Scaling Expertise Podcast

Unlock the power of your expertise and scale your business while safeguarding what matters most. While no new episodes are being released, you can explore the full archive of conversations and strategies below.

Hosted by Erin Austin, attorney and consultant, with 25+ years of experience advising global companies like Warner Brothers and MGM, Scaling Expertise (formerly the Hourly to Exit podcast) has shared practical strategies to help coaches, consultants, and B2B professionals thrive. The full catalog remains available for you to explore.

Across past episodes, Erin explores how to deliver value to clients while protecting your intellectual property.

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Through past interviews with leaders in Leadership & Development, Coaching, and Consulting, you can gain actionable insights on safeguarding your IP, leveraging contracts, and building sustainable growth.

Whether you’re scaling or just starting, the Scaling Expertise archive is your guide to transforming your business and protecting your most valuable assets.

EXPLORE PAST EPISODES

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“Erin Austin is a truly talented interviewer who knows her stuff.
I can't wait to dig in to the other episodes!”

- Rochelle Moulton

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The Fundamentals of Selling a Service-Based Business [Exit Planning] with Business Broker, Kate Vriner

In my interview with business broker, Kate Vriner, we have a step-by-step conversation about selling a service-based business. We followed the path of a hypothetical woman who starts a lifestyle business to provide income and flexibility to one who makes the mindset and operational shifts required to create a saleable business.

How to Flip the Script on your Mindset Blocks [Mindset] with Jaclyn Mellone

In this episode, we’ll talk all about your “inner villain” and how she’s sabotaging you. Sometimes in business, we may find ourselves self-sabotaging. Depending on your personality and experiences, you may procrastinate, ignore your intuition, or fall prey to comparisonitis.

Will Your Business Be Ready to Sell When You Are Ready to Exit?

This podcast is for you if you are the founder of a service based business whose product is expertise, which has stable revenue, and you understand who your best clients are; if you’re doing work you love, but have hit an earnings plateau and are looking for ways to work through it; if you want to build a business that can thrive into the future.