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Are you struggling to find new talent for the roles at your business during the great resignation? Maybe your team is struggling with communication barriers and misunderstandings? Stay tuned for help!

Today, Chad Lingafelt chats with Eileen Stephens, consultant at Culture Index, a strategic advisory firm that works exclusively with visionary entrepreneurs, CEOs, business leaders, and management to scale and transform their organizations using applied analytical traits.

Eileen has been a guest previously in 2020 where she introduced our company to Culture Index.

Episode 92 https://youtu.be/ODLFPh0aUtU

Episode 93 https://youtu.be/KGKXEquqk7s

Since that point, we’ve implemented Culture Index into our hiring decisions, internal interactions, and realized the benefits of utilizing this transformational learning tool for our whole company.

Today Eileen is back to discuss the impact of incorporating Culture Index in your business. We also discover how this tool could be relevant while hiring during the great resignation and amidst quiet quitting.

Culture index takes a deeper look at the psyche and categorizes ingrained traits into 19 subcategories. This tool can help you distinguish who is right for a role before expense is laid out to onboard and invest.

Since there is so much information to digest, we broke this conversation down into 2 parts. In part 2 we will show visual examples of some handpicked surveys and how to mitigate internal team struggles when navigating different personalities.

This is a great conversation for people ready to transform their team and make better hiring decisions and place the right people in the right roles.

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Chad Lingafelt chats with Lars Johnston of Calgary Lock & Safe & Tony Hokanson of Assured Security all about Business Acquisitions.

Today we are getting a little niche within the Security Industry with our expert panel to talk about Acquisitions.

Are you are looking to retire and want to evaluate your business to see what it would be worth in the open market? We are diving in head first with tactile tips you need to know to find out What’s it Worth!

Chad, Lars, and Tony have all experienced multiple business acquisitions (at least 5ish) and today they share their knowledge and experience with you! Buckle in for a in depth conversation so full of information about acquiring a business that we had to split it into 2 episodes. (See Part 1 to learn how to acquire a business).

In part 2, we discuss some of the things you need to consider when preparing your business to be sold. Are you looking for an exit? Tired of dealing with the day to day struggles and headaches that come along with running a business?

Good News! You’re in the right place today!

We learn about Free Cash Flow (Discounted Cash Flow) and what is it worth on the open market and to the buyer.

Purchasers are looking to make 20-30% over what they are paying the bank to make it worth the risk. Here are some tips that you need to know to get your business in order so it would be appealing to purchase!

Do you have an emotional attachment to your business? Are you basing the sale on Dedicated Customer Base and “Potential”? These are signs that your business might not be structured in a way that it can even be acquired.

This is a great conversation for folks looking to sell their business to a potential buyer.

Looking to Sell Your Business? Connect with Chad Lingafelt for an Exploratory Call.

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Chad Lingafelt chats with Lars Johnston of Calgary Lock & Safe & Tony Hokanson of Assured Security all about Business Acquisitions.

Today we are getting a little niche within the Security Industry with our expert panel to talk about Acquisitions.

Are you are looking to expand and purchase another business? Perhaps you are looking to retire and want to evaluate your business to see what it would be worth in the open market?

Chad, Lars, and Tony have all experienced multiple business acquisitions (at least 5ish) and today they share their knowledge and experience with you! Buckle in for a in depth conversation so full of information about acquiring a business that we had to split it into 2 episodes!

In part 1, we discuss some of the things to be looking for when you are considering purchasing a business.

1. Intentionality: know why you are acquiring; is it for assets, location, growth?

2. Skill sets: what skill sets does the business have? Are they experts in a specific field?

3. Location: Are you looking to expand your reach in your area with additional store fronts?

4. Staff: Do you need more support personnel or in field techs?

We also talk about the Challenges that you can face when acquiring a business.

If you’ve added employees to your business, how does it change your structure? What’s your Branding going to look like? What does communication look like with customers and the new team additions?

This is a great conversation for folks looking to acquire a business!

Subscribe today for Part 2 where we discuss some of the things you need to consider when preparing your business to be sold. Are you looking for an exit? Tired of dealing with the day to day struggles and headaches that come along with running a business?

Looking to Sell Your Business? Connect with Chad Lingafelt for a Free Exploratory Call. https://www.businessmeeting.online/schedule-time-to-meet

Connect with Tony Hokanson and Assured Security

Connect with Lars Johnston and Calgary Lock & Safe

Chad Lingafelt chats with Michelle Enjoli, a career development coach who teaches strategies on how to successfully connect with people.

We kick off the conversation talking about how to connect with people at networking events and transition to how you can better connect with your team.

Michelle shares tips on self esteem, personal branding, and understanding your unique value proposition.

We learn how you can find out what your unique value proposition is by asking 5 of your closest connections “When you think of our relationship, what do you see that I bring of value”

We find out that your Personal Brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room.

And finally, we learn that authenticity in relationships is what draws people in and allows you to connect with them.

This is a great conversation for folks in a Leadership role that are looking to connect with their team.

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Chad Lingafelt chats with Jessica Bronzert, Founder and President of The Sparks Group.

Jessica specializes in executive coaching and transformational change for organizations, teams and individuals looking to make a difference in the world.

On this episode, we talk about how to develop leaders within your organization and learn about Vertical Development. Jessica shares how you can start to build capacity and navigate complexity.

We also look for signs that show who isn’t cut out to be a leader. If someone think’s they are the smartest in the room they likely don’t see value in what someone else is bringing. This could show up as:

Not good at team work

Not good at collaboration

Not good at leading

We find out that 40% of us are most comfortable in a place that is not identified with team work or leading other people.

We also discover how to take others perspectives into consideration and how you can hold opposing ideas simultaneously.

This is a great conversation for Business Owners looking within their organization to develop leaders.

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Chad Lingafelt chats with Dr. Brooke Stuart, founder and active president of Let Go & Grow® International and a holistic doctor in private practice

Dr. Brooke works with teams & organizations to optimize performance and create a healthy ecosystem conducive to growth within the team. On this episode, we learn how you can start creating better relationships with your coworkers!

We talk about empathy, compassion, authenticity, and creating an ecosystem at work around culture.

We find out why gossip is unhealthy and toxic for your relationships and we touch on group agreement.

This is a great conversation for those that are struggling with relationships with their coworkers or teams that they manage.

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Chad Lingafelt chats with Darrell Palasciano, Broker at The Providence Group of the Carolinas, a commercial real estate firm

Darrell shares his 18 years experience in retail development and leasing and some great tips for small businesses or new business shopping for a new place to lease.

How to prepare yourself for small Businesses or New Businesses

We find out what questions you should be asking as a tenant to Property Management. We also talk about fads that can happen in retail space.

Darrell also shares that if you’re new to leasing, let your broker know by asking questions.

This is a great conversation for anyone that is looking to start a lease for a retail space and wanting to learn more before taking that next step.

Connect with Darrell Palasciano & The Providence Group

The Providence Group of the Carolinas is a commercial real estate firm located in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Providence Group offers a wide variety of commercial real estate services including brokerage, property management, development and corporate services.

Chad Lingafelt chats with Brad McDonald, Operations Director at Sandler Systems, Inc. and author of the book The Art and Skill of Sales Psychology: Why Buyers and Sellers Do What They Do.

Brad joins us from Norfolk, Virginia where he shares his experience with a military upbringing that brought him to his current passion of sales. On this episode we talk about how to have a great sales strategy

Brad shares the mental challenges that sales people face in their sales careers. We talk about the 3 types of sales.

1. Transformational - Long Term

2. Transactional - Short Term

3. Informational - Resources

We talk about Buyers fears and apprehensions and how to set expectations upfront by addressing a “no”.

This is a great conversation for anyone that has ever struggled with closing a deal or needs a new sales process.

Connect with Brad McDonald

Buy The Art and Skill of Sales Psychology: Why Buyers and Sellers Do What They Do... https://www.amazon.com/dp/0578467275ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_ZFBT15D9RNB8QNE3HNKA?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

Chad Lingafelt chats with Robert Kennedy III, Co-Founder and President of Kennetik Kommunications, author of several books, and speaker.

Robert joins us from Maryland and we talk about how to effectively communicate with confidence whether it’s within your personal relationships or in the workplace.

Robert shares three layers of understanding to effectively communicate:

We talk about Creating Rules of Engagement in conversation:

We also learn that we need to understand what does someone need and what is their language and how we might be entering in with barriers or walls.

Robert talks more about the importance of setting intentionality around communication and discovering issues, things not completed after meetings, and the cause of us not getting things done. He also touches on missed deadlines and how to communicate about it while honoring your word.

This is a great conversation for business owners and leaders that are struggling with communication within their team or personal relationships.

Connect with Robert Kennedy III

Buy Robert’s Books:  https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Kennedy-III/e/B00CRINR2G/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_4&qid=1587942681&sr=1-4&linkCode=sl2&tag=althaf088-20&linkId=b95334cbf91aa85864c4fdb0e5506817&language=en_US

Chad Lingafelt chats with Tommy Breedlove, a relationship and mindset coach and global keynote speaker.

Tommy joins us from Atlanta where he leads executive retreats in the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains.

On this episode, we talk about how to find your tribe in business and why a community group or mastermind group can be beneficial when you find the right one.

Tommy shares his experience in the corporate world and what led him to the Legendary lifestyle.

We talk about self-mastery and the importance of intimate relationships. Tommy also shares how it’s important to prioritize yourself so you can become a more effective leader.

This is a great conversation for business owners and leaders that are wanting to find a peer group to belong to so they can develop and grow as a leader.

Connect with Tommy Breedlove & Legendary Life Movement

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