--- title: The SME Growth Podcast | Richard Buckle description: Weekly musings from the Wellmeadow team on subjects of interest to owners and managers of small and medium sized businesses in the UK. --- [Skip to content](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com/episodes/author/richard-buckle#main-content) [![sme-growth-wellmeadow-podcast-logo-white](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sme-growth-wellmeadow-podcast-logo-white.png?width=800&height=353&name=sme-growth-wellmeadow-podcast-logo-white.png) ![sme-growth-wellmeadow-podcast-logo-white](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sme-growth-wellmeadow-podcast-logo-white.png?width=800&height=353&name=sme-growth-wellmeadow-podcast-logo-white.png)](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com) [LET'S TALK](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com/podcast-guest) - [Home](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com) - [Episodes](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com/episodes) # Richard Buckle Aug 21, 2026, 10:04:39 AM ## [Episode 186 - The Power of Strategic Focus: Why Great Businesses Say No More Often](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com/episodes/episode-186-the-power-of-strategic-focus-why-great-businesses-say-no-more-often) [Richard Buckle](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com/episodes/author/richard-buckle) Growth is often associated with doing more: winning more customers, launching more services and... 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[The SME Growth Podcast](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com/episodes/tag/the-sme-growth-podcast) [Read More](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com/episodes/episode-180-the-great-sme-squeeze-why-were-expected-to-do-more-with-less) Jul 21, 2026, 4:55:55 PM ## [Episode 178 - Why You Shouldn't Automate Yet: Elon Musk's 5-Step Process for SMEs](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com/episodes/episode-178-why-you-shouldnt-automate-yet-elon-musks-5-step-process-for-smes) [Richard Buckle](https://www.smegrowthpodcast.com/episodes/author/richard-buckle) In this episode, we explore Elon Musk’s well-known five-step process for improving systems and ask... 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