Business Growth Spotlight

Show Notes: As AI transforms marketing at an incredible pace, many businesses are asking the same question. How do you embrace automation without losing the human connection that customers actually value? In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Jared Harman, Founder of One Group Agency, to explore how successful brands balance technology with authentic relationshi...

Show Notes: Great Businesses Plan for Success Before They Need To Featuring Ted Beringer, Chris Beringer, and Eric Beringer of The Beringer Group One of the most rewarding parts of hosting Business Growth Spotlight is watching businesses evolve. That's why this episode is especially meaningful. Ted Beringer was one of our earliest guests, and now he returns with the next generation of leaders...

Show Notes: AI Is Changing More Than Search. It's Changing How Customers Buy. Featuring Kim Reynolds, Co-Founder of AI Advantage Agency AI isn't just helping people search faster. It's beginning to make purchasing decisions on their behalf. In this eye opening conversation, Heidi sits down with Kim Reynolds, Co Founder of AI Advantage Agency, to discuss what many businesses are stil...

Show Notes: Having a great business strategy is only the beginning. The real challenge is making sure it gets implemented. In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Tara Landes, Founder of Bellrock, to discuss why so many businesses struggle with execution, how leadership and management differ, and why investing in managers is one of the highest ROI decisions a grow...

Show Notes: Expanding into the United States is one of the biggest growth opportunities for international companies, but it is also one of the most misunderstood. In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Matt DiMarsico, Co Founder of USA LaunchingPad, to discuss why many successful international businesses struggle when entering the US market and what they can do d...

Show Notes: What if the biggest factor impacting your team's performance isn't strategy, technology, or processes, but energy? In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Lori Palm, Founder and CEO of Core Passion, to explore how understanding human energy can transform leadership, communication, hiring, and organizational culture. With more than 30 years of...

Show Notes: In Part Two of this conversation, Heidi Schalk welcomes back Vivienne Wagner, founder of Houndstooth Media Group, for an insightful discussion on leadership, company culture, and building teams that thrive. Vivienne shares how her agency grew from an accidental startup at her dining room table into a successful team of 16 serving businesses across the country. She explains why hiring f...

Show Notes: Search is changing faster than ever. Customers are no longer relying solely on Google. They're asking ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI platforms for recommendations, and businesses that fail to adapt risk becoming invisible. In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Vivienne Wagner, founder of Houndstooth Media Group, to explore the future of SEO, AI v...

Show Notes: Many people discover that the strategies that worked in their 20’s and 30’s no longer deliver the same results after forty. In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Brian Meisenburg, founder of Applied Fitness, to discuss why personalized wellness is replacing traditional fitness and how his unique approach is helping adults over forty reclaim their hea...

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Binta Patel, Founder and CEO of Zen Medical Services, to uncover one of the biggest hidden challenges facing private medical practices today: getting paid. With more than 14 years of experience in medical revenue cycle management, Binta explains how doctors can lose thousands of dollars each month through de...

Show Notes: What does high quality home healthcare really look like, and how can it transform patient outcomes while reducing healthcare costs? In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Iqbal Shariff, CEO of Best Home Healthcare Network, to discuss the evolution of home healthcare, the importance of patient safety, and how innovation and AI are shaping the future of...

Show Notes: Pain affects everyone, yet many people misunderstand what pain really means and how to recover from it. In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Jeff Petersen, founder of Petersen Physical Therapy, who brings more than four decades of experience helping people regain mobility, improve their quality of life, and overcome chronic pain. Jeff shares why pai...

Show Notes: Goldman, Founder and CEO of Rebel Health Alliance, to discuss how he's challenging traditional healthcare and creating a completely different model centered around prevention, longevity, optimization, and personalized care. John shares how his own health struggles led him to build a national healthcare company focused on helping people take ownership of their health before disease...

Show Notes: In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with leadership coach and business strategist Brent Hafele, founder of Vibrancy Unlocked. Brent shares what really happens behind the scenes for CEOs and why leadership challenges often become the biggest growth barriers organizations face. From loneliness at the top and decision fatigue to burnout and team develo...

Show Notes: What if the best leadership training wasn't in a conference room but on a historic battlefield? In this fascinating episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with leadership expert, executive coach, author, and retired Army Colonel David Fivecoat. After serving 24 years in the military and leading organizations ranging from 40 people to several thousand, Dav...

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Danny Bobrow, founder of The Persuasion Blueprint, to explore how authentic communication can transform relationships, leadership, business growth, and everyday interactions. Danny shares his remarkable journey from overcoming significant visual impairment challenges to building successful businesses and developi...

Show Notes: What does it really mean to build a high performing organization? In this powerful episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with leadership coach, marketing strategist, and author Olivier Lemaignen to explore the leadership principles that drive sustainable growth, stronger teams, and meaningful impact. After spending more than 30 years climbing the corporate ladder...

Show Notes: In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Steve Smith, founder of Growth Source Coaching, to discuss the challenges business owners face as they grow, scale, and evolve. With more than 45 years of business experience and nearly two decades as an executive coach, Steve shares practical insights on leadership, growth strategy, business infrastructure,...

Show Notes: In this episode, Heidi Schalk sits down with Dave Pennington, founder of Penn Coaching & Consulting, for a conversation packed with hard-won insights on leadership, business scaling, exit strategy, and the smart use of AI. Dave shares his journey through ministry, private education, and now a coaching practice built around helping business owners unlock their strengths, build the r...

Show Notes: What separates businesses that scale from those that stall? In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Dr. Adam Cubbage, Founder and Principal Consultant of CenterPoint Leadership Development, to discuss the systems, leadership frameworks, and mindset shifts that businesses need to achieve sustainable growth. Drawing from his military background and years...

Show Notes: What if the biggest growth strategy in your business is not another tool, platform, or process but a better conversation? In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Ginine Capozzi, Founder of Knowledge Force Consulting, to explore how leadership, culture, mindset, and intentional conversations create sustainable business growth. Ginine shares the story be...

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Andrew Chesnutt, founder of Authority Forge, to discuss what it really takes to build authority, simplify marketing, and grow a sustainable business. With over 20 years of experience in learning and development and more than a decade in entrepreneurship, Andrew shares how he transformed his expertise into helping...

Show Notes: In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk talks with Dr. Heather Awad, family physician and certified coach, about helping professional women navigate menopause and achieve sustainable weight loss. Dr. Heather shares her personal journey through midlife weight challenges, how she developed Vibrant MD’s flexible, science-backed approach, and the power of virtual gro...

Show Notes: In this episode, Matt Campbell, co-founder and owner of Virtual Midwest Concussion Clinic, joins host Heidi Schalk to share his journey building a 100% virtual concussion care practice that is changing how patients experience brain injury recovery. From unexpected business origins to navigating a pandemic pivot, Matt opens up about what it truly means to put patients first in a healthc...

Show Notes: In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Dr. Michael Rubenstein, co-founder of Relief Now Laser Centers. Dr. Mike shares his remarkable journey from sales and marketing to becoming a chiropractor, and ultimately building a differentiated laser pain relief brand that has grown into an unfranchise model with locations across the United States and...