Accelerate Your Business Growth

In this episode, serial entrepreneur Mike Brcic will walk us through his Autopilot system to show you a few easy ways you can remove yourself from the day-to-day and have your business thrive without you. Community-builder and serial entrepreneur by nature, Mike Brcic is passionate about helping entrepreneurs live inspired, more connected lives. Via his events and adventure retreats around the world with Wayfinders, Mike helps entrepreneurs find the tribe and the support they need to achieve great things and find personal fulfilment. 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 you are a small business owner or salesperson who struggles with getting the sales results you are looking for, get your copy of Succeed Without Selling today.

When we think about growth, we think about the abilities people have and how they can build off of those to succeed. But what if this mindset is wrong? What if people can grow despite any hardships, mindsets, etc.? Ben Marcovitz joins me to share some interesting ideas about how to really lead. Benjamin Marcovitz is a champion for growth, a leadership expert and the founder and CEO of the Rise Institute, which advances the understanding that human beings can grow and develop beyond their estimations, and that expecting radical growth from those who struggle can and should be the norm. Using his expertise in consulting work, background in education and boots-on-the-ground research on human behavior, Marcovitz helps leaders accelerate their work and generate breakthrough performance in their employees. He believes the world will be transformed if people understand and recognize the possibilities for growth within everyone. 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.

This is a special episode featuring me, Diane Helbig, and my new book, Succeed Without Selling. I'm sharing my goals for writing the book as well as what you'll find in between the covers. Know a small business owner or salesperson? Share this episode with them. And get them the book as a gift. They'll thank you for it!  There's no need to struggle with a sales process. Get the results you are looking for.

In this episode, Nav CEO and small business expert Greg Ott will discuss the tough lessons that many business owners learned in the past few months, how that’s impacted SMB financing as a whole, and how business owners can position themselves for a more secure financial future. Greg is the CEO of Nav, a fintech company that helps small businesses access capital and make informed financial decisions. Greg has over twenty years experience leading both startups and Fortune 1000 corporations. He’s built new organizations and transformed existing ones to be more nimble, innovative and results-focused. Greg’s always thinking about how to streamline business lending and frequently shares his thoughts in articles, as a Forbes contributor, and on stage, at industry events. 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.

While Americans believe that having a mentor is important, less than half of the American population (46%) claims that they have one. Both Kevin Harrington and Mark Timm are ready to change that narrative, especially in a time where meaningful guidance and connectivity is arguably important now more than ever. Kevin Harrington is an American entrepreneur and business executive. He has appeared on the television series Shark Tank and the American annual invention trade show Inpex 2012 as Keynote Speaker. Mark Timm has been a serial entrepreneur and exponential-thinking practitioner for almost three decades. He has started more than a dozen companies, several of which have multiplied and been sold. Kevin and Mark are the authors of Mentors to Millions. 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.

Brian Margolis joins me to share some ideas on how to use strategies to simplify your processes so you can improve your results. Brian is a former environmental scientist turned entrepreneur and author of "The Index Card Business Plan". His clients range from individual sales reps to Shark Tank entrepreneurs and Fortune 500 companies. His system to help entrepreneurs, sales pros, and other results-based professionals run a simple, more lucrative business has helped create 7 figure earners and is licensed by some of the largest companies in the world to train their teams. 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.

In this episode, we’ll be speaking with Chad Burmeister about his experience over the past 3 years leading one of the first AI for Sales companies in the world - ScaleX.ai. He’ll share how some of the fastest growing companies leverage AI, and he’ll share some of the gotchas he’s seen. Chad is the Author of AI for Sales, How Artificial Intelligence is Changing Sales. Chad is a Believer, Husband, Father of two teenagers, and lifelong rebel and rule-breaker. Chad empower sales professionals to become the best version of themselves by focusing on their mindset, skillset, and toolset. 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.

Being an entrepreneur isn't easy, but there are ways to help it run smoothly. Andréa Albright joins me to provide some ideas on how to market you company for success and struggles that may come up.  Andréa, who is recognized as the thought leader publisher, is on a mission to create the next movement for authors and evolve the publishing industry and she’s not just a publisher, she is a Legacy Maker. Andréa has become the author of 25 books, reaching tens of millions worldwide in over 40 countries. Now, she has taken her passion for helping authors find the same success by publishing books with meaning. 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 you are a salesperson or a small business owner and selling is icky and just really hate doing it, have no fear, Succeed Without Selling is here.

In this episode, Jeff Davis will talk about using YouTube to achieve massive branding success. Jeff discovered his success formula as the CEO of Orabrush, where he oversaw what is widely considered to be the most successful YouTube Marketing campaigns of all time. Jeff is the founder and CEO of Molio Inc., a venture-backed, creative and media analytics agency famous for building brands on YouTube with capabilities to also originate, co-create and validate new brands. 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.

Most businesses fail, many struggle, and few thrive. In working and speaking with hundreds of CEOs and companies around the world over the past four years, Bill Flynn has found it’s because leaders are doing a lot of things wrong. He joins me to share what he’s learned and what we can do to improve our results. Bill is a best-selling, 5-star rated author, speaker, and accomplished 10-time startup leader with more than thirty years of experience working for and advising hundreds of companies. After working for ten different high-tech startups in various markets, he founded Catalyst Growth Advisors to help business owners grow their organizations further and faster than they ever thought possible. Bill is also the author of Further Faster. 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.

For leaders, working through the push and pull of the business cycle can be difficult, and during a crisis, surviving the business cycle can be even harder. Karen Jenkins shares her insights on the importance of change. Karen R. Jenkins is the president and CEO of KRJ Consulting, a full-service consulting firm providing companies and their employees with the skills and resources to become more committed to their performance, empowered to effect change and be prepared for the journey ahead. With over 30 years of experience, Karen is a recognized speaker, author and leadership consultant, equipping executives with the necessary tools to create results-driven organizational change. Check out her program, Eat, Learn, Grow on Eventbrite. 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.

Ken Wentworth has found almost every business has some version of the Silent Business Killer - unprofitable products/services. He calls them silent because almost no one recognizes they have them. To make matters worse, often these Silent Business Killers are our high-volume products/services. Ken breaks down why that is & how we can fix it. Ken “Mr. Biz" Wentworth is a strategic business partner who works with business owners to help them operate more profitably and more efficiently. In addition, he is a 6-time World Record Holder. During his corporate career, Mr. Biz developed a diverse skillset by working in many different roles – Accountant, Investment Analyst, Operations Manager, Planning and Analysis Director and CFO for several different businesses – while rising to the top 3% in a Fortune 15 company. Academically, he has earned a BA in Accounting and Honors Master’s Degree in Financial Management. He has also written two bestselling books – “Pathway to Profits” (made it to #1) and “How to Be a Cash Flow Pro”. He regularly speaks to professional organizations, hosts “Mr. Biz Radio” and founded Mr. Biz Solutions, an exclusive platform created specifically to provide affordable business expertise for small business owners. 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.

Over the past decade, companies have invested millions of dollars in CRM technology yet front-line salespeople and sales leaders are still groping for solutions. Jeff Shore shows us how to personalize follow-up, better serve customers, and seal the deal faster – and more easily. Jeff Shore is Founder and President of Shore Consulting specializing in field-tested and proven consumer psychology-based sales training programs.Jeff is a top-selling author, host of the popular sales podcast, The Buyer's Mind, and an award-winning keynote speaker. He teaches salespeople how to climb inside the mind of their customers to sell the way their buyers want to buy. Using these modern, game-changing techniques, Jeff Shore's clients generated over $30 billion in sales last year. 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.

Too often, compliance can be the enemy of ethics.  In business and in life, the tough decisions are not black and white, but shades of gray. As my guest Yonason Goldson tells us, developing an ethical mindset empowers us to develop and maintain the relationships that are the key to personal and professional success. Yonason Goldson is director of Ethical Imperatives, LLC, teaching professionals how good ethics is good business and the benefits of intellectual diversity.  He’s a keynote and TEDx speaker, trainer, coach, and community rabbi, as well as a repentant hitchhiker, recovered circumnavigator, former newspaper columnist, and retired high school teacher in St. Louis. His sixth book is “Grappling with the Gray: an ethical handbook for personal success and business prosperity.” 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.

Kate Carney joins me to talk about how founders can step into their power and pick their head up from the day-to-day grind that leads to burnout and overwhelm through strong leadership. Kate is an experienced business consultant, lawyer and strategic advisor. Today, she helps scale businesses so companies can grow revenues and reach profitability. She takes a founder-centric approach to performance, focusing on leadership, talent strategies, and organizational design. She believes alignment of these critical areas results in a culture that supports sustainable growth. She has 15+ years of legal experience working with corporates, hedge funds, and, most recently, startups. 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.