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 Wade Wyant, Executive Advisor / Scaling Up Coach at Red Wagon Advisors of Ada, about navigating the complex dynamics of family business decision making. 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 Nolan Finley and Stephen Henderson about their Civility Project Webinar at welshandassociates.net on Sept. 15, 12:30-1:30 p.m.

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 Dr. Jan Akervall, a prominent physician and successful small business owner who recently wrote a paper describing his views on COVID-19 from the perspective of being both a healthcare professional and a successful entrepreneur.

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 former Lt. Gov. Brian Calley about his midlife career change from legislative and executive branch leader to president of the Small Business Association of Michigan.

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 Ana Gonzalez, Director of the Family Owned Business Institute and Assistant Professor at the Management Department at Grand Valley State University, about new research on risk aversion versus performance in family-owned firms. 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. This week's show is “Throwback Thursday” as Sheri revisits three of the top five most listened to podcasts of 2019 and shares key success lessons you can apply to your own business. Sheri talks with Kevin Murphy, the President and co-owner of Miniature Custom Manufacturing in Vicksburg, and learns more about their workforce success formula; Jennifer Swan and Carrie Hoch-Mortlock of TowerPinkster, to get more details on their innovative company culture and their partnership with the Kalamazoo Communities in Schools program; and John Barry, president of Schupan Aluminum & Plastic Sales, a division of Schupan & Sons, to learn more about their partnership with Fabri-Kal Corporation to operate the The Schupan & Fabri-Kal Employee Health Center in partnership with Marathon 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 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, Senior Vice President and Information Security Officer at Mercantile Bank of Michigan in Grand Rapids, about handling fraudulent financial communications and other financial security challenges. 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 Mary Jane Mapes, a leadership/communication strategist, executive coach and founder of The Aligned Leader Institute in Portage, to learn how business leaders can develop executive presence.

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 Ana Gonzalez, Director of the Family Owned Business Institute and Assistant Professor at the Management Department at Grand Valley State University, to learn more about recent studies that Gonzalez has conducted on gender diversity in family-owned businesses. 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 learns about some key HR trends for 2020, including the growing importance of quality workers as a competitive key to success. Her guest is nationally-known employee benefits expert Gary Kushner, President and CEO of Kushner & Company in Portage.