David Diack's guest appearances

David Diack

The Boostly Podcast

The Tradesman Podcast

Tim Ferriss

Amanda Williams

Jasper Ribbers

Robert Kiyosaki

Noah Kagan

Paul Smith

Steve Kopandy

Mike Michalowicz

James Burrows

Steve Sims

David Jacoby

Brian Chesky

Janet Murray

Chris Taylor

Chris Ballard

OwlTail

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 6   David Diack is based in Southend on sea in Essex and he has been involved in service accommodation ever since and now they have 65 units and has a strong and great team. He values building a business that was scaled from day one. He and his team build a system, they got operators, manuals, and everything is in place and is growing at an effective pace. Learn some tips and ideas on how to scale your Serviced Accommodation and make sure to stay tuned until the end of the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Boost Hospitality Podcast Season 6 Episode 6 David Diack is based in Southend on sea in Essex and he has been involved in service accommodation ever since and now they have 65 units and has a strong and great team. He values building a business that was scaled from day one. He and his team build a system, they got operators, manuals, and everything is in place and is growing at an effective pace. Learn some tips and ideas on how to scale your Serviced Accommodation and make sure to stay tuned until the end of the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

How to scale your SA business with David Diack S6E6

In this special episode, John interviews  David Diack who is very successfully using systemisation and outsourcing in his SA business. John shares his expertise on how you can effectively outsource and systemise your business to enable scalability.Listen in now to find out how to get started.KEY TAKEAWAYSGetting startedI had no experience but started out on my own with a business. We grew rapidly and things went up very quickly, this was followed by them coming down very quickly. I had at this point an opportunity to re-evaluate this is when I began my journey into the property business.I learnt loads through my first business about how to manage growth and took all this learning on and applied it to businesses I’ve started since then.Our current business modelWe are currently involved in Serviced apartments. These are essentially 2 or 3-bed apartments that fill the gap between a letting agency who will take on a tenant for 6 months plus. We provide furnished accommodation for anything less than 6 months. It could be a single night or be 3 months depending on the client. Our fully furnished apartments vary in size from studio to accommodation with 9 rooms.We do lots of business with blue-chip companies who don’t want their employees in hotels for long periods.SystemisingOur administration is dealt with in the Philippines, with a second team on the ground who offer day to day support.How to start systemising?Document and collate everything you do in a week and then focus on sections you can streamline.Identify where you can create a process and do this utilising an available app.  This can eventually be outsourced.Ways to outsource?You can use freelance people to complete work without all the overheads involved with employing someone.BEST MOMENTS‘You can find anybody for anything’‘The attitude of people is really good’‘It’s a fair exchange of time for money’‘You could potentially outsource quite a lot of work’‘Often need to run lean when you first start’‘Systems can be a daunting word’VALUABLE RESOURCEShttps://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-streetwise-tradesman-mentor-podcast/id1446316337?mt=2ABOUT THE HOSTI am John Clarke. A guy in my 30’s with a successful business portfolio. My journey reallystarted, when I got on the wrong side of the law at 15 years old, with a short stay inprison, but fortunately, this was the beginning of my journey despite struggling withmental health difficulties I managed to get on the right path and here I am setting up this podcast...I’m looking forward to sharing my story and much more with the world. I have loadsof experience in business and self-development.CONTACT METHODWebsite: Www.johndclarke.co.uk Email:john@thestreetwisetradesmen.co.ukFacebook: TSWTP GroupInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/johnclarkeuk/ ABOUT THE GUESTAfter spending many years chasing my tail in the office supplies industry, I realised that I had more to give than just managing staff in my business.The office supplies industry is an extremely competitive industry. With technology changing the way businesses buy, and internet-based suppliers cutting margins, I always had to be one step ahead, looking at how to get jobs done for less money, right from an early age.... So, Outsourcing to all around the world became second nature very quickly!Having worked with sales coaches who helped push the business forward, it became clear that there was a huge gap in the business...It was Systemisation.It’s great to grow a business and generate more sales, but if you don’t have solid systems or a team in place to support the growth, it can all come tumbling down pretty quickly and descend into Chaos!Learning from my mistakes in the office supplies industry, I’ve transferred my experiences to help successfully build a Serviced Accommodation business that focuses on systemisation and outsourcing, to give me my time back to focus on either scaling or taking time out...Once you realise the power of doing things the right way, you can build a sustainable, solid business and Scale with ease...GUEST CONTACT METHODhttps://www.facebook.com/daviddiacksa/ https://www.facebook.com/groups/1012843702212346/FREE EBOOKSupport the show: https://www.johndclarke.co.uk/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special episode, John interviews  David Diack who is very successfully using systemisation and outsourcing in his SA business. John shares his expertise on how you can effectively outsource and systemise your business to enable scalability. Listen in now to find out how to get started. KEY TAKEAWAYS Getting started I had no experience but started out on my own with a business. We grew rapidly and things went up very quickly, this was followed by them coming down very quickly. I had at this point an opportunity to re-evaluate this is when I began my journey into the property business. I learnt loads through my first business about how to manage growth and took all this learning on and applied it to businesses I’ve started since then. Our current business model We are currently involved in Serviced apartments. These are essentially 2 or 3-bed apartments that fill the gap between a letting agency who will take on a tenant for 6 months plus. We provide furnished accommodation for anything less than 6 months. It could be a single night or be 3 months depending on the client. Our fully furnished apartments vary in size from studio to accommodation with 9 rooms. We do lots of business with blue-chip companies who don’t want their employees in hotels for long periods. Systemising Our administration is dealt with in the Philippines, with a second team on the ground who offer day to day support. How to start systemising? Document and collate everything you do in a week and then focus on sections you can streamline. Identify where you can create a process and do this utilising an available app.  This can eventually be outsourced. Ways to outsource? You can use freelance people to complete work without all the overheads involved with employing someone. BEST MOMENTS ‘You can find anybody for anything’ ‘The attitude of people is really good’ ‘It’s a fair exchange of time for money’ ‘You could potentially outsource quite a lot of work’ ‘Often need to run lean when you first start’ ‘Systems can be a daunting word’ VALUABLE RESOURCES <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-streetwise-tradesman-mentor-podcast/id1446316337?mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-streetwise-tradesman-mentor-podcast/id1446316337?mt=2</a> ABOUT THE HOST I am John Clarke. A guy in my 30’s with a successful business portfolio. My journey really started, when I got on the wrong side of the law at 15 years old, with a short stay in prison, but fortunately, this was the beginning of my journey despite struggling with mental health difficulties I managed to get on the right path and here I am setting up this podcast... I’m looking forward to sharing my story and much more with the world. I have loads of experience in business and self-development. CONTACT METHOD Website: <a href="http://Www.johndclarke.co.uk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Www.johndclarke.co.uk</a>  Email:john@thestreetwisetradesmen.co.uk Facebook: TSWTP Group Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/johnclarkeuk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/johnclarkeuk/</a>  ABOUT THE GUEST After spending many years chasing my tail in the office supplies industry, I realised that I had more to give than just managing staff in my business. The office supplies industry is an extremely competitive industry. With technology changing the way businesses buy, and internet-based suppliers cutting margins, I always had to be one step ahead, looking at how to get jobs done for less money, right from an early age. ... So, Outsourcing to all around the world became second nature very quickly! Having worked with sales coaches who helped push the business forward, it became clear that there was a huge gap in the business... It was Systemisation. It’s great to grow a business and generate more sales, but if you don’t have solid systems or a team in place to support the growth, it can all come tumbling down pretty quickly and descend into Chaos! Learning from my mistakes in the office supplies industry, I’ve transferred my experiences to help successfully build a Serviced Accommodation business that focuses on systemisation and outsourcing, to give me my time back to focus on either scaling or taking time out... Once you realise the power of doing things the right way, you can build a sustainable, solid business and Scale with ease... GUEST CONTACT METHOD <a href="https://www.facebook.com/daviddiacksa/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/daviddiacksa/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1012843702212346/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/1012843702212346/</a> FREE EBOOK Support the show: <a href="https://www.johndclarke.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.johndclarke.co.uk/</a> See <a href="http://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Interview With David Diack; Outsourcer& Systems Man