Climbing a mountain may be the ultimate metaphor for growing a business.
While most people would agree that climbing Mt. Everest without a guide, or sherpa, would be foolish, many entrepreneurs do just that when trying to climb their business mountain. As a result, the majority of them end up stuck on the side of the mountain, or worse, they don’t survive the climb.
Without an expert guide who knows the best routes, where the dangers are and how to use the right tools for the right situations, reaching the summit can feel like an impossible feat.
Our team of Next Level Busines Guides can help.
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Have you tried the one-size-fits-all approach to Business Operating Systems?
Many entrepreneurs have a coach, but most coaches are tied to a one-size-fits-all system with a limited set of tools and are only able to help you start the journey, not finish it.
What if there were a different path?
What if you selected an expert guide who was focused on you and your specific circumstances? A guide who becomes “roped in” with you and your leadership team. A guide who has actually been in your shoes and been up the mountain many times before…who knows the challenges ahead and has studied the mountain for decades…who over those years has mastered the use of the best tools from the best systems in the world and is focused on helping your team reach your summit and achieve your dreams.
Would it be worth a conversation to learn if this customized approach is right for you?
Your Journey to Successfully Reach the Summit
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Why Teams Climb With Us
Certified Pinnacle Business Guide, Certified Scaling Up Coach, former record holding Certified EOS implementer®, and Co-Creator of Process Optimizer®
Certified Pinnacle Business Guide & former Certified EOS Implementer®
Next Level Growth Business Guide & former EOS Implementer®
Elizabeth Erath
Director Of Client Services
Certified Pinnacle Business Guide & former Professional EOS Implementer®
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They want to be in a “Category of One” in their industry.
Experience Matters
All of our Business Guides have been owners or C-Suite Executives of substantial organizations and have actually used everything they teach in the real world and with organizations at scale. This unique experience allows us to bring a very high level of value to our work with our clients.
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More than 100 organizations have roped us in to guide them on a custom-tailored journey to the summit of their unique mountains.
24%
The average annual growth rate of teams that have been with us for at least 3 years
9.6
Our average client satisfaction score across more than 2,000 full day strategic working sessions as business guides.
A Few of Our RElentless Clients
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"Our Next Level Growth Guide is key to the successful implementation of our Business Operating System because he draws the real issues out of our team, asks the hard questions and always keeps our team focused on what it is going to take to go to the next level. He creates an environment where we check out of our everyday distractions and limitations so we can check into the bigger picture."
Lauren BaileyCEO + Co-Founder – Upward Projects 
“If you’re looking to get more out of your business, having Next Level Growth on your side increases your chances of success exponentially. You will be challenged you to your core, and it won’t feel comfortable—but it will be exactly what you need with the right amount of support, all at the same time. Next Level Growth’s expertise is worth every penny.”
Spencer BoerupOwner – MagMod 
“My entire leadership team loves our meetings with Next Level Growth. Our guide is very insightful and brings out the best in each of us. He is always available if we have a question and even came onsite to help us work through a staff situation. He has a unique way of taking us out of the day-to-day monotony of the business to really focus on what it takes to improve the business. He is truly special and has been phenomenal to work with. I am supremely confident we would not be where we are without him. After several years of self-implementing, we just completed our second year with Next Level Growth and are set up for an even bigger push forward!”
James EllisOwner – Ellis Oral Surgery 
“As the CFO I’m trying to make sure that every dollar we spend is a good investment for us going forward. Working with Next Level Growth is a no-brainer for us. Every time we get together with our Business Guide it is money well spent, time well spent and we’re a better company because of it.”
Ryan WoodwardCFO National Technical Institute 
“Our checks to Next Level Growth are the easiest ones we write. Our Next Level Growth Guide has a unique ability for facilitation and creating an open and honest atmosphere during our Quarterly Strategic Planning days. Our team is able to have conversations that otherwise would never happen because of the guidance, honesty and vision he displays. With Next Level Growth’s push and guidance, we’ve been able to 10X our business in just 2 years and our guide has helped position National Technical Institute (NTI) on the nose of a rocket ship.”
David LeeCOO, National Technical Institute 
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Are you ready to become a category of one?
You didn’t come this far to fall short of the summit. You have imagined the view from the top. You’ve been dreaming about it since you started.
On the quest to reach the summit, every great team has a guide who’s only focus is to help them succeed. A guide who has been up the mountain many times, with many teams. A guide who has collected and mastered all of the right tools and the right processes not just for any climb, but for YOUR climb. A guide who has the experience to get you to the summit in any conditions. A guide who knows how sweet the view is from the top and is passionate about your team’s success.
If you’re ready for the journey…
If you’re willing to do what it takes to become a category of one in the markets you serve…
If you’re ready to stop settling and to start making your way to the summit…
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