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Zach and Andy discuss leadership miscues relative to the development and production of Boeing's 737MAX aircraft. Boeing's 737MAX aircraft were involved in two crashes which led to loss of life and grounding of the aircraft by the FAA and other government authorities for 18 months. Recently, Boeing's Chief Technical Pilot for the 737MAX at the time of aircraft certification was indicted on six char...

Zach and Andy discuss the work that Toyota did 20 to 30 years ago to develop a continuous improvement program called Kaizen and its implications for small businesses and for an individual's life. Question is.....is a mindset or a strategy or both? Hit the subscribe button so you don't miss an episode. Share our podcast with others so we can continue to generate more value in this world!!

Zach and Andy welcome Tracy Moore and Rob Knighton from RevLocal to the Podcast to discuss various topics regarding Marketing for Small Businesses. Topics include the importance of SEO, what is marketing, how to recognize a good marketing strategy and campaign, what to look for in a marketing organization to work with and the relationship between marketing and lead generation and sales. We hope yo...

You have heard the typical phrase about when you assume something.....When making a business plan however, assumptions are an important tool a business owner uses as they "learn" their way through the business to success. When starting a business, a business plan should be made for the first 3 to 6 months, not 3 to 6 years. The shorter the better. A section in your business plan, however, should l...

Zach and Andy explore the possible reasons why some Entrepreneurs are more successful than others. Mindsets, Attitudes, Goals, Strategies, Culture are all aspects they explore in this episode as reasons why businesses with complexity could be the culprit for subdued business success.

Andy and Zach explore the meanings behind the phrase "How you do one thing is how you do everything". It relates to the How of Why, How, What of your life and your business. We explore how the culture of an organization is a huge influence on the success of an organization.

Zach and Andy explore why business concepts such as Product and Program Management work in you personal life as well. It comes down to needs. Needs for Businesses and needs in human life. Join us as we answer the all important word Why? when it comes to this subject.

Zach and Andy spend time discussing the power of the words AND and OR in our lives. These two words have strong linkages to our mindsets relative to love and fear, abundance and scarcity. The more that we can have AND in our life as opposed to OR, the more likelihood of joy, happiness and success can be in our lives.

Andy and Zach look at the relationship between the words Be, Do and Have in our lives. Which do we do first in life, Be or Do? Do we do certain things in order to be a certain way in life (Be) or do we try to be a certain way in life first which then drives our decision making during our "doing" in life? Joy, happiness and success occurs for us when we start with our "be" which drives our "do rath...

Zach and Andy look at the characteristics of a good sales process, sales mindset and the relationship between sales and marketing. In our prior season we did an episode about how sales fits in the bigger picture for a business. This episode dives deeper into the role of sales and the desired outcomes from a sales process.

Systems are all around us and we take for granted every day of our lives. Zach and Andy explore the complex world of systems which interact with one another to achieve complex goals and requirements within business and within life. This process of system interaction is called system of systems. System of Systems is an important concept to understand to build successful strategies in life and in bu...

Zach and Andy explore some heavy topics in life where the word WHY takes front stage. How does the word Why play in the concepts of purpose, mindset and choice are explored. Hit that subscribe button to not miss an episode. Thanks for joining us on our podcast journey!

Zach and Andy explore the four top reasons a small business fails and how to minimize the risk of falling victim to these failure reasons.

Andy and Zach discuss the challenges that Entrepreneurs face in starting and growing a business in normal times as well as coming out of a pandemic. Follow Andy and Zach on their podcast journey to generate value in business owners lives by hitting that subscribe button on your podcast platform!

Zach and Andy discuss what is empathy, what it is and is not in business, the benefits of empathy in business ,why it is not more talked about and why it is difficult to implement. Follow us on our podcast journey by hitting that Subscribe button on your favorite podcast platform! Thanks for listening!

Zach and Andy discuss the types of trust in a business, the core elements of trust (The 7 Cs), the benefits of high trust, the enemies of trust and tips on building trust within your company. Hit that subscribe button so you don't miss an episode!

Zach and Andy discuss the elements of Emotional Intelligence which include Social Skills, Motivation, Empathy, Self-Awareness and Self- Management. Emotional Intelligence is a key contributor to your personal brand and your self-leadership. Join us for this important discussion and hit that subscribe button so you can follow us on our journey to generate our value in this world!

Zach and Andy welcome Heather Rogers to the Podcast to discuss her incredible journey to Entrepreneurship. We discuss her various jobs leading to her decision to go out on her own, her book, her business and how she managed to keep her business afloat despite a pandemic and a serious illness.

Zach and Andy discuss the process leading up to a decision to fire an employee and tips to make the actual process of firing an employee have the best possible results for all parties. Follow our podcast to join us on our journey to generate value in business owners business and personal lives!

Zach, Meghan and Andy take a look at one of the scariest moments of being an entrepreneur......making that first hire. We address the main planning events needed before conducting interviews and provide some tips about the actual interview process. Please follow our journey by hitting that subscribe button so you don't miss an episode!

Zach and Andy discuss what is Product Management, the difference between Product Management and Project Management and where does Product Management fit in a small business.

Andy and Zach discuss with Chris his career journey from the corporate life to the entrepreneur life, his business he built in the The Trusted Toolbox, the creation of his Home Services Institute and his recently released book titled "From the Zoo to the Wild." You can reach Chris at www.thetrustedtoolbox.com, via email at chris@thetrustedtoolbox.com and on the Facebook, LInkedIn and Instagram pla...

Andy and Zach take a look at some possible major themes of a business strategy both short and long term. We also discuss some tools that can assist your effort to build a business strategy for your business. If our episodes generate value in your life and business, please hit that subscribe button to follow us on our journey to generate value in this world!

In the first of a two part series, Andy and Zach take a look at business strategy. The following topics are discussed: What is strategy and what it is not. Why is strategy important? What is different between a business plan and a business strategy? What are the key components of a business strategy? Zach and Andy invite you to follow us on our journey to create a Generate Your Value movement and...

Zach, Meghan and Andy look at the analogy of a football team as it relates to your product/service, your marketing plan and your sales force. Your sales team are the running backs and wide receivers of your offensive in your effort to attract and land customers. What characteristics and qualities are needed to make good sales people is addressed. In the end, every employee is a sales person even i...