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Trying to figure out the next step in your career and need some inspiration? Check out this week’s It’s Great Business interview with Elyse Stoner who is the Founder & Chief Strategist of Fresh Perspectives Consulting and the Co-Founder of Event Advisors. When you listen to our discussion with Elyse, you’ll hear more about how this University of Maryland graduate created a unique role in sport...

Check out this week’s Question Corner episode of It’s Great Business where our guest, Lara Shackelford shares what she has learned including details about resilience and relationships. And don’t forget to subscribe to It’s Great Business on your favorite podcast app and like us on LinkedIn, X, and Instagram.

Have you done a career checkup lately? Need some inspirational ideas? Check out this week’s It’s Great Business interview with Lara Shackelford. Lara is Chairman and Founder of Fidere.ai, a company whose mission is to rebuild genuine trust between businesses and their customers through intelligent AI-powered engagements. Lara brings over two decades of leadership in data and AI technologies and ex...

Looking for some inspiration this week? Check out this week’s It’s Great Business  interview with Belinda Beard, an ex-EY professional and owner of EggRoll Diva, a woman-owned minority-owned Food Truck business based in Southfield, Michigan (near Detroit.)  When you listen to the fun and yummy discussion you quickly learn why Belinda’s story is so special. You will also see how realizing a dream o...

Be sure to listen to this week’s Question Corner with Scott Brenner and Ahsan Karim where they offer you some quick hit tips to those considering the route of entrepreneurship which begin with self-awareness, flexibility and transparency. And don’t forget to subscribe to It’s Great Business on your favorite podcast app. Also be sure to like us on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.

Trying to figure out if you should take the entrepreneurial journey? On this week’s It’s Great Business Podcast, you will hear from Ahsan Karim, who was an Accenture training professional and Scott Brenner, who had been an AT&T software engineer and tech program manager that it is possible to successfully move from corporate management to becoming entrepreneurs who run their own business. Toda...

Trying to figure out the next step in your career and need some inspiration? Check this week’s It’s Great Business interview with Nick Panayi. Nick is the Chief Marketing Officer for Inovalon, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions in healthcare. Prior to joining Inovalon, the Farleigh Dickinson business graduate was Chief Marketing Officer at Amelia a conversational AI SaaS company....

Our It’s Great Business interview with Tim Flaherty, Global Account Director at NCR provides a thoughtful perspective on careers in sales and business development. Having held top leadership roles at Verizon, Dimension Data, Avaya, Lucent and AT&T,  the University of Michigan and Duke University business graduate’s experience offer a personal perspective on how relationship building, and effec...

Welcome to the It’s Great Business 2023 year end episode. We hope that you enjoy listening to some of the best advice from real world professionals who are the who’s who across varied industries and geographies. If you would like to hear more from any of the guests we have featured, you can find them on your favorite streaming platform.  Thank you for following us and allowing It’s Great Business...

As we close out 2023, this week’s Question Corner with David Shriner-Cahn will help you frame your thoughts around business success: Mindset, Relationships, Business Development and Productivity. And don’t forget to subscribe to It’s Great Business on your favorite podcast app. Also be sure to like us on LinkedIn, X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.

Our It’s Great Business interview with David Shriner-Cahn, President of Tend Strategic Partners and the host of the business widely recognized podcast Smashing the Plateau is certainly one that that you will want to hear. If you are contemplating becoming an entrepreneur and need some motivation, David’s insights and advice may be the next best step for you.  David, a Cornell University and Lafaye...

Check out this week’s Question Corner episode of It’s Great Business where our guest Jen Sloan shares with Janice the importance of listening to your inner voice and authenticity and how you can apply it to your professional journey. And don’t forget to subscribe to It’s Great Business on your favorite podcast app. Also, be sure to like us on LinkedIn. X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.

My interview with Jen Sloan is the perfect way to help us as we move from summer to fall. Throughout our discussion, this amazing professional shares the ups and downs of her career and life,  describing how her experiences guided her to happiness and success. As you listen, Jen’s calming voice will transform you to a place that opens up your possibilities, suggesting that we become more mindful a...

Checkout this week’s Question Corner episode of It’s Great Business where our guest, Chris Clark shares his thoughts with Janice about the importance of knowing your boss’ dashboard -measures of success. And don’t forget to subscribe to It’s Great Business on your favorite podcast app and like us on LinkedIn, x (formerly Twitter) and Instagram.

When you listen to this week’s episode of It’s Great Business, you will hear from the informative and entertaining Chris Clark. During our discussion, you will learn how Chris seamlessly moved from public relations to media and sales. With career stops that began in Washington DC as a public affairs professional to media roles in NYC which included his role at the prestigious Forbes magazine. Chri...

Check out this week’s Question Corner episode of It’s Great Business with Mike Kelly. Mike and Janice share their thoughts on professional success and great people.  And don’t forget to subscribe to It’s Great Business on your favorite podcast app and like us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

My interview this week is with Mike Kelly, an executive coach, consultant, financial planner, board director and author of “Leaderfluence: Secrets of Leadership Essential to Effectively Leading Yourself and Positively Influencing Others.”  During our conversation, the Mars Hill University graduate shares his very personal story-from humble beginnings in North Carolina to a college basketball schol...

In this week’s episode of It’s Great Business Question Corner, Judy Warner shares useful tips for business success which includes how we can all be more like Leonardo da Vinci. Curious? Enjoy this episode and don’t forget to subscribe to It’s Great Business on your favorite podcast app and like us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

When you tune into this episode of It’s Great Business with our guest Judy Warner, you will hear how the founder of ComAve, an independent editorial management and advisory firm had the guts, “chutzpa” to ask for what she really wanted.  Judy’s story truly demonstrates how determination and getting to a yes can make a difference in a career journey. Moving from her family’s New York State dairy fa...

In this week’s It’s Great Business Question Corner, Bob Goodwin shares some useful job search tips that he calls “Making Your Own Weather. He also pulls back the curtain, providing the meaning behind the inspiring pneumonic KEEL.  Enjoy this episode and don’t forget to subscribe to It’s Great Business on your favorite podcast app and like us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

In today’s challenging career market, you need someone to help guide you through the process of a job search. This week’s guest on It’s Great Business is Bob Goodwin, founder of Career Club, an organization that helps people who are in job transition. A finance graduate of the University of Tennessee, Bob’s career foundation began in sales at Xerox.  And as he says, “if you can sell copiers, you c...

If you are currently on a job search or a career change, you will want to hear Jim Kerr’s practical advice about culture and leaders.  And don’t forget to subscribe to It’s Great Business on your favorite podcast app and be sure to like us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Instagram.

During this week’s It’s Great Business, Jim Kerr a global communications and public relations executive for Fortune 500 companies Unisys and FIS, shares his amazing and very relatable career story. The Temple University English Literature graduate’s personal story highlights how finding “the journey within” is possible. In fact, he details how it led him to back to what he was meant to do, being a...

Nothing better than a career search tip from Bob Carignan, a Korn Ferry recruiter. Check out question corner this week, it will be time well spent. And don’t forget to subscribe to It’s Great Business on your favorite podcast app and like us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram.

This week our featured guest on It’s Great Business is Bob Carignan, Executive Senior Partner of the Lucas Group, a Korn Ferry company. In our informative conversation you learn more about the role of the executive placement professional and hear how this accomplished sales and marketing leader became a Top 10 recruiter. During our conversation, Bob shares his journey which began as an undergrad a...