Bold Business Podcast

Good leadership is a tricky subject. There is no single way to lead well. To be a good leader, you must be consistent. It's not hard work; it is ongoing work.  Jess Dewell discusses elements of good leadership with guest appearances from Terry "Starbucker" St. Marie , angel investor, Amy Charity , author and speaker, and Jeffry Caudle, technology start-up founder, to talk about the elements of goo...

What is the framework necessary to level up yourself as a leader? Your relentless pursuit of serving customers by solving problems drives your success and is the foundation for the way business is done in your organization. Use the framework outlined in this interview to remain aware of the highest priority initiatives and the effort necessary to achieve them. Bryan Clayton , CEO and co-founder of...

How leaders respond to their mistakes fortifies or erodes trust within the organization. Your actions are a model for those around you.  Reflection on our past actions allows us to choose what action to take next. Using reflection and thoughtful questions, you can choose the learning to take away from mistakes. Those lessons are what help you bounce back. Jess Dewell shares insights from Dominic R...

Initially published by Kiley Peters , host of Welcome to Eloma. Find out more about this podcast at https://apple.co/3VXjRAc Being an entrepreneur is all about making things happen. But part of making things happen is knowing when to say yes and when to say no. In this episode of the Welcome to Eloma podcast, Jess Dewell joins Kiley Peters, and they talk about the importance of saying yes and no t...

How can we recognize what's out of our control and then adapt to the change we face? Integrating learning, pausing to assess, and accessing your awareness are the three things we can use anytime to face uncertainty.  When we take more time to work on our business, reflect, and seek out new knowledge, we get a better baseline to work from. We can use the information we gain to spark creativity, che...

Knowing the bottom line is vital to maximizing what you get from your business. Understanding the mechanics is also important — how you make money, what difference you make in the world, what you can be best at and why you are doing what you do. In this broadcast, you will discover how to shift your thinking to have a successful business the way you want it, the importance of doing more overall pl...

You can use four measures to face your business future with confidence. Combine these measures with several commonly associated challenges and you will take away proactive ideas about where to put your resources to navigate disruption. You will experience disruption in your business within the next 12 months. While grit and vulnerability matter, your confidence will help navigate downsizing, reces...

Not noticing the signs of decision fatigue, a decline in work quality, and increased stress can lead to the perfect storm that can potentially destroy your business.  Keeping your head in the game and staying disciplined to see big change is difficult. The lessons that come from such dedication to building a thriving business include: remembering your gut is an informant to be listened to as part...

Your commitment to supporting your team is more complex than ever before. The ability to help others move through tough situations comes from knowing your boundaries and the boundaries around the way your company completes work. How we approach our work — identify then solve a problem, reduce costs, produce more, and follow a process for efficiency — can impact the short term. To adapt and flex wi...

Accountability is elusive, but it doesn't have to be. In fact, you may have all that is needed except for time and discipline. Too much time management drastically impacts your ability to connect and fully show up to minimize risk, expand capacity, and have truthful conversations. In this  #AskJess Anything question roundup from the Fast Track Your Business program, Jess Dewell focuses on how to r...

Stories that create connections may not be the obvious ones. When what we shape and share doesn't obtain the desired marketing result, we feel immense frustration. That friction is where to take a closer look at shared stories, set goals, and discover where there is a gap. Recognizing a communal communication shorthand helps us acknowledge that outside of those situations, we may be missing someth...

It takes time to create meaningful relationships in life and business. When you know what you want to accomplish, you know where to put your effort and how to build relationships with those that can help you reach your goals.  Relationships help with this learning and journeying. In this program, you will learn what disconnected behaviors look like and what to do to change, the three powers of pre...

Your skills can never be taken away. Once you have them, they are yours for the rest of your life. Also, skills take time and energy to build, and your learning experiences always come from less-than-ideal situations. You build your resilience with each lesson.  Listen to this BOLD Business Podcast episode to learn how to prioritize and address: The problems that are "always just there";  The fact...

Regardless of skill or background, you are always learning and taking risks, constantly checking in with your gut and listening to your instinct about when to step into something new. The foundational piece is WHY you are doing what you are doing.  In this broadcast, you will hear about the three pillars used for making decisions, the importance of an outside set of eyes, and the real impact of sa...

Success happens when a company recognizes the importance of the WHY behind good leadership teams.  With clarity around the expectations, a leadership team that learns to work together collectively is able to respond with greater capacity to the problems and issues that crop up along the way. Learn more about the importance of clear communication for business efficiency, how to know if you are grow...

The skills you need to run and grow your business differ from those you have for selling and delivering your solution.  Finding repeatable processes offers indications about what levers you have within your business to grow. Once your process is known, the levers become clear, and your focus can be on optimizing the process for a higher return. Learn about the five types of sales questions you mus...

All action comes with risk. You can mitigate the risk by breaking down multi-year initiatives into smaller goals. Picking one small goal provides a way to collect information and gain additional knowledge to sort, think through, and prioritize the next best step. Making time to reset and recharge ensures you maintain the focus needed to face the next uncertainty, how building accountability promot...

Observe your behaviors. How you ask for help or don't will impact how you can create connections. Sales conversations require an ask, and your personal brand is as strong as your connections.  You are a work in progress, and being proud of your past self is paramount to becoming the person you need to be to achieve all desired goals. Connecting with others helps people better understand you becaus...

Deeply related to business success today, your ability to flex and adapt is more important than ever. In addition, compassion can be interwoven into thriving businesses. To tap into resilience, you must go beyond acknowledging someone else's hardship and attempt to understand the whats and whys of their experience to intentionally choose how to show up for yourself, your business, and the other pe...

Seemingly urgent daily items can quickly fill up more than your available time.  Committing time to look at the bigger picture is not easy. Yet, the awareness that emerges from strategic initiatives allows you to say "yes" to more of the right things that will help you navigate the urgent and vital.  In this episode, you will hear about how the result of breaking something (that was working) was n...

Small, meaningful conversations use existing hope for a more significant positive impact on your future. Breaking down barriers never happens in ideal moments; however, you can still make the most of each interaction. In this episode of BOLD Business Podcast, you will hear about prompts to evaluate what holds you back, prompts to assess overwhelm, and the fact that people require effort and time t...

Growth happens in sprints. Defining the beginning, middle, and end of a business growth sprint is necessary for the wellness of you and your team.  Mental sharpness is critical to participating in and leading high-performance teams. Recognizing what resources are needed to build and grow a high-performance team requires clarity of purpose, navigating uncertainty, and being open to new ideas.  Thre...

When to have the answer and when to seek the answer is a skill that we forever hone. Asking for help means considering the problem, what we want to have happen, and what it will take to make those goals happen. Listen in to hear about a three part framework for knowing when you have the answer, or when you are seeking help to discover the answer.  The framework includes: clarity and ability to com...

Time is scarce. What we do with our time models the rest of our company, and sets up the priorities. As we strive to collect and assess the right data to make the right decisions, the actions we take influence the performance and legitimacy of our organizations.  On this episode, Jess Dewell welcomes Kurian M. Tharakan , Founder at StrategyPeak Sales and Marketing; Maceo Jourdan , Founder at Canex...

What makes your company different is what will make your company last. High-performance teams know how to problem-solve and be flexible – yet they are high-performing because they understand how to use the combined skill sets at the right time. Yet, it takes time to discover, learn, and most importantly, know when to lean into the team's strengths. Understanding and applying this knowledge helps d...