Scaling Up Business Podcast
554 episodes - English - Latest episode: 18 days ago - ★★★★★ - 84 ratingsScaling Up Business is all about how a few companies make it...and why the rest don’t. Our podcast shows are drawn from the lessons of our coaching clients, coaching partners, and the leading authors that contribute to our Conferences and the Scaling Up best selling book by Verne Harnish, and the Team at Gazelles.
We’ll share practical tools and techniques for building an industry-dominating business. These approaches have been honed over three decades of advising tens of thousands of CEOs and executives and helping them navigate the increasing complexities that come with scaling up a venture.
We want to turn what can feel like an anchor, into the wind at your back — helping you create a business where the team is engaged; the customers are doing your marketing; and everyone is making money.
Each episode of the Scaling Up Business show focuses on one of the four major decision areas every company must get right: People, Strategy, Execution, and Cash. We'll share the tools and methods that have been used by more than 40,000 firms around the globe to scale their companies successfully -- many to $1 billion and beyond.
Running a business is ultimately about freedom. The Scaling Up Business show tells leaders how to get their organizations moving in sync, to create something significant, and still enjoy the ride.
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204: Robert Glazer — Adapting to a New Normal
April 22, 2020 17:00 - 41 minutes - 38.1 MBThere are many lessons from people navigating these times right now! If you’re worried about how to maintain your routine or keep connected with your personal and professional relationships, this week’s guest has some suggestions on how to start. Robert Glazer is the Founder and CEO of Acceleration Partners, a global performance marketing agency. He is also the co-founder and Chairman of BrandCycle. As a serial entrepreneur, Robert has a passion for helping individuals and organization...
203: Mike Michalowicz — Make That Vital Change in Your Business to Level It up
April 15, 2020 17:00 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBThis crisis may have made you close your doors temporarily, or at the very least, shift the way you’re doing business. This episode is all about what you should be focusing on first to get the most out of this uncertain situation! Mike Michalowicz is the author of Profit First, The Pumpkin Plan, and his latest book, Fix This Next. He is also the Owner of Profit First Professionals, his third million-dollar venture. Mike has been an entrepreneur his entire life and also he is a popular ...
202: Scaling Up Insights — Coach Panel with Daniel Marcos, Andy Clayton, and Judy Guido
April 08, 2020 17:00 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBWelcome back to another episode of Scaling Up Insights! We have guests Daniel Marcos, Andy Clayton, and Judy Guido to share their thoughts on the new developments happening in the World of Scaling Up. Andy is the Lead Coach at Petra Coach Europe and has helped Western companies operate over $50 million in sales in China. Daniel and Judy are returning panel guests. Daniel is the Founder of the Growth Institute and coaches primary Latin American markets. Judy is the Chair of Guido and As...
201: Daniel Ramsey — Setting up for Remote Work During a Health Crisis.
April 01, 2020 17:00 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBCompanies now have everyone working remotely. If you don’t have it yet, you’re about to. Remote work is becoming the new normal and most of us are not set up for it! Today’s episode is all about ways you can optimize your working-from-home situation. Daniel Ramsey is the Founder and CEO of MyOutDesk, a virtual assistant provider for businesses looking to take their needs offshore. Daniel has over 13 years of experience helping clients manage remote employees and has a quick checklist o...
200: Bill Gallagher — Big Moves for Crisis Leadership
March 25, 2020 17:00 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBEach day this week, Bill has been sharing a podcast about important information you need to know during a crisis. We first started with Warren Rustand, who discussed leading in a time of crisis; he was followed by Heidi Hanna and she covered the mental health aspects of dealing with a crisis. Greg Crabtree covered business financials, Rich Manders spoke about how to create a Plan B without panic, and finally, Cameron Herold discussed how to execute during a crisis. You can look forward...
199: Verne Harnish — The 5Cs For Leading in a Crisis
March 20, 2020 17:00 - 19 minutes - 18.5 MBPanic is contagious out there but so is leadership. It’s time for leaders to rise up! This is why we have a very special guest today and that’s Verne Harnish. He has spent 38 years working with the best leaders dealing with crises and has some words of wisdom for you today. Things are changing every 24 hours and so it’s important to keep your eye on the prize and plan for where you plan to be in the next ten years. What’s happening today, we will get through it. Just like we’ve gotten ...
198: Cameron Herold — Execution During a Crisis.
March 19, 2020 17:00 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBBasic routines still matter as you are going through change and a bit of disruption in your standard patterns. Focus and great execution will help get you through this period of stress and uncertainty. Cameron Herold is a business consultant, best-selling author, and speaker. He built two million dollar companies by the age of 35 and grew one of his companies, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? From $2 million to $106 million in revenue within six years. Today, he is the Founder of the COO Alliance. Camero...
197: Rich Manders — Creating Your Plan B Without Panic
March 18, 2020 17:00 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBHow do you move from surviving to thriving during the worst pandemic crisis we’ve seen in a very long time? You can write your own breakthrough growth story right now. Today, you’ll learn how to use the Strengths, Weaknesses, and Trends (SWT) tool to help accelerate your growth. Rich Manders was the Co-Founder of iAutomation, which started from $0 sales in 1998 and grew to a $90 million run rate with 185 employees. He is currently the Co-Founder of FreeScale Coaching Systems, a leaders...
196: Greg Crabtree — Keeping Your Business Financials Healthy
March 17, 2020 17:00 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBCash is a king and you can’t survive without cash. You also cannot take advantage of opportunities without cash. If you’ve prepared well, you have a big cash reserve right now and you will be able to maximize your return on luck during this period. However, what happens if you don’t currently have enough in reserves? Greg Crabtree is a speaker, author, entrepreneur, and financial expert. He is the CEO of Crabtree, Rowe & Berger, PC, a CPA firm that focuses on helping businesses create ...
195: Heidi Hanna — Taking Care of Your Mental Health During a Crisis
March 16, 2020 17:00 - 22 minutes - 21.1 MBWe’ve all heard of the advice that you must put on your own oxygen mask first before helping others. But how can you do that if you’re losing it yourself? We have a mental health expert to help calm your nerves. This episode is two of a series of five episodes on the five big moves leaders need to make right now during a crisis. Dr. Heidi Hanna is the Chief Energy Officer of Synergy Brain Fitness, a company providing brain-based health and performance programs to individuals and organi...
194: Warren Rustand — Leading in a Time of Crisis
March 15, 2020 17:00 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBHow do you lead people when you don’t know what’s going on? Nor when you have a plan in place for an unexpected crisis? Teams are desperate for your leadership. This episode is one of a series of five episodes on the five big moves leaders need to make right now during a crisis. Warren Rustand is a serial entrepreneur, educator, and public servant. He served as Appointments Secretary to President Gerald Ford and has been Chairman or CEO of 17 companies. He was the previous Chairman of ...
193: Lindsay Pedersen — Building an Ironclad Brand
March 11, 2020 17:00 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBHow do you get your marketing to work better? How do you know when your messaging is working and how do you optimize it for maximum conversions? If you’re worried about whether your message is hitting home for your customers, chances are you have a branding issue. Lindsay Pedersen is a brand strategist and author. With her growth-oriented approach, she has advised companies like Starbucks, T-Mobile, IMDB, and more on how to hone their brand. Lindsay uses her Ironclad Method to run bran...
192: George Papazov — Start Small and Keep Scaling Up!
March 04, 2020 18:00 - 43 minutes - 40 MBThis episode is about an early-stage entrepreneur that used the Rockefeller Habits in Scaling Up early on his in company’s growth and was able to scale it to a million in sales within a couple of years. You will learn about his story and how he was able to keep it small. George Papazov started his trading career at Scotiabank and roughly 10 years later he launched TradePro, an academy to help provide trading education, growth, and collaboration. George trades daily with his community o...
191: Steve McKee — Unstick Your Growth
February 26, 2020 18:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBAre you feeling stuck, stalled, and stale? This show is for you! Today’s expert dives into what you can do when your growth stalls out and how to reignite it back on track. With 30-plus years of experience, the answers might surprise you. Steve McKee is the President of McKee Wallwork + Company, a nationally recognized marketing advisory firm that specializes in generating new momentum for stalled, stuck, and stale organizations. He is also the author of three books, When Growth Stalls...
190: Steve Kosch — Media Training for CEOs
February 19, 2020 18:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBAs a leader, you need to learn how to speak and command a room. The ability to speak effectively opens a lot of doors and helps your team understand the overarching goal you’re trying to achieve. It’s also an incredibly useful skill to have if you are presenting a talk or being interviewed. Today’s guest is a veteran broadcaster and media trainer! Steve Kosch began his TV career at the age of 15 as a weathercaster, which led to forecasting positions on camera at ABC, NBC Bakersfield, T...
189: Les Lent — The Profession of Sales
February 12, 2020 18:00 - 44 minutes - 42 MBPeople get into sales because they’re great at talking, but once they’re in it, they realize they also need to be good at listening. Once they have these two things down, the final step is to have a repeatable process so that you can close deal after deal, seamlessly. Les Lent has over 20 years of experience as a sales professional, manager, and leader. He has helped scale his sales department from $30 million to over $300 million in annual revenue. Les has led teams of seven to 70 and is ...
188: Scaling Up Insights — Coach Panel with Eugene Terk
February 05, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 81.1 MBWhat’s happening in the world of Scaling Up? Our panel guest is Eugene Terk; he is the VP of Business Development & General Counsel for Align Technologies. He and Bill discuss everything from Horst Schulze’s biography, Excellence Wins, to the #1 investment of the decade, how to best leave a fulfilling legacy, and so much more! Horst Schulze is the man behind designing an excellent experience at Ritz Carlton. In his book, Excellence Wins, he details how he scaled the brand while beating...
187: Andy Buyting — Strategic Marketing for the 2020s
January 29, 2020 18:00 - 45 minutes - 41.8 MBToday’s episode is all about marketing, marketing, marketing! How do we integrate old-school marketing with new-school methods? Is it possible to do it in a cost-effective, repeatable way? Our guest has some answers! Andy Buyting is an established thought leader in the world of content marketing and brand positioning. He is a TEDx speaker and the author of two books: The Retailer's Roadmap to Success and How to Win Clients & Influence People. Andy has successfully leveraged his integra...
186: Klyn Elsbury — How to Unstick Yourself
January 22, 2020 18:00 - 54 minutes - 50.4 MBDo you feel stuck in your work or even in your life? This show is all about how to get unstuck and to unlock more of your potential even when you’re battling personal hardships. Today’s guest discusses how you can take your most complex thoughts and turn them into action. Klyn Elsbury was born with Cystic Fibrosis, a life-threatening disorder that damages the lungs and digestive system. Klyn was told she would not survive beyond 14 years old and spent most of her life going in and out ...
185: Fighting for Gender Equity for Both Sides
January 15, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutes - 32.2 MBGender equality is not just about closing the pay gap for women and making the office environment equal; there are a lot of positive effects a company can have when both sides of the population are represented fairly. Katica Roy is a gender economist and the Founder and CEO of Pipeline, an award-winning SaaS company that uses artificial intelligence to identify and drive economic gains through gender equality. Pipeline was named one of the ‘Best Inventions of 2019’ by TIME magazine. ...
184: Building Stronger Customer Connections
January 08, 2020 15:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBWe can reach anyone through technology, whether it be through social media, Slack channels, text, emails, etc., there is always a way to get through to someone, yet we are less and less connected. How can we truly connect with people in a meaningful way? Our guest is an expert in customer service through connection. John DiJulius got his start owning and running a chain of upscale salons and spas in the mid-’90s and his business was repeatedly named one of the top 20 salons in America....
183: The Best of Scaling Up Over the Years!
December 31, 2019 15:00 - 59 minutes - 54.8 MBWe have a special episode for you today as we close out the decade. A best of 10 podcast episodes from the Scaling Up Podcast that our listeners and production crew have loved over the years! Happy New Year! Stacy Bare is a veteran of the Iraq war and is the Founder of Bare LLC, a consulting firm working to grow healthy organizations, people, and places through health and adventure. He is also the Founder of Adventure Not War, which aims to climb, ski, and adventure in places veterans ...
182: Scaling Up Insights — Coach Panel with Andres Zylberberg and Kim Bayer-Augustavo
December 24, 2019 15:00 - 1 hour - 82.4 MBToday’s panel coaches are Andres Zylberberg and Kim Bayer-Augustavo. Andres has over 15 years of experience as a consultant and business growth coach and Kim worked as the Marketing Officer for McDonald’s for over 22 years and now impacts companies as a growth coach, as well. Our panel will be discussing and sharing their thoughts on some of Verne’s insights and will be highlighting some of the world’s most interesting events for the month of December. They talk about gender equality i...
181: Chris Ronzio — The Benefits of The EO Accelerator Program
December 18, 2019 15:00 - 36 minutes - 34.2 MBToday’s guest shares his experience going through the EO Accelerator program and how it has made an impact on his startup. Bill also takes this time to answer some common questions that he often gets from people who are interested in joining. Chris Ronzio is the Founder and CEO of Trainual, a leading SaaS company that helps fast-growing businesses automate their onboarding and training process. This is Chris’s fourth business and will finish this year with 25 employees and millions of ...
180: Jon Warner — The SLAM (Startup Launch Assistance Map) Process
December 11, 2019 18:00 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBAre you currently in the startup phase where you’re launching a new business? Or are you already established, but looking to launch a new product or service? Then this episode is for you! Today’s guest dives into how you can make the startup phase a little easier on yourself so that you can scale up faster later on. Jon Warner is a five-time CEO and currently serves as the CEO for Silver Moon shots. He is widely respected as an entrepreneurship mentor and lectures on entrepreneurship a...
179: Jeff Manchester — Building Strong Connections within Teams
December 04, 2019 18:00 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBAnything big that you want to accomplish will require scaling up and that also means you will need a good team on your side. How do you cultivate a good team? The topic of this week’s show covers how you can build collaboration, growth, and engagement with your people so that everyone in the organization prospers. Jeff Manchester is the Co-author of the book, The Power of Vulnerability - How to Create a Team of Leaders by shifting INward. Jeff has worked with over 1,000 Presidents and ...
178: Jeff Harris — The Hunger for Greatness
November 27, 2019 18:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBYou’re going to have a hard time developing your business and scaling up if you’re also not developing yourself. Today’s guest’s story shares some of his leadership hardships and challenges. When we’re looking to improve the business, the first person we need to change is ourselves! Jeff Harris is the Interim CEO at Nomos One, a lease accounting and lease management software firm. Jeff is also a member of the Forbes Business Development Council and has experience in operations, sales, ...
177: Eleanor Beaton — Step Into the Spotlight With Power
November 20, 2019 18:00 - 53 minutes - 48.9 MBAre you uncomfortable being the spokesperson or being the person that speaks out? Or are you somebody who loves to perform but your message is not always effective? This week’s episode is for both of these types of people. On the show, our guest will be covering how to embrace the spotlight and have the ability to speak with power and poise. Eleanor Beaton is an internationally-recognized expert in women’s leadership and an advisor to growth-oriented women entrepreneurs. She currently ...
176: Scaling Up Insights — Coach Panel with Lisa Foulger and Judy Guido
November 13, 2019 18:00 - 1 hour - 84 MBToday’s panel coaches are Lisa Foulger and Judy Guido. Lisa is an Executive Leadership Coach with over 25 years of experience and the Co-Founder of Gol Global, an organization that helps leaders scale themselves, their business, and their teams. We also have returning guest Judy, who was featured on episodes 161 and 168. Judy is the Chair of Guido and Associates and has been a part of over 100 successful mergers and acquisitions. Our panel will be discussing and sharing their thoughts ...
175: Steve Martin — Messengers: Who We Listen To, Who We Don’t, and Why
November 06, 2019 18:00 - 52 minutes - 48.8 MBEver have one of your great ideas shot down only for someone else to relay the same message and be dubbed a revolutionary? Why does that happen? Sometimes the messenger is more important than the message. Today’s episode dives into how you can become a better messenger so that everyone hears your great idea first. Steve Martin is the co-author of the international bestseller, Yes! 60 Secrets from the Science of Persuasion. He also wrote a series of Tax Letters that have generated milli...
174: Susan Packard — Leaders That Have Emotional Fitness
October 30, 2019 17:00 - 44 minutes - 41.2 MBWe’ve got to work on ourselves before we can work on anybody else. As leaders, emotional intelligence is something we constantly have to work on and improve upon. Today’s guest dives into how you can become emotionally fit in work, leadership, and life. Susan Packard is the author of two books, including her most recent book, Fully Human. Throughout her career, Susan has had her hand in developing long-lasting TV brands like Food Network and CNBC, and she built HGTV into a $15 billion ...
173: Client Feature — Steve Conine: 174% Growth in Three Years with Scaling Up
October 23, 2019 17:00 - 36 minutes - 35.1 MBThis week’s episode is a client feature! We’ll be covering how the Scaling Up principles have helped this client create success in their temp staffing business and why focusing on people will always drive results. Steve Conine is the Founder of Talent Framework, one of Nevada’s top full-service staffing and recruiting agencies. He is a speaker, workshop facilitator, and successful business consultant as well! Leveraging his experience as an operations manager and recruiter for 25 years...
172: Scaling Up Insights — Coach Panel with Roland Siebelink and Cheryl Biron
October 16, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 82.9 MBWe have two amazing guests for you this week, Roland Siebelink and Cheryl Biron, to weigh in on some of their thoughts about what’s new in the world of scaling up. Stay tuned as Bill and our guests dive into the health of an organization, developing better leaders and people, and how to brace for the upcoming market storms ahead. Roland Siebelink is an award-winning tech startup CEO as well as one of Bill’s former clients. He is a coach that focuses on mid-stage tech startups and works...
171: Pete Vargas — Leverage Public Speaking to Your Advantage
October 09, 2019 17:00 - 52 minutes - 48.4 MBPublic speaking can be a very powerful way to get your message across to a larger audience, but how can you feel more comfortable doing it? Public speaking is a big, big fear for a lot of people and today’s guest can help you connect with people from the stage. Pete Vargas helps people grow their business with stages. He and his team have booked over 25,000 stages worldwide and in 2016, he founded Advance Your Reach, an organization looking to impact one billion people through one mill...
170: JD Ewing & Cameron Brandis — Continuous Learning
October 02, 2019 17:00 - 51 minutes - 48 MBToday’s show is all about continuous learning and improvement. Each person has a unique learning style, so how do you know what’s right for you? What will pique your interest and keep you striving to get better and better? We feature two guest CEOs to help shed some light on the topic. JD Ewing is the President & CEO of COE Distributing. He grew up in the family business that his grandmother started in the late 40s and he has continued his education throughout the decades to create a s...
169: Colin McIntosh — Developing Your Business Model for Your Startup
September 25, 2019 17:00 - 56 minutes - 52.1 MBYou’ve probably spent a lot more time working on your product or service than you have working on your business model. Today’s guest shares his insights on how to develop your business model no matter at what stage your company is currently. Colin McIntosh is the Founder & CEO of Sheets & Giggles, a company that develops comfortable eucalyptus lyocell bed sheets. He comes from a family of entrepreneurs and has a B.A. in Economics and a BBA in Finance & Business Law at Emory University....
168: Scaling Up Insights — Coach Panel with Judy Guido and Daniel Marcos
September 18, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBToday’s show is a coach panel with Judy Guido and Daniel Marcos, where they share their thoughts on the World of Scaling Up and new developments that have happened over the course of the last month. Daniel is the Founder of the Growth Institute and he coaches all over the world, with a primary focus in Latin American markets. Judy Guido is a returning panel guest. She is the Chair of Guido and Associates and has overseen at least 100 several successful mergers and acquisitions. I...
167: Client Case Study — Scale to Dominate a Region
September 11, 2019 17:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBToday’s episode showcases a typical example of how coaching can help elevate a company’s growth and goals. Bill and another coach, Jennifer Walzer, talk about one of their private client’s success stories and how you can replicate the same level of success in your business. What does it actually look like to be a private coaching client in Bill and Jennifer’s world? This private client is a contractor in the West and saw an opportunity on how they could dominate their market within the...
166: Brian Solis — Live a Happier, More Productive Life
September 04, 2019 17:00 - 53 minutes - 49.6 MBDo you ever feel like you have to be in three places at once, and then at the same time, you’re not really there at all? ‘I’m busy’ is used as a badge of honor, but should it be? Leaders are always busy, yet they’re never present. How can you get better at being there when it counts? This episode has some answers. Brian Solis is a digital analyst and anthropologist, where he studies disruptive technology and how it impacts the market, society, and individuals. He is also a keynote spea...
165: Live Coaching Call — Tim Vogel on Growing 10X
August 28, 2019 17:00 - 55 minutes - 51.1 MBWhat does coaching look like? When Bill and his team coach, they usually help entrepreneurs through the quarterly and annual planning sessions and provide one-on-one services to the CEO or executive teams in between. Today’s episode features a live coaching session so you can hear exactly what goes on during these meetings! Tim Vogel has a 10X goal for his pet grooming business. He is seeking to achieve this rapid growth in just under three years. Is it possible? Is it realistic? Tim h...
164: David Meerman Scott — Fanocracy: How to Turn Fans Into Customers and Customers Into Fans
August 21, 2019 17:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBWe are all fans of something, whether it be a product or a person. We also love it when our customers are fans of our companies. But how do we turn fans into customers and vice versa? Our guest has some thoughts on this very subject! David Meerman Scott is a marketing strategist, entrepreneur, advisor to companies like Hubspot, and co-author of the book, Fanocracy: How to Turn Fans into Customers and Customers into Fans, which he wrote with his 26-year-old daughter, Reiko. David ...
163: Catherine Hoke and Tom Williams — Finding Compassion in Those Who Have Done Wrong
August 14, 2019 17:00 - 37 minutes - 35.3 MBThis show is a bit different from your regular episodes. Bill recently worked with incarcerated men on the subjects of business and life improvement and it deeply affected him as well as made a profound impact on him. This show is about connecting one-on-one with fellow human beings and how we can use that to be better leaders for our team. Catherine Hoke is the Founder of Defy Ventures and Hustle 2.0, programs that are dedicated to providing inmates with the tools they need to develop...
162: Walker Deibel — Buying a Company and Then Building It
August 07, 2019 17:00 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBShould you buy or build your company? It’s a question we hear a lot in the world of entrepreneurship and scaling up. Today’s show focuses on how you can use buying and then building as an acquisition growth strategy. Walker Deibel is the co-founder of three startups and has also acquired seven companies, and exited two of them successfully. He is the author of Buy Then Build: How Acquisition Entrepreneurs Outsmart the Startup Game and will be providing some insight as to how you should...
161: Special Episode — Scaling Up Insights — Coach Panel
August 01, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBToday’s show is a special episode where we feature a number of guests in a panel discussion on the Insights of the Week from Verne Harnish in the World of Scaling Up. In this episode, we’ll be taking a look at employee policies around pay and compensation, what you can do to make a difference in retention of your talent as you scale up. We will also be taking a look at the importance of scaling up vs. startups and the different messaging opportunities available to companies. The panel ...
160: John Anderson — Replace Retirement with Intentional Living
July 31, 2019 17:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBWhen you’ve achieved a certain level of success, what’s the point of it all? What are your plans at 80, 90, or even 100 years old? What keeps you going? Today’s episode is all about creating a conscious and fulfilling future. John Anderson became the first-ever Scale Up coach back in 1999 and has worked closely with Verne Harnish throughout his career. John is the Founder of the Detroit chapter of EO and he has also recently authored his very first book, Replace Retirement: Living Your...
159: Nick Egan — The Art of Transforming Limitations
July 24, 2019 17:00 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBWe all want better results. We want to accomplish things yet we have limitations. But, what if we could shift it all and achieve new heights without these limitations? What if the limitations you have aren’t as real as you thought they were? Today’s guest has some insight. Nick Egan is a performance coach and the author of the new book, Shift: The Art of Transforming Limitations. He is an award-winning leader and an Executive Coach for Level52. He also has a background in positive psyc...
158: Doug Walner — Scale Efficiently with Align
July 17, 2019 17:00 - 48 minutes - 45 MBAs your company gets bigger, business owners discover a tough problem — you become less and less in touch with what your employees are doing and you don’t know if you’re on track with your goals. And if you do regular quarterly meetings, another problem that arises is that your actions are not tightly aligned to your goals between the day-to-day. Today’s guest has some answers on how to become more involved and aware of where your company is going. Doug Walner is the CEO of Align Techn...
157: Jennifer Peek — Building Company Value
July 10, 2019 17:00 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBBusiness owners are always looking for ways to improve their company value. They might want to sell the company later down the road or even get more financing, and their company has to have the numbers to justify it. However, there are three big mistakes companies make when it comes to improving their company value, which today’s guest will dive into! Jennifer Peek is a Value Advisor for Peek Advisory and is a CPA, CVA, venture investor, and so much more! She has worked with small busi...
156: Denise Lee Yohn — Bringing Culture and Your Brand Together
July 03, 2019 17:00 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBCulture is who you are inside the company and brand is who you are out to the world. When the two are aligned, there’s a real power in your organization, but when they’re misaligned, that’s when the disconnect happens. Today’s show is all about how to get the two things in sync. Denise Lee Yohn is a speaker, brand expert, and the author of What Great Brands Do: The Seven Brand-Building Principles that Separate the Best from the Rest. Today, Denise will be talking about her latest book,...
155: Best Of: Building a Spectacular Team with Jeff Hoffman
June 26, 2019 17:00 - 35 minutes - 33 MBThe main challenge for Bill and his clients is finding talented people. There is a big shortage of qualified people all over the world and on top of that, it’s difficult to retain good talent. This episode features a ‘best of’ episode from Jeff Hoffman, who is excellent at attracting and connecting with people! Jeff Hoffman is a successful entrepreneur and the Founder of Priceline, UBid, and ColorJar. Jeff has worked alongside celebrities like Elton John, Britney Spears, and NSYNC. He ...