The Manage 2 Win Podcast

What characteristics/attitude/mindset that are important for breaking through challenges?  Robert Clickenbeard is a four-time Ironman who has run a 350-person firm.  He's got some insights on determination and overcoming challenges that can help many people reach the next level. Robert teaches employee Ironman principles to promote success in business and life.  He and his team build customized 12...

For many of us, social media is a waste of time.  Yet others have thrived on it.  Why?  What's this new approach called, "social selling?"  Why should business owners care?  How has Covid impacted social selling?  And… what is " employee advocacy " that a startup called SocialHP promoting?  People are making millions on social media.  Hear what our host, David, doesn't like about LinkedIn, etc. an...

Don't miss this conversation with Molly McGrath, author of a #1 Amazon best seller  Don't Be a Yes Chick! , as David and Molly discuss how leaders can be blind to their bad habits and what you can do about it. Molly McGrath is the founder of  Hiring and Empowering Solutions and is the author of a  National Award Winning Blog , which she has written weekly since 2008.  She created The Ultimate Smar...

Q :  Why must you complete a background check on every person BEFORE their first day on the job? A :  Because there are too many liars applying for jobs with your company. But what about the background check process?  What should you check for?  Should you do education checks?  Credit checks?  Drug testing?  Our host, David, teaches this in our Hire the Best system, but this is the EXPERT on every...

Is there an easy way to improve posture and prevent back pain caused by conventional sitting? If so, you'd say, "Sounds interesting, but I'm too busy right now.  Have to take my Advil because my back is killing me!"  (You'd blow it off because you're stuck in an unhealthy routine.) Today's show interviews Dr. Turner Osler, who invented the QOR360 ("core" 360) chair with a  patented mechanism his t...

When you communicate to someone via email, text, phone… what's the #1 thing you want? A response. How do you get more responses?  Darin Dawson of BombBomb believes you get more responses by sending brief videos to people.  David, our host, challenges the BombBomb approach because (like you?) he's sick of all the phony LinkedIn connections, spam emails, and pitches. Yet a brief video email on the B...

Some of us don't read Big Media now.  Don't trust it.  However, we do trust Loren Feldman to read Big Media and other business news for us, and then send us the highlights of great information for entrepreneurs and small business. Join us as Loren talks of his background and how he started a new media community for entrepreneurs and small business owners - a crowded market, but Loren has a unique...

There are about 650 CRM products on the market.  Then why did Jeroen Corthout and his partner from the tiny yet wonderful nation of Belgium want to launch a new one? Should you launch a new product in a crowded market? Sometimes the answer is, "YES!"  Find out why Jeroen ("Yeroon Court-howt") decided to be a co-founder of SalesFlare and why SalesFlare is getting great reviews.  It's definitely a "...

Julie Bartkus is the leading authority on workplace transformation.  Over the past 20 years, she has helped leaders across the globe transform their workplace culture from negative and destructive to happy and productive. Her approach is a holistic one as her clients know that a personal transformation is required to achieve a total team transformation.  Through her hands-on research, Julie has id...

What's different when you have to lead a team who are all or partly working remote?   Teammates also must adjust their game to perform their best, but what are those best practices?  (Why re-invent the wheel?) Join Kevin and David as they discuss some of the key challenges and ways to overcome them to be your best as a remote teammate, not just an employee or team member, and a remote leader.  It'...

Do you want to know why it's so difficult to run a business in California? One major reason is the complex, anti-business, State of California employment laws.  Alex Medina and Brandon McKelvey, founders of Medina McKelvey LLP , are California's premier boutique law firm defending California businesses against employment lawsuits and equipping businesses to prevent lawsuits. They are also the foun...

Karen Casey , Head of People and Culture, at  Canidae has 30 years' experience in global talent management and human resources at Fortune 500 companies including The Gillette Company, Procter and Gamble, BJ's Wholesale, and Primark, Ltd.   Karen thrives where she can translate sophisticated best practices from global organizations into simplified processes for nimble, fast growing startups.  She d...

That Company might be that company you have been looking for.  Ken Knorr explains how they morphed their traditional digital marketing company into almost exclusively white label services in 2015.  That Company provides high quality SEO, PPC, Social Media, and Reputation Management services to over 500 agencies partners.  Ken and his team believe they are the most widely trusted name in white labe...

Chris Yoko, CEO of Yoko Co. , and his team exclusively support heroic nonprofit organizations in their quest to change the world.  They set a BHAG at the beginning of 2020 to positively affect the lives of 100 million people through their clients.  The result:  They reached 127 million people in 2020. Chris has worked with some of the planet's largest and most impactful brands, such as Ritz Carlto...

What if you could follow a system to change a significant habit and OTHER PEOPLE would notice a difference in as little as 1-2 weeks? For instance, you want to: Better manage that employee who has an issue, Create one hour of additional time in your day by saying "no" more often, or Get along better with that "other person. David Taylor-Klaus , a serial entrepreneur, executive coach to multi-milli...

Peter Grimm is a graduate of the US Naval Academy and has a unique blend of national security and strategy consulting experience.  He brings this to bear when helping companies identify, anticipate and prepare for market disruption. While Peter was at Deloitte Consulting, his clients relied on him to deliver competitive intelligence solutions to anticipate and capitalize on market opportunities.  ...

Jeremy Pollack is a leader in the field of workplace conflict resolution and peacebuilding. He is a master coach, master trainer, mediator, and author.  Jeremy coaches and trains executives and employees at a variety of levels and industries, from Fortune 500 companies to major non-profits. Jeremy has mediated conflicts between business partners, co-executives, and coworkers at all levels of organ...

Dean Hallett is a leadership expert and most well known for being the CFO for Twentieth Century Fox, where he was a key member of the executive team and instrumental in shaping the overall strategy of the studio. Prior to being at Fox, Dean was the Executive Vice President and CFO for The Walt Disney Studios, where he developed a unique and highly effective 9-month leadership training program for...

Joseph Sallustio is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Claremont Lincoln University. He is a strategic and innovative leader that has led a broad range of educational institutions. Joseph has a unique and effective breadth of knowledge in on-ground and online higher education administration.  They include a regionally accredited non-profit university (online), a regionally accredited fo...

Sean has been training, mentoring, and educating all his life. An exceptionally well-regarded conference speaker and author, Sean has delivered talks for Fortune 50 companies and top tier conferences. He is the author of several books on technical as well as business topics and has been a professional services firm owner for over 20 years. Sean's professional services work has spanned consulting e...

Jen Goldman , CFP® is a strategic Implementer helping Businesses Overcome Operation and Management Hurdles to Growth and Enjoyment.   As a CEO, CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER, and Business Transformer, Jen has consulted over 1,000 service businesses over the past 30 years. She has spent over 31,000 hours to uncover and solve business hurdles. Saved businesses $100,000+ by eliminating costs and wasted...

Ben Ivey is founder and CEO of The Entrepreneur Lifestyle , an international speaker and mentor. He specializes in helping successful entrepreneurs reduce stress and overwhelm, so that they can live the lifestyle they thought they would have when they started their business, while boosting business success. It's easy to be overwhelmed, when you're being pulled in multiple directions.  Ben helps en...

Jon Schram is the co-founder & CEO of The Purple Guys .  He's responsible for strategic management and the growth of their company.  25+ Years of business and IT experience has taught Jon the business of business.  He has built three successful startups and painfully learned powerful lessons from bad partnerships in the first two.  Jon not only maximizes growth of The Purple Guys.  He also mentors...

Jared Curry is the CEO and founder of Scope 16 Marketing . He is an 18 year old New Jersey native. At 16 years of age he read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and it completely changed his life. He started learning everything about Digital Marketing through an online course together with his friend in his junior year at High School. Now, as CEO of Scope 16 Marketing, Jared oversees a team of c...

As the creator of both the Lean Out Method and the 90 Day Lean Out Planner , Crista has been helping businesses achieve accelerated results and increased profitability for two decades. Known as the "Business Optimizer", Crista helps leaders quickly cut through the noise and focus on optimizing the core things that will make the biggest impact to grow and scale a business.  She specializes in helpi...