Smart-ish After the Name Tags Come Off

Episode 9: Meet John Barcanic – Stop Being the Bottleneck In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off , Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest John Barcanic, who helps CEOs and business owners with growing companies stop being the bottleneck through which everything important flows. What begins as a conversation about leadership quickly expands into a discussion about tr...

In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Erin Zylka, founder of Kona Financial Planning and co-founder of WHealthy Empowerment Network (WHEN).   What begins as a conversation about financial planning quickly evolves into a broader discussion about values, relationships, and what it truly means to build a wealthy life. Rathe...

🎙️ Episode: Meet Hutch Hutchinson – Making Your Marketing Actually Work Podcast: Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off Description: In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off , Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Hutch Hutchinson, founder of HUTCHINSON., a Chicago-area communication design firm specializing in branding, websites, and SEO. What starts as a conversat...

🎙️ Episode 6: Meet Blair Woerfel – Creating Experiences People Remember Podcast: Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off Description: In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off , Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Blair Woerfel , founder of BW Studio + Events. What starts as a conversation about event planning quickly turns into a broader discussion about experience...

🎙️ Episode 5: Meet Jeff Beck Podcast: Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off Description: In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off , Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Jeff Beck from COE Financial Group for a conversation that’s less about spreadsheets and more about relationships. While Jeff does share a bit about his work helping individuals and families think...

 Episode 4: Jessica Lee – When Growth Outpaces Structure Podcast Name: Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off Description: In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off , Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Jessica Lee , Founder & CEO of OptimizedExecs. Jessica brings powerful insight into what happens when founder-led companies start scaling faster than their...

Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, our hosts welcome a surprise guest who has played a foundational role in the ACA Business Club’s growth in the Chicago area — and in Scott’s ACA journey: Steve Fretzin. Steve shares the story behind how ACA made its way to Chicago, his early involvement with the organization, and why relationship-bu...

Description: In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off , Tom, Chris, and Scott settle into their second recording—expecting a standard episode. But midway through, they’re joined by their first-ever surprise guest: longtime ACA member and accomplished business writer, David Telisman . David shares his entrepreneurial journey as the founder of David Telisman Communications, and dis...

Description: In this debut episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off , hosts Tom Gosche, Chris Prestegaard, and Scott Weinberg pull back the curtain on the origins of the show — and what listeners can expect from future episodes. They discuss the technical setup process, the inspiration behind the podcast (shoutout to SmartLess ), and their vision for highlighting members of the ACA Schau...