Systems Simplified

Tania Sterl is the Founder and CEO of Sterl on Style, a personal styling and image consultancy agency. She is a certified image consultant, fashion expert, and professional speaker. Tania incorporates more than 20 years of fashion expertise into elevating women's images and styles to take them to the next level of success. Her clients include prominent female industry leaders from corporate financ...

Lauren Francis is the Founder, President, Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, and Career Advisor for Mulberry Talent Partners, a recruiting and staffing company based in Portland, Oregon. Whether in a temporary staffing or long-term direct-hire placement situation, they partner with both the candidates and clients to identify the key attributes that lead to a successful match. At the onset of her e...

Chad Gill is the Founder and Owner of Concreate, a family-owned business specializing in all things concrete, including polishing, staining, surface prep, and joint repair. The company works hand in hand with designers, architects, project managers, general contractors, tradespeople, and homeowners from start to finish.  Chad is also the Founder of Workforce Recon and the creator of the Field Reco...

Ryan Tansom is the Co-founder and Partner of Arkona, a company that teaches business owners how to grow the value of their business through educational workshops, fractional CFO services, and strategic planning.  Ryan started his career working in his family's business, where he helped turn it around and sold it for eight figures. He hosts the popular podcast, Intentional Growth , which boasts ove...

Adi Klevit is the Founder and CEO of Business Success Consulting Group, an organization that provides businesses with the infrastructure, processes, and systems they need to thrive. Adi and her team help companies scale up, transfer knowledge, and prepare for succession. She has over 25 years of experience as a trained industrial engineer, management consultant, and business executive. In this epi...

Robert Hartline is a serial entrepreneur and EOS Implementer. He is the Founder of multiple businesses, including CallProof, Shift Your Time, and Hytch Rewards. After growing his first business from $11 million to over $100 million in less than three years, Robert was inspired to help other entrepreneurs gain traction with their businesses. He currently lives in Nashville with his wife and two kid...

Glenn Diehl is the Owner, President, and CEO of Genesis Exhibits, a live events company. He purchased the company – formerly known as Skyline Genesis Event Marketing – in 1998, diversifying its services and rebranding it five years ago. Glenn has been in the trade show and live events business for over 35 years. In this episode: How do you measure the ROI of your business? Do you base it on revenu...

Jennifer Spooner is the Co-owner and CEO of The Aesthetic Experience, a Digital Smile Design (DSD) clinic that provides luxury dental and aesthetic services. Jennifer started her career in the real estate industry in 2002 and worked as a mortgage broker for 16 years. She systematized her mortgage business and in 2020 joined her sister, Dr. Olesya Salathe, to start The Aesthetic Experience. Jennife...

Ashley Ingle is the Founder and CEO of Profit Matters, an accounting company that provides bookkeeping, taxation, CFO, and other financial services to businesses, with a specialization in the construction and manufacturing industries. Profit Matters is 100% virtual and uses a powerful combination of skilled professionals and automated software tools to solve financial challenges. Ashley is a seria...

Krish Ramineni is the Co-founder and CEO of Fireflies.ai, an artificial intelligence assistant platform that records, transcribes, and organizes voice conversations for virtual meetings. The platform integrates with various project management, CRM, and storage apps like Slack, Asana, Trello, Zoho, Salesforce, HubSpot, and Dropbox. Before founding Fireflies, Krish worked in Product Management at Mi...

Dan Zawacki is the Founder of Lobster Gram, a company that sold and delivered live lobsters and seafood around the US as gifts. He started Lobster Gram in his garage in 1987 and bootstrapped it into a $15 million company before selling it in 2017. Dan is now a Certified Traction/EOS Implementer with a passion for teaching, facilitating, and coaching business owners and their leadership teams on ho...

Nelson Tepfer is the Co-founder and CEO of ProCFO Partners, a company that provides financial advising to businesses. ProCFO Partners has over 35 fractional CFOs that help companies scale their businesses through financial reporting, analysis, and KPIs. Before launching the business, Nelson served as a Chief Financial Officer, interim CFO, and consultant across multiple industries. He has over 25...

Michele Williams is the Founder and CEO of Scarlet Thread Consulting, where she coaches six- and seven-figure business owners in the creative space and interior design industry. She began her career in financial software development, where she nurtured her tech, testing, and organizational skills. Now, Michele is a certified Profit First coach and a trusted business strategist. She is also the Hos...

Kate Winkler is the CEO of Ruby, a leading provider of live virtual receptionists and 24/7 chat services. The company's mission is to help small businesses make real, meaningful human connections with their customers. Kate took over Ruby's leadership from its founder, Jill Nelson, in 2019. She has been in the technology sector for over 25 years and has held many C-level positions, successfully gui...

Ruth Domber is the Co-founder of 10/10 Optics, a luxury and specialty eye care and eyewear boutique in New York. She is a trendsetter and influencer in the area of luxury optical wear and has been the owner of the business for over four decades. Ruth has been quoted extensively by many major beauty and health publications, including Women's Wear Daily , Glamour , Vogue , Harper's Bazaar , GQ , and...

Wendy Marvin is the Founder and CEO of Matrix Roofing, a licensed, bonded, and insured company providing roofing and home solutions to homeowners and commercial property managers in Vancouver, Portland, and the surrounding areas. Wendy started the company with her ex-husband 15 years ago and took over the operations in 2017. She is also currently a board member for the Western States Roofing Contr...

Adi Klevit is the Founder and CEO of Business Success Consulting Group, an organization that provides businesses with the infrastructure, processes, and systems they need to thrive. Adi and her team help companies scale up, transfer knowledge, and prepare for succession. She has over 25 years of experience as a trained industrial engineer, management consultant, and business executive. In this epi...

Russell Benaroya is an author, entrepreneur, and the Co-founder of Stride. Stride provides outsourced bookkeeping, accounting, and CFO services to professional service firms in the US and currently serves over 100 clients. Russell also delivers executive coaching to help entrepreneurs succeed in business and in life. His drive and commitment have enabled him to run multiple marathons, which fuels...

Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, a leading unsweetened flavored water brand. She has received numerous accolades for her work, including being named the EY 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year in Northern California, one of InStyle 's 2019 Badass 50, Fast Company 's Most Creative People in Business, and Fortune 's Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs. Kara is also the Host of The Kara Goldin Show...

Danny Mizrahi is the Founder and CEO of Contango IT and the Co-founder and Managing Director of GRSee Consulting. He is a cybersecurity expert who is on a mission to help businesses implement the best IT systems and processes. Over 10 years ago, Danny founded Contango IT to provide unique and top-of-the-line IT consulting, services, and systems management. Today, Contango IT happily serves over 17...

Joy Gendusa is the Founder and CEO of PostcardMania, a full-service postcard direct mail marketing and online advertising company. Since starting PostcardMania in the late '90s in a 600-square-foot cottage, Joy has amassed millions of dollars in sales and now employs over 300 people. Her mission is to empower small businesses with affordable marketing tools that drive growth and success. In this e...

Adi Klevit is the Founder and CEO of Business Success Consulting Group, an organization that provides businesses with the infrastructure, processes, and systems they need to thrive. Adi and her team help companies scale up, transfer knowledge, and prepare for succession. She has over 25 years of experience as a trained industrial engineer, management consultant, and business executive. In this epi...

Brett Trembly is an accomplished lawyer, author, speaker, and entrepreneur. He is the Founding Partner of Trembly Law Firm, a franchise and business law firm that focuses on business and commercial litigation. The firm was recognized as one of the fastest-growing small law firms in the country for four years in a row by Law Firm 500 and recently received a prestigious Inc. 5000 award. In addition...

Talia Harari is a New York licensed attorney specializing in business law and estate planning. As the Owner of Harari Law PLLC, she empowers business owners, investors, asset managers, and others through her extensive legal experience in both domestic and international corporate transactions. Having witnessed the injustices experienced by those who don't fully understand their rights, Talia is pas...

Steven Hoffman, aka Captain Hoff, is the Founder and CEO of Founders Space, a global startup incubator and accelerator for entrepreneurs. He is also a venture investor, serial entrepreneur, and author of several award-winning books, including Make Elephants Fly , Surviving a Startup, and The Five Forces That Change Everything . Previously, Steven was the Founder and Chairman of the Producers Guild...