Business Talk Sister Gawk

Have you ever wondered how people can get together to make something great, but know that something might take years of visionary ideas and discussions before it starts to actually become tangible? That's what this golden group is about, and this is the promo for a new sub-series Business Talk Sister Gawk will be throwing out updates on so you can follow along!

Co-owner of Guilty Party Mysteries, Jason Hussman, discusses how they set up a business that provides murder mystery events using lines that match each player to a character that best fits their participation style to hunt for clues. Not only is this business perfect for dressing up and having fun, they've learned a lot of things about running a service based business that any business owner shoul...

"People just don't want to work," is such a common phrase, but there is so much more there than most people realize! This week, HRA Director, Jackie Prescott explains what core foundations need to be set in place to see impoverished individuals see financial stability, confidence, and employment consistency. This is information you need to know as a business owner if you truly want to make an impa...

Have you ever wondered how to maximize your ability to help others? This episode gives you the resources to make a difference in your business and in your community by knowing what's available. You don't have to solve every problem in the world, but knowing who can, can make a major impact on those around you. 

Restaurant Franchise owner, Tim VanSoast, discusses how he was able to grow a profitable business that helped people who weren't used to winning feel like they were part of something greater. This is part 3 in our series, and the 2nd interview with Tim where he gets into the details of how his incentives structure helped connect workers to the reward of performing well. 

Restaurant Franchise owner, Tim VanSoast, tells how he was able to lower his turnover and run one of the top 100 most profitable franchise chains in his region by understanding how to maximize his staff's strengths and realize the needs of his workforce. This is Part 2 in our series on ACE's. Take a listen!

We can't grow if we don't have people to do the work. Where's the workforce? How can we reduce turnover? Why are people having issues maintaining a job, and how do Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE's) affect the way people go to work? This week, we start digging into this understanding and how being trauma informed can retain employees and limit turnover. Jase Elam, owner of Nebulous Healing, and...

The key to this strategy is preparation. Carissa explains how she used her surgery recovery time from two hip operations to plan all of her business product, promotion, and niche branding before getting physically ready to execute in the future on her business, Upward Mobility Fitness. Take a listen!

Most people don't even know what all is going on in the background of how a local Chamber of Commerce functions, and this episode gets right down to it in order to help you make a good decision regarding whether or not you should be a member. Take a listen. 

You'll learn how to engage with customers, strategize your product and service conversation with people you don't know, and ways to network with other vendors at the trade show. If you've never been to one of these events before as a sales person or a small business owner, this episode is for you! Learn all about the way trade shows work.

Doing your first trade show can become expensive fast! Here's what you need to know to get your booth set up with the least amount of cost and attract the biggest crowd. 

What you bring to that meeting says a lot about you and your ability to execute. Wayne Kangas shares why you should always start with your local bank when it comes to business funding, even if they aren't your ideal source. He shares how you can structure funding by designing ratios into your business plan, or based on phased accomplishments. He stresses being prepared when you walk into a bank sa...

Loan packaging consultant, Wayne Kangas, discusses the importance of how you should prepare yourself before reaching out to financial institutions, investors, and more to ensure you're ready for the funding your business needs. Take a listen to get started!

An equity fund Director of Growth, Drew Lendermon discusses how businesses should prepare themselves if they ever want to be acquired by a private equity fund. If you've ever dreamed of preparing your business for this type of opportunity, take a listen!

Private Equity funds are a topic not many people know about, (Probably because most people don't use them to manage their money!) Drew Lendermon works for a private equity fund doing acquisitions in the pet care industry, and he walks through what how they are funded, how they make decisions, and so much more! Take a listen. 

Ever wondered how to prepare your business to get in front of investors? Malcolm Macaulay shares the different ways he started looking for capital to grow his business, and why he's going after investors. He gives us a good overview of what steps he took to get started in the process, and how he's preparing his business, LightSpeed Lift, for their review. Take a listen!

Business valuations are typically done by an independent 3rd party to ensure the accuracy of a business' value when being purchased or passed on to a new owner. Northspan Vice President, Bob Palmquist shares the processes of how and why someone would want to this and what you need to know if you want to get one done yourself. Take a listen!

Here's why to be careful of benchmark rules, why it's important to dig into your industry's data, and why you should be adding value to your business years before you ever consider selling it. Northspan Vice President, Bob Palmquist, pulls from over 30 years of finance knowledge to help us understand how businesses can be quantified into actual worth. 

This week, Aaron Brown talks about why "Robber Barons" were so dubbed, how much of our infrastructure was expedited by some pretty wealthy people, and where exactly they made a lot of their money in the early 1900's. If you love history, this episode is for you. 

In the early 1900’s, this woman made a wild west town the place for women’s fashion. She managed to bring her business through buying out a competitor, surviving a fire that took $25K of her inventory, and even brought robbers to justice when the law was busy with bootleggers. Dottie Power was the instrumental force that brought high society fashion to rural America.

Over 100 years ago, Dottie Power, became the very first fashion writer of rural America, bought her dresses by the trainload, and sold the trendiest designs, all while educating new migrants about how to shop for American clothing with style. You're not going to want to miss this amazing Business History series featuring historian & podcaster, Aaron Brown. Take a listen!

Bekkah is finishing up a 5 part series that any manager who's been struggling with difficult employees should listen to! Bekkah covers how to address problematic behaviors utilizing company policy, communication, and clear performance improvement plan goals. She also gets into the managing the emotional difficulty of letting someone go while truly caring about them and their future WITHOUT sacrifi...

Bekkah covers some mental health disorders to know about that could require an adjustment in your teaching techniques in order to help those you manage learn better. She discusses the importance of modeling the behaviors you would like to see in your work place, actionable ways to teach people what the correct standard of work should look like, utilizing delegation, and cultivating a management te...

If you're a manager and are working with some pretty difficult individuals, this series is for you. This week, Bekkah is getting into the details of understanding if you personally are undergoing compassion fatigue or just plain burnout while managing others. She also starts getting into some mental health diagnoses that can be helpful to understand as you manage others to know if there are more h...

This week, Bekkah is picking up the second episode in the 5 part series that every manager who's had to deal with difficult people should listen to. She discusses how to look for patterns of behavior with the person you're managing, the importance of connecting relationally to truly care about the person you're employing, the value to having scripts when entering into disciplinary action, and main...