Building Teams with TEAMES & CO

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Alexander Embiricos , the CEO of software company Remotion the Virtual Office for Hybrid Teams.  Show Highlights: Alex introduces himself and shares his multifaceted background that ultimately led him first to American, and then into software, and then from Silicon Valley to the East Coast of the United States… ultimately leading to the develop...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Dr. Paul White , the leader of appreciationatwork.com , a globally recognized organization that leverages the 5 Love Languages framework to help teams better demonstrate appreciation and improve company morale in the workplace.  Show Highlights: Dr. Paul introduces himself and his book on “appreciation at work”. (2:30) Mike and Dr. Paul discuss...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Tim Collings , the founder and CEO of 4iGroup - a leadership development company that helps leaders who seek to create a better world by developing exceptional people to create extraordinary organizations.  Show Highlights: Tim shares his story and what led him to start 4iLeadership (02:30) The group discusses the way to use mission statement a...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Jimmy St. Louis , the current CEO of Franchise123 , and a former NFL player, olympian, and crossfit games contestant.  Show Highlights: Jimmy shares his background ranging from athletics as a Tight End for the Tennessee Titans, as a Crossfit games contestant, and an Olympic rower, and then eventually transitioning into his roles as a culture-bu...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Paul Glover , the “No B.S. Work Development & Resilience Coach”.  Show Highlights: Paul introduces himself and his “No BS coaching philosophy” (02:00) Paul describes the “Three Tenants” that he asks each of his clients to adopt: 1) Attraction - AKA Positive Energy, 2) Attention, 3) Appreciation (10:47) Paul talks about the importance of hav...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview John Samuel the Cofounder and CEO of ABLR360 .  Show Highlights: John introduces ABLR360, their mission to remove the barriers that have hindered people with disabilities. They do this by eliminating the digital divide, by changing mindsets about people with disabilities, and creating pathways for employment. John also shares more about his own...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Charles Ross , the President and CEO of InBIA - a global leader in the world of Entrepreneurial Support.  Show Highlights: Charles introduces himself and the InBIA organization and the group discusses the recent partnership that TEAMES & CO had to partner with InBIA in a recent strategic plan. (01:50) Charles discusses the challenges of, an...

In this week’s episode, Mike interviews Joanne Louis-Paul , the president at Strat + Ops Consulting Inc., and the Founder of Hudson Valley United Freelancers and Entrepreneurs.  Show Highlights: Mike introduces the guest of the day, Joanne Louis-Paul and learns about Joanne and her work. Joanne dives into her decision to jump into entrepreneurship based off of her experiences during the pande...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Fay Horwitt and Brett Brenton with Forward Cities .  Show Highlights: Brett and Fay share the heart behind Forward Cities to address the inequities in our society, specifically within the context of Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial Support, and how Forward Cities creates “equity for every entrepreneur” (02:15) Tracy asks the group about how...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike invite Clair (who is usually behind the scenes of the Building Teams podcast) to review their goals for 2022.  Show Highlights: Clair shares his goals for 2022 including: his goals for Nodderly in 2022, his personal goal to improve in consistency in meditation, and a fun goal to progress in a new game called Surviving Mars (03:30) Tracy shares her vision...

In this week’s episode,  Show Highlights: Mike and Tracy encourage listeners to do a “retrospective” on the year in review (2:30) Takeaway #1, Tracy and Mike discuss the Importance Of Engaging Your Stakeholders (4:50) Takeaway #2, Tracy and Mike discuss Decision Making (11:15) Takeaway #3, Tracy and Mike discuss The Importance of Having A Steadfast Vision (17:20) Takeaway #4, Tracy and Mike d...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Clair Morgan, the founder of Nodderly , the amazing video and audio editing company used by TEAMES & CO for this very podcast!  Show Highlights: Tracy introduces Clair to the podcast, including how WE work with Nodderly to produce this very podcast. (01:50) Clair shares more detail about how he decided to “Take the plunge” into Nodderly and...

In this week’s episode, we flipped the script and interviewed our usual host, Mike about his business Keepsake Tales . Mike shares about the highs and lows of his entrepreneurial journey, the importance of customer discovery, a great team, and his vision to help every child understand that they are one of a kind and intrinsically valuable by seeing themselves represented as the protagonists of the...

Show Highlights  In this week’s episode, Mike interviews Kaleb Hupp, a former infantry officer in the army, and currently an owner and partner at Rally Point Wealth Management . Mike and Kaleb talk about Kaleb’s experiences in the army and how his lessons in leadership, organizational effectiveness, and strategy have translated to his career as a management consultant, and now as an entrepren...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Tracie Sponenberg, Chief People Officer of the Granite Group. A great conversation on how leaders can build communications, support their teams and ultimately put people first.  Show Highlights: Tracie S shares more about the Granite Group and her role as the Chief People Officer, including the most pressing challenges coming out of COVID, and...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Michelle Tracz, CPA, CFE,PLLC. Michelle is the founder and owner of Michelle Tracz CPA firm, and an active leader in the North Carolina business community. We spoke to her about how she and her team help organizations build a strong foundation, adapt to changing conditions and how she integrates into their teams to support their growth. Show Highlig...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Jon Jones, the CEO of Anthroware. Anthroware is a team of brilliant strategists, developers, designers, and engineers who build software for humans. Their  mission is to untangle the complexity in routine workflows by creating digital tools that automate, streamline, and simplify processes.  Show Highlights: Jon discusses the evolution of...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Anne Jones , the CO-Founder of District C . We speak to the importance of building strong teams, and how those team skills can be developed over time. Show Highlights: Anne shares the inspiration behind District C, and what the organization does. The group discusses the value of group project work, and how District C has developed a framework that u...

In this week’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Catherine Hayes, DMD, SM, DMSc, CPCC, PCC. Catherine is the Author of “Everything Is Going to Be Okay!: From the Projects to Harvard to Freedom” . In addition to being an acclaimed author, Catherine is an Enneagram expert, and shared her insights on how the enneagram can help team members build self awareness and foster better communicat...

In this week’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Geraud Staton, Executive Director of Helius. Geraud shares how Helius provides training and coaching for small businesses and necessity-driven entrepreneurs. They work closely with small business owners to help them earn and pay a fair living wage. The program starts with a 10-week business training program that ends with participants ha...

In this week’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Brett Hampson, a Finance leader at a Fortune 100 company. Brett is an experienced Finance leader, with extensive knowledge about leading teams and executing on results.  Brett and Tracy speak about how to set expectations with your team, support them through change like working from home, and how he is changing the way he plans with...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Krista Covey , the President of First Flight Venture Center .  We have an exciting episode exploring the entrepreneurial ecosystem, the joys and excitement of the start-up world, and how Krista and her team work together to deliver exceptional support to high-science start ups.  Show Highlights: Krista shares her background and gives an ov...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Dino Skerlos , the Outsourced Vice President of Sales at Sales Xceleration . We dive into many important topics from setting sales goals, how sales and marketing can work better together, and how you can foster friendly competition and most importantly collaboration within your teams. Show Highlights: Dino introduces himself and shares about his bac...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Anne Jones , the CO-Founder of District C . We speak to the importance of building strong teams, and how those team skills can be developed over time. Show Highlights: Anne shares the inspiration behind District C, and what the organization does. The group discusses the value of group project work, and how District C has developed a framework that u...

In this week’s episode, Tracy and Mike interview Mary Beth Knapp, Board of Directors President, and Megan Price, Rescue Manager at the Humane Society of York County located in Fort Mill, South Carolina. This episode is part of our non-profit spotlight, where we explore how leaders suppor their teams, and allow our audience to share their ideas and insights via our social media at #askteames. ...