor...

E152: Why HMRC and Tax Causes So Much Stress and How to Tackle It, with Paul Aplin OBE

03 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For many business owners, dealing with HMRC and tax compliance is one of the most stressful parts of running a business. The fear of making mistakes, ...

E151: How to Handle Customer Feedback Without the Stress, With Rachel Harris

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Customer feedback can be a gift—or a challenge. For service businesses, mastering how to handle it is key to improving your offering and keeping cli...

E150: Supporting Teams Through Mergers and Other Changes, With Nikki Adams

20 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Mergers can tear teams apart… when they are trying to bring teams together!   Uncertainty spreads like wildfire, leaving employees anxious about th...

E149: End Financial Stress Forever, With Mike Michalowicz

13 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Worried about your business running out of money?   This common fear among entrepreneurs goes beyond mere inconvenience; it strikes at the heart of y...

E148: How to Respond When Your Entire Team Walks Out, With Eriona Bajrakurtaj

06 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do you do when everything is falling apart?    Your entire team walks out, leaving you with no one to lean on and years of expertise wiped out ...

E147: Taking the Stress Out of Annual Planning

30 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of De-stress Your Business, Alexis Kingsbury tackles the often stressful end-of-year annual planning process.    He provides practic...

E46: Thanks for 2024! A Special Rhyming Holiday Episode

23 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this special rhyming episode of De-Stress Your Business, Alexis Kingsbury reflects on a whirlwind year, expressing gratitude for listeners and gues...

E145: How to Overcome Resistance to Adopting New Technology, with David Kime

16 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are your outdated accounting practices costing you clients and damaging your business reputation?  In a world where speed, efficiency, and precision ...

E144: Faster and Easier LinkedIn Networking to Get More Leads, with Ashley Leeds

09 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Many people use LinkedIn hoping it will help their career or business grow, but often it just feels like a waste of time.  This is especially true fo...

E143: Cast the Net Wide to Get the Best Talent, with Chloe Britnell

02 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you tired of sifting through candidate profiles only to find that they don’t live up to their resumes?  Do traditional hiring methods seem to d...

E142: Tapping into Emotions to Close More Sales, with Kelvin Gieck

25 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is every potential client hitting you with, “Let me think about it,” and never closing the deal? 🧐 You’ve crunched the numbers, presented the...

E141: How to Win the Day, Every Day, with Baiju Solanki

18 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tired of feeling like every day is a losing battle?   You’re working harder than ever, but still, it feels like you’re failing to get ahead.   ...

E140: Taming the Tech Tsunami to Find the Right Tools, with Abby Anderson

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tired of tech solutions that promise to simplify your operations but end up adding more chaos?    It seems that every new tool pledges to boost effi...

E139: Make It Easy for Managers to Resolve Poor Performance

04 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling with underperforming employees? 😬 It can be tough when deadlines are missed, communication falters, and you're left unsure of how to tac...

E138: Set up Your Team to Avoid Constant Distractions

28 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling overwhelmed by constant meetings and interruptions? 😟 It's time to set your team up for success with a solid structure and proactive issue ...

E137: Get the Best out of Your Managers

21 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever feel like your managers are doing a good job, but they could be doing so much more?   Perhaps they're handling the basic responsibilitie...

E136: Empower Your Team to Solve Problems

14 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ever find yourself in a meeting where your team keeps going in circles, and you’re the one who ends up solving all the problems?  It’s exhausting...

E135: Scale Without Losing the Soul of Your Business, with Ernesto Mandowsky

07 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Every entrepreneur grapples with the challenge of scaling efficiently. However, the fear of excessive automation can be paralyzing, potentially leadin...

E134: Using Org Structure to Make Scaling Easy, with Will Farnell

30 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is your business growth stalling because you’re the one holding it back? 😩  Are you drowning in day-to-day tasks, making every decision, and fee...

E133: How to Be at Your Best When It Matters Most

23 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ever feel like your own mind is sabotaging your day? Whether it’s stressing about a big meeting or just feeling guilty for no good reason, anxiety c...

E132: Automation Without Overwhelm, with Isaac Perdomo

16 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you ever feel overwhelmed at the thought of automating your business?    Often the idea of automating can feel way too big and complicated, which...

E131: How to Eliminate Crunch Time Stress, with Graeme Tennick

09 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are constant deadlines and stressed-out teams dragging your business down?   As a business leader, you know the toll that high-pressure periods, lik...

E130: Elevate Yourself and Be a Bold Leader, with Dawn Marriott

02 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of De-Stress Your Business, host Alexis Kingsbury is joined by Dawn Marriott, a business turnaround expert and partner at HG Capital. ...

E129: What Happens When There Is No Process

26 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How often do you find yourself overwhelmed because there’s no clear process in place?   Without well-documented processes, mistakes pile up, stres...

E128: Grow Like a Subscription Business, with Louise White

19 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Does your revenue feel like a leaking bucket, where more effort pours in than value pours out?     Many entrepreneurs tirelessly chase new sales and...

E127: How to Charge Your True Value

12 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling like your relentless hard work is getting you nowhere in your business? 😖  Are you drowning in tasks, seeing minimal financial rewards, an...

E126: B2B Marketing Made S.I.M.P.L.E

05 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Have you moved away from what you love, to being overwhelmed by the complexities of growing your business? Are you constantly battling the complexitie...

E125: Making 7-Figures from a Business Podcast

29 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Does the idea of starting a business podcast fill you with excitement but also dread? 🎙️😟  Many aspiring podcasters face not just the technic...

E124: How to Stay at the Cutting Edge, With Mark Lee

22 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is your accounting firm drowning in outdated practices, losing clients, and missing out on opportunities due to a lack of modernization?    Many acc...

E123: Do I Need an Ops Manager to Manage Business Processes?

15 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this mini-episode of De-stress Your Business, Alexis Kingsbury addresses the often-asked question of whether businesses need to hire an operations ...

E122: Does Structure Take The Fun Out Of Your Business?

08 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of De-stress Your Business, Alexis Kingsbury explores the impact of business structure and processes on creativity, magic, and fun.  ...

E121: When Is The Right Time To Document A Process?

01 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of De-stress Your Business, host Alexis Kingsbury discusses the ideal timing for documenting business processes.  Sharing insights fr...

E120: Should You Video Processes or Capture Them as Text?

24 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode of 'Destress Your Business,' Alexis Kingsbury, founder of AirManual, announces a hiatus of the podcast and shares insights on ...

E119: Affordable Talent, Without Hunting Unicorns

17 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you tired of chasing unicorns in your hiring process? It’s time to shift your strategy and discover a more effective way to build your team!  ...

E118: Why Your Work Ethic Is Killing Your Business, with Erin Mathie

10 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you feel like your relentless work ethic is holding your business back? You're not alone.    Many business owners find themselves trapped in a c...

E117: Keep the Magic as You Grow

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you struggling to align your team with your business values and brand?   Hanging a poster of your values on the wall isn’t enough to transform...

Episode 116: Embrace Your Inner Control Freak

27 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you a bit of a control freak? (Like me!) 😬 Sometimes perfection and can be the enemy of greatness, particularly when it comes to delegation —...

E115: How to Create a Positive Culture, With Sophie Theen

20 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Many business leaders wrestle with getting their employees to work collaboratively. Especially when it comes to finding the right balance between hitt...

E114: How to Master Product Design From the Inventor of Trunki

13 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling overwhelmed by the complexities of product design?   Every business owner knows the stakes are high when bringing a new product to market, b...

E113: How to Empower Your Team to Solve Problems

06 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Destress Your Business, Alexis Kingsbury discusses the importance of issue management in empowering teams to solve problems and fre...

E112: Scaling Your Business When You Are the Brand, with Chris Ducker

29 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to scale your business when your face is the brand?   The journey from a personal brand to a thriving, scalable business can feel like na...

E111: How to Make Delegated Tasks Stay Delegated, with Adrienne Dorison

22 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tired of tasks bouncing back to you after you delegate them?   Feeling trapped in a cycle of micromanagement, despite having a capable team?   You...

E110: Master the Art of Profitability, with Reza Hooda

15 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling like you're constantly pushing a boulder uphill when it comes to your business's profitability?    You're not alone.    Many entrepreneurs...

E109: Step-by-step, How to Focus on a Specific Avatar

08 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling to stand out in the crowded market?   Dive into the power of niching down with our latest episode!    Alexis shares his own twists and ...

E108: How to Turn Stage Fright Into Stage Might, with Andrea Pacini

01 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What if the stage could be a place where you feel most alive, not terrified?   Well, you can!   Even though public speaking is at the top of the lis...

E107: 3 Wastes of Time That Choke Your Business, with Lloyed Lobo

25 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Making moves in your business, but hardly moving forward? Are you ready to stop sabotaging your own success?     Today, we're delving into the harsh...

E106: Leveraging a COO to Go From Chaos to Freedom, with Emma King

18 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ever wondered about the game-changing role of a Chief Operating Officer (COO) and how it could revolutionize your business?    Join us as we dive de...

E105: One Life-Changing Habit to Get You More Time Back, with Jeff Gosling

11 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by the amount of work to be done, unsure of how to break free and reach your full potential?    Well, you're not a...

E104: How to Delegate and Make Yourself Redundant, with Kirsty Darkins

04 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you scale business operations while maintaining a healthy work-life balance?   Delegation.    But… it’s often hard to do. Even harder to...

E103: Close More Sales Without Being Pushy, with Matthew Elwell

26 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you still using traditional sales methods and wondering why don’t work?    It might be time to rethink your approach.   In the current market...

E102: How to Scale a Consultancy Business, with Tony Lockwood

19 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you running a consultancy or a other high-touch service-based business and find yourself at the center of every operation?     Want to scale but...

E101: Taking the Stress out of Enterprise Sales, with Zoltan Vardy

12 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tired of the long and uncertain hunt for large enterprise clients?   Selling to big companies can be a daunting and stressful journey for B2B busine...

E100: The Best Bits from 99 Episodes

05 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we're celebrating a major milestone - it’s our 100th episode!   In this special episode, we're breaking away from the usual format to take...

E99: Funded vs. Non-Funded: What’s Best?, with Greg Head

29 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you ready to unravel the secrets of building a valuable company without the stress of big funding?   Our latest 'De-stress Your Business' episod...

E98: Letting Go, to Grow Your Business with Joe Siecinski

22 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Feeling trapped in your business because you can't let go?   Time to break free from the reins and scale up!   Many leaders struggle with the fear...

E97: Growing Faster Using Simple Systems, with Adi Klevit

15 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is your business drowning in chaos? Desperately needing a lifeline to streamline operations?   Join Alexis in a powerful conversation with Adi Klevi...

E96: Get Your Business Working for YOU, with Sanjiv Dodhia

08 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Ever find yourself drowning in the day-to-day tasks of your business, dreaming of strategic growth but unsure how to break free?   In this episode, ...

E95: Bootstrapping 3 SaaS Companies, with Melissa Kwan

01 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What’s the biggest stress-point for a young SaaS business?     Money.   Like any business owner, Melissa Kwan’s trying to balance:   Growing...

Happy Holidays from De-stress Your Business!

25 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There won't be a (formal) episode this week!…    In this special non-episode, Alexis puts aside the formalities to share something really close to...

E94: Document Faster, Delegate Better

18 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever catch yourself thinking, "I don't have time for this" or "It's quicker if I do it myself"?     What if we told you there's a way to free up you...

E93: Your Business Should Run Like Clockwork, with Mike Michalowicz

11 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes powerful concepts just don't take root and you're left struggling to figure out why.    Which is why we're so excited to share this interv...

E92: Should You Work with Your Family?, with David Holland

04 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Wondering how to make your family business thrive?    Join Alexis as he sits down with the brilliant David Holland, a seasoned Business Co-Pilot wit...

E91: Growing Faster Using Value-pricing, with Ayon Bhattacharyya

27 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you holding back your growth due to your pricing?   Pricing is one of the fastest and highest leverage ways to increase your profit and cashflow...

E90: How to Break Team Silos

20 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever find your teams stuck in silos, causing repeated work and dropped balls?   Unfortunately, there's no magic structure that avoids silos or elimin...

E89: Email Marketing with Less Stress, with Rob and Kennedy

13 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ready to transform your email marketing into an automated sales powerhouse? Then you can't miss this episode of De-stress Your Business!   Alexis si...

E88: Live a Life You Love Without Burning out, with Will Polston

06 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Burnout, stress, and dissatisfaction are all too common in the lives of business leaders.     We work hard, chasing what we think is success, only t...

E87: Can’t Be Delegated? That’s BS.

30 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If you've ever thought “only I can do this”, I'm here to tell you that's absolute b.s.!   When you decide that there are tasks that no one but y...

E86: Being Consistent with Your Marketing

23 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I am terrible at marketing… so much in fact, that my business partner recently held an intervention to talk about my “social media problem”  ...

E85: Staying Fit While Scaling Up, with Kirk Miller

16 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever found it tough to balance fitness and business growth?   Join Alexis Kingsbury as he speaks with Kirk Miller, a world-leading transformation co...

E84: Doing the Tasks That Make You Happy, with Jason Graystone

09 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever felt trapped in your own business, doing things that don't make you happy? 😓 Join Alexis Kingsbury in a game-changing conversation with Jason ...

E83: Ninja Strategies for Growing Cashflow, with M.C. Laubscher

02 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

You've got to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.   That was a top tip and a bit of a theme in my podcast interview with M.C. Laubscher...   A...

E82: How to Get Your Team to Follow the Process

25 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Most business owners struggle with one thing that seems easy on the surface…   How do you get your team to FOLLOW THE PROCESS?   For example, Dar...

E81: Scaling to $10m Without Constant Stress, with Jordan Fleming

18 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When I spoke to Jordan Fleming about rapidly scaling past $5m, one thing stood out.   And it was this.   His business is scaling fast without consta...

E80: Removing Bottlenecks Using Smarter Questions, with Sam Knowles

11 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Facing a mountain of business data and don't know where to start?   Tune into Episode 80 of the 'De-stress Your Business' podcast where we dive deep...

E79: 6 Months of Impactful Content in 60 mins, with Georgia Kirke

04 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ever felt overwhelmed trying to constantly generate content for your business?   Say goodbye to stress with our guest expert, Georgia Kirke, who has ...

E78: Predictable Cashflow, with George Theodosiou

28 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Navigating the challenges of business finance can often feel overwhelming and stressful.    What if there was a way to make it more predictable and ...

E77: Stress-free Lead Generation on LinkedIn, with Helen Tudor

21 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you feeling overwhelmed with LinkedIn?     Do endless DMs and time-consuming tasks hold you back from tapping into LinkedIn's potential?     T...

E76: Winning Consistently with Your Marketing, with Mat Wilson

14 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is your business struggling with consistency in your marketing strategy?   Worry no more! In today's podcast, I sat down with Mat Wilson, one of the...

E75: Fail Fast: Learn Faster, with Henri Ghijben

07 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Does the fear of failure paralyze you?   Is your business not progressing due to the stress it causes?   Do you hold back from ‘going big’ bec...

E74: How Marketing Experts Use AI, With Alfred Goldberg

31 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Many business leaders are currently wondering whether artificial intelligence has got real business applications and many others have tried some AI, b...

E73: AI Tools to Make Your Business Unstoppable, with Jay Williams

24 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ready to make your business unstoppable?   In the rapidly changing business landscape, AI tools are becoming increasingly vital for achieving growth...

E72: Setting up a New CFO for Success, with Kevin Appleby

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Struggling with the challenges of a new CFO role, or getting one set up?   Want to set yourself up for success from day one?   Transitioning into ...

E71: Reducing Stress With Automation, with Lisa Catto

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is your business growth being held back by manual processes?   What if you could automate your way to higher efficiency and reduced stress for you a...

E70: Run like Mcdonald’s: Systemizing for Success, with Marianne Page

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Striving for consistent business operation but feel something's missing?   Do you dream of a business operation that works without you? Where everyo...

E69: Lessons from Losing £500m, with Gerald Ratner

26 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I’m interviewing the person at the centre of perhaps the most famous story in business history: Gerald Ratner.   Gerald Ratner is a British househo...

E68: The Personal Pain of Closing a Business, with Penny Power OBE

22 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can you imagine closing a business you’d built over 14 years of hard work, with a huge financial loss?   Navigating cash flow problems in business ...