There are some conversations where you find yourself making mental notes while you're supposed to be asking the questions. This was one of them. I recently had the privilege of interviewing Alana Spencer, founder of Ridiculously Rich by Alana and winner of The Apprentice, at ActionCOACH Sheffield's GrowthCLUB. GrowthCLUB is built around something I think more business owners need to do: stop, get out of the day-to-day and actually plan the next 90 days. And having the opportu

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