The Overlap Podcast

Episode Description: In this episode of The Overlap Podcast, hosts Sid Sexton and Keith Glines are joined by Forrest Derr, an EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System) Implementer. They delve into the significance of quarterly meetings in the EOS framework and how they can benefit businesses of all sizes. Forrest explains the structure and purpose of quarterly meetings, emphasizing the importance of...

In this quick-hit episode of The Overlap Podcast, hosts Sid Sexton and Keith Glines discuss the concept of not doing "$20 an hour work." They explore how delegating tasks that can be outsourced can free up valuable time for business owners and leaders to focus on higher-value activities that generate more income and growth. The hosts emphasize the importance of identifying tasks that are not essen...

In this episode of The Overlap Podcast, hosts Sid Sexton and Keith Glines delve into the dangers of reacting impulsively to business challenges. Sharing personal anecdotes of how knee-jerk reactions have led to financial losses and organizational chaos, Sid and Keith emphasize the importance of taking a step back before making any rash decisions. They provide valuable insights on how to identify t...

Join hosts Sid Sexton and Keith Glines in this enlightening episode of the Overlap podcast as they delve into the recent 2024 EOS Conference. Fresh from the event, Sid and Keith share their comprehensive recap and the valuable insights they gained. They'll discuss key takeaways from the keynote speeches, highlight innovative strategies introduced at the conference, and reflect on how these can imp...

Join hosts Sid Sexton and Keith Glines on a captivating journey through the intersections of business and personal growth in this episode of "The Overlap." This week, they welcome Todd Greer, a seasoned startup advisor, educator, and community builder. With his extensive background, including roles at the Innovation Portal and the University of Mobile, Todd shares invaluable insights on leadership...

In this engaging episode of the Overlap Podcast, we dive into the intertwining paths of life and entrepreneurship with our spirited guest, Clint Allison. A seasoned entrepreneur with a rich history in the horticulture and construction industries, Clint shares his journey from managing a family farm in East Tennessee to founding and running his own business. His story is a testament to the power of...

Not gonna lie, when the writing staff saw the phrase "energy audit" pop up in the podcast this week, we became very concerned that The Overlap Podcast might now be some sort of digital media arm of the Church of Scientology and that our boys Sid and Keith were now being held on some ocean liner being tested for thetans (the remnants of immortal spiritual beings that have some sort of supernatural...

Do you remember back in the late 20th century when people would go on vacations to exotic locales like Paris, London, Rome and Des Moines, Iowa, and would make sure to take hundreds or even thousands of photos of said vacations? Do you recall that they would take the plethora of photos and have them turned into slides that could be inserted into a projector and displayed on a large surface so that...

For this week's episode of the Overlap Podcast, we take part in a business practice used by some of the most successful television series of all time - Frasier, Friends, All in the Family, The Simpsons, Starsky and Hutch, The A-Team and, of course, Shining Time Station. Oh, yeah - you guessed it - it's a clip show. Enjoy this week's cornucopia of commentary on leadership in all its forms and facet...

Throughout time immortal, mankind has asked itself a question that echoes through the millenia still today - what compels us to do, to be, to strive and to move forward? Is it evolutionary, baked into our very DNA over eon after eon of continued growth and development? Is it learned behavior, some sort of cosmic experiment conducted by the gods or the powers that be to propel our collective narrat...

Are you familiar with the Rube Goldberg Machine? Probably not, but run with us here … it's an overly complicated machine that requires a sure-fire plethora of chain-reaction events in order to complete a usually simple or mundane task. Example: a self-operating napkin that works by lifting a spoon, which moves a handle that throws a cracker past a toucan. The toucan jumps for the cracker, tilting...

Admit it - while this year's new episodes have been amazing, informative and full of edu-tainment, there is something you've been yearning for, something that this podcast has time and again brought to you that you've just come to rely on it - it is your business Gibraltar monkey, that ever-constant thing that will always be there for you and make you feel safe, comfy and warm, a Linus blanket for...

What do Forrest Gump, Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski, Captain Marvel and Karl Childers of "Sling Blade" have in common? Answer: something that should best be avoided in life and in characteristics of movie protagonists - passivity. Passivity will always be remembered by those in the know as something to be avoided (And to further prove that passivity leads to problems, the reason that last sentence f...

In keeping with the theme of this week's episode, the writing staff had a New Year's Resolution they were going to be better about trying to finish these damn podcast notes well before they were due. And, yet, here we are barely into February writing these things on deadline in the wee hours of the morning because we're horrible garbage people who will never change. But… you, dear listeners, heed...

In 1878, noted British comic opera legends W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan used their pens to create the timeless operetta "HMS Pinafore," a work with numerous songs that have stood the test of time and are still beloved by … British people, Aaron Sorkin fans, Anglophiles and Victorian era time travelers stuck in our modern era. Sir Joseph's song in Pinafore gives us a great jumping off point for...

On this week's Overlap Podcast, you lucky listeners get to be on the cutting edge of the birth of a bouncing baby business adage, one that will grow over time to join the ranks of the top-tier GOAT adages that we have all come to know, expect and love like "Think outside the box," "shift the paradigm," "Teamwork makes the dream work," and even "My door is always open" … you heard it here first fol...

Talent Maps. Impact Filters. Culture as a Guardrail. With phrases like these in store for this week's episode, a set of scenarios could currently exist - renegade influencers have hijacked the podcast and turned it into a makeup tutorial, our boys have somehow managed to conjure up the ghost of Canadian philosopher and media theorist Marshall McLuhan for a rousing conversation, or we are getting a...

If the writing staff is allowed to cite previous show notes as precedent and therefore indisputable, bedrock fact … and we believe we are … then we feel comfortable once again bringing you relevant words from the Guardian Angel of this podcast, the Patron Saint of Parrotheads and Knight of the Realm Sir James Buffett - "Changes in latitudes, changes in attitudes/nothing remains quite the same." So...

Dear listeners, as 2023 comes to a close, we here at the Overlap Podcast ask ourselves a very simple question that really brings everything into focus, a question so purely essential that we can't believe it has taken us this long to get here to bring this vital information to your every day life, words that will change every facet of your life down to the molecular level - "Hmmm, what would Napol...

Admittedly, the writer's room was initially paralyzed with fear when we saw the title and topic of this week's episode, as any combination of numbers and the letter X immediately triggers algebraic and geometric PTSD from years of math classes we were present for but had difficulty fully understanding. But once CCR's "Fortunate Son" stopped playing in our heads and the internal red strobe lights s...

The writing staff here at the Overlap Podcast got excited this week when saw the words "Mastering the Art Of" in the show summary because we assumed it was some sort of bizarro tribute to the late, great Julia Child and we had visions of Keith comically slicing off a few fingers while trying to demonstrate how to properly gratinee an onion. And while the writer's room is sad that isn't the case (t...

We begin this week with no funny fanfare or comedic cuteness because this week's special guest deserves nothing but our utmost respect and your undivided attention, as the Best Friend of the Pod and OG Sponsor Rick Miller returns once again to share his wisdom and knowledge with our boys Sid and Keith and with all you lucky listeners. Rick is bringing the fire this week, as he discusses with our b...

Stop us if you've heard this one - A life insurance agent was meeting with his client about the policy coverage for her husband. The agent asks if she knew the present value of her husband's policy and she didn't understand what he meant. To explain, the agent says "What would you get if your husband dies?" The wife thinks for a moment and then replies, "Probably a poodle, I guess." (Bah dum tiss)...

What do you know about the state of Delaware? That it was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution and join the United States? That it only has three counties? That the state has more corporate entities than it does people? Why are we obsessing on Delaware? Easy answer - because this week's guest on the Overlap Podcast is the best export from that state since DuPont Chemical, Judge Reinhold...

Danny Tanner. Heathcliff Huxtable. Jason Seaver. Edna Garrett. Harriet Winslow. What do all of these beloved TV characters have in common? Why, the topic of this week's Overlap Podcast, of course… Without the colorful sweaters, zany plotlines, Stamoses and Alan Thicke-penned theme tunes to prop them up like the aforementioned characters, our boys Sid and Keith will use this week's episode to explo...