Talking Business Now

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Talking Business Now episodes

October 27, 2017 Building an Iconic Retail Brand, with Nell Hill's Founder Mary Carol Garrity
Nell Hill's founder Mary Caroly Garrity joins Smart Companies Radio host Kelly Scanlon to discuss her entrepreneurial journey and the changing face of retail in an Internet-driven world.
Garrity started her home furnishings store, Nell Hill’s, in 1981 in an old bank building in Atchison, Kansas, where she grew up. It started as a gourmet food shop, but has since become one of the most popular home interior stores in the Midwest.
Garrity and Nell Hill's have captured the attention of national media. Her story has appeared in Forbes, which dubbed Nell Hills “one of the hottest little retailers” in America. She's also been featured on CBS’s The Early Show and NBC’s Today show, and in The Wall Street Journal, Fortune, Midwest Living, Country Living, Victoria, and many more.
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27 min
October 27, 2017 How Your Life Changes the World, with David McNally
Best-selling author and speaker David McNally, the CEO of Transform Corporation, joins Smart Companies Radio host Kelly Scanlon to share the inspiration for his recent book "Mark of an Eagle: How Your Life Changes the World." Every human being makes an impact, McNally says, even those whose impact is not highly visible. Especially in corporations, individuals can make an impact and leave a legacy that is carried on by others. What we do every day, how we show up and how we live is something we need to be aware of. We impact others more than we know. Listen in and be inspired to be a purposeful leader!
McNally's international business career has spanned assignments in South Africa, Europe and the South Pacific, and he's worked with major brands such as Delta Air Lines, Gartner, Pulte Homes, the Apple Auto Group and Thrivent Financial. He's inspired millions of people from the stage, on film and in his best-selling books. McNally is a member of the Speakers’ Hall of Fame and is considered to be one of the world's Top 50 business speakers. His other best-selling books include "Even Eagles Need a Push," "The Eagle's Secret" and "Be Your Own Brand."
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28 min
October 20, 2017 How to Make Your Website Work Harder for Your Business
Terri Jordan, the founder of WizeWebz, joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss common the common problems business owners have with their web sites and tips for making websites work harder for the business.
WizeWebz is a full-service digital agency. It offers brand strategy, creative development, marketing, website design an development, and social media services. Terri brings 20 years of experience to WizeWebz, including launching and growing multiple businesses. A serial entrepreneur, Terri launched her first busienss at the age of 16. She also has national sales management and product development experience, eight years of legal experience that included intellectual property and 18 years of media production and development.
Terri specializes in web development and writes fluently in multiple programming languages.
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22 min
October 20, 2017 Retirement Plan Basics for the Self-Employed and Small Business Owners
Franck Cushner joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss some of the options available to business owners who want to offer an employee retirement plan:
Cushner studied Financial Planning at NYU and received his CFP from the CFP Board of Standards. He's spent more than 20 years working on Wall Street with high net worth clients, including Fortune 500 CEOs, physicians, attorneys, business professionals and small business owners.
Cushner also co-hosts a nationally syndicated weekly Dallas radio show with JP, Kathy, and the Crew on 620am KEXB discussing money topics of the day and providing guidance to his listeners on how to reach their own personal financial goals. Cushner has also been a featured guest on The Today Show, 740 KTRH, Gary Poszik’s Health, Wealth and Happiness broadcast and other media outlets.

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21 min
October 13, 2017 High Performance Marketing: Improving the Impact of Your Marketing Strategy
David Patrick joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to discuss high performance marketing for business owners.
In today's episode, Dave will discuss common marketing problems and improving marketing strategies, including:
The common marketing problems he's found working with CEOsThe common marketing problems he's found with start-upsThe key things he's ve learned about marketing during his long careerWhat non-marketing senior executives need to understand about marketingWhether there is a secret to marketing
Patrick is the Chief Marketing Officer and Founder of High Performance Retail Marketing Group as well as High Performance Marketing Boot Camps. He has 30 years of marketing and sales experience at Procter & Gamble, Leo Burnett, and J Walter Thompson, leading high performance brand teams on McDonald’s, Toys R Us, Burger King, Miller Lite, Sprint, AMC Theaters, LG Electronics, Kraft, Kroger, Kellogg, Applebee’s, and General Motors. Patrick has also held Chief Marketing Officer positions for Beauty Brands and Westlake Ace Hardware.
As an entrepreneur, Patrick has built four successful companies: High Performance Retail Marketing Group (www.hprmg.com); a web-based marketing services network for small business: bizHive (www.bizhive.com); a start-up incubator-accelerator WaveMaker Labs; and a digital field marketing platform: LocalWave (www.golocalwave.com). Through High Performance Retail Marketing Group, Dave partners with CEOs, CMOs, and leadership teams to build marketing and sales strategies that drive business growth.

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21 min
October 13, 2017 The American Dream Revisited, with Gary Sirak
Gary Sirak, president of Sirak Financial Services, joins Smart Companies host Kelly Scanlon on this episode of Smart Companies Thinking Bigger. Gary is the author of "If Your Money Talked . . . What Secrets Would It Tell?" and "The American Dream Revisited: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Results."
Sirak has been helping people achieve their American Dream for the past 35 years. A conversation he overheard at a coffee shop inspired him to write his "American Dream" book. In today's episode, Sirak discusses:
Whether the American Dream still has a pulseWhat he learned through interviews while writing the bookWhat the American Dream means to himWhether people today are achieving their American Dream7 key skills and ideas that can help people on their journey to achieving the American DreamWhy he created "The American Dream Revisited" scholarshipHis advice for current and future entrepreneurs
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23 min
October 06, 2017 Family Builds Complete Home Concepts Across Generations, with Jeff Goodwin
Jeff Goodwin, owner of Complete Home Concepts, a one-stop shop for home construction and remodeling services, shares how he and his family have built the business through acquisitions.
When Jeff's dad, Jim, bought a stone manufacturing company in 1976, he had no idea that three generations of his family would eventually be involved. At the time, he also didn't know that the company would expand many times over through acquisition. It's a plan that Jeff and his sister continue to follow. It's pretty simple, really. When they see an area where they could be better serving their customers, they acquire a company to fill that gap.
Tune in to find out Jeff's keys to success.
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23 min
October 06, 2017 4 Ways to Build Your Business Like a B.O.S.S. with Bernadette Harris
Best-selling author, tax and forensic accountant, and business consultant Bernadette Harris joins Smart Companies Thinking Bigger host Kelly Scanlon to explain how to build your business like a B.O.S.S. by following these four principles:
Be ConsistentOffer SolutionsServe OthersSeek Assistance
Tune in to find out how she has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs to harness these principles and grow their companies.
For a free chapter of Bernadette's latest book, visit www.TrustBernadette.com/blueprint-chapter.
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22 min
September 29, 2017 How a Local Plumber Turned His Company Around By Empowering a Part-time Employee
From the day Jeff Morgan started Morgan Miller Plumbing, he also started thinking about his exit. He was determined to build something that would outlast him—that would give someone else an opportunity. Morgan Miller Plumbing is the story of the "son of a son of a plumber" and his part-time bookkeeper who he entrusted to help him turn the company around. Today Stella Crewse is co-owner and CEO. Learn how the two worked together to build the company and ensure a successful ownership transition, including their "lessons learned" and other advice they share in this episode.
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25 min
September 29, 2017 How Radical Optimism Transforms Company Cultures, with Bob Lancer
Bob Lancer, dubbed the "Company Culture Alchemy Expert," joins Smart Companies host Kelly Scanlon to discuss his book Lighten Up: How to Harness Happiness To Create The Life You Want.
Bob is also an educator and coach who works with business teams, salesforces and individuals struggling with attitude and motivation issues in the workplace, helping them to take total responsibility for their internal states and reactions for a more positive, cohesive and high performing workplace culture.
For 15 years, Bob hosted the radio show Bob Lancer's Life and Work Solutions on WSB AM and FM Radio, broadcasting to 35 states. He's also published hundreds of articles on Radical Optimism and related themes.
For more information about Bob's work, you can visit www.motivationalspeakerpower.com and www.lovethemethod.com.
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24 min

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