Work Smarter, Not Harder!

On this episode, we talk about ducks. A lot. But it's for a good cause. Amy Stern of WMC Health, and longtime Rockland County resident and volunteer has organized a family friendly fun event, the Rockland Duck Derby. Website is https://rocklandduckderby.org. You can sponsor a single rubber duck for just $10 - and if your duck wins...you can win one of three prizes ranging from $500 to $1000! H...

Just a brief overview of some great upcoming events.

The Ultimate Sacrifice Foundation is dedicated to improving the health, well-being, and resilience of our Nation's Service Members, Veterans, and Gold Star Families. On today's show we have Mike Doody from the Foundation, along with Barry Dorfman and Erica Siegrest, talking about the upcoming Freedom Ride, at Clover Stadium on July 8th.

Ken Jay is with EPSG, a company that has 5 billion in annual credit card processing volume. In this episode, Ken talks with us about changes in the credit card processing industry that retailers should know about, because if they don't do these things, they could be in for some big fines! Ken gives some solid advice on how to avoid this.

Irene and Tom have known Patricia Stark through our various networking circles for over a decade, and are continually impressed with her solid advice, perspective and results. Patricia works on both sides of the camera & stage as a Media Trainer, Public Speaking Trainer, Certified Body Language Specialist and Calmfidence® Coach. She appears regularly as a Guest TV Communication Expert & Li...

Our trusted colleague and friend Irene is offering one hour free profit discovery sessions for listeners of our podcast. To learn more, call us at (845) 877-7333, ext. 701!

On this episode, Jeff Hozias and Michael Paris join Tom for the first episode of 2023, to sift through the real story of how the real estate, and mortgage markets are really doing at this point in time. A special happy birthday to Michael, as well!

Phil is the owner of Target Franchises, and he connects aspiring business owners with one or several of a pool of thousands of franchise opportunities. In this episode, Phil talks with us about the importance of making the B2B connection with each other. Givers gain!

In this episode, Irene explains the reasoning behind the concept of time shifting, and Tom provides you three solid steps for using time shifting to become more organized in your work life. Which is awesome.

Tom’s 15th anniversary of starting his first business was on November 18th, 2022. On this episode, Tom reflects some of his feelings on being one of the 1%. (It’s actually 0.8 businesses out of 100 that survive 15 years)

Nothing is more maddening than having a staff that doesn’t do what you need them to do. Save yourself and your company with a policies and procedures manual!

Tom and Cindy go way back to the mid-2000’s. In this episode, we learn about how Cynthia took over a moving company, and transformed it into an organization focused on the core value of *caring*, for each their, for the customer, and for the community. We also discuss the challenges and benefits of hiring slow and firing fast, to better sharpen organizational focus.

Tom has an ongoing pet peeve with mass emails, and actually emails in general. He hates them. In this episode, he attempts to explain how to use “Blind Carbon Copy”, aka BCC - to message large groups of people, while Irene professionally attempts to keep him calm.

Today we have with us a fantastic influencer on LinkedIn, Kristin Olson-Kott! Over the course of her career thus far, she has garnered a huge social media following, simply by being human and authentic. In this episode we discuss her career, some of her success stories on LinkedIn, and the importance of being authentic in one’s social media posts.

Gary Lipton Esq. was a prominent Attorney in Rockland County, NY. He passed away in early 2022. This is the last-known interview with him, conducted in November of 2021. Gary was born In the Bronx and later resided in Rockland County where he started his legal career. Gary's legal career began in 1977. Over the course of his 44 year long legal career he helped clients providing assistance and advi...

If you are dealing with multiple employees or contractors, you probably have trouble quantifying some of their work and expectations. In this episode, Irene goes over some important elements to think about when onboarding a new employee, and Tom tells a personal story of when his work didn’t amount to what he was being paid for it…and paid a pretty steep price for it!

Tom has known Steve Eckert for nearly 20 years, starting with fitness and boxing bootcamps that he and his partner and wife Eva ran in Suffern NY for several years. Over the past two decades, they have expanded their fitness empire throughout the Hudson Valley, and then across the United States. Mr. Eckert is a former Marine, and an avid reader of leadership and personal growth books. In this wide...

If you have ever been at any major networking or charitable event in Rockland County, it’s likely you’ve met Barry. While he is a seasoned Insurance Broker by trade, the generosity of time that he provides to others shines just as brightly, if not more. As a volunteer for organizations such as Meals on Wheels, VCS, and Rockland YouthFest, Barry helps to organize networking events, dinners and golf...

Magda Truchan is a living legend of Rockland. And she’s just getting started. Graphic designer and fashionista of North Rockland, she has passionately given her time and energy to help many charitable organizations grow and thrive in the County. This weekend check out one of her passion projects, the Haverstraw Food Crawl!

If you suffer from mild ADD, you are not alone! Here are some ways to leverage your penchant for task-switching into a positive entrepreneurial trait.

Stress and anxiety in business is natural, but too much of it can not only be toxic, it can be addictive. In this episode, learn how an emergency fund can help relieve some of the stress of always meeting every urgent deadline that comes about, so you can make better long term decisions.

Do you worry about the shift in the economic winds? We all do, you are not alone! Here are some easy, simple steps to working and planning your way through it!

Learn from Irene how positive intelligence can help you to create new neural pathways that help you to achieve more.

Tom considers Michael Dolce a mentor in business creativity. In addition to his web development and hosting company MBD Studios, he also creates comic book series (including Time Trader), runs several podcasts, and designs murals and art for companies in the tri-state area.

If you have ever considered getting out of the tech Stone Age of the 1990’s, and upgrade your financial management software to QuickBooks Online, this is the podcast episode to listen to. Our guest is Vivian London, from London’s Tax Services - who explains the advantages of taking your accounting online. Some features include automatic bank feeds into your QB Online, recurring transactions, and w...