In this episode, Troy interviews Abe Udy from Abe's Audio, a small business that has achieved 21% annual growth over 25 years. Abe shares his journey from starting in a bedroom with a dial-up modem to producing over half a million jobs. He emphasizes the importance of passion, nurturing a great team, and maintaining work-life balance for success.   Why would you wait any longer to start living the lifestyle you signed up for? Balance your health, wealth, relationships and business growth. And focus your time and energy and make the most of this year. Let’s get into it by clicking here. Troy's interview covers our guest's startup journey, success milestone, industry choice, most challenging phase, love for small business growth, essential habits, and team building insights. Don't miss out on their valuable experiences and advice. And a snapshot of the the final five Grow A Small Business Questions: Abe shares that the hardest thing about growing his small business has been finding people that understand and think about things in the the same way that he does. Leadership can be lonely - and finding like-minded people along the journey has not always been easy. His favorite business books are any from Seth Godin, including "Purple Cow," along with "The Dip" and "This is Marketing." Abe highly recommends these books for their powerful insights. Abe recommends the Working Geniuses podcast & material by Patrick Lencioni for professional development. It's a powerful tool that identifies your (and your team’s) strengths, competencies, and frustrations, and offers valuable insights. When asked about the most important tool for small business growth, Abe believes that it's not one particular tool but having the right people around you that is critical. He emphasizes the importance of surrounding yourself with a diverse team who are ‘better then you at what they do’ (and then being prepared to empower them to do their jobs.) Abe would tell himself on day one of starting out 25 years to “stay passionate, stay nimble, and most importantly, keep valuing people, because they are the heart of any great business.”   Do you have 2 minutes every Friday? Sign up to the Weekly Leadership Email. It's free and we can tell you to like to maximise your time.   Enjoyed the podcast? Please leave a review on iTunes or your preferred platform. Your feedback helps more small business owners discover our podcast and embark on their business growth journey. ? Quotable quotes from our special Grow A Small Business podcast guest:  A healthy workplace culture might seem ‘fuzzy’ because it’s not measured on a P&L, but it’s critical to business success. - Abe Udy First and foremost, we do our best to keep our staff happy before we think about our clients - because happy staff lead to happy clients. - Abe Udy Building strong relationships with clients is the foundation of any successful business. - Abe Udy