Business Wingmen Podcast

If your relationship with a significant client is starting to go south, would you know if early enough to turn it around and save the business? Sometimes, client relationships fade away. If could be something you did or it could be time to move on. Either way, managing your most important client relationships is essential to keep from being blindsided or ghosted from client's you've interested lot...

Sometimes, making advancements in your career or your business means investing in yourself and the people with potential. But, how do you know it will pay off? Listen in as your Business Wingmen podcast co-hosts, Steve Smith & Travis Smith dissect why investing to get ahead at work makes sense.

Change can inflict lots of unwanted stress on you and your organization, especially if it's not anticipated. Whether this change comes from a pending acquisition, a need for culture change or rapid growth, your organization can and will handle only so much before everyone starts to push back. In today's episode on, 'How Much Change Can Your Organization Take', your Business Wingmen co-hosts Steve...

People avoid making decisions not because decision making is difficult but because they fear making a bad decision. Understanding what drives bad decision making and how to develop the skills to make better decisions is what this show is all about. Join your Business Wingmen co-hosts, Steve Smith & Travis Smith as they share their own foibles in an attempt to example what good decision making look...

If you have just been promoted to a management position, your challenges have just increased! In today's Business Wingmen podcast episode, Overcoming New Management Challenges, your co-hosts Steve Smith and Travis Smith debate the many areas where new managers experience set backs or get stuck. Join us today and learn what to look for if you are grooming someone for a management role or if you are...

Promise the Moon to Deliver the Stars is about how to boost your value with your employer to move your career forward, faster. Join your Business Wingmen co-hosts, Steve Smith & Travis Smith and get the inside scoop on how to WOW your boss, your clients, and your networking by going the extra mile to deliver extraordinary outcomes.

Learn what situations and market events could be affecting your business strategies. Join your Business Wingmen co-hosts, Steve Smith and Travis Smith when they take apart strategy development. You'll be glad you did.

Does success rely on luck? This topic has been researched thoroughly and the answer is.... it depends! In today's Business Wingmen podcast, co-hosts Steve Smith & Travis Smith weigh the data on whether or not luck influences success or is just an excuse used by people who aren't successful themselves. Listen in as Steve and Travis share stories of people and companies who achieved success only to...

Does your business need to change? Over time, consumers, market conditions and relevancy can deminish a business's brand and business effectiveness. Companies big and small deal with this every day. Look no further than Starbucks and Patagonia. Today's Business Wingmen episode talks about why you may want to consider changing some aspect of your business and your hosts, Steve Smith and Travis Smit...

Exceptional performance doesn't seem to be the behavior most professionals are striving for these days. As popular trends like, 'quiet quitting' start to appear in social media conversations, we decided that identifying behaviors that define the best professionals was a better way to go. On today's Business Wingmen podcast, your co-hosts Steve Smith and Travis Smith discuss some great advice from...

Whether you are the owner of the business or a key employee in a larger company, understanding sales and knowing how to sell can be a critically important skill that will drive impact! Everything you do requires convincing someone else to adopt your way of thinking, doing or buying what you have. It starts with having the right attitude. The rest we discuss in this episode. Join your Business Wing...

There are many different leadership styles. Some leaders are true to one type, others employ a variety of styles for different situations and people. Do you know what your leadership style is and if it's working for you? In today's Business Wingmen podcast, your hosts Steve Smith and Travis Smith outline the most common 8 leadership styles and discuss their pros and cons. Their number one conclusi...

One of the biggest detriments to a successful business or career is lack of accountability. There are many reasons why people are not accountable for their responsibilities or work output. So, how do you turn around a workplace that lacks accountability? On today's Business Wingmen Show, co-hosts Steve Smith and Travis Smith reveal their own insights about this chronic behavior and offer simple ti...

The term, 'word salad' has been popularized recently as a way to describe people who can't speak plainly or coherently. But this term has much deeper roots and reasons for happening and it happens with lots of people, maybe even you! In this episode on 'Word Salad- The Daily Career Killer, your Business Wingmen co-hosts, Steve Smith and Travis Smith unravel this oddity and provide simple, yet effe...

One of today's greatest authority's on leadership is Simon Sinek. Our episode today dissects a video he made several years ago that talks about the power of empathy and perspective in leadership. These are two immensely valuable qualities that are seldom practiced by today's business leaders. Join your Business Wingmen co-hosts, Steve Smith and Travis Smith when they share their own insights and e...

Ever received unsolicited career advice? Was it good advice that you benefited from or was it bad advice! In today's episode, we draw our discussion from a survey conducted by the Business Insider on 33 of the worst pieces of career advice. We dig into a few of these and add in our own experiences so you can benefit from what other people are saying. Join your Business Wingmen co-hosts, Steve Smit...

Some days are tough and some days present challenges that seem insurmountable. Conquering these challenges can be overwhelming and disastrous for your career if not approached with a calm, unemotional head. Today's episode on Conquering Insurmountable Work Challenges will reveal a few simple, yet highly effective ways to approach what seems impossible in the moment. Join your co-hosts Steve Smith...

Most people's work routine has been greatly disrupted over the past 2 years. So much so, you may be getting bored or overwhelmed with the constant need to adapt. So, before you say yes to a new job that might not be any better than what you have now, think about re-igniting your career where you are. In today's Business Wingmen podcast, co-hosts Steve Smith and Travis Smith dive deep into what cau...

The workplace is supposed to be a collaborative, team oriented environment, right? Not so! People who want to be promoted or gain favor for the juicy assignments are going to show up and perform better to get noticed. In this episode, your Business Wingmen show hosts, Steve Smith & Travis Smith go through five performance characteristics that will move you to the head of the line, in any organizat...

Retaining your workforce has become a massive struggle for many businesses. This causes gaps in operations and an escalation in labor costs to replace the employees who leave. But it doesn't have to cripple your organization. In this episode of the Business Wingmen, your co-hosts, Steve Smith and Travis Smith wade into the pool of employee retention strategies to give you practical ideas and advic...

At the age of 52, I decided to leave my career industry of 30 years and pursue a business of my own. How I did it and what I had to deal with along the way to achieveing my entrepreneurial dream, can help you as you consider how to transition your career to owning your own business. Join your Business Wingmen and listen as Travis Smith interviews his father and co-host, Steve Smith on the challeng...

This episode is about what to do when your career shows signs of dying and how to tune what you know into a business you can own. Listen in as Business Wingmen co-host, Travis Smith digs deep for answers from his other co-host, Steve Smith about how he transformed his 30 year career into a thriving professional services business. Want to become an entrepreneur once you hit 50? Join us today for th...

Is your lack of process the reason your results suck? If so, listen in becasue we do our best to spice up a seemingly boring topic that is critical to running an excellent business or performing extraordinarily on your job. In this episode, Your Lack of Process is Killing Your Results, your co-hosts Steve Smith and Travis Smith haggle over the importance and implementation of good processes so you...

Proactive communication is all about thinking ahead. Are your communications; in-person conversations, emails, texts, etc. conveying your total message or just enough to answer someone else's questions? When you communicate with purpose and completeness, you are being proactive. This episode deals with why and how to communicate proactively. Join your Business Wingmen, Steve Smith & Travis Smith a...

At some point in your career advancement, technique capability counts but business acumen is what will separate you from others seeking similar advancement. What is Business Acumen and why is it necessary to convey a high degree to professionalism and asset value contribution? In today's episode, your Business Wingmen co-hosts, Steve Smith and Travis Smith walk you through a variety of situations...