Let's Talk Business

When your company stops growing, you need to start thinking about changing up what you’re doing. Today’s guest is Joe Apfelbaum , CEO of Ajax Union , a B2B digital marketing agency based in Brooklyn, New York. Joe is a business strategist, marketing expert, certified Google trainer, and the author of High Energy Secrets: How I Lost 95 Pounds, Kept It Off and Have Higher Energy Levels Than Ever! He...

Whether we like it or not, we all need to build the right relationships in order to survive in the world of business. Today’s guest, David Nour , the CEO of the Nour Group, Inc , has spent the past two decades studying business relationships. In this episode, Michael Zipursky and David discuss the power of building the right relationships. As David explains the number one reason why companies fail...

What are the best practices whereby leaders succeed? The answer is by engaging their employees to execute on strategy, vision, and values. On today’s show, Meny Hoffman interviews one of today’s most influential voices in workplace trends, Chester Elton . Chester has spent two decades helping clients engage their employees in organizational strategy, vision, and values. He provides real solutions...

How are your customers’ lives better because of you? If you’re ready to dig deep for an answer that sets you apart from the competition, you don’t want to miss my interview with Mark Levy, founder of Levy Innovation.  Mark Levy, the founder of  Levy Innovation , has consulted some of the world’s most prominent CEOs and thought leaders, including Simon Sinek of  Start with Why , and helped them dif...

Retail has boomed through the years and as it progresses, so do the challenges. In today’s episode, Meny Hoffman interviews Isaac Wolman , the CEO of Make It Real , about the future of brick-and-mortar business and how the business of retail is changing. Isaac also breaks down the importance of mentorship and networking in retail, and shares what you need to do in order to grow from early-stage gr...

In any business or organization, the role of a leader is very important. Our guest, Marc Bodner has over 25 years’ experience in the distribution industry. He currently holds the CEO position and is a member of the Board of Directors. In this episode, Meny Hoffman interviews Mark about his role as a leader and how he makes strategic planning and operational planning work together. Sharing some pra...

Companies are made up of more than just the CEO and the management team. Roles need to be defined and differentiated in order to have a streamlined company process. In this episode, Zacharia Waxler discusses the various roles needed in a company, whether big or small. Zacharia is the Co-Managing Partner at Roth & Co alongside Abe Roth. He has over two decades of accounting experience, which allows...

Many business owners struggle with the following questions – How do we manage our growth? How do we scale our business? How do we know which stage of growth we are to know what to focus on in order to get our business to the next level? Who is better suited to answer this question than Clate Mask . He is the CEO and Cofounder of Keap , formerly Infusionsoft, recognized as a visionary leader in the...

In the world of entrepreneurship, we need to constantly be creating and doing. In this episode, host Meny Hoffman talks with the Founder and CEO of Gefen Media Group , Daniel Gefen . Daniel is also the number one international bestseller author of The Self Help Addict and the host of the popular podcast, Can I Pick Your Brain? which has reached over 250,000 downloads and ranked in the Top 100 Busi...

As an agency owner, looking for opportunities to scale and grow your business can be challenging. Let agency advisor, mentor, and author  Jason Swenk reveal what is holding you back. Jason has been helping agencies grow from zero to eight figures. His no-nonsense advice on how to qualify clients on the first meeting, find your niche, and hire the right people to support your vision will leave your...

People with passion and grit can make seemingly impossible things happen—and Jamie Geller is one of them. In this episode, Jamie Geller, bestselling author and CEO and Founder of Kosher Network International, shares the inspiring personal story of how she built a business around her passion for sharing the joys of food and entertaining, how she came to author six bestselling kosher cookbooks, and...

Continuing the wrap-up celebration of the Let’s Talk Business Podcast season one, we round up the last part of episode highlights across the show. Host, Meny Hoffman, with guest co-host and   director of content at Ptex Group,  Chava Shapiro , take us back to the great insights of Mike Michalowicz on making your business profitable; Ramon Ray on branding and social media; Bob Burg on giving first;...

After twelve great episodes full of great content and no-nonsense advice, the first season of Let’s Talk Business is finally complete! To celebrate, host, Meny Hoffman, with guest co-host and director of content at Ptex Group, Chava Shapiro , look back on the highlights of every episode that has provided many of us great and unforgettable wisdom. Together in this first of two highlights episode, t...

Business is a two-way street of giving and receiving. While this may be a common fact, not many find success because their focus is not on giving but in getting. In this episode, Bob Burg , a sought after speaker and bestselling author, helps us understand the value of giving and why it is not only a more pleasant way of conducting business but the most financially profitable way as well. Through...

How can you make your company more desirable and sustainable in today’s age of marketing and content creation?  Brian Wallace , the Founder and President of  NowSourcing , has the answer to this question – infographics. In this episode, he talks about focusing on the infographics niche and shares his take on service expansion. He also touches on the importance of storytelling, company culture, and...

If you’re the owner of a growing business, you may relate to the feeling that you are your business. You may even feel like your business would fall apart if you weren’t around. For this week’s episode, we’re talking about a topic that’s so important for business owners but not talked about enough in the business world – your exit strategy. What is your business going to be worth someday if and wh...

Do you ever wish you could be a more focused leader, a calmer thinker, a more productive worker? Do you ever get to the end of the day and wonder what you actually accomplished? This week’s guest is renowned productivity and time-management expert Dave Crenshaw. In our interview, Dave and I go in-depth on how leaders can maximize their most precious asset, time, leading to higher profits, higher q...

We all know that a good team can make or break a business. But do you ever wish you could simply clone yourself and create a team of people just as motivated, knowledgeable, and passionate about your business as you are? Ira Zlotowitz, the founder and president of Eastern Union Funding, knows a thing or two about building and sustaining high-performing teams; he grew his own business from a four-p...

Self-taught and self-bootstrapped, since 2001 Dov has been helping consultants, coaches and entrepreneurs build simple, client-getting systems that help them get a consistent flow of their ideal clients—without tricks, hacks or false fronts. In this week’s episode, Dov teaches us why most business owners are overcomplicating their marketing; a three-step process for building a simple, repeatable m...

If you’re like most business owners, you hate cold calling. It usually starts with the questions, “Who do I call? How do I overcome the gatekeeper? And what exactly am I going to say to that person? To help us answer those questions and understand cold calling more, we have Wendy Weiss as our guest for this episode. Wendy is known as the Queen of Cold Calling. She is an author, speaker, sales trai...

Often, we don’t realize that we are our greatest weapon for positive change and that changing our lives is all about perspective. Charlie Harary is a business executive, author, and prolific speaker known internationally for his charismatic, passionate, and sophisticated lectures, seminars, and keynote addresses. In this fascinating interview, he speaks about the mental obstacles that hold us back...

If you want to grow your business, you have to hustle smart. As someone who has started four companies and sold two, Ramon Ray is no stranger to growing businesses. He’s an author and sought-after speaker on topics such as personal branding, technology, marketing, and sales, and he has impacted hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs through his company, Smart Hustle Media. In this episode, he shar...

There is power in failure because it gifts us the opportunity to learn and grow. Brian Scudamore, the Founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, is such a great believer of this that he wrote a book all about it, WTF?! (Willing to Fail). With a successful company right under his name, Brian is all too familiar with how failure is the key to success. He shares with us his journey during those early stages in the...

Being a small business owner does not mean you have to keep your vision small. After all, to become big later on requires you to begin with what little you have. Renowned author of The E-Myth, Michael Gerber, is no stranger to starting small. In his seminal book, Michael dispels the myths surrounding starting your business. Today, he takes that wisdom to us and shares the a-ha moment of how his bo...

Welcome to the Let’s Talk Business Podcast—the podcast for no-nonsense advice to help you learn, grow, and lead. Listen in as Ptex Group CEO Meny Hoffman talks to some of the world’s foremost business leaders and influencers about how they’re turning ambition into action, blunder into breakthroughs, and passion into profits. Please subscribe, rate, and enjoy the show!