Problem Solvers

S1 Ep355: Don't Let Your Business Ruin Your Life 10.06.2024 27:07 ↓

How can you build a business, without it consuming your life? Kathleen Griffith, author of the book " Build Like A Woman ", explains how to keep both things healthy — step by step.

When Defeat Becomes a Blessing in Disguise 04.06.2024 38:01 ↓

Jaliyla Fraser is the Founder and CEO of Fraser’s Mathematics Solutions. What started as a STEAM summer camp for students, Fraser’s Mathematics Solutions now provides high-quality mathematics learning for administrators, teachers, and parents to help the students in their lives succeed. Fraser’s Mathematics Solutions also produces school supplies for students to help them reach their full potentia...

S1 Ep351: How Google Executives Become More Productive 13.05.2024 45:20 ↓

Want to be more productive, and use your time more wisely? Take advice from Laura Mae Martin, Google's in-house productivity expert, and author of the new book "Uptime". In this conversation, she lays out a plan for focusing your time and your energy. You'll never look at to-do lists the same again. Thanks to our sponsor Hertz Business Rewards for helping small businesses save big. Join for free a...

S1 Ep349: The Biggest Writing Mistakes That Entrepreneurs Make 29.04.2024 27:47 ↓

Want to get your ideas into the world? Writing coach Amber Rae (see: amberrae.com ) has some counterintuitive advice: Don't think about your audience, and don't write what you "should" write. On this episode, she explains some of the most common mistakes that entrepreneurs make, and how anyone can find great stories and create meaningful, memorable work. Thanks to our sponsor Hertz Business Reward...

S1 Ep342: Should You Start A Business With Your Best Friend? 04.03.2024 39:45 ↓

Many people start businesses with friends and loved ones — but if you're not careful, you can destroy both your company and your relationship. So how do you do it right? Take it from two women who know: Julie Griggs and Danielle Dietzek, cofounders of FourPlay Social. They share the very personal, often difficult side of their relationship, and how they've learned to thrive.

S1 Ep338: How Failure Can Feel Good 05.02.2024 17:06 ↓

Our jobs are not to do things perfect. We can't! But we can make our mistakes very useful. Here's how — along with a personal story about a very recent, embarassing failure. (To see the newsletter I talk about in this episode, visit jasonfeifer.com/newsletter)

S1 Ep337: Where Negativity at Work Comes From, and How to Fix It 29.01.2024 30:53 ↓

Where there's a void in leadership, negativity will fill it. That's Jon Gordon's message. He's the best-selling author of 28 books (most recently, "The One Truth"), and has a company that teaches what he calls "positive leadership." In this conversation, he explains how workplaces become negative, how to diagnose the problem, and how leaders can create positivity instead.

S1 Ep336: Keeping Up With Rapid Change, With Investor Thomas Tull 22.01.2024 28:04 ↓

Are you ready to adapt quickly? Billionaire tech investor Thomas Tull says you should be—because these days, there’s no other choice. Entrepreneur’s 45th annual Franchise 500® ranking shines a light on the unique challenges and changes that have shaped the franchise industry over the last year—and how franchisors have adapted and evolved to meet them. See the list here: https://www.entrepreneur.co...