The Welsh Wire

The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. In this week's show, Sheri talks with Larry Faragalli, CEO of Grand Rapids-based Brightly, to learn how digital transformation can improve your small business.

The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. In this week's show, Sheri talks with leadership/communications strategist and executive coach Mary Jane Mapes, founder of the Aligned Leader Institute, to learn more about how to develop and nurture trust in the workplace.

The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. In this week's show, Sheri talks with Shawn Premer, Chief Human Resources Officer for Consumers Credit Union in Kalamazoo, and Monica Lloyd, Leadership Consultant with leadership development firm ADVISA, to learn more about addressing the challenges of managing employees who work remotely in 2021.

The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. In this week's show, Sheri talks with Mary Jo Baweja, Director of Business Development and Clinical Psychologist for Ulliance, a provider of Employee Assistance Programs (EAP). They discuss the steps that employers can take to help their workers survive and thrive even while extended mandates on business closures and continuing work-from-home directives are taking a toll on employee morale and mental health.

The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. In this week's show, Sheri talks about the role that mentoring and talent identification play in implementing successful succession planning when she interviews Senior Manager Tessa Keena and Business Advisor Katy Felver of Hungerford Nichols CPAs + Advisors. Sponsored by the Family Business Alliance.

The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. In this week's show, Sheri talks about career and technical education with David Campbell, superintendent of the Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA), an intermediate school district serving the students, families and schools of nine school districts.

The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. In this week's show, Sheri talks with Kyle Kunnen, Information Security Officer at Mercantile Bank of Michigan, to learn more about how businesses can protect themselves against ransomware attacks. Sponsored by the Family Business Alliance.

The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. In this week's show, Sheri talks leadership and business development with Doug Lepisto, co-founder and managing partner of Sleeping Giant Capital and co-director of The Haworth College of Business Center for Principled Leadership and Business Strategy.

The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. In this week's show, Sheri talks with Patrick Miles, Jr., an attorney with Barnes & Thornburg law firm in Grand Rapids, Mich., to learn how having a board of directors can help you guide your privately held company. Sponsored by the Family Business Alliance.

The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. In this week's show, Sheri talks with Kristyn Buhl-Lepisto, Executive Director of Kalamazoo County Ready 4s, to learn more about this innovative and collaborative organization that provides accessible, high quality pre-kindergarten for 4-year-olds -- celebrating its 10 anniversary this year.