Leadership in Action

Welcome back to another episode of Leadership In Action! Joining the show this week is an IT visionary who started her journey into Information Technology over 20 years ago. Providing both consulting and training, she has over 200 video based courses available for purchase worldwide. Please welcome to the show, Founder and CEO of Sandra Network, Sandra Batakis. Host Mark Stiles sits down with Sand...

It’s no secret that there are many influencers who promote entrepreneurship on social media, but are they promoting an accurate picture? Today’s guest would disagree. He’s an entrepreneur with a strong technical background in web development who founded a brand to help make building a creative team easier. Welcome to the show CEO of Flocksy, Sam Ryan. In this episode, Sam clears up misconceptions...

Today’s guest is a local entrepreneur who comes from a financing and consulting background. He’s a landscaping legend, and the kind of leader that rolls up his sleeves and gets it done. James Evans is the CEO of Jim’s Landscaping, and Principal at Gladstone Capital LLC. Host extraordinaire Mark Stiles interviews James to learn more about his background, hear James’s tips for entrepreneurs, and exp...

He’s an entrepreneur and business owner who uses his experiences to drive solutions for his customers. His company was featured in Inc. Magazine’s Inc 5000 for 2020 and 2021, and was named a member of the MSP 501 in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Pedro Nuñez is President & CEO at IT Management Solutions, and this week’s guest. Join host Mark Stiles on this episode of Leadership In Action as he intervie...

He’s an entrepreneur and visionary who has been working in the landscape and snow and ice management field for over 20 years. He's a leader, a longtime member of EO Boston previously serving as president. Please welcome Founder and Chief Visionary of JC Grounds Management Jonathan Crandall to the show. Mark Stiles interviews Jonathan to learn more about the reality of entrepreneurship, the importa...

On this episode of Leadership In Action, we talk to a financial mastermind who is an expert at effectively balancing accounting needs, reporting priorities, operational requirements, and budget constraints. Cal Wilder has been an EO Member for 9 years, is the author of the book “The Financial Operating System”, and is the Founder and CEO at SmartBooks. Cal joins Host Mark Stiles to chat about the...

This week’s guest is a new member of EO who is passionate about data and using it to help organizations improve their performance. Ryan Sullivan is Principal at Collectiv, and the guest on this week’s episode of Leadership In Action. Ryan joins Mark to discuss the value of data integration, Ryan’s tips for starting a business, and his experiences skydiving.   Takeaways:  As an entrepreneur, you do...

Today’s guest is an entrepreneurial change agent who has co-founded and founded several startups resulting in three successful exits. He’s been a member of EO Boston since 2016. Christian Magel is the Managing Partner and Co-Founder Of Venture Lane Studio. Christian and Mark chat about the best way to find your employee’s strengths and weaknesses, how to create a culture of openness, and where to...

Today's guest is a leadership legend. She has three decades of experience in leadership, sales management, coaching, speaking, and training. She led her real estate team to achieve over half a billion dollars in annual sales volume. MaryBeth Gustitus is the founder, president, and CEO of MILE 1 Performance Coaching. MB sits down with host Mark Stiles this week to help entrepreneurs understand how...

Today’s guest is someone who is going to be an integral part of this podcast. He’s the MarComm Chair for EO Boston. He has deep industry knowledge of all things payroll and is an expert in running very successful service bureaus. Jeff Plakans is the Founder and President of Commonwealth Payroll & HR. Jeff joins host Mark Stiles to discuss some misconceptions about entrepreneurship, why employe...

Today's guest is a member of EO who has spent time on the board. He's a speaker, a thought leader, a marketeer, and an unbelievable human being. He hosts the “Hard Corps Marketing Show” podcast, and is the now previous host of EO Boston’s podcast “Leadership In Action”. Casey Cheshire, Founder and CEO of Ringmaster Conversational Marketing, joins new host Mark Stiles to hand Mark the torch of Podc...

Today’s guest is an entrepreneur, marketing strategist, author, thought leader, and podcaster. His marketing experience spreads across SEO, PPC, social media, and digital marketing at its core. David Reske is the former President of EO Boston and Founder and President of Nowspeed Marketing. David joins host Casey Cheshire on this week’s episode to teach you how to make sense of the overwhelming am...

When it comes to your life and the direction it takes you, what will you do to have that life of experience you desire? Everyone in life has the opportunity to climb to the top of a business and host of the Virtual Campfire , Tony Martignetti, will talk with host Casey Cheshire just how to achieve the top position. Tony is founder and chief inspiration officer of inspired purpose coaching and auth...

The long-term success of your business is directly tied to your long-term health and if you aren’t running at 100%, your business won’t be operating at 100%. Royi Metser is the Director of Business Development at Inside Tracker and is extremely passionate about both business and health. This episode covers what goes into not just living additional years, but living higher-quality years.   Takeaway...

Today's guest is an entrepreneur, a speaker, a writer, and an influencer. He’s problem solved for companies like IBM, IRS, GE, and 3M. Seth Earley is the CEO of Earley Information Science and the host of the Earley AI podcast. Seth joins Casey to explore how to best give feedback, deal with bad performance, and learn to trust your gut.  Takeaways: There is a fine line between being outside of your...

For many starting a business, there are moments of struggle where it seems like your next success is far off. Charles Conigliaro, the founder, and owner of Small Haul, is an entrepreneur and an investor with focuses in transportation, logistics, technology, distribution, and regenerative farming. He talks with Casey about tips for success when starting a business, and how to find the motivation to...

Today's guest is a serial entrepreneur, a financial management expert, and a bookkeeping bad-ass. Kasey Anton, the owner of Spark Business Consulting, joins the Leadership in Action show this week. Casey and Kasey sit down to answer one of the biggest questions every business owner has asked, “how can I make my business more profitable”?   Takeaways: Profit is used for so many necessary things in...

A serial entrepreneur, adventurer, sports fanatic, and thought leader in the textiles industry. Joel Livingston is the owner and executive vice president of Emtex Inc and brings over 30 years of business, and life experience to the table. Tune in to hear Casey Cheshire talk with Joel about his favorite kind of leadership. One that's not only collaborative but also caring. In this episode, you’ll l...

Take a deliberate look at where your life and your business are going and make sure that they’re on the path to reaching your goals for them. This can sound easier said than done, but entrepreneur and coach Jay Bacrania explains how you can be intentional about the direction of your life. Through this episode, you’ll learn how to avoid the dangers of getting too tangled up in your business, when t...

Employers are being taken for a massive and costly ride by both insurance brokers and the health insurance companies at large. Andrew Roberts is showing smaller employers that there is a way to avoid the ever-increasing rates offered by the health insurance companies. Enter self-funded insurance plans. You’ll learn why your company is being upcharged every year by your broker, how going self-funde...

Are all great entrepreneurs great leaders? What do great entrepreneurs have in common? What tools do great leaders possess? These are the questions that Satish Patel answers in this episode, based on his long and prosperous entrepreneurial journey. You’ll learn about what you can be doing to better listen to your team, the differences and similarities between leadership and entrepreneurship, and h...

This episode was recorded live with members of the Boston Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization at the chapter’s Podcast MANIA event in February 2022. This special episode features multiple members of the chapter including Mark Worster, Clemencia Herrera, Roger St. Onge, Kerri Garbis, Matt Rudnick, Wendy Pease, and Ryan Villanueva.    Takeaways: “I can drop into almost any place in the world...

If you think that everything's going to be easier once your business gets off the ground, then you really need to listen to Mike Moran on this episode. Mike explores the changing nature of the challenges that business leaders face as their business grows and the attitude they need to work through them. You’ll hear about how to start ramping up off of the plateau, how to present your emotions as a...

As surprising as this may seem to learn, you don’t have to give every last ounce of energy that you have to your business in order to be successful! Melissa Clayton has found a great balance between growing her company and enjoying time with her family and friends, and now she is letting you know how you can too. You’ll hear about limiting the number of hours you work, building a great team around...

While some people may think that to be a successful entrepreneur you need a college degree or an MBA, this simply isn’t the case! Ryan Bennett has found great success in the trades with his business and now he’s sharing some great advice for how to interact with your employees and grow your company. You’ll learn all about finding what your employees are best at, why you need to communicate the opp...