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Hoops Heaven‘s Basketball HustleHoops Heaven’s Basketball Hustle – #NBL24 Episode 11A break in NBL24 didn’t stop us having plenty to talk about on Hoops Heaven's Basketball Hustle with Cody Ellis and Simon Mitchell teaming up to discuss NBL season to date, update their predictions, find some jersey retirements at each club and to preview what's to come. For all the ways to listen click here: https://linktr.ee/basketballhustle This week's episode begins with a bit of a look back on the opening eight weeks of the season and we get Simon Mitchell's thoughts on what it's like watching on after years of involvement as...2023-11-291h 15

Aussie Hoopla NBL & NBA PodcastMike Dunlap reflects on his time coaching the Adelaide 36ers, winning an NBA championship with Milwaukee and learnings from his coaching journeyMike Dunlap has won championships as a coach in both the NCAA and NBA but is still more well known down under for the three seasons he spent as head coach with the Adelaide 36ers. An assistant coach to Mike Budenholzer during the Milwaukee Bucks run to the NBA title as well as the first college coach to really build their program utilising Australian talent. Dunlap helped develop a number of NBL talent including Jesse Wagstaff, Mark Worthington, Luke Kendall, Rupert Sapwell and plenty of others and he joins us in this episode to go...2023-11-131h 07

Inspector Empire BuilderRevolutionizing the Home Inspection Industry with Spectora: Innovations, Challenges, and OpportunitiesSend us a textCurious about how technology could completely revolutionize the home inspection industry? Get a front-row seat as we welcome Kevin Wagstaff, Mike Wagstaff, and Megan Lefebvre from Spectora, the trailblazers who are changing the game with their innovative home inspection software. Discover how Mike's coding endeavors have led to a product that could potentially bridge the disconnect between home inspectors, realtors, and buyers, providing analytics that offer whole new dimensions of clarity. We delve into how Spectora's commitment to customer service and rapid growth are driving industry trends. You'll hear about the c...2023-07-1158 min

Spectora Spotlight with Carla HeatherlyRecession proofing your business through partnerships - Spectora TeamOn today's episode we have special guests Mike Wagstaff and Liz Devine. You know Mike (co-founder and CEO) but Liz is a talented Product Manager at Spectora that's running our partnerships program. We have always been all about looking forward and finding ways to elevate our industry. This is one of the ways our industry is transforming in real time. They talk about: The state of the industry and how it relates to clients, data, leads and monetization for inspectors Spectora's stance on ethical ways home inspectors can and should benefit The needs of the modern h...2022-06-0246 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#27 - Millionaire morning routines vs. realityMike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about the tired "do this every morning to be successful" routines that in reality look a lot different for us non-billionaires. You don't have to meditate, run 10 miles and cold plunge every morning to be successful! ---------- 💡 Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2022-02-2437 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#26 - The ladders of wealth and why choose Saas over other business models?Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about a recent Nate Barry article on ladders of wealth creation and why they chose SaaS as a business model. ---------- 💡 Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2022-02-2243 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#25 - Is having too many projects holding you back from success?Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about the power of a singular focus. It's harder than ever to not chase the new, shiny object. What's the cost of spreading yourself too thin? ---------- 💡 Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2022-02-1425 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#24 - Giving $175,000 to the team, 2021 lessons and talking numbers with your leadersMike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) do a 2021 year in review for Spectora, what it felt like to give 175k in bonuses to the team and how talking numbers with your leadership team can help unlock their growth. ---------- 💡 Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 🎥 We're on YouTube! Click here to subscribe to our channel and see our faces. 2022-02-1149 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#23 - Inflation and the impact on bootstrapped SaaS businessesMike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about what everyone else in the world is talking about - inflation. But more specifically the impacts on SaaS, valuations, pay and more. ---------- 💡 Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2022-02-1033 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#22 - Breaking down 5 key themes in going from 2 to 10M in annual revenueMike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about a recent Inc article that dives into the 5 things companies can do to make the leap from 2 to 10M in annual revenue. ---------- 💡 Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2022-02-0835 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#21 - Ways to build leadership teams and culture earlier (and mistakes!)Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about things they are doing well, and mistakes made, when building up a leadership team and culture at Spectora. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-11-1945 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#20 - Promoting from within vs. external hiresMike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about the decision to promote from within your company vs. hiring more experienced external candidates. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-11-1733 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#19 - Stick to your core product or expand revenue streams?Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about what they consider when doubling down on what's working vs. exploring other verticals and revenue streams. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-11-1536 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#18 - What is your life Operating System?Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about some of their life philosophies and ways of approaching life! ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-11-1251 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#17 - Moving fast vs. moving slow with your startupMike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about knowing when to move fast vs. move slow at all phases of your startup journey. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-09-0432 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#16 - What are you doing for self-care & wellness?Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about self-care and wellness and how they approach it with themselves and their team. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-09-0333 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#15 - Adding value as a non-technical founderKevin (@kevinwagstaff3) does a mini-episode on how he added value as a non-technical founder and a few areas you can support your technical founder in the early stages of your startup. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-08-1313 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#14 - Choosing a co-founder, going solo & working with family & friendsMike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about aspects to consider when choosing a co-founder, deciding whether to go at it solo or not, working with family and friends, and traits of a great founding team. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-08-1242 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#13 - Dealing With Employee TurnoverMike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about recent industry announcements that they're reacting to and about how they're dealing with recent employee turnover. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-07-2837 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#12 - Firing Customers and Ramblings on Vision, Failure and Free ThrowsMike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about their culture of the customer isn't always right, having vision, failure and what free throws taught Kevin about life. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-07-2424 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#11 - Let's Talk About MONEY 😱Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about money. MONEY?! You're not supposed to talk about money! It's taboo in the workplace. It makes most of us uncomfortable. And yet, everyone needs it. Everyone wants to get clarity on it. They dive into how to have conversations with employees about money, how they internally think about money and much more. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-07-1550 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#10 - 5 Mistakes Technical Founder Make When Starting a SaaSMike (@MikeWagstaff_) is flying solo this week and talks about the 5 early mistakes that founders make on the technical and engineering side. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-07-1428 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#9 - Building Leaders at Your Company? Do it Sooner or Later?Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about their process of building up leaders within Spectora. It's one of the hardest things needed to grow a company past a certain level. Getting buy-in, incentive packages, mentoring, passing along a vision. They get into specific habits they are seeing working with their young leaders. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-06-2835 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#8 - Spectora 5k Update and the Phases of a CEOMike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about where Spectora is at today and how the role of a founder and CEO change over time. Hustling to get your first 100 customers all the way to recruiting and spreading your vision, and everything in between is your job as a founder. They dive into what it looked like in the first 3 phases of going from 0 to 5M in revenue. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 2021-06-2456 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#7 - Are You Doing What Matters for Your Early Startup?Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about doing $%&@ that matters. Being a bootstrapper means being scrappy and focusing on what moves the needle for your business. That means lots of unsexy work and less time on social media. Harsh, we know. We also got to roast Kevin in the intro for his double whammy start to the episode 😂 ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 🗣Have a startup? Have a t-shirt? Send it and Mike or Kevin will wear it (on...2021-06-0433 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#6 - The Power of Face-to-Face Human ConnectionMike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) WENT TO AN IN-PERSON CONFERENCE. And it was magical. They debrief and talk about the very thing many of us have missed over the last year and half - human connection. Many of your businesses will succeed or fail based on human connection. It's all around us and drives decisions daily. Hear about their takeaways and reasons to prioritize face-to-face meetings as soon as possible. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 🗣Have a startup? Have a...2021-06-0231 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#5 - Choosing a space, idea and business model for your startupDoes the idea matter? Is it everything? Or nothing? Sometimes choosing the right game and rules you want to play by are everything when it comes to building a successful startup. Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about how they thought about the space they got into, why and what they didn't want to deal with on their startup journey. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 🗣Have a startup? Have a t-shirt? Send it and Mike or Kevin will wear it...2021-05-2827 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#4 - Harnessing the Right Traits & Mentality to Build a StartupIf you're an entrepreneur that's on the fence about starting a business or you're early in your startup journey, this one is for you. Mike and Kevin dive into their backgrounds, upbringing and psychology to pull out the lessons, traits and characteristics that have led to some of their success with Spectora. ---------- 💡Have a topic you want Mike & Kevin to dive deeper into? Send it to podcast@spectora.com 🗣Have a startup? Have a t-shirt? Send it and Mike or Kevin will wear it (on YouTube version) and give you a shout...2021-05-1056 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#3 - Managing Mental Health & Going from 200 to 4000 customers🎙 The first few episodes Mike and Kevin will tell "The Backstory" of Spectora - How they took an idea that they were left with from 0 to an 8-figure SaaS business in only 4 years with no outside investment or funding. ----------- In episode 3, Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) talk about year 2 where they went from 200 customers to 1000 and the challenges of 100 hour work weeks, first hires and scaling not-so-gracefully. They talk about the toll of being "all-in", how to handle a fragile customer base, being there for your first customers, imposter syndrome and all the...2021-05-0651 min

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#2 - Doing Whatever It Takes to Survive in Year 1🎙 The first few episodes Mike and Kevin will tell "The Backstory" of Spectora - How they took an idea that they were left with from 0 to an 8-figure SaaS business in only 4 years with no outside investment or funding. ----------- In episode 2, Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) step through a less-than-stellar launch and what the first year was like growing Spectora from 0 customers and 0 brand awareness to 200 paying customers in year 1. They dive into being "all in", having a maniacal approach to responding quickly, what customer service means, dealing with early bugs, resistance to...2021-04-261h 04

Bootstrapping SaaS to Millions#1 - Co-founder Fallouts, Customer-driven MVPs & the Pre-launch Grind🎙 The first few episodes Mike and Kevin will tell "The Backstory" of Spectora and how they took an idea that they were left with from 0 to an 8-figure SaaS business in only 4 years with no outside funding. ----------- In episode 1, Mike (@MikeWagstaff_) and Kevin (@kevinwagstaff3) give you the backstory of their SaaS company Spectora, from initial idea inception to launch in 2017. They dive into what it's like having co-founder differences and breakups, working a side hustle, cranking on an MVP, validating the idea and how to generate demand before you have a product. 2021-04-2246 min

Spectora Spotlight with Carla HeatherlyWhat's Interesting in the Home Inspection Industry w/ Mike WagstaffFor our 50th episode, I was able to snag my brother and co-founder Mike to talk shop! We each threw out a few current events and topics that are interesting to us and sure to impact you and the industry in 2021. Hope you enjoy! If you're enjoying these interviews, let us know with a review or shoot me a note. I always appreciate that :) You can also subscribe to Spectora Spotlight to get notified when new episodes drop - Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Podbean, Overcast, etc. You can al...2020-10-2057 min

Let’s Talk FlyingE02 Sun N Fun 2018: The RecapThis is a quick recap on my short time at Sun N Fun 2018. As Sun N Fun was in full swing and I was stuck in my day job and not able to attend the whole event this year I was able to secure a few days off and received the invitation to come down and hang out with the Camp Radioactive group. This invitation came from my buddy and coworker Rob who has over the years have got to know this awesome group of guys and gals. I came with the hopes of seeking approval from...2018-06-1713 min