41% of all Small Businesses are owned by people ready for retirement. We truly are in the middle of the greatest transfer of wealth in human history. Are you ready to take advantage of it... either as a seller or buyer?

This week, Investor Joel Block joins us at The Oval Table to discuss preparing your business for transition. Who are the different types of buyers, and what motivates them? This is critical in knowing the true value of your business. Know the difference between a financial buyer and a strategic buyer. This difference can have tremendous impact on that value. It's also essential to running your business on all cylinders even if you aren't interested in selling... yet.

Joel Block, Venture Capitalist and CEO of Bullseye Capital sits with us at The Table to discuss the business climate for 2022. There are many headwinds, but those who recognize them and plan ahead, are the ones who can actually benefit. Joel sees Small Business as the Innovators of the American economy and the ones who can pivot and execute quickly in these troubled times.

Join us for a fascinating and in-depth look at where we're heading, the obstacles and the opportunities.

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If you want to build your business one of the best ways is to empower your people and yourself to think differently. We recommend you look at these resources:

We Are Alpha Dogs – How Seven Dogs Become Business Legends

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In 1995, Gary was appointed to the White House Conference on Small Business and continues to this day in that capacity as the Associate Tax Chair for California.
He also has served on the Small-Business Tax Advisory Council of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
He has chaired the Northern California Leadership Council of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). NFIB is recognized as one of the most effective small business lobbying organizations in Washington, D.C.
In 2008, Governor Schwarzenegger appointed Gary to chair the Tax Committee for the Governor's Small Business and EntrepreneurConference.
After chairing the Governor's conference he realized he needed to add Marketing and Public Speaking to his consulting and coaching tool kit.
In 2008, he earned the Guerilla Marketing Certification.
In 2009, he earned the designation as a Certified World Class Speaking Coach. In January 2010, he launched a new business focused on working with Business owners and Entrepreneur.
He presents workshops for business owners designed to guide them in creating 7 step marketing plan. The goal:for attendee to leave the session with a plan to accelerate their Business Growth and Achievement.
Gary frequently speaks and presents workshop on how to increase your business and your influence through personal networking.
Contact information:
Phone: 209-345-4230 E-mail: [email protected] www.garymckinsey.com

Antonio White, a.k.a. The Pitchfreak, is the Author of "Close With Your Open" and specializes in training business pros how to create "Instant Desire" for their products and services. Frequent CH Pitch Practice Panelist. Join us for a fun, high-energy clinic on how to have immediate impact with prospective customers/clients and vendors.

 Don't miss this. It could change your business in meaningful ways.

Introverts or Extroverts: Which are more valuable to your business?  

Author and Leadership Consultant Jon Baker joins us at the Table from Swanage, UK for a far-ranging discussion of how to effectively use introverts in business and how introverts can effectively contribute to business.  How do you identify your introverts – there are probably more than you think – and if you are one, how can you make sure your unique skills and talents are recognized?  Do you talk to think, or do you think to talk?  Both are valuable.  Discover how, and which one are you? 

We also discuss generational differences.  What motivates Baby Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z?  How are they different?  How do their values differ?  How do we use that knowledge to supercharge their performance?

Other topics include: How do you best use your time at a Trade Show or Conference, especially introverts?  How do you lay the groundwork for a productive decision-making meeting?

#introvert #extrovert #values #OvalTable #conference #networking

Contact Jon at:
IntrovertsInBusiness.co.uk
LinkedIn: Jon Baker

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Hilmon Sorey joins us at the table this week.  He is co-founder of several companies including ClozeLoop, a consultancy firm, 12 Angels, a early stage seed money venture capital company, and has helped many startups get on their feet and grow to profitability.

We discuss the new demographics of in the business world, the need for familiarity with past economic shocks, what kinds of startups his companies invest in, the dangers AND opportunities within the current environment, and how to position your business to become a strong performer.

We also discuss some of the principles that The Oval Table is built on.

Hilmon can be contacted directly on LinkedIn.

Our guest today may very well challenge your definition of success.

Stanford MBA and Apple executive who held the Worldwide Director of Finance position, achieved a level of success that many would envy.

He had everything he thought he wanted. He held his dream job at Apple, had a home, a family, had graduated from one of the top colleges in the world.

He expected that this path would fulfill him but, ironically, he felt like a failure.

Constantly dreaming about retirement or fantasizing about becoming a mailman, Rusty had “checked all the boxes” but felt locked in the trap of being a success.

For years, Rusty struggled to escape the trap of success. Like so many A Players, he created meaning from pursuit and progress, but he had already accomplished everything he thought he would and it wasn’t enough. 

He says, “Staying at Apple until retirement felt like selling my life for a paycheck.” 

He knew that he wanted his work to have meaning and purpose, but it took years to find the path to happiness - but did so by becoming a coach. 

Now he is sharing the process with others.

Today, Rusty helps other A-Players escape the trap that chasing success has locked them in.

Derek is an International negotiating advisor / expert, bestselling author, professional speaker.  He held a senior position in the International Bank Barclays for a number of years, studied negotiation at Harvard and is an avid student of psychology.
Derek has written 10 books including:
Win-Win Negotiating – how to get a winning result from persuasive negotiations, Power Negotiating, 
Body language - the secret language of success. 
The books have been published throughout the English-speaking world and in Arabic, Chinese and also Bulgarian

Derek has consulted, advised and spoken in 33 countries.  Derek has been voted the number one negotiating speaker in UK, he is known in some European countries as Mr Negotiator and “Doing a Derek” is a phrase used by many clients who follow him and use tips from his negotiating system

Sit back relax with your pen and pad at the ready to soak up some of Derek’s Golden Nuggets which will help your profits, your relationships and your success.

If you would like to use Derek in your business, he can be contacted at [email protected]

His website is www.derekarden.com

Dr. Jim Hearn worked for over 48 years in a variety of professions that span active Vietnam Era Army, Academe and Federal Service with the Department of the Army.  Most of his time was spent in leadership positions.  As a member of the Senior Executive Service, Dr. Hearn was a Director Regional Business with the Army Corps of Engineers, overseeing the internal operating budget, technical experts in engineering and construction, strategic planning, organizational governance and a $5B military, interagency and international construction program.

Dr. Hearn brings his vast and varied experience to The Oval Table to discuss how to lead when things go wrong.

Mike tells us how he decided to turn his business virtual when he found himself stuck in morning traffic and calculating the time he and his staff were spending commuting.  This was before the pandemic.  He found how he could save time and money, recruit talent globally, work more closely with international vendors and better serve the customer's needs.