Business Confidential Now with Hanna Hasl-Kelchner

YouTube VideoYouTube video can be very impactful because next to Google, YouTube is an incredibly powerful search engine in its own right. That means knowing how to harness that energy can accelerate the growth of your business, product, or service, but how can entrepreneurs tap into this phenomenon effectively and efficiently? That’s what I’ll be exploring with our next guest, YouTube expert, Mat...

Workplace FairnessWorkplace fairness is something employees desperately want and executives, managers and business owners think they give. But when a Gartner HR research finds 82% of employees report their working environment lacks fairness and last year’s State of the Workplace Gallup polls finds 59% of workers being disengaged, or “quiet quitting” in Gallup’s 2023 parlance, and another 18% being...

Buy a Profitable BusinessKnowing how to confidently buy a profitable business at a great price is an awesome way to expand an existing business or take the leap into entrepreneurship. But if it’s not something you do on a regular basis, your confidence may need some boosting with proven strategies and tips. That’s where today’s guest comes in.  What You’ll Discover About How to Buy a Profitable Bu...

Winning Negotiation TacticsWhat are your winning negotiation tactics? Do they always work out the way you want them to? If you’d like to improve your success rate, You’re going to enjoy today’s guest. She’s Andrea Beach, a certified hypnotherapist who’s often featured as a change agent and a force of nature in the business world. What You’ll Discover About Winning Negotiation Tactics:* Why reframi...

Modern Employee ExpectationsModern employee expectations of work have lots of executives, managers and entrepreneurs scratching their heads and if you’re one of them you need to hear what today’s guest, Jim Bishop, has to say about it. What You’ll Discover About Modern Employee Expectations:* Why the old “normal” will never return* How the social isolation of the COVID pandemic changed modern empl...

Personal BrandingPersonal branding, raising your profile in a crowded marketplace where the almighty referral isn’t as powerful as it used to be can feel disheartening. But today’s guest, Liz Harr, is the co-author of The Expert Revolution which has tips and strategies for how you can reach a wider audience than you ever imagined and position yourself as a buyer’s top-and sometimes only-choice. Wh...

Exceptional Customer ExperienceDelivering exceptional customer experience in an age of instant gratification, where every encounter can be recorded with a cell phone, and where it can be instantly posted to social media can feel daunting, despite your best intentions. What’s the best way to manage that process? Today’s guest, SCORE mentor extraordinaire, Mr. Carl Baumann has some strategies for yo...

PROFIT LEVERSDo the profit levers in your business sometimes feel like moving targets in your business? If they do and you’d like more sustainable, predictable, and scalable profits stay tuned. Today’s guest Danielle Hendon will reveal the profit levers you need to focus on for a healthier bottom line and she even has a free action guide you can download called  Identify Your Most Profitable Reven...

Storytelling Tips for EntrepreneursStorytelling tips for entrepreneurs. Sounds like one more thing to do on what is already a very long to-do list. But Donna Griffit guest says it can educate people about your business in ways that accelerate your success. And she’s got some practical tips on how to do that. What You’ll Discover About Storytelling Tips for Entrepreneurs: Why storytelling skills ar...

BRAND PROTECTION STRATEGIESBrand protection strategies don’t need to be complicated, but they do need to be thought out. Attorney Steve Weigler has some great tips on what you need to focus on to help keep counterfeiters, pirates, and infringers from stealing your ideas. What You’ll Discover About Brand Protection Strategies: The four types of intellectual property available to entrepreneurs to pr...

Mindfulness in BusinessMindfulness in business can sound like some New Age, break out the crystals, incense, and candle thing. But today’s guest, Catherine Bell, says it’s actually one of the smartest ways to humanize the workplace, unlock high employee engagement and the full potential of your team. It’s something that everybody really wants. What You’ll Discover About Mindfulness in Business: Wh...

Every day managers make decisions that can affect employee morale. The more people they manage, the more employee issues they have and the more opportunity for missteps. What’s the best way to handle it? Today’s guest, Barbara Mitchell, co-author of The Decisive Manager, has some answers for you. What You’ll Discover About Employee Morale: How to get employees excited about the work they’re doing....

The benefits of remote work for employers has been seen as a way to keep business afloat during Covid for many companies and in a post-pandemic world many are saying “the party’s over.” Time to get back to the office and they’ve gotten push-back from employees for it. But today’s guest, Barbie Brewer, says the rush to return to the office can be short-sighted. Forward-thinking companies are recogn...

How to recruit the right talent in today’s economy is challenging. How do you find the best people for the job when prospective employees have more expectations from the workplace than ever before? Today’s guest, Kathleen Quinn Votaw, has some practical solutions. What You’ll Discover About How to Recruit the Right Talent: Why recruiting the right talent is about selecting, not hiring. The seven s...

Racial bias in the workplace is an open secret to those who experience it and a symptom of willful blindness to those who inflict it. It’s a serious problem and Daralyse Lyons is an activist who works tirelessly to shine a spotlight on these issues and offer solutions on how to fix it. What You’ll Discover About Racial Bias in the Workplace:* What most people fail to grasp about diversity * How to...

Courageous communication, the ability to confront those sneaky, hidden obstacles that strike fear in our heart and keep us from taking risks. They also rob us of the ability to have more rewarding relationships in our personal and professional lives. How do you raise your game to engage in more courageous communication? Today’s special guest has some answers. Stay tuned. What You’ll Discover About...

Blending traditional and digital media sounds like a great way to get the best of both worlds and the biggest bang for your marketing budget. But how do you do that? Especially when all the hype is about TikTok and click this and click that. Well, buckle your seat belt because today’s guest has some answers for you. What You’ll Discover About Blending Traditional and Digital Media:* Clarity about...

Finding ways to effectively manage employee expectations can be the bane of management’s existence. You hire people thinking they’ll know what to do and how to act, and they take the job thinking they know what to do and how to act, and then all of a sudden, there’s a problem. Emotions start running high on both sides of the desk, it’s frustrating and a huge management headache. So, how do you bri...

proving workplace culture can sound like an impossible task, but today’s guest, Bonnie Low-Kramen, has had more than 1,500 unfiltered conversations with executives, HR professionals, recruiters, executives, assistants, and leadership experts to identify the people focused solutions that really work to create the ultimate workplace. What You’ll Discover About Improving Workplace Culture:* What peop...

Are return to the office mandates a management abuse of power? Business leaders would say, “of course not.”Employees, on the other hand, might say, “not so fast. Don’t you trust us?”Today’s episode explores that tension and whether return to office mandates are done because management can or because management should. What You’ll Discover About Return to the Office Mandates:* Why working remotely...

Professional GrowthProfessional growth may sound like accumulating notches on a belt – bigger title, more money, more responsibility, maybe even your own business. But professional growth is so much more than a resume check list of accomplishments. Successfully moving from a contributor role to a leadership role requires new ways of thinking and new ways of doing things. Brian Alvo, Founder of  Ne...

Missed Sales OpportunitiesCould you be ignoring changes in buyer behavior and accidently creating missed sales opportunities? What if you could capture those missed sales opportunities that are hiding in plain view? Today’s special guest, Liz Harr, co-author of Inside the Buyer’s Brain offers some tips on how to do exactly that. What You’ll Discover About Missed Sales Opportunities:* Why identifyi...

Genuine DiversityGenuine diversity in the workplace is something that eludes many employers regardless of their size. After all, what good is diversity if it’s token, if it’s window dressing and there’s no genuine inclusion? Bridging the gap between diversity and inclusion is where the rubber meets the road. Today’s guest, Michelle Silverthorn, is a recognized organizational diversity expert with...

Zoom PresentationsZoom presentations and other forms of video enabled conference calling can feel a bit intimidating when you’re the one on camera trying to present yourself professionally. So how do you make yourself camera ready? Today’s guest, media expert and former TV producer Jess Todtfeld offers timely Zoom presentation tips to help you put your best foot forward. What You’ll Discover About...

Golden Business OpportunitySeizing a golden business opportunity is every entrepreneur’s dream. But how do you do it? Derrick Butler, Founder and CEO of Krisspi Technologies shares his remarkable entrepreneurial success story, from what inspired him to what he learned on his incredible journey. What You’ll Discover About a Golden Business Opportunity:* Inspiration for his golden business opportuni...