Better Business, Better Life

Ralph Shale is an experienced financial professional with a focus on smaller growth businesses. He has been an advisor and part-time CFO for RocketLabs USA during its formation years and played a crucial role in successful MBO transactions for small to mid-sized businesses in New Zealand. He has also managed a government-sponsored program to support NZ businesses in capital raising and worked with...

Welcome to Better Business Better Life podcast, where host Debra Chantry-Taylor and guests JoBen & Amanda Barkey share their insights on the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS).  Join them as they delve into the key concepts, tools, and processes that make up the EOS system, and reveal how it can help transform your business into a high-performance and successful enterprise. Through real-li...

Steve is the Founder and CEO of The Appreciation Advocate. Since 2012, Steve has been a small business owner who focused his business around one thing...building deep and meaningful relationships. By doing so, he was able to sell nearly $100M worth of real estate working 3-4 days a week and while taking off 1-2 months per year. Today, Steve helps other small businesses quickly stand out among the...

Tania is the Chair of our Board, co-founder, and former co-CEO of LifeLabs Learning. She is also a researcher, educator, and writer for Psychology Today, Harvard Business Review, and multiple other publications. She’s the co-author of two books: The Leader Lab: How to Become a Great Manager, Faster and Surprise: Embrace the Unpredictable & Engineer the Unexpected and the co-host of the podcast...

Join Debra Chantry-Taylor, host of the Better Business Better Life podcast, as she sits down with Evan J Blumenthal, a seasoned professional in the business world. With a wealth of experience in venture capital investments, global business development, retail management, and more, Evan brings a unique perspective on what it takes to succeed in the business world. In this episode, Debra and Evan de...

Welcome to Better Business Better Life podcast! In this episode, host Debra Chantry-Taylor sits down with Glenn Poulos, a sales coach, author, and public speaker with over three decades of experience in sales. Together, they dive into a deep conversation about how success in business can lead to a more fulfilling life. Are you feeling unfulfilled in your career? Do you want to make a change but do...

Podcast Guest Shaily Hakimian: "What stops you from consistently posting on social media? Time and accountability with a clear payoff. What if your own social media actually got you in front of more connections? You are a seasoned networker who knows the value of being physically present, but you don’t have the time to follow up after the fact as much as you should for your business. What you need...

Podcast Guest Sheilah Hogan: "Helping Business owners & Leadership teams clarify, simplify and achieve their vision. Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award winner Global career spanning 20+ years owning and running businesses in the US, UK and Australia. Accredited Executive Coach with the Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadership (IECL) with expertise in Leadership, Talent &a...

In the latest episode of Better Business Better Life, host Debra Chantry-Taylor sits down with entrepreneur Scott Rusnak to explore the strategies and tools that can help business owners live their ideal life. The conversation delves into the importance of surrounding oneself with the right people, delegating and elevating tasks, and setting and achieving 90-day goals. The EOS VTO and planning too...

Are you aware of the shocking truth about what's killing you? The hidden dangers lurking in your food and lifestyle choices, carefully concealed by the industries that profit from them. But fear not, for in this episode, we have secured a top health expert,  to expose these secrets and arm you with the knowledge to take control of your health and life. Tracey-lee Kellet, the General Manager of the...

Networking is often seen as a necessary evil in the business world, a means to an end of climbing the corporate ladder. But what if we told you that networking is not only beneficial, but a secret weapon in achieving success? In this episode with Dr Mark Stone we delve into the power of networking and the importance of building relationships in the workplace. One of the biggest misconceptions in t...

Podcast Guest Kevin Palmieri: "I am the CFO, Founder & Co-Host of Next Level University, a Global Top 100 Self-Improvement Podcast with more than 1,100 episodes and 675K+ listens in over 140 countries. Some people find rock bottom... I found out that rock bottom had a basement. In my mid 20's... I had it all. I had a beautiful girlfriend, high paying job, sports car, my dream body... but I sti...

Podcast Guest Ben Albert: "I’m Ben Albert; regular name, regular guy, irregular vision. LET’S COLLABORATE! I started Balbert Marketing LLC amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Let’s not beat around the bush, Coronavirus has pushed us to all evaluate our careers in one way or another. We all feel some level of fear, pain, or worry about friends, family, and the effects on our amazing nation. For me, I had t...

Welcome to Better Business, Better Life! On today's episode, we're joined by Amanda Barkey, an EOS implementer, franchise owner, wife, and mum of five. Amanda shares her inspiring story of being a first generation Canadian immigrant and how she and her husband built a successful business and life in the US. We also chat about Amanda's recent win as Franchise Rock Star of the Year and how they run...

Podcast Guest Blaine Oelkers: "Many of us feel overwhelmed in this always-on world, like there's never enough time for it all. The answer isn't to run faster. It's to work smarter to get results and take control of your life by taking control of yourself. It's possible and as America’s ONLY Chief Results Officer®, I'd like to share how. Imagine how your life will change with: - The 30 Minute Hour™...

CEO of RightWay, Stuart Wilkinson: "Stuart is a Chief Executive Officer at RightWay. He has worked alongside business owners for 15 years and has held senior management roles, at a national level, for the past eight. An avid sports fan, Stuart learnt from a young age that success almost always meant building a strong team around him – and that is his mission and his mantra at RightWay. Having work...

Podcast Guest Richard Friesen: "During the years dedicated to building Mind Muscles™, Rich was an independent consultant to the financial industry specializing in intellectual property development and management. He also founded and built ePIT Systems, a software company which produced internet exchange software solutions for the regulated and over-the-counter market places. At ePIT he designed an...

Podcast Guest Patrick Grimes:  "Patrick has fifteen years of experience in active real estate investment: purchasing distressed assets, renovating, and stabilizing for long term cashflow. His portfolio includes controlling ownership over 4000 units in the emerging markets across Texas and the South Eastern United States. In addition to his real estate experience, Patrick holds a Bachelor of Scienc...

Podcast Guest Lawrence Dunning: "Born and raised in London, England, Lawrence holds both an undergraduate Degree and an MBA from the University of Exeter.  Lawrence has spent the last 19 years calling Chicago home, after extensive work experience as a fixed-income derivatives trader, first in London and Amsterdam, then on Wall Street, before finally settling at The Chicago Board of Trade, and star...

With more than 40 years of payroll experience-mostly with small businesses--Charles Read is uniquely qualified to guide readers on every aspect of payroll. He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a business owner and a United States Tax Court Practitioner. Additionally, he was appointed to the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) in 2018, a small council that meets with the IRS lea...

"Vinnie Potestivo is an Emmy Award-winning media brand advisor, personal brand strategist, and content coach. He is a well-trusted connector who creates, develops, produces, distributes, amplifies, and helps to monetize some of the most talked-about brands in modern pop culture. As host of I Have A Podcast, his goal is to inspire your creative potential." - https://vpetalent.com/ HOST'S DETAILS: _...

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Our guest,  Andrew Chambers is the Co-founder of Tella and Eightfold Financial Services: "With Tella, you can compare more than 20 NZ lenders to find a home loan that works for you. Whether you're buying a new property or refinancing, you'll be able to sort out your home loan online from the comfort of your sofa 24/7. Tella is free to use and our qualified lending specialists are here to support y...

Founder Of Frank And Fearless Adam Harris: "I work with CEO’s, managing directors, their boards and leadership teams as well as aspiring leaders who want to climb the corporate ladder. I help them achieve greater results for their teams, their businesses and themselves. How? By taking them from where they are to where they want to get to. I do that not by answering their questions, but by question...

Founder / Creative Director at Follis Inc John Follis: "I began on Madison Ave with the top agencies in the US on accounts like VW, Pizza Hut and Coke. That led to the co-founding of my own agency, Follis&Verdi, which became one of the most awarded creative agencies in the country. As the media and marketing landscape changed, so did my business. In '04, I created one of the first online consultan...