Growing and scaling a small business is always on top of the mind for the owner/founder. So much has been written about ways to achieve growth effectively. Yet there is still so much more to learn if you want a business that grows consistently and has the ability to scale properly without eroding margins. Listen […]

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There are so many ways to attract new customers. Besides all the traditional marketing, advertising, and sales methods, one area often gets overlooked. That area is course creation. Consumers of all kinds are still seeking ‘how to’ knowledge. Whether you use YouTube, TikTok reels, or Instagram, having content packaged as a course offering makes sense. […]

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Leaders often find themselves in the position of needing to hire new employees to add to the team. Forget about the administrative aspects of hiring. We must focus on finding better ways to be effective with the critically important step of identifying the right person for the right job. Join me as we crack open […]

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Becoming a new, first-time manager is one of the most difficult jobs you might ever experience. Moving from individual contributor to supervisor or manager requires a whole new set of skills, mindset shifts, and personal pivots. Too often, people promoted to manager are not given the right training to prepare them for such role. In […]

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Beate Chelette is the Growth Architect and Founder of The Women’s Code and provides visionaries and leaders with strategies, blueprints, and results-oriented, tangible tools and techniques that give clear steps to improve business systems and strengthen leadership skills and teams so that they can scale their impact. Her strategies have helped her clients to generate […]

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I once knew an HR professional who wrote a book titled “The Only Thing Wrong with Human Resources Is the Humans.” As leaders, we must constantly deal with the human nature of things around us. Colleagues and employees will fail. Humans do that. But what can you, as a leader, do to better navigate the […]

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The human brain is an amazing organism. Yet too many of us go through life without leveraging its natural capacity. Studying the opportunity to expand your mind’s eye is an interesting area. My guest overcame early childhood learning difficulties to discover the power of cognitive function. The guest is a young lady named ST (Es-tee) […]

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In small businesses, there is frequently the need to get beyond a plateau. You’ve had success, yet your business seems stuck at a certain level. How do you smash thru the plateau? Similarly, people who have dedicated years to climbing the corporate ladder also feel like they’ve plateaued. How do you break thru that? In […]

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Becoming an entrepreneur is a big challenge for most people. It takes a certain mindset and personality to become a successful entrepreneur. My guest today is Tom Healy. Tom is from Scottsdale. He and a partner founded growth10, a gathering of like-minded business leaders who are looking for more; more knowledge, best practices, smart ways […]

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If you are someone who struggles with standing up and facing an audience to deliver a speech, you may want to join us in this episode. As ironic as it may sound, taking a few pages out of clown college teaching can really boost your public speaking performance. My guest is someone who has done […]

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