The Resilient Entrepreneur Podcast

Welcome to the The Resilient Entrepreneur Podcast! This is our second video in this new series, but it seemed like a good chance to start fresh with #1 here after our brief hiatus. In our revitalized first episode of The Resilient Entrepreneur Podcast, we talk about the "Tip of the Iceburg" analogy where others may only see the end result of all of the hard work we put into our business / practice...

Welcome to the newest podcast from Leverage Consulting... The Resilient Entrepreneur Podcast! We wanted to customize our content to fit the rapidly changing world around us. We bring you the Resilient Entrepreneur Podcast with a goal in mind to help guide you and your business through whatever life has in store, creating new opportunities to learn and to grow along the way.  In our first epis...

“A few dollars more an hour for a really good, qualified person could end up costing you a whole lot less in the long run”. In this episode, OEP #68, Kevin evaluates the cost of good and bad employees.

“Realistically speaking, there’s no way that you’ve covered everything one time or even a couple of times and now you’ve got it”. In this episode, OEP #67, Kevin ensures you that you are, in fact, not out of topics to cover for your team meetings.

In this Special Edition of the Organizational Excellence Podcast, Kevin tackles the "what to do" during the coronavirus outbreak. Whether it's going out into the environment and exploring nature, or staying indoors taking care of yourself or your business, Kevin uses this coronavirus update to show the benefits and silver lining that this virus may have for you.

“It’s not a matter of whether we’re going to have team meetings, it’s just a matter of how good we’re going to make them”. In this episode, OEP #66, Kevin shares 3 tips on how to shine a positive light on your team meetings.

“We only need to increase the efficiency by 1.2% to overcome the 2 hours that we invested, not lost, in a team meeting”. In this episode, OEP #65, Kevin weighs the value of team meetings versus the time invested in them.

“Are we really trying to compete with Walmart with their cheap prices and their cheap service? I doubt it”. In this episode, OEP #64, Kevin evaluates the different levels of competition that you may face in your business.

“Your return on investment is so much better just taking those 2-3 hours and investing in that one employee”. In this episode, OEP #63, Kevin explains the importance of investing in our people.

“Those activities are being done inconsistently, they need to be reformulated so we can get the result we are looking for”. In this episode, OEP #62, Kevin reveals the two words that have the most impact in our businesses.

“If you want to manage your team, if you want to have a well oiled machine… get comfortable with conflict”. In this episode, OEP #61, Kevin explains the importance of having healthy conflict in the workplace.

“If this individual is not going to get us to the championship, they do not belong on our team”. In this episode, OEP #60, Kevin uses the metaphor of a 'championship team' to question if you believe that your team would come home with the 'trophy'.

“Focus on your goals, manage your distractions, and remember all the good that you do”. In this episode, OEP #59, Kevin lays out steps to help deal with the reality of the never-ending possibility of distractions and a lack of focus in the workplace.

“We may reevaluate as needed and reset or restructure a bonus system purely to make sure that we’re working in a way that is going to help us achieve our goals”. In this episode, OEP #58, Kevin explains how bonus systems can be leveraged for the best use in your business.

“That’s not really how successful people go and attack their goals, attack their problems. They don’t wait for things to change”. In this episode, OEP #57, Kevin uses Groundhog Day as a metaphor for how we can become stagnant and complacent in our businesses.

“Consider spending the majority of your time on what will work with the optimistic view of things as opposed to digging into all the reasons why certain things won't work”. In this episode, OEP #56, Kevin discusses the importance of strategizing with an optimistic outlook.

“If you concentrate your scripting in a positive way and ‘What I can do to help someone else’, I can pretty much guarantee you, you’re going to win ”. In this episode, OEP #54, Kevin conveys the importance of approaching engagements with a positive vocabulary.

“If you want to evolve into a more effective team member, manager, or business owner, then you have to concentrate on only the things that you could or should do”. In this episode, OEP #54, Kevin discusses the best way to use your time in a productive manner.

“We’ve done it this way could be a compliment in a sense that we had good systems… however, as in everything in life, things change”. In this episode, OEP #53, Kevin uses an important event in medical history as an example of why we should never settle for the status quo.

“If we’re finding ourselves constantly being reactive, you will constantly feel like a firefighter”. In this episode, OEP #52, Kevin urges you to take out a pencil and follow him along in an exercise to discuss why your clients should be managed proactively instead of re-actively.

“Make this a mantra that ‘Whatever I do today, there has to be somewhere between 1-3 things… that I am going to do to make a difference'”. In this episode, OEP #51, Kevin asks if we are all having not just busy days, but productive days in our businesses.

"Sometimes it just feels like you're checking a box… In time, you will come to realize that your consistency is going to pay off". In this episode, OEP #50, Kevin elaborates on the importance of consistency and persistence in your business and in marketing.

"You may think about the words that are said, how you are using your voice and really about your body language, because those pieces are the most critical when it comes to leading with attitude". In this episode, OEP #49, Kevin shows how leading with some attitude can get you the results that you are after.

"So in 2020... see if you can lead every interaction with a smile. It's that simple". In this episode, OEP #48, Kevin illuminates how a simple smile can go a long way.

"Start thinking about how well you communicated in 2019, and how you will need to change that in 2020". In this episode, OEP #47, Kevin describes the nature of the duality that frustration and communication share in the workplace.