Bold Business Podcast

We tend to look at financials for past performance, which is a necessary indicator for a snapshot of time. How does this point in time align to growth goals and overall growth strategy? That's the question of the hour as Jess Dewell talks with Steve Merager, Fractional CFO and business strategist.

Culture is what we say, what we do, and how we do it. It's what defines the words in your company's vision and values. Ongoing training is one element of developing capacity within each employee – including internalization of the company culture – that provides a way to identify future leadership. Jess Dewell talks with Ron Goode, who develops training and education programs and has a passion to i...

The last time you felt self-doubt, what did you do? The habits surrounding how to deal with the uncertainty between our ears is itself a habit – which influences our mindset. Being confident is a skill, and the pursuit of happiness can end – specifically, we can recognize joy in everyday situations. Jess Dewell talks with Michael Rosenblum about how to face doubt to get to results.

When choosing to go after rapid growth, things there are as scary as they are exciting. Knowing that effort went into creating a growth strategy which is grounded in thoughtful planning – as well as pushing the envelope of what we can articulate as possible – is what we fall back on when facing bumps along the way. Growth may have short-term effects, and to sustain growth over time effectively req...

A certain confidence is necessary to accept growth that happens quickly and plan for company growth year over year. Confidence comes from within, while our ability to lead comes from how we consistently show up. A limitation of both is where our blind spots are. Jess Dewell talks with Abigail Manning to discuss where growth and business strategy intersect.

Big or small, change will demand our attention now and again. Facing change can feel like all our options have been taken away (and maybe they have). When there is only one way – forward – the way we face it and take action matters. Jess Dewell speaks with Zak Clayton, founder of Clayton Consulting to talk about how we survive and thrive.

Each and every one of us has ideas, yet not many follow through until we see ideas put to use. It takes guts and heart to get a useful idea out of our heads and into a form from which others can benefit. Jess Dewell talks with Wayne Nix, founder of RNVention, about his inspired innovation.

Strategic thinking includes the ability to reflect on what's happened in the past and determine what learning can be applied to one's current situation. Our reflections allow us to explore weaknesses and blind spots. Our reflections also allow us to remember and feel our successes. Jess Dewell hosts panelists Debbi Sluys and Kyle M. Brown to explore leadership reflection.

Our relationship with ourselves is evident in what we consider stressful and what stresses us out. Most often we associate stress with physical changes – maybe even our doctors say to make stress management a part of our lives. Universal mindfulness principles look different for each of us. They can reflect our preferences and personality. Ultimately, being able to incorporate constancy around min...

Manufacturing is here to stay – despite recent changes, people simply like their stuff. Businesses face pressures of technology change, regulation, and the way we look at the "waste" manufacturing creates. Jess Dewell talks with Dr. Federico Fioretto and Alexander Prinsen to talk about how to Fix a Leaky Business Model.

Even though we've worked over the past decade to reduce silos, and have been successful, the way buyers interface with our companies still continues to change. Taking collaboration and communication to the next level, sales and marketing can continue to be a core part of business growth when we take the time to figure out how to align them even more. Jess Dewell hosts panelists Brynn Tillman and R...

It's about the intention we hold as we show up. Its about our self awareness and willingness to listen to our internal sensor as a way to gather data in addition to what we can research and observe. When we hide who we are, we're never giving our best work. We are not stepping into our integrity. This conversation Jess Dewell and Scott Scowcroft have with Alan Cohen will help you…right now and goi...

The things we don't want to do can be shifted with a practice of self awareness. The messiness of change - the ability to evaluate and take some action…any action… moves us toward a different outcome. We don't have to always hate certain things we do. Jess Dewell hosts Blair Glaser as they talk about communication, relationship, innovation, and change.

Innovation is all about thinking. Thinking about what to change now, what might happen and how we can serve our customers when it does. Every business, of every size, benefits from thinking about strategy at the highest level and how every initiative and what is done to achieve outcomes is on purpose. Jessica Dewell hosts panelists Jim Katzaman and Steve Dodd to discuss steady innovation.

Growth, personal and business, stem from self awareness and how we show up. It's how we talk to ourselves, communicate with others, and our ability to solve our own problems. Success comes from completing our goals - realistic and with clear measurement - so we know we are on track, get to the finish line by completing them, and celebrating and learning from the journey. Jessica Dewell hosts panel...

We hear about creative thinking ... but do we really employ the practice to increase our opportunities for success? Where we can use the same steps to work through a problem, we can insert creative thinking to expand options and create possibility. Jess Dewell talks with Colleen Miller about using creative thinking.

Sometimes we travel the tough road to get to where we want to go. Colorado Women's Education Foundation (CWEF) provides a support system for women who are in need of financial and community support to achieve their dreams, enhance their leadership, and make a bigger contribution to the world. Jess Dewell talks with Karen McGee, President of CWEF, about the power of education.

Change is hard. We've put roots down, we've accepted the actions to take … and we find that we are either uprooted; that things change faster than we thought possible; or even that we must change to continue growing. Jess Dewell hosts panelists Jade Alexander and Christine L. Bowen to discuss secrets to achieve lasting change.

It is important to look at the actions we take each day. Each choice has an outcome we don't know … yet our mindset comes from the way we approach problems and the actions we choose. Jess Dewell will share the importance of being more aware of the situations we find ourselves in and how to align prioritizing what we value.

With change happening so fast, effective leaders diligently work on themselves to keep up. That "keeping up" may occur in industry, specialization, and even well-being. Facilitated by Jess Dewell, this panel discussion will explore questions about self-learning. Joy Guthrie and Lynette Davis will share their insights and personal experience around developing our inner leader.

Money is a tough subject. There are myths, attitudes, and behaviors that show us how we feel about managing money. The way we view and interact with money at home influences our confidence in forecasting and budgeting as stewards of the company we work for. Jess Dewell talks with Dan Andrews to discuss financial literacy and success.

The way we speak to ourselves is the way we present ourselves to the world. To achieve results from collaboration, there is a self-awareness – self-care habits – that feed our capabilities. When we stall, we have spread ourselves too thin. Jess Dewell talks with Russel Dennis about the importance of working on our own mindset to achieve high business performance.

We talk so much about and show ourselves off that we might have a skewed view of what people actually perceive. The importance of closing that gap and intentionally setting a perception starts with a willingness to look reflectively … at ourselves. To try new things. To be challenged and face risk. Jess Dewell talks with Eric Sprinkle to discuss the power of taking new chances.

We are in this to be our best. To work well. To adapt and build personal (and business) resilience. Since we learn from each other, let's use that connection. Jess Dewell hosts panelists Allen Bridgeforth and Andrew Jenkins to discuss how to be better leaders.