Exit Coach Bill Black interviews Top Advisors for Tips, Ideas & Precautions for Business Owners who want to grow and protect their company value and plan for a successful Business Sale or Transfer. Listen daily so you can be well-planned!
Episodes
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Alex Freytag is in the business of helping business owners get what they want out of their business.
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Christine Miles is the founder and chief architect of CI Squared. CI Squared is a Leadership Development and Sales Training Company. We believe people and organizations have untapped potential, and we empower organizations and people to reach their potential through our proprietary communication framework called "The Art of the Nudge." People and organizations must continuously improve and innovate business processes and key activities. Our framework is designed to work within an organization’s current system, nudging them to pivot in an agile and adaptable way to achieve superior business outcomes; that is, increased revenue, Increased profit/reduced cost, increased employee satisfaction, increased customer satisfaction, all leading to increased shareholder value.
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Gunnar Gundersen is in the business of intellectual-property protection, consulting, and litigation, and is going to talk
about how to manage intellectual property to maximize your business's value.
Questions Discussed:
1. What is intellectual property?
2. How can intellectual property create value for my company?
3. Do I have intellectual property? And why should I care about managing it?
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Tuesday Jun 04, 2024
Michael Shea is the President of AdviCoach, a company focused on helping privately held businesses improve their business performance.
Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
Chris Ruisi, founder and CEO of The Coach’s Zone, is an experienced business coaching professional with an exceptional record of leadership in both large and small businesses. He mentors and guides executives and business leaders to find their “stretch” point to learn the full measure of their capabilities. He helps them to “master being comfortable feeling uncomfortable.” His book “Step Up and Play Big: How to Be Exceptional in 8 Simple Steps” has received wide recognition as being a practical tool for anyone who desires to achieve more.
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
Brad Leggett is the CEO & Founder of The Leggett Group, Inc. Brad works with CEO's and VP's of sales to set the company's sales strategy and to build, lead and retain "high performance sales teams." Today, he will discuss how to develop your company's high performance sales team.
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Tuesday May 14, 2024
Wendy Nolin turns "B" players into "A" players, and "A" players into Rockstars.
Friday May 10, 2024
Friday May 10, 2024
Holly helps business leaders and their companies achieve excellence by creating clarity on what winning looks like and determining how to get there. She will help you achieve alignment and focus your organization so everyone is in the same race. Her unique approach to strategic agility, alignment and engagement - based on the approach Pause, Think, Focus, Run - provides the tools, techniques, and skills companies need to reach their destinations and achieve their goals.
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Friday Apr 12, 2024
Skip Weisman is in the business of improving workplace communication so that small business owners can create a more positive, productive and profitable company.
Questions Asked:
1) You typically work with small businesses with between 6-60 employees, why do you focus on that size/type of business?
2) How, specifically, does communication kill company profits in small businesses?
3) What are the biggest communication mistakes small business leaders make in leading their employees?
Contact Info
Website: www.YourChampionshipCompany.com
Email: Skip@WorkplaceCommunicationExpert.com
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Peter Mehit is the COO of Custom Business Planning and Solutions. Today, he will discuss the most important times to have a business plan.
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Friday Mar 22, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Don Phin is an attorney and VP at ThinkHR. ThinkHR offers online HR tools, live help and training to more than 70,000 small and medium sized businesses nationwide. Don is going to talk about The Inspired Workforce.
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Bill Anton of CEOEffectiveness.com discusses leadership and transformation concepts.
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Marvin Smith is the Owner/Principle of Deliberate Synergy. Deliberate Synergy is a company that focuses on bringing innovative thinking to people, products and organizations.
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Thursday Jan 18, 2024
Steve Smith discusses Leadership vs Authority- If you have authority in your position, does that mean you are considered a leader?
Questions discussed:
1 – What is the most important aspect about being coached?
2 – How does someone determine that coaching would be good for them?
3 – How long does it take to see improvement?
GrowthSource Coaching is a business and executive coaching firm that helps business professionals improve themselves so they can run and grow better companies.
Website: www.growthsourcecoaching.com
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
Saturday Jan 15, 2022
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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.
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Monday Nov 08, 2021
Monday Nov 08, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
Tuesday Nov 02, 2021
There are big differences between the thought processes of generations today and they require substantial thought to developing leadership strategies. Jeremy Lurey of Plus Delta Consulting, LLC addresses the issues and solutions. Listen to his full interview tomorrow morning!
Transcript:
Bill: What are some of the upcoming challenges in leadership training? Here's Jeremy Lurey.
Jeremy: The unique challenge in our multi-generational environment is that many of the next-gen leaders, whether their generation X or even gen-Y/Millennials that are coming up, while they're eagerly waiting those chances, they don't currently have the fundamental leadership skills they need to succeed at that higher level. And while this may seem like a foreign concept for a lot of baby boomers, who had a different lifestyle, different life path in their professional careers, many of those next-gen leaders have very different life goals and ambitions. And so, they might not even accept that presumed promotion, depending on what strings are attached to it, or under what conditions it's being offered. So leadership development, and especially succession planning, is a whole new ballgame in this multi-generational work environment.
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Saturday Oct 30, 2021
Saturday Oct 30, 2021
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.
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Friday Oct 29, 2021
Barry Moniak is an Organizational Therapist at End In Mind. Today, his topic is Synergistic Culture and he will discuss the importance of interdependence.
What does Barry Moniak believe?
He believes that all human beings have the innate desire to become better versions of themselves. Every innovative leader knows this.
He believes that the workplace is the ideal place for this transformation to take place; not the mountain top, seaside, church or synagogue; not even the latest greatest get motivated seminar. The job site is the place to achieve enlightenment!
We do not typically think of the workplace as the best environment in which to become better quality human beings. But it is. The world of business, the place we spend so much time together, provides the perfect playing field – the tough, no-nonsense, yet highly creative space in which we discover who we really are; learn to work and play well with others; and evolve daily to become our best selves. This is what Innovative Leadership is all about.
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Dean Del Sesto is the president of Breviti, a brand consulting and development agency that focuses on brand strategy and development for primarily small to mid-size business-to-business companies.
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Friday Sep 03, 2021
Peter Williamson of Action Coach discusses the first step of coaching -- aligning the business with the owner's goals.
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Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Sunday Jul 25, 2021
Morrie Shechtman is a Chairman at Fifth Wave Leadership, a Human Capital Consulting Group. Today, he will discuss how to eliminate mediocrity for your company.
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Tuesday Jul 20, 2021
Mike Aguilera is the President of Aguilera & Associates, an international training and coaching company specializing in rapport and communication skills to help you get more yeses.
Questions Answered:
1) Who would benefit from your system of training?
2) What makes your system different from other communication models and training?
3) Is it easy to learn and apply?
Contact Info:
Website: http://www.MikeAguilera.com
Email: mike@mikeaguilera.com
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
Tuesday May 04, 2021
James Wittmack is a Master Strategist at IntelliVest Advisors. James helps small to medium size companies prepare for exit by driving profitability through operational efficiency.
Website: intellivestadvisors.com
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Sunday Apr 25, 2021
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Saturday Mar 06, 2021
Marty Jacknis, President of Opportunity Maximizers, Inc., is a highly rated professional speaker, author, entrepreneur, and trainer who helps individuals and organizations gain and maintain a competitive advantage in their chosen markets and endeavors. He’s previously worked for companies like IBM and has worked among the top business leaders in the world. Marty’s life was changed when he realized he needed to figure out why what he was doing was working, and he became proactively introspective. Marty has experienced first-hand the value of identifying and seizing opportunities.
In his interview, Marty talks about self-limiting belief systems and how often you can do things just because you didn’t know they couldn’t be done. Marty also mentions a few ways to find new opportunities right away. Looking at the whole picture, rather than just one department, is also essential according to Marty. He shares various tried and true methods for improving negotiation and collaboration. The minute we slow down, our competition will catch us, listen to Marty’s interview for ways to constantly innovate and take advantage of new opportunities.
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Friday Mar 05, 2021
Friday Mar 05, 2021
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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.
- 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.
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Sunday Feb 07, 2021
Kristen Allott is the owner of Dynamic Brains, a company that optimizes brains for high stake events for better decision making, creative problem solving and health.
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Friday Dec 18, 2020
Andrew Bennett believes a business's ability to thrive flows from its leaders. Leaders create the conditions for people to access their potential. Through consulting, coaching, speaking, training, and writing Andrew helps leaders create workplaces that unlock the power of the human mind and spirit. Today he’ll be talking about Transformational Leadership.
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
Saturday Dec 05, 2020
Lisa Walker is an executive and business coach with ActionCoach.
Questions Answered:
1) What challenges do you typically work on with a business owner on?
2) What are the keys to getting my business to run without me?
3) What areas of the business are key for systemization?
Contact Info:
Website: www.actioncoach.com/lisawalker
Email: lisawalker@actioncoach.com
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Tuesday Aug 25, 2020
Brandon Miller is a CEO of 34 Strong, Prominent Vistage member, and Gallup Certified Strengthsfinder Coach. He is in the business of building enduring strengths-based interdependent organizations through developing strong people, strong partnerships, and strong teams. The Strengthsfinder assessment has been gaining popularity, especially among Fortune 500 companies. Brandon is an expert at using these results to help teams communicate more effectively and improve all around.
In his interview, Brandon connects the dots between leveraging employee’s natural strengths to increase in morale, retention, and engagement. Brandon explains how the Strengthsfinder assessment is different by focusing on what is right about people rather than what is wrong. People who are using their natural talents will become more engaged, and when this is applied to entire teams, they will enjoy a healthy boost in morale. Brandon shares measurable results as well as anecdotal evidence that prove the effectiveness of his claims. As a business leader, it’s crucial to remember that your best assets go home each night, invest some time in learning to strengthen your teams by listening to Brandon’s expertise.
- 2:25-3:30: Brandon explains Strengthsfinder and talks about how to improve engagement and collaboration by leveraging strengths.
- 12:10-13:30: How to begin to build your strengths and align strengths to help reach your goals.
- 14:17-15:22: Who is this for? Strong teams attract strong players and help retain them.
- 16:20-17:30: Stats and stories about engagement before and after the implementation of Strengthsfinder and how it relates to morale.
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Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Saturday Mar 21, 2020
Larry Bell works in the field of benefit planning for Non Profits after final regs.
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Sunday Mar 01, 2020
Sunday Mar 01, 2020
David Roemer of DDR Group, Inc. shares a 1 minute tip from his interview. Hear the full interview for more great tips!
Transcript:
Bill: It's been said that one of the building blocks of planning is managing your time properly, but how do you do that best? Here's an idea from action coach David Roemer.
David: To track your time for one week, you really have a much better idea of where you're wasting your time right now. I know I've done it, and I was shocked. I didn't realize I was spending as much time, for example, just doing things like answering emails that really didn't need to get answered right then and there, that could've waited. Doing things like picking up the phone instead of letting it go to voicemail and having to get back to what I was doing after the phone call. Because those distractions kind of throw you off, you waste time. So, tracking your time for a week really gives you a better sense of where you're wasting your time.
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Saturday Dec 21, 2019
Saturday Dec 21, 2019
Chris Sprague of the Chris M. Sprague Team, discusses how finding your "zero point" is the key to reducing frustration, increasing performance and happiness.
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Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Marc Koehler is the President of Lead With Purpose a company dedicated to helping people lead more purposeful and inspiring lives.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Wednesday Oct 02, 2019
Moty Koppes of Total Life Management is a Master Certified Executive Coach. She shares 7 questions that will make a huge difference in the way you think about yourself.
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Thursday Aug 22, 2019
Klaudia Kovacs is a Business & Life Coach and is going to talk about specific techniques that will help you to create a powerful and fulfilling New Year professionally and in your personal life. Klaudia has coached some amazing leaders and she has great tips and ideas in this interview!
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Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Thursday Aug 08, 2019
Richard H. Golubow is an insolvency and financial restructuring attorney. He is a founding member and the managing shareholder of Winthrop Couchot Professional Corporation, one of Southern California’s premier bankruptcy, insolvency and financial restructuring law firms, speaking about bankruptcy and financial restructuring. I always try to keep my clients as far away from bankruptcy as possible, because of substantial cost and delay.
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Monday Jul 22, 2019
Everybody knows that an "elevator pitch" or an "elevator speech" is a short introduction to a person, product or idea. So, what exactly is a NEW elevator pitch, and why do you need one?
Saturday Jul 06, 2019
Saturday Jul 06, 2019
Juan Ortega of Action Coach discusses misconceptions and realities of business coaching.
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Thursday Jul 04, 2019
Patti Cotton discusses getting to the details, and how to engage clients and business owners with specific topics.
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Terry Chambless of www.SCOREoc.org discusses Tips about how to form and use an Advisory Board to grow your business.
Show host Bill Black is a Certified Exit Planner who helps Business Owners plan for their future Succession, Exit and Transition. Schedule a complimentary call to discuss your exit planning questions at www.BBschedule.com or visit www.Exit-Retirement.com
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Wednesday Jun 19, 2019
Lee Schwartz of Schwartz Profitability Group has helped uncork many operational bottlenecks in manufacturing and distribution companies. Here he shares tips, ideas and precautions about how he does it.
Show host Bill Black is a Certified Exit Planner who helps Business Owners plan for their future Succession, Exit and Transition. Schedule a complimentary call to discuss your exit planning questions at www.BBschedule.com or visit www.Exit-Retirement.com