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The 1 Podcast You Should be Listening To
If you have 20 minutes a week to help your business, The Boss Show is where you should turn. As a general rule, I don't care for podcasts. Most are dry, way too long and devoid of any good information. Enter The Boss Show. I didn't have high hopes when I clicked play, but I was soon hooked. Show More Summary
Your Elevator Pitch Stinks. Here's How to Fix It
The old, boring elevator speech is dead. Finally. Use these four tips to create a pitch that doesn't sound like an outdated sales speech. Since the 1950s, sales trainers from all over the planet have pushed the elevator speech as the secret to business networking. Show More Summary
Why Managing Sucks and How to Fix It – Interview with Jody Thompson
In 2010, Cali Ressler and Jody Thompson released their first book Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It, based on their experience leading a “Results Only Work Environment” (ROWE) while they were at Best Buy. In a results-only workplace, employees can do whatever they want whenever they want, as long as the work gets [...]
Why your business needs to adopt small town rules and be intrepid
"Intrepid" is the key word for my friend Todd Schnick. He uses intrepid often to describe how to market and how to live your life. It's about being fearless, courageous, bold. Intrepid Podcaster Todd Schnickinterviewed me on theSmall Town Rules. Show More Summary
Scale your business by avoiding the entrepreneur’s trap
Starting a business can be a huge challenge, with a million things to learn, and the uncertainty of landing your first customers. Once you pass that gauntlet and develop a thriving business, another snag appears — lack of focus, overwhelm and even burnout from trying to do everything yourself. In this interview, longtime business system [...]
Pam Slim understands the small town rules for business
Pam Slim is well known as the author of Escape From Cubicle Nation, both the blog and the book. We've followed each other's work for years, and we share a passion for helping people prosper in their own business.
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Chris Ogburn of Hewlett Packard: Consumerization of IT
Technology seems to be moving at the speed of light nowadays. As it evolves, lines are being crossed, it’s continually morphing, blending and becoming a different beast – and the consumer is now the one dictating the beast that is born. Show More Summary
Raju Vegesna of Zoho: Integration Is The Future
Small business owners tend to wear many hats. One day it’s IT, the next day it’s sales, the next it’s accounting. Wouldn’t it be a breath of fresh air to have all of your information and data in one place, at your fingertips, and onShow More Summary
Michael Westgate of Microsoft: Leveraging Participatory Marketing
Social media has opened up many new marketing doors and along with it, new marketing perspectives. Michael Westgate, Sr. Marketing Manager and Social Media Lead at Microsoft, joins Brent Leary to discuss a concept he calls participatory marketing. Show More Summary
George Page of Sea Breeze Farm: Embracing the iPad
Technology has certainly changed the way we do business and it’s impacted one particular family run business in a very special way. George Page, Founder of Sea Breeze Farm, an organic restaurant on Vashon Island off the coast of Seattle,...Show More Summary
Mark Adams of Verizon: WeCommerce Bartering and Networking
When birds of a feather flock together, they become stronger as their numbers grow. Networking, bartering and grouping together with like minded individuals provides opportunities for all involved. Tune in as Mark Adams, Director ofShow More Summary
Chris Cabrera of Xactly: Making Sales Compensation Easy for Small Businesses
Most of us want more sales, right? But as a company grows, the complexities of managing sales quotas and calculating sale commissions also grow. That’s why it’s so important to have good systems so that you can design best-in-class...Show More Summary
Angela Benton of NewMe Accelerator: Bringing Your Dream to Launch
If you’ve developed an idea that simply needs a little refining but is close to launching, then I’d like to introduce you to Angela Benton, Founder of NewMe Accelerator. NewMe Accelerator can help you develop a high powered connection in Silicon Valley and provide that much needed push prior to launch. Show More Summary
Ryan Caldbeck of CircleUp: Investing In Small Business with Crowdfunding
There’s good news for small business. If you operate a small business, by now you know how challenging it can be to find investors. The good news is that all of this is about to change. Ryan Caldbeck, CEO and Founder of CircleUp, joins...Show More Summary
Make Failure Good for You
This company's fall from grace is well documented, but out of error comes experience. Follow these 5 tips from its founder for a "good fail." Richard Keith Latman thought he was creating his legacy when he launched his budget PC-manufacturing company in 1999. Show More Summary
Sean Whiteley of Salesforce & Do.com: Live The Life of Your Customer
One thing is for sure, the world of social media has changed the way we do business, with some industries being affected more than others. Sean Whitely, Senior Vice President of Salesforce.com & General Manager of Do.com, feels that...Show More Summary
Jim Fowler of InfoArmy: Creating An iPad Army of Competitive Intelligence
Imagine an army of iPads marching towards you, about to hand you all of the valuable research data you’ve been searching for in the blink of an eye. Sounds great, doesn’t it? Even better, that vision has actually manifested into reality. Show More Summary
Why we misjudge introverts and what we can do about it
Popular American business culture says that the more someone “participates” by talking aloud during a meeting or networking event, the more “active,” “friendly” and “supportive” they are. This (erroneous) definition ignores the factShow More Summary
Kevin Cochrane of Adobe: Everyone Is a Marketer
These days, it’s true. No matter how large or how small your business, everyone is a marketer. Heck, you don’t even have to own a business. Let’s face it, everyone is marketing themselves or selling something, on some level, somewhere online, nowadays. Show More Summary
Amos Winbush of CyberSynchs: Connecting The Data
Quite often, the path that leads you to your ultimate destiny is a long and winding road. Those who stay the course reach their destiny much sooner than those who become distracted by shortcuts and crossroads. Amos Winbush, CEO of CyberSynchs, joins Brent Leary to share the story of the path to his destiny. Show More Summary
