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Are you "crisis-ready"? Have you assessed what could be high-risk scenarios for your small business? What's the difference between a crisis and an issue? Is there a crisis brewing in your small business that you might not even know about?

On this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Melissa Agnes, a leading authority on crisis preparedness, reputation management, and brand protection. Melissa shares how small businesses can be "crisis-ready" and what it means to build an invincible brand.

Author of Crisis Ready: Building an Invincible Brand in an Uncertain World, Melissa is a coveted speaker, commentator, and advisor to some of today's leading organizations faced with the greatest risks. As a strategic advisor and keynote speaker, Agnes has worked with NATO, Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, financial firms, technology companies, healthcare organizations, cities and municipalities, law enforcement agencies, global non-profits, and many others. In 2015, she gave a TEDx talk in Los Angeles discussing the secret to successful crisis management in the 21st century. Melissa is a contributor to Forbes, and a go-to source for the press, with recent coverage including the Wall Street Journal, VIBE Magazine, and USA Today. Melissa also teaches crisis management in university courses around the world, including at NYU and McGill.

You can connect with Melissa through the following website and social media platforms:

• Website: https://melissaagnes.com/
• Twitter: @melissa_agnes
• Facebook: @melissaagnes
• LinkedIn: Melissa Agnes
• YouTube: Melissa Agnes

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Those who are looking out for a speaker and workshops, you can find more details about Matt's newest programme, Care Package, on how to care for your clients and get more referral clients through care and gratitude at www.breakthrough-champion.com.

Do you have conflicts in your small business? Are these conflicts proving to be a hurdle to the growth of your business?

In this episode, Matt and Dan speak to Dr Liane Davey about addressing and resolving conflicts in your business. She talks about how most people avoid conflict but that actually, conflict is not only the part of normal relationships it is a critical defense against unhealthy relationships in the in small businesses.

Dr. Liane Davey is a New York Times Bestselling author, a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and the organizational psychology expert for Quartz magazine. As the co-founder of 3COze Inc, she advises on business strategy and executive team effectiveness with executives at companies such as Amazon, Walmart, TD Bank, and SONY PlayStation. Liane has a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology and has served as an evaluator for the American Psychological Association's Healthy Workplace awards.

You can connect with Dr Liane through the following website and social media platforms:

• Website: http://www.3coze.com/
• Twitter: @LianeDavey
• Facebook: Dr Liane Davey
• LinkedIn: Liane Davey  
• YouTube: Liane Davey

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You can find out more about how Dan can help your reduce anxiety issues at www.dancandell.com.

Those who are looking out for a speaker and workshops, you can find more details about Matt's newest programme, Care Package, on how to care for your clients and get more referral clients through care and gratitude at www.breakthrough-champion.com.

Do you have any referrals for your business? Did you know you could use referrals to grow your business? Wondering how to build referrals as a steady source of new clients?

This is the second in a two-part podcast where Matt and Dan speak to Stacey Brown Randall, the referral guru. Stacey's first business only had 1 referral and it failed. In her second business, and after years of researching successful businesses she realized referrals was the key. Stacey began using the power of referrals and today she gets 100 referrals for her business every year! Now, her mission is to help others avoid business failure. In this episode, Stacey covers steps 3 to 5 of her 5 steps on how to get referrals without asking!

Stacey's online programs and live coaching provide a blueprint to follow to take control of your referrals, your client experience, and your business (or book of business). Stacey is a contrarian when it comes to typical referral advice and believes the best way to unleash a referral explosion is to do it WITHOUT asking for referrals (and she has results to prove it). Stacey is a three-time entrepreneur, certified productivity and time efficiency coach, has a background in sales and marketing and is an aspiring author. Stacey received her Master's in Organizational Communication and is married with three kids.

You can connect with Stacey through the following website and social media platforms:

• Website: http://growthbyreferrals.com/
• Twitter: @StaceyBRandall
• Facebook: Stacey Brown Randall
• LinkedIn: Stacey B Randall

You can sign-up for Stacey's course on referrals here.

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Do you have any referrals for your business? Ever thought that referrals could be a business development tool? Wondering what exactly a referral is?

In this two-part podcast, Matt and Dan speak to Stacey Brown Randall, the referral guru. Stacey's first business only had 1 referral and it failed. In her second business, and after years of researching successful businesses she realized referrals was the key. Stacey began using the power of referrals and today she gets 100 referrals for her business every year! Now, her mission is to help others avoid business failure. In this episode, Stacey covers 2 steps of her 5 steps on how to get referrals without asking!

Stacey's online programs and live coaching provide a blueprint to follow to take control of your referrals, your client experience, and your business (or book of business). Stacey is a contrarian when it comes to typical referral advice and believes the best way to unleash a referral explosion is to do it WITHOUT asking for referrals (and she has results to prove it). Stacey is a three-time entrepreneur, certified productivity and time efficiency coach, has a background in sales and marketing and is an aspiring author. Stacey received her Master's in Organizational Communication and is married with three kids.

You can connect with Stacey through the following website and social media platforms:

• Website: http://growthbyreferrals.com 
• Twitter: @StaceyBRandall
• Facebook: Stacey Brown Randall
• LinkedIn: Stacey B Randall

You can also join Stacey's referral group on Facebook here.

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Can't figure out what you should pay attention to in your small business? Looking for powerful strategies for paying attention?

In this podcast, Matt and Dan speak to Neen James - a guru in paying attention. Neen talks about her book Attention Pays, how entrepreneurs, like herself, have a choice on where they can focus their attention and strategies on how to do so.  

Neen James is the author of Folding Time™ and Attention Pays™. In 2017, she was named one of the Top 30 Leadership Speakers by Global Guru because of her work with companies like Viacom, Comcast, and Abbot Pharmaceuticals among others. Neen has boundless energy, is quick-witted and always offers powerful strategies for paying attention to what matters so you can get more done and create more significant moments at work, and home.

You can connect with Neen through the following website and social media platforms:

• Website: https://neenjames.com/
• Twitter: @NeenJames
• Facebook: @NeenJamesCommunications
• LinkedIn: Neen James
• Instagram: @NeenJames
• YouTube: AussieNeen

You can get Neen's book on how to pay attention personally, professional and globally: Attention Pays.

Neen also recommends Erin Gargen's book, Digital Persuasion: Sell Smarter in the Modern Marketplace, here.

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You can also visit our SPRHPodcast Facebook page for more updates.

Are you finding it difficult to recruit and retain millennials in your business? Do you feel that they have no loyalty? Are you hesitant to invest in their training?

In this podcast, Matt and Dan speak to Lee Caraher who answers all these questions and more. Lee's well-researched insights to "retaining" millennials in a small business are unique and may just provide the solution you are looking for. Lee not only interviewed 1000 people in her search to understand millennials and the workplace better, but she also runs a digital media agency which practices a philosophy she calls the 'Boomerang Principle' to maximize the potential of millennial employees.  

Lee McEnany Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte, a national public relations and digital media agency that works with beloved consumer, technology, and wine brands. As an entrepreneur and CEO, Lee has accumulated over 20 years of experience and is a recognized expert in creating high-performing, positive, intergenerational workplaces. Lee, a highly sought after communications expert, is also an acclaimed author and speaker. Lee is active in her community and sits on the board of directors or trustees of KQED Public Media, San Francisco's Grace Cathedral, and Menlo College. A graduate of Carleton College, Lee has a degree in medieval history which she finds useful every day.

You can connect with Lee through the following website and social media platforms:

• Website: www.leecharaher.com
• Twitter: @LeeCaraher
• Facebook: @LeeCaraher1
• LinkedIn: Lee McEnany Caraher
• Instagram: @LeeCaraher

You can get Lee's books on managing and making the best out of millennials here:  Millennials & Management & The Boomerang Principle: Inspire Lifetime Loyalty from your Employees.

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Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

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You can also visit our SPRHPodcast Facebook page for more updates.

Are challenges causing your small business to slow down?  Do you know what to do but have difficulty implementing? Are you working in your business rather than on your business?

In this podcast, Matt and Dan speak to Terry Ogburn who shares lessons that years of experience running his own businesses and turning around large scale businesses have taught him. Through this experience, he crafted his proprietary coaching system to develop others which has contributed to the success of hundreds of small to large business ventures.

Terry Ogburn is the owner and Lead Business Coach of Ogburn's Business Solutions. Terry began his business career in 1979 when he invested his last $118.42 to start an air conditioning service business. In 1984, he won the award for "Outstanding Young Businessman of the Year" for the State of Florida. His success led him to join several large-scale businesses to turn them around including UniGlobe Active Travel, Radio Shack, MetroCall Paging, AT&T Wireless, and Century 21 Real Estate. In December 2005, Terry chose to return to his true passion which is helping entrepreneurs and small business owners plan, launch and develop their businesses.

You can connect with Terry through the following website and social media platforms:

• Website: www.ogburnsbusinesssolutions.com
• Twitter: @TerryOgburn
• LinkedIn: Terry Ogburn
• Instagram: @ogburns_business_solutions

For SPRH listeners only Terry is offering an exclusive FREE half-hour session with him to look at one challenge you are facing in your small business. Listen to the full podcast to find more details.  

The book Terry mentions in the podcast as a must read is by Patrick Lencioni, The Five Temptations of a CEO, and can be purchased here.

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Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your successes and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt's Facebook group The 3% Tribe.

You can also visit our SPRHPodcast Facebook page for more updates.

Do you get demotivated while trying to run your small business? Or are you still waiting for that "lightning bolt of motivation" to start a small business? What really keeps small business owners motivated?

In this podcast, Matt and Dan speak to Jeff Haden who shares his personal insights on motivation and the those from his interviews with successful business owners, professionals, artists, sportsmen and women, actors, etc.

Jeff Haden is a ghostwriter, speaker, LinkedIn Influencer and Inc. Magazine contributing editor. In 2017, his online articles for Inc. alone attracted more than 20 million readers. He has ghostwritten a number of bestselling books, including his latest one, The Motivation Myth, and even more articles, presentations, scripts, reports… and even one eulogy. His list of impressive interviewees includes Richard Branson, Steve Aoki and, Venus Williams.

You can connect with Jeff through the following websites and social media platforms:

• Website: www.jeffhaden.com
• LinkedIn: Jeff Haden
• Twitter: @Jeff_Haden

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Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

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Do you avoid doing sales? Are your sales efforts not working out? Or are you a new small business struggling to make those first sales? Carole Mahoney, Sales Change Agent & Coach at Unbound Growth can help you overcome many of the obstacles in sales for your small business. She speaks to Matt and Dan about her journey from hating sales and wanting to "eliminate" them to realizing how important sales is to any business and working directly with business to turn their marketing leads into viable sales.

Carole is the Founder and Chief Sales Coach at Unbound Growth where she helps business and salespeople take massive action to grow their sales. She helps startup entrepreneurs who are unsure of how take their product to market and get customers, small business owners who are struggling to make ends meet free up cash flow with faster sales and reduced collections by getting more ideal customers, founders to grow their business by keeping more customers and increasing referrals, executives who don't have 'sales' in their title but need to be more persuasive 'people' managers, and sales managers who want to be more effective coaches and leaders who create more leaders.

You can connect with Carole  and her business through the following websites and social media platforms:

• Website: http://www.unboundgrowth.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolemahoney/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/unboundgrowth
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCluXteZ_fsO-2Nr_T6VJEEg

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Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your successes and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt's Facebook group The 3% Tribe.

Do you always tell your employees exactly what to do? Do you feel that they just can't work without you? Or do you find you're frustrated when things aren't done exactly how you want them? Maybe you're micro-managing your small business and employees! In this podcast, Matt and Dan speak to Ron Carucci who helps companies strike a balance between the strategic, coordinating, and operating systems within a business. He answers everything from why your employees may not be performing up to standards to how to bring in and maintain talent who will.

Ron is co-founder and managing partner at Navalent, working with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries.  He has a thirty-year track record helping some of the world's most influential executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization, and leadership.  From start-ups to Fortune 10's, turnarounds to new markets and strategies, overhauling leadership and culture to re-designing for growth, he has worked in more than 25 countries on 4 continents.  He is the best-selling author of 8 books, including Amazon #1bestseller Rising to Power.  He is a regular contributor to HBR and Forbes and has been featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, BusinessInsider, MSNBC, Business Week, and Smart Business.

You can connect with Ron through his website and social media platforms:

• Website: www.navalent.com  & https://www.forbes.com/sites/roncarucci/
• LinkedIn: Linkedin.com/in/navalent
• Twitter: @roncarucci

You can get Ron's latest book, Rising to Power: The Journey of Exceptional Executives, here.

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Remember to subscribe to the SPRH Podcast on iTunes or on the Podcast Addict App on Android, rate it, and share it with your friends, family, and colleagues!

Start your day with the right positive affirmations by joining Dan's The Success Happens Movement Facebook group.

 Are you taking massive action in your life? Want to share your successes and support others who are also taking massive action? Then join Matt's Facebook group The 3% Tribe.