Podcasts about business development group

Thanks to our Partner, NAPA Auto Care Recorded Live at the NAPA Autotech Research Training Center in Canton, OH, Corey Evaldi and Dave Justice provide a wealth of insights into the importance of systems, operations, and procedures in the automotive industry. By focusing on effective communication, continuous education, incentivizing employees, and building strong client relationships, automotive professionals can drive success in their businesses. The episode also highlights servicing electric and hybrid vehicles, and the value of peer learning and industry networking. Corey Evaldi, Olmstead Auto Care, Olstead Falls, OH. Listen to Corey's Episodes HERE. Dave Justice, Owner, Repair Shop of Tomorrow.  Listen to Dave's other episodes HERE. Show Notes Watch Full Video Episode The importance of communication and leadership (00:00:01) The virtual Remarkable Results Toastmasters for improving communication and leadership qualities in the automotive industry. https://remarkableresults.biz/toastmasters The impact of systems, operations, and procedures (00:03:17) The importance of labor profit management, systems, operations, and procedures in achieving success in the automotive industry. Initial skepticism and eventual acceptance (00:03:55) Corey Evaldi shares his initial skepticism of coaching and his eventual acceptance of the coaching program led by Dave Justice. Implementing systems and procedures (00:05:29) Dave and Corey discuss the implementation of systems, operations, and procedures and the individualized pace of learning. Challenges and acceptance of guidance (00:07:26) The challenges and the need to change and accept guidance to implement new systems and procedures. The positive impact of labor profit management (00:11:12) The positive impact of labor profit management on creating friendly competition, accountability, and celebrating success. The role of incentives and teamwork (00:16:51) Corey emphasizes the importance of individual and group incentives and the role of the entire team in achieving success. Continuous Education (00:18:32) The importance of continuous education for shop owners and their teams. Business Development Group (00:19:40) Dave explains the NAPA BDG and its focus on system operations and procedures. EV Training Program (00:21:53) NAPA's EV training program for technicians and the benefits of attending. Peer-to-Peer Learning (00:23:40) The value of peer-to-peer learning and its impact on business improvement. Standard Operating Procedures (00:25:25) The importance of standard operating procedures and systems in a business. Client Playbook (00:26:04) The use of a playbook to understand a client's business operations and needs. Client Relationship (00:32:25) Dave emphasizes the importance of building client relationships and providing value beyond transactions. NAPA NOW Conference (00:32:51) Dave and Carm discuss the upcoming NAPA NOW conference and its significance for industry professionals. The switch to success (00:36:01) Reaching a turning point and realizing the importance

Darren McLea is a Business Development Consultant at Molloy Sales Development Group, where he consults with business owners to help identify and implement solutions in their business for training, performance, communication, operational standards, and more. After starting out as a “cleanup kid” changing tires and fixing flats in high school, Darren went on to become the Executive Vice President and a Partner at McLea's Tire. Prior to joining Molloy, he sold the family business to AAA. His purpose is to help people to exceed their wildest dreams and have a ton of fun along the way. In this episode… What's the best way to earn the respect of your team members as a manager or owner of a tire and auto repair shop? According to Darren McLea of Molloy Business Development Group, the answer is simple: walk a mile in their shoes. “All the pushback, hesitations, or resistance that employees have — I've dealt with that, I've been one of those, I've worked through it,” Darren said. “I think that's why I was always so good at implementing things.” On this episode of Gain Traction, Mike Edge sits down with Darren for a conversation about building a positive culture and getting team members to buy into the vision and direction of a shop. Darren says he's learned to be “very good at coming up with creative ways to incentivize everybody throughout our company.” He emphasizes the importance of being engaged with employee development and making human-to-human connections. Don't miss your chance to hear these valuable insights! Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:  Stories from Darren McLea's early days in the tire and auto repair industry Why Darren returned to work at his family business after leaving to go to college How his experience working in all aspects of tire and auto repair helped Darren handle employee pushback Darren's favorite problem to solve Why making a human-to-human connection can override a disagreement with a customer over the price of service Darren's favorite iconic movie series Resources mentioned in this episode: Darren McLea on LinkedIn  Molloy Sales Development  Tim Winkeler on LinkedIn Right to Repair Mike Edge on LinkedIn Tread Partners Sponsor for this episode... This episode is brought to you by Tread Partners.  At Tread Partners, we provide digital marketing for multi-location tire dealers and auto repair shops.  By using our strategy, branding, and marketing services, we help shops sell more tires and put more cars in bays. We've helped companies like Action Gator Tire, Colony Tire and Service, and Ulmer's Auto Care Center bring extreme growth in paid leads, ROI, and searches.  So, what are you waiting for? Visit www.treadpartners.com or email info@treadpartners.com to learn more. 

In this special episode of ESG Talks, Jim Nadler, KBRA's CEO and President, and Kate Kennedy, Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of KBRA's Business Development Group discuss the importance of ESG on the Royal Gazette (RG) Business Podcast with Shivani Seth. RG Business is a podcast that examines global business in Bermuda, the industries and sectors that lead its economy, and the impact it has globally. In this episode of the Navigate Series, learn about how KBRA has changed the landscape of rating analysis and the firm's comprehensive strategy for ESG.

In this episode of the Navigate Series, learn about KBRA – the credit rating agency that has changed the landscape of rating analysis and find out about their comprehensive strategy for ESG ratings.​   Jim Nadler is President and CEO of Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) Prior to joining KBRA, Jim was responsible for all alternative assets in the New England Asset Management Division at General Re Corporation.  Over the last 30 years, Jim has held several executive roles in the financial analysis arena; In 1989, he joined Fitch Ratings and was instrumental in the growth of Fitch's Structured Finance.  Jim was a senior accountant at Pricewaterhouse Coopers before moving to Standard & Poor's (now S&P Global Ratings), as a ratings officer.  Jim is the Board Chairman of DealVector, serves on the boards for the New York City/Long Island Chapter of JDRF, and is an elected member of The Economic Club of New York. Jim earned a B.A. in economics from the University of Kansas and an MBA from Rutgers University.    Kate Kennedy is a Senior Managing Director and Co-Head of the Business Development Group at Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA), responsible for Marketing and Investor Relations. Kate also oversees KBRA Analytics, the company's product platform for high-quality data and advanced analytics, which includes KBRA Financial Intelligence (KFI), KBRA Altman, and the company's Ratings Feed platform.  Prior to joining KBRA in 2011, Kate was a senior director at Fitch Ratings for 12 years, spearheading the investor relations initiative across U.S. Structured Finance.  Prior to Fitch Ratings, Kate worked for two years at the Norinchukin Bank, where she was responsible for portfolio management reporting and trade settlement with U.S. investment banks, brokers, and custodians.

WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Mattress Temperature Tech: https://www.eightsleep.com/dave, use code DAVE to save $250 on the Pod ProMust-Have Magnesium: https://magbreakthrough.com/DAVE, use code DAVE10 to get a 10 percent discountOrganically & Biodynamically Grown: https://www.dryfarmwines.com/dave, get an extra bottle in your first box for just a penny. (Free shipping except Hawaii & Alaska.)IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™...Entrepreneur, investor and artist Payal Kadakia brings a fresh perspective to your understanding of goals. She knows a lot about setting big goals and reaching them.She founded ClassPass and over a decade grew it to become the leading fitness and wellness membership service valued at over $1 billion. Mindbody acquired ClassPass in October 2021. At that time, members had logged more than 100 million hours of workouts across 30,000 partner studios in over 30 countries. We're going to talk today about how you can upgrade your own goal setting with “LIFEPASS: Drop Your Limits, Rise to Your Potential.” Using her company Class Pass as an example, Payal highlights the importance of knowing your strengths, your unique talents, who you are, and investing in the right people and mentors to show you the way. Payal gives insight on how to set boundaries in service to your priorities, and how every minute of the day belongs to YOU, not anyone else. This means you don't have to hold onto any guilt about doing what's right for you.You're more likely to reach your goals when you get to let go of the pressure to achieve a traditional kind of success and instead fuel your life with purpose. And when you focus on a life of creativity, you get to live the life you most want to live.The 4-step LifePass Method combines intuition, pie-in-the-sky dreams, micro focus, and macro goals.Reflect: Where have you been?Dream: Where do you want to go?Focus: What are your priorities?Set Goals: What's the plan?Payal, an Operations Research and Economics graduate from MIT, been featured in most major news outlets; listed as Fast Company's 100 Most Creative People; and named to Fortune's 40 under 40 list. She formerly worked as a consultant at global management consulting firm Bain & Company and was part of Warner Music Group's Digital Strategy and Business Development Group. She's also got an extraordinary artistic side. She founded The Sa Dance Company in 2008 and serves as Artistic Director.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Interoperability: Everyone says they want it, yet true interconnectedness among agencies and providers remains elusive. What's really preventing it? In this third podcast in a series sponsored by Verizon, host Mike McCabe speaks with Tony Dolezal, ENP, who leads the company's National Public Safety Strategy and Business Development Group, about the challenges of getting full interoperable capabilities into the hands of EMS personnel.  Follow EMS World (EMSWorldOFCL) on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn. EMS World Expo is Oct. 10–14, 2022 in Orlando. 

Pooja Kumar is the Director, Sales Enablement & Organisational Culture - Asia Pacific, Business Development Group at Oracle. Pooja joined The Collaborator to discuss two sales coaching program they launched and the impact of focusing on individual goals.Critical lessons to pull from this conversation, amongst others, included:1️⃣There is a lot of research in the market showing the positive benefits of structured coaching. As you make your case for formalizing coaching, use this research, come to the executive team with options, and get their buy-in and support.2️⃣ Shadow Coaching was one of the programs -- listening in and advising sales managers on their leadership conversations. One of the outcomes? Longer employee tenures.3️⃣Peak Performance Coaching, the other program, started by identifying high-potential employees with leadership capabilities. The goal? To build the next round of organization leaders, a start towards succession planning.Pooja used a co-active training approach built upon key principles including:The employee, the person being coached, created the agenda and focus for every coaching conversation. It was about them, their goals, not the business, and generally focused on personal goals instead of business goals.The coach was fully present, listening and helping the employee with their goals, no hidden business objectives.There is a ton of insight in here, thanks Pooja!Give a listen and remain curious!

Welcome to this episode of Tech Transfer IP. Today Lisa's guest is Fiona Wills. Fiona is the Associate Vice Provost of Innovation Development and Commercialization CoMotion at the University of Washington (UW). Fiona's group guides researchers through project development towards impact through licensing either to an existing company, a UW or startup and incubation, or direct user licensing from UW.  Fiona shares her journey into Tech Transfer and what inspired her to take the position at UW. Fiona speaks about CoMotion, what it is, and what it does. She also speaks about the four areas CoMotion provides to support innovations, and the new series they just launched called “Fundamentals for Hardware Startups”. Listen, as Fiona talks about how her office is structured and their Innovation Development Group and Business Development Group and how they work together. Fiona shares the many inventions that have been disclosed to her office in the last five years and why they like to keep disclosures on the lower side. Fiona discusses their top five earning innovations over the last five years and how they work with their corporate partners. Fiona also speaks about some of their biggest success stories in startups and spin-offs and her office's two biggest challenges. To finish up, Fiona shares what three things she would wish for if her office has a genie in a bottle. In This Episode: [01:46] Welcome to the show, Fiona! [02:04] Fiona shares her journey into Tech Transfer and her position at the University of Washington. [03:55] Fiona speaks about CoMotion, what it is, and what it does. [05:01] CoMotion provides four different areas that support innovations. [08:11] Fiona discusses startups and incubation that CoMotion supports. [11:00] She shares about a new series called Fundamentals for Hardware Startups. [12:37] Fiona speaks about how her office is structured and how many people she has working in her office. [15:13] She talks about their Innovation Development group and the Business Development and Ventures group. [16:44] How many inventions have been disclosed to your office in the last five years? [18:21] Fiona discusses the philosophy of keeping the disclosures on the lower side and having the PI's come in and interview. [19:41] How many licenses have you had signed over the last five years? [20:24] Fiona shares their top five earning inventions over the last five years. [23:19] Fiona speaks about the corporate partners and how they work with them at CoMotion. [25:04] She talks about how corporate partners have affected them the most. [27:00] What would you have done differently when you first started in tech transfer if you knew then what you know now? [29:35] Fiona shares some of their biggest success stories in startups or spin-offs. [32:49] Listen as Fiona speaks about her office's two biggest challenges. [34:07] What are some challenges in the Seattle ecosystem? [35:39] Fiona discusses the inclusivity they strive for at CoMotion. [36:50] Fiona talks about how important organizations like AUTM and LES are. [38:37] Do you think credentialing is important when hiring for your office? [39:47] Fiona shares what her three wishes for CoMotion would be if she had a genie in a bottle. [41:55] Thank you for being on the show! Find Fiona: CoMotion Email Twitter | Facebook | LinkedIn

JoyL is the General Manager of Pfizer CentreOne, a global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) and a leading supplier of specialty APIs embedded within Pfizer. In 2019, under her leadership, Pfizer CentreOne contributed $810M in revenue with a growth rate of 9% while advancing Pfizer’s purpose of delivering breakthroughs that change patients’ lives. In 2020 Pfizer CentreOne received the Life Science Leader and Outsourced Pharma CMO Leadership Award for the fourth consecutive year, recognizing the strong partnerships built with customers. JoyL began her 20+ year career at Pfizer as a healthcare representative and progressed through a series of sales, operational, and strategic leadership roles. Her roles as U.S. Regional Business Director and Commercial Enablement Lead included managing people leaders and demonstrating commercial excellence. Growing in both partnership and organizational management skills, JoyL then became the Global Integration Lead for the Pfizer/Merck KGaA Immuno-Oncology Alliance and Global Operations Lead for Pfizer Essential Health. JoyL was recently named on the Medicine Maker Power List and Putnam Media Top 20 Influential Women in Manufacturing List. She has also received a Rising Star Award by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association and the Scrip Best Partnership Alliance Award. JoyL has several industry publications, is a frequent speaker at professional forums and is a board member for the non-profit Pharma & Biopharma Outsourcing Association. A strong proponent of diversity, she is a sought-out mentor and sponsor. JoyL is a graduate of the South Carolina Honors College at the University of South Carolina where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences with a minor in Medical Humanities. Nicole is Pfizer CentreOne’s Pipeline Development and Innovation Lead. In this role, Nicole has responsibility for assessing competitive intelligence to identify growth opportunities across the Pfizer CentreOne businesses, lead technical and regulatory assessments of pipeline projects and provide development services to meet customer needs. Nicole brings a wide range of expertise to this role, including a background which covers contract manufacturing operations, procurement, business development, and sourcing strategies. Nicole joined Pfizer in 2001 as Pharmaceutical Supply Manager supporting the Parenteral Site in Carolina, Puerto Rico. In 2002, she was promoted to Category Manager in Global Procurement responsible for the identification and selection of contract manufacturers and packagers for pharmaceutical products. She joined External Supply (ES) in 2005 supporting the Divestitures and Business Development Group, and later on moved to manage contractors as an Operations Director. In 2010, Nicole was promoted to ES Strategy and Operations Management Director which included site divestiture support, sourcing, and leading the Americas Virtual Site governance. Nicole’s most recent assignment in Global External Supply included leading the implementation of SAP and partnering with tax and network strategy teams to roll out initiatives aligned with tax efficient system strategies and the standardizing/streamlining supply chain processes across the Global External Supply Virtual Sites. Nicole holds a B.S. Degree in Chemical Engineering from The Georgia Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from The University of Delaware.

In the conclusion of a two part roundtable discussion for business owners regarding the current and potential future states of the middle market M&A environment with leaders from across the investment banking, legal, and tax advice industry. In Part 2, topics include the future of due diligence, deal closing and integration, tax planning, and ESOPs as an alternative to a third party sale. James Jack, Head of UBS Business Owners Client Segment, leads a discussion with Oliver Henderson, Head of UBS's Business Development Group, Steven Pidgeon, Co-Managing Partner of DLA Piper LLP's Phoenix Office, and David Sterling, National Leader of M&A Tax Practice for RSM US LLP.

In this first of a two part roundtable discussion for business owners regarding the current and potential future states of the middle market M&A environment with leaders from across the investment banking, legal, and tax advice industry. In Part 1, topics include impacts to existing vs. new deals, trends in key industry sectors, and if there is a potential stigma regarding CARES Act and PPP. James Jack, Head of UBS Business Owners Client Segment, leads a discussion with Oliver Henderson, Head of UBS's Business Development Group, Steven Pidgeon, Co-Managing Partner of DLA Piper LLP's Phoenix Office, and David Sterling, National Leader of M&A Tax Practice for RSM US LLP.

Professional Business Development Group members Jodie Marion, Maurice Rahming, Tyrone Henry and Marcella Alcantar talk about the challenges minority- and women-owned businesses face in the local building industry and how the organization’s new business development training center will help them succeed.

Today’s guest is Payal Kadakia, founder and executive chairman of ClassPass. Payal started ClassPass in 2011 a business that was born out of her love for dance, which she has been doing since the age of 3. Prior to founding ClassPass, Payal worked as a consultant at Bain & Company and in Warner Music Group’s Digital Strategy and Business Development Group. However in 2010 Payal realised that her two lives (working at Warner and running her dance class side hustle) weren’t gelling and she wasn’t being authentic to either. It was the push she needed to dedicate herself to ClassPass full time. Fast forward to today and ClassPass is a monthly fitness membership program worth over $500m. It lets you take classes at different studios and gyms in your local area. It's one membership and with that you get credits that you can use to go to a spin class, a yoga class or a dance class for example, anytime and anywhere. We chat with Payal about: How learning to dance at a young age gave her a way of life and a way to think about the challenges that lay ahead. Why there were crickets when they initially launched ClassPass. How she brought her team in and the importance of passionate generalists (in the beginning). How to hand over the CEO reins and move into a new role in the company. If she could run any business, what it would be. Links: https://classpass.com/ Resources: Venture Deals Zoc Doc Favourite book: The Alchemist For more go to secretleaders.com

Why hello and welcome.  Welcome to Episode 15 of the Small Business Made Simple Podcast. Have you joined my Facebook Group I’m building called Like Minded Business Owners – I’d love you to join – just search Like Minded Business Owners on Facebook!  I know we all belong to lots of groups on Facebook so I’ve been pondering what I can do that’s different – so, again, I am making the commitment to go, at least once a week to help YOU my listen and those in my world with their biggest challenges or those burning marketing and social media questions. I’m going to go live every Thursday.  So if you’d like to connect and get social on social – head over and join my group.  I would LOVE you to come over and say HI!  Maybe leave me a question your grappling with and I’ll answer it live for you! So, onto day’s episode.  Most business owners I know want to grow their business.  Some to big heights some to lower heights – everyone’s goals and expectations for their business is different to the next. But regardless of how big you want to get, today I have some 7 tips on how you can accelerate the growth of your business.  I just know that you’ll get some great ideas from listening in. But first, of course, our discovery of the week. THIS WEEK’S DISCOVERY! This week’s discovery is an app that’s on my phone and I am falling in love with it more and more – I just know we are going to be best friends very soon – it’s called Unfold.  Unfold is a toolkit for storytellers. Create beautiful and engaging stories from minimal and elegant templates. Available now for iOS and Android. The app is free although does have more templates if you are willing to put some dollars in – as with all apps these days.  Although it’s built for Instagram Stories – it does so stories for other platforms as well.  If you’re not into stories, then I’m sorry but frankly you need to be.  They are were the eyes are at at the moment.  With the insane number of something like 400 million daily active users you cannot not be there! Perhaps head back to Episode 7 of this podcast where I talk about INSTAGRAM STORIES – THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE SENSATIONAL!  The link is in my show notes at www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au or just check back on the app you are listening in on now! If you are into stories, then you are also going to love this app.  Give it a try and maybe tag me in your story when you use it – I’d love to see them!  My tag is @smallbusinessmadesimple Hey and if you have a little discovery, or something you use in your business that you’d like to share, please do so.  Email me at jenn@jenndonovan.com.au or tag me @smallbusinessmadesimple.  I really love to know what tools you use to help make your life simpler! 7 SURE-FIRE WAYS TO ACCELERATE THE GROWTH OF YOUR BUSINESS Ok, 7 sure fire ways to accelerate the growth of your business – let’s do this.  Whether you want massive growth or just to reach that goal so you can have more freedom from your business – these tips are bound to make your think, stretch and maybe even just reinforce what you already know! Find a Mentor Every small business owner is on a journey, the only difference is how far along the track they’ve travelled. Finding a mentor who is further down the track and who has already faced and broken through the challenges you are confronting is one of the most effective ways to accelerate your progress.  Finding a mentor can mean paying one, like clients pay me, or it can mean simply following someone on social media and signing up for all their freebies and getting all you can from them – maybe it’s someone in your world like a friend who’s just a little ahead of where you want to be and you can shout them wine or coffee in exchange for wisdom. My beautiful friend Vicki, shout out to Victoria Joy, and I were having a conversation the other week and she was saying how a podcast she was listening too recommended that people my age (I’m 44) and above even have a Millennial as a mentor! I haven’t stopped thinking about that since! My tip here is don’t have too many mentors.  I found one – very early on.  I’ve paid enormous money to my mentor over the past 10 years, but every single cent has been well spent.  Everything was a lesson – the good, the bad and the darn right ugly at times too. But I wouldn’t change it, any of it, for the world.  It’s got me here and I like it here! So, choose 1 or 2 people you trust and are aligned with your values and vision and follow them, listen to them. Too many opinions from too many people will not accelerate your growth but more than likely inhibit it!  Just keep that in mind.  Find your tribe. Learn to Market your Talent You may not know this, but you already have all the talent you need to succeed. I see this all the time, people thinking they need to get the next degree, the next certificate, the next qualification and THEN the money will come in.  No, it won’t.  You ARE talented enough right now.  Need to hear that again – come closer to the microphone – YOU ARE TALENTED ENOUGH RIGHT NOW! You just need to become a better marketer of what you do.  Become better at putting yourself out there as the expert in your field.  I don’t crap on about more video and putting your face all over your marketing more often for nothing – it’s strategic – you need to be known as the expert and if you’re never out there how can we know! Become a better marketer of what you do! Connect with a Community If you want to go fast go alone, if you want to go far go together (African Proverb). Build your tribe or find your tribe as I mentioned before.   Surrounding myself with like-minded, forward thinking small business owners who push me, challenge me and celebrate with me is the BEST, by far, thing I have ever done in business. Isolation is one of the biggest hidden killers of business.  Currently I have a tribe of amazing small business owners in my local Business Development Group in Yarrawonga where I live, but at the end of the year, my goal is to have a Mastermind Group – made up of amazing go getters – maybe that’s you.  Maybe you might need to keep your eyes out for that one later in the year! Be Careful who you Share your Dreams with. Oh, this is one my mentor taught me – very early on.  Never have entrepreneurial conversations with non-entrepreneurs. In other words, don’t have business conversations with people who have no freakin idea what it takes to run a business. Because it hard.  It’s real hard – you know that. Even those who love you most, and often from the best-intentioned places, will try to save you from making mistakes or taking a risk. But that is not how you build a business.  We learn so much from mistakes and risks and for some of us that’s how we are built – people who don’t understand will crush that – don’t let them crush you …. Ready Fire Aim For those of you listening who have shared my journey or shared my mentor at any stage will be very familiar with this one. My mentor taught me very early on “the world doesn’t need someone else aiming to do something”.  We just need to do it.  Ready, Fire, Aim. Of course, sometimes I take this a little too far and find myself building things on the fly, but so far, ready fire aim has served me well. There are two types of entrepreneurs in the world, those who aim to do things and those who do it. The fact is the world doesn’t need any more people aiming to act. What we need is people willing to FIRE. Success comes quickest to those that do, so remember its progress before perfection.  Build a Movement The fact is that as humans we want to belong to something bigger than ourselves.  So, if you can align your values with the values of the people you attract, then you can build a movement.  And the speed of that growth will be determined by the size of your movement. If you don’t know what your values are – then there’s some homework.  Write down the core values of your business and start aligning them with your expertise, your marketing and the audience you are attracting. Your Business will Never Outperform you This one – well it’s quite possibly why you are listening to this podcast and listen to others as well. The most successful entrepreneurs all share one thing in common, an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. In the rapidly changing business environment we live in, it’s crucial that you create time and space to work on learning, innovating and growing you.  So, congratulations on being a life long learner.  For as long as you are looking for new things to learn your business will continue to grow. So, before we wrap up – let’s go through those 7 tips for business growth again: - Find a Mentor 2. Learn to Market your Talent Connect with a Community Be Careful who you Share your Dreams with. Ready Fire Aim Build a Movement Your Business will Never Outperform you   So that’s it for Episode 15.  I hope you’re inspired to keep growing in your business and now have some tools and tricks to keep on track for hitting those goals – whatever your goals are. I’ll be back next Thursday with some more marketing know-how and another discovery. If you’re liking the podcast – please head over to where you listen and leave a rating and even a review – those things are GOLD for podcasters like me!  I’ll be eternally grateful, and it helps others find this podcast and enjoy the free training, tips and tricks too.  It could be the best gift you give them! Maybe you could take a screen shot of you listening to this episode and put it in your stories mentioning @smallbusinessmadesimple I am very glad to have you as part of my world, as part of my tribe, listening in every week, but I’d also love to catch up between podcasts so don’t forget to join my Facebook group Like Minded Business Owners (after this episode can you see why my group is called what it’s called!?!?!).  Look forward to seeing you in there!  Of course, links to my other social accounts are in my show notes.  If you have any comments or questions, please feel free to leave me a DM on Instagram!  The DMs seriously make my day! Catch you next week, …….. and remember small business peeps, as my opening song says, there’s no point in dreaming small!

Why I developed the Business Development Group, our story and passion.

Marc Butler is the Chief Operating Officer and a Managing Director for Albridge, an affiliate of Pershing, a BNY Mellon company. Formerly, Marc managed the Business Development Group for iNautix USA, where he oversaw sales, client relationship management and overall Marketing activities. Prior to that, Marc was the general manager of Pershing’s NetExchange® suite of solutions. Marc joined Pershing in 1994 as a client service associate in PC Financial Network. He has previously served on the firm’s Conversion Task Force and the Bank Market Segment team. Marc has been in the financial services industry for more than 20 years and was formerly a member of both the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Internet Roundtable and SIFMA Investor Education Advisory Committee. He was previously the featured technology columnist in Boomer Market Advisor, a monthly magazine targeted at investment professionals. Marc frequently speaks at industry conferences including the Financial Services Institute and BISA annual conferences. Marc earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from Syracuse University and has also completed the Securities Industry Institute® program, sponsored by SIFMA at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has also taken graduate classes in the School of Education at Syracuse University and continuing education coursework in Technology and Financial Planning. What you’ll learn about in this episode: The Business Leader’s Toolkit System: a mechanism for putting people first Employees creating a personal business plan for where they want to take their career Mentoring employees that know where they want to go — and those that have no idea The mentoring program that matches the associate up with the right mentor to guide them — even if it’s not a person inside the company A reverse mentoring program where younger, less experienced employees mentor up on things that they’re knowledgeable about (like new technology, for example) Job shadowing: having employees get their feet wet on a new role by shadowing someone in that role Job rotation: rotating people into new roles to keep them interested and engaged and further their development Ways to contact Marc: Website: www.albridge.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/marcbutler Email: mbutler@albridge.com A transcript of this episode is available here: http://systemexecution.com/business-leaders-toolkit-system-business-leadership/

Today’s episode is very special because we have another first in the history of Export Like a Boss: Today’s guest is our first guest from Europe and is joining us all the way from the Netherlands. Mark de Vries is EuroDev’s CEO. EuroDev is an amazing business development organization that has helped North American companies successfully expand in Europe for more than 20 years. Mark has a wealth of experience in international business and business development. In this episode, he shares with us incredibly useful tips and advice on how to succeed in Europe. We are honored to have Mark as a guest today and we are sure you’ll enjoy this interview.

This Monday ACCENT ON host ILona Europa's interview with Eva Blaisdell - international entrepreneur and the founder of AngelMobile, a flagship global media and technology venture. AngelMobile's cutting-edge technology uses mobile push casting to deliver personalized media content. Silicon Valley success story and new media platform builder. Ms. Blaisdell has strong experience leading high profile media and technology deals. Before conceiving of AngelMobile she was a Technologist in the Silicon Valley as part of HP's elite Business Development Group. She then went on to work as the General Manager of Compaq in both Warsaw and Munich. In the early stages of developing AngelMobile, Ms. Blaisdell's first prototype of the new media attracted the support of industry giants such as France Telecom and Telecom Italia Mobile, to name a few. We premiered Eva's son song "PEKA featuring GB Savant - IDE DO CELU" and we listened to "Eternal Kiss" by Ilona Europa

This Monday ACCENT ON host ILona Europa's interview with Eva Blaisdell - international entrepreneur and the founder of AngelMobile, a flagship global media and technology venture. AngelMobile's cutting-edge technology uses mobile push casting to deliver personalized media content. Silicon Valley success story and new media platform builder. Ms. Blaisdell has strong experience leading high profile media and technology deals. Before conceiving of AngelMobile she was a Technologist in the Silicon Valley as part of HP's elite Business Development Group. She then went on to work as the General Manager of Compaq in both Warsaw and Munich. In the early stages of developing AngelMobile, Ms. Blaisdell's first prototype of the new media attracted the support of industry giants such as France Telecom and Telecom Italia Mobile, to name a few. We premiered Eva's son song "PEKA featuring GB Savant - IDE DO CELU" and we listened to "Eternal Kiss" by Ilona Europa

Mr. Lisimaque is one of the leading US experts on Smart Cards and application of Smart Cards, working on various US government projects as technical advisor and smart card standard expert. Prior to joining IDTP Mr. Lisimaque worked at Gemplus, a company he founded with four other co-founders, and was part of the Business Development Group, responsible for special projects in North America. In this position, he contributed to various groups including prospects and customers, providing technical and business guidance for the design and application of Gemplus smart cards, hardware and systems, and customized services. Prior to joining the Gemplus team, Mr. Lisimaque was technical marketing director in SGS-Thomson's research and development group. He was the architect of the company's family of smart card components and helped develop the first chip operating system for smart cards. Additionally, he was MIS manager of the SGS-Thomson MOS facility called Eurotechnique, a joint venture between Saint-Gobain and National Semiconductor. There he developed an integration system connecting HP mini-computers, IBM mainframes and DEC semi-conductor test equipment. Mr. Lisimaque holds multiple patents on smart card security and smart card OS design and has high level seats with numerous Smart Card and Security Forums and Associations. Mr. Lisimaque is an honor graduate of the French engineering school, "Arts & M?tiers", where he specialized in automation and electronics. http://www.idtp.com/

Kevin Mitnick is a security consultant to corporations worldwide and cofounder of Defensive Thinking, a Los Angeles-based consulting firm (defensivethinking.com). He has testified before the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on the need for legislation to ensure the security of the government's information systems. His articles have appeared in major news magazines and trade journals, and he has appeared on Court TV, Good Morning America, 60 Minutes, CNN's Burden of Proof and Headline News. Mitnick has also been a keynote speaker at numerous industry events and has hosted a weekly radio show on KFI-AM 640 Los Angeles. GO TO TOP Dec 28, Gilles M. Lisimaque - Expert on Smart Cards and the Future of Authentication Mr. Lisimaque is one of the leading US experts on Smart Cards and application of Smart Cards, working on various US government projects as technical advisor and smart card standard expert. Prior to joining IDTP Mr. Lisimaque worked at Gemplus, a company he founded with four other co-founders, and was part of the Business Development Group, responsible for special projects in North America. In this position, he contributed to various groups including prospects and customers, providing technical and business guidance for the design and application of Gemplus smart cards, hardware and systems, and customized services. Prior to joining the Gemplus team, Mr. Lisimaque was technical marketing director in SGS-Thomson's research and development group. He was the architect of the company's family of smart card components and helped develop the first chip operating system for smart cards. Additionally, he was MIS manager of the SGS-Thomson MOS facility called Eurotechnique, a joint venture between Saint-Gobain and National Semiconductor. There he developed an integration system connecting HP mini-computers, IBM mainframes and DEC semi-conductor test equipment. Mr. Lisimaque holds multiple patents on smart card security and smart card OS design and has high level seats with numerous Smart Card and Security Forums and Associations. Mr. Lisimaque is an honor graduate of the French engineering school, "Arts & M?tiers", where he specialized in automation and electronics. http://www.idtp.com/