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Today I have a guest that has spent his career in helping companies build a strong legal and compliance foundation to make sure that as companies grow and acquire other companies, the span of control does not get too big that the principals lose control.  Mike McPhail is a Securities Industry Dispute Lawyer and a partner at Spencer Fane in Denver Colorado.  While Mike does litigation, his real pas...

Content has been a way of capturing emotions and increasing knowledge since the start of time.  Only in recent years has digital content become more functional and in some cases disingenuous with the advent of clickbait and vanity metrics. Our guest today is dyed in the wool of humanistic and emotionally grabbing content as she was an early journalist and a published author of children’s books.  I...

As a second episode in the storytellers series, I leaned into a conversation that I had about a year ago with someone who runs a “Fractional Recruiting” company.  The company itself was designed with one thing in mind – Not placing a candidate until the company, their needs, and their ultimate objective was understood.  In a recruiting world where everything is about the commission paid on positio...

This week we are leading off our storytelling series of the Bizzy Signal podcast.  In each of our episodes, we will be hearing stories from business leaders that have had important pillars in their lives that have led to their purpose, and in many cases it has been what has propelled them to their respective level of success.  Today we have an esteemed gentleman who I met earlier this year that ha...

 With the advent of advertising content and splash pages replacing full websites, for small and medium sized business owners it begs the question: how much do I need to continue to invest in my website? Today we welcome Jim Kurtz to the show, a gentleman that has been helping companies answer that question for over 20 years.  James is the owner of Kurtz Agency and a great thought leader on website...

Our guest today, Steve Van Diest of Acumen has created a recipe for success for those that are running businesses.  His company's value statement is so compelling, you really can't help but dive into this half hour of energy infused, mind blowing collaboration of goodness. Join us to hear stories of turning down PE offers resulting in 30% better offers, night sweats over making payroll,...

We never really realize how much we don't know until we find out that we don't know.  For some, this happens when a loved one becomes incapacitated or passes away.  At the most difficult of times, it becomes even more complicated to uncover where assets, wills, and other important information stands. Today we have Devon Wittstruck on the show who created Whitestone Estate Solutions, spec...

Today we have the pleasure of talking to my favorite Uncle, Tye C. Terrell Jr. about how communication in business has changed, the importance of meeting with your clients, and knowing the product that you are selling intimately. Though he has no formal sales training, his natural ability to connect with others on a personal level has created a career of success and deep connection.

One of the most confusing topics that riddles us all is how health insurance plans work.  For years I worked for large companies that had entire departments that took care of all of our health insurance needs – and did a great job of protecting us and our families.  However, for those of us that are self employed and/or 1099, we are on our own to find health insurance.  And for me, I found out the...

Sean Introduction:  Open enrollment – two words that each of us know are coming at the end of the year, but none of us are that ready.  In a recent conversation with my wife, I explained how confused I am with benefit plans and which ones I should chose, most of the time flipping a quarter to make the decision.  Now, think about the company administrators who must make these larger decisions for e...

The advent of the internet is probably the only historical event that challenges its’ horrible technochild – CyberCrime.  Cybercrime worldwide is estimated to hit $10.5 trillion in 2025.  More scary, Cybercrime is estimated to be increased between 22 and 25% per year based on the BRIs Internet Crime Complaint Center.   Just like having car insurance or life insurance, the cost of a cyber attack is...

The initial concept of River of Nickels was coined by our good buddy Jim Yount.  While you may step over a nickel because you felt it wasn’t worth your time, what if picking up a nickel led to many nickels which then led to dimes, quarters and ultimately dollars?  Then, you would be much more interested in that first nickel. Today, I have the honor of chatting with someone who has spent their care...

We all have a recent story of the rising cost of insurance and how we have seen the changes that affect each of our daily lives.  I was recently in a conversation with a friend that was explaining a flood in one of their factories and although they had a substantial amount of building insurance but for some reason it didn’t include flood insurance.  Furthermore, this business used a ton of water t...

Anyone can report monthly numbers, but only true professionals can help decipher those monthly numbers.   Today we have a great guy that has spent his career not only reporting, but clearly deciphering the information. Jeff Villano is an Accounting Services Manager with Mogg and Associates and has been instrumental in explaining monthly reports to clients of all levels of sophistication for years....

In a recent conversation, I found myself mesmerized by a question that came up – how often are you fully intentional and genuinely engaged in interactions.  And to make the question even more profound, how much time do you spend preparing yourself so that in the moment you are able to be fully intentional and engaged. The person on the other end of that question that day at Gaetano’s Italian Resta...

So many companies I talk to focus on revenue – what is your gross revenue, what is your net revenue, what is your EBIDTA?  However, talking about profit margins should many times lead the way.   Today, we have someone with us that helps companies make sure that they are focused more on the bottom line than the top line.  Dafne Tsakiris is the founder and CEO of Launch Point, a company that’s solel...

The most recent numbers show that during our lifetimes, over 50% of us will go through the stressful and unfortunate pain of divorce.   During this time, the emotional burden is so difficult that many of the important financial decisions are put on the back burner or not given the care that will be necessary for future success. Our host today, Vince Reece, knows the difficulty of this process and...

Solopreneur and Entrepreneurs - Start Your Day with this one!!   A serial entrepreneur and great friend, Jim Yount, is back for a second round.  This time Jim talks about dancing like snoopy, never giving up and the importance of "micro-movements" forward. Jim helps us all maintain an upbeat attitude and helps us with some ways of turning pessimism into optimism.

As documented in a recent study, businesses that have a clear and evident stated brand story and brand values have a 30% increase in customer satisfaction (as rated by NPS - Net Promoter Score).  Today we have a great partner and good friend of mine, Mel Walz from eCollective whose purpose in life is to create more effective brand strategies through a strong brand platform, messaging and overall i...

We start a multiple week series talking to entrepenuers who have disrupted their industry through their contemporary thinking and challenging the status quo. This week, we rename the podcast to the Real Dill Podcast, talking to a long-time successful entrepreneur, Jarrett Gordon who established the Sporty Pickle in Centennial, Colorado in July of 2024. If you have ever attended an event at Top Gol...

For most of us, we have had 3 – 6 homes in our lives.  Every time we buy and sell a home, it is an emotional transaction.  After all, we’ve lived and made memories in these homes for years. In every transaction, we have probably remembered whether it was a pleasant or unpleasant interaction, and it probably centered around how our real estate agent advocated for us during the deal. Today we have a...

The wealth management space has increased dramatically with the most recent numbers being over 15,000 advisory companies in the United States which has doubled in the last 20 years.  However, the term “wealth manager or financial advisor” has become very opaque and very broad.  Many of the wealth managers are investing money in a set portfolio which could be handled through a robo-advisor or direc...

Chris Beauchamp with the Client School takes us on an insightful and enlightening journey around a concept he has termed the "Client Story of Care".   From talking about how buyers connect to a more emotional objective to the concept of deep listening as a curious child, Chris' method is definitely unique but will keep you nodding your head as you get pulled deeper into the concept....

As we get closer to the end of the year and inevitably the start of a new government administration, it is the right time to think about how you are focusing on tax strategies to strive to maintain more of your wealth Our guest today, Ryan Finch, has been a passionate investor since a very young age, making his first real estate investment when he was 19.  Ryan has spent his career in the financia...

Every business has a product or service to sell and many of these products and services help business owners and individuals to solve or avert a challenge the company will face.  However, the process of sales has evolved to being focused on getting to know the individual or business before selling the product or service. Our guest today, Stuart Pattison has been in a sales leadership position for...