The Coaching Equation

Scaling with Systems: Sustainable Business Growth and Legacy Building with Ral West

Ryan Lang & Brook Bishop Episode 13

Believing in yourself as an entrepreneur, being able to calculate risk, and putting effective systems in place inevitably leads to more favorable outcomes and success in business. Joining us today on The Coaching Equation is the incredible entrepreneur, Ral West to discuss sustainable business growth and building a legacy. Tuning in, you’ll hear all about how Ral was ‘born into’ entrepreneurship, the challenges she faced in her business’s early days, the importance of mentors, why you need to have faith in yourself, and so much more! We delve into how to mitigate risk in business before discussing the incredible ‘systems’ she has implemented in her business and how they came to fruition. We also discuss how to hire the right people, not letting fear take over, and more! Finally, Ral tells us about the business course she has created and what inspired her to help other people achieve the lives they want. To hear all this and so much more, press play now!


Key Points From This Episode:

  • Introducing today’s guest, Ral West, and how she became a business owner. 
  • How to make the first leap into entrepreneurship and some early challenges. 
  • Ral advises new entrepreneurs on how to judge success in the early days.
  • The importance of finding mentors throughout your business journey. 
  • Ral tells us about what it was like to be a female business owner in the 80s. 
  • Finding the balance between taking risks and playing it safe. 
  • How to make a calculated risk in the early stages of starting a business. 
  • The ‘systems’ Ral created, how they came about, and how they’ve changed her business. 
  • What she’s learned about hiring the right people that allowed her to hand her business over. 
  • The importance of mindset and learning from mistakes as an entrepreneur. 
  • Ral details her plans for the near future and the incredible adventures ahead. 
  • Our guest tells us when she started truly enjoying running her own business. 
  • Ral unpacks her business course, Overcome Overwhelm. 


Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

Ral West

Ral West on Instagram

Ral West on LinkedIn 

The Six Essential Secrets to Business Success

Michael Gerber

Ryan Lang on LinkedIn

Brook Bishop on LinkedIn

Empire Partners

Empire Academy

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