Open Roll with Jurgen Rudolph - the weekly podcast for the Business Artist

We are reading from the Field Guide Regulations book (from 1914).  We are talking about leadership and going into battle, and how it relates to business.  We have read from this book before (Episode 152) . The Battle (chapter 7) – Considerations which influence a commander in offering battle. Decisive success in battle can be gained only…

Today we have Mark Rodgers join us from CFIB – Canadian Federation of Independent Business. Mark shares with us his start in the hearing clinic business and how he sold the business.  He realized that the market was changing and it was time to move on. Mark worked at post construction cleaning (one of the…

Today we are talking about the value of advice. We are hoping to shed some light on how things are evolving in the financial services world. In the past and currently buying an investment has fees that are not as obvious – hidden in fine print.  What this is evolving to for financial planners/advisors is…

Today we are sharing an article by Scott Taylor, “ON TARGET: Time to rethink relationship with U.S.”   Read the full article here

Today we are reading from one of Richard Russell’s Dow Theory Letters. This is an interesting conversation about “Rich Man, Poor Man”.  The discussion is about how “making money” is more than predicting the markets, and more about patience. A very interesting conversation and theory. We also talk about sarcasm, satire, and irony.

Today we have Teresa Fujarczuk of Granite Ridge golf course in the studio.  Granite Ridge hosts an annual Veteran’s Appreciation Day at the golf club.  Teresa’s father, his brothers, and some friends were all members at a golf course, they played regularly, and built their own golf course.   Granite Ridge was built in 1996.…

Today James drops by the Open Roll studio. Technology and intel has changed so much, even in a short period of time.  When you look back at how battles were fought, you have to remember what was available at the time. War evolves our world.  Another evolution is, Decentralized Command.  There are books about this,…

We discuss how the Jocko Willink podcast http://jockopodcast.com has had an influence on us recently. Cover and move, in business you need cover to have a backup. Decentralized command – we discussed this back on episode 125 with Trevor Parry – there has been an evolution of levels of command/management – having confidence in your…

Today we are talking about being a guide in the investment world. History doesn’t always repeat, however, it often it rhymes.  With 30 years experience, you see some cycles.   How does this all fit?  What opportunities are out there?  What are your strengths? We discuss what a “diversified alternative” fund is.  “It doesn’t look…

Today our guest is Joti from Positive Accounting. It is important to have a stable foundation for your bookkeeping.  A good first step, it is important to have an accounting database for managing your finances and setting yourself up for success.  As you grow, you can outsource this.  Having a cloud based system is ideal,…