This week, I welcome Amie Devero, author of the book Powered by Principle. In the course of six years of research for this book, she distinguished many of the key characteristics common to the thousands of companies/ organizations that maintain better than average results & ethical performance over the long term. We’ll be discussing these key…
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To compete and be profitable in today’s marketplace, you need big, creative solutions and you need them now. Just as you follow a recipe to cook a great meal, there is a recipe to create great ideas. This week I welcome Roger Firestein to the show to discuss how to come up with breakthrough ideas…
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This week I welcome Lynn Price on the show. Lynn is a former attorney and author of the book Negotiate It! How to Crush Your Fears, Develop Your Negotiation Muscle, and Gain Power in the Workplace. In addition to being an author, she’s also a speaker & consultant with over twenty years of experience providing creative…
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This week, best-selling author Mark Boundy joins me on the show to discuss how to become more customer-centric. He is the author of the book Radical Value, which builds on the premise – The purpose of any company is to generate higher value than it costs to deliver. In his book, Mark takes this deceptively simple principle,…
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This week I welcome Kim Wallace, Executive Vice President with Hire Dynamics, a staffing firm that places 12,000 people a week in the Southeast part of the country. Manufacturing is one of the industries Hire Dynamics specializes in, and Kim will share her perspective on the staffing problems so many small businesses are dealing with,…
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This week, Christopher Brenchley co-founder & CEO of Surehand joins me on the show to discuss Rock the Trades™, a workforce development initiative that celebrates the American industrial worker—raising awareness of the skilled trades as a fulfilling career path and enabling those who choose to embark upon it. The skills gap in the U.S. may…
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On this episode, I welcome two guests from the transportation industry to discuss the two biggest drivers of increasing rates in the US – COVID-19, and supply chain disruptions. Jim Grundy, a transportation expert, and CEO of Sisu Energy joins me for the first part of the discussion, and John Barnett of Steamboat Transportation Group…
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This week, Bobby Brooks of Brooks Molds joins me back on the show to share some of the latest news on their product line as well as a recent expansion to their shop. Brooks Molds has been a family-owned and operated business since 1999. From starting out with bowl molds, they have expanded their master…
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On this episode, I welcome Patrick J. Sweeney II. He is the author of the Wall Street Journal Best Selling book Fear is Fuel. Patrick has been dubbed the “Fear Guru” for his work with more than 500 global CEOs, professional athletes, Navy SEALs, and corporations. He inspires 25,000 people each year through keynote speeches…
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On this episode, we’ll be discussing the ongoing resin supply issues with Steve Wetzel of Interplastic, and Dirk De Vuyst of International Marble LLC. Steve will be discussing the cause of resin supply shortages. As many know, the February freeze in Texas triggered mass blackouts and led to chemical plant shutdowns that are disrupting supply chains, causing a…
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