Accelerate Your Business Growth

Bill Bice joins me today to talk about tackling effective marketing as a technology problem to drive business growth and compete with larger businesses. Having built or invested in over 25 companies, Bill has noticed some of the most common marketing pitfalls that companies have fallen into, and today he’s going to share how to avoid these. He will also give insight on why word of mouth marketing is so effective, and how to optimize the use of tools such as LinkedIn. Bill Bice is a serial entrepreneur since age 14. Having built or invested in over 25 companies, Bill is passionate about enabling smaller businesses to more effectively compete with their larger competitors through effective marketing, particularly word of mouth, and therefore accelerate their business growth. Bill tackles marketing as a technology issue and will explain how this can be done effectively. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.  

Thomas Young shares some great thoughts on the options we have to make our companies safe, secure, and fast to invest. Thomas is the Co-founder & VP of Marketing Ops at Rocket Dollar, a self-directed investment company that assists clients in invest securely and easily in real estate, precious metals, and more. Thomas is a marketing professional with years of experience in the start-up community. Young's close contact with many self-directed investors led him to identify a strong need for a platform combining the best attributes of a self-directed account while leveraging the best technology of the day to make it easy to operate. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

Keren Eldad joins us to talk about how overachievers can stop sabotaging their own success—or level of satisfaction after attaining superstar status. Certified Personal and Executive Coach, Organizational Leadership Consultant and Speaker, Keren Eldad, founder of With Enthusiasm™ Coaching. Eldad is an executive (leadership/career) coach of superstars famed for her work with overachievers, is a trusted advisor to industry-leading executives, acclaimed entrepreneurs who are setting records at the top of their fields and top organizations like Beyond Capital, Luxxotica, Van Cleef & Arpels, YPO, LVMH and IWC. Powerhouses like these tap Eldad to help them make significant breakthroughs in the profitable growth of their business while revitalizing their energy and defining the meaning of their entire lives. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

Mark Ritter is here to discuss aspects of business lending and investments through credit unions. Mark is committed to providing you with alternative strategies for financing and lending through a credit union. Mark is the CEO of MBFS and specialist in credit unions and business lending. Aftre building Members 1st Federal Credit Union’s business lending programs into the top ten in the nation in the number of loans and balances outstanding for federal credit unions, ark took on the challenge of being the CEO of MBFS. Mark was the fifth CEO in five years for the organization, which lost money every month of its existence. In the past six years at MBFS, Mark increase the number of credit unions the CUSO services by over 500%, grew the revenue by 800%, and ensured positive cashflow every full year he’s been at the CUSO. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

Bill Coletti joins us to share how to prep your company and employees for a crisis, even if one never happens. If you are prepared for a crisis, the fallout won't be as bad, if there is fallout. Every company should be prepared for a crisis, big or small, in order to keep its positive reputation with the community. Bill Coletti, CEO, and Founder of Kith, is a reputation management, crisis communications and professional development expert, keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance panelist, and best-selling author of Critical Moments: The New Mindset of Reputation Management. He has more than 25 years of global experience managing high-stakes crises, issues management, and media relations challenges for both Fortune 500 companies and winning global political campaigns. Previously, Bill served in the Republic of Bulgaria as a senior advisor to the prime minister, Council of Ministers, and the labor minister. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

Bill Gallagher shares learnings on leadership and pitfalls gathered from 225 coaches working worldwide with leaders from over 2,000 businesses on rapid growth. Learn how to begin to overcome these common pitfalls. Bill Gallagher is an international business coach with over 30 years of entrepreneurial and executive experience. Bill has coached and trained others for the last 15 years and led 4 companies of his own. He was also a partner and executive in 2 others. Today, he coaches teams across over 25 cities in 11 countries and hosts the renowned Scaling Up business podcast. Bill has created and run companies and divisions from the startup to over US$500 million. Bill learned the Rockefeller Habits and Scaling Up 20 years ago as a CEO and has used them to scale. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

Career expert Ariel Schur explains why you should avoid drama in the workplace and provides tips for rising above the gossip. She shares how it affects you internally and professionally, strategies to avoid it, and more. Ariel Schur, LCSW is the CEO and sole founder of ABS Staffing Solutions. Ariel prides herself on developing highly customized relationships with clients so that they can find the right employee matches for any and all employment needs. Ariel has set a new standard for the "boutique" approach to staffing. Her work model is time-intensive, specifically tailored to her clients' specific needs, and all-encompassing to provide the highest quality experience. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

2/3 of Americans want more regulation of their personal data.  Consumers are losing trust in businesses managing their data. Global privacy laws such as GDPR, the new EU privacy law that just celebrated its 1st anniversary, are sweeping the globe.  California Consumer Privacy Act, affectionately known as CCPA, is effective in January 2020.  Jodi Daniels explains that companies who comply with privacy laws and take privacy seriously, will earn customer trust and have a competitive edge over their competitors who are taking it slow. Jodi Daniels is the founder & CEO of Red Clover Advisors, a boutique privacy consulting agency. Jodi works with businesses in every industry to help them better understand and stay compliant with ever-changing regulations in privacy, customer data collection and use, digital governance, online data strategy, and much more. Jodi understands the challenges of building and managing a business or brand, and when it comes to compliance, “you don’t know what you don’t know…” so she works to simplify privacy laws so that you can get back to doing what you love. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

Obinna Morton joins the podcast to share information and tips for creating six kinds of content an entrepreneur can use to market their business: website copy, newsletters, blogging, news releases, infographics and e-books. Obinna is a content writer and entrepreneur. She has a freelance writing business called Turns of Phrase, where she helps businesses to tell their stories with content. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

Damian Mason shares insights from his new book Do Business Better. Damian is a self-made businessman, agriculturalist, speaker, podcaster, author, consultant, and occasional TV news guest.  He knows about starting a business from scratch because he chucked his “normal job" in 1994, creating a business of political comedy after winning a costume contest. Damian Mason reinvented himself multiple times, through successes and failures.  He travels the world teaching people how to adapt their business for future success, using real-world examples and lessons the audience can use.  Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

Jennifer Peek discusses with us how to maximize business value to sell it profitably. Jennifer provides clients with key strategic insights while helping them develop plans to execute on their visions - profitably. At Peek Advisory Group, she consults with executives and business owners to identify business gaps and opportunities to increase value and prepare them for the next stage of business evolution - from growth to varied exit strategies. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com and Gusto. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth. Gusto offers modern, easy payroll to benefits to small businesses across the country. They were even named best online payroll by PCMag. As a listener, you’ll get three months free when you run your first payroll. Sign up and give it a try at Gusto.com/accelerate. That’s gusto.com/accelerate

Tune in to hear John Warrillow share a new wave of research into business owners and their readiness to exit their business. Today, 3 in 4 owners end up regretting the decision to exit their company just one year after the sale. Why wouldn’t they be happy as clams? Owners are likely to skip four preparation steps they need to complete well in advance of selling to have a happy (and lucrative) exit. John is an entrepreneur and author with over 20 years of research experience into the small and medium business (SMB) market. He founded The Value Builder System™ to level the playing field for business owners as they approach their exit. Over 46,000 business owners have taken the Value Builder Questionnaire, and with the support of Certified Value Builders™, such as brokers, M&A professionals, and coaches, they’re using the statistically-proven methodology to improve company value by up to 71%. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

Accelerate your business growth through finding the government contracting opportunity that is right for you and your business! Jean Kristensen shares powerful information about how to successfully work with the government. Jean is a founder, advocate and minority and women business enterprise growth specialist, on a mission to help others achieve their mission by supporting budding entrepreneurs, government agencies, and prime contractors as they bring their businesses to the next level. In addition to being recognized as a 2016 top women to watch through specializing in helping small, minority, and women owned firms to break barriers through development and growth, jean has been recognized by the Brooklyn chamber of commerce, empire state development corporation, the dormitory authority and asis women in security. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com and Gusto. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth. Gusto offers modern, easy payroll to benefits to small businesses across the country. They were even named best online payroll by PCMag. As a listener, you’ll get three months free when you run your first payroll. Sign up and give it a try at Gusto.com/accelerate. That’s gusto.com/accelerate

Bradley Benner shares some amazing and free google tools for small business. Bradley is a self-proclaimed addict when it comes to digital marketing. He’s the co-founder of Semantic Mastery, as well as owner/founder of Big Bamboo Marketing. With a unique skill set, Bradley provides digital marketers and business owners with the tools, training, and insights they need to make more money, get better clients, and work less. Together with his team at Semantic Mastery, Bradley consistently delivers proven, real-world results-oriented training and business development tools. Bradley would love to share tips and tricks to help your show’s listeners navigate the semantic web and optimize their digital marketing efforts so that they can make more money and get better clients by working smarter, not harder. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth.

If your employees aren’t happy, your customers won’t be either!  Developing strong relationships with employees is essential to fulfilling the mission of your organization. Ed Leigh will share the following top tips: providing low- and no-cost rewards to motivate people, handling difficult employees, using clear and concise in communication and developing wellness programs to keep employees healthy and alert! Edward Leigh is an expert on employee engagement and customer engagement. He focuses on creating productive workplace environments through dramatically improving communication, enhancing teambuilding and decreasing negative attitudes. His expertise makes him an in-demand media guest with appearances on many national television shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Network and The Today Show. He lives with his wife, Beth, in a quiet country home that they share with their Golden Retriever and a houseful of Pugs. Today's show is sponsored by Audible.com and Gusto. Audible.com is a leading provider of spoken audio entertainment and information. Listen to audiobooks whenever and wherever you want. Get a free book when you sign up for a 30-day free trial at audibletrial.com/businessgrowth. Gusto offers modern, easy payroll to benefits to small businesses across the country. They were even named best online payroll by PCMag. As a listener, you’ll get three months free when you run your first payroll. Sign up and give it a try at Gusto.com/accelerate. That’s gusto.com/accelerate