Bizzy Signal

As documented in a recent study, businesses that have a clear and evident stated brand story and brand values have a 30% increase in customer satisfaction (as rated by NPS - Net Promoter Score). 

Today we have a great partner and good friend of mine, Mel Walz from eCollective whose purpose in life is to create more effective brand strategies through a strong brand platform, messaging and overall interactions with customers. 

We start a multiple week series talking to entrepenuers who have disrupted their industry through their contemporary thinking and challenging the status quo.

This week, we rename the podcast to the Real Dill Podcast, talking to a long-time successful entrepreneur, Jarrett Gordon who established the Sporty Pickle in Centennial, Colorado in July of 2024.

If you have ever attended an event at Top Golf and like the brand, you HAVE to join Jarrett and his team at the Sporty Pickle for a drink, a dink, and their specialty the Spicy Pickles!!

For most of us, we have had 3 – 6 homes in our lives.  Every time we buy and sell a home, it is an emotional transaction.  After all, we’ve lived and made memories in these homes for years.

In every transaction, we have probably remembered whether it was a pleasant or unpleasant interaction, and it probably centered around how our real estate agent advocated for us during the deal.

Today we have a realtor that wants the best for her clients, even when that means NOT selling a home.  Olivia Kunevicius has been advocating for her clients for 16 years, most recently with milehimodern.  

The wealth management space has increased dramatically with the most recent numbers being over 15,000 advisory companies in the United States which has doubled in the last 20 years. 

However, the term “wealth manager or financial advisor” has become very opaque and very broad.  Many of the wealth managers are investing money in a set portfolio which could be handled through a robo-advisor or direct investment.

Our guest today prides himself in being a “value-add” wealth manager, holding himself out for giving increased service, knowledge and investment advice.  Aaron Leatherwood has been in the financial services industry his whole career, most recently establishing Centerpiece Wealth Advisors with his partner.

Chris Beauchamp with the Client School takes us on an insightful and enlightening journey around a concept he has termed the "Client Story of Care".  

From talking about how buyers connect to a more emotional objective to the concept of deep listening as a curious child, Chris' method is definitely unique but will keep you nodding your head as you get pulled deeper into the concept.  

As we get closer to the end of the year and inevitably the start of a new government administration, it is the right time to think about how you are focusing on tax strategies to strive to maintain more of your wealth

Our guest today, Ryan Finch, has been a passionate investor since a very young age, making his first real estate investment when he was 19.  Ryan has spent his career in the financial industry in various roles including commercial real estate lender, private banker, wealth management and has owned his own company, Tangible Wealth Solutions since 2016

Ryan’s passion lies in helping others in their efforts to strengthen their financial and ultimately help to maintain their wealth

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES AT THE END OF THE PODCAST

Every business has a product or service to sell and many of these products and services help business owners and individuals to solve or avert a challenge the company will face.  However, the process of sales has evolved to being focused on getting to know the individual or business before selling the product or service.

Our guest today, Stuart Pattison has been in a sales leadership position for most of his career.  Stuart’s passion lies in helping other sales individuals in developing business through developing relationships.  Stuart has built a career on one premise: the person on the other side is a person first and a potential client second.  

All businesses have the same challenges; hiring, motivating and most importantly, retaining great employees.  And while most business owners and executives are excellent at their role, many times they are not experts at determining if an employee is going to be a great cultural fit.

Ultimately, there are individuals out there that have dedicated their entire career to finding talent and determining if that talent will fit and excel within a company’s culture.

Today, we have one of those individuals.  Jennie Champagne has perfected the craft of getting to know people and companies to determine whether you will have a great fit. 

The skill of attentive and active listening is now and has always been the key to effective networking.

Today we have a gentleman that has built his successful career on active and attentive listening.  Kelly Condon and I met over 20 years ago at a soccer field where our daughters played soccer together.  

Kelly has always been in roles where he has the ability to impact other’s careers and help them through networking.   Kelly has recently started with Fortis Bank and has been a top producer at some of the largest banks, including Cobiz and excellent careers at Vectra Bank and US Bank.

According to Deloitte Consulting, advertising costs have increased by 50% over the last 5 years due to the increased number of channels and noise in those channels.

Today we talk to Adam Kemper, New Business Development Manager at New Fig Advertising.  Adam talks about going down the streets where your clients are, measuring REAL metrics instead of vanity metrics, and having fun with your advertising.