Generate Your Value

Zach and Andy have a conversation about entrepreneurship with John Burke, a Grammy-nominated composer and pianist from Atlanta, GA, with a prolific career. John has released multiple acclaimed instrumental albums; scored for film, theatre, and video games; written a musical; and performed at countless events and concerts. In 2016, John's self-released piano album,  Orogen , was nominated for...

In this episode, we talk with Mark Ritter who is the CEO of MBFS and Nu Direction Lending about the issues surrounding the financing of a business. He is an expert in all things credit union and small business lending. Both organized are owned by credit unions and designed to help credit unions fund more loans to real estate investors and small business owners in their communities. In 2002, Mark s...

Often times in business, the words Why and Purpose are often used interchangeably. Zach and Andy have a discussion about a topic that is gaining in popularity....the purpose driven company. There is a lot of overlap between the two words but they are not one in the same. Purpose is both a noun and a verb. The overlap is with the noun part of the word purpose. Tune in to this episode to explore the...

In this episode of the Generate Your Value podcast, we talk with Daniela Sulek, a life coach from Toronto, Canada. Daniela helps her clients see through the illusion of rigid physical reality and ridicule of human conditioning. Her thirst for truth naturally brought her on a journey of experiencing the self beyond the mind, body and physical reality. Daniela brings a leading-edge concept of applie...

Zach and Andy welcome Rod Hardy, an entrepreneur who made the decision to chase his dream of music after a his brother came out of a three week coma from COVID to the podcast. Zach and Andy discuss Rod's upbringing, his path to entrepreneurship, his decision to chase his dream in music, the importance of a person's Why, personal brand and leadership to success and the next big thing for Rod coming...

Zach and Andy discuss the six most common challenges which leaders of organizations face. They are Inspiring Others, Developing Others, Leading Change, Handling Conflict, Dealing with Imposter Syndrome and Managing a Team. If you feel this episode would be useful for someone else, please share. Hit that subscribe button to not miss an episode!

There is a lot of discussion these days is about energy. Unfortunately, the dialog is centered around oil, natural gas, solar and wind energy not emotional energy. One of the most important skills that successful people develop is the management of their energy. Zach and Andy discuss this important "life hack" as well as the role of pride in team or business energy. Not boastful or ego pride but p...

Zach and Andy each bring three qualities they believe are found in effective and great leaders in this episode. Humility, Integrity, Charisma, Good Communicator, Other Focused and Self Leadership are the qualities brought forward and discussed. Work to grow these "qualities" muscles within a leader, both in business and in life, will lead to quality leadership in this world. Subscribe so you don't...

We all know about the meaning of investment when it comes to money, however, we don't necessarily do a good job at looking at how we invest in ourselves. Zach and Andy take a look at the different meanings of the word invest and how they apply to our lives in this episode. Please hit that subscribe button so you don't miss the opportunity for our podcast to generate value in your life. Beth Hadler...

Zach and Andy discuss the process of picking yourself up and starting over after your initial effort to start and grow a business doesn't succeed. It isn't a failure until you walk away from entreprenuership for good as not being successful in your first effort is a learning opportunity not a failure. Subscribe so you don't miss an episode!!

Zach and Andy explore the importance of values in this episode to include the notion that values permeate in everything a company does. Values should be more than just spoken about, they should be lived and shown every day! Did this episode bring value to you and your business? If so, please hit that subscribe button so you don't miss an episode!

Zach and Andy explore Ryan Holiday's thoughts relative to a human's ego as discussed in the Introduction section of his book "Ego is the Enemy." How does the ego relate to life and to leadership style and success. Hit that subscribe button to not miss an episode!

Zach and Andy discuss the concept of blindspots when it comes to a leader or to a human being's life. They discuss the top ten common blindspots that leaders have and a five step process to help you eliminate blindspots in your life or leadership. Hit that follow button to not miss an episode of The Generate Your Value podcast!

Zach and Andy explore the various forms of financing available to small business owners outside of venture capital. Hit that subscribe button to not miss an episode of our Podcast!

Zach and Andy give the listener some key points to utilize in the process of doing an annual strategic planning process for your business. The process should be separate from all other activities and given a priority within the company's day to day operations. Hit that subscribe button to not miss an episode!

Zach and Andy discuss the role of influence in business and why it is a key cornerstone of leadership that leads to stronger results for business leaders. Hit that subscribe button to not miss an episode of the Generate Your Value podcast!

Zach and Andy review an article from Korn Ferry on the anticipated trends in business for the year 2022. Subscribe to our podcast to not miss an informative episode and share with others who might gain some value from the conversation!

Zach and Andy explore the reasons why story telling connects the listener and the storyteller, creates engagement amongst teams and its members and how a leader should prepare the story they wish to use in an engagement with an audience no matter its size. Subscribe to our podcast so you don't miss an episode!

Zach and Andy discuss with Dr. Mike Weiner, Owner of Optimal Spine and Body in Alpharetta, Georgia, the benefits he has seen with working with Andy as a Business Coach, Topics discussed include Sales Funnels, Lead Generation, Business Plans and the true value a business owner can deliver to a customer. Subscribe to not miss an episode!

Allan Draper is a serial entrepreneur, investor, business growth expert, attorney and host of the successful podcast, " The Business Growth Pod ." He specializes in scaling businesses and helping entrepreneurs transform an idea into a thriving business. Through a dedicated approach to business analysis, Draper has contributed to the growth and development of startups in a varie...

Andy and Zach take us through a visualization on how fear and love play a role in pulling or pushing people, events, etc. in our life and into our business. We even have a mention of a super hero in the mix! Our younger years as young adults play a pivotal role in how our light either shines of doesn't shine in this world. Hit the subscribe button to ensure you don't miss an episode!

Zach and Andy discuss their insights and opinions as to the impacts which the pandemic has made on business and life. Were there major changes or slight movements around the compass? Please leave your opinions on the subject on our social media pages. Hit that subscribe button to not miss an episode!!

Is U.S. business having a "mid-life" crisis? The pandemic has caused many people to be introspective about what they want in their lives just like somebody having a heart attack at age 42 would do. And the verdict is that American businesses are not delivering the goods for the "new normal" that Americans want for themselves. Zach and Andy explore in this episode the data behind this mass exodus a...

Zach and Andy discuss the elements of a company's culture that are important to employees. The interesting find is that elements which have emotional value to employees are significantly more important to employees than those which have financial value. Question remains....does Leadership evaluate the strength of it's culture at the same level as employees? Subscribe to our podcast to not miss an...

With this episode, Zach and Andy take a look at the different elements of a business or corporate culture from the perspective of a leadership team. This is part one of a two part series looking at this nebulous thing called culture in which hundreds of definitions exist in the world about what it is. Next week we will look at culture from an employee perspective and the differences and similariti...