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EMPLOYEE CAREER DEVELOPMENT Employee career advancement is typically thought of a climbing the ladder of success with one promotion after another. But Julie Winkle Giulioni says they’re SO yesterday and offer fresh perspectives on employee career advancement to help your business win the war for talent. What You’ll Discover About Employee Career Development (highlights & transcript): HIGHLIGHT...

PASSIVE INCOME STREAMS FOR BUSY ENTREPRENEURS Creating passive income streams for busy entrepreneurs might sound like one more thing on a business owner’s already long to-do list. But in today’s interview, you’ll discover how passive income streams are actually an excellent way to grow your business faster.  What You’ll Discover About Passive Income Streams for Busy Entrepreneurs (highlights &...

BRANDING BRILLIANTLY Branding brilliantly, like a rock star, might sound like something that’s out of reach for a small or mid-size business. But today’s guest says it’s not. When we come back, discover how you can message your business in a way that is both fresh and unique. What You’ll Discover About Branding Brilliantly (highlights & transcript): HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT * ...

SELF-AWARENESS IN BUSINESS LEADERSHIP Is self-awareness  really  necessary for business leaders? I mean, seriously, they’re large and in charge . . . isn’t that enough? Self-awareness sounds like we need to break out the crystals and candles – right. Well, in this interview Prof. Sim Sitkin shares some eye-opening research that explodes those assumptions. Buckle your seatbelt!  ♥ Share this episod...

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS (M&A) M&A, mergers and acquisitions, can be a terrific way to increase the value of your business and accelerate growth. But there’s always a lot on the line when you do that and it can be an emotional rollercoaster. Fortunately, today’s guest is an M&A expert who will explain what to expect when you’re expecting to do a merger or acquisition so you can enter t...

INCREASE REVENUE Can you really increase revenue without selling more? How cool would that be? Right? Today’s guest, Ken Wentworth, also known as Mr. Biz, says yes you can. Listen now to find out what the secret is.  What You’ll Discover About How to Increase Revenue (highlights & transcript): HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT * How to eliminate the “silent business killer” to increase...

READ NONVERBAL BODY LANGUAGE Are you unsure of how to read nonverbal body language at work? Could you be missing out on subtle clues about what someone is really thinking? Imagine how valuable it would be if you were better at decoding those signals? It could help you be a more effective leader, negotiator, or team player. It’s powerful indeed, my friends. Today’s guest, Martin Brooks, creator of...

EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE Emotional intelligence is rarely discussed in the classroom and that’s why today’s guest says traditional education has failed entrepreneurs. She’s Elizabeth Miner and through her research she’s discovered distinct patterns when comparing the success and failure of business owners that boil down to emotional intelligence. What exactly is “it”? Why is it so pivotal? And what...

SELF-SABOTAGING Could you be accidently self-sabotaging your success? At work? In your business? My next guest, Sarah Peyton says yes. We make unconscious contracts with ourselves to protect ourselves from trauma and interpersonal hurt. In the process, we engage in harmful behaviors like self-criticism and procrastination that self-sabotage our ability to be more successful. Listen now to discover...

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT Organizational change management can make or break an organization regardless of size. According to McKinsey & Company 70% of all change initiatives fail because we’re creatures of habit and biologically hardwired to stick with what’s worked for us in the past. It’s not helpful when battling change going into the future, like a pandemic, shifting markets, suppl...

SMART SELF-MARKETING Entrepreneurs know that smart self-marketing can lead to fame and fortune. But they don’t always know how to get there. Is it luck? Is there a formula? Can  anyone  do it? Today’s guest, Dr. Rainer Zitelmann, the author of  How People Become Famous: Geniuses of Self-Marketing from Albert Einstein to Kim Kardashian;   shares his amazing research and how you can adopt some of th...

EMAIL TIME MANAGEMENT PRODUCTIVITY Want to tame your inbox and get more email time management productivity? I know . . . it sounds too good to be true. Unsolicited sales pitches, subscriptions you never signed up for, cc’s on conversations that don’t quit, not to mention the spam. It takes time to sort through that mess every day to keep it from choking your computer altogether. Productivity exper...

FINANCIAL WELL-BEING FOR ENTREPRENEURS Financial well-being for entrepreneurs often means having a successful business that lets you draw a steady paycheck with benefits. But there is really more to it than that according to our guest, Wayne Titus III, who literally wrote a book on the subject. Let’s find out what he means and what we can do to improve our own financial well-being. What You’ll Dis...

PERSUASIVE WRITING Persuasive writing can help you be a better communicator in the workplace, to get your message across, to get people on board, and be more influential. But how do you write with more precision when you don’t consider yourself to be a novelist, or marketing copywriter? Carla Bass, author of Write to Influence!, will tell us how. What You’ll Discover About Persuasive Writing (high...

MAXIMIZE HUMAN POTENTIAL How to maximize employee potential sounds like something beyond the scope of business leadership. After all, shouldn’t employees take primary responsibility for their own professional development and growth? But today’s guest says maximizing employee potential can actually improve employee retention. THAT got my attention and hopefully yours. Listen now to find out more ab...

ETHICAL INFLUENCE Having more ethical influence in the workplace sounds like a lofty goal and if you would ask a business leader about whether they exercise ethical influence, they no doubt would say SURE. But yet one in four employees report witnessing unethical behavior in their workplace and my next guest says it’s time to examine the  influences  on our teams if we really want them to  excel....

CHANGE RESISTANCE Resistance to change is nothing new. Management pushes back on employee resistance to change. Employees push back on management resistance to change. And as much as some people romanticize the “good old days” , there is no going back. The only constant is change and futurist, Rebecca Costa, has some advice on what you can do to combat change resistance at work. What You’ll Discov...

EFFECTIVE EMPLOYEE RETENTION STRATEGIES Effective employee retention strategies feel like a moving target in uncertain times and especially when there is a war for talent. What do employees really  want??  What steps can business owners and leaders take to make their employee experience with your company one they DON”T want to leave? Barbara Mitchell, HR guru and co-author of The Big Book of HR ha...

BE FUNDABLE If you want your business to be fundable, to have ready access to money when you need it, there are certain things you need to do. What are they (just in case you ever DO need money from outside sources . . . because believe me that’s NOT the time to find you’re not fundable)? Luckily, today’s guest, Merrill Chandler is an expert in the field and he explains why your credit score is NO...

BUSINESS MOTIVATION How to stay motivated as you build and grow your business can sometimes feel like pushing a mule up hill. There are days you feel it and, let’s be honest, days you don’t. How can you keep your business motivation mojo turbocharged? Today’s guest, Dr. Ronald Dalrymple, is the author of The Inner Manager and a licensed psychologist who offers some tips and strategies. What You’ll...

AMBITION Some employees have it. Some employees don’t. While some managers fear ambitious employees, today’s guest Cheryl Johnson literally wrote the book on it and says your employee’s ambition is really the key to  your  business success and she explains how you can harness it. What You’ll Discover About Ambition (highlights & transcript): HIGHLIGHTSCLICK HERE FOR AUDIO TRANSCRIPT * Why ambi...

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 (highlights & transcript): HIGHLIGHTSCLICK...

Business Exit Strategy Do you have a realistic exit strategy for your business? One that will give you financial security? Or do you just plan to turn the lights off one day, unplug your computer and call it quits? Or maybe you’re not sure. Well, if you want more financial security than cashing your last paycheck, you’ll love today’s guest, Ashley Micciche – CEO of True North Retirement Advisors....

Thrive Amid Uncertainty How to thrive amid uncertainty is a perennial question. Add a financial crisis or a health crisis like Covid to the mix and you’ve really got a hot mess on your hands. So how do you keep your head up and continuously thrive amid uncertainty? Meridith Elliott Powell, author of  Thrive: Strategies to Turn Uncertainty into Competitive Advantage,  offers insights based on her r...

Influential Leadership Skills Tips for developing influential leadership skills are not often talked about in the workplace yet they’re often what hold women back from achieving next-level leadership career success according to Lisa Anderson, author of Invisible Professional to Influential Leader.   What You’ll Discover About Influential Leadership Skills (highlights & transcript): HIGHLIGHTSC...