Bold Business Podcast

The energy you bring determines your success. And then putting intentional effort into the 4 Cs, your self-care, and the ability to communicate creates your generative mindset to risk taking the next step.    Consistency sounds easy, and it is - at first. What makes it hard is the lack of certain results within a certain time, comparing yourself to others, and even surrounding yourself with the wr...

What's your organization's mantra? Can you see the understanding of this driving focus in the way your company makes decisions, its presentation in the marketplace, and the way the team does work? Both software and hardware technologies (including robotics and drones) are opportunities for your organization to remain competitive while achieving your biggest goals.    Technology always has and will...

Formalized or not, we all seek points of view (maybe even validation) to check ourselves. Being on the right track, getting results, and making the best decisions are weighty responsibilities. By default, it is commonly thought that confidence comes from knowledge. In actuality, confidence comes from being tuned in.    How do you make the right decision at the right time? Have an outside set of ey...

The high performance begins with you. Putting a priority on getting to know yourself and reflecting (on failures and successes) allows you to choose what learning you consciously want to take forward.  The intersection of what makes you unique, the impact you want to make, and what drives you are the critical elements to the customized definition of what high performance is for your business. Once...

Your business plan is a tool to know what not to do. This dynamic tool allows you to include core information about how you do your work, your company's impact, and what opportunities are the right ones to pursue.  Finding winfinity (win-win-win) is possible by shifting the lens you look through. Whether internal growth and development of people and processes or aggressively tackling initiatives t...

All you need are the right words that reach the right people at the right time. Easy, right? Yes, when you can provide the time for discovery and development when creating marketing messages and stories. Your customers are savvy, and to claim a spot in their crowded brain space requires diligence to maintain objectivity.    It is time to acknowledge you may be working in a silo, telling your exist...

Recognizing the warning signs of decision fatigue, decreased work quality, and heightened stress can make all the difference in securing the success of your business.   Staying focused and committed to achieving your goals takes discipline and determination. The crucial lesson to be learned is to trust your instincts as part of the decision-making process, remain open to new opportunities, and emb...

Be OK with making mistakes. Decision-making inherently has a risk element, and knowing how you make decisions with imperfect information is a reminder that you are human — and also helps with a better understanding of the cascading results of making a choice.   Whether it's time-sensitive, a risk of looming stagnation, or more information is necessary — consider what you know: the decision will cr...

During her appearance on the Smashing The Plateau podcast with David Shriner-Cahn , Jess Dewell shared insights on how businesses can ignite their engines and achieve their goals. She also discussed her methods for helping clients succeed and the key traits required to flourish as a consultant.  Additionally, Jess highlighted the importance of weekly retreats for working on one's business and offe...

What you are drawn to is a clue to how you can add value to the world around you. Regardless of scale, each purposeful action and intention creates an opportunity for you or another to keep moving an idea forward. Wherever your curiosity takes you and the problems you choose to work on, be intentional.  It takes commitment to keep chipping away at an idea that results in an intuitive, easy, and to...

To meet and accept yourself is fundamental for showing up as you are, especially in a world where so many expectations exist outside of ourselves. That passion and drive are there, and the more you listen, the more you can define what success is for you — AND embrace the twists and turns of the journey from having a clear set of principles to live by.  Cumulative learning — from seeking knowledge...

Growth is uncomfortable. Whether pushed (life change) or pulled (following your dream) toward the career and contribution you want, commitment is foundational.  The beginning will be tactical: Creating a revenue stream Building a business pipeline Attracting the right people to work with you Time management, workflow to produce deliverables, and integrating work product time into the larger life s...

Endings are often overlooked. We can push project dates and modify results expectations much easier than calling for a full-stop to review. It is easy to jump right into tactics to get results, yet we typically desire an overarching goal: more of something or a change to the way something is. Whether a product launch, your business' story, or breaking into a new market, the less clarity there is,...

To disrupt an industry, your company must tap into clear communication, be vigilant about minimizing groupthink, and create a sustainable work environment for high-performance teams. However, pressure can be amplified when you feel alone, and that comes from a lack of options. Empowered teams that feel their shared impact -and yet will take risks to reach the collective company goals means - that...

The high performance begins with you. Putting a priority on getting to know yourself and reflecting (on failures and successes) allows you to choose what learning you consciously want to take forward. The intersection of what makes you unique, the impact you want to make, and what drives you are the critical elements to the customized definition of what high performance is for your business. Once...

Every business has inefficiencies and deficiencies, and having this reality clearly in mind is necessary to determine how to grow your business from the inside. Investing energy and resources into who you already have on your team is a time commitment.  Of course, once you hire the right people, the imperative becomes understanding how their goals change over time, what they seek, and where they c...

Strategically looking forward shows what opportunities, goals, and problems make the most sense to focus on. Results from the time and energy spent working to deliver your product directly relate to your commitment to choosing the following best action to move the business forward. Prioritizing high-value activities that were thoughtfully selected through a lens of curiosity create a firm boundary...

You make all decisions with imperfect information, leading to several scenarios: walking right into a blind spot, missing a key point of view, or maybe even downplaying the risk. The clarity of and commitment to your initiatives determines success. Make sure you have a peer group — from a mastermind to a board of directors — whom you can talk with in general and are confident in consulting when an...

More than just influencing outcomes, how you make decisions impacts your next step, your relationships, and also tests your values. Leaning into your personality and strengths, recognizing your weaknesses as a leader, inform how, when, and what you do when showing up for your company and employees. In this show, you will learn to recognize if you are taking enough risks. This will include three vi...

Effective communication requires intention. Intention requires time and effort, both of which are in short supply in our demanding world.  The first thing we must do to address this particular problem is to recognize that there are areas we've overlooked in our communication. Christopher Wallace , President and Co-founder of Innerview , Michael O'Brien , Chief Shift Officer, and Margaret Watts Rom...

Initially published by Debra Eckerling, host of The DEB Show. Find out more about this podcast at https://bit.ly/3BehalO. On this episode of The DEB Show, hot Debra Eckerling wraps up a month of #GoalChatLive "health" topics with a conversation on Corporate Health.  Jess Dewell , Managing Partner, Red Direction , and Lance Robbins , Director of Talent Acquisition, XWP , share their thoughts on The...

With a wide range of meanings, a pivot can secretly be shiny-object syndrome, necessary because of industry change or nuances in how you do business. The clarity needed to know what the pivot is and if it is the right time comes from reflection and understanding exactly how that pivot will improve business. Pivoting requires you to know who you are and what you do as a company. In this interview,...

We dig into the question: how often does your organization assess its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to understand the current business climate? Daily integration of your organization's SWOT knowledge brings necessary information into day-by-day, impactful decision-making. You will hear how to use the information to assess the current state of business and make impactful daily d...

Initially published by Mitchell Levy , host of Thought Leader Life . Find out more about this podcast at https://bit.ly/3Y1yPHl Push your business to the next level beyond its plateau with flexibility and purposeful action. This episode features thought leader and expert Jess Dewell , growth entrepreneur, founder and managing partner of Red Direction, strategy consultant and speaker and host of BO...

The capacity for rapid change comes down to our adaptability. In this broadcast, you will learn more about the three questions that companies are asking right now, the importance of time management and elements of agile leadership that prepare your company for rapid change.  Jess Dewell interviews Kathy Atkins , CEO of The Lattitude Group ; Tom Libelt , CEO & Podcast Host of Smart Brand Marketing...