Business Confidential Now with Hanna Hasl-Kelchner

How to recruit the right talent in today’s economy is challenging. How do you find the best people for the job when prospective employees have more expectations from the workplace than ever before? Today’s guest, Kathleen Quinn Votaw, has some practical solutions. What You’ll Discover About How to Recruit the Right Talent: Why recruiting the right talent is about selecting, not hiring. The seven s...

Racial bias in the workplace is an open secret to those who experience it and a symptom of willful blindness to those who inflict it. It’s a serious problem and Daralyse Lyons is an activist who works tirelessly to shine a spotlight on these issues and offer solutions on how to fix it. What You’ll Discover About Racial Bias in the Workplace: * What most people fail to grasp about diversity  * How...

Courageous communication, the ability to confront those sneaky, hidden obstacles that strike fear in our heart and keep us from taking risks. They also rob us of the ability to have more rewarding relationships in our personal and professional lives. How do you raise your game to engage in more courageous communication? Today’s special guest has some answers. Stay tuned. What You’ll Discover About...

Blending traditional and digital media sounds like a great way to get the best of both worlds and the biggest bang for your marketing budget. But how do you do that? Especially when all the hype is about TikTok and click this and click that. Well, buckle your seat belt because today’s guest has some answers for you. What You’ll Discover About Blending Traditional and Digital Media: * Clarity about...

Finding ways to effectively manage employee expectations can be the bane of management’s existence. You hire people thinking they’ll know what to do and how to act, and they take the job thinking they know what to do and how to act, and then all of a sudden, there’s a problem.  Emotions start running high on both sides of the desk, it’s frustrating and a huge management headache. So, how do you br...

proving workplace culture can sound like an impossible task, but today’s guest, Bonnie Low-Kramen, has had more than 1,500 unfiltered conversations with executives, HR professionals, recruiters, executives, assistants, and leadership experts to identify the people focused solutions that really work to create the ultimate workplace.  What You’ll Discover About Improving Workplace Culture: * What pe...

Are return to the office mandates a management abuse of power? Business leaders would say, “of course not.” Employees, on the other hand, might say, “not so fast. Don’t you trust us?” Today’s episode explores that tension and whether return to office mandates are done because management  can  or because management  should. What You’ll Discover About Return to the Office Mandates: * Why working rem...

Professional Growth Professional growth may sound like accumulating notches on a belt – bigger title, more money, more responsibility, maybe even your own business. But professional growth is so much more than a resume check list of accomplishments. Successfully moving from a contributor role to a leadership role requires new ways of thinking and new ways of doing things. Brian Alvo, Founder of  N...

Missed Sales Opportunities Could you be ignoring changes in buyer behavior and accidently creating missed sales opportunities? What if you could capture those missed sales opportunities that are hiding in plain view? Today’s special guest, Liz Harr, co-author of Inside the Buyer’s Brain offers some tips on how to do exactly that. What You’ll Discover About Missed Sales Opportunities: * Why identif...

Genuine Diversity Genuine diversity in the workplace is something that eludes many employers regardless of their size. After all, what good is diversity if it’s token, if it’s window dressing and there’s no genuine inclusion? Bridging the gap between diversity and inclusion is where the rubber meets the road. Today’s guest, Michelle Silverthorn, is a recognized organizational diversity expert with...

Zoom Presentations Zoom presentations and other forms of video enabled conference calling can feel a bit intimidating when you’re the one on camera trying to present yourself professionally. So how do you make yourself camera ready? Today’s guest, media expert and former TV producer Jess Todtfeld offers timely Zoom presentation tips to help you put your best foot forward. What You’ll Discover Abou...

Golden Business Opportunity Seizing a golden business opportunity is every entrepreneur’s dream. But how do you do it? Derrick Butler, Founder and CEO of Krisspi Technologies shares his remarkable entrepreneurial success story, from what inspired him to what he learned on his incredible journey. What You’ll Discover About a Golden Business Opportunity: * Inspiration for his golden business opportu...

Implicit Bias Implicit bias is an uphill battle for those laboring under its burden and for organizations trying to eliminate it. You may have experienced it yourself. It might even be the reason you started your own business. No matter how hard you worked, no matter how great your ideas, your objective skills, or even your past successes – you’re passed over, you lose out to someone else less qua...

LEADERSHIP TRAPS CONGRATULATIONS – you’re a manager now. If you secretly feel like the cat who finally caught the mouse and are not quite sure how to avoid common management leadership traps, you’re not alone. Today’s guest, HR pro Barbara Mitchell has years of experience helping new and seasoned managers side-step leadership traps and can help you maximize your impact and influence as well as bui...

Judgment recovery is not as easy as asking “show me the money” after you win a lawsuit. Getting a judgment in a court of law gets you a piece of paper and the  right  to now go and collect on it. It doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily be successful AND if you’re not successful if feels like getting victimized all over again. So if you want to know how to actually recover what’s rightfully owed to you,...

Trust and collaboration are essential business leadership skills. You crave the brain storming energy and productivity it creates; but, at the same time trying to wrap your arms around it feels like catching a wave – the tighter you try to hold on, the more you find yourself holding gritty sand and sticky seaweed. Today’s guest, Jill Ratliff, is an executive coach who will share how we can reliabl...

Hard-driving leaders experience tremendous levels of stress that can often lead to serious health problems, such as heart attacks. Sure, you’d  like  to get some relief. Nobody really wants hypertension and cardiovascular disease. But who has time to figure it all out? Well, my next guest, Prof. Peter Alexander did. He’s a recovering hard-driving leader himself who has some quick and easy stress r...

If your business invoices aren’t being paid fast enough you might benefit from today’s invoicing tips so that you can improve your cash flow and get money rolling in sooner rather than later. And you’re in luck, today’s guest, Mary Schaeffer, puts the “payable” into accounts payable and her practical invoicing tips will have you running to see if you’re invoices reflect best practices. What You’ll...

The silo effect or silo mentality in organizations, when one group’s specialization walls then off from everyone else is often viewed as a consequence of growth. But todays guest, Sarah Siwak Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Airhouse, says that the silo effect shuts out more than it shuts in and hurts the bottom line. And in this insightful interview she share more about what those costs ac...

Business bottlenecks are like flat tires. They slow you down and happen at the worst times. Nobody likes them. What are the most common business bottlenecks and what can you do to avoid them? Entrepreneur coach, Laurent Notin explains.  What You’ll Discover About Business Bottlenecks: * The 3 most common business bottlenecks * How to know when you have a business bottleneck * The first thing you n...

Workplace Violence Prevention Nobody expects workplace violence to happen where they work. But when the extraordinary happens to ordinary people like you and me it rattles your sense of safety. As a responsible business leader and manager, it makes you wonder  what  if anything you could have done to prevent the unthinkable from happening where you work. That’s why I’m excited to welcome Felix Nat...

Skeptical buyers are everywhere these days. With a mountain of information coming at us from all directions, it’s really no surprise. But what if you’re trying to sell to skeptical buyers? Jeremy Miner, today’s guest, shares what do you absolutely need to know to be successful. What You’ll Discover About Skeptical Buyers: * Why all of us are skeptical buyers * Brain triggers that happen in the fir...

Cultural agility is a leadership skill many executives, managers and entrepreneurs don’t typically think about. But the ability to work effectively with people from different cultures is increasingly important as domestic workplaces become more diversified and as more businesses expand their markets overseas. It can be challenging, but Prof. Paula Caligiuri, a Distinguished Professor of Internatio...

Transitioning from corporate to entrepreneur sounds like a dream come true for many. But what’s the best way to do it? What do you need to look out for? Doc Wright, founder of The Wright Edge shares the lessons learned from his successful journey.  What You’ll Discover About Transitioning from Corporate to Entrepreneur: How a side hustle assisted Doc in transitioning from corporate to entrepreneur...

Business planning can feel like an intimidating process. If the very thought of writing one makes your eyes glaze over, fasten your seat belt as certified SCORE mentor Carl Baumann explains why crafting a business plan is a dynamic roadmap to more business success.   What You’ll Discover About Business Planning: How business planning leads to more achievement and success  The essential elements of...