Karl Yaacoub  is the author of The Game of Value Creation, in which he explains how blue chip companies and private equity investors approach value creation through governance, strategy, and finance. 

He is also the creator of The Game of Value Creation Training, an immersive digital transformation that leverages strategies used by private equity funds to enhance the valuation of the businesses they acquire and meet their target returns.

He currently leads KYVC, a Chicago-based advisory that is focused on helping private businesses attain a higher valuation using the same tactics and insights as public companies and private equity funds.

On this episode of the business samurai podcast, I speak to Kyle Hedin. Kyle runs the very successful floor academy podcast who focuses on helping and teaching flooring, installers, how to become true business owners, putting in solid business, operational foundations, profit margins, and quite frankly, knowing their numbers. We discuss how Kyle went from reality TV producer to flooring installer to now business coach and running masterminds for other flooring, install practitioners. So sit back and listen. As I talk with Kyle about floor academy podcast here on the business samurai podcast.

https://flooracademypod.com/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2232743630359702/

https://illustrioushardwoods.com/

My next guest on the business samurai podcast is Mathew Kerbis who is trying to revolutionize the legal industry with subscription based attorney fees. He is trying to lower the barrier of cost for those that. Real legal advice on this episode, we're gonna break down exactly the type of law he practices, how he came up with the subscription based business model and how he has seen his revenue, dip and climb, and what other specialties within the legal industry that this may apply to.

So sit back and listen. As I speak with Mathew, Kerbis the subscription attorney here on the business samurai podcast

https://subscriptionattorney.com/

https://kerbisverse.com/

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/young_lawyers/leadership/treasurer/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerbisverse/

My next guest on the business samurai Podcast is Michael LeJeune. Michael LeJeune is author business consultant and coach, as well as host of the game changers podcast. Michael is well known in the federal government contracting sales industry for helping clients win billions of dollars and federal contracts.

In this episode of the podcast we discuss who should and shouldn't enter the federal government contracting space. What is your best chance of gaining success and setting realistic expectations for those looking to win their first federal government contract award. So sit back and listen. As I discussed with Michael, the ins and outs of federal government contracting here on the business Samurai podcast.

https://rsmfederal.com/our-team

https://federal-access.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaeljlejeune/

https://www.youtube.com/c/MichaelLeJeune

On the next episode of the business Samurai podcast. I'm pleased to bring on Brendan Kumarasamy Brendan is a communications and public speaking coach and YouTuber. He helps high level executives perfect. Their public speaking tenor and has appeared on well over 400 podcasts. On this episode, we break down what it takes to become effective communicator, how to improve your communications, Brendan dives, into some specific tips and tactics that you can implement in your daily life to practice your communication skills and be a more effective communicator and sound more polished.

So sit back as I discuss with Brendan, how to be an effective communicator here on the business Samurai podcast

https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendenkumarasamy/

https://www.instagram.com/masteryourtalk/

https://www.rockstarcommunicator.com/?r_done=1

https://www.youtube.com/c/MasterTalks

Travis Chappell is a door to door salesman turned founder, investor, speaker, and podcaster. He is the founder and CEO of Guestio.com, podcast booking platform. He's also the co-host off the top ranked podcasts Build Your Network and Figuring It Out where he's interviewed people like Shaquille O'Neal, Billionaire Grant Cardone,  Billionaire Tillman Feretta, Molly Bloom, John Maxwell, and hundreds of others. In addition to being a guest on top podcasts like Bigger Pockets, EOFire, and Born to Impact, Travis has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, TechCrunch, and dozens of other media outlets.

guestio.com

How I got featured in Forbes: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=643150896735763

https://travischappell.com/

To Podcasts that will Change your Life: https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2019/06/25/top-podcasts-business-inspirational-life/?sh=1d2ea5073f0f

Brandon Birkmeyer is a seasoned brand strategist, business coach, keynote speaker, and podcaster. For over 17 years, Brandon advised and directed brand strategy for top FORTUNE 100 companies including Apple, Coca-Cola, Walmart, and Wells Fargo. He is the founder of the Podcast Branding Academy, an online school for podcasters. He also produces and hosts a top marketing podcast called Brands On Brands, which has ranked #1 in personal branding and content marketing on Apple Podcasts.

https://www.brandsonbrands.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/bbirkmeyer/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaXzNhwo8OqP5Guq3fgJOWA

https://www.facebook.com/bbirkmeyer/

Cara Parker is the owner of C Parker

Consulting, Inc. which provides strategic planning and facilitation,

leadership and workforce development, team effectiveness and

optimization and offsite & retreat consultation and design. Cara

serves as primary consultant but leverages her team of consultants when

needed to ensure a perfect match to client needs.

The results Inspiring Higher Performance in Our Clients Improved

interpersonal and group processes, Enhanced communication, Effective

decision making processes, Greater self-awareness among leadership,

Improved skill in dealing with conflict, Higher levels of trust and

cooperation among organizational members

https://www.cparkerconsulting.com/contact

On this episode we discuss:

Leadership

Expert Cara Parker discusses with John Barker the steps an organization

and leaders need to take to improve their communication skills.

Cara Parker discusses with John Barker how the risk management response plans to Covid-19 measured up.

Cara Parker discusses with John Barker how to work with different personality types as a consultant.

Cara Parker discusses with John Barker some of the causes of corporate friction or infighting.

Leadership expert Cara Parker discusses with John Barker her approach to new business challenge.

Cara Parker discusses with John Barker to maintain your business momentum and improvements and not fall back into bad habits.

In this episode of the Business Samurai Podcast, I discuss 8 reasons why I think Cybersecurity will continue to be a failure for small and medium businesses and what we can do to start correcting the problem.

1. Tech people don’t speak business/too into the weeds (can’t elevate the conversation)

2. Business side only know the buzz words (incorrectly)

3. Tech have to be technically correct (happens to me all of the time annoying)

4. Everything is a risk regardless of the business impact

5. Too many frameworks?????

6. Business haven’t started working enough with SOPS/ROLES/ etc (then get dropped in a major compliance framework that is as much process as technical controls) (This includes tech team with things such as patching, reducing SPOF, etc)

7. Business underestimate their RISK profile until its too late (it can't happen to me until it does)

8. Businesses think cyber is strictly and IT problem

Get my 7 Easy Ways to Understand Your Cyber Business Risk Framework for only $7 Bucks. Full money back guarantee. Have cybersecurity make Business Sense:

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Listen to full episodes on your favorite podcast platform or by visiting: https://podcast.thebusinesssamurai.com

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How to get High-Speed Internet in Rural America has been a major issue for years. Dr. Ali and I discuss the challenges to get a faster adoption rate and infrastructure built to expand broadband.

Dr. Christopher Ali is an Associate Professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia (now at Penn State). He holds a Ph.D. in Communication Studies from the University of Pennsylvania. His research interests include communication policy and regulation, rural broadband, critical political economy, critical geography, media localism, and local news.

Christopher’s work has been published in The New York Times, The Hill, and Realtor Magazine is a frequent commentator on the subjects of broadband, media policy, and local news, with interviews in the Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, NPR, CNET, CBC, Bloomberg, and other major national and international news outlets.

Christopher’s current research focuses on broadband policy and deployment in the US, specifically in rural areas. His recently released book, Farm Fresh Broadband: The Politics of Rural Connectivity examines the complicated terrain of rural broadband policy in the US. Farm Fresh unpacks the politics of broadband policy, asking why millions of rural Americans lack broadband access and why the federal government, and large providers, are not doing more to connect the unconnected.

Buy His Book Here

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