The Tactical Leader

“We're the only species on the planet that will forego sleep for no healthy purpose.” – Chris Burres In today’s episode, Chris Burres opens that conversation about when he used to take two naps before noon, but since taking MyVitalC regularly, he has not needed to take naps. He believes that this product is beneficial for mental focus and energy during the day and better sleep at night. He talks a...

“There's no guarantee that you would get the same benefit. These are just sharing stories, and you can look at the research and make a decision for yourself.”  –  Christopher Burres In today’s episode, we welcome Christopher Burres. Some may call him a mad scientist, but Chris has been an entrepreneur since 1991, with the founding of the first company to deliver carbon nanomaterials. Whe...

“The entire focus of the summit is to help you grow and ultimately scale your business.” – Donnie Boivin In today’s episode, Donnie Boivin talks about the “Badass Business Summit”, where you can learn how to scale your business and become a true leader. Throughout the summit, you’ll learn about sales and marketing operations, mindset, operations, mindset operations, and growth mode. Some of the th...

“Find something new that you love about yourself and praise yourself for it.” – Zack Knight In today’s solo episode, I reflect on Donnie’s discussion of his book, “ F*cked to Focused .” His book discusses how to become successful and what to do if you are struggling. Donnie’s, Badass Business Summit , which takes place in a few weeks. The summit is focused on mindset and personal growth, and they...

“We're not going to learn anything if things don't break, so let's go break some things.” –  Donnie Boivin In today’s episode, we welcome Donnie Boivin. He is an entrepreneur and serves as CEO and Founder of Success Champions and Success Champion Networking. Donnie is considered one of the leading global minds in sales, business development, and business growth. He is the first person to make...

"You've got to find your customers and ask them different types of questions that allow them to reveal themselves, and it's not just for your company, it's for your category.” – Chris Kneeland In today’s episode, Chris Kneeland talks about branding and how it can be used as a tool to help create success. He believes that it’s important to go beyond just providing a good product and provide extra v...

“ This gorilla tactic attached to things is budget friendly. It's focused on making sure things are low cost in nature as a whole, but taking the creative and intellectual aspect of marketing and the implementation pieces where it doesn't have to be expensive .” – Zack Knight In today’s solo episode, I reflect on Chris’s discussion on how cult-like brands focus on creating an immersive experience...

“Servant leadership doesn't mean ending up a stump when servant leadership happens, the tree flourishes with twice as many branches and twice as many leaves and everybody wins.” – Maureen Falvey In today’s episode, Maureen Falvey discusses how to help someone overcome a crisis of confidence. She talks about how it’s important to be aware of when you’re taking too much time for yourself and not let...

“It’s one thing to have a purpose, the harder leap of faith is to spend more calories talking about what you stand for than what you sell.” –  Chris Kneeland In today’s episode, we welcome Chris Kneeland, he is the co-founder of North America's leading marketing engagement agency. He and his team have dissected hundreds of cult brands to discover how to create brands that people love to work...

“Being a servant leader does not mean you are there to be their servant.” – Zack Knight In today’s solo episode, I reflect on Maureen’s discussion about the concept of servant leadership. Servant leadership is a different kind of leadership for female leaders. It’s important to maintain a positive attitude and be happy. Her mission is to help leaders unleash their potential and become the best ver...

“What people want is to be seen, to be heard, to know that they matter, to have someone who's career pathing with them, and someone who sees them.” –  Maureen Falvey In today’s episode, we welcome Maureen Falvey. She is the Lead Coach & Trainer at Strong Training & Coaching. Following a successful 25+ year career in advertising, she is now on a mission to help leaders unleash their po...

“If you're stuck, if you're feeling lost, nobody's going to do anything until you do something yourself. If you're broken, fix it.” –  Zack Knight In today’s episode, Zack Knight shares his story of returning home from Afghanistan to find out he had nerve damage in his arm and was kicked out of the military. He found himself excited to be reactivated and thought he would be promoted to captai...

“If you're not leading yourself, helping yourself, leading yourself first, I can give you all the tactics in the world, but you're going to fall on your face.” – Ben Albert In today’s episode, Ben Albert shares that he starts his day by writing down three things that he is grateful for and then repeats this throughout the day. He mentions that we should start every day with intention because we ha...

“That’s a big piece that people don't recognize, where people don't understand necessarily the value you can bring to somebody.” – Zack Knight In today’s solo episode, I reflect on Ben’s discussion about how networking and prospecting are essential to success in business. He discusses how effective podcasting can be in building relationships and delivering value. Zack references the Joe Rogan podc...

“It's really important that I allow people to find their tribe similar to where I found my tribe in the music industry.” –  Ben Albert In today’s episode, we welcome Ben Albert. He hosts a network of 5 podcasts called “Real Business Connections,” and he runs a massively successful marketing firm, Balbert Marketing, and has replaced his established sales income in just over a year. He discusse...

“We pull open the aperture of our vision. Well beyond just the business side of life.” – Christopher Ryan In this episode, Christopher Ryan shares his insights about how the company helps individuals achieve their vision and mission of financial independence. He discusses the various programs and events that are open to all members. He shares the benefits of GoBundance, which is a school for futur...

“We should be focusing on and bringing family, friends, relationships back into the forefront because so many of us push those onto the back burner as we start building these things, craving success and craving consistency.” – Zack Knight In today’s solo episode, I reflect on Christopher’s discussion on the importance of self-awareness and how it is essential to lead oneself and others effectively...

“Some of the most productive times for me are when the phone is not ringing, the emails aren't popping in and I just have time to think.” –  Christopher Ryan In today’s episode, we welcome Christopher Ryan. He is the CEO of Gobundance, a peer-to-peer mastermind organization of 800 individuals. In tandem, he is also the Founding Partner of R360, where they lead groups of sophisticated investor...

“The ability to create your messaging, it's an opportunity for those founders to get really clear on what they're going to pitch. It also is a chance for them to be better prepared to work with any future marketers that they hire.” – Amanda Rabideau In today’s episode, Amanda Rabideau discusses the importance of having a clear message and how to use messaging to align employees. She provides examp...

“Identify starts with identifying who you are. It helps you triage your branding, your awareness, and your marketing.” – Zack Knight  In today’s solo episode, I reflect on Amanda’s branding and how important it is to be consistent with your messaging. She shares her journey of self-mastery, which was not easy. I find this to be a powerful message because it reminds me that branding takes time and...

“Women are one aspect of diversifying, but if you bring in more perspectives in a more diverse group. I think that is exactly when the creative magic happens.” – Amanda Rabideau In today’s episode, we welcome Amanda Rabideau. She is the Founder, CEO, & Fractional CMO at Arch Collective. She has over fifteen years of experience growing businesses using effective marketing, strategy, and scaling...

“Think about what are the things on your mind and turn it into this, “How do I” question. Now you've got something that's centering you on your journey of self-study.” – Jennifer Chapman In today’s episode, Jennifer Chapman speaks about how they are working together to grow their business. She states that they are integrating coaching into their content production in order to be more effective and...

“It's really important to recognize that a lot of us need those soft skills because it makes you relatable and it makes you friendly.” – Zack Knight In today’s solo episode, I reflect on Jennifer’s emphasis on her focus on the soft skills when trying to be successful in business. She shares a lot of her experiences and understanding of the business world, which she uses to motivate and keep people...

“The number one thing to get you on the same page as your boss, is to figure out what is their passion? What motivates them? What is it that they want to accomplish while they're in their role? And if you can find that out and then support them in getting that goal accomplished. It will open so many other doors in that relationship.” – Jennifer Chapman In today’s episode, we welcome Jennifer Chapm...

“Integrity to me is one of the top foundational skills that people need to have in order to have a happy and successful life and generate success in business.” – Brett Knopf In today’s episode of Tactical Friday, Brett Knopf shares a couple of tips that we can apply ourselves and how we can work with him in the future that will make the most effective sales teams. He discusses how to identify our...