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Understanding servant leadership examples will help you build a strong team culture – something important for small business owners!  Major General John Gronski shares Army leadership principles that can transform a group of individuals into a team.

Join host Angie Witkowski, Keynote Speaker and Leadership Coach, as she interviews Major General John Gronski, US Army, for the Bet on You Show, a show dedicated to business leadership and entrepreneurs. General John Gronski is author of “Iron Sharpened Leadership.”  He teaches his servant leadership model to businesses and organizations throughout the United States.

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Learn all about:

Key tenets of servant leadership.

The role your example plays in servant leadership success.

How to set clear examples, avoid making stupid rules, and create policies and procedures that are actually enforceable.

 Three take aways or golden nuggets from Angie:

- First, leaders must sacrifice for their teams.  To serve others is to prioritize the needs of others over your own.

- Second, every team member deserves dignity and respect.  By holding others in high regard, and meeting their fundamental needs, you’re able to build loyalty.

- Third, when you make a mistake as a leader, you’ve got to own it.

How to Connect with our guest speaker, Major General John Gronski (U.S. Army, ret):

www.johngronski.com

https://store.leadergrove.com/collections/frontpage/products/iron-sharpened-leadership

https://www.linkedin.com/in/johngronski/

How to Connect with our host, Angie Witkowski:

Website: https://www.angiewitkowski.com

Social Channels:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@angiewitkowski

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiewitkowski/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@angiewitkowskibrand

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angiewitkowski/

About Angie Witkowski

Angie Witkowski is a New York Times best-selling author of the business books “SPARK,” “Bet on You,” and “Leading from the Front.” She has been a coach inside some of the world’s best businesses and has shared a keynote stage with some of the most influential leaders of our time. Angie served as an officer in the Marine Corps and holds a BA and MBA from the University of Michigan. She is co-owner of Morsels, a coffee and bakery in downtown Traverse City.

To order Angie’s books:

SPARK: https://amzn.to/3KpBdmU

Bet on You: https://amzn.to/3EtC42c

Leading from the Front: https://amzn.to/3InvuLH

Learn how to get a small business loan from Chrissy Siders, President and CEO of True Community Credit Union. Get insider tips about how to create a business plan and access to templates to help you plan for your financial success. 
 
Join host Angie Witkowski, Keynote Speaker and Leadership Coach, as she interviews Chrissy Siders, President and CEO of True Community Credit Union for the Bet on You Show, a show dedicated to business leadership and entrepreneurs. 
 
Check out more Bet on You Podcasts here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6Yx96M3iCfSVkMZ9AQ6YhisBVaK_jTJ3
 
Sign up for Email Reminders for the Bet on You Show:
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Buy the book Bet on You – How to Win with Risk
https://amzn.to/3EtC42c
 
 
Learn all about:
·  The difference between a credit union and bank.
·  The value (and necessity!) of a business plan.
·  How to engage in a conversation with your local financial institution on a business you’d like to either start now or in the future.
 
 
Three take aways or golden nuggets from Angie:
- First, talking to lending organizations invites vulnerability into our lives.  Financial institutions are there to help navigate these conversations and get you the information and resources you need in a way that is supportive and encouraging.
- Second, business planning, to include completing pro forma financial templates, is a necessary foundation for business success.
- Third, starting a business invites uncertainty into our lives.  We’re always living in uncertainty, which makes now just as good of time as any to launch a business.
 
 
How to Connect with our guest speaker, (name):
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrissy-siders/
https://www.trueccu.com/
 
How to Connect with our host, Angie Witkowski:
Website: https://www.angiewitkowski.com
 
Social Channels:
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@angiewitkowski
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiewitkowski/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@angiewitkowskibrand
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angiewitkowski/
 
 
About Angie Witkowski 
Angie Witkowski is a New York Times best-selling author of the business books “SPARK,” “Bet on You,” and “Leading from the Front.” She has been a coach inside some of the world’s best businesses and has shared a keynote stage with some of the most influential leaders of our time. Angie served as an officer in the Marine Corps and holds a BA and MBA from the University of Michigan. She is co-owner of Morsels, a coffee and bakery in downtown Traverse City. 
 
To order Angie’s books:
SPARK: https://amzn.to/3KpBdmU 
Bet on You: https://amzn.to/3EtC42c
Leading from the Front: https://amzn.to/3InvuLH
 
 

If you want to know how to scale a business, hear Amber Lee’s story. Her near-death experience inspired her to take a risk she’d always wanted to take: start her own business. Amber shares the qualities of a great business partner, how to provide great customer service, and the few key decisions she made to go from $3000 to $1M in one year.

Are you an intrapreneur?  Are you doing cool things inside a business that could be a full-time business on the outside?  Learn from Sarah Magruder, President and CEO, Savvy Oil & Gas Consulting, on her journey from an intrapreneur to an entrepreneur.

Learn all about how to start a restaurant from S2S Sugar2Salt Co-Owner Stephanie Lee Wiitala. From dreaming big to developing a business plan, you will learn how to delight your customers at each restaurant touchpoint. Join host Angie Witkowski, Keynote Speaker and Leadership Coach, as she interviews Stephanie Lee Wiitala Co-Owner of S2S Sugar2Salt as a part of the “Small Business Series” for Bet on You, a show dedicated to business leadership and entrepreneurs.

In this show, you will learn: 

• At what stage in Stephanie’s career did she start her catering service and restaurant?

• With culinary experience and many years as a chef, what were the advantages and disadvantages Stephanie faced when starting her own restaurant and catering service?

• What is Stephanie best known for and most proud of?

• What are the keys to running a business when you first start out?

• How do you finance your business?

• How do you develop a business plan?

• What do you do to find good employees?

• How do you work with your partner/spouse/co-owner to divvy up tasks? How do you maintain work-life balance?

• When should you NOT start a restaurant?

• Stephanie’s words of encouragement for anyone considering opening a new restaurant?

And more!

How to Connect with our host, Angie Witkowski:

Website: https://www.angiewitkowski.com

Social Channels:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@angiewitkowski

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiewitkowski/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angiewitkowskibrand

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angiewitkowski/

About Angie Witkowski

Angie Witkowski is a New York Times best-selling author of business books such as “SPARK,” “Bet on You,” and “Leading from the Front.” She has been a coach inside some of the world’s best businesses and has shared a keynote stage with some of the most influential leaders of our time. Angie served as an officer in the Marine Corps and holds a BA and MBA from the University of Michigan. She is co-owner of Morsels, a coffee and bakery in downtown Traverse City.

If you’ve got an idea and passion around it, pursue it. That’s what Wendy Steele did in the early 2000’s when she conceived of the “giving circle” concept and started Impact100 Global. She had no idea that 20+ years later, her nonprofit would grow into a global sensation of women leaders combining their resources to help spark transformative change in their communities. Hear from Wendy how she started her nonprofit and, with an abundance mindset, allowed it to take flight!

How to Connect with our host, Angie Witkowski:

Website: https://www.angiewitkowski.com

Social Channels:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@angiewitkowski

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiewitkowski/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angiewitkowskibrand

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angiewitkowski/

About Angie Witkowski

Angie Witkowski is a New York Times best-selling author of business books such as “SPARK,” “Bet on You,” and “Leading from the Front.” She has been a coach inside some of the world’s best businesses and has shared a keynote stage with some of the most influential leaders of our time. Angie served as an officer in the Marine Corps and holds a BA and MBA from the University of Michigan. She is co-owner of Morsels, a coffee and bakery in downtown Traverse City.

Need help launching a new business? Your local chamber of commerce can help! Learn from the President and CEO of Traverse Connect how the chamber of commerce is a pulse of the region’s economy. Join host Angie Witkowski, Keynote Speaker and Leadership Coach, as she interviews Traverse Connect CEO and President of Traverse Connect Warren Call, as a part of the “Small Business Series” for Bet on You, a show dedicated to business leadership and entrepreneurs.

How to Connect with our host, Angie Witkowski:

Website: https://www.angiewitkowski.com

Social Channels:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@angiewitkowski

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiewitkowski/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angiewitkowskibrand

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angiewitkowski/

About Angie Witkowski

Angie Witkowski is a New York Times best-selling author of business books such as “SPARK,” “Bet on You,” and “Leading from the Front.” She has been a coach inside some of the world’s best businesses and has shared a keynote stage with some of the most influential leaders of our time. Angie served as an officer in the Marine Corps and holds a BA and MBA from the University of Michigan. She is co-owner of Morsels, a coffee and bakery in downtown Traverse City.

Find out why hiring a lawyer is essential for the success of your new small business from employment law expert Lindsay Raymond, Founding Partner at law firm Danbrook, Adams & Raymond.  Learn why every small business should consult with an attorney when launching a new business.

Join host Angie Witkowski, Keynote Speaker and Leadership Coach, as she interviews Lindsay Raymond, Partner and Founder of Danbrook, Adams, Raymond PLC and a legal expert in Employment Law.

This is a part of the “Small Business Series" on Bet on You. 

Learn all about:

·       • What type of legal entity should be set up for your small business: a partnership, a corporation, an LLC.

·       • When you may need a specialized attorneys. For example, if you have a patent, you may need a patent lawyer. If you have a real estate business, you may need a real estate lawyer. A good attorney will be able to connect you to a specialist.

·       • How to consult with an attorney for your small business at the front-end to anticipate the future needs of the business that can save you time and money. Sometimes you need to think of the worst-case scenarios and plan for down the road just in case you need.

• Also learn about Lindsay’s expertise as an employment attorney and how she can help business owners manage their businesses:

-        • What is employment law? Employment law is anything that governs the workplace from payroll to HR issues.

-       • How do I pay my employees, what type of policies do I need, how do I protect confidential business information, what do I do if there is a discrimination claim, what can I do to protect my confidential systems or customer databases, and more.

• Lastly, learn from Lindsay about her own experience in starting her own law firm!

How to Connect with our guest speaker, Lindsay Raymond, J.D.:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-j-raymond-71502158/

https://darlawyers.com/lindsay-raymond/

How to Connect with our host, Angie Witkowski:

Website: https://www.angiewitkowski.com

Social Channels:

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@angiewitkowski

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angiewitkowski/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/angiewitkowskibrand

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angiewitkowski/

About Angie Witkowski

Angie Witkowski is a New York Times best-selling author of business books such as “SPARK,” “Bet on You,” and “Leading from the Front.” She has been a coach inside some of the world’s best businesses and has shared a keynote stage with some of the most influential leaders of our time. Angie served as an officer in the Marine Corps and holds a BA and MBA from the University of Michigan. She is co-owner of Morsels, a coffee and bakery in downtown Traverse City.

To live our best lives we have to be our authentic selves, but how do we discover our authentic self? In this episode coach, entrepreneur, author, and adventurer André Alphonso will be joining us from the opposite side of the globe to share his incredible story of self-discovery towards fulfillment, and the lessons he's learned along the way that have helped him succeed in life and business. Get your pen and paper ready. This episode of FULL of things you'll want to remember. 

How many Nike Running Coaches do you know?  How many ultra-marathoners have you met?  Well, we’re excited to introduce you to Jes Woods – coach, runner, and inspirer!  In this episode, Jes shares with us powerful life lessons she’s gained from running that will help us all better lead our lives in pursuit of our goals.  Jes shares new perspectives on how to define success, how to deal with setbacks, and the tricks we can play on our mind when we must persevere.