Employer Blueprint Podcast
156 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsWelcome to the Employer Blueprint Podcast where we help business leaders build high-performing teams, amazing company cultures, and scale their business for success. Hosted by entrepreneur and leadership coach Kyle Gorman.
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Staying Disciplined on the RIGHT Things
March 15, 2022 12:00 - 7 minutes - 10.5 MBWe always hear about the importance of being disciplined, but how can you make sure you are staying disciplined on the right things?
Can Culture Drive Results?
March 08, 2022 13:00 - 6 minutes - 8.34 MBWe all know culture is important, but can it really drive results?
Pride Vs. Confidence
March 01, 2022 13:00 - 6 minutes - 8.37 MBAs a leader you must be confident, but don't let that turn to pride that prevents you from listening to others.
Your Employees Don’t Know Their Goals!
February 22, 2022 13:00 - 7 minutes - 9.67 MBDo your employees know the goals of your company, or what success looks like for them?
Why we have ”A” players but see ”C” results
February 15, 2022 15:46 - 5 minutes - 8 MBIt can get frustrating when we know we have amazing employees on our team but we aren't seeing the results we expect. this week we break down why this happens and how to overcome it.
Season 3 Intro and Why We Micromanage
February 09, 2022 13:30 - 5 minutes - 7.93 MBAfter a 9 month break, we welcome you to season 3! This new season brings you a shorter format where we will bring topics that are designed to help you become a more effective leader and develop a high-performing team. We kick off season 3 with some insights on micromanagement and the reasons we fall win this trap.
Strengthening Your Company Culture with a Remote Workforce w. Brett Putter
April 05, 2021 12:00 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBBrett Putter is an expert on company culture development. He is the founder and CEO of CultureGene, a company culture development company helping companies build strong, functional cultures while transitioning to a remote or hybrid work model. Brett has written two books on the subject of company culture. Culture Decks Decoded was published in 2018 and Own Your Culture: How to Define, Embed and Manage your Company Culture was published in September 2020. He writes a popular blog on culture-d...
How Crossnet Experienced Thier Spike W. Chris Meade
November 16, 2020 13:00 - 24 minutes - 34.2 MBChris Meade is the co-founder of CROSSNET, the world's first four-way volleyball game. CROSSNET combines elements of the childhood game four square and volleyball in a competitive game to 11, win by 2. CROSSNET is now available at Walmart, Target, DICKS, Academy Sports, Amazon, and 20+ other retailers. To learn more about Chris and CROSSNET, visit the site below. crossnetgame.com Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode of The Employer Blueprint Podcast. Be sure to subscribe so you don’...
Recruiting in the Modern Time with Ira Wolfe
November 02, 2020 13:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBIra S. Wolfe is a “Millennial trapped in a Baby Boomer body” and the world’s first Chief Googlization Officer. He is President of Poised for the Future Company, founder of Success Performance Solutions, a TEDx Speaker, Top 10 Global Thought Leader on Future of Work and HR (Thinkers360), host of Geeks Geezers Googlization podcast, and frequent presenter at SHRM and business conferences. His most recent book is Recruiting in the Age of Googlization, now in its 2nd edition, is recognized as one...
Communicating With Confidence with Bill Kurzeja
October 20, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBBill Kurzeja is the Owner and founder of Professional Success South, a professional sales training and business consulting firm. Bill’s career began in the United States Army where he learned discipline and the importance of strict attention to detail. Over the next 8 years he made his way up the ranks to sergeant where he learned not only leadership, but the importance of clear, effective communication in training. This made his next move as he transitioned out of the military in 2001 obvio...
Communicating With Confidence with Bill Kurzeja
October 20, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutes - 30.8 MBBill Kurzeja is the Owner and founder of Professional Success South, a professional sales training and business consulting firm. Bill’s career began in the United States Army where he learned discipline and the importance of strict attention to detail. Over the next 8 years he made his way up the ranks to sergeant where he learned not only leadership, but the importance of clear, effective communication in training. This made his next move as he transitioned out of the military in 2001 obvio...
Selling and Leading with Noble Purpose with Elizabeth Lotardo
October 05, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MBElizabeth Lotardo is a consultant, researcher, and co-author of Selling with Noble Purpose: How to Drive Revenue and Do Work that Makes You Proud. As the VP of Services at sales leadership consultancy McLeod & More, Elizabeth leads sales transformation initiatives for clients like Oracle, G Adventures, and Fiserv. She is a popular LinkedInLearning author, and her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal and on NPR. With an undergraduate degree in advertising from Boston University...
Accountability and Communication with Jay Hodge
September 21, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 43.4 MBJay Hodge is the founder and President of Jay Hodge & Associates, a Lean Management Consulting firm consisting of an extensive network of Independent Experts specializing in multiple fields including Strategy Deployment, Lean Leadership Development, Operations, Revenue Cycle Management, Kaizen/RIW and Problem Solving Events and the implementation of Lean Management Systems in organizations across multiple industries. Jay is the author of The Lean Treasure Chest and is the creator of the Dyn...
Capitalizing on Opportunities with David Thomas Tao
August 31, 2020 12:00 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBDavid Thomas Tao is an entrepreneur, editor, and voice actor based in New York City. He is the Co-Founder and Editor of BarBend.com, a media brand that provides multi-platform coverage of news, analysis, training, and opinion in strength training and sports. One of the largest and fastest-growing fitness sites on the web, BarBend is the Official Media Partner of USA Weightlifting and is also a partner broadcaster for the 2019 Reebok CrossFit Games. David is a 2019 Forbes 30 Under 30 list m...
Evaluating the SHAPE of your Team with Kyle Gorman
August 24, 2020 17:24 - 24 minutes - 34.3 MBThis week we revisit The Employer Blueprint Community where Kyle is reviewing "How to Evaluate the SHAPE of Your Team" The Employer Blueprint Community is a group of business leaders from around the country that meet online twice per month for professional development and group accountability. If you are interested in learning more about being part of this group, you can reach out to [email protected]
Building More than a Business with Kathryn and Michael Redman
August 17, 2020 12:00 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBKathryn and Michael K. Redman are sweethearts, best friends, and the husband-and-wife team behind Half a Bubble Out (HaBO), a marketing and business consulting firm. In the past 18 years they have built and run two successful 7-figure companies. They are the authors of Fulfilled: The Passion & Provision Strategy for Building a Business with Profit, Purpose & Legacy and have helped business leaders across the world grow Passion & Provision companies. They are excited about teaching their succ...
Evaluating the SHAPE of Your Team
August 03, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutes - 35 MBWe are bringing you something a little different this week as we take a sneak peek into one of the online leadership communities Kyle facilitates. This week he was talking about how to evaluate the SHAPE of your team. If you are looking for a community of peers, reach out to Kyle to learn more and see if an online community is right for you. Thanks for tuning in to this week’s episode of The Employer Blueprint Podcast. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss any exciting episodes in the f...
Improving Your Sales Process w. Gessie Schechinger - 72720 10.40 AM
July 27, 2020 15:49 - 28 minutes - 42 MBThis week on the Employer Blueprint Podcast we are excited to present Gessie Schechinger. Gessie leverages technology and automation to surpass revenue targets and as Chief Revenue Officer for the OnCourse Sales Engagement Platform, helps business owners and others in sales-related jobs achieve outstanding results. Gessie has an outstanding sales record and hundreds of stories about this topic as he bears more than 20 years of experience in the field. Now he uses his experience and skills ed...
Staying Balanced with Amanda Webster
July 13, 2020 12:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBThis week on the Employer Blueprint Podcast we are excited to present Amanda Webster. Amanda is a fitness model and certified wellness coach who overcame depression on her own terms after years of being guinea-pigged on anti-depressants, losing her parents and succumbing to addiction and self-harm led her to a ledge in a Canadian hotel room where she almost took her life. After a year and a half of self-discovery and making healthy changes in her life, she was decertified as having a Serious...
Leading from Success to Significance with Rick Coplin
June 29, 2020 12:00 - 29 minutes - 39.8 MBThis week on The Employer Blueprint Podcast we are excite to present CEO and Coach, Rick Coplin. Rick advises business owners exclusively, helping them to be the leaders their company, team, and family deserve. Rick is the Entrepreneur Coach at Denison University and an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at The Ohio State University, and has helped to start, scale, and exit a startup. Following that, he worked with an early-stage investment firm advising entrepreneurs, helping them to des...
How To Build Client-Centric Marketing with Charlie Whyman
June 24, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBIf you had the opportunity to grow your business without having to think about marketing - How would you feel? Charlie Whyman is a Curious Thinking Advocate, B2B Marketing Strategist, Adventure Lover and the host of the Curious B2B Marketing Club. She believes that you don’t have to be a trained marketer to be good at marketing and the best kind of marketing doesn’t feel like marketing. B2B Consultants and Businesses work with Charlie for real marketing strategies that work around THEM. T...
Preparing Your Exit Strategy with Michael Vann
June 15, 2020 12:00 - 28 minutes - 38.7 MBThe Employer Blueprint Podcast is excited to present Michael Vann! Michael is the President of The Vann Group, LLC, a multi-generational family owned strategic consulting and transactional advisory services firm. Michael focuses his efforts on helping owners build and realize their value by creating the framework for continuity and scalability within their organizations. His areas of expertise include strategic facilitation, succession/transition planning and mergers and acquisitions. He se...
Managing Your Message With Jim Karrh
June 01, 2020 12:00 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBThe Employer Blueprint Podcast is excited to present Jim Karrh Ph.D. Jim is the Author of The Science of Customer Connections, Consultant and Professional Speaker at Karrh and Associates, and the host of Manage Your Message Podcast. Join us as Kyle Gorman has an amazing conversation with Jim about how to get in front of the right audience that is most beneficial to your business by having the right message. Jim’s background comes from aspirations he had of being a business school Professor a...
Is it Time to Sell Your Business with Chad Peterson
May 18, 2020 12:00 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBThe Employer Blueprint Podcast is excited to bring you the owner of Peterson Acquisitions, Chad Peterson. Chad is a serial entrepreneur, Author, and renowned Business Broker. He successfully handles business transactions across the United States and abroad in some cases - deals from 1 million to 25 million plus. Peterson handles the transactions from start to finish with tenacity and results. He lives a wonderful life, traveling and making deals with movers and shakers throughout the world. ...
Understanding Ransomware and Data Recovery with Brian Gill
May 11, 2020 12:00 - 34 minutes - 46.8 MBWelcome to The Employer Blueprint Podcast where we are excited to present the CEO of Gillware Date Recovery, and the Chairman of the Board for Gillware Digital Forensics, Brian Gill. Brian is a computer scientist, entrepreneur, and angel investor. As an expert in data recovery, he has spent the last 15 years digging people out of data disasters and helping businesses recover from cyber and storage disasters. Brian not only speaks about his journey in business growth but has dedicated himse...
Rock the Recession with Jonathan Slain
April 29, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBWelcome to The Employer Blueprint Podcast and this week we are excited to present Recession Expert, Traction Implementer, and Speaker, Jonathan Slain Jonathan’s book, “Rock the Recession: How Successful Leaders Prepare For, Thrive During, and Create Wealth After Downturns” came out in September 2019 and is a #1 Amazon Best Seller. Jonathan coaches high growth leadership teams across the United States to implement the Entrepreneurial Operating System® also known as “Traction.” He focuses ...
Rock the Recession with Jonathan Slain
April 29, 2020 12:00 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBWelcome to The Employer Blueprint Podcast and this week we are excited to present Recession Expert, Traction Implementer, and Speaker, Jonathan Slain Jonathan’s book, “Rock the Recession: How Successful Leaders Prepare For, Thrive During, and Create Wealth After Downturns” came out in September 2019 and is a #1 Amazon Best Seller. Jonathan coaches high growth leadership teams across the United States to implement the Entrepreneurial Operating System® also known as “Traction.” He focuses on...
The Entrepreneurial Operating System with Mike Paton
April 20, 2020 12:00 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBThis week The Employer Blueprint Podcast is excited to present Speaker, Author, and Certified EOS Implementer, Mike Paton. Mike Paton has been learning from entrepreneurs for most of his life. Today he works hard to give back - as an award-winning speaker, best-selling author, Certified EOS Implementer®, and as the Visionary for EOS Worldwide. Paton discovered the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS) a dozen years ago while trying to take a $7 million company to the next level. Feeling...
Uncovering the Secrets of Digital Marketing with Daniel Snow
April 13, 2020 12:00 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBWelcome to the Employer Blueprint Podcast and this week we are excited to present Daniel Snow. Daniel Snow is CEO and Founder of the New Jersey based online/social media marketing agency, Snow Agency and Social Cadre. Prior to becoming a disruptor in the social media eCommerce landscape, Daniel Snow had massive success with two other social media based companies he founded while still in college, Snow Media and Caffeine Digital. Caffeine Digital is a self serve ad platform geared towards i...
Re-humanizing your Email with Ethan Beute
April 06, 2020 12:00 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBChief Evangelist at BombBomb, co-author of Rehumanize Your Business, and host of The Customer Experience Podcast, Ethan has collected and told personal video success stories in hundreds of blog posts, in dozens of webinars and stage presentations, and in countless conversations. Prior to joining BombBomb, he spent a dozen years leading marketing teams inside local television stations in Chicago, Grand Rapids, and Colorado Springs. His undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of ...
Staying Focused Through Uncertain Times with Amanda Owen and Drew Hardesty
March 30, 2020 12:00 - 47 minutes - 65.1 MBThe Employer Blueprint Podcast presents Staying Focused Through Uncertain Times with Amanda Owen of Puzzle Pieces, and Drew Hardesty of Wonderboy Media.
Conflict in the Workplace with Liz Kislik Part 2
March 23, 2020 12:00 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBThis week we bring to you the second half of a conversation with Liz Kislik. Liz is a leading expert on developing leaders in our organizations. Last week we talked about Leadership Development and the impact that can have on a company. This week we will be talking about conflict management and conflict resolution and the roll that the leader plays in that situation. If you have not heard last week’s episode, we highly encourage you to check out that episode. Be sure to hit the subscribe but...
Announcing The Emplpoyer Blueprint Community
March 19, 2020 15:43 - 1 minute - 2.08 MBThis is your host Kyle Gorman and I am here to tell you about an exciting new resource that we will be providing. It's called the Employer Blueprint Community. This is a mastermind designed to provide you an accountability and coaching group to develop and lead a high performing team. Through the course of this mastermind, we're going to be covering topics like how we coach under-performers. How do we motivate top performers? How do we allow sociability with our team without losing control?...
Building Strong Leaders with Liz Kislik
March 16, 2020 12:00 - 25 minutes - 34.4 MBThe Employer Blueprint Podcast is honored to present Liz Kislik. Liz is the President of Liz Kislik Associates LLC where she is an Executive Coach, Facilitator, and Speaker. According to her LinkedIn profile, Liz also gives professional advice as a contributor to the Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Entrepreneur, as well as a speaker for TEDx. Liz also has more than 30 years experience advising many companies such as American Express, Orvis, and The Girls Scouts. Liz started her profe...
The ROI of Building Relationships with Ryan Roghaar
March 09, 2020 12:00 - 42 minutes - 58.9 MBThe Employer Blueprint Podcast is excited to present Ryan Roghaar. Ryan Roghaar is a serial entrepreneur, award-winning creative director, podcaster, author and business owner committed to building authentic end-to-end relationships for his clients—top management to top consumer. His unique philosophy puts specific importance on human relationships and their inherent value in both business and in life. He believes that as a society we are reaching a kind of technological saturation point whi...
Uncovering the Secrets of Digital Media w. Jeff Pulvino
March 02, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBEmployer Blueprint Podcast is excited to present Boost Media Group Co-Founder and CEO, Jeff Pulvino. Jeff has has built, managed, and consulted with numerous corporations in various fields of industry for over 20 years. Jeff’s experience of business ownership and consulting ranges from; Start-Up Ventures, Software Companies, Healthcare, Call Centers, Professional Services, Construction, Mortgage, Real Estate, Auto Dealerships, and Patented Products. He is proficient in most aspects of Busin...
The Journey to Success w. Leigh Rust
February 24, 2020 13:00 - 28 minutes - 39.4 MBThe Employer Blueprint Podcast is excited to present the Founder and Director of Safetyline Jalousie Louvre Windows, Leigh Rust. From humble beginnings, Leigh was initially turned away from working in his father's business to pursue his own career. After becoming a Qualified Mechanic (which he hated), Leigh was finally offered a role within the family business. After realizing the family business would never be his own, Leigh and his brother Nathan broke away to start Safetyline Jalousie L...
Alternative Funding for Your Business w. Daniel Blue
February 17, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBThe Employer Blueprint Podcast is excited to present the owner of Quest Education, Daniel Blue. Daniel started his career as a 1099 sales person with what he referred to in the podcast as “cold leads and a phone, dial and smile.” At that time he was selling coaching services related to Real Estate, and after becoming a top producer, decided to make the leap into becoming a business owner. Quest Education helps entrepreneurs with their finances so they can focus more on their businesses. Acc...
How to Market Your Service Business w. Steve Gordon
February 10, 2020 13:00 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBOn this week’s episode of The Employer Blueprint Podcast we are excited to present the Founder of The Unstoppable CEO, Steve Gordon. Steve is also a bestselling author, the host of The Unstoppable CEO Podcast, and has written over 400 articles on marketing for Service Businesses. Through his firm, he helps Service Business Entrepreneurs create leveraged marketing systems so they can spend less time on business development, and more time on what matters most. When he was just 28, Steve becam...
Using Personality assessments w. Mads Singers
February 03, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBWelcome to Part 2 of a 2 part series with Mads Singer. If you’re hearing this podcast for the first time, be sure to check out last week’s episode of Part 1 with Mads Singers titled Leading People That Are Different From You. The Employer Blueprint Podcast is excited to present Mads Singers. Because of how great the conversation between Kyle and Mads went, the podcast ran over the traditional amount of time. For this reason we decided to release this episode in two parts. In part one Kyle a...
Leading People that are Different from You w: Mads Singers
January 27, 2020 13:00 - 20 minutes - 27.7 MBThe Employer Blueprint Podcast is excited to present Mads Singers. Because of how great the conversation between Kyle and Mads went, the podcast ran over the traditional amount of time. For this reason we decided to release this episode in two parts. In part one Kyle and Mads talk about how to effectively manage people who are different from each other. Part two of this episode will be released next week, and in part 2 the conversation will cover personality assessments. Mads has more tha...
Developing a Self-Directed Team w. Grant Botma
January 20, 2020 13:00 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MBThis week’s episode of the Employer Blueprint Podcast we are extremely honored to present Grant Botma. Grant is the founder of Stewardship, and Culture Course. It was through Stewardship, a financial services firm that helps its clients with lending, insurance, and investment advice, that Grant became very successful and learned to build a business by loving people and providing excellent service. With that growth came the need to hire employees and Grant found himself challenged with findi...
The Formula for Small Business Success w Alison Vidotto
January 13, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 48.3 MBBefore we get started today, the Employer Blueprint Podcast would like to share with you a free resource we have created to help you develop your leadership skills. The free resource consists of the four strategies that great leaders use to increase retention, build loyalty amongst their team, and help them lead high-performing teams. You can get this free download by visiting http://www.theemployerblueprint.com/greatleaders. This completely free resource also comes with an offer for our onl...
Re-Defining Your Brand with CEO of Your Brand by Design, Amber Griffiths
January 06, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBThis weeks guest is Branding Strategist, Speaker, Branding Rock Star, and CEO of Your Brand by Design, Amber Griffiths. According to Amber’s LinkedIn page, Your Brand by Design was launched in 2007 in order to help entrepreneurs convey their message through their own unique voice. Your Brand by Design seeks to attract clients to businesses by allowing it to be authentic to the business owner, and strives to help business owners create a RockStar Brand. Amber graduated from Southern Utah Un...
Kyle Gorman with a Special Happy Holidays Message and a Free Gift!
December 30, 2019 13:00 - 3 minutes - 4.8 MBThanks for turning into this weeks episode of the Employer Blueprint Podcast. In the short episode Kyle would like take the opportunity to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. We appreciate everyone of you who tune in to the podcast every week, and we hope that you find value in each and every episode. In this episode Kyle also announces a free giveaway. By going to https://www.ebinfluencers.com/greatleaders you will be able to download the free PDF titled “The Four Principals...
The Value of Networking w. SJ Barakony
December 23, 2019 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBThis week on the Employer Blueprint Podcast, we will be talking with SJ Barakony about the power of networking in our business. We have all been through it, there are 1 million different networking events available. Some are formal and others are informal. Often networking meetings are available to those that sign up as members for a fee, and others are community driven by way of a non profit or local chamber. For some people, the idea of attending an event where they are able to work a room...
The Value of Networking w. SJ Barakony
December 23, 2019 13:00 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MBThis week on the Employer Blueprint Podcast, we will be talking with SJ Barakony about the power of networking in our business. We have all been through it, there are 1 million different networking events available. Some are formal and others are informal. Often networking meetings are available to those that sign up as members for a fee, and others are community driven by way of a non profit or local chamber. For some people, the idea of attending an event where they are able to work a room...
Identifying Your Needs Before You Hire w. Sasha Laghonh
December 16, 2019 13:00 - 34 minutes - 34.3 MBOne of the many challenges a company faces when they begin the hiring and recruiting process, is understanding the true needs they have. We often times looked at things that we want and try to figure out what’s going to fit into those wants, but rarely do we take a step back and look at what we actually need in order to make a successful hire. Typically a company will bring in someone to fill the space that they want to fill. After three months, six months of being on the job, they discover ...
The Value of a High Performing Team w. Kelly Ann Harris Team
December 09, 2019 13:00 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBAfter the announcement of some exciting news from the Kelly Ann Harris Team, we have decided to re-share a previous episode of The Employer Blueprint Podcast. Recently Kelly Ann Harris and Kelsey Jarboe announced on Facebook that they have partnered to become the Harris Jarboe Group. Be sure to visit the Kelly Ann Harris Team Facebook page at the link below to find out all the details! https://www.facebook.com/kellyanneharristeam/ On this weeks episode of the Employer Blueprint Podcast, w...
Special Episode Featuring Kyle Gorman, Recruiting and Coaching Advice
December 02, 2019 13:00 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MBGood morning everyone, happy Monday and you are tuned in to the Employer Blueprint Podcast. My name is Dedrick Jackson and I will be your host today. We have a very special episode and something I have been wanting to do for a long time now. Being that Kyle is away wrapping up some business after the Thanksgiving Holiday I have decided to put together a mashup of some of the regular content that is distributed to our social media platforms. As many of you know, Kyle often posts short educati...