Every Symphony has a conductor and every business has an orchestrator. YES is Your Executive Symphony, and educational forum for small and mid sized businesses. Our goal is to help you thrive.
From starting a purpose driven company at the age of 5 to installing 4,000 butterflies in the Dallas Galleria Mall, Katherine Adams knows a thing or two about scaling an organization. Carl Thomas sat down recently with Paper For Water's Founder and Co-CEO Katherine Adams along with her dad, Dr. Ken Adams to talk about a unique business that brings fresh water to people in need around the world through the beauty and craftsmanship of paper origami.
Mark McIntosh, CEO and Founder of RevGrow is a featured speaker at the upcoming YES CEO Symposium March 7, 2019 at Seasons 52. In this episode, Mark talks about how he went from corporate CPA to entrepreneur, some of the common obstacles B2B companies are facing with business development and how he built his fast growing firm RevGrow to solve those challenges.
In this episode meet Morgan Hare, CEO of HYLACO and founder of the AiRS Foudation, Alliance in Reconstructive Surgery. Morgan shares her remarkable story of overcoming dyslexia as a young adult to finding joy in medical research, her shift to medical marketing and how work at Revlon, Avon and QVC led to founding her own skin care company. Morgan is a featured speaker at the YES CEO Symposium on March 7, 2019. For more information go to yourexecutivesymphony.org.
Your Executive Symphony founder Kelly Kunst and the YES board of directors talk about the stand-out moments of 2018 and what you as a YES community member can expect in the coming year. Kelly Kunst Carl Thomas Alicia Hicks Amanda Beasley Jenny Johnson Joan Ricardson
How do you hire really great people for your business? And when you do, how will you keep them engaged and retained? It's an important issue for all companies these days, especially small to mid-sized firms. Carl Thomas talks about this and more with Vicki Lauter, President of Strategic Human Insights. Click to learn more about Vicki Lauter of Strategic Human Insights, Carl Thomas and Your Executive Symphony.
In business timing is everything. With an uncertain economic outlook ahead, how do you plan for expected and unexpected events that will effect the value of your business? In this podcast, YES Founder Kelly Kunst talks with Yola Portnoy and Robert Rough of Telos Capital Advisors about contingency planning, market timing and the value of working with a trusted advisor on your biggest business decisions.
In this episode meet Melanie Kuhr, Managing Partner and CEO of Signature Millwork. Melanie is one of the featured speakers at the upcoming YES CEO Symposium, and she spoke with Carl Thomas recently about how the economic downturn of 2009 made her company better and stronger.
In this episode, meet Chanel Davis, Founder and CEO of Davis Davis and Harmon Sales Tax Experts. Chanel shares her story of starting out at a big 4 accounting firm and launching her own business during the turbulent year of 2001. Learn more about YES and register for our upcoming event, "The Cyclical Nature of Business" at YourExecutiveSymphony.org
In this episode, YES Founder Kelly Kunst talks with Jane Taber, Business Attorney and Partner at Scheef and Stone LLP. Jane shares her story of launching a new practice in January of 2008. From the bottom of the economy to where we stand today, Jane offers insights and best practices for other professional services businesses facing changing times. Meet Jane Taber and other dynamic speakers at the Fall 2018 YES CEO Symposium. Go to YourExecutiveSymphony.org for more details.
In this episode, Kelly Kunst talks with Chanel Davis, Founder and CEO of Davis Davis and Harmon Sales Tax Experts, about her firm and their support for the 8th annual Suit Drive to benefit Metrocrest Services. To learn more about Davis Davis and Harmon and their current blog about Internet Sales Tax and the Supreme Court, click here.
Dr. Cortney Baker is the founder and CEO of Kids Care Home Health, Texas leading pediatric home health care company. Dr. Baker is also a stroke survivor, and shares her remarkable story of resilience and success. Dr. Baker will be the featured guest speaker at "A Woman's Heart" reception Thursday, May 3rd at La Cima Club in Las Colinas. This event will benefit the UT Southwestern Medical Center's Stroke Rehabilitation program. Click here to register. For more information visit yourexecutivesymphony.org . Sponsored by Your Executive Symphony, UT Southwestern Medical Center, La Cima Club and Scott LeMaster Salon.
Kelly Kunst talks to Mike Rose, CEO and Founder of Mojo Media labs about how his business began and a few lessons learned along the way. "Vision is like music, and when you talk about your values you are indirectly talking about your vision." -Mike Rose Mojo Media Labs is a digital marketing agency, a HubSpot Platinum-Certified Partner and the DFW American Marketing Association (AMA) Marketer of the Year award winner. Register for the March 1, 2018 YES CEO Symposium where Mike will be one of the featured speakers, at yourexecutivesymphony.org
How do you grow revenue strategically? At the March 2018 YES CEO Symposium, the owners of Kitchen Design concepts share how they built their business, and how they continue to grow with intention. In this episode, Yes founder Kelly Kunst talks to Mary Kathryn Reese-Sherrill and Jennifer Reese-Sherrill of Kitchen Design concepts before the event, giving you an idea of what they'll be speaking about in-depth at the upcoming Symposium. For more information about YES and to register to attend the next CEO Symposium, go to YourExecutiveSymphony.org
Your Executive Symphony includes a Marketing Ensemble. Amanda Beasley is a marketing strategist and contributing YES board member. Alicia Hicks is a marketing consultant and content marketing services provider, and also a contributing YES board member. In this episode, we discuss content marketing trends for 2018 and easy things you can do to improve your marketing ROI. Things are changing in the New Year, are you feeling uncomfortable about it? You'll be seeing and hearing a lot about content marketing in 2018. What is content marketing? The regular and consistent distribution of valuable and relevant information to attract a clearly defined audience. What ISN'T content marketing? Ad copy for your business, general social media posts or sales offers. Are you marketing using outdated tactics? It happens. Always a good idea to partner with a marketing professional for current best practices and advice. Use storytelling and thought leadership to connect with your customers and prospects. Lurkers check you out before reaching out to you :) Email marketing is the best ROI going today, are you using it with enough frequency?? The COPE-R Method. Create Once, Publish Everywhere. Repeat. Hot trends for the new year. Personalization and Segmentation - what it is and why it works. B2B lead generation - LinkedIn will be the hottest channel for lead development. Yes. LinkedIn. Have questions or want to chat with Amanda or Alicia? Amanda Beasley amandalbeasley@gmail.com Alicia Hicks Alicia@HMarketingCo.com Register for the next YES event at YourExecutiveSymphony.org
Meet the contributing board members of Your Executive Symphony as they share goals for the organization and new initiatives that will add value to the YES community in the coming year. Kelly Kunst, Founder of YES speaks with Carl Thomas, Jenny Johnson, Joan Richardson, Amanda Beasley and Alicia Hicks.
A house built on a firm foundation can weather any storm. John Palter of Palter Stokley Sims further discusses his "Due Diligence Checklist" that he recently shared with the YES community. Similar to a physical exam for your business, John and Kelly Kunst talk about the benefits of; Understanding the risks you're taking on the revenue side. The importance of diversification with vendors. Growing your business "at the edges". How to focus on and stimulate thought with what you can do better, and what you should improve in the coming year. Best practices on data breaches and why you're at greater risk now than ever before. Listen at the end of this podcast for how you can receive a complimentary copy of John Palter's Due Diligence Checklist for your business. For more information about YES, go to YourExecutiveSymphony.org
Episode 4 of our Insights on Leadership series focuses on technology. YES board members, Carl Thomas and Joan Richardson, talk to Susan Paul about how Pariveda helps companies solve complex problems at the edge of business and technology.
Episode #3 of our Insights on Leadership Series is about beginning with the end in mind. YES founder Kelly Kunst talks to John Palter of Palter Stokley Sims about the power of planning for business success and having a trusted guide through your strategic plan.
YES board member, Carl Thomas, interviewed Rachel Sanchez, CEO of Prestige Maintenance USA: How a nationwide family owned janitorial company grew to thousands of locations across the US and 3,000 employees today. Their “Why”: To bring professionalism to the industry. They created a better experience for people “Providing results you can see.” Her parents laid a strong foundation for Rachel and her brother to carry on the company into the second generation. Their goal was to build a company they could pass along.
Episode 1 of our Insights on Leadership series starts with “Why” in a nod to author Simon Sinek. YES founder Kelly Kunst talks about how the organization began and what it seeks to accomplish with Carl Thomas.
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