Exit Coach Radio

Mahyar Ghassemian and Ghassemian Law Group focus on Business and Construction Law. Today Mahyar will talk about some newdevelopments in Construction law. Questions Answered:  1) What is the number one reason contractors get sued? 2) What is the best way to minimize the impact of any lawsuits? 3) Any other important advice for people in the construction industry?   Show host Bill Black is a Certified Exit Planner who helps Business Owners plan for their future  Succession, Exit and Transition. Schedule a call at www.BBschedule.com or visit www.Ersi.biz    

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. Questions Answered:  1) What drew you to this line of work? 2) What advice would you give an entrepreneur/CEO who needs to establish a sales team? 3) What are the most common challenges you see companies encounter with their sales teams as the company grows? Contact Info: Website: www.leggettsales.com Email: brad@leggettsales.com Show host Bill Black is a Certified Exit Planner who helps Business Owners plan for their future  Succession, Exit and Transition. Schedule a call at www.BBschedule.com or visit www.Ersi.biz  

In this 20 minute interview, Mark Goldstein, Attorney at Law, SoCal IP Law Group LLP discusses how to look at your IP as an asset to increase your return when selling your company.     Show host Bill Black is a Certified Exit Planner who helps Business Owners plan for their future  Succession, Exit and Transition. Schedule a call at www.BBschedule.com or visit www.Ersi.biz  

Mr. Mehit is the owner of CBPS and has written over 500 business plans that have been used to raise over $100 million. Mr. Mehit is also co-author of 'Killer Business Plan' a book that helps people choose a business and then create the plan to launch it.  Show host Bill Black is a Certified Exit Planner who helps Business Owners plan for their future  Succession, Exit and Transition. Schedule a call at www.BBschedule.com or visit www.Ersi.biz  

In this 20 minute interview, Russ Williams, Founder of the Passkeys Foundation and the Ethical Edge, discusses several thought and ideas about the importance of the business community adopting and teaching ethical behavior. A very thought provoking and brilliant interview. The interview was conducted by David Elliott, President and CEO of the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce, on "The Chamber of Commerce Corner" a feature of The Exit Coach Radio Show - the Information Station for Age 50+ Business Owners contemplating Business Succession and Exit Planning.  

Gunnar Gundersen is in the business of intellectual-property protection, consulting, and litigation, and is going to talkabout 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?

Steve Ciepiela owns a well known Planning Company. 10 years ago he experienced every business owners nightmare - the sudden death of his friend and partner. Listen to his interview with Josh Patrick as he describes the experience, and how he was prepared, and what he learned from the experience. You can contact Steve at Sciepiela@charlesstephen.com  

Janne Ohtonen is in the business of Customer Experiences and is going to talk about Customer Experience Strategies. Questions discussed: What makes customer experiences so important? How can companies ensure they are producing remarkable customer experiences? What happens for organizations that do not put proper effort in customer experiences? Offer: Free online video training series for creating your own customer experience blueprint at http://bit.ly/cebbillblack Contact info: Email Address janne@ohtonen.fi Website http://addvalueto.me  

Questions Answered: 1. What is the biggest bottleneck in a business? 2. What toll has the last 5 years (since the global financial crisis) taken on the business owner? 3. What is the 1 thing that a business owner can do RIGHT NOW to begin growing their business? Contact and Offers: CarlGould@7StageAdvisors.com for a FREE Business Analysis or Call 1-877-GO-7-STAGES Carl's Book can be found on www.The7StagesOfSmallBusinessSuccess.com..and see Carl's video interview of each of the 7 Stages  

Pat Ennis is the Founder of ENNIS Legacy Partners and has years of successful leadership, management and strategic planning experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors.  As a Certified Exit Planner (CExP®), Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) and Chartered Advisor of Philanthropy (CAP®) there is broad understanding and knowledge of financial, philanthropic and estate planning and the leadership and management challenges faced by business owners and non-profit leaders.  With this distinct blend of knowledge and experience, he is specially equipped to advise owners and founders on building enterprise value, their eventual transition/exit, and legacy plan. Reach Pat at www.ennislp.com  

Stuart Friedman is the Founder and President of PMA, Progressive Management Associates. PMA is focused on increasing communication effectiveness resulting in Creating/Shifting Culture, and getting people aligned to strategies. Questions Answered:  1. What is the most often asked question by your clients of you? 2. In your opinion, what should be the number one consideration for hiring people in an organization? 3. What is one team or company activity leaders should consider in order to build trust, increase effective communication, get people aligned to strategies?   Contact Info:  Website: www.pma-co.com Email: stuart@pma-co.com      

                    Mark Wald is in the business of outsourced bookkeeping and is going to talk about how Supporting Strategies is revolutionizing accounting operations for startups and small businesses.   Contact Info:    Website: http://www.supportingstrategies.com/la Email: mwald@supportingstrategies.com   Bonus Material:  Informational webinars available: http://www.supportingstrategies.com/webinar  

Darrell Mullis is the Owner of Stratactics, a training company that provides programs and consulting services in leadership development, including: finance for non-financial professionals, and business relationships and communication. Darrell will discuss the difficulties of finance, and how Stratactics can help any business overcome them.    Questions Discussed: Why has finance been such a difficult topic for people to understand? What makes your way of teaching this difficult topic unique and effective? What is the single most important thing a company should hire you to do relative to having people understand finance?   Contact Info:    Email Address: dmullis@stratactics.com Website: www.stratactics.com   Bonus Material:  The Accounting Game is available on Amazon.com    

Greg Janes is the VP of Plaza Bank, a private business bank offering higher than market rates on deposits and flexible lending for growing businesses in Orange and Los Angeles markets. Today, he will discuss why all business owners should regularly review their banking, accounting, and legal service providers to make sure they are a good fit for where the business is headed. Questions Discussed:   What customer type is a good fit for Plaza Bank? What customer type isn't a good fit for Plaza Bank? Why should a business owner consider Plaza Bank?   Contact Info:    Email Address: gjanes@plazabank.com Website: www.plazabank.com      

Sean Brawley is a world renowned expert on sustainable high performance and the Inner Game. His clients include Super Bowl Champion Coach Pete Carroll and Senior leaders of GE, ITT, and Union Bank. Today, Sean speaks to us about the basic premise of the Inner Game, about his work with Pete Carroll, and how his coaching can help CEOs. Contact Sean for a free 30 Minute consultation to explore how coaching can help you accomplish your personal and professional goals.