Business

How to Run a 6 Figure Location Independent Online Business, in Today’s World

Published

4 years ago

December 16, 2021

Matthew Wiles

How to overcome the fear of sharing your business, and tips to scale your business with energetics.

“ I wanted FREEDOM. I didn’t grow up with the life that I wanted, I created it”.

Our world is rapidly evolving and adapting to unforeseen circumstances like the pandemic. We are in the midst of a digital revolution, where the way we work has fundamentally changed. “Most would think traveling and living a digital nomadic lifestyle would be impossible”, spiritual business coach Ania Halama says, but she is about to divulge on how she scaled a six figure business online while traveling the world.

Ania Halama is a world traveler and spiritual entrepreneur who has mentored thousands of heart-centered entrepreneurs to align with their ideal clients, and to attract money and wealth, using the R.E.B.E.L. Entrepreneur Method. Her experience and skills are focused in bridging the gap between what is perceived as normal, and what is truly possible, through opening new pathways for her clients via EFT, Meditation, Reiki and Law of Attraction.

Overcoming Fear and Limited Beliefs

Doing something that goes against the status-quo, like starting an online business, can invoke a lot of fear. The fear of being judged and self doubt can hinder us from pursuing something greater than what we have now. Removing self doubt requires us to work very hard on ourselves; lifting the negative energy that is weighing us down. Most people have experienced some kind of trauma, and when these traumas go untreated, it can block us from meeting our full potential.

As a transformation coach, Ania frequently observed the difficulty her clients had in overcoming their traumas. She explains that to be 100% present in your business, means you have to heal these traumas first. In doing so, you can become fully confident in sharing your ideas (and problems) with the world, coming from an “empowered place rather than a wounded place”.

In order for your business to grow, you have to have absolute belief in what it is you’re doing.

Think about the people who invest in and support your business as clients; a big part of why is because they believe in what you have to say. You are the face of your business and when you come to the stage with high and vibrant energy, the audience can sense it.

Ania recommends practicing getting in front of an audience, and training yourself to be comfortable speaking in public. Although it might incite nerves worrying about what people might think of you, your focus should be on yourself and the bigger mission.

Blending Spirituality and Business: The Law of Attraction

“We don’t need to work 40, 50, 60 hours a week to live beautiful lives”.

Business energetics is a psychotherapy practice that utilizes EFT tapping, where energy is “tapped” on a person’s body, releasing negative emotions like anxiety and improving a person’s flow. Flow allows the person to gain wisdom and identify the challenges they are facing. It is through improved flow, Ania argues that we begin to put the Law of Attraction into effect. Using the example of masculine and feminine energy, she describes why having a balance of these improves flow. Masculine energy is the hustle mentality, whereas feminine energy is what actually attracts clients to us, and lets them in versus chasing after clients and wondering “when the next dollar is going to come from”.

Using spirituality to improve our energy, will attract the right type of clients, partners or coaches to your business. Flow, according to Ania, happens when we connect with frequencies of happiness and joy. We don’t need to work 40, 50, 60 hours to live beautiful lives. Thus, when we are freer in our own minds, free of negative or irrational fears, flow comes more intuitively. Being more connected to people allows us to gain a larger audience and support system, all of which will help grow the business in an organic way.

“Energy is more important than strategy, showing up creates attraction”

In order for the law of attraction to work, there needs to be action behind the intent to drive “…those manifestations into motion”. It is important that you show up to the work you set out to do everyday; it is this consistency that creates a ripple effect, which turns a vision into an actuality.

Following Your Voice

The last tip Ania shares is the importance of finding your authentic self and purpose. This could be through exploring the avenues you loved as a child. She argues there’s a reason why we’re attracted to certain things, nature, astrology, space..ect, when we’re young.

Hobbies or interests that bring us joy can spur the motivation to start something. When you have the right combination of good flow and inspirations to work on, you may be well on your path to creating a successful business for yourself; one that feels intuitive to your natural adeptness and values.

Conclusion

Manifesting a successful business requires a deep level of self reflection and hard work. It is not enough to simply have a vision of what you want to achieve, but you must put in the work to set it into motion. Employing spiritual practices into your day to day operations can help clear up the negative emotions or hurdles that are holding you back from taking your business to the next level. Following her own path to healing from deep trauma, has allowed Ania to manifest the career of her dreams, and in so has empowered others to achieve the same results.

Business

How Technology Drives Value Creation in Private Equity

Published

2 weeks ago

April 29, 2026

Matthew Wiles

How technology drives value creation in private equity is now one of the most actively debated topics among institutional investors and fund managers. A decade ago, technology was largely a cost center in PE-backed companies. Today it sits at the center of margin improvement, revenue growth, and exit multiple expansion. Firms that figured this out early are generating better returns with less reliance on financial engineering.

The shift happened for a practical reason. As interest rates rose and deal multiples compressed, financial leverage stopped doing the heavy lifting. Operational improvement became the primary value creation lever. Technology accelerated what was possible within the ownership period.

How Technology Drives Value Creation in Private Equity Operations

Operational improvement through technology produces the most measurable results. PE firms apply technology tools to reduce costs, increase throughput, and improve decision-making speed inside their companies.

Digital Process Automation in PE-Backed Companies

Manual processes in back-office and production functions carry real costs. They consume labor, generate errors, and slow down the information flow that management teams depend on. Automation tools eliminate these costs without requiring headcount reductions that disrupt company culture.

The most impactful automation deployments in PE-backed operations include:

Accounts payable and receivable automation that compresses billing cycles and reduces days sales outstanding
Production scheduling software that reduces downtime and improves throughput in manufacturing environments
Inventory management systems that cut carrying costs by aligning purchasing with real-time demand signals
Quality control automation that reduces defect rates and warranty claims in product-based businesses

ZCG Consulting (“ZCGC”) works with companies across industrials, manufacturing, packaging, and consumer products to identify and implement automation programs tied to specific financial outcomes. The approach connects technology investment to measurable margin improvement rather than treating automation as a general upgrade.

Data Infrastructure as a Value Creation Tool

Many PE-backed companies arrive under new ownership with fragmented data systems. Different departments use different tools. Reporting requires manual consolidation. Leadership makes decisions with incomplete information.

Fixing that infrastructure creates immediate value. Integrated data systems give management teams real-time visibility into revenue, cost, and operational performance. That visibility accelerates decisions and surfaces problems before they become material.

James Zenni, founder and CEO of ZCG with over 30 years of capital markets experience, has consistently emphasized that information quality drives investment performance. That view shapes how ZCG approaches technology investment across the companies in its portfolio.

Technology Drives Value Creation in Private Equity Through Revenue Growth

Cost reduction gets most of the attention in PE operational improvement, but technology also drives revenue growth. The mechanisms are different, and they compound differently over a hold period.

E-Commerce and Digital Customer Acquisition

Companies that sell primarily through traditional channels often leave significant revenue on the table. Adding e-commerce capabilities or investing in digital customer acquisition expands the addressable market without proportional cost increases.

PE firms that invest in digital revenue channels generate higher growth rates during the hold period. That growth rate difference translates directly into exit multiple expansion.

Revenue growth technology applications in PE-backed companies include:

E-commerce platform buildouts that open direct-to-consumer channels alongside existing wholesale relationships
Customer relationship management systems that improve retention and increase repeat purchase rates
Digital marketing infrastructure that lowers customer acquisition costs through better targeting and attribution
Pricing optimization tools that identify margin improvement opportunities without volume loss

Technology-Enabled Customer Experience Improvements

Customer retention is cheaper than customer acquisition. Technology investments in customer experience, service speed, and product quality consistency reduce churn. Lower churn produces more predictable revenue. More predictable revenue supports higher exit valuations.

ZCG deploys Haptiq Technologies and Solutions, its 300-plus-person technology division, to support digital transformation across its companies. The platform was founded 20 years ago and manages approximately $8 billion in AUM. It brings implementation resources that most individual companies cannot afford to build internally. That capability gives ZCG’s companies faster access to technology improvements at lower execution risk.

Building Technology Capability Within PE-Backed Companies

Technology investment during the hold period creates value in two ways. It improves financial performance during ownership. It also makes the business more attractive to the next buyer.

Strategic buyers and later-stage PE funds pay premium multiples for companies with modern technology infrastructure. A business with integrated systems, clean data, and digital revenue channels commands a better price. A comparable business running on legacy platforms does not.

The ZCG Team structures technology investment as part of the initial value creation plan for each company. Priorities get set at entry based on the gap between current capability and acquirer expectations.

This pre-sale positioning approach changes how technology investment gets funded and sequenced during the hold period. Projects that improve financial performance and exit readiness simultaneously get prioritized. Projects with long payback periods that do not improve the sale narrative get deferred.

How technology drives value creation in private equity is ultimately about execution discipline. The tools matter less than the clarity of the financial objective each technology investment must achieve.