Build Value By Choice

In this episode, we speak with Lance Cayko, co-founder of design/build firm f9 Productions, about strategies for growth and value creation in the construction industry. Topics Covered: Lance's background and journey into architecture, construction, and real estate development Creating consistent customer satisfaction and managing quality control The challenges of brand differentiation in a competi...

Valerie is a former A-list personal assistant and Chief of Staff, current founder and CEO of ChatterBoss, the first and only remote executive assistant service of its kind. Her mission is to guide entrepreneurs to building friction-less teams using a human-centric approach. She joins Nana on Build Value By Choice to discuss her company and what it can do for business owners.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Chatter...

Tony Kitchens is our guest today. He's a speaker, author, and entrepreneur who believes in transforming fear and pain into fuel for an amazing life. With the book "The Gift of Pain," Tony inspires as an entrepreneur and philanthropist. His companies have generated over $100 million in revenue and serviced multinational corporations worldwide. He's on a mission to share his wisdom globally. KEY TAK...

We have a special guest today who is going to be talking about business owner burnout: how do we recognize the signs, how to prevent it, and what strategies we can use to deal with it if, and when it occurs. Our guest today is Michael D. Leavitt . Michael is the founder and chief burnout officer of the Breakfast Leadership Network, which is a San Diego and Toronto-based burnout consultant firm. KE...

Today’s guest is Anne Hill, creator of Hilltop Virtual Solutions. Anne and host Nana Bonsu will be discussing business operations. We will explore how business owners can thrive by leveraging their zone of genius, optimizing assistance processes, conducting data analysis, managing teams, and improving overall business owner health. Join us as Anne shares her expertise and insights on these importa...

Chris Fagnant joins Nana Bonsu on this episode of Build Value By Choice to discuss making your business more sellable, specifically in the manufacturing industry. As a broker and ex-business owner in the manufacturing industry, he’s the perfect person to advise and guide you through making your business more attractive to buyers.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   The key factors that determine the value of a manu...

Today we’re going to be talking about information overload. How do we prevent information overload for business decision makers and how do we overcome those problems when they do occur? To answer this, Nana is joined on Build Value By Choice by Jonathan McPike, co-founder of Haven, a one-stop-shop app for small businesses. KEY TAKEAWAYS Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the foun...

Brett Quinn and Brian Marshall, Co-Founders of Strategy X SaaS platform join Nana today on Build Value By Choice to discuss the topic of building your dream team and changing human behavior with Strategy X. Listen in to find out how this platform can help businesses create high performance teams and create growth and alignment in their organizations. KEY TAKEAWAYS Strategy X is a global Software a...

Nicky Billou, The Millionaire Maker, is an acclaimed author of 8 best-selling books, including Finish Line Thinking: How to Think and Win Like a Champion, and The Thought Leader’s Journey: A Fable of Life. Nicky is also the host of The Thought Leader Revolution, the world's top podcast for thought leadership, featuring esteemed guests like Dr. Ken Blanchard, John Maxwell, and Jack Canfield. He joi...

Are you tired of the traditional networking methods that fail to bring real value to your business? In this episode, Nana interviews the owner of a business to business networking group that operates on an invitational basis. Discover how this unique approach to networking leads to predictable results from word of mouth marketing and real business growth. Clay Hicks is an entrepreneur with a portf...

This week host Nana Bonsu will be exploring technology procurement and vendor selection from an inspirational perspective with today’s guest Gregory Klein-Herzel. We’re going to hear his story, some of the key strategies he has for business success, and unlock some of the secrets that help contribute to the financial performance of companies through smart information technology procurement and ven...

Today Nana is joined by Wayne Mullins, founder of Ugly Mug Marketing, creator of the Freelance Accelerator, and author of Full Circle Marketing. You’re going to hear his story and learn some key strategies for success. Listen in to find out how to unlock the secrets of how to take your business to the next level using some of his powerful marketing strategies.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Ugly Mug Marketing, s...

Today on Build Value By Choice, Nana is joined by Mark Crowley to discuss financial performance and forecasting considerations for retirement, business sale, and business transfer. Mark has over 30 years experience, is a Partner at B2B CFO and provides strategic guidance to small business owners to help them overcome the financial challenges they face. KEY TAKEAWAYS Most people get into business b...

Today on Build Value By Choice we are joined by former NFL Player Rick Elmore. We’re going to discuss his journey from the NFL to working in sales in corporate America to founding his first company, Simply Noted, a software platform for building stronger relationships between businesses and their customers using handwritten notes at scale. KEY TAKEAWAYS Simply Noted is a platform that makes sendin...

Today on the show Nana is joined by Russ Hawkins, the President and CEO of the leading data technology company, Agilence. Russ has spent over 35-years in the tech industry, helping established organizations and small start-ups reach their full potential by driving change from the "inside." He’s here to give you leadership advice in the Tech Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) field.  KEY TAKEAWAYS One of...

Relationship Building & Networking is a key strategy for acquiring customers and strategic partnerships. It can be done in person or virtual. In the modern day of pandemics and globalization, virtual networking mastery and participation is a must for any business owner. One platform that helps with business networking is LinkedIn. In this episode, Daniel Alfon joins us from Israel to share how...

Today we are going to be talking about how you can optimize your business for growth and also for scale using what is called a lean out method. Joining Nana on Build Value By Choice is the inventor of this lean out method process and methodology, Crista Grasso. Crista is an international lean and agile business consultant to Fortune 50 multi billion dollar businesses and is host of the Lean Out Yo...

In today's podcast, we are going to be talking with a distinguished gentleman about how to modernize your marketing with direct mail marketing software called Postalytics. Our guest today is Dennis Kelly. Dennis Kelly is the CEO of Postalytics, a fast-growing direct mail automation software company that helps marketers do more in less time with streamlined production integration into the marketing...

Today we are going to be talking about human capital and to do that, Nana is joined by an expert to help us discuss this topic. Our guest today is Dan Steiner, an award-winning, top performing sales professional having sold delivery and recruitment services and technology to Fortune 1000 companies. After a 17 year career working for best in class technology firms, as well as 10 years selling to hu...

Today’s guest, Greg Goshorn has worked with small businesses all the way up to Fortune 500 companies sharing his expertise in digital marketing with them. Greg specializes in reputation and video marketing, conversion and business consulting. He joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice to talk about retargeting. KEY TAKEAWAYS Retargeting is part of Web traffic. You may know it as remarketing....

Sometimes things are just out of your hands, one of those things we can’t control is time. Today we’re going to be talking about the issue of timing and how it affects the likelihood of success and the impact it has on the ability for you to be successful. Nana is joined on Build Value By Choice by guest Mark Pierce, co-founder of Cloud Peak Law Group to discuss this topic and more.  KEY TAKEAWAYS...

This week we are going to be talking about workplace culture and culture in general, to do that Nana is joined by a leader in this cultural movement. His name is Michael Sonbert, who turned his passion for educational reform into a global call to action for corporate leadership transformation. Michael is a bestselling author, speaker, and the founder and CEO of Skyrocket Education and Rebel Cultur...

Today's topic is going to be about financial planning, and our guest today is John Stoj, whose career in finance began on Wall Street nearly 25 years ago. He learned that the financial services industry is full of people interested in taking advantage of their clients. He watched the financial industry meltdown in 2008 and came to realization that working for the best interest of his customers is...

Today Nana is joined on the podcast by Diana Mouring of DS Labs to discuss how to protect your business from Cyber crime. DS Labs sells a Cyber Security Solution called n@d@r, and it is the world’s first autonomous Cyber Security hardware solution for small to mid-sized businesses with 100% endpoint security that uses machine learning to stop threats faster.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   The more internet dev...

Today on the show Nana is joined by Everet Bluth, President and Owner of IRI Consulting, LLC. Everet is on Build Value By Choice to discuss the misalignment of people and business strategy that causes major problems within businesses of all sizes. Everet is an expert in building a great business culture that allows employees to thrive and enjoy their work for long lasting careers.  KEY TAKEAWAYS T...