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Accelerate Your Business Growth
By Diane HelbigBusiness
Accelerate Your Business Growth episodes
- The Future of Finance for Business OwnersWhat got us here might not get us there! From crypto-currency to blockchain, there’s a lot more to understand to ensure business success. Scott Carter joins us to unravel some of the mystery around the future of finance for business owners. Scott has always had to make his own way with no excuses. Born in tiny New Hampshire, Ohio, he went from elementary to senior high school with the same 40 people. He played every sport in high school and during college was drafted by the New York Yankees. He taught himself piano and made food money playing in the local piano bar while playing summer league baseball. At every stop in his unique life he has gleaned everything possible. That’s what learners do. Today, he is a successful executive, author of You Got This, and much sought-after voice of reason and practicality in the business world.With thirty years of experience in scaling start-ups into industry leaders and growing Fortune 500 businesses, Scott knows how to make money, build on it, and protect it. He’s been the CEO of several large private financial companies and has held other senior management positions in publicly held insurance companies. In spite of his great success he has never forgotten his humble beginnings.Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.
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53 min - How To Stay Out Of Court
Here’s a dirty little secret that every lawyer knows: most business lawsuits and investigations, and their damages, fines and expenses, are entirely preventable if a company follows some simple pre-emptive steps. In this talk, Alex Gertsburg will pass along some proven “behind-the-curtain” strategies for saving companies boat-loads of money. Alex has worn four hats in his 17-year legal career, including serving as a business litigator with large law firms, in-house counsel with a large corporation, and an officer with a line-haul truck company in the Army with a year of combat deployment in Iraq. He is currently the CEO of CoverMySix and head of the Gertsburg Law Firm in Chagrin Falls. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.
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57 min - Choose Serving over Selling and Win Every TimeWe talk with Farnoosh Brock about how to focus on genuine serving, to go from your own agenda to a priority on trust and relationships, and to create the outcomes you desire for your small business or company. Farnoosh Brock went from electrical engineer and project manager at a Fortune 100 to business coach, entrepreneur and CEO of Prolific Living Inc. She shows business owners and leaders why and how to choose serving over selling to build profitable sustainable businesses. In addition to The Serving Mindset: Stop Selling and Grow Your Business (2018), she’s also the author of The Healthy Juicer's Bible (2013) and The Healthy Smoothie Bible (2014), as well as The Big Book of Healing Drinks (2019). Find out more at http://www.farnooshbrock.com.Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.
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53 min - Success Is the Child of IntentionIf you are not where you want to be in your business, ask yourself what your intention was when you started. If you don't have a clear answer, this episode with Peter Mehit will give you a guide on how to reset, or if you're just starting a way to launch with better chances of success.If you have a dream, a business or both, Peter Mehit can help you realize it. After a successful career in the Fortune 100, he has helped over 2,500 clients start, grow and expand their businesses. Their business plans have raised over $160,000,000 for his clients. He is the co-author of Killer Business Plan, a book that can help you choose the business that is right for you.Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.
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34 min - Growth Through AcquisitionMany business owners forget this method and neglect an opportunity that can increase their business by 30, 50, even 100% overnight. In this discussion with Jessica Fialkovich, we will explore key takeaways as disseminated by a serial entrepreneur and M&A expert who has bought/built, and sold a number of companies during her decade+ long career.Jessica Fialkovich is a M&A expert, keynote speaker, small business advocate, award-winning business owner, and Springsteen fan whose mission is to help business owners leave their legacy and exit successfully. Over the past 5 years, Jessica oversaw $55 million in transactions, was involved in 150 deals, and mentored 1,900+ business owners on buying and selling a business. Currently, she’s the President & Co-Founder of Transworld Business Advisors—Rocky Mountain, Colorado’s top business brokerage firm.Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.
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45 min - LinkedIn sucks! 3 Quick Fixes For Referral ResultsMost people give up on LinkedIn - because when they scroll their home feed of other people's posts, they wonder, "Who are all these people?!" After all, 80% of your results come from only 20% of these Connections. Vik Rajan joins us to share some valuable insights around how to really gain referrals.Vikram Rajan is the co-founder of phoneBlogger.net, and is also the creator of Inner Circles, the free LinkedIn networking add-on. Vik started Practice Marketing, Inc., as he realized attorneys, CPAs, and related professionals required specialized marketing help that complies with clients' professional code of conduct, ethics, and model rules. Vik has been a columnist for AICPA's largest publication for accountants, Forbes online, and frequently helps to present CLE lectures through various Bar Associations.Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.
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52 min - Scaling From Entrepreneurial To Managed GrowthAs a business grows from high 6 to 7 and 8 figure revenue entrepreneurial ways of working can start to hinder a business rather than advance it. The very skills and qualities that drove start-up and build-up success can actually stall a business breaking through to the next level. Shane Spiers joins me to talk about this important subject.Shane is a Business Scaling Strategist based in the UK and accomplished leader with SME, mid-sized and FTSE 250 success. His business track record is dominated by leading 7, 8 & 9-figure rapid growth companies. His roles have included CEO of a 25m company providing services to UK central government and CEO of a 240m business unit responsible for leading a team of over 1000 people operating in 135 sites in 23 cities.Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.
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42 min - 7 Stories Every Sales Person Must TellMike Adams explains how to learn and practice this crucial skill. We discuss the critical elements of a business story, the types of stories sales and business people need to tell and how to become a master storyteller.Engineer turned salesman, Mike taught himself storytelling while selling and managing sales teams throughout the world for international corporations Schlumberger, Siemens, Nokia and Halliburton. With each industry change landing him on the wrong side of a steep learning curve, Mike learned to seek out and share specific persuasive stories. Now he finds stories and teaches storytelling for a consulting client base as diverse and international as his own sales career.Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.
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56 min - 7 Leadership Tactics To Drive SalesRichard Nongard joins us to talk about getting the growth and sales targets you want by getting the core of what leadership (and the pysychology around it) is all about. Richard is an expert in business leadership and business psychology. He started out in car sales in the early 1980's and parlayed his sales experience into leadership experience by moving on as an entrepreneur and executive in both the healthcare and educational sectors.He is a licensed psychotherapist who views his training in counseling as a degree in "problem-solving". Richard has written over 15 books in psychology and business leadership. Richard is a serial entrepreneur and has owned several restaurants and e-commerce platforms.Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.
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57 min - You’re Worrying Too Much About CybersecurityA business owner's core beliefs around cybercrime impact how they respond to the risk. Typically, these responses are motivated by fear and result in buying a bunch of software and services from well-known brands or from IT service companies the owner is already doing business with. Adam Anderson joins us to offer realistic ideas for dealing with it security.Adam is a long-time small business owner who also happens to be one of the leading authorities on small business cybersecurity. This serial entrepreneur is also an author, writing several books on cyber security and cyber crime to help other business owners understand and navigate the digital world. Adam is on a mission to help fellow business owners find the answer to the question, “Should I even care about cybersecurity?” His newest book, The Monster Within, shows business owners that cybersecurity isn’t something reserved for only the nerds in Silicon Valley - we all have a stake in this. Visit elementsecuritygroup.com/AYBG to get some great information.Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.
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About Accelerate Your Business Growth
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Featured on Inc.com's list of 100 Podcasts That Will Make You Smarter, Better, and Wiser, MSNBC's Your Business, and on the Fit Small Business list of best small business podcasts, this show is…
designed to help small business owners, salespeople, and new entrepreneurs with the various aspects of business success. We have a great lineup of guests and topics scheduled. We’ll be talking about everything from sales to employee issues; from technology to social media; from work-life balance to exploring uncharted territory. The host, Diane Helbig's goal is to help you remove challenges so that you can realize your own success with your business. Be sure to subscribe to the iTunes channel or follow this podcast so you never miss an episode! Small business owners face challenges in a variety of areas throughout their ownership journey. For some the challenge is creating a sales strategy that brings results. For others dealing with employees can be very challenging. Growing pains come up at startup, growth, and exit. Marketing and branding are two topics that can be confusing for businessowners. Leadership and communication are also areas where leaders struggle. Finding answers, ideas, resources, and tools can make the journey easier. The guests who join Diane are experts in their fields. They provide actional expertise so the small business owner, leader, or salesperson can put those ideas into action. The host, Diane Helbig, has over 20 years of experience in business leadership and sales. She advises small business owners and trains professionals on leadership, selling, customer service, and time management. The podcast provides her with another way to get valuable information in front of businessowners, sales professionals, and business leaders. No matter what country you are in, from the United States to Canada to Australia to the European Union, the answers in each episode are valuable. Leaders in every industry can connect with the experts and learn from them. What’s your pain? Succession planning? Marketing? Business growth? Hiring? Legal and/or accounting issues? Family business challenges? Sales? Strategic planning? Dealing with employees? Creating structure and process? Networking successfully? Prospecting? Account management? Using discovery to grow? If it’s a business topic we have the guests who can help you. Many guests are bestselling authors and offer free resources or promotions on their products or services. Some of them have podcasts as well so you can tap into their guests as well. The guests have been curated from all over the world to bring you relevant, timely ideas you can implement immediately. Some evergreen topics include: podcasting, branding, marketing a small business, social media marketing, business systems, entrepreneurial dreams, leaving a legacy, team building, servant leadership, SEO, cashflow, emotional intelligence, cold outreach, cold calling, investing, ideal client, bottom line, sales development, adaptive leadership, feedback, workforce development, decision making, profit, goal setting, trust based selling, personal brand, mindset, scale small business, fear of selling, marketing strategies, LinkedIn, revenue generating, click funnels, lead generation, how to sell more, negotiation, digital marketing, small business tax, culture.