Enterprise Podcast Network

Jonathan Brabrand, a trusted advisor to the C-Suite, who works to deliver maximum exit values to entrepreneurs and their employees, customers, communities and owners joins Enterprise Radio. He is the author of “The $100 Million Exit: Your Roadmap to the Ultimate Payday”.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Jonathan Brabrand discuss the following:

* Your book “The $100 Million Exit” helps business owners get on the path to big payday when they decide to sell their business. Can you tell us a bit about it?

* What are some of the common roadblock business owners face when preparing to successfully sell?

* How early should a business owner prepare to one day sell their company and who can help them?

* You offer a chapter titled “Focus on More Than Price” – can you explain why?

* What should a business owner be thinking about “post sale”? Should they sell but stay involved or leave the company?

Jonathan Brabrand is a Managing Director of Transact Capital Partners, a boutique investment bank specializing in providing sell-side M&A advisory services to owners of family-held and other private businesses. Over the past two decades, he has represented dozens of business owners in the sale of their companies, ranging from $10-300 million in value. His expert advice on liquidity alternatives, timing, valuation, and overall transaction readiness enables business owners to confidently execute their optimal exit strategy at the best time and to the ideal buyer. He is the author of “The $100 Million Exit: Your Roadmap to the Ultimate Payday“.

Website: https://www.jonathanbrabrand.com

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Melissa Romo, a VP of Global Marketing where she leads a globally dispersed team for a leading B2B cloud software firm, and has managed remote employees for more than a decade joins Enterprise Radio. She is the author of “Your Resource is Human: How Empathetic Leadership Can Help Remote Teams Rise Above.”

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Melissa Romo discuss the following:

* Can you tell us a bit about the title of your book, “Your Resource is Human,” and what it’s about?

* What are the unspoken remote work emotions and why do they happen?

* What are some remote-ready leadership behaviors that can help your teams or employees?

* You write about remote work conversation starters along with empathy scans – can you explain those a bit?

* How are things going with remote and hybrid work? A lot of companies are starting to call employees back to the office – do you think that will work?

Melissa Romo earned an MBA from the Yale School of Management, where she studied organizational behavior and leadership. She is a regular speaker for events around the world, including the Digital Marketing World Forum, Generation Success Breaking Barriers, and the B2B Marketing Podcast, and has been recognized as a global advertising and marketing “40 Over 40”, “Inspirational Woman of the Year”, and “Inclusive Leader”. In her most recent role as VP of Global Marketing, she leads a globally dispersed team for a leading B2B cloud software firm, and has managed remote employees for more than a decade. She is the author of the historical novel “Blue-Eyed Son,” a WWII-era story about displacement and nationhood, and has been a contributing writer on travel and expatriotism for publications in the UK and Poland. She and her Spanish-born husband live in New York City with their two teenage sons and an adopted Labrador.

Website: https://www.melissaromoauthor.com

Social Media Links:

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/melissatromo

Facebook: https://facebook.com/romoauthor

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Andreas Schweitzer, Managing Director of Artis Trade Invest, an EU regulated Trade finance investment fund joins Enterprise Radio. Schweitzer is a Wall Street Journal best selling author, and his latest book “Trade Works: The trade finance investor” which has recently been published.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Andreas Schweitzer discuss the following:

* What is your background to get things underway here today?

* You wrote a book about Trade Finance. What was your inspiration to wrote the book?

* What makes trade finance such an attractive asset class?

* Where is the investment opportunity with trade finance?

* How can investors access this opportunity?

Andreas Schweitzer is the Managing Director of London-based Arjan Capital Ltd, an advisory business focusing on financing/executing trade transaction and payment mechanisms, particularly in territories with complex jurisdictions. Arjan is regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

In 2020, Schweitzer founded Artis Trade Invest, an EU-regulated Trade investment fund specialising in credit-insured invoice discounting for up to 100 days, authorised by the Lichtenstein Financial Market Authority. Schweitzer advises mid- and large-cap SMEs regarding their trade strategy and execution with frontier and emerging markets.

As a Wall Street Journal best-selling author, Schweitzer’s latest book ‘Trade Works: The Trade Finance Investor’ has recently been published with distribution by Simon and Schuster. Underlined by deep research of a multinational team, ‘Trade Works’ shares insights from Schweitzer’s extensive global trade history and provides financially interested readers a deeper understanding of why trade finance is such an attractive asset class.

Previously Schweitzer created and managed a USD 200 M market-timing fund and held management positions at Jacobs Suchard (now Kraft Foods Schweiz AG), working in Switzerland, the UK, Panama, and France. He started his business career with a few years in Swiss banking in Switzerland and London with Bank A. Sarasin & Cie, now J. Safra Sarasin.

Artis Trade Invest: https://artistradeinvest.com

Arjan Capital: https://arjancapital.com

Book: CLICK HERE

Social Media Links:

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/artis-trade-invest

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArtisTradeInv

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Former Super Bowl winner Dominique Easley, former Canadian Football League Grey Cup Champion Abraham Kromah, and Emmanuel Ukpong, a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and Certified Fraud Examiner joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Dominique Easley, Abraham Kromah & Emmanuel Ukpong discuss the following:

* Can you please tell me about the Wayve Group and your plans for the future?

* How did you all connect and come together to form Wayve Group?

* What makes the Wayve Group unique from other investment groups?

* Where do you see Wayve Group 5 years from now?

* How can people interested in working with the Wayve Group get in touch with you?

Dominique Easley is a former National Football League defensive tackle, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and mental health advocate. His writing about mental health in Athletes has appeared in esteemed publications like Newsweek.

Easley is from Staten Island and attended the University of Floria before entering the NFL Draft in 2014, where he was the 29th overall pick.

Abraham Kromah is a former Canadian Football League Linebacker and a Commercial Real Estate Advisor. Kromah is highly experienced in advisory & transactions and is well versed in strategic supply chain real estate solutions for distribution, retailer, e-commerce, and corporate clients.

Kromah is from Staten Island and attended Duke University where he captained the football team before graduating with a BA, double-majoring in Sociology & African American Studies.

Emmanuel Ukpong is a Certified Anti-Money Laundering Specialist and Certified Fraud Examiner with consulting within Compliance within the US, European Union and Asian Multinational Financial Institutions.

He has also worked on 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Level of Defense Projects. He has an in depth working knowledge of Compliance Program Governance needs and operational procedures required to fulfill compliance with the Bank Security Act, UE Anti-money Laundering Directives, the USA PATRIOT Act, Office of Foreign Assets Control/sanctions guidelines, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the UK Bribery Act regulations.

Ukpong graduated from Penn State University with a Political Science & Economics Bachelors. He also volunteers with the Red Cross Blood Drive and as a Camp Counselor at the Kips Bay Boys and Girls Club.

Wayve Group:

Instagram: https://instagram.com/wayvegroup

Dominique Easley:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominiqueEasley

Abraham Kromah:

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/abrahamkromah

Emmanuel Ukpong:

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/emmanuelnukpong

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Debra Alford, the owner and the CEO of Standup Coaching LLC & also the best selling author of “Sit Down and Shut Up” is an exhilarating story that will capture your heart through hardships and inspire you through perseverance and grit joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Debra Alford discuss the following:

* How did you find your voice in a dysfunctional home?

* How were you able to stay positive amidst the chaos in your life?

* Why is communication an integral part to any relationships?

* What best tips can you share to help build and maintain a strong and healthy relationship?

* How do we handle personal and professional communication issues?

Debra Alford, the owner and the CEO of Standup Coaching LLC is a communications strategist. She’s a Certified Professional Coach, Communication and Relationship Expert, Marriage Coach, Business and Life Mentor, Public Speaker, and an International Best-selling Author. She spent the past 30 years working with couples and individuals mentoring and leading them to discover the basis for marriage, their roles, coming into agreement and tools to build and strengthen their marriage.

Debra wrote the international bestselling book, Sit Down and Shut Up: Finding Your Voice in An Insensitive World to help people find their voice, seek their purpose, destiny and authentic self; who may also have experienced the hurt and disappointment of being raised in a dysfunctional home.

Website: https://www.debraalford.com

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Author Bernie Ditchik, the beloved author of Grandpa Bernie’s Bedtime Stories, published by Red Sky Presents joins Enterprise Radio. The book is going into its second edition, and for the first time, will be available on Audible, in honor of Bernie’s 100th birthday.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Bernie Ditchik discuss the following:

* I see you are 99, and about to turn 100. Congratulations! Can you tell our listeners when you wrote your first book, Grandpa Bernie’s Bedtime Stories?  And, tell us what age group this book is written for…

* I understand you were accepted for publication by a publishing house. Who published you and when did the first edition go live?

* In honor of your 100th birthday, your publisher is printing a new, second edition, with a new cover and introduction that you wrote. Can you tell us what you said in your new intro?

* You may be the most modern almost 100-year old yet! We heard your book is now be launched as an audio book, including on Audible. Tell us a little about that project, and when it may be live.

* We would love to know about the characters you write about – can you tell our audience about the lovable creatures you features in your stories for children?

Author Bernie Ditchik is about to turn 100 years young, and retired from his lifetime business, with his twin brother, to write books for children. Bernie is proud to announce the release of his second edition of Grandpa Bernie’s Bedtime Stories, with a new intro and a simultaneous release of his first audio book, on Audible. The celebration for ‘Grandpa Bernie’s’ 100th birthday is being kicked off June 1, and runs through 2024. Grandpa Bernie’s Bedtime Stories, published by Red Sky Presents in 2016, is now being re-issued with a new introduction, and a new Audio book is being published this month, with award winning producer Taro Myer creating the audio book.

Website: https://redskypresents.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://facebook.com/redskyentertainment

Twitter: https://twitter.com/redskyauthors

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Dave Pygon, Founder and President of Pygon ONE Consulting, that specializes in leadership and individual development, helping clients to unlock their capabilities and succeed joins Enterprise Radio. He is the author of WIN THE 16.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Dave Pygon discuss the following:

* Your book WIN THE 16 helps people take advantage of our “waking hours” – can you explain what that means?

* Although you’ve done a lot of work with leaders and large organizations, how does your book apply to small businesses and entrepreneurs?

* The book is also applicable to nearly anyone who wants to be more productive in their personal lives. What advice do you have for them along those lines?

* WIN THE 16 also provides support and motivation when your willpower slips. What advice do you have when that happens?

* People are pulled in so many directions these days and are also feeling burned out. What are some steps you suggest to get stronger mentally, physically, and avoid feeling complacent?

Dave Pygon is a respected advocate for leadership and personal growth, dedicating his career to empowering individuals to reach their full potential and become the best versions of themselves. As the founder and current President of Pygon ONE Consulting, his company specializes in leadership and individual development, helping clients to unlock their capabilities and succeed.

Prior to starting his own company, Pygon honed his skills while working for respected organizations such as Automatic Data Processing (ADP), Alcon Laboratories, and Novartis. With over two decades of leadership experience, he has become a trusted expert in his field. Furthermore, he holds certifications as a distinguished business coach, astute time management consultant, certified behavioral consultant, and master life coach.

Drawing from these experiences, as well as his educational background, Pygon authored “Win the 16,” a comprehensive guide to help individuals optimize their time and achieve their goals. His expertise and passion are evident, making him a go-to authority on personal development and growth.

His journey started in Chicago, where he was born and raised on the South Side. Coupled with a deep-rooted connection to his hometown, the work ethic, toughness, loyalty and importance of education were taught from an early age by his mom and the south side community. They all have been essential factors driving his professional success. Dave’s love for Chicago is unwavering, and that is evident as he currently makes his home there with his beloved family.

Website: https://pygonone.com

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Lisa Eyo Andrews, the CEO and Founder of This Is LD, a global digital marketing agency that specializes in healthcare, technology, and education joins Enterprise Radio. Lisa is an industry thought leader, speaker, author, and a social impact advocate for entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Lisa Eyo Andrews discuss the following:

* When a company talks about ‘global marketing’ – what does that really mean and how can a company achieve such a thing?

* Your company is based in the UK but you work with clients from around the world.  How is a business model like ThisIsLD’s different from a locally-focused marketing agency?

* Social media and privacy regulations can vary widely from country to country – how do you manage a global marketing campaign in the face of these varying legal requirements?

* Are there some “top tips” you’d advise any company seeking to enter a new and international market?

* What do you see as the global marketing “hot spots” in the world today – the places that offer true marketing opportunity for a growing company?

* What are the biggest trends entrepreneurs should know about that you are seeing from your global perspective – and are there any tips or advice you’d share to entrepreneurs seeking global market exposure?

Lisa Eyo Andrews is the CEO and founder of This Is LD, a global digital marketing agency that specializes in healthcare, technology, and education. Lisa is an industry thought leader, speaker, author, and a social impact advocate for entrepreneurs and women-owned businesses. With extensive experience also serving as both Creative Director and white-label Development Lead for various agencies and companies worldwide, Lisa has earned a reputation as an authority in the field. She has made significant contributions to discussions and panels on topics such as digital development, future technologies, and best practices. This is LD has emerged as an expert provider of digital marketing solutions, earning accolades as one of the top SEO agencies in Vancouver, and one of the best digital agencies in London for 2023.

Website: https://thisisld.com

Social Media Links:

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/thisisld

Instagram: https://instagram.com/weareldglobal

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Linda Rossetti the Founder of The Transition Institute, LLC, a firm that partners with corporations, nonprofits and individuals on a new way to successfully move through major changes joins Enterprise Radio. Her new book is “Dancing with Disruption: A New Approach to Navigating Life’s Biggest Changes”.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Linda Rossetti discuss the following:

* Why did you write Dancing with Disruption?

* What is the book about?

* We’ve all had a lot of disruption with the pandemic and its aftermath, what is different about your lens into disruption?

* You’ve done a ton of research. What did you learn from talking with hundreds of folks who navigated a crossroad in their life?

* There are so many inspiring stories in your book. Which one really brings home this idea of “responding differently” to disruption?

* Your book talks about the difference between change and transition. How do these two common words differ through the lens of disruption?

* In the book, you offer a cool – and extensively tested – emotional reframing technique called HAIL. What is that? How can it be useful?

Linda Rossetti is a business leader, Harvard MBA, former Fortune 500 executive, and pioneering researcher on individuals’ experience at the crossroads of their lives. She is the founder of The Transition Institute, LLC, a firm that partners with corporations, nonprofits and individuals on a new way to successfully move through major changes. Her work has been featured on NPR, NECN, CBS/WBZ, Money Magazine, SMARTBrief, the BBJ, and other outlets. Her new book is Dancing with Disruption: A New Approach to Navigating Life’s Biggest Changes (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, May 5, 2023).

Website: https://lindarossetti.com

Social Media Links:

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/lindarossetti

Instagram: https://instagram.com/LindaRossettiAuthor

Twitter: https://twitter.com/LindaARossetti

Facebook: https://facebook.com/LindaRossettiAuthor

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Joe Brocato, Author of HIT IT OFF: 21 Rules for Mastering the Art and Science of Relationships in Life and Business joins Enterprise Radio. Joe is a business development thought leader, author, life coach, and award-winning attorney with more than 30 years of experience generating millions of dollars in business.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Joe Brocato discuss the following:

* Please tell us how the concept for this book was developed?

* When did you first discover there was a need for relationship improvement in interpersonal communication?

* How were the 21 rules identified?

* Can you describe what ‘trainwrecks’ and ‘zen moments’ are and how they are used in the book?

* Why are relationships/human connection so important in today’s society?

* What take aways will people leave with after reading the book?

Joe Brocato is a senior partner with Gozdecki, Del Giudice, Americus & Brocato LLP, a prominent Chicago law firm. A serial entrepreneur and investor, he is also the Founder of Intense Coaching and Consulting Worldwide, an elite, international life coaching, and business development consulting firm, the Founder of Intense Artist Management, a dynamic and strategic music management company, and Co-Founder of Devotion City, Inc., which is building the creative industry’s largest accelerator. In his various personal and business endeavors, Joe has worked with some of the most prominent individuals and companies in the world.

He is also the author of happy is cool: how to ignite the true happiness in you, among other books, and has reached audiences large and small, writing for Forbes.com, Huffington Post, CEO World Magazine, StrategyDriven.com, Chicago Agent Magazine, and Leadership Excellence/HR.com and speaking for a variety of organizations, including Citibank, City of Chicago, Live Nation/House of Blues, Feel Good Health Clubs, Fowler International Academy of Professional Coaching, and FRETZIN, Inc.

Joe graduated from Loyola University Chicago, where he studied Economics. He received his law degree from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and served as an editor of the Northwestern University Law Review.

Website: https://hititoffthebook.com

Social Media Links:

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/joebrocato

Instagram: https://instagram.com/joebrocatoofficial

Twitter: https://twitter.com/JB_Brocato

Facebook: https://facebook.com/joebrocatoofficial

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