Out of the Hourglass

On today's podcast, Molly sits down with the team at Boxed Sourcing & Production - a women-owned and operated company specializing in branded and promotional goods. Through this conversation, Co-Founders Brigette Fuscia, Meghann Bezdikain, and Director of New Business Development, Joanna Kummer, discuss the impact that company swag and branding can have on a business. From totes and t-shirts t...

The NCG Book Club has been busy! We've read a lot of great books in the last several months and we have a new one to add to that list - "Who Not How" by Dan Sullivan. Imagine a life where everything you do is YOUR choice...from how you spend your time, to how much money you make, to the quality of your relationships, to the amount of joy you experience. Sounds amazing, right? Dan Sullivan's book a...

On today's podcast, Molly welcomes NCG Business Coach Jim Bradley, for an introduction to the concept of Lean Thinking and its application to operational strategy and workflow in the trades and services industries, With an extensive background in operational management, Jim’s expertise and passion for this topic are evident. He shares how to think through a Lean lens, and how to extend this perspe...

Are you a member of, or a leader of...a team? Yes - of course, and today's podcast is all about teams! Three members of the NCG Book Club join Molly for a discussion about Patrick Lencioni’s “The Ideal Team Player” ~ How to Recognize and Cultivate the Three Essential Virtues. NCG's Book Club is a commitment to continuous learning, and to the application and connection of the work we do with our cl...

Welcome to Q4! Ready or not, it's fall ...and Annual Planning Season! On today's podcast, Molly welcomes Brian Nolan, Managing Partner here at Nolan Consulting Group for a conversation that will recharge your planning mindset! At NCG, we are intentional about the planning process. We believe it is essential to devote time to strategically think about the year ahead, align with your vision, define...

In this week's episode, two of Nolan Consulting Groups' finest take the mic for a conversation about two tools used frequently at NCG: the DISC Profile Assessment and the Position Vision. Kathryn Freeman, Director of Operations and Sr. Business Coach, and Sydney Bates, Business Support Specialist highlight how we can use these two resources in tandem to provide insight on the core responsibilities...

This week we bring back NCG Sr. Business Coach Andrew Amrhein for a conversation on Diagnosing Problems. How do we fully understand an issue to address the specific problem? Andrew discusses his strategy of categorizing issues into three types - human problems, process problems, and systems problems. Listen in as Molly and Andrew work through getting to the root of the issue and the importance of...

Today's podcast detours from our usual business topics and takes us on a kayaking, hiking, and camping adventure off the coast of Washington state among the beautiful San Juan Islands! This journey intertwines business and life ...how and where are they connected? ...what do you want your life to look like? ...how can you make that vision real? NCG's Managing Partner, Brian Nolan facilitated the S...

This week we welcome back a famous duo, comedians at heart... The Sales Guys! NCG's Andrew Amrhein and Jim Falk take the mic to share some observations of the current selling environment including trends they are noticing and areas of the sales process that need to be tightened up - like when do you send that estimate? Spoiler alert...you might be sending them too fast, too soon! The Sales Guys ar...

Our host, Molly Nolan, is joined today by NCG's Director of Operations and Sr. Business Coach Kathryn Freeman for an intriguing discussion on the impact of a Team DISC. The DISC concept should be familiar to you if you're a regular podcast listener or if you work with any of our NCG team members. The DISC Assessment gives a complete picture of an individual's behavior, but it can also reveal gaps...

Scalability and growth are top priorities for many, if not most, business owners. In today's podcast, Colin Nolan, Sr. Business Coach at NCG, dissects three barriers to scalability and growth, based on Vern Harnish's book, Scaling Up. Business is complex, and growth is even more so! At NCG, we work with clients through a variety of challenges - owners trying to get out of the hourglass, growth pla...

Have you ever heard, or said, " I wish my employees were more "accountable?" What is it we are really asking for? Is it accountability, or is it responsibility? On today's podcast, Molly Nolan is joined by Andrew Amrhein, Sr. Business Coach & Director of Finance at NCG for a conversational take on the difference between Accountability and Responsibility. How do we ask for action or improvement...

When was the last time... "you lost track of time, utterly engaged with what you were doing?" "you instinctively volunteered for something?" "you surprised yourself with how well you did?" These intriguing questions are from NYT Best Selling Author, Marcus Buckinghams's most recent publication Love + Work - the focus of this week's episode! Four of our NCG Team Members, Brian Nolan, Kathryn Freema...

This week we're featuring an excerpt from our Job Site Leadership Workshop - one of the most requested development courses that we offer here at Nolan Consulting Group. Facilitated by NCG Managing Partner Brian Nolan, and Conal Mulreany, Field Supervisor at Nolan Painting & Field Consultant at NCG, this workshop is designed to provide Production Management leaders with the critical awareness o...

On today's podcast, we have the privilege of welcoming Josh Abramson, Chief Solutionist and Director of Happiness at ALLBRiGHT Painting based in Los Angeles, CA. In this conversation, Josh and Molly discuss Brand Power - what drives the inspiration and creativity behind the marketing at ALLBRiGHT Painting. Brand power is more than getting leads in the door - the impact is multifaceted and is groun...

This week's Out of the Hourglass podcast features the latest edition of the Business is Messy Series featuring Brian Nolan, Managing Partner of Nolan Consulting Group, and Kevin Nolan, CEO of Nolan Painting & Partner at NCG. If you are new to the podcast, the Business is Messy Series is a quarterly check-in with Brian and Kevin on the state of the business environment. Molly Nolan hosts the di...

This week we're bringing something different to the podcast! We're featuring a compelling excerpt from the most recent Sales Fundamentals Boot Camp facilitated by NCG Senior Coach Andrew Amrhein and Jim Falk, Sr. Estimator at Nolan Painting and Sales Trainer & Consultant with Nolan Consulting Group. The Sales Boot Camp focuses on the execution of the “original” Sales Process - this particular...

Brian Nolan, Managing Partner of Nolan Consulting Group, joins Molly Nolan in this week's podcast, for a deep dive into the core mission of NCG - getting small business owners Out of the Hourglass. Brian explains what it means to be stuck in the hourglass, in a variety of scenarios, and how NCG helps owners transition out of the hourglass at different points of their business lifecycle. From imple...

In this week's podcast, NCG Sr. Business Coach, Colin Nolan joins Molly Nolan for a practical discussion of how DISC can be applied to customer relations. As many listeners know, DISC is a behavioral assessment tool that we often refer to in conversations on this podcast, and within our Coaching and Consulting practice. We've discussed how DISC can be used to understand behaviors & motivators,...

Description: This week's podcast episode features a topic that has been an ongoing challenge for businesses across all industries - Recruiting and Retaining employees. Molly is joined by Kevin Nolan, CEO of Nolan Paining and Colleen Nolan, Director of Human Resources at Nolan Painting as they share how they have been working to combat this issue at their organization, brainstorming and grinding in...

The NCG Book Club returns again! This month, we're discussing Part 1 of Coaching for Breakthrough Success ~ Proven Techniques for Making Impossible Dreams Possible by Jack Canfield and Dr. Peter Chee. In the book, Canfield & Dr. Chee deliver what they believe to be the Top 30 Coaching Principals that every coach needs to practice in order to succeed. The principals are all encompassing - from...

Since we are about halfway through 2022, today's podcast features a Mid-Year Planning Status Check! NCG's Director of Finance & Sr. Business Coach, Andrew Amrhein reminds listeners of the importance of keeping a pulse of the metrics and reviewing where you stand in the plan that you set at the beginning of this year. During this crazy busy time of year, how do we take the time to make sure we’...

If you are an avid Out of the Hourglass podcast listener or are working with our team, "DISC" is a term you have heard frequently. In today's Out of the Hourglass podcast, Molly Nolan is joined by NCG's Business Systems Specialist Sydney Bates for an in-depth unraveling of DISC. Listen and learn as Sydney breaks down DISC concepts by highlighting the behaviors and motivators revealed through the D...

In today's podcast, we have the pleasure of hearing some powerful and practical insight from Sheldon Stewart, Summit Member & NCG Member Coach and President of Stewart Painting based in Hyannis & Hingham, Massachusetts. Sheldon shares with us his experience through the process of creating the Board of Directors at Stewart Painting and where he is at in the journey. It's process that has be...

Our podcast today features a topic that is near and dear to our hearts, the role of the Coach. This powerful conversation with two respected leaders, Brian Nolan, Managing Partner at Nolan Consulting Group, and Paul Cook, VP of Painters USA, Summit Member and Member Coach, will challenge you to think about who is looking to YOU as a coach. At NCG, we have the immense privilege to work with many bu...