Business Broken to Smokin' Podcast

In Episode 046 of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Mark Whitmore and David Quick have a discussion on Culture Index, Vistage, and hiring. Part 1 of 2. Here is a link for Culture Index to take a survey:  https://surveys.cultureindex.com/s/69AC7B0000/26716 0:00 Intro 1:18 How did you get into coaching? 6:21 Book reference - It’s Your Ship by Captain D. Michael Abrashoff  11:38 Talk about your...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Mark and Shane talk about a new tool Mark developed called “Pump the Brakes” - a hack to balance out making decisions with your gut and also with thinking! Download the tool here: https://lodestonetruenorth.com/podcast-episode-045-pump-the-brakes/ 0:00 Intro 4:20 A lot of visionaries are driven by ideas and they often have a sensory operat...

***FOR DETAILED SHOW NOTES, SEE OUR BLOG POST: https://lodestonetruenorth.com/podcast-episode-044-interview-with-alec-broadfoot/ In Episode 044 of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore interviews Alec Broadfoot, CEO of VisionSpark  https://visionsparksearch.com/ They discuss Alec’s new book, “Revealed! Insider Secrets To Hiring Your #2 Leader”  htt...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast:  Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore interviews Kolbe Certified Consultant Kimberly Dyer.  How We Work https://www.kolbe.com/ https://www.kolbe.com/kolbe-wisdom/#ConativeMind   0:00 Intro 5:42 Book reference — Traction by Gino Wickman  7:28 What does it look like to get certified in Kolbe? 10:19 What are these assessments measu...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast:  Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and his right hand man Shane Kardos discusses delegation, and a cheat sheet that we developed to help you delegate.  Episodes 40 and 42 we talk about problems and solutions around delegating. Here’s a great hack if you are a manager and you find yourself struggling to delegate effectively. D...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast:  Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and his right hand man Shane Kardos discuss two sides of adaptability. 0:00 Intro 1:36 Two sides to adaptability 3:32 Upcoming book, The Visionary Dilemma in 3 parts 3:41 1st Dilemma - People need an overarching vision, but don’t realize they need one 4:35  Book reference Drive by Daniel Pin...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast:Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and his right hand man Shane Kardos discuss delegation. Link to download the worksheet mentioned in today's podcast: https://lodestonetruenorth.com/podcast-episode-040-its-time-to-delegate/ 0:00 Intro 5:15 The Soft Side: Abdicate, Imply, Hint, Imagine, Allude, Assume, Ignore 8:42 The Rough...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and his right hand man Shane Kardos discuss digging down into the roots of issues. 0:00 Intro 8:00 At the root of all issues, at the end of the day, it basically goes back to the owner. 10:00 Reference to our S.M.A.C.K.! Tool (Check out our free course here: https://lodestone.thinkific.com/co...

Download the Strong Hand Tool worksheet mentioned in this episode: ⁠https://lodestonetruenorth.com/podcast-episode-038/⁠ In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast:  Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and his right hand man Shane Kardos discuss the Strong Hand Tool, a good thinking hack to realize the places where you might get stuck while trying to get things done. 0:0...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast:  Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore interviews business coach Preston True https://www.gettpafit.com/   About Preston:  After 25 years of managing and owning entrepreneurial businesses, Preston has lived through some of the brightest days and darkest nights. He’s learned owning and operating a business requires a new level of...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast:  Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and his right hand man Shane Kardos discuss a bit of the book “Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises by Ray Dalio. 0:00 Intro 1:27 Book reference - Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises by Ray Dalio 4:08 Book reference - Principles by Ray Dalio You have to identify a guiding principl...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast:  Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and his right hand man Shane Kardos discuss the book “The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America’s Wealthy” by Thomas J. Stanley & William D. Danko. 0:00 Intro 3:44 “The rich have money, the wealthy have time.” 6:33 Preface, there are some hurdles…  First hurd...

In episode 034 of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and guest Connie Chwan talk about her experiences as a business coach. Connie has over 40 years experience as an entrepreneur and is certified in several business operating systems, the most recent being Pinnacle. More info on Connie can be found at www.pure-direction.com 0:00 Intro 1:53 How d...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast:  Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and his right hand man Shane Kardos discuss 4 tools or exercises that help to put a bow on the past year.  

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and his right hand man Shane Kardos discuss the “AAR” meeting/template/tool. How to put a bow on the past year. 0:00 Intro 2:13 Shoutout to Ann Kardos at Logos Bookstore of Kent, Ohio www.kentlogos.com    www.faithandartshop.com 3:03 Is the juice worth the squeeze? 5:57 The same dan...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and our guest Tim Campbell CVO of Dearman Moving & Storage ( https://dearmanmoving.com/ ) discuss the “Do the Numbers” exercise. Tips for facilitating a leadership team session in which you look at the big numbers for the past year. 0:00 Intro 2:40 Tim’s take away on “Do the Numbers” 5:43...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and our guest Tim Campbell CVO of Dearman Moving & Storage ( https://dearmanmoving.com/ ) discuss some practical applications from the book Grit by Angela Duckworth ( https://angeladuckworth.com/ ). 0:00 Intro 1:06 Update on Dearman Moving and Storage 5:04 Practical applications from the...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and our guest Josh Gordon (President of Full Spectrum Marketing https://www.fsm.agency/ ) discuss part 3 of the book Grit by Angela Duckworth ( https://angeladuckworth.com/ ). Growing grit from the outside in. 0:00 Intro 1:35 Big take-aways from this section of the book… 6:26 Somebody has to...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and our guest Chrissy Myers (CEO of AUI https://auiinfo.com/ ) discuss part 2 of the book Grit by Angela Duckworth (Website: https://angeladuckworth.com/ ). Growing grit from the inside out. 0:00 Intro 2:03 Chrissy’s top 5 Strengths in Strengths Finder (Clifton Strengths)… https://www.gallup....

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and co-host Shane Kardos kick off Book Club 2.0 with an overview of the book Grit: The power of passion and perseverance by Angel Duckworth, published by Scribner (an imprint of Simon & Schuster) 2016 (291 pages, notes go to page 338) Website: https://angeladuckworth.com/ 0:00 Intro 0:57...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast: Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and our guest Josh Gordon, President of Full Spectrum Marketing ( https://www.fsm.agency/ ) discuss the role as a visionary, core strategy, hiring with your core values, and FSM’s core values. 0:00 Intro 19:52 What do you feel like your roll is as a visionary and what does that look like? 24:...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast, Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and our guest Tim Campbell, CVO of Dearman Moving & Storage ( https://dearmanmoving.com/ ) discuss family business transitions, the importance of a great set of core values and more! 0:00 Intro 2:18 History of Dearman 7:47 A caution for every business owner 11:56 The default business mode...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast, Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore and our guest Chrissy Myers CEO of AUI https://auiinfo.com/ have a discussion on family business transitions, and also talk about her upcoming book. 0:00 Intro 2:08 A little background info on AUI (Associated Underwriters Insurance) https://auiinfo.com/   8:30 Parents instilled in her ti...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast, Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore has a robust discussion with our guest, Ryan Emge. A successful business owner, husband, and father. PART 1 Links to Ryan’s companies:  https://www.freightedge.biz/  https://www.assured.construction/ 0:00 Intro 2:01 Ryan talks about his business 8:45 Revenue blindness 34:16 Raising...

In this episode of the Business Broken to Smokin’ Podcast, Lodestone True North’s Head Coach Mark Whitmore discusses how to attract people to your organization. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Book reference - The Tipping Point by Malcom Gladwell https://www.gladwellbooks.com/landing-page/about-malcolm-gladwell/ 17:36 Book reference - Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street https://geoffsmart.com/ 19:54 Book referenc...