The Manage 2 Win Podcast

Do you want solutions that can help you improve your business and help you save big bucks? One option is cut your utility bill. In this episode, Garreth Evans , CEO & Founder of Veckta shares how he helps businesses implement durable systems to reduce costs and emissions.   You can move away from toxic fossil fuels to clean, lower cost energy.   He shared one example where a client reduced their a...

Do you wish you could find 1-2 more hours in your workday?   Do you invest too much time dealing with urgent tasks rather than your most important activities that will drive your business forward? In this episode, Aytekin Tank , CEO of Jotform , shares how he manages his priorities so well that his company is beating Google. 500 Employees and 20 million customers strong, Jotform is thriving when o...

Do you know how companies make money with your business and personal data?   What if you could connect your data with non-competitors for mutual gain? The online world is overflowing with opportunity… and high risks that can take your company down if you're sloppy with your data.   But then again, there's a lot to be gained if you can find the right path.   Our guest in this episode is Nadab Akhta...

Life can be a lot like Chutes and Ladders, the classic children's board game, says Richard Moran , author of a new book, NEVER SAY WHATEVER: How Small Decisions Make a Big Difference (McGraw Hill; April 11, 2023).  Each time you say "whatever" you slide down a chute, but each time you make a decision, you have the potential to climb a ladder and move forward.   Moran, host of the syndicated show "...

Everyone has emotional attachments.   It's part of how humans are designed to survive and thrive.   However, everyone also has gaps or wounds in the ways we relate to others in our workplace and personal lives. Our guest in this conversation is Tracy Crossley.   Tracy is a behavioral expert, author and podcast host of two weekly podcasts:   Freedom from Attachment has over 600 episodes, and she mo...

Timing can be a good thing, but you still need to lead a company successfully.   Gary Harpst and his partners founded Solomon Software at the start of the PC industry.   Thousands of companies started, but most failed. What made Solomon a winner? Gary discusses his story and insights from his third book, " Built to Beat Chaos, Biblical Wisdom for Leading Yourself and Others " (Wiley), which is bei...

There's an old saying, "The devil is in the details."   This was not the direct advice of Russ Hawkins , our guest today, but he is a master of your metrics. Russ is the President and CEO of the leading data technology company,  Agilence .   He has spent over 35-years in the technology industry, helping established organizations and small start-ups reach their full potential by driving change from...

Would you like to Elevate, Elevate, and Excel what you do?   Jim Saliba is a former engineer who's become a leadership coach.   He uses a scorecard to keep people on track that's pretty interesting as part of his Triple E structure. Jim also talks about the 4 fears of leadership.   Do you have a negativity committee in your brain that keeps beating you up?   Virtually everyone does.   The key is h...

The USDA says food waste is " estimated to be roughly one third of the food intended for human consumption in the United States."   Our guest today, Matthew Bertulli , says the actual number is closer to 40% of our food ends-up in landfill.     When food is wasted it goes to the dump, which generates methane.   Methane gas is more toxic than Carbon Dioxide (CO2).   This is serious stuff, but what...

Sometimes you just need some straight talk about how to increase sales and profits in your business.   No lofty marketing expenses.   No plan to hire people.   No risky decisions. Our guest today, Tim Redmond, says you need to "change your looks."   Not your appearance.   He's talking about redirecting your focus to what's truly going to drive your business rather than fighting the fires of false...

How would you respond to a disappointed boss that yelled at you after a significant failure? Many leaders would look for another place to work.   Tim Lupinacci made a different decision 30 years ago.   He became a self-professed "leadership junkie" to improve his leadership skills.   On this podcast, Tim discusses some of his best habits and ways to achieve significant things through others.   Tod...

Would you like insights from a top sales leader?   This is not a Microsoft-endorsed podcast, but our guest Helen Fanucci is a highly successful Microsoft sales executive who wants to share her best practices with you. Most sales managers think, "My team better make quota, or I'll lose my job."   It's pretty simple.   However, Helen's sales leadership approach is to shift your focus intentionally a...

"Your thoughts do not define who you are," our guest, Matt Tenney of The Mindfulness Edge , advises us.   What does that mean? Matt appealed to us as a guest because his agent communicated he had leadership lessons from a prison and a monastery.   That sounded intriguing.   Matt does have a four-step leadership system that can help many leaders. But it's what he learned in prison that I found most...

The most important relationships to live out your company values are with your employees.  Can you state your company values from memory?  If not, why not?  Are you living them out daily?  How do you know? Aaron Burnett lives out his company's values every day.  As a result, people describe Aaron as "trustworthy," "astute," "imaginative," and "scary smart."  These are rarely adjectives used to des...

Jerome Deroy was hired, but did not connect with the company's culture.  When he did, he found it lacking direction.  Do any of your employees have the same feelings about your firm? Honest, engaging storytelling that touches people's hearts changes relationships, professional and personal.  How well do you explain things to others? Did you know the human brain is hard-wired for story?  Scientific...

Here's your chance to learn from a "Brain Geek."  Wendy Swire wants to teach us how to rewire our brains to create laser-focused results as we move from "Saboteur" to "Sage Brain" thinking. Everyone knows the health benefits of having disciplined, positive habits or routines.  For instance, physical fitness, spiritual prayer – worship – meditation,  time with loved ones… but what about mental fitn...

You lost your job.  You decide to love on people.  You choose coffee.  You have a loan commitment from a bank and sign a lease to open your first coffee shop.  Then you lose the loan.  What now? For Morne Van Staden, newly married and with a child on the way, the decision was to continue the journey.  Go all in.  Total financial and operational transparency with his lovely bride, Nicole.  Solid ad...

Spending money on marketing can be like flushing cash down the toilet.  Mac Attram has a different approach:  Focus on joint ventures to build on the success of others. But how do you choose the right company for your joint venture?  How do you structure the agreement?  Joint ventures can be easy to sign, but might be agonizingly slow to launch.  What happens when a joint venture goes sour – how d...

Carey Smith grew Big Ass Fans from zero to $300 million over 18 years without outside investors.  He shares key parts of his story on this podcast. It's interesting to note that when he sold Big Ass Fans for $500 million, the company's stock appreciation rights program paid out $50 million to more than 100 loyal employees who shared Carey's work ethic with 15 becoming overnight millionaires. Every...

When people don't get your story right, they often buy from someone else.  Therefore, effectively communicating the value of your company's services is crucial to your company's profitability and growth. David Saltzman is a marketing guru who joins us to candidly share common mistakes too many leaders make in explaining what their company does, and what to do instead.  Most leaders describe themse...

Rarely do we get to speak with people who are saving lives.  Every day.  Navid Alipour and his team are some of these people.  Why?  His life was changed when his wife faced cancer. Join this discussion for hope.  David talks with Navid about two companies he cofounded, not just funded, CureMetrix and CureMatch .  The AI technology behind these ventures was developed by some of today's greatest mi...

Brendan Dell gets paid to position his clients to connect with top technology brands, including Expedia, ADP, HP, YC and 99 Start Ups portfolio companies.  Brandon's claim is to help people with their "$1B Pitch." Brendan's course, $1B Pitch , examines the 8 elements of $1B pitches.  His podcast Billion Dollar Tech reaches founders, executives, VCs, and PE investors globally. In this podcast, Bren...

Would you like your employees to be better engaged, loving what they do, and being their best more of the time? Orrin Klopper , the CEO of Netsurit , has a solution for you: Support their dreams!  His company has implemented a Dream Programme based on Matthew Kelly's book, The Dream Manager.  This program and three acquisitions have catapulted Netsurit to $35 million in sales and 300 employees. Or...

You have a company that is profitable, but you need funds to hire a superstar, acquire another company, or launch a marketing program...  Where do you get the money? You have funding options when you're a software company with recurring revenue.  One of them is John Gallagher , the CEO of Element SaaS Finance .  He leads a boutique growth finance company that invests in and lends to SaaS and recur...

Have you posted a YouTube video that has 1.4 million views?  Peter Anderton has ( here ).  It's on his two rules of great leadership.  The popularity of this post demands us to consider it. David interviews Peter about leadership, well beyond his TED talk, " Great Leadership Comes Down to Only Two Rules ."  Do you have leaders complaining about their people?  How do you get your team pulling toget...