Accelerate Your Business Growth

If you've ever been frustrated by the idea of writing emails, social media posts, forms on websites, what to offer people, what to sell or how to sell it, then you'll want to listen to this episode when Michelle Nedelec joins our host Diane Helbig . Michelle's going to help you make sense of it so that you can figure out where to spend your time, money and effort to be as effective as possible in...

Jodi Brandstetter joins our host Diane Helbig to share how to re-purpose content to attract clients. Creating content can be overwhelming and take hours to create or lots of money to have someone else do it for you. Jodi will provide 4 different ways to re-purpose the content, where to put the content and the impact the re-purposed content can have on your business. Jodi believes everybody can be...

Behavioral Relationship Expert Tracy Crossley has pinpointed three main archetypes of dysfunctional CEO, excavated their root cause as insecure attachment, and outlined actionable strategies of mental management, for yourself, your employees, and for your business. She joins our host Diane Helbig to explain. Tracy Crossley innovates in a crowded marketplace of coaches, counselors and mentors. She...

Why is creating a personalized shopping experience so important to your business? With the rise of online shopping, customers have come to expect a tailored and seamless experience that caters to their individual needs. Eric Melchor, a Personalization Ambassador at Optimonk, joins our host Diane Helbig to explain the benefits of improving your customer’s shopping experience through personalization...

Most M&A transactions don't end well. Matt Bradbury joins our host Diane Helbig to share the factors that improve the process for business owners when transitioning their companies for sale. He shares how and when to include your employees and managers in the selection process and much more. Matt Bradbury, Founder Business Acquisition & Merger Associates (BAMA) A boutique middle market investment...

Learn the proven approach to spot, craft, and deliver stories that work in sales when Philipp Humm joins our host Diane Helbig. By the end of the episode, you’ll have a better understanding of the story that you can start using today to win more business. Philipp Humm helps sales experts around the world use stories to become their clients’ #1 trusted advisor. Before starting his own company, Phil...

Ann Carden joins our host Diane Helbig to share how to design a profile that will attract high-end clients. She also explains how to build a network of your ideal clients and partners, as well as what mistakes to avoid with all social media. With more than forty years of business, marketing, sales and management experience, Ann now coaches hundreds of coaches, consultants, and entrepreneurs in mor...

Dreaming of selling your services for high five or even six figures? Want to scale a simplified business based on high quality, high ticket clients vs. high quantity, low ticket clients? Then tune in as our host Diane Helbig chats with expert business strategist Jessica Yarbrough on all things scaling up an expert 7 ultra-high ticket service company. Jessica Yarbrough has quickly developed a reput...

We will discuss methods to identify and support those skilled and knowledgeable employees who are not comfortable, or participatory in coming forth with their creative ideas and solutions to organizational issues. Often these employees, who are sometimes introverts, can be coached to be more confident in their abilities and encouraged to engage in the success of the organization. Beverly Hathorn i...

Janice Porter joins our host, Diane Helbig to share the power of LinkedIn as a networking tool. Janice believes anyone in business needs to have a professional presence on LinkedIn and that's just the beginning. It all starts with a fully, optimized profile. Then the fun begins to connect with possible referral partners, strategic partners and prospects. Janice shares some actionable steps for cre...

Jeff Gibbard joins our host, Diane Helbig to discuss what every new manager needs to know before their first day, what our culture gets dead wrong about leadership, and how "Lovable Leadership" might fix what’s wrong with work. Jeff Gibbard is the author of The Lovable Leader, a strategist, a professional speaker, and the founder of several companies including Super Productive, and The Superhero I...

Bret Ridgway joins our host, Diane Helbig, to discuss how speaking is one of the best ways to accelerate your business growth. However, there are pitfalls you must avoid if you want to achieve success. Learn actual tactics you can implement immediately. Bret Ridgway is a 25-year veteran of the speaking industry. He got his start back in 1999 managing the back-of-the-room sales table at a conferenc...

Jim Gitney joins our host, Diane Helbig, to share his thoughts around the importance of fully engaging all stakeholders in the implementation of strategy through the use of the Business Hierarchy of Needs framework as well as developing and implementing strategy based on one - Most Important Goal (MIG) Jim Gitney has over 45 years of senior level experience in world class companies ranging from st...

Dr. Jean Oursler joins our host, Diane Helbig to dive into what your Caveman Brain is and how it wants to protect but often derails you especially in business growth. Learn the four phases that you need to understand how to harness your Caveman Brain so it can propel you to better business growth. Dr. Jean Oursler has a Ph. D. in business psychology and is considered one of the country’s top busin...

If you are growing by mistake, then this episode is for you! Dave Molenda joins our host, Diane Helbig, to explore the importance of both and their impact on each other as we start to Grow on Purpose! Can a good team produce a bad customer experience? Can a weak team provide a solid customer experience? Find out in this episode. Dave Molenda, is the founder of Positive Polarity, LLC, a Midwest bas...

As the decade-long digital advertising boom is screeching to a halt, brands are faced with the painful reality that clicking on ad links is no longer an efficient way to “buy” customers. Audiences are digitally fatigued, unengaged, and strapped for cash. Sam Mallikarjunan, joins our host, Diane Helbig, to introduce listeners to a less competitive, more efficient marketing medium that transforms th...

Khadirah Muhammad joins our host, Diane Helbig to share how solopreneurs and small sales teams can take advantage of automation to save 500 hours of their collectively time per year without breaking the bank! Khadirah is a Systems Implementation Engineer and Founder of SucceedingWithSystems.com who went from breaking into the entrepreneurial world at 18 with the goal of retiring her parents, to fa...

This is the first time ever that we've had five generations in the workforce and spending money. Mary Ann Pruitt joins our host, Diane Helbig, to discuss how each generation needs to be targeted differently. This is vital information all business owners need to know to effectively grow their business and sales. Mary Ann is the CEO and President of Mosaic Media, a collection of media buying experts...

David Saltzman joins our host, Diane Helbig for a discussion of the application of story theory to advance the sales and marketing opportunities for companies. David is a 20-year nationally-published monthly columnist, accomplished stage and keynote speaker, and a seasoned marketer. For the past 15 years, David has focused on helping others create story-based marketing that cuts through the noise...

Sales is one of THE most uncomfortable topics in business. It’s one of the biggest roadblocks for business owners. The word sales evokes strong emotion, and intimidates most people. People make sales way more difficult than it has to be. Tracy Beavers joins our host, Diane Helbig to discuss what actually works – and isn’t uncomfortable.  Tracy Beavers is a Business and Sales coach. She has helped...

Derek Lidow joins our host, Diane Helbig to discuss how to gain competitive advantage from copying, and how copying can be a creative, innovative, and high ROI activity. Derek's insights come from his latest research on what make entrepreneurs successful. Derek is the author of THE ENTREPRENEURS: The Relentless Quest for Value and a professor at Princeton University. He is also the author of Build...

In this episode, Dr. Carla Fowler joins our host Diane Helbig to share the key elements of high performance that go beyond just "working harder." As an MD PhD and the managing director of THAXA Executive Coaching, Carla has been a secret weapon for scores of CEOs, entrepreneurs, and other senior leaders who want to use performance science to reach their best. For this show, we get an inside peek a...

Blaine Oelkers, America's Only Chief Results Officer®, joins our host Diane Helbig to share how to stress less and do more. Blaine shares how to get an hour's worth of work done in just 30 minutes. Something he calls The 30 Minute Hour. Blaine is a TEDx Speaker and leading authority in personal implementation. As America’s only Chief Results Officer®, he’s a habit master with documented streaks of...

Nick Arellano joins our host, Diane Helbig, to discuss actionable steps business owners can (and should) take NOW to get the most out of their companies, even if they don’t plan on selling for years. Nick will share strategies you can leverage to save money on taxes post-sale. Nick Arellano is the managing partner of Your Legacy Partners, a boutique M&A advisor that has been providing business val...

Simone Milasas joins our host, Diane Helbig, to share insights around how being curious and asking questions can remove barriers and improve outcomes. Simone is founder of Joy of Business and a serial entrepreneur with co-ownership of Castello di Casalborgone, a luxury semi-private residence in Italy, three Antique Stores in Australia, and El-Lugar, an eco-retreat in Costa Rica. She is renowned fo...