Mads Singers Management Podcast
188 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsLearn from dedicated entrepreneurs, innovators, and experts who have been in your shoes, effectively managing people, successfully growing businesses, and helping others do the same!
Hi! I am Mads Singers, your podcast host, People Management Coach, and Consultant.
My management philosophy is based on a simple and unique premise:
Treat everyone as an individual and put the right individuals into the right box.
Doing this makes the rest of the management process that much easier.
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MSMP 136: Tarush Aggarwal on Asking Better Questions and Using Data to Your Advantage to Grow Your Business
February 16, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBToday's guest on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Tarush Aggarwal. Tarush was a software engineer who quickly realized that ranking high on Google was not just for him because no one talked about data. Tarush saw this opportunity and was able to work with a manager who showed him the ropes. This led him to Salesforce and put data engineering on the map. He also led a team for WeWork that supported 1500 employees. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tarush found himself on a 10-d...
MSMP 135: Chris Templeton on Authentic Management Practice and Leadership
February 09, 2022 07:00 - 34 minutes - 47.7 MBChris Templeton is joining me on today's Mads Singers Management Podcast episode. Chris has been an entrepreneur since the late '90s. Since 2003 he has opened an online marketing firm and shares how his stepmother gave him the Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle. Because of Chris' exposure to the book, he formulated 3 (three) questions and a model that allowed him to help people become more self-aware of themselves quickly. Because it is universal, it enabled Chris to understand why peopl...
MSMP 134: Tomer David on Automation's Influence in Managing People
February 02, 2022 07:00 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBIf you need a hand or two (or more!) for your Amazon business, today's guest on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Tomer David, owner of the Sourcing Monster with 14+ years of e-commerce experience under his belt. Although Tomer is not a stranger to online businesses and gigs, he has also dipped his hands into brick-and-mortar businesses; however, this has made him experience a lot of hardships and stress that made the business suffer. This made Tomar realize that that kind of l...
MSMP 133: Kison Patel on Being Decisive and Solving Problems Effectively
January 26, 2022 07:00 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBMy guest for today's Mads Singers Management Podcast episode is none other than Kison Patel. Kison is the CEO and founder of M&A Science and the DealRoom, where he spent ten years as an M&A advisor. Wanting to improve the flow in the M&A world, Kison ventured into creating software to do just that; however, this led him to a difficult path where he experienced several setbacks. Convinced by a friend, Kison started a podcast that became successful and launched Kison to greater height...
MSMP 132: Jennifer Braganza on Hiring and Building Teams in the Digital Age
January 19, 2022 07:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBToday’s guest on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Jennifer Braganza. Jennifer is an engineer by profession, a strategic problem solver, and a process innovator, speaker, and coach. She is also the Head of iBusiness Process Management for Pontoon Solutions, where she leads a team that supports the organization with its projects. Jennifer has also been an entrepreneur since 2007, where she coaches engineers and teaches corporate professionals how to be innovators in a corporate ...
MSMP 131: Tasneem Ali on The Power of Authentic Leadership Presence and Harnessing LinkedIn for Hiring Great Staff
January 12, 2022 07:00 - 35 minutes - 48.5 MBMy guest for this episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast is the ambitious introvert Tasneem Ali. Tasneem is an authentic leadership coach at Fervent Living and the Client Director for Online Audience Measurement at IPSOS. As an ambitious introvert herself, Tasneem loves helping her fellow introverts grow in their way while growing in their career by creating an authentic leadership presence. Most of the time, new business owners will hire people in their likeness or those w...
MSMP 130: Eric Spencer on Leadership Development and Relationship Management
January 05, 2022 07:00 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBToday’s guest for this episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Eric Spencer. Eric is the COO for SkyeTeam, a boutique leadership development consultancy based in Denver, Colorado. Although the company has been around since 2007, it wasn’t until 2011 when Eric came on board. He has worked for several companies, including technology, hardware and software, startups, and even Fortune 50 companies. Eric’s passion is helping companies, organizations, teams, groups, and indivi...
MSMP 129: Tony Jalan on Sales Expertise and His Unique Approach In Scaling
December 29, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBMy guest for today's episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Tony Jalan; Tony has been in sales and sales management for 24 years & has also worked with John C. Maxwell, where he has learned tons of lessons. As an executive leader, he helps develop sales leaders in all businesses by connecting them to the right tools, resources, and people to help them live out their best lives. Like management, many business owners tend to expect a lot when they hire their first salesper...
MSMP 128: Lincoln Kokaram on Building Relationships with Your Team and Management Development
December 22, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 50 MBToday's guest for the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Lincoln Kokaram. Lincoln is a keynote speaker and the former director and vice president of Jaycee International. Although he was already living the good life, Lincoln says that divine intervention plucked him out of paradise and set him on course for more incredible things. Because of these experiences, Lincoln found his true calling in leadership development and management development. Also a coach, Lincoln specializes in pa...
MSMP 127: Paul Rodney Turner on Social Entrepreneurship and Building Confidence and Turning Your Mind into Your Best Friend
December 15, 2021 07:00 - 40 minutes - 56 MBToday, my guest for the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Paul Rodney Turner, social entrepreneur, author, and food yogi. Paul is the CEO of the Kindly Ecosystem (also known as the Kindly Coin), intended to be the world's first social-impact cryptocurrency simultaneously sold on the Ethereum (ETH) and Binance Smart Chain (BSC) Blockchains. He is also the founder and president of feedOM. His mission is to help socially- responsible and conscious companies and consumers participate...
MSMP 126: Sinead Kearns on Sharing your Ideas and Starting a Business from Scratch
December 08, 2021 07:00 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBJoining me today from Dublin, Ireland, for this episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast is the owner of Arlo Blue, Sinead Kearns. Initially, a teacher who worked in a school for the disadvantaged, Sinead loved her job. However, being an ambitious person made her seek better opportunities. Remembering her father's advice on being your boss, Sinead went back to her roots and thought of what path to take. Naturally passionate about sports and fashion, Sinead took the plunge b...
MSMP 125: Sheri Miter on Finding your Strengths and Creating a Well-Rounded Team
December 01, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 49.9 MBJoining me in today's episode for the Mads Singers Management Podcast is none other than entrepreneur-at-heart, super mom of 3 boys is Sheri Miter! Before finding her calling, Sheri joined her husband in his chimney cleaning business for ten years. While she was helping her husband on his side gig, Sheri eventually got into network marketing, where she found that she enjoyed doing it. Despite succeeding in this field and achieving a lot, Sheri felt this angst inside her and looked ...
MSMP 124: Donald Kelly on Planning and Managing Your Time Effectively in the New Normal
November 24, 2021 07:00 - 32 minutes - 44.6 MBToday’s guest in the Mads Singers Management Podcast is none other than the sales evangelist, Donald C. Kelly! Donald runs an organization called The Sales Evangelist, where he and his team create a podcast and other business resources. He used to be a software sales rep who was very successful in his career. Donald shared what was working for him and enabled him to get coaching opportunities, speaking opportunities, and even consulting to companies where it grew. Now Donald has 14 ...
MSMP 123: Emil Goliath on How to Keep You and Your Business Healthy and in Top Shape
November 17, 2021 07:00 - 39 minutes - 53.9 MBWe’re doing something a little different for this week’s episode in the Mads Singers Management Podcast because this week’s guest is none other than Dr. Emil Goliath, a doctor, and entrepreneur. Dr. Emil worked for four years as a full-time doctor until he decided to call it quits and become an entrepreneur as he was fed up with the system of modern healthcare, and he didn’t have the freedom to live the life he wanted. While entrepreneurs are undoubtedly the kings and queens of de...
MSMP 122: Renata Porter on Understanding and Communicating with Your Employees
November 10, 2021 07:00 - 44 minutes - 60.7 MBMy guest today for the Mads Singers Management Podcast, is Renata Porter, the Founder of Renata Porter Limited and a motivational speaker. Renata calls herself a "serial fixer" because she is the one people call when their teams or managers are not working how they intend to. She also helps small business owners and non-profit youth sports clubs accomplish their goals. Renata and her team's in-depth knowledge and experience with their "people focus" help clients take intentional and...
MSMP 121: Itai Sadan with the Right Chemistry in Hiring Employees
November 03, 2021 07:00 - 41 minutes - 56.4 MBJoining me today on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Itai Sadan, CEO, and Co-Founder of Duda, the leading white-label website builder for digital marketing agencies and SAAS platforms. Trusted by over 15,000 and counting agencies, SaaS platforms, freelancers, and even small businesses use Duda on a day-to-day basis to build their businesses and their digital presence. At 11 years old, Duda has over a million paying subscribers and 200 employees, and seven offices (and growing!...
MSMP 120: Mark Grainger on Communicating and Making Connections in Relationships and Businesses
October 27, 2021 06:00 - 54 minutes - 74.7 MBToday, my guest on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is none other than Mark A. Grainger, the co-founder and CMO of BigImpactHQ. We begin this episode where Mark shares a story from his childhood where he was on a fishing trip with his family and witnessed a whale approach their boat. As the whale was coming, Mark felt fear. However, the whale went silent and retreated into the waters. This experience amazed Mark when he was younger; however, looking back at it led Mark to reali...
MSMP 119: Joseph Fung on Finding the Right Fit for Your Business
October 20, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBToday, joining me for this episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Joseph Fung, the CEO, and Co-Founder of Uvaro, an online sales accelerator that helps sales professionals be more successful regardless of their specialty is. Based in Canada, Joseph is a lover of all things tech, software, and entrepreneurship. We begin this episode where I admit that sales aren’t my thing and where I asked Joseph when it is the right time to hire your first sales rep for your company or ...
MSMP 118: Allan Milham on Making an Impact as a Leader
October 13, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBJoining me today on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is none other than Allan Milham. Allan is the founder of Questage®, a leadership development company based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Allan has been working for the last 25 years with entrepreneurs and leaders with organizations worldwide. He has helped people elevate their impact as a leader and understand the leadership brand that can help them get leverage in their careers. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us wer...
MSMP 118: Allan Millham on Making an Impact as a Leader
October 13, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 52.9 MBJoining me today on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is none other than Allan Millham. Allan is the founder of Quest, a management consulting firm based in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Allan has been working for the last 25 years with entrepreneurs and leaders with organizations worldwide. He has helped people elevate their impact as a leader and understand the leadership brand that can help them get leverage in their careers. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us were affec...
MSMP 117: Michelle A. Mercier on Facing Adversity and Building Resilient Teams and Unlocking The Power of Habits and The Right Mindset
September 29, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 53.4 MBToday, joining me for this episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast is none other than the resilient entrepreneur Michelle A. Mercier. Michelle is a business coach, motivational speaker, and host of The Resilient Entrepreneur Podcast. Michelle is on a mission to bring back humanity in business because she believes that keeping things personal is suitable for businesses. Michelle hopes to get rid of the "hustle and grind' and "badge of busy"' mindset because it has become a m...
MSMP 116: Jo Rawbone on Harnessing the Power of Introverts and Flourishing in the Workplace
September 22, 2021 05:07 - 34 minutes - 48.1 MBJoining me today on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Jo Rawbone of Flourishing Introverts. Like myself, Jo is an introvert. However, she is the master of introverts and advocates for introverts in the workplace. Jo is based in the United Kingdom and has been a management trainer and coach facilitator since 1987. Initially working for British Telecom, Jo left the company in 1994 to pursue her career. Although she has jokingly said that she is unemployable, Jo has focused and g...
MSMP 115: David Gaines on Making a Social Impact with Coffee and Creating a Company Culture
September 15, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 42.5 MBJoining me today on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is none other than David Gaines. David is the owner and CEO of La Terza Artisan Coffee Roasterie and the co-host of The Third Place Podcast. Although La Terza has initially been from his friend, David bought the business, and it made him realize what a great cup of coffee was and how big of a difference it was to drink a well-made cup of coffee. While I'm not a fan of coffee, David believes that there is still room for me to c...
MSMP 114: Maya Middlemiss on Scaling Your Business to be Remote-First and How to Be Happy and Healthy When Working from Home
September 08, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBJoining me today on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Maya Middlemiss. Maya is the Creator and Founder of Happy Healthy Homeworking, and she has been working remotely for quite a long time, way before the COVID-19 pandemic. Maya launched her business back in 2000, a year she clearly remembers because it coincided with her millennial baby. What was supposed to be a solo business grew into an agency where she employed people from three different countries. She then left that bus...
MSMP 113: Julian Goldie on Creating Effective Processes and Hiring Freelancers
September 01, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 41.6 MBJulian Goldie is joining me from Bangkok for this episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast. Julian runs his link-building agency where he builds backlinks to help clients rank higher on Google, get more traffic, and be seen easily. Julian has clients worldwide and has worked with several freelancers and contractors alike. But Julian didn't get to where he is today without a bit of struggle. Like most beginners, Julian hired cheap VA's because he wanted to get things done effi...
MSMP 112: Julia Collins on Servant Leadership
August 25, 2021 06:00 - 31 minutes - 43.6 MBJoining me for today’s episode in the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Julia Becker Collins. Julia Becker Collins is the COO of Vision Advertising, a 100% woman-owned, woman-run full-service marketing agency based outside of Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States of America. Like myself, Julia is crazy about people management and leadership (if you’re crazy about management and leadership like me, then you’ve come to the right place if you’ve stumbled upon this podcast!) Des...
MSMP 111: Stacy Owen Johnston on The Pursuit of Happiness and Finding Your Authentic Self
August 18, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 55.4 MBJoining me today in this episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Stacy Owen Johnston, CEO of EnlightenUp. Stacy is a personal development coach and trainer for individuals or groups and a conversational public speaker. Although she grew up and thrived as a dancer, Stacy took a pivot and worked for the state where she has served as a Family Services Specialist. She has been an entrepreneur for 40 years and has spent much time building businesses and helping people uncover ...
MSMP 110: Simon Kardynal on Honesty as his Foudnation of Leadership and Communication
August 11, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBToday's guest on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Simon Kardynal, a Canadian Air Force veteran and the host of Trench Leadership: A Podcast from the Front. With his background in the military, Simon is no stranger to leadership; however, after 26 years of service, some people still get intimidated by his experience. Simon also had a hard time communicating with people after leaving the military. He had to make many adjustments, especially when he had to share and reach out t...
MSMP 109: Andrea Overend on Building Teams and Hiring the Right People
August 04, 2021 06:00 - 42 minutes - 59.1 MBJoining me today on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Andrea Overend, founder and owner of Globetrot Pro and Dream Vacations Cruise and Land Vacations travel agency. Andrea had an early start on entrepreneurship and has had many ventures since then, including her restaurant and travel agency. Now, unlike most travel agency owners, Andrea thrived during the pandemic despite being caught up in confusion when the lockdowns all over the world started. Even though some travel plan...
MSMP 108: Ryan Shekell on Building and Cultivating Relationships
July 28, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutes - 52.4 MBJoining me today is Ryan Shekell from Every Breath Counts Podcast. Ryan had his humble start as a 5th-grade special education teacher in upstate New York, where he had several eye-opening experiences during his teaching days. However, Ryan felt missing and decided to change careers and ventured into the medical field as a sales agent, specifically in orthopedic surgical device sales. Ryan enjoyed his days as a medical field sales agent and even made Atlanta, Georgia, his territory...
MSMP 107: Richard Matthews on Building Systems and Working Remotely
July 21, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBJoining me today on the Mads Singers Podcast from the comfort of his bus is none other than TheAlchemist, Richard Matthews of Pushbutton Podcast, and The Hero Show. Unlike most people today, Richard works from home and traveling around in his bus, together with his whole family and their pet dog. Like myself, Richard has his podcast called The Hero Show, where he brings to life his superhero persona called The Alchemist and uses his superpowers to help others get their business to t...
MSMP 106: Erin Young on Picking Your Niche and Simplifying Your Business
July 14, 2021 06:00 - 24 minutes - 33.2 MBToday, joining me is none other than Erin Young, the founder, and principal consultant for SlideUX. This family-run consultancy provides practical and measurable approaches to business rather than quick and fancy hacks to unlock a magical way to get rich and earn money. Erin is a user experience architect who shares the same passion as I do to simplify processes, especially in a business setting. Erin and I began our talk on how many businesses nowadays tend to offer a lot of serv...
MSMP 105: Karena Calhoun on Finding Your Purpose and Leading People
July 07, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBWelcome to another episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast! Today's guest is Karena Calhoun. Karena is a mindset, life, and purpose coach whose passion is to help people find their purpose in life and live out their dreams. Like many people, Karena started in the corporate world, but she decided to take a different path later on and help people. I begin my talk with Karena by asking her how one finds their passion, what steps to find one's passion in life, and how they shou...
MSMP 104: Carrie Cardozo on Management and Effective Communication
June 30, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBWelcome to another episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast. Joining us today is none other than the bubbly business psychic, Carrie Cardozo! Like most of my guests, Carrie had her start in the corporate world until she decided to start her own business. Now unlike most people, Carrie is a psychic. While this may make some people uneasy, Carrie uses her gift to help businesses and business owners gain the clarity they need in their business to propel them forward, break bound...
MSMP 103: Ceri Hurford-Jones on Hiring the Right People and Teaching Skills
June 23, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 41.9 MBWelcome to another episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast!Joining us today is Ceri Hurford-Jones. Ceri has had humble beginnings by working on a farm but eventually made his way up and worked by being the managing director of Spire FM and finally starting his own business. Ceri and I share the same passion for helping businesses develop, grow, and succeed. So today, Ceri and I sat down to talk about management and how to hire the right people. Being open, honest, fair, f...
MSMP 102: Navin Jaitly on Providing Value to your Sales and Service People
June 16, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBWelcome to another episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast! Today, we are joined by Navin Jaitly! Navin is an expert in a field where I don’t make well - sales! Navin works with business owners, business executives, and even business leaders. A firm believer in seeing the good inside of people rather than the outside, Navin has a passion for changing the way business leaders and their teams think. Navin also believes in changing the relationship dynamics in a team to know ...
MSMP 101: Pablo Gonzalez on Networking and Discovering Positive Black Swans
June 09, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MBWelcome to another episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast. Today, Pablo Gonzalez joins us. Pablo is the host of the Chief Executive Connector Podcast, an expert and specialist in networking, and a good friend of mine. Pablo and I sat down together to discuss how many business owners and managers don’t utilize networking a lot which causes them to miss out on meeting incredible people. Today, Pablo and I will pave the way for business owners and managers to learn how to use ...
MSMP 100: Jeremy Lunnen on Training and Developing People to be Leaders
June 02, 2021 06:00 - 45 minutes - 63.1 MBWelcome to the 100th episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast! It’s been quite a journey, and I couldn’t have gotten here without your support! Joining us today for our 100th episode is none other than Jeremy Lunnen. Jeremy is the global leadership development programs manager of Qualfon that runs contact centers around the world. Jeremy has been with Qualfon since 2006 and leads the efforts of Qualfon University by training and developing people who are moving up their firs...
MSMP 99: Lindsay Sutherland on Helping Your Employees Grow
May 26, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBToday’s guest in the Mads Singers Management Podcast is none other than Lindsay (Hauptman) Sutherland! Like myself, Lindsay had an early headstart in her career (she had her start in the automotive industry) but also had to learn many things the hard way, but because of this, Lindsay was able to have and live the life she wanted however, to achieve this, Lindsay had to make some drastic changes like relocating from another state (some people have commended her, while others called...
MSMP 98: Dr. Heather Williamson on Having the Right People to Achieve Your Vision
May 19, 2021 06:00 - 29 minutes - 41 MBToday's guest on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Dr. Heather Williamson, an executive coach and the owner of Transformation Group LLC. Dr. Heather has been around the business for quite some time and, like myself, has helped many people establish businesses of their dreams. Dr. Heather and I tackled many topics during our talk, and one of our core topics was about trusting your employees so that they can help you grow your business faster. As discussed in our previous epi...
MSMP 97: Nicolene Elhadad on Having a Super Team to Help Your Business Grow
May 12, 2021 06:00 - 30 minutes - 42 MBJoining us from Cape Town, South Africa, today’s guest on the Mads Singers Management Podcast is none other than self-made millionaire, franchise business coach, and entrepreneur Nicolene Elhadad! Nicolene and her husband started from their garage and have worked their way up to several franchises and businesses all over South Africa. However, it’s not all about earning money. Nicolene and her husband believe in helping people and changing their lives; they even encourage their fo...
MSMP 96: Justin Varuzzo on Putting Customers First
May 05, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBThe proliferation of podcasts in all spheres means that occasionally one of my guests also hosts a podcast. My guest for this episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast, Justin Varuzzo, hosts the Marketing and Service podcast. Here he interviews guests who share, through different techniques and strategies, his focus on exceptional customer service. Justin shared several stories that illustrated something we instinctively know but don’t often ponder: the bar for customer serv...
MSMP 95: Ravi Sharma on Growth-Focused Entrepreneurship
April 28, 2021 06:00 - 27 minutes - 37.2 MBMy guest for this episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast, Ravi Sharma, is currently based in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, but this time last year, that wasn’t the plan. His digital agency, Webomaze, which does marketing, SEO, web design, and mobile apps, just to name a few things, was solely based in India at the time. He and some of his team had come to Australia to see what the market was like to consider doing some business there. But then, as you know, something ha...
MSMP 94: Alain Hunkins on Asking Better Questions
April 21, 2021 06:00 - 41 minutes - 57.5 MBMy guest for this episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast is Alain Hunkins who has trained individuals and teams in 2000+ businesses in over 25 countries over the last two decades. He is originally from NYC but currently lives in the Netherlands. Fascinatingly, Alain’s curiosity about how people interact with each other is informed by an undergraduate degree in Literature with a minor in psychology and a graduate degree in...theater! That fact kicked off our conversation, ...
MSMP 93: Jonathan Baldock on LinkedIn Tips
April 14, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutes - 45.6 MBLinkedIn continues to be an even more relevant part of networking and sales and it’s not often that you can speak with someone who’s been on the inside of that company, helping businesses use the platform to get outstanding results in recruiting and sales. My guest for this episode of the Mads Singers Management Podcast, Jonathan Baldock, is one of those insiders. Based in Toronto, Jonathan spent a decade helping LI’s largest global customers with their recruitment goals as well a...
MSMP 92: Isaac Smith on Team Dynamics
April 07, 2021 06:00 - 56 minutes - 77.5 MBI recently had a chance to appear on the Next Level Ecommerce podcast and had such a great conversation with the host, Isaac Smith, that I invited him to come and share some of his wisdom on my very own Mads Singers Management Podcast. Isaac has been in E-commerce since 2014 and worked through a number of different businesses and projects before finding success with one in particular that he sold last year. I was keen to hear his stories and lessons about how to build a successful...
MSMP 91: Lindsay Tjepkema on Growing in a Pandemic
March 31, 2021 06:00 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MBWhile many people struggled to survive when the Covid-19 pandemic began (and continued), Lindsay Tjepkema and her team at Casted have had a very different problem: managing growth. The company is only two years old and half of that has been in the middle of a series of lockdowns and restrictions that no one ever planned for. But while Casted entered the pandemic in March 2020 with 10 team members, they now have 20. Casted is an amplified marketing platform that helps enterprise B...
MSMP 90: John Vuong on Becoming an Entrepreneur
March 24, 2021 07:00 - 33 minutes - 46.6 MBYellow Pages was a dominant advertising paradigm for many small businesses for so many years and it worked well for many of them. Put up an ad and the sales would roll in. Today’s guest for the Mads Singers Management Podcast, John Vuong, lived in that universe for ten years before transitioning to the digital advertising world. John really enjoyed working with small business owners and watching their journeys to build successful businesses. He had a passion for helping them on ...
MSMP 89: Jesse Jackson on Team Communication
March 17, 2021 07:00 - 36 minutes - 50.8 MBIt’s always nice when our guest for the Mads Singers Management Podcast is familiar with hosting a podcast. In this episode, I’m chatting with Jesse Jackson (no, not that Jesse Jackson) about best practices when it comes to managing and communicating with teams. Jesse has spent most of his career in the call-center business, working in various divisions, be it sales, customer service, and tech support. He has managed teams from 25-50 people. When he’s not with his family he’s re...
MSMP 88: Timothy Colson on Trusting Your Team
March 10, 2021 07:00 - 39 minutes - 54.4 MBToday’s guest for the Mads Singers Management Podcast, Timothy Colson, has spent many years in leadership, first in a big box retailer for almost a decade, then for a nationwide insurance company. Today he runs his own insurance and financial services firm in New York, about an hour outside Manhattan. Part of why Timothy runs his own firm today is his love of culture and the way that it can shape a team. “We sell commodities. There’s no need to take that so very seriously. I wa...