Leadership plays a tremendous part in making the right culture for your business. Before you can lead a culture shift, you have to look internally, and lead yourself. Join me as we explore the ways a leader can build a framework for successful culture change by first making their own personal changes. My guest is […]

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What does it mean to be the right leader at the right time? For some businesses, it means hiring an interim leader like a CEO or CFO to step in a guide the business through a particular chapter in its history. Often venture capital or private equity funding sources require the assignment of an interim […]

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Business owners and people in leadership are always faced with having to hire people on their teams. I’m not sure I know anyone who simply ‘loves’ hiring. It’s a chore for managers and job seekers alike. Fortunately, there will be those who appear for the job interview who have that very special skill or experience. […]

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Running a business requires many leadership and management skills. For entrepreneurs, one area that is often missing is the ability to run solid financial reporting to really know how your business is doing. In the early going, creating a reliable cash flow analysis can be as important as a simple profit and loss statement. But […]

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This is a funny word coined by MLB coach and business consultant Trent Clark. Trent is a 3x MLB champion. He has coached with some of the biggest names in sports including Nick Saban. After leaving professional sports, Trent was involved with 12, yes, twelve different businesses, leading each one to record-breaking growth and performance. […]

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We’ve all had people in our lives who struggled to us good feedback; the kind that inspires and encourages us to do more, or be better. The honest truth is that we never really hear about learning how to TAKE feedback. Let’s face it, the messenger will not always be smooth and effective. Therefore, the […]

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Making career moves can be difficult. Whether you are forced into a job change or want one for advancement purposes, the modern ways to land the right job have changed. The job market is changing. You need to be up on all of the changes and, more importantly, how to navigate the process effectively. My […]

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We’ve said it before on this show, there are thousands of leadership books telling us about the ideal qualities of leadership, its principles, values, and ways. Yet there is a gap the experts seldom choose to explore. In this show, we’re going to take a dive into the murky waters. The thing I’m talking about […]

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Having perfect clarity in your brand messaging takes real work. There’s no hiding that fact or skipping steps and cutting corners. In this show, we explore what it means to ...

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Leadership and business ownership are both a journey. Actually, all of life is a journey. So how do you look at your personal journey through business and life? We’re talking ...

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