Podcasts about exitcoachradio

Dierdre Maloney, President of Momentum, LLC., is a “bliss-builder” who helps people live a more authentically happy and successful life. She has a storied background and is also a published author and national speaker. Dierdre’s approach is largely based on what she calls mildly audacious leadership, and she shares leadership lessons that people don’t usually talk about. She knows from experience that being a leader can get lonely, and it is important to develop ways to thrive in all aspects of life.  In her interview, Dierdre discusses the necessity of authenticity. Authentic living means more easily connecting with others, being very comfortable with yourself, and being aware of your own limitations. Dierdre speaks of the importance of having a trusted circle of people for meaningful feedback, and also identifying leaders you admire to model yourself after their example. Striving to be someone that others aim to model themselves after can help you and your business thrive. Listen to Dierdre’s expertise to jump start your well-being. 1-Minute Sections:  3:56-4:51: Be willing to be who you are and say what others won’t say, it is refreshing to others. 6:22-7:12: The correlation between living authentically and success.  14:19-15:19: Talks about the importance of making sure employees feel heard in a company. We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of Provisors and Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!

Dr. Paul Schempp is a Professor at the University of Georgia. He is a research professor who studies experts and the development of expertise. Dr. Schempp has identified that a common characteristic among experts is having good mentorship. He has studied hundreds of experts and authored the book "5 Steps to Expert: How to Go from Business Novice to Elite Performer."  In his interview, Dr. Schempp dives deep on the value of mentorship, especially for those nearing their business exit. Mentoring a protege can help pass your values onto the next generation, and meanwhile, proteges seeking expertise will greatly benefit from having a mentor - the relationship is symbiotic. For our listeners who may hope to one day begin an expertise-based practice, Dr. Schempp also shares some tips to help you achieve elite performance levels. We all have the ability to achieve mastery, and guidance is essential in that journey, so don’t miss Dr. Schempp’s advice on attaining the level of success you desire. 1-Minute Sections: 5:23-6:18: Informal relationships between mentors and proteges can be most effective. 10:52-12:00: Tips for identifying good proteges and transferring your values to the next generation. 15:02-15:58: The greatest experts are not necessarily the greatest mentors. 18:45-19:42: Speaking about "5 Steps to Expert: How to Go from Business Novice to Elite Performer" We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of Provisors and Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!

  Jim McComb, a Pathfinder at Wild Card Strategy, is in the business of helping others find certain success in an uncertain future. Wild Card Strategy evolved as he began to work with business owners, and found their biggest problem was dealing with future uncertainties. He specializes in working with leaders to strategically plan, develop, and execute business tactics that factor in plausible wild cards. Jim defines “wild card” as anything, either positive or negative, that may disrupt life as we know it, and therefore change the way we can do business.  Though Jim’s interview has been resurrected from a few years ago, his information is more relevant than ever. The only thing we can be certain of is constant change, and Jim proposes that by identifying possible wild cards, we can plan ahead and prepare strategies for these events ahead of time. The most successful people are able to anticipate the future and get there before their competition does. Jim shares various examples of forethought and innovation that led to revolutions in how we do things, as well as ways of looking at negative change as an opportunity for positive growth. Additionally, Jim shares the one thing that truly drives all business, and how you can find it. Jim’s impressive foresight and wisdom may be the key to growing and adapting your business in ways you never imagined. 1-Minute Sections: 5:56-6:51: In a chilling moment from the past, he talks of the ebola outbreak and how diseases can potentially affect business in the future. 9:13-10:14: Defining success in your own terms as a path to becoming a “winner.” 11:52-12:47: “Those who can anticipate the future and get there first are the winners...” 12:58-14:13: Describes “The Crystal Ball” - the one thing that will drive all business. 17:24-18:40: An example of how to find success despite the negative wild card event happening 18:58-19:56: What opportunities may be created by a plausible wild card? Disruption can fuel new ways of doing business - extremely relevant to today’s crisis. We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of Provisors and Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!

Hattye Knight, is a Human Resources professional, published author of Against Company Policy, a HR suspense novel, speaker, radio show host, and trainer. She is going to speak today about an employee relations issue on conducting a fact finding investigation. ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

Ksenia Muench of Wood Gutmann Bogart Insurance Brokers shares valuable insights about reviewing, understanding and insuring your risks as your life and lifestyle changes.   We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!      

Jim Karas, of Jim Karas Personal Training, accidentally became a fitness instructor in 1986 and now has been a lifestyle expert for over 30 years. He’s authored several books, including “The Ultimate Diet Revolution,” and additionally secured his place as a well-sought after keynote speaker. Jim is a frequent contributor to shows like Dr. Oz and Good Morning America - he even was Diane Sawyer’s personal trainer and helped her lose over 25 pounds. While some may consider his approach to getting the best out of your mind and body to be controversial, he is prepared to tell you what others may not.  Coming from the business world, Jim approaches well-being as though it’s a business plan. He knows the value of an individual’s time and that they’ll have a better chance for success when they’re most efficiently allocating their resources. Jim sheds light on how we should be eating to help our metabolism function best, as well as what exercise methods will prove to be most effective given a limited amount of time. He warns of weight loss methods that don’t necessarily keep the weight off, and may actually make it harder to lose weight again. As a TV spokesperson, he knows firsthand that mainstream media can be sensationalized and not 100% accurate, listen to Jim’s interview for the truth about diet and well-being. We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of Provisors and Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!          

                    Click here to read this episode's transcript.    Mike Goodfriend, President of Goodfriend & Associates, is a teamwork engineer, leadership coach, and a meeting facilitator. Mike has always considered himself a student of strategy, teamwork, and leadership. He now trains teams to leverage these skills in order to mine and uncover business opportunities. Mike and his team bring some fun competition into their methodology in order to foster growth within organizations.    In his interview, Mike describes the ways in which he helps teams become more cohesive and seize new business opportunities. Mike explains the unique team development workshops he hosts, which he calls “Teamwork Sharks.” He discusses how this helps people discover new ways of identifying and presenting business opportunities. He also shares the importance of detailed data analytics. An effective company will have strong values from the top down, so be sure to tune into Mike’s tips on how you can refine your leadership team.   1-Minute Sections: 3:00-4:07: Using data analytics effectively can be a game changer, like in Major League Baseball. 9:23-10:28: Introducing Teamwork Sharks Leadership Development courses as a way to teach effective business plan presentation and encourage strategic thinking within leaders. 11:42-12:32: An overview of Mike’s strategies for leadership coaching. We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com   Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!

Scott Bornstein is a Chief Memory Training Expert at MemoryPower. Grab a notebook for this one, memory training is a universally useful skill and everyone can benefit from this information. Scott’s expertise is in making memory and recall as easy as possible for business leaders, managers, and sales people. Not only is it important to learn to remember, but to understand how to make yourself more memorable to people. Marketing is essentially memory training to get customers to remember your message. Scott shares some useful skill sets you can profit from immediately and discusses his methodology that creates consistency and results. The brain is best wired to remember stories, and Scott walks us through a few examples of this practice. Our brains don’t remember as well when they’re racing, we need to slow down and take time to form meaningful connections. Give yourself a mental boost and listen to Scott’s valuable information. Scott shares an invitation link to discounted information for ECR listeners if you’d like to learn more. We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!      

Joining us next is Elizabeth Thornton, CEO of Global Initiative of Objective Leadership and Professor of Management Practice at Babson Executive Education. After deeply and honestly analyzing why her first business venture failed, she struck mental gold by realizing the importance of objective thinking. This prompted her to further study things like psychology and neuroscience, eventually leading her to develop a course called “Principles of Objectivity.” She teaches both students and established business executives to think more objectively and avoid common cognitive errors that can inhibit personal growth and success. In her interview, Elizabeth deeply discusses the difference between subjectivity and objectivity, as well as how they apply to business. Her insight into neuroplasticity and its relevance in the workplace is truly fascinating. She offers a variety of tips on how to analyze your own thought processes, overcome your instinctual responses, and break outside of your existing mental models. We are inherently subjective, but Elizabeth proves we can use objective thought to develop a better sense of clarity. We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!        

David Taylor-Klaus, of DTK Coaching, helps entrepreneurs and executives live more fulfilling lives. David started in hospitality, switched to technology, and, despite his accomplishments, eventually realized he wasn’t living the life he truly wanted. In 2008 he started DTK Coaching and hasn’t looked back. As a coach, he aims to hold his clients accountable for both their goals and who they are at their core.  In his interview, David analyzes the phrase “work-life balance,” and how backward this statement really is. He emphasizes focusing less on revenue-based goals, and instead of taking action on goals oriented towards personal fulfillment - we are not on this planet just to make money. David has much more life-changing information than can fit within a 20-minute interview, and graciously offers a free link to his book “This Is Your Wake-Up Call!” You do not want to miss out on the information David has to share.   We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!      

Dyanne Ross-Hanson, Founder of Exit Planning Strategies, LLC, works with owners of privately held businesses to develop intentional ownership transition plans. She started Exit Planning Strategies, LLC, 10 years ago and has 30+ years of experience in the financial services industry. This work is Dyanne’s passion, and she considers objective expert consulting, independent of predetermined outcome or product, to be absolutely essential in exit planning. The sale of a business can be the single most significant financial event in someone’s life, the business owner needs to be prepared.  In her interview, Dyanne reasons that exit planning is not a single event, but rather a process. Without a plan, business owners who have put years of effort into their livelihood are leaving the transaction up to chance. She deep dives the notion that the most valuable component of the transaction are the key employees. Additionally, she shares valuable strategies for incentivizing key employees to stay post-transfer. Dyanne also discusses the difference between key employees and employees in key positions, which are not always the same thing. Twenty minutes is barely enough time to scratch the surface of Dyanne’s expertise.  We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!      

  James Hinds, of Hinds Law Group, is truly a guiding light in these dark times. After studying at Harvard, he’s now been in the bankruptcy business for over 40 years. Today, he specializes in working with middle-market businesses to avoid bankruptcy while maintaining a holistic, industry-agnostic approach. James has successfully helped people deal with an assortment of economic downturns at various large law firms, and his insight on today’s economic climate should not be ignored. In his interview, James explains a bit of his philosophy regarding the notion that his firm doesn’t “sell bankruptcy,” but instead looks at the larger picture to find alternatives. His out-of-the-box strategies are not only unique, but essential for protecting his clients’ livelihood. He examines the financial impact of the pandemic shutdown through the lens of a small business owner. James sheds light on how he’s dealing with many real-world situations that any sub-public business owner will find relevant.  We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!    

  Back with us again is Ashley Micciche of True North Retirement Advisors. Ashley and her father started True North as a way to help business owners with a smooth transition into retirement. Previously, she discussed ways to prevent an exit from causing everything to fall apart, however in today’s environment she explains what to do when things are already falling apart. Ashley offers some ideas for what you can do now to help your future retirement, even while business is at a standstill.   Ashley’s expertise helping business owners ensure they have everything they need for retirement is extremely valuable, especially if they’re hoping to retire in the next five years. She asks owners to consider what would happen to their business if they or a family member got sick. Whether your business has been completely halted, or just slowed down due to the pandemic, her advice may help your profit margins go up when the economy bounces back. Finally, she shares a few indispensable tips, useful for all business owners who one day hope for an easy retirement process. We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!

Host: Buck Blanton Audio Library: www.ExitCoachRadio.com    Doug Anderson discusses intellectual property and the ways that it creates value for your company.             We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!

Banish Your 5 Time Demons! How to get 2 hours back in your day, everyday! How would it feel to have more hours in your day? What if there was a way NOT to get lost in the vortex of your busy life? It is possible to add more time to your day and get more done? Join Leslie Hassler with Your Biz Rules ™ for this powerful, tip-packed class where she will explain how women entrepreneurs can expand time and turn minutes to moments, creating tangible results and predictable success. Questions Answered: 1) Why do entrepreneurs struggle with time management? 2) How do women and men struggle with time management differently? 3) How does a shift in time management change a business? Contact info: Email Address: leslie@yourbizrules.com Website: www.yourbizrules.com     We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!            

Leilani Quiray, CEO of Be The Change HR, INC, is truly a life-changer. After 20 years of #HR and philanthropy experience, she wanted to create a way to do both at the same time. Her company focuses on helping small businesses with HR #compliance and strategies, as well as providing job readiness coaching at non-profit organizations. Leilani enjoys the challenge of navigating new laws regarding employees, and her expertise is more useful than ever during a #pandemic.  In Leilani’s interview, she takes a look at the new workplace and shares ideas on how to bring back some elements of office life into home workspaces. Additionally, she sheds light on how it may backfire if leaders ask more of their employees in these times under the guise that “they are lucky to be working.” Leilani also shares some great advice for employers who are uncertain of how to go about lay-offs and other cost-cutting measures that affect employees directly. Her personal approach to her work shows, and Leilani’s ideas are relevant to everyone during these turbulent times.   We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!

Chris King of Status Flow discusses what you can do to increase #efficiency and minimize stress and #burnout - especially in times of crisis like #Covid19.   We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!

Scott McLean, of McLean Advisory Group, is also the author of “Three Blind Mice,” a book intended to help prevent people from ending up in a #financial mousetrap. With over 35 years of experience, Scott’s expertise cannot be denied, and his client retention rate further proves this. He prioritizes client relationships so they can truly be on the same page and make the wisest decisions together.  Throughout his interview, Scott discusses the significance of an advisor’s relationship with their client. Planning for #retirement is not a cookie-cutter process. He also stresses the importance of education and sharing a common understanding of definitions and philosophy. The current process is somewhat impersonal and separated, but Scott breaks down the importance of having a cohesive relationship between #advisors, lawyers, and accountants.   We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!  

Chris Shipferling, of Global Wired Advisors, is a forward-thinking advisor with unique insight concerning the modern marketplace. His background as an executive, combined with the coming together of other visionary, like-minded people, led to the start of Global Wired Advisors. They shared the idea of helping businesses transition to the online marketplace, #consulting digitally native companies, and #advising in preparation for digital #acquisitions.  Chris discusses reasons why a company would want to buy a #digital company. During the pandemic, the digital marketplace is rapidly becoming the new storefront, and digital-native companies are more relevant than ever. This is the time for business owners to consider the future economic environment and shift into a digital mindset. Listen to Chris’ interview for a few valuable tools and an abundance of expertise regarding the current and future digital #marketplace.   We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!  

  Meet Dr. @AngelaLauria, founder of @TheAuthorIncubator. She has come a long way in the publishing world and, while she loves a beautiful book, her expertise is in publishing books that generate revenue and leads. She’s grown her publishing company from 0-$18 million in just three years and at The Author Incubator, Angela works with over 500 authors each year to successfully create books which drive business leads. With the halting of life as we know it, information of all kinds has rapidly become obsolete - writing a book now is a perfect way to be proactive and determine the new normal.    Angela shares some insight on “Pre-Covid” publications and adaptation to the new market. Whether you are a first-time writer or a published author, there are advantages to writing a book now. Listen to Dr. Angela Lauria’s interview for tips on how to begin the publishing journey with purpose and understanding how to use your personal expertise to generate revenue.    We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!

Marc Garelick, is a Partner with Meyer, Olson, Lowy & Meyers, LLP, and has specialized in family litigation since day one. After years of experience working high asset cases in Los Angeles, he formed his own firm 6 years ago where they exclusively deal with family cases that require courtroom litigation. Located in Orange County, this is the largest family law firm in California. He works with clients goals in mind, and no two clients have the same needs. Every relationship is unique, and Marc stresses the importance of communication not just within your family unit, but with your attorney as well.    Marc has taken the time to shed some light on how people dealing with domestic issues may go about navigating post-pandemic courtroom proceedings. The close quarters we’re all subject to now only escalates the likelihood of domestic issues arising. Domestic violence issues may still be heard, however child support cases will likely fall through the cracks until courts reopen and catch up. Currently there are over 1700 motions just waiting to be filed, and that number is growing as the shutdown continues. The backlog of cases is likely to cause long-term problems, but Marc offers some advice on how to settle in a Post-Covid 19 world.    We've built a special collection of 20 minute interviews from members of @Provisors and @Vistage speakers. To see the directory and choose an interview visit ExitCoachRadio.com Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Click Here for a free report & assessment!

Host: Bill Black Audio Library: www.ExitCoachRadio.com Josh Brown discusses business ownership and offers tried & true methods that help both business and franchise owners scale and grow.  Transcript:  Bill: So, where do people tend to go wrong when they get into franchising? Josh: I think people fall in love with brands, but they don't understand the underlying business model. And, if you're going to buy a franchise, and be a good operator, you have to understand the underlying business model. I think people don't take as much time and consideration into factoring in their territories, because, as much as you are buying a system, and you're buying a brand, and you're buying the expertise of somebody else who has come before you, your location, your backyard, your geographic location is so important for your business because we were talking about how small business who are not franchised compete against franchises, well franchises are competing against them, as well.   Are you and your Company Transition-Ready? Text EXITMAP to 44222 for a free report & assessment!  

Laura Ladoux shares a quick idea regarding setting up a business in a Community Property State (like CA).  Transcript:  Bill: What are some of the things you should be thinking about when you set up your business in a community property state? Here's Laura Ladoux. Laura: One of my favorite things to do is help people understand that California is a community property state, and a lot of people don't really understand what the ramifications are of setting up a business when you are living in a community property state and you do have a spouse. One of the things I like to do is to sit down and find out if we need to have a community property meeting in place, is the spouse going to be a part of the company, do they want to be completely hands off? You know, we don't like to think of divorce, but my job as an attorney and as a legal business coach is to look at the holistic aspect of it and to prevent problems before they come, and it's a lot easier when you're setting up a partnership or a community property agreement when everyone's happy and friendly, to determine, okay, on the off-chance that this dissolves, what are we going to do? ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!  

Host: Buck Blanton. Audio library: www.ExitCoachRadio.com. A discussion about the new trends to automate employer-sponsored retirement plans in order to produce a better retirement outcome.New content daily - check back often! Transcript:  Tim: If you've got a number of participants that are around 60 years old, for example, and you take the statistics that we just said in terms of how much money people would save for retirement and their readiness, and they look at it and they think, "well, I think I'm gonna keep working another three or four years," and then they start doing the math and they realize, "wait a minute, I don't have the money to do that." Well then, what's the natural tendency? They continue to work. And if that happens, you've got people working into their late sixties, early seventies. Nothing wrong with that, but what's the cost implication to the employer to have those folks as part of the health & welfare program that the employer, their productivity and those types of things. Those are opportunities for employers to really look at that. You know, those outcomes could actually get them to refocus on, as opposed to just offering the plan, having the plan work, and actually reach some of the goals in giving those folks an opportunity to leave when they're ready to leave.  ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

Here's a 1 minute highlight from Brandon Miller. Give it a listen and share it with your friends, and if you like the content be sure and listen to the full 20 minute interview! ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

Rod Hatley of Chhokar Law Group P.C. discusses concepts related to Asset Protection and Wealth Preservation. We add new content daily! Listen on iTunes: iTunes.ExitcoachRadio.com .   Transcript:  Bill: There's been a lot of talk lately about different types asset protection strategies, especially from business owners who are going from a complicated business asset to liquid. Here's Rod Hatley.  Rod: Unfortunately, there are people out there who prey on the unsophisticated, and they will talk to you about going offshore, hiding assets, and evading taxes. And, unfortunately, that does happen, but I'm here to tell you, a change in the law some years ago, we can achieve a similar level of protection domestically. We've found that it makes a lot more sense to keep a client domestically, if they'd like to stay. Let me say it this way: asset protection, if it's done legally and ethically, it's not about hiding anything, it's about simply structuring the owner of the asset so that they're safeguarded from risk, nothing more, nothing less. And we can help clients avoid taxes, but we can't help them evade.  ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

A 1 minute excerpt from a recent interview with Don Trone. Hear the full interview by entering 'Don Trone' into our search index at www.ExitCoachRadio.com. We upload new content daily so check back often! Transcript:    Don: The law defines the minimum standard of care that must be demonstrated by either a trustee or an advisor, the minimum. In other words, if you want to have a qualified retirement plan, you must meet the minimum standards of care. It's not the job of the Department of Labor to define the highest standard of care for retirement plans, it's the job of the regulator to say, at a minimum, you must meet this requirement in order to maintain the qualifications of your plan. What it's gonna take to make retirement plans more productive for employees and participants in those plans, requires a leadership and stewardship response. Doesn't require more rules and regulations, it requires the plan's sponsor to take on more leadership and stewardship responsibility for the employees that work for that company.      ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

Here's a past highlight from one of our Guests. Find their full interview at www.ExitCoachRadio.com -- just click "Audio Library" in the "LISTEN" section and enter their name to hear all of their past interviews!   Hema Dey, of Iffel International, discusses the mechanics of an effective marketing program. Transcript:  Bill: We asked marketing strategist Hema Dey for some key ideas and strategies for business owners to think about when developing their marketing plan. Hema: Marketing is like a war game, so you really need to understand the landscape of the people that you want to sell to, and who your competitors are. We always produce a functional marketing plan. Another thesis, which is three months worth of work, but something that you can actually  go out and say, right, roughy, this is your target market, here are your threats, your competitors, and what you’re up against, and really measure what those gaps are to make sure that the sales model, and I know a lot of people see the word “sales” as a big taboo word, but a business cannot survive without sales and if you apply that right across even the professional service sector…if people can actually put a sales organization within their business, then I think they’ve got it right.  To hear more tips from over 750 Advisors, visit exitcoachradio.com   Text "Exitcoach" to 44222 and get a copy of 100 Words from 20 Advisors!

In this 1 minute Highlight,  Chris Kramer, managing Director, Strategic Equity Group discusses a few key tips about how to start your exit planning. ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!  

Here's a 1 minute highlight from an interview with one of our Guests. Find their full interview at www.ExitCoachRadio.com -- just click "Audio Library" in the "LISTEN" section and enter their name to sell all of their interviews! Jim Immel, Founder of Immel and Associates, Inc. explains how Clarity is critical before implementing plans and being clear about your questions is key.  Transcript:  Jim: One of the things to realize is, that when we're helping these individuals, they could be asking the wrong questions. And, I just think that a lot of times what I see is that things move too fast, that we actually ask the business owner what they want, and we actually believe the answer that they give us. And, one of the realities is, they may tell you the answer to that, but they may have started down the wrong path by asking the wrong question upfront, and now they're starting to run down a pathway that might cause either themselves, from a tax stand point, or the employee standpoint, or even from a customer standpoint, it might cause some strife. And so to just really go slow upfront, the tagline I have is clarity, confidence, courage, really invest time on the clarity standpoint upfront, making sure that you ask the questions to get them to look at things a little bit different than maybe where they are. Find people willing to be challenged, the people that are willing to be challenged are also more likely to go through change.  ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!  

Michael Genevay discusses benchmarking, energy efficiency, and energy compliance for both current business owners and those looking to make an exit. Audio library: www.ExitCoachRadio.com. New content daily - check back often! Transcript:    Michael: The last time we talked, I believe it was the middle of June of 2014, and at that time we had discussed the AB 1103 mandate was for buildings that were 10,000 square feet, both commercial and industrial parks, up to 10,000 square feet and above. And now, it's been mandated that buildings of 5,000 square feet and above is now the benchmark to where this new law comes into play. So, it does incorporate a lot more of the buildings than previous.  ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

Here's a 1 1/2  minute preview of Ricci Victorio. Give it a listen and share it with your friends, and if you like the content be sure and listen to the full 20 minute interview! Transcript:  Bill: How do you deal with the issues of bringing family members into your family business? Here's expert Ricci Victorio.  Ricci: I love being brought in when a family has a business that they care about and they've got kids who are in high school or college. Maybe they've worked there in their summers in between school breaks, but the kids are getting ready to step into their careers or start preparing for them. An ideal way to bring family members into a business is, they grow up with it so they understand your values and they see your work ethic and they understand why this business is important to you. So what I like to do is, we set up a family member employment policy, and it doesn't matter what age your kids are, they could be very young, and they can also be into their 20s and 30s, but the earlier you start so kids grow up knowing the employment says, if I want to work at this businesses, I need to have X, Y, and Z experience and education and skill sets. If I want to own it or run it, that might be a higher bar that's says, well you're gonna need an MBA because the world is different now. To run this business now, it's 3 times the size it was when it was mom and dad and we did it in a garage. So, recognizing entry requirements to run a business are changing and evolving. So, setting a family member employment policy creates a standard that all the kids or all family members understand, this is what's required, and that may thin out some family members who don't have an interest.  ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

Pat Kramer, Writer - Writer For Hire, shares insights about the ideal times to send out a Press Release for maximum exposure. ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

In this 1 minute highlight, Linda Duffy, President and Founder, Ethos Human Capital Solutions discusses the importance of focusing on the effectiveness of your Management Team. ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

Here's a past highlight from one of our Guests. Find their full interview at www.ExitCoachRadio.com -- just click "Audio Library" in the "LISTEN" section and enter their name to hear all of their past interviews! ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

Roger Royse, Attorney-Royse Law Firm discusses the importance of documenting everything. Unfortunately, the lack of good documentation is a common occurrence that leads to problems in his experience. ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

Here's a past highlight from one of our Guests. ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!  

Mary McElhattan tells us something we need to hear repeatedly as business owners! ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

Carole Krechman discusses visibility, technology, and the ability to create a captive audience. Audio library: www.ExitCoachRadio.com. New content daily - check back often! ExitCoachRadio.com - Great Advice from Great Advisors! Listen to Daily interviews and tell your Business Owner friends!

                              Greg Nutter from Soloquent Inc, helps small and mid-sized business owners solve revenue growth problems for companies that sell products or services either through a direct sales force or through a reseller channel. Please share this interview with your Social Media contacts!   Check out our new search directory to hear top Advisors and Speakers at www.ExitCoachRadio.com   Show host and speaker Bill Black helps business owners develop their 3-5 year Succession & Exit plan. Learn more at www.Ersi.biz.   Advisors: If you would like to be interviewed, sign up at www.ExitCoachInterviews.com    

Host: Bill Black. Audio library: www.ExitCoachRadio.com.  Joan Ridley discusses the appropriate steps to selling your business, including thinking like a buyer!   Want more control of your business growth? Invest 15 minutes and get a FREE "Value Builder Road Map" at www.BizGrowth123.com

Bill Anton of CEOEffectiveness.com discusses leadership and transformation concepts.  We add new content daily! Listen on iTunes: iTunes.ExitcoachRadio.com . See the Index for more on this Topic or by this Guest . Host: Bill Black, The Exit Coach Radio Show - the Information Station for age 50+ business owners.  Want more control of your business growth? Invest 15 minutes and get a FREE "Value Builder Road Map" at www.BizGrowth123.com

Tom Gledhill of www.murphybusiness-ne.com discusses the most important tasks a business owner can undertake in the 2 years preceding a sale or transition. Tom has written 2 books: "Position Your Company for a Premium Exit" and How to Sell Your Company and NOT Leave Money on the Table" (both are available at our Amazon Books link on www.ExitCoachRadio.com  

Wayne Breitbarth is the Founder and CEO of Power Formula, a company that helps businesses and individuals maximize their efforts on LinkedIn. Website: www.powerformula.net Check out our new search directory to hear top Advisors and Speakers or book YOUR interview at www.ExitCoachRadio.com   Show host and speaker Bill Black helps business owners develop their 3-5 year Succession & Exit plan. Learn more at www.Ersi.biz.

Chuck Blakeman discusses re-evaluating our business structure to maximize efficiency and decision making.  Check out our new search directory to hear top Advisors and Speakers or book YOUR interview at www.ExitCoachRadio.com   Show host and speaker Bill Black helps business owners develop their 3-5 year Succession & Exit plan. Learn more at www.Ersi.biz.      

                          Jim Jubelirer is the owner of Jubelirer Results Group. Jim's goal is to Contribute to Others and Add Value. Today we're going to talk about Creating a High Performance Culture.   Website: www.jubelirerresultsgroup.com   Check out our new search directory to hear top Advisors and Speakers or book YOUR interview at www.ExitCoachRadio.com   Show host and speaker Bill Black helps business owners develop their 3-5 year Succession & Exit plan. Learn more at www.Ersi.biz.    

                                      Jasmine Sandler is a global digital marketing and sales consultant and trainer in the areas of Online Branding, SEO and B2B Social Media. She has been the CEO of a Digital Agency since 2006, and has a niche service that she provides for CEOs and small business owners called Personal Branding Online. Jasmine recently published her 3rd book called "How to Brand Yourself Online Like A CEO" with a related Social Branding Course for business owners.  Website: www.jasminesandler.com   Check out our new search directory to hear top Advisors and Speakers or book YOUR interview at www.ExitCoachRadio.com   Show host and speaker Bill Black helps business owners develop their 3-5 year Succession & Exit plan. Learn more at www.Ersi.biz.  

Today's Guest: Moses Yneges of The Accident Injury Law Center Check out our new search directory to hear top Advisors and Speakers or book YOUR interview at www.ExitCoachRadio.com   Show host and speaker Bill Black helps business owners develop their 3-5 year Succession & Exit plan. Learn more at www.Ersi.biz.

Business exit planning is crucial to maximizing your investment in time, energy, and brainpower as an entrepreneur. Business owners over 50 have a special challenge because so many will be exiting the business world over the next 15 years. Make sure you get the most money out of your transition AND have it go smoothly! Bill Black from ExitCoachRadio.com shares strategies in this episode.