Something I’m being asked every single morning at the moment is, “Is there going to be a recession?”

The honest answer… I don’t know. And neither does anyone else.

But after years of working with small business owners through droughts, rate hikes, supply chain issues and market slowdowns, one thing is clear:

The businesses that come out the other side aren’t the lucky ones. They’re the ready ones.

In this episode of The Green Room, Chris unpacks what actually happens inside businesses when markets tighten and why so many owners end up in reactive mode.

He shares the patterns he sees time and time again, from rushed decisions and pressure on teams, through to what separates businesses that scramble from those that come out leaner, sharper and more profitable.

Chris also lays out a practical challenge:

Instead of asking whether a recession is coming, start asking

“If things got 20% harder next quarter, would my business be ready?”

This episode is about getting match fit before you’re forced to.

Are rising costs and price-sensitive customers putting pressure on your business?

In this episode of The Green Room Podcast, Chris Green breaks down why Australian businesses are losing the price war and what to do instead. Learn how to protect your margins, communicate price increases effectively, and shift from competing on price to competing on value.

If you’re feeling squeezed from both sides, this episode shares practical strategies to help you take control and build a more resilient, profitable business.

The cost of doing business is increasing dramatically. It feels like everything is going up, starting with fuel and then rapidly flowing downstream into supplies and overheads.

I’m fielding a lot of calls from anxious clients looking for advice on what to do in the current climate.

In this episode, I unpack what’s actually driving this pressure, how to start looking at your numbers properly, and why protecting your margin needs to be front of mind.

I also share a couple of practical tools to help you get clearer on what’s really going on.

If you’ve been asking, “what do I do about this?”, this is a good place to start.

What actually makes great entrepreneurs great?

After 25 years working alongside business owners, Chris has seen a clear pattern.

It’s not intelligence.

It’s not luck.

And it’s not where you started.

In this episode, he unpacks what really shows up when it matters most, especially when the pressure is on.

If you’ve ever felt stuck in the day-to-day or questioned your next move, this will give you a different way to think about it.

In this episode of The Green Room with Chris Green, Chris shares a conversation with a business owner who admitted:

"I worked 60 hours last week… but I couldn’t really tell you what I achieved."

It’s a situation many leaders recognise. Weeks fill with meetings, emails, and operational issues, yet the work that truly moves the business forward often gets pushed aside.

In this episode, Chris reflects on why so many business owners become trapped in activity without progress, and the mindset shift that helps leaders focus their time and attention on what really matters.

If you’ve ever finished a busy week wondering what you actually achieved, this episode will resonate.

Managing people is often where business leaders experience the most complexity and emotion. In this episode of The Green Room, Chris explores a practical framework for leading people more effectively by meeting them where they’re at.

Using two simple lenses – capability and trust – Chris explains how leaders can reduce emotional decision-making and instead apply the right level of exposure, coaching, mentoring or empowerment.

From limiting exposure when capability and trust are low, to empowering high-trust and highly capable team members with delegated authority, this framework helps leaders create structure around their teams while building confidence and capability over time.

If you’re struggling with delegation, trust, or developing emerging leaders, this episode provides a practical diagnostic tool you can apply immediately within your team.

Great ideas are easy. Execution is where most businesses fall over.

In this episode of The Green Room, Chris Green breaks down why so many goals never make it past good intentions and what it actually takes to bring strategy to life. Drawing on 25 years of working alongside business owners, Chris introduces his Execution Formula, a practical framework designed to turn plans into consistent action.

You’ll learn why most plans don’t fail because they’re wrong, but because the business never learns how to operate as if the plan truly matters. Chris walks through the five pillars that sit behind sustainable execution: goals, routines, systems, habits, and motivation, and shows how they work together to create momentum even when pressure rises.

This episode is for business owners who are tired of carrying the plan on their own shoulders and want execution to become part of how the business runs, not something that’s optional when things get busy.

Succession isn’t a handover.

It’s a shift in identity.

For the founder, it can feel like letting go of a limb.

For the next generation, it can feel like stepping into a legacy that’s both inspiring and heavy.

In this episode of The Green Room Podcast, I walk through the five things I’ve seen that really make succession work — the things that protect the family, the founder, and the future of the business.

Because succession isn’t a transaction.

It’s a relationship decision dressed up as a business plan.

And if it wins financially but costs you Christmas lunch - it’s way too expensive.