Business Scale Insights

Business Scale Insights continues its series in the month of November on all things related to HR, staffing and work culture with our guest, Liane Sangollo. Liane is the CEO of HR Vision Consulting and has worked in a variety of areas and clients in HR. Most recently, Liane worked as the District Human Resources Director for Walmart in Canada that covered 28 stores and thousands of employees. Liane is also the author of the book- End Your Self-Sabotage: 8 Deadly Patterns Preventing You from Leading the Life You Want.

During the interview, she shared some of the biggest challenges for motivating employees and workforce development. She also highlighted keys for leaders to unlock their potential and their teams.

If you are thinking about expanding your staff now or in the near future, you really need to listen to this episode.

To reach out to Liane, she may be reached at

www.hrrhvisionconsulting.com

November is dedicated to exploring ALL things HR on the Business Scale Insights podcast and radio program. On this episode, we interview Michael J. Schunk, President and Director of Employee Benefits Advisors. Michael shares the critical role that employee benefits plays in both attracting and retaining top talent. He also shows employers economical ways that they can both provide benefits and control costs.

If you are a small business looking to scale, you do not want to miss this episode.

Feel free to reach out to Micheal at www.ebafl.com

In this episode, BSI has the honor of interviewing Wai Poc. Wai is Executive Coach at Unleashed Leaders in Silicon Valley. His clients have included Google, Nintendo, Zynga, Mozilla, Intel, Facebook, Genetech and many others. Wai shares during this interview the critical keys to attracting and retaining the best talent and how important workplace culture is. This interview is filled with keen insight from a veteran organizational consultant. For more information about Wai Poc and Unleashed Leaders please check out www.UnleashedLeaders.com

Business Scale Insights concludes the month long series celebrating Women's Small Business Month with the founder of FlashBack Diner, Toula Amanna. Toula is a legend among South Florida business owners. She currently is the Founder and CEO of FlashBack Diner and has 3 diner locations currently operating in South Florida. She also is in the midst of developing a few other restaurant concepts as well. During the interview Toula discussed the primary importance of having a team. And to emphasize the point, the COO of FlashBack Diner, George Thiakos, joined the interview to share his insight on how to effectively scale and grow a restaurant.

If you are a budding restaurant owner, you need to listen to this episode. It's chock full of wisdom and insight from two veterans in the restaurant business. For more information about FlashBack Diner, please visit the website: www.flashbackdiner.com

As part of our continued celebration of National Women's Small Business month, BSI interviewed Brittany Rose, CEO of More Than Cheer. Brittany is an accomplished former professional cheerleader with the Baltimore Ravens. While still in college, Brittany started the More Than Cheer concept. She wanted to share the life lessons and leadership skills she learned from cheer with more young people. Today, More Than Cheer is a thriving business in northern Virginia and Brittany and her team hope to take More Than Cheer nationwide in 2019. To learn more about Brittany and More Than Cheer, please check out the website: www. morethancheer.com and also check out this episode.

BSI continues our celebration of National Women's Small Business Month with an interview of Gwyn Whittaker, CEO of GreenFare. GreenFare is an educational restaurant helping diners better understand what they are eating and how plant-based diets can make people and the planet healthier. Gwyn is a serial entrepreneur with an engineering background. She brings her knowledge of innovation and technology to food service and the restaurant industry. For more information about Gwyn Whittaker and GreenFare please check out this episode and the website: www.greenfare.com.

To kick off National Women's Small Business Month, BSI interviewed Michelle Y. Talbert, Esq. Michelle is the founder of HerPowerMoves (HPM) headquartered in Broward County, Florida. HPM truly empowers female entrepreneurs to learn, network, share and grow together in a safe, healthy environment. On this episode, Michelle shares what she has observed as one of the primary reasons female led businesses fail to grow and scale. This episode is chock full of inspiration and wisdom. You do NOT want to miss this episode, particularly if you are a female entrepreneur. Please check it out and also check out the HPM website: http://herpowermoves.com/

Broward County Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness and Paola Issac Baraya, International Trade Specialist for the Broward County Office of Economic & Small Business Development, continue their discussion of the critical role international business plays in the Florida economy. They highlight in this episode the many opportunities international markets for goods and services. They detail the benefits of attending the Florida International Trade and Cultural Expo (FITCE) held at the Broward County Convention Center on October 17-18, 2018. Over 900 individuals are expected to attend and various international delegations and country representatives will be present. Details are here: www.broward.org/FITCE

Broward County Commissioner Dale V.C. Holness and Paola Issac Baraya, International Trade Specialist for the Broward County Office of Economic & Small Business Development, discuss the critical role international business plays in job creation and in the economy of Florida. They highlight in this episode the many opportunities for entrepreneurs and small business owners to expand their bottom lines by looking at international markets for their goods and services. They detail the various resources provided by Broward County. And in particular, they highlight the benefits of attending the Florida International Trade and Cultural Expo (FITCE) held at the Broward County Convention Center on October 17-18, 2018. Over 900 individuals are expected to attend and various international delegations and country representatives will be present. Details are here: http://www.broward.org/FITCE

In this BSI episode, I interview Michael D. Young, Executive Director of the Belize American Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Young kicks off the Business Scale Insights' International Focus for the month of September. BSI seeks to highlight how small businesses can scale via involvement in international business and trade and expand beyond the borders of a nation or region. Mr. Young shares his vision for developing business partnerships in the U.S. and his desire to work with real estate developers in Belize. If you are a small business or a real estate developer looking to expand in Latin America and the Caribbean, you definitely want to check out the interview and the Belize American Chamber of Commerce. www.BelizeAmericanChamber.org