BCF ORG Podcast - The Business of Business

Send us Fan Mail What if your next big idea could transform an entire industry?  Episode 146 discusses:  Beyond the Download with Ghazenfer Mansoor. Ghazenfer Mansoor, CEO of Technology Rivers, is doing just that building AI-powered software that reshapes healthcare and SaaS.   He’s the author of Beyond the Download , revealing how to create mobile apps people truly love and use every day. Ghazenf...

Send us Fan Mail What does it take to Build an Impactful Company?  And what skills will our kids need in an AI World?    Episode 145 discusses:  Building Impactful Companies with Sarah Choudhary.   Dr. Sarah Choudhary has been a prominent figure in the industry for over a decade, helping organizations leverage technology with practical implementation to achieve their goals.   She has been recogniz...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder why some companies continuously outperform?     “Listen after the ending music for additional content”   Episode 144 discusses:  Discipline Behind Sustainable High Performance with Christian ‘Boo’ Boucousis.    “Boo” Boucousis is a former fighter pilot turned CEO of Afterburner, a global leadership development company that has spent the last 30 years translating elite...

Send us Fan Mail   “Listen after the ending music for additional content”   Is your organization leaving 30-50% of its potential on the table?       Episode 143 discusses:  Real World Use of AI in Business with Mike Burkesmith.   Mike Burkesmith helps small to midsize businesses and mission-driven nonprofits turn AI from buzzword into bottom-line results.    Through the proprietary AI Empowerment...

Send us Fan Mail Ever wonder why some businesses get featured in the media while others get ignored?      Episode 142 discusses:  PR – Punching Above Your Weight with Mickie Kennedy.   Mickie Kennedy is the founder of eReleases, a leading press release distribution service that helps small businesses, startups, and authors gain national media exposure.    With over 25 years in the industry, Mickie...

Send us Fan Mail What Dashboards and KPI’s are You Using?    Episode 141 discusses Dashboards and KPI’s with Nick Avaria.   Nick Avaria is the Founder of Agency Acquisitions, a company that helps companies make top quartile profit and employees make top quartile wages.   Nick has spent over a decade as an agency owner, and scaled multiple agencies past multiple 7 and 8-figures per year.  He has bo...

Send us Fan Mail Want to Find Your Hidden Profits?    Episode 140 discusses Finding Hidden Profits with Stacey Hylen.   Stacey Hylen is the CEO of Stacey Hylen.com and is an internationally recognized business coach, speaker, marketing strategist, and certified AI consultant.     Named International Coach of the Year, she has helped six to eight-figure entrepreneurs scale their businesses through...

Send us Fan Mail Want to hear the secret sauce behind building teams?   Episode 139 discusses the Playbook Behind Building Teams with Jesse P. Gilmore.   Jesse P. Gilmore is the Founder of Niche in Control and helps business owners scale from 6 to 7 figures by turning them from overwhelmed operators into confident CEOs.   He created the Leverage for Growth method to solve this—helping business own...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 138 discusses Entrepreneur to Managed Business Transition with David Hori.   David Hori is the Principle of Topline Operators a company that helps business owners with big dreams for their company.   David has spent 25+ years building and scaling businesses - three VC-funded startups through acquisition, including CARMERA which was sold to Toyota.   His sweet spot is helpi...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 137 discusses The Offshore Death Trap with Luis Derechin.   As CEO of Nir-Yu, Luis Derechin helps startups and mid-market companies build nearshore teams across 11 Latin American countries that succeed - using the R.E.M.O.T.E. Intelligence framework he discovered and detailed in his Amazon bestseller, The Offshore Team Deathtrap.   Even the smartest startup founders and mi...

Send us Fan Mail Want to Learn More about 401K's?  I did. Episode 136 discusses 401K Strategies for Business Owners with Matt Ruttenberg.   Matt is a 401(k) Expert, Teaching entrepreneurs to transform their retirement plan stack into a powerful tool used to reduce taxes well into the six digits, as opposed to simply an employee benefit.   As a Co-owner and Business Development Officer at Life...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 135 discusses How SEO and AI Search is Changing with Adam Hamadache.   Adam Hamadache is the CEO of Formula Digital. Adam Hamadache is a proven business builder, leader, and digital strategist with deep expertise in both growing companies and navigating the evolving intersection of AI, SEO, and hospitality.  As founder and CEO of Formula, Adam has spent over a decade scali...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 134 discusses The Delegation Trap, It’s not Them, It’s You with Atiba de Souza.   Atiba de Souza is the CEO of Client Attraction Pros.   Atiba is an author, entrepreneur, and relationship mentor.  For more than two decades, he has guided leaders past the daily grind of bottlenecked decisions, stalled projects, and underperforming teams.   Atiba wrote: The Delegation Trap:...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 133 discusses Profitable Digital Presence with Shane Barker. Shane Barker is the Owner of TraceFuse With over two decades in marketing, Shane has combined his digital marketing experience with the Amazon platform with the launch of TraceFuse. Over the past 5 years, the TraceFuse team developed a cutting-edge, 100% white-hat system for negative review removal.  TraceFuse is...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 132 discusses Leveraging the 80/20 Rule with Michael Barbarita.  Listen after the Outro Music for a few seconds of additional content.   Michael Barbarita is the Owner of Next Step CFO.   Michael Barbarita is an accomplished entrepreneur, award-winning public speaker, and co-author with over 40 years of success across retail, manufacturing, and service companies.   His com...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 131 discusses Success without Fulfillment with Pete Sacco.   Pete Sacco is a visionary entrepreneur, technologist, and modern-day mystic who blends conscious leadership with breakthrough innovation.    As the founder of multiple ventures, Pete has led transformative initiatives across AI, energy, blockchain, and digital infrastructure.  His journey from electrical engineer...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 130 discusses The Million Dollar Leak with Forrest Derr.   Businesses are facing a silent thief, stealing upwards of 30% of their revenues right under their noses.  Inefficiency, such as misaligned operations, bottlenecks at the top, and a lack of clarity in execution, is significantly eroding profitability, complicating scale, and jeopardizing exit readiness for thousands...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 129 discusses Pricing you Product/Service with Ryan Hogan.   Ryan Hogan is the Co-Founder and CEO of Talent Harbor, a company that provides recruiting as a service.   What if everything you thought about pricing was wrong?  Today’s guest is Ryan Hogan, a Navy veteran turned serial entrepreneur who built Hunt A Killer into a $50M a year brand and is now on a mission to fix...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 128 discusses The Introverts Advantage with Tom Schwab.   Do traditional marketing strategies clash with your introverted nature?    Tom Schwab is the Chief Evangelist Officer and Founder of Interview Valet, a company that specializes in Podcast Interview Marketing. As the godfather of podcast interview marketing, Tom Schwab has helped thought leaders get heard.   Tom beli...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 127 discusses Spreadsheets to Systems with Therman Trotman.   Therman Trotman is the founder of The SharePoint Helpdesk and a SharePoint strategist with more than two decades of IT experience across public and private sectors.  His specialty?  Helping operational leaders simplify the way their teams work using the Microsoft 365 tools they already have.  With a people-first...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 126 discusses Hire Elite Talent with William Spengler. Will Spengler is the founder of Frederick Fox, a national recruiting firm built to challenge the outdated, overbuilt agency model.   After seeing recruiters and clients alike get bogged down by bloated infrastructure—layers of management, clunky systems, and brick-and mortar overhead—he set out to create something bett...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 125 discusses Crisis into Clarity with Ken Miller. From Ivy League graduate, to homeless addict, to 3x ex-felon, and ultimately a respected keynote speaker and mentor, Ken Miller has lived every side of the human experience. Ken helps individuals and organizations harness the power of resilience.  His message goes beyond survival—it's about reclaiming identity and int...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 124 discusses AI Sales Automation with Aaron DeBenedetto.   Aaron DeBenedetto is the founder and Owner of Mustard Growth, a company that provides cutting-edge AI solutions for lead prospecting and sales automation Aaron is a director-level professional with 16+ years of experience in for-profit and nonprofit organizations, specializing in client and customer service and su...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 123 discusses “Scaling/Delegation” with Kasim Aslam. Kasim is a serial entrepreneur who has built multiple 7- and 8-figure businesses, including two successful exits.  Named one of the top 50 Digital Marketing Thought Leaders in the U.S., Kasim brings deep expertise in scaling businesses, delegation, and hiring world-class talent.   He’s also the author of You vs Google, a...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 122 discusses “Decoding the Mystery of Business Credit” with Jimmy Rios.   Jimmy Rios is the CEO of Rios Business Advisors.  Helping Businesses Go from "Eye Level to High Level".   Every business has its own unique story, challenges, and vision for success.  With 20+ years of experience, Jimmy has learned that no two journeys are the same.  That’s why he created...