Bold Business Podcast

You can position your product for success today, and ensure its relevance tomorrow. We like to make marketing complicated, yet it doesn't have to be. What if marketing is just an ongoing experiment? Jess Dewell talks with Laura Pence Atencio, International Marketing Consultant and Trainer, about grappling with product positioning.

There are times where we want to self-finance, and understanding business credit is the key to doing just that. With so many variables comprising your unique situation, elements are in place to ensure your ability to receive a loan. Jess Dewell talks with Stephen Wible, Director of Business Development at Credit Suite, Inc., about what you don't know about business credit.

Choosing what to prioritize is easier when we have more self-awareness. The confidence that comes from knowing what we are working towards allows us to compassionately say yes to the right things. As we discover what contributes to our success, we can fall back on them for difficult decisions. to discuss your leadership principles Jess Dewell discusses your leadership principles with panelists Jen...

Our lens shapes the work we deem important and the way we work with others. The struggle of achieving a growth strategy is one we all face. Empowering everyone to make decisions is one aspect of developing self-managed teams – i.e. teams wanting to work together and knowing what they are working together to accomplish. Jess Dewell talks with Chuck Blakeman, the Founder/Chief Transformation Officer...

Capacity awareness of our teams is something that to think about when we are in pain – we have too much or too little time within the team. What we do to anticipate the changing needs of our business includes the brain power and skills of the people working with you. Jess Dewell hosts panelists Mario Pena, Sales Manager and Michael Bernstein, Lead Account Executive, to discuss the changing capacit...

If we don't know what we want, how do we develop impactful solutions and make more good decisions? The way you communicate what actions move your organization toward growth directly correlates to how much you achieve. With this in mind, it is important to know what you value; your standards; and how to communicate to rally effort and make effective decisions. Jess Dewell, growth entrepreneur, disc...

Books expand perspective. What you read influences how you look at daily situations as well as unexpected problems, an enhances the ability and desire to be more inquisitive. Books and podcasts offer concepts that you can practically apply – just read (and listen)! Jess hosts panelists Michelle McGee, Creator of EAE program and Property Accountant, and Michael Bernstein, Lead Account Executive for...

Your patterns, habits, and approaches have similarities to systems. When you focus on them, systems (and processes) offer great insights. From doing different to doing better, you will move toward achievement through knowing the elements of systems, and how to use them to create lasting traction. Jess Dewell talks with Dr. Ingrid Pyka, founder of IBP Consulting, about the necessity of effective sy...

As lifelong learners, we not only seek new information … we also seek to apply the information we're learning as much as possible. On today's program, Kristi Sullivan, Kittye Tilford, and Kris Tower – all from different areas of the financial planning industry – join Jess Dewell to discuss unexpected Easter eggs that they apply to business growth and development.

The reality of disruption is at our doorstep. We see disruption daily, and while we should give it a lot of thought … do we? Working with what we know today involves foundational elements that shape the future of our companies. Jess Dewell talks with Thomas Frey, Senior Futurist and founder of the DaVinci Institute, about the future, now.

The concepts that we learn about taking one step at a time are not always sufficient; sometimes we must radically change techniques to get the results we want in real time. To do so requires a dual realization: understanding that we don't always know everything … and yet, we know enough to also recognize that sometimes we must change our thinking to meet goals. By embracing "we don't have to know...

Too busy! Scope creep! Stalled! Stuck! Overwhelmed!!! These are just a few of the experiences and feelings that occur when we've taken on too much. What if we noticed ourselves, our team, our company going down that path before realizing we're stretched too thin? We can choose to look for that path, and use its trail to inform ourselves on what needs to happen to change course. Jess hosts panelist...

The struggle of addiction is real, and may be closer than we think. When people (including ourselves) try to hide something from others, there is a toll. An erosion of personal self-esteem as well as facing our deepest fears around belonging (or not). Jess Dewell talks candidly with Kirk M Samuels about how our vices have hidden impact.

Surrounded by chaos every day, our mindset matters – specifically to keep our priorities front and center. Whether charged with developing our company's growth strategy or part of a team that implements for results, the actions we choose and the way we face knowns and unknowns every day will determine business outcomes. Jess Dewell talks with Chris Natzke, Black Belt Leadership Speaker & Coach, ab...

Deciding for yourself what success looks like increases confidence in what and how you prioritize. This knowledge assists in communications across the board. The way we collectively understand and share organizational values has a direct impact on achievement. To discuss the look and feel of success, Jess Dewell hosts panelists Nathalie Gregg, a change agent, and Kathrine McGraw Patterson, a brand...

The struggle surrounding how to use time is real. Leveraging your own priorities and those within a business requires consistent attention, to the degree that time becomes an actual art. With strong roots in personal values and shared meaning of company values, teams increase their confidence in the work they do, achieving more together. Jess Dewell talks with Chris Prefontaine, Founder/Mentor at...

Part of growth strategy is being consistent. Integrating a strong thread of the qualities of sustainability to daily operations improves our ability to be consistent in our actions and choices. Aligning sustainability to growth also enhances our ability to increase confidence in our decisions. Jess Dewell discusses qualities of sustainability as a leadership value with Dr. Federico Fioretto, leade...

Sales, marketing, and advertising messages must be tied together – more than ever before. With customer access to direct competition and indirect competition to solve problems, the way we work together determines the experience customers have. The consistency of that experience is what strengthens our relationship with customers. Jess Dewell hosts panelists Liz Wendling and Dr. Ingrid Pyka to disc...

Struggles, lessons, even failure is only as useful as we allow. While life will always have unexpected turns, when we take time to notices patterns over time, we can better equip ourselves to make the most of every situation. Jess Dewell talks about how to stay in the process with Mark Hardcastle, Airline Captain, Speaker, and Award-winning Author.

Automating tasks is something we've been doing in business (and in life) for decades. The more tasks technology can perform for us, the more exciting – and scary – the prospect becomes. We can rally or rebel against technology. With every noisy and competitive marketplace, the exploration of ways to create connection is part of the growth equation. Jess Dewell talks with Jeffry Caudle, startup fou...

Dedicating a long period of time … to anything … is difficult. Many leaders spend more than 70% of their time in meetings. There isn't much room left over to stay caught up with our own work projects, let alone engaging in activities that lack an immediate need. There are a set of skills needed to leverage time, and Jess Dewell shares those skills, and two tools, to create a lasting shift from res...

Our reactions to rejection are influenced by our past experience. Rejection shows up everywhere, and our mindset matters. There is polarization that comes with rejection and looking at our response to rejection may help us grow and develop skills. Jessica Dewell hosts a panel discussion on How to Handle Rejection with Dr. Federico Fioretto, Shane Sturgeon, Dr. Ryan Marchman.

Getting what we want is a skill. Specifically negotiation skills. When we reflect and consider how we show up and know exactly what we want we then can prepare a way to ask with confidence and clarity. Not only does this work in our every day lives. It works in protecting ourselves, our companies, and our proprietary information. Risk is one of those 4-letter words. When we look at risk and unders...

Company culture is first. Rewards are second. Rewards are clear and reinforce the mission (delivery of the product) and how we create a work space that allows people to come together to do work and still be on their own journey. From life to learning to collaboration you'll hear it all during this conversation where Jessika Phillips joins Jessica Dewell to talk about the Power of Effective Rewards...

Advanced awareness is vital in recognizing the pieces needed to work into, through, and after change. The necessary skills are simple, and can be automatic during higher times of unknowns – especially when we consciously practice certain abilities in our everyday lives so to ensure those become second nature. Jess Dewell shares essentials to stay the course.