Accelerate Your Business Growth

Creative visionary Melanie Spring joins our host, Diane Helbig to discuss building personal and professional brands. Melanie is a dynamic international keynote speaker and speaker trainer with over 20 years of experience giving others the tools they need to show up and show off. Melanie is a dynamic international keynote speaker, leadership development expert, and speaker trainer who works with en...

In today’s episode, our host, Diane Helbig, shares some thoughts on changing our behaviors to improve our results. So many small business owners are engaging in processes and tactics that aren’t getting them to goal. Diane explores how this works in the sales process as well as with employees. It’s time to evaluate how you are doing things and change what isn’t working. If you aren’t getting the r...

Dr. Sarah Reiff-Hekking joins our host, Diane Helbig, to share: • WHY the projects you've planned to do at work slide into the next day ... still don't get done and continue to hog space on your To Do list. • HOW to bust through procrastination using a 5 Step system. Find out how to take control of your time and tasks and STOP the feelings of being weighed down, overwhelmed, and confused. • WHAT p...

High blood pressure is a silent killer. Combined with other risk factors it can lead to death. Similarly, in business, there are six silent business killers that if combined, can have a fatal effect on a business. Steven Blue joins our host, Diane Helbig to share that most companies have at least one silent killer lurking around. And while one may not be bad, if they combine they can kill your bus...

Kevin Hanegan joins our host, Diane Helbig, to share how data can help us improve our processes and achieve our outcomes. He talks about the challenges that get in the way, like lack of data-informed culture, lack of data literacy, and steps to address these. Kevin has helped individuals and organizations maximize the value they receive from their data for over 20 years. He is a frequent speaker a...

Steve Van Remortel joins our host, Diane Helbig to share the concept of Talent Planning, why it's the playbook to win in the future, and how to create Talent Plans across your organization. Talent Planning drives the growth of an organization and its people through multi-year talent plans that tie talent decisions to the strategy to ensure its executed. It's that simple, yet few leaders are levera...

Clients and customers who have to wait very long on a response will not be customers for long. Jay Baer's new study, Time to Win, has yielded some remarkable insights into how response times affect the customer experience. He joins our host, Diane Helbig, to explain what your customers are thinking about waiting and how fix it.  Jay Baer is the founder of Convince & Convert, a consultancy that pro...

Performance expert, endurance athlete, and author Bryan Gillette joins our host, Diane Helbig to discuss the answer to one of the biggest questions today: How do we move out of this "Great Resignation" mindset and into the Great Rejuvenation? Gillette’s EPIC Performance framework offers a path to doing things you never thought possible and living a more fulfilling life, allowing leaders and team m...

Many small business owners rely on word of mouth, referrals and time-consuming freebies to bring in new business. But this keeps your business growth dependent on other people's actions - you are not in the driving seat!  Jennifer Spivak joins our host, Diane Helbig, to share firsthand experience and ideas around buyers willing to spend more. They don’t want to go through the hassle of watching we...

Communications Strategist, Laurie Kretchmar joins our host Diane Helbig to share tips on maximizing social media to improve brand awareness. Laurie is a communications strategist and former business journalist. She advises consultants, marketing professionals and executives on how to establish and amplify their brands. A hands-on coach, Laurie is known for her detective skills, insights, passion f...

Jessica Embree joins our host, Diane Helbig, to encourage listeners to look at their business development strategy and ask themselves if their website is ready for visitors. Is it easy for visitors to buy from them, do their sales and marketing messages align. Jessica is a StoryBrand Guide, and marketing specialist. She specializes in helping businesses grow all over North America with clear and i...

Kathryn Smith joins our host, Diane Helbig, to share ideas around data capture and marketing decisions. Learn how to begin capturing data from your website quickly, easily, and ethically, and how to use those dashboard metrics to make better marketing decisions. Kathryn Smith is an ecommerce consultant based in Atlanta, GA. She helps entrepreneurs launch and grow online stores and websites. She is...

In this episode, Morgan Sheets joins our host, Diane Helbig, to share how you can land media coverage for your small business without hiring a PR Firm. We talk about what you need in place before you start pitching the media, how to pitch the media and who to pitch to, and a few helpful tools to use in your in-house PR efforts. Morgan Sheets is a Marketing and Media Consultant that teaches owners...

Ginny Carter joins our host, Diane Helbig to share strategic advice and practical tips on how to write a standout business book. Having ghostwritten over 20 books and coached authors to write many more, she's experienced the pitfalls inherent in the process. By the end of this episode you'll be well placed to plan, write, and promote your own book. Ginny Carter is a bestselling ghostwriter of 20 b...

Feeling the pain of not having an effective project management system in place? Shanice Miller joins our host, Diane Helbig to share how to project manage your business like a multimillion dollar company. You’ll learn how to fill the gap of a high-level project manager; key processes to define and streamline (especially if selling your biz is in your future); how to eliminate the need for ineffect...

Andy Hooper joins our host, Diane Helbig to share information on comprehensive gateways and solutions to new markets, especially US-based organisations transitioning into Europe. He's sharing practical information inspired by his own experience and success of growing an organisation’s profits through e-commerce. Andy is the CEO of Global E-Commerce Experts and has been successfully expanding busin...

Cassandra LeClair joins our host, Diane Helbig to explore why inter-personal relationships sometimes lead to burnout, practical tips on how to create a healthy communication climate at work, and how to uncover behavioral patterns that hold you back from leading your team effectively. Cassandra is a Communications & Relationships Expert, Motivator, Author, and Podcaster. With a Ph. D. in communicat...

We are all generating mountains of data every day with our business and personal lives. What happens to all that data? How can it be used and managed to help our organizations on a daily basis? How can we be assured that our metadata is used for our good and for our organization's good? John is a digital sleuth, author, pundit, librarian, archivist, strategist, and management consultant. John is a...

Allan Jones joins our host, Diane Helbig to talk about the ROI of Human Resources. The benefit of investing in your employee through Human Resources has an exponential benefit to the health of your business. You can ask about bringing dignity back to the employee, empathy-driven business practices, and how to create an authentic enriching work experience. Allan is at the helm of Bambee, a new type...

Jeffrey Deckman joins our host Diane Helbig to share keys to success: Understanding that human capital is more valuable than financial capital and moving away from authoritarian operating to conscious leadership, thus empowering individuals to maximize the collective genius of the “tribe”. Jeffrey is an award-winning author on the next evolution of leadership: Conscious Leadership. As a serial ent...

Mike Capuzzi joins our host Diane Helbig to explain an efficient and effective alternative to writing a traditional 250-page business book. Imagine writing a book that can be read cover to cover in an hour and written and published in just a matter of weeks. That is the promise of a short, helpful book (known as a shook). Mike is a publisher, author and book publishing coach and has been helping c...

Dr Demartini joins our host, Diane Helbig to share the differences between extrinsic motivation and being inspired from within. Dr. Demartini is a polymath and a world-renowned human behaviour expert. He has five decades of research across multiple disciplines. His work has been described by students as the "most comprehensive body of work," and "an extensive library of wisdom," as well as "wisdom...

Employee retention is a concern and challenge for many business leaders. Amanda Painter joins our host, Diane Helbig to discuss how company culture is the root of the issue, and why communication is the foundation for a healthy company culture. Amanda shares how investing in your team is the key to company growth and success. Amanda Painter is an author, HR consultant, and Co-founder of Joy of Pur...

Dr. Natalie Petouhouff, joins our host, Diane Helbig, to share 4 key ways to keep and retain employees and customers towards greater growth of business during The Great Reshuffle. Each episode of this podcast provides insights and education around topics that are important to you as a business owner or leader. The content comes from people who are experts in their fields and who are interested in...

In this episode our host, Diane Helbig, talks to Growth Architect Beate Chelette about strategy and impact. You will learn about a business diagnostic tool, the 5-Star Success Blueprint and how this can help you to grow your business. Beate Chelette is the Growth Architect and provides visionaries with clear steps to improve business systems to maximize profits and scale impact. Each episode of th...