Bold Business Podcast

BOLD Business Podcast is featuring The DEB Show podcast with host Debra Eckerling . In this episode, Debra speaks with powerhouse leaders Jess Dewell , Tom Reid , and Jenn Tsang about leadership. The group discusses the attributes of leaders, the challenges of developing leaders, and the future of leadership. Listen in to hear tips for developing leadership skills and how to set up the right goals...

Intentionally adding value is a commitment. The dedication to asking the right questions, the hard questions, is the path to discerning the right opportunity, right now. It also includes a clear beginning and knowing what the end looks like. Endings provide a way to pause, assess, and make the next set of actions to reach your long-term goals. Jess Dewell talks with Paul D. Casey, Coach and Author...

As a leader, to support others, steer business development, and grow your business, you must first know yourself.  Jess Dewell was a guest on Gerdi Verwoert 's Daring Self-Leadership podcast . Listen to this episode to learn more about dimensional leadership and how to find better solutions for your business and your team.  —--------- If you want to continue to look for inspiration to creatively o...

It takes time to build, deploy, and gain the adoption of your product. Without knowing where – and the reason why – you are going in a particular direction, it's easy to become discouraged and give up.  Each of us has an ultimate goal, and it is important to know what that goal is. Once known, creating the right business strategy, choosing the right priorities, and navigating the difficulties in e...

Those who talk about success always being "forward-looking" are missing a key element to achievement: reflection. Time, and how you use time, sets the stage for what you can do.  In this Uncharted episode, Jess Dewell talks with Jürgen Strauss , Founder at Innovabiz , about doing exemplary work and having fun. You will hear about elements that allow you to grow, the power of reflection, and outcom...

With attention to the details that make up your unique selling proposition and how your company works, the organization can successfully adapt and thrive through the external and internal ups and downs all businesses navigate.    However, reaching the next level of business growth brings new challenges. Deciding how to approach issues and snags when in the middle of the day-to-day provides a guide...

Success today is a consistent but imperfect action that needs to be used to learn, adjust, and keep going. Such perseverance requires confidence because it requires courage, patience, creativity, and a lot of grace mixed with fun. There will always be situations out of your control. That is why you must navigate them to achieve your goals. Jess Dewell , the Managing Partner of Red Direction , talk...

The quickest way to resolve a problem is to know what the problem REALLY is. Decision-making always sounds easy, but in practice can be difficult to peel back the layers of what you think.  In this episode of BOLD Business Podcast, you will hear tips to discover your customers' genuine problems, how to operationalize trust and how finding causality helps you find the root issue.  Jess Dewell talks...

When we mess up, we want others to remember we are human. That means we must do the same. The way we show up in the face of adversity tells others a lot about us.  In this episode of BOLD Business Podcast, you will hear how the Teabag Principle, the Character Matrix, and reflection are necessary to navigate change. The resilience built from tirelessly facing change will create shared values to get...

Scaling a small business has its challenges, and each of us face a unique journey due to our strengths, weaknesses, and interests!  In this show, you will hear how to: chase the next level of success, study business to help make the right decisions right now, and incorporate a three-to-five-year vision to create a lasting business. Jess Dewell talks with Dave Menz , Founder of Queen City Laundry a...

Reflection must be part of your leadership role as a necessary part of an organizational checkup process. Today's most important action or project may be different from the week, quarter, or year. To utilize your time best, know the numbers. Why? Because what you avoid is what will most likely cause your business to fail. Developing the skills necessary to find and challenge assumptions offers a r...

Want more time in your day? Achieving this goal is possible when you're focusing on the right work, designing a process to ensure you're doing the right work and ensuring there is time to do the work.  Repeating success comes from inner confidence, which involves a clear finish line you can communicate, hold accountability to, and problem solve as a team to reach that goal.  The most significant i...

How do we prioritize tasks and get more work done? There's always the danger of falling into the trap where our lives outside of work direct our work. With slight tweaks, you can provide clarity, hold the direction, and guide the planned and unplanned work.  Jess Dewell , your host of BOLD Business Podcast, shares results from the 2022 Business Management Report and what you can do right now to op...

Your awareness of the paths employees are on, what accountability looks like in your company, and how you approach problem solving influence the way everyone does work in your organization.  So much is out of our control. This includes what is in the "head and heart space" of employees when they come to work, what the economy is doing, and even the way your customers think about your product. Alig...

Stop being boxed in by thinking and process patterns. Thoughtful chaos is the way to increase creativity and innovation within your company. It requires slowing down, taking time to ensure clarity, being accountable, and having the courage to act. Jess Dewell hosts Scott Novis, the Chief Creative Officer at Bravous Esports, in a discussion about the importance of connection through technology to r...

In this discussion, Steven Goodman, President of SHG Planning, Inc., shares tips and stories about how to discuss setting up a successful future for yourself and your family. Let the wealth you've created from your hard work make an impact for more than just one generation by having the right mindset, having difficult conversations, and knowing what you will not compromise. The framework you creat...

Cultivating opportunity is exciting. Pausing, evaluating, and learning from what has previously happened – good and bad – these tasks are often overlooked and deemed unnecessary. Leadership teams that are disciplined about reflection achieve more over time. Listen in as Jess Dewell discusses building a better legacy with Michael Buzinski, President and CMO at Buzzworthy Integrated Marketing. We ar...

The way people work together is determined by company culture; the ability to navigate that culture is a flexibility allowing you to be more adaptable and responsive when it matters most.

What can we do to build mental flexibility? Be present. Pause. Follow through. Jess Dewell and John Davis discuss how to achieve more now on this Livestream of the BOLD Business Podcast.

Originally published by Katie Brinkley host of the Rocky Mountain Marketing Show. Find out more about this podcast at https://www.spreaker.com/user/katiebrinkley/back-to-basics-building-an-effective-bus When your business seems to be going far off track, there might be a discrepancy with the goals you are setting, your strengths, and your strategy. It is always important to go back and evaluate yo...

Today, technology is a core part of business – just like marketing and accounting. When we only think of technology as a tool to support functional areas in our businesses, we are at a deficit. When employed as a key part of overall business strategy, technology allows us to explore and make choices that: positively impacts our market position; allows us to better serve customers; and enables us t...

Your business is like a kaleidoscope. Listen in to hear the listener questions (submitted to #AskJess) that range from improving capabilities; the future of work; and facing our assumptions to make decisions that move a company forward. Spoiler alert: It's talking more about strategy; acknowledging decision fatigue; and leveraging what you have to navigate uncertainty.

Our values begin and drive self-leadership. The importance of knowing ourselves ensures we say no (and yes) intentionally. That includes the tasks we might be avoiding and maybe even dreading. Jess Dewell and Dr. Benjamin Ritter discuss how good leadership habits allow you to do more have a more fun and fulfilling life.