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In this episode, Chad Lingafelt interviews Kurt Graves, a Vistage chair with 10 years of experience and over 8,000 hours of private CEO consulting and small group facilitating. Vistage is a group that helps CEOs and key executives improve their leadership skills, decision-making abilities, and business results. Kurt shares five valuable lessons he has learned from working with businesses across va...

Are you overwhelmed as a business owner with a multitude of tasks that an assistant could probably do? Are you stressed by managing your calendar? Is your email inbox overflowing? Tired of coordinating travel plans and tracking your expenses? Have you been considering hiring an executive assistant but are concerned about the overhead costs that accompany a new hire? What if you could offload the t...

Are you stressed over the amount of capital you have available to operate your business? Are you scared that you are going to run out of cash? Do you know how to project what your cash can do for your business through projects or even in a downturn? Are you cash-strapped and stretched to capacity? On this episode, Chad Lingafelt chats with Brent Allen, Founder of AmpliFi, a group of Finance Profes...

Where are you losing time in your day? Do you struggle with Productivity? Are you trying to be organized but just overwhelmed? Is the desktop of your computer covered in clutter? Do you aspire to be an organized and clear communicator to your team but are falling short? On this episode, Chad Lingafelt chats with Juli Shulem, Productivity Coach and Organizing Expert. Juli shares how you can start m...

What does career success look like to you? Is it a certain amount of dollars in an account? Is it a particular car or designer items that makes you feel like you’ve made it? Is it being lauded in your industry? Is it based solely on performance oriented results? Discover what career success means in this discussion! On this episode, Chad Lingafelt chats with Kevin Anselmo, a career coach and busin...

Do you suffer from Worries, Anxiety, Fear, Frustration, Lethargy and Stress aka WAFFLES? Do you struggle to sleep at night with all the thoughts racing in your mind? Do you appear successful in your life but still feel that there are personal barriers that people don’t see? Today, we learn about WAFFLES and how to access your power house to transform your purpose and manage your stress. On this ep...

Do you feel overwhelmed or anxious about your business? Are you frustrated with your unhealthy work life balance? What if you could transform your habits, mindsets, and improve your leadership skill set all by journaling? Today, we learn why you don’t have to be 16 year old victorian school girl in order to journal! On this episode, Chad Lingafelt chats with Antonio Garrido, Leadership Expert and...

On this episode, Chad Lingafelt chats with Grace Judson, a leadership geek who helps midsize companies create good leaders. Grace shares some tactile tips to help you become a good leader. We cover core values and why they need to be operationalized. We also dig in to identifying office politicking and what you can do about it. Grace shares the toxic red flags that you should be on the lookout for...

How do you figure out the direction of a company? In the commercial world, evolving lower management to upper management doesn’t have a straightforward plan, but what if it did? Today, we talk with a former member of the elite NAVY SEAL Teams about visionary leadership. On this episode, Chad Lingafelt chats with returning guest and Author Marty Strong. Marty shares some insights from his newest bo...

“My business is complicated, and I’m too busy to figure out a strategy. ” How many business owners are faced with the struggle of figuring out how to market their business? Today, we talk with an expert about gaining a competitive edge. On this episode, Chad Lingafelt chats with Kimjera Whittington, an award-winning sales and marketing corporate executive and entrepreneur, about increasing your re...

What do you do when faced with an impossible task or decision? As business owners, you may feel like giving up or quitting when it gets complicated. Today, we talk with an expert coach on persevering through adversity. On this episode, Chad Lingafelt chats with Master Amy Kim of USK Martial Arts, Sabomnim 5th Dan, Certified DTS Krav Maga Instructor, Fort Mill Business Person of the year, and Ms St...

Your business is beginning to grow and you’re starting to look at expanding. How do you onboard and train new employees for each role if none of your processes are documented? Find out why you need to be Aggressively Lazy when expanding! On this episode, Chad Lingafelt chats with Dean Soto, founder and president of ProSulum.com — a business process outsourcing company with Virtual Systems Architec...

So you’re ready to retire from your business. What happens now? Do you have someone in mind to inherit the business? Do your children even want the business? These questions and more will be answered in today’s conversation! On this episode, Chad Lingafelt chats with Stephen Shortt, a succession planning coach from Dublin, Ireland. Stephen not only has the smoothest voice with a beautiful accent,...

We are so excited to be celebrating 200 episodes and have a great giveaway for our followers as a thank you! See below for details. In this episode, Chad Lingafelt, the host of Coffee Break Podcast, shares a look back at some of the guests and episodes that have been impactful not only to our listeners but to our team! Two Hundred Episodes (plus an extra 20 episodes from our first season in 2018 t...

** We highly recommend you watch this episode for the samples that are displayed to understand Culture Index. Click Here to Watch  Is your team is struggling with communication barriers? Does it seem that there are continual miscommunications amidst team members that could be easily rectified? Stay tuned for help in Part 2 of the continuation of the culture index conversation. Today, Chad Lin...

Are you struggling to find new talent for the roles at your business during the great resignation? Maybe your team is struggling with communication barriers and misunderstandings? Stay tuned for help! Today, Chad Lingafelt chats with Eileen Stephens, consultant at Culture Index, a strategic advisory firm that works exclusively with visionary entrepreneurs, CEOs, business leaders, and management to...

Chad Lingafelt chats with Lars Johnston of Calgary Lock & Safe & Tony Hokanson of Assured Security all about Business Acquisitions. Today we are getting a little niche within the Security Industry with our expert panel to talk about Acquisitions. Are you are looking to retire and want to evaluate your business to see what it would be worth in the open market ? We are diving in head first w...

Chad Lingafelt chats with Lars Johnston of Calgary Lock & Safe & Tony Hokanson of Assured Security all about Business Acquisitions . Today we are getting a little niche within the Security Industry with our expert panel to talk about Acquisitions. Are you are looking to expand and purchase another business ? Perhaps you are looking to retire and want to evaluate your business to see what i...

Chad Lingafelt chats with Michelle Enjoli, a career development coach who teaches strategies on how to successfully connect with people. We kick off the conversation talking about how to connect with people at networking events and transition to how you can better connect with your team. Michelle shares tips on self esteem, personal branding, and understanding your unique value proposition. We lea...

Chad Lingafelt chats with Jessica Bronzert, Founder and President of The Sparks Group. Jessica specializes in executive coaching and transformational change for organizations, teams and individuals looking to make a difference in the world. On this episode, we talk about how to develop leaders within your organization and learn about Vertical Development. Jessica shares how you can start to build...

Chad Lingafelt chats with Dr. Brooke Stuart, founder and active president of Let Go & Grow® International and a holistic doctor in private practice Dr. Brooke works with teams & organizations to optimize performance and create a healthy ecosystem conducive to growth within the team. On this episode, we learn how you can start creating better relationships with your coworkers! We talk about...

Chad Lingafelt chats with Darrell Palasciano, Broker at The Providence Group of the Carolinas, a commercial real estate firm Darrell shares his 18 years experience in retail development and leasing and some great tips for small businesses or new business shopping for a new place to lease. How to prepare yourself for small Businesses or New Businesses Have a business plan Have financials ready Have...

Chad Lingafelt chats with Brad McDonald, Operations Director at Sandler Systems, Inc. and author of the book The Art and Skill of Sales Psychology: Why Buyers and Sellers Do What They Do. Brad joins us from Norfolk, Virginia where he shares his experience with a military upbringing that brought him to his current passion of sales. On this episode we talk about how to have a great sales strategy Br...

Chad Lingafelt chats with Robert Kennedy III, Co-Founder and President of Kennetik Kommunications, author of several books, and speaker. Robert joins us from Maryland and we talk about how to effectively communicate with confidence whether it’s within your personal relationships or in the workplace. Robert shares three layers of understanding to effectively communicate: Layer 1: Most of the time w...

Chad Lingafelt chats with Tommy Breedlove, a relationship and mindset coach and global keynote speaker. Tommy joins us from Atlanta where he leads executive retreats in the Blue Ridge and Appalachian Mountains. On this episode, we talk about how to find your tribe in business and why a community group or mastermind group can be beneficial when you find the right one. Tommy shares his experience in...