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August 2, 2026

The Whale Hunter

The Whale Hunter

Would you rather have 100 clients paying £100 a year, or two paying £50,000? In this episode to answer that question properly, and it changes how you should think about every part of your business.

Would you rather have 100 clients paying £100 a year, or two paying £50,000? In this episode to answer that question properly, and it changes how you should think about every part of your business.

This episode is a shorter, sharper one. No guest, just me, walking through the single piece of advice I give to every entrepreneur I mentor, the one that has changed how Ultimate FD operates over the past eighteen months.

I call it whale hunting. Most business owners chase volume: more clients, more leads, more sardines. I explain why that instinct keeps you overworked and underpaid, and what happens when you shift your focus to fewer, bigger clients instead.

We cover why traditional marketing funnels work brilliantly for sardines but fail with whales, why "world class" standards in your branding, website and proposals matter far more once you're chasing bigger fish, and why this shift takes patience. I talk through the long game required to reposition your business, including how Ultimate FD stopped taking on smaller clients and what happened to revenue and team capacity nine months later.

If you're stuck managing too many low value clients and wondering why growth feels harder rather than easier, this one is for you. 7 figure entrepreneurs looking to raise their ticket price, tighten their client base and build a business that's actually easier to run will get the most out of it.

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