"Customers need more than what you want to sell them."

This week, Tim has a long-awaited conversation with his sister-In-law Kristin Ratzlaff, a global team leader at a software as a service (SaaS) company, with decades of experience, who travels the world doing high-level sales. After years of discussing everything from business and sales to fear and opportunity, they finally sits down with Kristin to talk about growing up in the fireplace industry and how that impacted her career in sales.

In this episode, Tim and Kristin discuss:

Don't miss this unique episode to hear how a sales leader can create an environment that sets their team up for success.

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In the second episode of Season 15, Tim sits down with "Montana" Dave Anderson from AES to follow up on last week's conversation with Clay Dennis about how intentional small dollar sales can lead to big time growth in your business.

Tim and Dave Discuss:

Don't miss this great conversation to hear how the steps that increase small sales can also lead to building an impactful business.

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"Decide what you stand for and what you won't stand for."

Tim debuts Season 15 with podcast veteran and Fire Time Magazine author, Clay Dennis, to talk about his book, "Building Better Businesses: 10 Effective Steps to Building Impactful Businesses That Last."

In this episode, Tim and Clay discuss:

Don't miss the Season 15 premiere and discover how core values and mission statements help you look after long term customers, build long-term relationships, and protect your dreams.

Learn more at https://www.parttimebusinesspartners.com/

Check out Clay's book BUILDING BETTER BUSINESSES: 10 Effective Steps to Building Impactful Businesses That Last

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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article by Zack Estes titled, "Exceptions Create Chaos, Standards Create Clarity" (released in the ⁠⁠May 2025 issue of The Fire Time Magazine⁠)⁠.

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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article by Daniel Hammer titled, "Building a Business With Purpose, Mission, and Values" (released in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠June 2024 issue of The Fire Time Magazine⁠⁠⁠⁠)⁠.

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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article by Claude AI titled, "The Chatbot's Perspective" (released in the ⁠⁠⁠⁠July 2025 issue of The Fire Time Magazine⁠⁠⁠)⁠.

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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article by Clay Dennis titled, "Beyond the Sale" (released in the ⁠⁠⁠February 2025 issue of The Fire Time Magazine⁠⁠)⁠.

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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article by Kenneth Walker titled, "The Forgotten Team Member" (released in the ⁠⁠January 2025 issue of The Fire Time Magazine⁠)⁠.

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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article by Zack Estes titled, "The Growth Paradox" (released in the ⁠November 2024 issue of The Fire Time Magazine⁠).

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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article he wrote at the end of the year titled, "You Can't Make Everyone Happy" (released in the December 2024 issue of The Fire Time Magazine).

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