Entrepreneurs are wired toward taking risks. Peter Goldstein, CEO of Exchange Listing and Author of ‘The Entrepreneur’s IPO’, discusses the process of going public and the benefits it offers to companies. He explains the comprehensive strategic planning involved in preparing for an IPO and highlights why companies choose to go public, such as access to capital and increased credibility.

This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/ 

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📌TALKING POINTS

03:35 - Misconceptions about Going Public

09:36 - Setting the Value for an IPO

12:08 - Creating a Roadmap for Going Public

15:08 - Success Rate of Going Public

17:43 - Characteristics of Successful Entrepreneurs

29:43 - The Entrepreneur’s IPO Book

🌟ABOUT PETER GOLDSTEIN

Peter Goldstein is a seasoned executive and entrepreneur with more than 30 years as a C-suite executive for public and private companies. An expert in navigating the everchanging climate of Wall Street, Goldstein has emerged as an international voice for the evolving industry and has successfully launched several highly innovative companies amidst today’s disruption and shifting investment practices.

Goldstein is the founder, chairman, and chief executive officer of Grandview Capital Partners, Inc., a specialized boutique investment bank that provides innovative financial services to select entrepreneurial emerging growth companies. He serves as managing director of Exchange Listing, LLC, which provides a myriad of services in the strategic planning and implementation of listing on a senior exchange, such as Nasdaq or NYSE, for private companies or those that are listed on alternate exchanges.

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• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-goldstein-exchangelisting/ 

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Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.

Entrepreneurs are wired toward taking risks. This Thursday, Peter Goldstein, CEO of Exchange Listing and Author of ‘The Entrepreneur’s IPO’, discusses the process of going public and the benefits it offers to companies. He explains the comprehensive strategic planning involved in preparing for an IPO and highlights why companies choose to go public, such as access to capital and increased credibility.

This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/

Larry McAlister, a strategic HR leader and author of 'The Power to Transform,' discusses the role of HR in navigating dynamic environments and driving transformation in organizations. He emphasizes the importance of simplicity, authenticity, and technology in talent strategies. Larry also explores the impact of artificial intelligence on job creation and elimination, as well as the skills needed for the future of HR. 

This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/ 

Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation 

📌TALKING POINTS

03:55 - The Evolution of HR in the Modern Workforce

08:02 - The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Organizations

19:16 - Understanding Employee Departures

20:33 - The Future of Human Resources

21:34 - The Power of Transformation: Larry's Book

30:56 - Larry's Journey and Advice for HR Professionals

🌟ABOUT LARRY MCALISTER

Three-time Head of Human Resources, Larry McAlister is distinguished as a career-long innovator and natural-born leader in the HR space. Most recently serving as VP of Global Talent at NetApp and named in the Top 50 Human Resources Professional Awards (OnConferences, 2021), Larry is consistently sought after to bring transformation and thought leadership—including evolving HR itself, as needed.

His current passion is to bring decades of change management insights to growth-minded business leaders at this pivotal point in career management and leadership development history. Individual companies, such as NetApp, are now well-poised to build their internal talent marketplaces while ensuring that people and business strategies are in good alignment.

Larry currently runs the Corporate Humanist Consultancy (CHC): advising on tech-based products-in-development and helping CHROs and growth-minded leaders build cohesive (and transformative) talent strategies, coupled with HR technology, to drive transformation.

🔗CONNECT WITH LARRY

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrymcalister/ 
• Website: https://www.larrymcalisterbook.com/ 

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• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation

🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST

Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.

This Thursday, Larry McAlister, a strategic HR leader and author of 'The Power to Transform,' discusses the role of HR in navigating dynamic environments and driving transformation in organizations. He emphasizes the importance of simplicity, authenticity, and technology in talent strategies. Larry also explores the impact of artificial intelligence on job creation and elimination, as well as the skills needed for the future of HR. 

This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/ 

Andrew Swiler, CEO of Lanteria, shares his entrepreneurial journey and experience in acquiring software companies. He discusses the challenges and opportunities of remote work, the importance of hiring dedicated and committed individuals, and the need for HR to evolve into a strategic role. Andrew also highlights the potential of HR software in improving employee retention and engagement.

This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/ 

Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation 

📌TALKING POINTS

06:38 - Raising Money to Buy Companies

10:41 - Managing Talent in a Remote Workforce

15:11 - Benefits of Remote Work for Employees

19:48 - Challenges of Remote Work and Leadership

23:11 - Qualities and Skills in Hiring

30:55 - The Future of HR and HR Software

🌟ABOUT ANDREW SWILER

Entrepreneur with 12 years of experience starting and acquiring software companies. Andrew has built up a portfolio of small HR SaaS companies.

🔗CONNECT WITH ANDREW

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/swiler/ 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/swilera 

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• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/ 
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/ 
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• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation 
• Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/ 
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation

🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST

Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.

This Thursday, Andrew Swiler, CEO of Lanteria, shares his entrepreneurial journey and experience in acquiring software companies. He discusses the challenges and opportunities of remote work, the importance of hiring dedicated and committed individuals, and the need for HR to evolve into a strategic role. Andrew also highlights the potential of HR software in improving employee retention and engagement.

This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/

In a skeptical world, you have to build trust. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Wayne Mullins, Founder & CEO of Ugly Mug Marketing, shares valuable insights into marketing your product or service in today’s world, and the importance of holding accountable every dollar you spend in marketing.

This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/

Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation

📌TALKING POINTS

(1:15) How do you stand out in marketing and media today with all of the noise?

(2:31) Making human connections through social media platforms

(5:41) We confuse marketing and advertising

(8:05) The strategy to get your customers to promote your product

(21:41) Revenue matters

(31:44) When being a strong-minded entrepreneur becomes a hurdle

🌟ABOUT WAYNE MULLINS

Wayne is a husband, father of 4, entrepreneur, and the Founder of Ugly Mug Marketing, creator of the Freelance Accelerator, and author of Full Circle Marketing. He's an out-of-the-box, against-the grain, thinker and it has more than paid off for his company and clients. He leads from the heart and is passionate and unapologetic about doing so. As Founder & CEO of Ugly Mug Marketing, one of the most unique and successful marketing agencies in the world, Wayne has personally trained more than 20,000 marketers, launched NY Times Bestsellers, and helped a client grow from $20M to more than $600M in less than 5 years.

Wayne is passionate about helping others lean into leadership and build high-performance (self-accountable) cultures.

🔗CONNECT WITH WAYNE

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fireyourself 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/uglymugmarketing/ 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uglymugmarketing/ 

🔗CONNECT WITH ME

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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation 

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/ 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation

🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST

Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.

In a skeptical world, you have to build trust. This Thursday on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Wayne Mullins, Founder & CEO of Ugly Mug Marketing, shares valuable insights into marketing your product or service in today’s world, and the importance of holding accountable every dollar you spend in marketing.

This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/

Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation

Get into a positive cash flow position as fast as you can. In this episode of the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Jim Downes, CEO of Blueprint CFO, dives into the world of accounting and makes sure we remember to pay attention to the numbers to be more successful.

This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/

Subscribe to the Talent Empowerment Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation

📌TALKING POINTS

(1:10) Where do companies go astray when they're thinking about financials?

(3:43) Why focus on labor productivity

(7:58) Accounting vs. finance vs. taxes vs. bookkeeping

(12:16) When should CEOs look at the numbers?

(28:55) Making accounting relevant

🌟ABOUT JIM DOWNES

Jim Downes is the Founder of Blueprint CFO, a future-focused accounting & CFO services firm based in Southern California. Jim has served business owners and management teams for over twenty years as a veteran outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and financial advisor. A forward-looking strategist, Jim’s unremitting passion for working with business owners led him to open Blueprint CFO in 2019. At Blueprint CFO, Jim and his team leverage data to look to the future and help clients achieve their profitability goals. Jim was a nominee for the 2022 Orange County Business Journal CFO of the Year Awards.

🔗CONNECT WITH JIM

Website: www.blueprintcfo.com/ 

LinkedIn (Blueprint CFO): www.linkedin.com/company/blueprintcfo/  

LinkedIn (Jim Downes): www.linkedin.com/in/6criticalfunctions/  

Instagram: www.instagram.com/blueprintcfo/ 

Facebook: www.facebook.com/blueprintcfo/ 

🔗CONNECT WITH ME

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomfinnovation/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomfinnovation/ 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TomFinnovation/ 

X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/tomfinnovation 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomfinnovation 

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/TomFinnovation/ 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tomfinnovation

🎙️ABOUT THE PODCAST

Every week on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Tom Finn, the dynamic Co-Founder and CEO of LeggUP, ventures into the minds of trailblazing CEOs, HR executives, and talent development savants from various industries to dive deep into their career paths, dissect their strategies for growing people-first culture in their organizations, and uncover how they’re driving talent innovation.

Get into a positive cash flow position as fast as you can. This Thursday on the Talent Empowerment Podcast, Jim Downes, CEO of Blueprint CFO, dives into the world of accounting and makes sure we remember to pay attention to the numbers to be more successful.

This podcast is powered by LeggUP, the ultimate accelerated leadership development platform with retention insurance. Click here to learn more: https://www.leggup.com/