Bold Business Podcast

The "grind" is often romanticized, yet there exists a wealth of joy, fulfillment, and accomplishment waiting for you beyond the brink of burnout.

Challenging your internal beliefs, especially the limiting ones, can feel daunting and overwhelming. Simply posing the question, "What else is possible?" provides a brief pause — just a moment is all it takes to reconnect with your core values and make intentional choices about how to engage in the present. Fortunately, there's a science-backed approach that can help shift the direction of your life.

In this episode of the BOLD Business Podcast, you'll discover that burnout is a stress disorder and learn how to move away from a zero-sum mentality. Instead, you'll focus on cultivating hypervigilance and awareness, understanding that the human body is designed to handle stress, which unfolds in stages with a beginning, middle, and end.

Jess Dewell engages with Scott Anderson, Burnout Breakthrough by Doubledare Coaching, to discuss the reality of burnout as an extension of stress that can be transformed. They explore why self-care alone is insufficient and may even exacerbate feelings of burnout, emphasizing that an internal mindset reset is the true key to overcoming burnout.

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If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you to keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.

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You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter, LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

What happens when you choose the less obvious or counterintuitive option at a fork in the road? The way you recognize the choice before you and how you approach making that decision can significantly impact what comes next. Establishing a routine is helpful; making and keeping promises to yourself is essential, and believing in yourself is a necessity.

In this episode of UNCHARTED, you will discover the benefits of keeping promises to yourself, how to embrace the unknown at each fork in the road, and how to reflect on your actions to see how you are shaping the future. You'll also learn to leverage the momentum that comes from small successes, which can accumulate over time.

Jess Dewell speaks with Tessa Thomas, Co-Founder of Pipeline Solutions, about harnessing the power of persistence and resilience in uncertain times, as well as what makes it BOLD to walk the less-travelled path.

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If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you to keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.

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You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter, LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

Who truly holds the responsibility for your company culture? More importantly, does that person have the authority to shape and steer their development, or is it merely lip service?

To remain competitive and forge your own future, your organization will benefit from a clearly defined, actionable culture plan that everyone rallies around. Dedicating time and effort to outline and evaluate this plan is essential for fostering a culture that evolves year after year, enhancing your competitive edge in the process. It all begins with defining your core values.

In this episode of the BOLD Business Podcast, Jess Dewell welcomes Brett Hoogeveen, Co-Founder of BetterCulture, to discuss the often-overlooked 20% of culture, exploring what it encompasses and how to leverage it to outshine your competition. They also explore how to embody your core values to cultivate a lasting, growth-driven organizational culture.

You'll discover who is best positioned to take ownership of your organization's culture, gain two foundational questions to evaluate the strength of your engaged culture, and understand the significance of internal conversations for staying aligned with your plan.

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If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you to keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.

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You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter, LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

Every choice has a consequence — success is intentional. The decisions we make for our companies have a ripple effect on society and the environment.

Interdependency exists in everything. Our businesses require customers to stay in business. Additionally, having options to access materials and technologies is essential for delivering goods and services. There are many interdependent parts of a company, and recognizing each point where we connect with people and entities outside our own orbit is empowering.

This depth of knowledge allows for curiosity and an understanding of how business is conducted, enabling you to make informed decisions knowing you have the correct information at your disposal.

In this program, you will hear that every choice has a consequence, that business success is intentional, and how to discern the signal in the noise using feedback loops. The biggest pitfalls of filtering information are that the filter may use unrecognized ideology or confirmation bias.

Your host, Jess Dewell, talks with Kevin Howard, Principal Consultant at Climate Changes Everything®, LLC, about how leadership is evolving and how, even in the midst of change, with planning, you can shape the success of your future.

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If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you to keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.

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You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter, LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

Are you tired of constantly playing catch-up in a fast-changing market? This BOLD Business Podcast Panel discusses how to unlock your team's potential by fostering a creative and proactive business environment.

Discover how empowering your team to think proactively and solve problems creatively can reveal hidden growth opportunities and turn uncertainty into a competitive advantage.

Your host, Jess Dewell, leads a discussion on how maintaining curiosity, receptiveness, and an openness to new ideas — regardless of experience level — can help organisations stay competitive.

Join Jess and her guests, Brad Englert, Founder of Brad Englert Advisory; Grace Gavin, Co-Founder of Know Honesty; and Dr. Yaniv Zaid, CEO and Consultant at Dr. Persuasion, as they explore three key topics:

Perfection is the Enemy of Progress: Quit waiting for people to speak up with bold, creative ideas — the hard truth: your company culture might be scaring creativity into silence. Learn how to flip the script and empower every voice, not just the loudest.

From Command-and-Control to Trust-and-Inspire: Your leadership style can determine whether your business stays relevant or gets left behind. Hear real stories from leaders who broke out of the old-school, top-down mold — and what happened to the ones who couldn't.

Failure is the New Secret Weapon: What if you ran a "Failure Lab" at your company? Discover why sharing stories of screw-ups — not just wins — could be the untapped source of innovation and resilience your business needs right now.

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If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you to keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.

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You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter, LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

Ignoring small problems now can lead to significant costs later. Are you hoping your team's missteps, inefficiencies, or cultural issues will just "work themselves out"?

In this episode of "It's Your Business," host Jess Dewell, a strategic growth consultant, is joined by Dean Barta, a financial advisor, and Christy Maxfield, a business consultant. They discuss how to identify the silent signals of larger issues and what to do when "business as usual" is no longer effective. They offer practical approaches and share hard-earned lessons from their direct experiences.

You will learn:

• Why overlooking small misalignments holds your team back and can even halt projects altogether.
• How to recognize the issues you may be ignoring.
• The skills you need to develop or enhance.
• How to engage in healthy confrontation that leads to better decision-making.

When you confront the actual conditions of your business, supported by data, you gain more value than simply relying on hopeful but unfounded narratives.

Use your voice with courage. Whether you're a CEO, consultant, or team leader, you'll gain actionable insights on embracing difficult truths, leading with intention, and creating lasting momentum.

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If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.

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You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter, LinkedIn or the Red Direction website.

Technology integration offers a significant benefit to companies and organizations that prioritize customer experience as a core component of their business operations, enabling them to maintain a competitive edge.

The delicate balance between optimization and deep connection to customers is where today's marketplace will separate companies that succeed now from those that succeed in the long run.

It is time to ensure that you are flipping the script and prioritizing the experience and convenience of customer buying paths in your strategic growth decisions.

In this program, you will hear what it takes to design your tech stack for user experience, that big data is less important today than thick data (and what that means for your company), and that creating your company's future relevance requires monitoring customer relationships in new ways.

Jess Dewell discusses AI and Intuitive Leadership with Krishna Raj Raja, Founder and CEO of SupportLogic, about the necessary elements to design customer experiences into the integration of new and emerging technologies, and why it is BOLD to future-proof your business by elevating customer experience.

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If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.

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You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter, LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

Stamina is the new leadership approach, focusing on intentional quick wins to build your team's confidence and maintain progress in today's unpredictable marketplace.

Accountability is not only essential, it is everything. A shift in mindset involves claiming the outcome as your choice, taking responsibility for the outcomes that have occurred, and recognizing that radical accountability is crucial for creating lasting relevance for your company.

In this program, you will learn to fully embrace every action as your choice, be intentional, and claim accountability. You will discover that the challenging path is what builds resilience. Intentionality, combined with unconventional thinking, is essential for navigating through chaos.

Jess Dewell speaks with Ralph H. Groce III, President and Chief Operating Officer at Scroobious, about how today's leadership demands boldness and the willingness to break what is not yet broken.

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If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you to keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.

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You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter, LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

To unlock your company's full potential, it's essential to prioritize effectively while keeping an eye on future growth amidst everyday demands.

You're bombarded with advice, ideas, data, and they all can be urgent — but the actions chosen underpin your company's relevance and growth. It is up to you to decide what is practical and pragmatic and prioritize those actions. Leading with limits is crucial for your business.

Ideas, plans, ROI expectations are all part of the beginning. Once decisions are made, everyone gets moving — without knowing what the end looks like. Start adding endings before implementation begins. Without endings, even the best-run teams fall short and don't quite make it to the finish (because there isn't one!).

The outcomes of a growth strategy hinge on what we choose to prioritize. Our priorities reflect our values, and these values shape our work culture. Our achievements multiply when we deepen our understanding of each other and how we collaborate.

In this program, you will learn the power of using "no" as a boundary, why to create endings to achieve more, and why Present Retreat™ is the most powerful strategic tool amidst daily demands. Jess Dewell, Managing Partner at Red Direction and your host, shares with you why it is BOLD to focus on doing as much impactful as possible.

Here's what to expect:

• Boundaries are important, and saying NO is a crucial boundary.
• Quick changes and our never-ending to-do lists often lead to burnout.
• Strategies for managing too many good ideas.
• The Present Retreat: a powerful strategic tool at your disposal.
• Focus on impactful work — now and in the near future, balancing both interest and influence.

By making small shifts, you can create lasting positive impacts that build on the work you've already accomplished while leveraging existing skills and strengths.

If you recognize that you're already steering the direction of your company's future, this is the moment to pay attention — your breakthrough moments for future growth can come from making intentional choices among the wealth of ideas and advice surrounding you.

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If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.

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You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter, LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

Welcome to this special episode of the BOLD Business Podcast, where we'll walk you through the highlights of the Finance Innovation and Excellence Summit - AmeriEuro 2025 (FInEx AmeriEuro 2025). This groundbreaking event has become a pivotal moment for the global finance community, hosted by Steve Rosvold, the innovative founder of CFO.University, alongside strategic growth consultant Jess Dewell.

Steve has dedicated his career to transforming financial data into actionable insights, with a strong passion for empowering finance professionals to lead with confidence, think boldly, and make a lasting impact.

If you're passionate about creating meaningful change as a CFO or finance leader, tune in to this summary to gain insights from global finance experts. They shared their thoughts on leading with agility, leveraging data, managing risks, and embracing innovation. An impressive lineup of speakers delved into the dynamic landscape of finance, exploring key themes such as Talent, Agile Finance, AI, Data & Analytics, Risk Management, and the Evolving Role of the CFO.

Additional resources:

FInEx AmeriEuro - Panel 1 - AI and the CFO's Role in Driving Organizational Success

FInEx AmeriEuro - Panel 2 - Guardians of the Bottom Line - Risk Strategies for CFOs

FInEx AmeriEuro - Panel 3 - The Innovation Imperative: Transforming Data into Value

FInEx AmeriEuro - Panel 4 - From Talent to Triumph – Driving Success Through People

FInEx AmeriEuro - Panel 5 Finance on the Fly - Agility as a Competitive Edge

FInEx AmeriEuro - Panel 6 The CFO's Vision Shaping the Financial Landscape of Tomorrow

CFOs of Tomorrow: Lessons from the FInEx AmeriEuro Summit with Jess Dewell & Steve Rosvold

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If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.

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You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter, LinkedIn or Red Direction website.