Tim Kubiak's Bowties and Business Podcast

Leveraging Other People's Audiences

When it comes to building and growing an online business part of many successful strategies is Leveraging Other People's Audiences to grow your own online businesses.  Deirdre  Tshien an ex-Banker, serial entrepreneur, and cat lady.  Her secret power is turning eCommerce products into irresistibly-contagious offers. About Deirdre  Tshien Deirdre is the founder of Growth Boss, a leading mentorship program for online business owners wanting to scale to multiple- 6 and 7 figures using the powe...

The Art of the Possible with Virtual Staffing to Grow Your Business

Every business and business owner hits a point where they can't do it all themselves.   Virtual Staffing is a way to accelerate your business growth.   But not all Virtual Assistants and Virtual Staff are created equal. Learn best practices to drive your business. About Denise Cagan As a 25 year veteran entrepreneur, there are many lessons that have been learned over the years. The first lesson was about delegation and outsourcing when I attempted to do my SCorp business taxes after switchi...

The Art of the Possible with Virtual Staffing to Grow Your Business

Every business and business owner hits a point where they can't do it all themselves.   Virtual Staffing is a way to accelerate your business growth.   But not all Virtual Assistants and Virtual Staff are created equal. Learn best practices to drive your business. About Denise Cagan As a 25 year veteran entrepreneur, there are many lessons that have been learned over the years. The first lesson was about delegation and outsourcing when I attempted to do my SCorp business taxes after switchi...

Driving Forces, Emotional Intelligence, and Better Communication an Inside Look at DiSC Profile Tool

Driving Forces, Emotional Intelligence, and Behavior.  This episode takes some of the best practices you can develop to communicate better and more clearly with co-workers, family, and others.  With the help of Tammy Ebright, we get a first-hand look at Tim's very own results in an uncensored and unrehearsed fashion.  The intention is to gain better communication and emotional intelligence skills,  It a great look at Tammy's work, talents, and business through the lens Inside Look at insight...

Pivoting to the Positive in Your Personal and Professional Life

Dr. Lori Baker-Schena delivers solid, practical leadership advice in an entertaining and fun way – leaving listeners/viewers laughing and learning as they acquire new strategies for moving forward in their careers. Her extensive leadership and university teaching experience, combined with her sense of humor and ability to relate to her audience, inspire participants to inject more positivity, productivity and joy into their personal and professional lives. https://www.loribakerschena.com/c...

From the Golf Course to Wealth Management Career Transitions, Personal Growth, and Creating the Life You Want

We don't always start out where we are meant to be.  In a time when many people are looking for a  job today's guest, Stephanie Follin shares her own professional journey from working seasonally at golf courses, to helping high net worth individuals and business owners plan their futures and transitions. To learn more about Stephanie Add or follow her on Linked In - She provides holistic, value base financial planning, risk management & investment advisory services to individuals and famili...

14 Things to Do Now, Using LinkedIn to Build Your Business Network

2020 was a challenging year. Now as we pass the halfway point in Q1 of 2021 business is getting back to normal, people are planning for growth and what comes next.   Part of that is building their networks and Ron Sukenick shares with us 14 Things to do now to help make your LinkedIn a valuable asset to your business. About Ron https://www.ronsukenick.com/ Ron has been identified as one of America’s leading authorities on the topics of LinkedIn, Business Networking & Relationship Strategies...

14 Things to Do Now, Using LinkedIn to Build Your Business Network

2020 was a challenging year. Now as we pass the halfway point in Q1 of 2021 business is getting back to normal, people are planning for growth and what comes next.   Part of that is building their networks and Ron Sukenick shares with us 14 Things to do now to help make your LinkedIn a valuable asset to your business. About Ron https://www.ronsukenick.com/ Ron has been identified as one of America’s leading authorities on the topics of LinkedIn, Business Networking & Relationship Strategies...

Get Quality Appointments With the Right Prospects Not Just Leads

Ask any salesperson, good or bad, killing it or struggling. Most of them will tell you they need more leads, and more accounts.   While that is certainly not always true there are cases where leads are fine but what truly leads to more business and unprecedented results is quality appointments with the right prospect. Today we talk about how to narrow down who you are targeting, message to them, and win more new business with the right type of customers. Much like the RedZone Sales Opportu...

Improving Your Resume and Personal Branding - Part 2 of Upgrading Your Job Search

Put your job search in high gear!  Michael shares with us ways, tips, and advice for getting the most of your next role by telling a better story through your resume and personal brand. We tackle the challenges people have had in the job searches due to the pandemic. The importance of your resume when it comes to being considered by employers. Want more? Listen to Part One Upgrading Your Job Search About Michael Glinter Michael is a professional leadership, staffing, and career consultan...

Upgrade Your Job Search by Upgrading and Branding Your Resume Part 1

The difference between a successful job search and a fruitless one. In this direct and to the point Michael Glinter has placed over 3700 People, Created over 1,700 resumes, and delivered more than 200 on-site job search training.  He shares with you direct, frank, and insightful information on what it takes to land your next job.  We discuss how prospective hires can improve the picture they present, the stories they tell, and the results they get by branding themselves, their social media ...

Helping Professionals Reach Their Full Potential

Aleya Harris, a CPC, and the founder of flourish marketing an agency dedicated to helping wedding catering and event professionals reach their full potential through fresh, cutting edge marketing strategies. They get to keep a consistent stream of clients. She's a firm believer that business owners should make good money doing what they love, and she spreads this message through her role as a thought leader in our industry https://www.flourishmarketing.co/freebies Aleya Harris, CPCE is the ...

Essentials for Start Up Success, Creativity and 2 Geeks Having Some Fun

In this episode, Jason Sherman Author of Strap on Your Boots shares what makes the difference between a successful start-up and one that bombs and never gets going.   A lot of people talk but he works with founders every day as well as having taught the material a Wharton.  We also talk about his background as a musician, entrepreneur, building minimum viable products prior to launch, film making and a bit of Star Wars. Jason Sherman is a successful entrepreneur, award-winning filmmaker, pu...

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A Copyright, Patent and Trademark Primer for Business Owners

This episode provides small business owners the opportunity to learn the basics of Patents, copyrights, and trademarks so they can have a more informed conversation with their attorneys to protect their businesses, ideas, and offerings. Devin is an entrepreneur who is also a patent and trademark attorney. I've obtained several degrees including a Law degree (JD) and a Masters in Business Administration. I even have degrees in Electrical Engineering and Mandarin Chinese.  https://milleripl.c...

The Walk On Method - Life and Business Lessons Learned by College Athletes

Since 1999, Jim Roddy has educated business leaders through national magazine articles, online columns, webinars, podcasts, video interviews, and presentations at national conferences. Jim is author of the books Hire Like You Just Beat Cancer and The Walk-On Method To Career & Business Success. He has been a guest on the Read To Lead podcast and has been published by Entrepreneur and Nasdaq. Jim has interviewed best-selling business authors Chip Heath (Made To Stick, Switch, Decisive, The P...

Leadership Beyond The Crisis - Ben Baker and Claire Chandler

During COVID-19 Claire and Ben teamed up to create a video series, "Leaders Made Here" leadership community and their new book "Leading Beyond a Crisis" to enable companies to focus at least one eye on the horizon and move successfully towards their "what's next?" Ben Baker and Claire Chandler have been developing leaders and leadership teams for nearly 50 years between them. They focus on helping organizations and those within them get to next and enable them to engage, retain and grow the...

How to Reclaim Your Health Insurance Premiums

In the United States Healthcare is not only a politically charged topic it is also an ever-increasing expense.  Nicholas Davis from #reclaimyourpremium learned this the hard way after being laid off and having to balance Cobra insurance costs that took all of his unemployment money and a set of triplets who needed to be insured, He changed his life's work and now helps people learn to reduce their costs and improve their coverage.  Whether laid off in the Pandemic or a small business owner...

Creating a Product from Idea, to Prototype to Production

Every entrepreneur starts somewhere.   Some start with selling what there is already a demand for. Others are inventors, innovators, and dreamers.   Along the way, we all need help building our businesses.  A coach a mentor, or a specialist to go from an idea to a thriving enterprise. Andrew Lees help people take their ideas from the first spark of inspiration to design, production, and ultimately to the market.  He shares what he has learned from helping founders create the products, and pa...

Creating a Product from Idea, to Prototype to Production

Every entrepreneur starts somewhere.   Some start with selling what there is already a demand for. Others are inventors, innovators, and dreamers.   Along the way, we all need help building our businesses.  A coach a mentor, or a specialist to go from an idea to a thriving enterprise. Andrew Lees help people take their ideas from the first spark of inspiration to design, production, and ultimately to the market.  He shares what he has learned from helping founders create the products, and pa...

A Day in the Life of a CEO

Lynn Murphy is an accomplished CEO, Innovator, and Thought Leader with high growth companies..Everyone thinks they know what it's like to lead a company and grow a business, Lynn shares her experience, insight, and thoughts on how she as a  C Suite Executive approaches the business, the importance of employees, and what life is like for a senior exec. Lynn' s Bio After 20+ years leading multi national P&L's in the Tech industry ranging in size from $20M to $2.6B I realized there were some c...

One Sure Way to Lose a Sale....Don't Listen

Best of Innovators and Entrepreneurs in 2020

2020 gave us access to a number of innovators, entrepreneurs, and mavericks who looked to not only survive but were able to thrive on their creativity, meet the changing needs of their clients, and grow their businesses.   This episode features Amanda Ma on how her leadership style has grown with her business. Saas entrepreneur and popular podcast host Alex Sanfilippo on meeting your customer's needs.  Julio Maria on the Entrepreneur's Mindset.  Harry Brelsford of the Pocket.MBA  with examp...

Most Inspirational Guests of 2020

Without question, the five people in this episode touched us in an emotional way this past year.  Something so many needed in what has been a challenging time like no other we have lived through and at what is for some a particularly difficult season of the year these are the people that lifted my spirits, unlike any others. Were able to connect on a very personal level and their stories and work are inspirational.

Most Inspirational Guests of 2020

Without question, the five people in this episode touched us in an emotional way this past year.  Something so many needed in what has been a challenging time like no other we have lived through and at what is for some a particularly difficult season of the year these are the people that lifted my spirits, unlike any others. Were able to connect on a very personal level and their stories and work are inspirational.

Business Author Interviews Best of 2020

This episode features Dominick Domasky of Motivation Champs, Christopher Wirth of the Positivity Tribe, Ryan Stanley of Be Patient, Be Present, Be Joyful, Michael Levitt the Chief Burn Out Officier, and Claire Chandler of the Profitable Swager program (Her new book is already out. Claire and her coauthor Ben will join us in early 2021.) 

Promoting Women into Leadership in Organizations and Society.

Women succeed in the workplace when they understand the rules of the game and learn how to play the organizational game and win. Einatand Ilana the founder of Moveup helps raise the awareness of organizations, employees and managers to the obstacles unique to women. They demonstrate how to: beat these obstacles, enable women to maximize their potential in the workplace and to move-up, and promote talented women. to learn more about their offers and successes visit MoveUp.Today Einat Gan E...

Learn to Speak with No Fear

Mike Acker is an executive and communication coach, a keynote speaker, and the author of four books including the bestselling Speak With No Fear, which has appeared on numerous booklists even getting designated as the #1 book on overcoming fear of speaking on Forbes.com. Do you need confidence moving forward: leadership, communication, decisions, goals, business? Find out more at MikeAcker.com

The Importance of Rediscovering Play

At one point in life, most of us lose the freedom that play can provide. In many cases, we choose to not play for fear of judgment.  After all life is serious right? Jeff Harry works with companies to help create a better work place by rediscovering play.  Adults, Play, and Work Life Balance.  Jeff Harry shows individuals and companies how to tap into their true selves, to feel their happiest and most fulfilled — all by playing. Jeff has worked with Google, Microsoft, Southwest Airlines,...

90 Day Fast Track to Cash Instant Entrepreneur

So you need to rapidly innovate yourself as an entrepreneur moving forward. If you’ve always wanted to be an entrepreneur the Pocket MBA is a fit for you. Perhaps you have found yourself unemployed (or underemployed) and are looking to recreate yourself fast fast – this is your book. Are you over 50 years old and looking to capitalize on your experience to make a great living – this book is for you. Are you new to business but unable to find a rewarding career opportunity? This book offers p...

90 Day Fast Track to Cash Instant Entrepreneur

So you need to rapidly innovate yourself as an entrepreneur moving forward. If you’ve always wanted to be an entrepreneur the Pocket MBA is a fit for you. Perhaps you have found yourself unemployed (or underemployed) and are looking to recreate yourself fast fast – this is your book. Are you over 50 years old and looking to capitalize on your experience to make a great living – this book is for you. Are you new to business but unable to find a rewarding career opportunity? This book offers p...

Why Happiness Isn't a Choice

Sometimes we need to be more than our work to become who we are.  This is our 50th episode and one of the most powerful ones for me personally and Michael Ian Cedar shares his work with us,  He helps people, top performers, high earners, and world-class talents find who they are beyond their work. You can find him on the Gratitude Slam on Facebook as well as his website The Legacy of You. About Michael Ian Cedar Michael is an executive and leadership coach, skilled facilitator and keynote...

Money Matters - Finding the Right Funding for Your Business

Finding the money you need to grow your business can be confusing and challenging. Jeremy Hill of JB Capital takes us through Private lending and its benefits as well as other options such as "rich uncle", Angel Investors, Venture Capital, and SBA and Traditional Banks.

Authentic Selling

Not all salespeople are the same.  Jason Cutter, CEO of Cutter Consulting Group, is an author, podcaster and sees himself as a sales success architect for companies and individuals. Even though he didn’t have a sales upbringing or background (his bachelor’s degree is in Marine Biology), he knows what it takes to be successful in sales. His new book – Selling With Authentic Persuasion  - is focused on helping anyone in sales transform from Order Taker to Quota Breaker. Learn more at JasonCut...

Authentic Selling

Not all salespeople are the same.  Jason Cutter, CEO of Cutter Consulting Group, is an author, podcaster and sees himself as a sales success architect for companies and individuals. Even though he didn’t have a sales upbringing or background (his bachelor’s degree is in Marine Biology), he knows what it takes to be successful in sales. His new book – Selling With Authentic Persuasion  - is focused on helping anyone in sales transform from Order Taker to Quota Breaker. Learn more at JasonCut...

Budget Friendly Online Business Tools and Tactics

The dream of business ownership has never been more attainable. In Building an Online Business on a Budget with Sarah St John she shares tips, tools, and resources that are little or no cost.   You can find the list at thesarahstjohn.com/free Fo show notes and a full transcript visit timkubiak.com

Is Franchising a Fit For Your Goals

Franchises are not just the food places you see on the corner and in strip malls. In Fact, the world and variety of products, services, and franchise types run to nearly anything imaginable. Franchising isn’t for everyone but they come with a list of benefits, features, and systems that give the people who utilize this business model a better than average chance of success.  In this video, Giuseppe Grammatico gives us a quick primer on the possibilities.    To Reach Giuseppe or download his ...

Surviving and Reinventing Yourself After Burning Out

Most of the time those of us who are mission-driven in the corporate world never see it coming. Ambition, success and all of the endless hours come out of nowhere and stop us in our tracks. Today's guest Michael Levitt tells how a widowmaker heart attack that is usually fatal was his warning sign.  We'll discuss how to know the signs, avoid the pitfalls and avoid the fate of so many corporate About Michael Levitt is the founder & Chief Burnout Officer of The Breakfast Leadership Network, a...

Developing Employee Talent and Stronger Teams for Sustained Results

Today we talk with Jen Thornton Founder and CEO of 304 Coaching about closing the talent gap.  It all centers around "Developing Employee Talent and Stronger Teams for Sustained Results"  When companies miss their targets, lose momentum, and begin to struggle often it’s because they fail to build the right teams, have the right people running the right plays, and haven’t moved the C Suite conversations to the staff from a place of fear that triggers our built-in flight or fight response to ...

Making Your Marketing Investment Work for Your Small Business

Small businesses need to grow their businesses in this challenging environment. Get the inside scoop on a framework that can help you make sure your Marketing investments work for your small business.  Today's Guest and popular podcast host Tim Fitzpatrick of Rialto Marketing brings a set of tools and best practices that you can apply to your small business right now. Not hype but real advice to make sure you understand how it can drive your growth. The entire conversation centers around wha...

Sales and Business Pivots for Future Growth

Business as we know it has changed forever.  Today we talk about the pivots owners, leaders, and sales professionals need to make to thrive in the future. Sales are the engine that drives a company's ability to invest, grow, and continue.  Today's Guest Lynn Whitbeck helps us understand the importance of sales training, strategy, and the voice of the customer in B2B Selling. About Lynn Lynn Whitbeck is the Founder and CEO of Petite2Queen, and she helps the world by providing women with virt...

Managing Your Money and Building Wealth

Today the Profit Answer Man Rocky Lalvani talks about Managing Money and Building Wealth. He shares how he became a multi-millionaire and the simple steps you can take to become one too.  We address money from personal finance to a business profit point of view and everything in between. for show notes and highlights visit https://podcast.timkubiak.com/ to learn more about Rocky and his offers and resources.   http://profitcomesfirst.com/ http://richersoul.com/ https://profitanswerman.l...

Managing Your Money and Building Wealth

Today the Profit Answer Man Rocky Lalvani talks about Managing Money and Building Wealth. He shares how he became a multi-millionaire and the simple steps you can take to become one too.  We address money from personal finance to a business profit point of view and everything in between. for show notes and highlights visit https://podcast.timkubiak.com/ to learn more about Rocky and his offers and resources.   http://profitcomesfirst.com/ http://richersoul.com/ https://profitanswerman.l...

The Difference Between Success and Winning with Shawn Harper

Shawn Harper is a former NFL offensive lineman who played a total of seven seasons with the Rams, the Oilers, the Colts, and NFL Europe. Since 2004 he has owned and operates American Services and Protection, a Multi-million-dollar security services firm headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. His journey from the grit and sweat of the NFL locker room to the corporate culture of the boardroom proved that he could win in both worlds by using many of the same principles and strategies! to learn more ...

Living Life From a Place of Love Instead of Fear

Joel Holc has led an amazing life. Born in Argentina, raised in Israel, and having lived and worked in Israel, Europe, South America, and the United States his journey from fear, self-awakening, and healing is an inspirational and powerful story for anyone who wonders how and why they have gotten to the exact moment they are in life. Today we explore his story, his self-healing, and his energy work with others so they can live freely and from a place of love and acceptance rather than fear...

Aligning Marketing with Your Business Needs with Andrew Deutsch

Marketing sometimes feels like a black hole.  If you haven't aligned marketing and their objective and given them measurable and meaningful goals it's money wasted.  This episode talks about the varying skill sets between new hire marketing folks vs a fractional CMO who comes with experience and a network to get things done.  The need to have sales and marketing working together and how not all metrics and measurements  Andrew Deutsch is a multilingual global strategic marketing and sales c...

Creating a Culture of Business with Julio Maria Muhorro

Not every culture is built on entrepreneurship like the United States. In fact, for many places, the idea of creating and owning a business rather than taking the university route and getting a "job for life" can meet with push back from family, friends, and even society itself. With Julio Maria Muhorro we talk about the growing trend of startups, regulation, currency, payment technologies, and all the things it takes to build a business in Mozambique. About Julio Maria Muhorro is an award...

How to Build Companies that can Scale Quickly

You have to design your company to grow and scale.  Along that journey, it takes structure, and communication of roles to accomplish the vision.  Today is all about building your business to scale quickly.   We'll cover leadership, strategy, organizational design as well as recruitment, training, and retaining employees with our guest Claire Chandler.  For More Information https://www.clairechandler.net/ For Bonus Written material visit https://timkubiak.com/ About Claire Working with ma...

How Fear Can Ruin Aspects of Your Life with Ryan Stanley

"How Fear Can Ruin Aspects of Your Life" Fear is powerful, left unchecked it can ruin aspects of our lives, Learn from Ryan Stanley the author of "Be Patient, Be Present, Be Joyful" ways to overcome fear and find joy. To learn more about Ryan visit https://www.ryanstanley.com/ For show note and highlights visit https://timkubiak.com/

Building Your Business with Alex Sanfilippo of Creating a Brand

Today’s Guest Alex Sanfilippo and the topic is building your business. We'll talk about his entrepreneur's journey, his Top Rated Creating a Brand Podcast, and his journey into the world of Software as a Service.  About Alex He is the host of "Creating a Brand", a top 20 entrepreneurship podcast where he interviews successful leaders and experts on topics that matter to entrepreneurs who want to grow faster both personally and professionally while saving time and money in the process.  Ale...