The Manage 2 Win Podcast

It's culture.  But this begs the question, "How?" Luis Alvarez , CEO of Alvarez Technology Group in Salinas, California is totally committed to the culture of his company.  Part of this is the way every ATG employee lives out their values.  They incorporate them into their hiring discussions, management, customer service, and virtually every decision they make. What's the result?  High employee re...

Alan Stein worked for years as a successful basketball performance coach training superstars like Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and Kobe Bryant.  He has also been a speaker and trainer to major companies like Pepsi and American Express. However, now Alan is bringing what he's learned to people like us – business people, nonprofit leaders, and others who are out of the national or global spotlight.  B...

There are a number of books written about habits.  Many of them are by journalists or consultants who invested months or years to study habits intensely, and then wrote a book. Dr. Jon Finn of Tougher Minds in the U.K. took a different approach.  He invested over 25,000 hours researching, creating hypothesis, testing, and refining the best ways to develop habits.  The result is his proven results...

The primary problem of leaders is NOT limited time, lack of skilled people, or another issue. The main problem is all leaders are lying to themselves. Three important questions are: #1 - WHY do we lie to ourselves? #2 - HOW often do we lie to ourselves? #3 - WHAT is it costing us to lie to ourselves? Our guest today is Mark J. Silverman .  When he was 27, Mark was homeless, 135 lbs., and living in...

What are " 5-Star Employees ," how do you identify them, and really, are these really amazing top performers, or can 3-star and 4-star people be just as good? Join David in today's conversation with Danielle Mulve y , a powerful force in the entrepreneurial world because she has cracked the code on recruiting and retaining what she refers to as "5-Star Employees:"  The game-changing, dedicated, ha...

How do you ask someone for money (for your business)? In this podcast, you will learn how. Learn from Steve Hoffman (Captain Hoff) is the Chairman & CEO of Founders Space , a global innovation hub for entrepreneurs, corporations, and investors, with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Hoffman is also a venture investor, founder of three venture-backed and two bootstrapped startups, and author of sev...

James Davis is the CEO of Tech Commandos , a company singled out by Goldman Sachs as a visionary business in the IT sector. However, this podcast is not about technology.  Instead, David questions James on how he maintains his focus on what's truly most important each day as he splits time between Tech Commandos and his commercial real estate investments.  Have you finished a week recently and wis...

Simon Severino wrote a book, Strategy Sprints , based on success he and his coaching team are having increasing sales of small-midsize businesses.  He joins us today to talk about how any of us can double our sales in 90 days. Are you skeptical? Yes, I am too.  However, he appears to be getting results.  Simon shares insights on this podcast, quotes from his book, and offers free resources on his...

Michelle Moore spent 15 years living in Russia and speaks fluent Russian. She interacts regularly with Russians and others living in free countries that were formerly part of the USSR.  She is one of thousands trying to help Ukrainians seek refuge as Russian soldiers slaughter the innocent and unarmed. The focus of this podcast is, "What should leaders around the globe do about the Ukraine War?" T...

Scott Drake got promoted to leadership under the " Peter Principle ."  He was a superstar, so promote him!  No training and limited support.  Just be a leader and meet the metrics. Have you been there, done that?  It's often a struggle. Scott learned a lot, on his own and from some very seasoned people.  As he progressed, he noticed next-generation leaders making the same mistakes he had made and...

David don't do games, but Scott Novis , founder of Bravous , connects people through play.  Enjoy this thought-provoking conversation finding innovative ways to engage your in-person, hybrid, and remote team members.  Have you noticed that often teams are not united like they used to be?  Emerging technologies, global pandemics, and a desire for more employee independence have led to team disconne...

This show is different.  As many of you know, David has interviewed over 200 people on his 197 podcasts, including today's show.  However, never like today's guest, Tom Schwab . Tom Schwab founded Interview Valet , an early pioneer and now industry leader in Podcast Interview Marketing (PIM).  They help people get interviewed on podcasts targeted at their ideal customers.  Tom believes everyone is...

James G. Wetrich ("Jim" or "Big Red") of the Wetrich Group is a gem you won't want to miss. Big Red built a team at Molnlycke Health Care that grew the revenue over 7 times and the EBITDA over 20 times creating over $1BN growth in enterprise value.  He and his team took the US business from #5 to #1 with an employee satisfaction index of over 95%. What's one thing Jim did that most people do not?...

Shannon Byrne Susko has had some tremendous success with companies who implement her 3HAG Way and embrace her Metronomics methodology.  She wrote a book on it. Sound like some tongue twisters?  We agree.  However, when you have a company grow 3,000% using a system, it's worth hearing how they did it.  Shannon explains and also shares how to access free resources on her system. Shannon explains why...

Paul Rakovich is the founder of Clicks and Clients , and has become the go-to expert for anybody looking to scale their company with Facebook Ads. What strikes David, this podcast's host, about Paul is his thoughtful, honest approach to maximizing what you can do online.  He's candid about the negatives, the delays, the time to test, and more. Paul often manages clients spending upwards of $1 mill...

How about we consider the advice of someone who's company has bought and sold over 10,000 businesses? It's Andy Cagnetta, the CEO of Transworld Business Advisors , where they have over 400 business brokers and more than 3,000 businesses for sale. Andy himself has become the go-to expert on helping entrepreneurs maximize their potential before, during, and after their big exit. Other than his work,...

Jonathon Hensley is co-founder and CEO of Emerge Interactive, a digital product consulting firm. Join us as we discuss his new book, Alignment: Overcoming Internal Sabotage and Digital Product Failure Here are some of the questions we discuss: What is alignment and why is it so important? Why do so many digital initiatives fail? How do you define an effective product strategy that bridges the execu...

Joseph Wilkins founded ProCreative Studios almost 20 years ago where his team produced infomercials, TV commercials and corporate videos.  Joseph has directed thousands of campaigns for clients including Google, Linkedin, McDonalds, Goldman Sachs, Chevrolet, Home Depot and other mega brands. As habits shifted from television to online, Joseph launched FunnySalesVideos.com in 2017, where he creates...

Michael F. Schein teaches that hype is more ethical and effective than traditional or digital marketing.  Really? David, our host, discusses Michael's conclusions on this episode of the Manage 2 Win podcast as we resume our show after a three-month break. It's FUN to be back!  Michael is a great guest.  He shares tips from his new book, The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable Success Secrets From the...

Peter Montoya is a best-selling author, entrepreneur, and leadership development guru.  He now believes, "…there's one essential ingredient for greatness: Unity ." Peter warns America's current civil war has consumed our identity, and it's time to reclaim it. We must break our addiction to the misinformation, fake news, and selfish political agendas we digest on our various media platforms and oth...

Don't miss this show! The world's #1 authority on trust-based selling is our guest, Ari Galper . You'll learn more in this show than you can in most sales trainings. Ari Galper, the founder of the best-selling sales program Unlock The Game ® (website), has "cracked the code" on how to make the shift from chasing the sale to building authentic relationships based on trust, authenticity and integrit...

Dr. Katrina Burrus is the Founder and CEO of Excellent Executive Coaching . She is also an expert at how to manage "brilliant jerks." Do you have any of those in your organization? Transforming a superstar who offends others can be quite a challenge. That's why many large corporations and nimble smaller organizations call the good doctor for her analytical, proven approach to help any superstar cr...

Steven Cardinale is the author of a new book titled, Synoptic Alchemy. It's a new way to look at innovation, entrepreneurship, and business success. By layering modern management theory on the ancient principles of transformation, Synaptic Alchemy gives the reader a new mindset for driving successful ideas to completed products and services. Steven built CID Management from a $2,500 investment to...

Jawad Ahsan is CFO at Axon , where their vision is bigger than just cameras, tasers or software for law enforcement and civilians concerned about their safety. They're actually working every day to make the bullet obsolete. That's interesting… Jawad is also author of the book, What They Didn't Tell Me . That's more of our focus in this podcast because he has five key principles that can change man...

Ben Schwartz helps some of the most powerful American bureaucrats and dedicated government employees better manage their data so it can be applied to positively affect the lives of millions of people in our nation and many foreign countries. Ben's choice for the most important leadership soft skill to drive team culture will surprise many people.  It is empathy.  Don't miss this conversation to le...