Exit Coach Radio

Gene Wright is a Managing Partner at Northstar Consulting. Their firm helps small and midsize business owners change to become more successful. They work with high growth businesses and the ability to scale profitably is often a challenge only exceeded by the need for growth capital. They also help their clients build the foundation for profitable growth and then assist them in finding growth capital sources.   Questions Discussed:   1) What are the major challenges business owners face in attracting growth capital? 2) What attributes do successful business owners possess? 3) What changes should business owners prepare for in the next 5 years?   Contact Info:    Email Address: ggwright@nstarconsulting.biz   Website: www.nstarconsulting.biz  

Using Common Sense is a sure fire way to prepare your company for the future. Vince Langley uses his expertise to ensure that companies are engaged and that both employees and business owners take ownership of their jobs.    Questions Discussed:   How can a business owner build a culture of independence vs dependence? How can we build a culture of accountability and ownership?   Contact Info:    Email Address: alaskavince@gmail.com Website: vincelangleyresources.com    

Jim McComb is a Pathfinder at WildCardStrategy.com. He is in the business of helping businesses and other organizations position themselves for certain success in an uncertain future, and is going to talk about The One Thing that will drive all true business. Questions Discussed: 1) The future IS uncertain; how can ANY organization guarantee their own success in that future? 2. What is that One Thing that will drive all business success in the future? 3. What are Wild Cards? Won't they derail that "certain success?" Contact Info:  Email Address: jamesamccomb@gmail.com Website: www.WildCardStrategy.com  

Here is a synopsis of Ken's soon to be released book, Intentional Conversations: How to Rethink Everyday Conversation and Transform Your Career. This book is the sequel to the book Your Intentional Difference, which Bill Black and I discussed last month on his show, and is another step required for people to become more intentional in their life and career. Becoming intentional in our conversations is an important activity that we begin practicing early on in our lives and it grows in importance the longer we live. We all have that  “first” conversation.That specific day and time, that moment, that first instance when, as a child, we put together the thoughts, ideas, or information that launch us into a conversation with another person. It is a monumental event that few people, if any, remember at all. When was your first conversation? What was it about? Who was it with? What was the outcome? Sadly, like me, you probably cannot recall that momentous first conversation. It happened, you know it did, and it does not matter whether the conversation showed your brilliance, levity, innocence, simplicity, or hilarity—it is lost and gone forever. Conversation sets us apart from all other animals. The use of spoken words to exchange ideas, thoughts, and information is a uniquely human ability. What we say in conversation matters. Through conversation people decide whether they like us or not, whether to follow us or not. Through conversation, we define who we are, who we want to become and what our value is to others. Most importantly, it is through conversation that we get work done.   

Brandon Miler's business is Gallup Certified Strengthsfinder Coaching. He focuses on building enduring strengths-based interdependent organizations through developing: strong people, strong partnerships, and strong teams.   Questions Answered:    1) So can you tell us a little more about the strengthsfinder, and how it is used for creating the life and business that our listeners want? 2) Are there specific outcomes results that stem from focusing on strengths for people and businesses? 3) Who is using the strengthsfinder to focus on developing their people and how has it impacted their organizations? 4) Once people take the strengthsfinder assessment, is that it? How do they move from the results into actually aiming their strengths toward their life for results like you have talked about?   Contact Info:    Website: www.34strong.com Email: erin_harrison@34strong.com  

Eric Keiles is the CMO of Square 2 Marketing. Today, he will discuss the benefits of unlocking the power of inbound marketing.    Questions Asked:    1) What is Inbound Marketing? 2) What is your mission at Square 2 Marketing?  3) What is the software, "HubSpot"?   Contact Info:    Website: www.square2marketing.com Email: eric@square2marketing.com      

Dr. Bill Crawford is a licensed psychologist, author of four books, organizational consultant, and speaker. Over the last 27 years he has created over 3,300 presentations for such organizations as Sprint, Shell, The American Medical Association, PBS, and many other organizations and professional associations both nationally and internationally.    Questions Discussed:   1) Can you tell me how this "Life from the Top of the Mind" philosophy of yours is unique?   2) I understand that it is a three part system. Can you speak a bit to what each part is about and what it does?   3) I also see you feel that this system can be applied to any aspect of life. Can you give some examples?   4) How do you work with individuals and organizations using this system?   5) I understand that you are a fan of great quotes. Do you use them in your seminars and your books?    6) I see that you have actually written 4 books, can you speak a bit about what they are and how our listeners can get them?    Contact Info:  Email Address: DrBill@billcphd.com Website: www.billcphd.com 

Tim Glowa, co-founder of Bug Insights, discusses his new book "Measuring Customer Satisfaction: Exploring Customer Satisfaction's relationship with Purchase Behavior"  

In this 20 minute interview, Don Burzen, Positive Exits Business Consultant, discusses how he helps business owners replace assumptions with facts so they can do effective planning. He also offers many valuable tips and strategies for businesses owners.  

Ken Sanginario is the Founder of Corporate Value Metrics, LLC and he has developed a cloud-based tool to help business owners increase their business value by 50-100% over the next 3-5 years. Go to his website to find out about the "Value Opportunity Profile".    

Sherry Nooravi is an organizational psychologist who is in the business of helping the CEOs, CFOs, and the leadership teams of leaders of small to mid-sized fast-growth companies create engaging, productive, and innovative cultures.  These leaders come to her when they realize they need to better educate, empower, and engage their people as they face fast growth, competition, and changes in their own leadership, industry, and technology. Today, she is going to talk to us about the importance of senior team alignment and "walking the talk" - actions that help engage employees toward higher performance.  Questions Asked:   1. What situation are clients in when they seek your help?  2. What do the CEOs, CFOs, and senior leaders you work with need to be ready to do when they engage your services? 3. What are the challenges of changing a culture and how can the senior team overcome them? Contact Info:    Email: sherry@strategymeetsperformance.com Website: strategymeetsperformance.com    

Joe Nicassio discusses a checklist of items you should be considering for your marketing efforts.  

KJ Trapp of Train Your SmartPhone shares ideas and tips from his corporate training programs to help you get more from your SmartPhone.  

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

Jay Turo is in the business of building business intelligence dashboards and is going to talk about utilizing business intelligence and dashboards to increase sales, profits, and the likelihood of a successful business exit. Questions Asked:    1) Why do business intelligence dashboards help companies grow faster and more profitably?  2) What kind of / stage of company is most appropriate for a business intelligence dashboard?  3) Why are you and your firm uniquely qualified to build and service dashboards? Contact Info:  Website: www.growthink.com Email: jay.turo@growthink.com