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Racial bias in the workplace is an open secret to those who experience it and a symptom of willful blindness to those who inflict it.It’s a serious problem and Daralyse Lyons is an activist who works tirelessly to shine a spotlight on these issues and offer solutions on how to fix it.What You’ll Discover About Racial Bias in the Workplace:* What most people fail to grasp about diversity * How to calm fears about diversity in the workplace * What it means to “do the work in a meaningful way” * How experiencing racial bias in the workplace is multilayered * Proactive steps employees can take to reduce racial bias in the workplace * Proactive steps employers can take to reduce racial bias in the workplace * The role of microaggressions in contributing to racial bias in the workplace * How start-ups and small businesses can support diversity, equity and inclusion * And MUCH more.Guest: Daralyse LyonsDaralyse Lyons, aka the Transformational Storyteller, is a journalist, an a

Courageous communication, the ability to confront those sneaky, hidden obstacles that strike fear in our heart and keep us from taking risks.They also rob us of the ability to have more rewarding relationships in our personal and professional lives. How do you raise your game to engage in more courageous communication? Today’s special guest has some answers. Stay tuned.What You’ll Discover About Courageous Communication:* How calculated risks lead to more courageous communication.* How positions of power should influence courageous communication.* How leaders can use courageous communication to defuse fear in their organization’s culture.* The critical role of mindset in courageous communication.* And MUCH more.Guest: Michelle GladieuxMichelle Gladieux (Glad-ee-oh) is the author of Communicate with Courage: Taking Risks to Overcome the Four Hidden Challenges and President of Gladieux Consulting, a team of 10 known for top-notch design and presentation of

Blending traditional and digital media sounds like a great way to get the best of both worlds and the biggest bang for your marketing budget.But how do you do that? Especially when all the hype is about TikTok and click this and click that. Well, buckle your seat belt because today’s guest has some answers for you.What You’ll Discover About Blending Traditional and Digital Media:* Clarity about the different media categories.* The advantage of blending traditional and digital media.* How small businesses with limited budgets can target their spending when blending traditional and digital media.* Key questions to ask when selecting an agency to partner with when developing a media strategy.* How to know if your marketing strategy is effective.* And MUCH more.Guest: Mary Ann Pruitt Mary Ann Pruitt is the CEO and President at Mosaic Media, a collection of media buying experts and creative strategists who negotiate, purchase, and monitor advertising space and airtime. 

Finding ways to effectively manage employee expectations can be the bane of management’s existence. You hire people thinking they’ll know what to do and how to act, and they take the job thinking they know what to do and how to act, and then all of a sudden, there’s a problem. Emotions start running high on both sides of the desk, it’s frustrating and a huge management headache. So, how do you bridge the gap between what you think and what they think? How do you effectively manage employee expectations and align them with your business goals and company culture? It sounds like a really tall order, but with the right system, it’s easier than you think, and today’s guests have some proven techniques to help you do exactly that. What You’ll Discover About How to Manage Employee Expectations:* Why being casual about internal decision making processes can get entrepreneurs into trouble when trying to manage employee expectations.* How creating structure to manage employee expectations

proving workplace culture can sound like an impossible task, but today’s guest, Bonnie Low-Kramen, has had more than 1,500 unfiltered conversations with executives, HR professionals, recruiters, executives, assistants, and leadership experts to identify the people focused solutions that really work to create the ultimate workplace. What You’ll Discover About Improving Workplace Culture:* What people are saying behind closed doors about improving workplace culture.* The critical importance of respect in the workplace, and how it”s often trampled.* The powerful links between respect, belonging and improving workplace culture.* The surprising thing one CEO did during Covid to maintain his organization’s culture.* How improving workplace cultures requires identifying and fixing broken systems.* And MUCH more.Guest: Bonnie Low-KramenITEDx international speaker and trainer Bonnie Low-Kramen worked as the Personal Assistant to Oscar-winning actress Olympia Dukakis for 25 years. Sin

Are return to the office mandates a management abuse of power?Business leaders would say, “of course not.”Employees, on the other hand, might say, “not so fast. Don’t you trust us?”Today’s episode explores that tension and whether return to office mandates are done because management can or because management should.What You’ll Discover About Return to the Office Mandates:* Why working remotely is here to stay, regardless of return to the office mandates. * 3 reasons why return to the office mandates are a misguided management entitlement.* Tips for how to get the productivity management needs without resorting to return to the office mandates.* And much more.Your Host: Hanna Hasl-Kelchner Hanna’s mission is to help you access the business information you need to succeed, especially those pesky issues hiding in plain view that matter to your bottom line.As a trusted advisor she’s worked with companies that were growing, shrinking, merging, winning, struggling, priv

Professional GrowthProfessional growth may sound like accumulating notches on a belt – bigger title, more money, more responsibility, maybe even your own business. But professional growth is so much more than a resume check list of accomplishments. Successfully moving from a contributor role to a leadership role requires new ways of thinking and new ways of doing things. Brian Alvo, Founder of NextGen Center is preparing aspiring business leaders and entrepreneurs for the next step on their career ladder by showing them how to successfully navigate their professional growth.What You’ll Discover About Professional Growth:What the key difference is between a manager and a leader.The biggest leadership challenge for entrepreneursWhy there is no silver bullet solution to business leadership.The professional growth necessary for managers to transition into leadership.The professional growth challenges of a family business.How to accelerate professional growth and business success.And MUCH more.Guest: Bri

Missed Sales OpportunitiesCould you be ignoring changes in buyer behavior and accidently creating missed sales opportunities? What if you could capture those missed sales opportunities that are hiding in plain view?Today’s special guest, Liz Harr, co-author of Inside the Buyer’s Brain offers some tips on how to do exactly that.What You’ll Discover About Missed Sales Opportunities:* Why identifying missed sales opportunities requires getting inside the buyer’s brain* Common missed sales opportunities signals* The top overlooked buyer criteria that results in missed sales opportunities* How understanding the stages of the buyer’s journey helps avoid missed sales opportunities* Two important research finds on how buyer behavior has changed* How to prove your expertise and side-step missed sales opportunities* And much MORE. Guest: Liz HarrElizabeth Harr is an accomplished entrepreneur and executive specializing in brand management and growth strategies for professional services firms. A partner at Hinge, sh

Genuine DiversityGenuine diversity in the workplace is something that eludes many employers regardless of their size. After all, what good is diversity if it’s token, if it’s window dressing and there’s no genuine inclusion? Bridging the gap between diversity and inclusion is where the rubber meets the road.Today’s guest, Michelle Silverthorn, is a recognized organizational diversity expert with some tips on how to get more traction.What You’ll Discover About Genuine Diversity:* Why organizations keep failing to achieve genuine diversity* Authenticity as the key to genuine diversity* How authenticity fuels employee engagement* Balancing tradeoffs to maintain authenticity* Why diversity training programs fail to achieve genuine authenticity* How meaningful goals and transparency foster genuine diversity* How to establish meaningful diversity goals*How small businesses can nurture a culture of genuine diversity* And MUCH more.Guest: Michelle SilverthornMichelle Silverthorn is a recognized organizational di

Zoom PresentationsZoom presentations and other forms of video enabled conference calling can feel a bit intimidating when you’re the one on camera trying to present yourself professionally. So how do you make yourself camera ready? Today’s guest, media expert and former TV producer Jess Todtfeld offers timely Zoom presentation tips to help you put your best foot forward.What You’ll Discover About Zoom Presentations:How to select a background that conveys a professional image. Why the standard selfie camera angle is not ideal. The 3 factors to focus on when doing a Zoom presentation.The one factor that turns people off more than any other.When it’s worth investing in additional lighting for a Zoom presentation. When the magic of makeup makes sense for Zoom.How body language can impact your Zoom presentation. The biggest mistakes people make on video conferencing calls. And much more.Guest: Jess TodtfeldJess Todtfeld is one of the leading communications and media training auth

Golden Business OpportunitySeizing a golden business opportunity is every entrepreneur’s dream. But how do you do it?Derrick Butler, Founder and CEO of Krisspi Technologies shares his remarkable entrepreneurial success story, from what inspired him to what he learned on his incredible journey.What You’ll Discover About a Golden Business Opportunity:* Inspiration for his golden business opportunity * 2 Personal habits that turn a golden business opportunity into success * Leadership challenges of executing a golden business opportunity * Strategically tapping your network * Lessons learned from the golden business opportunity journey * How startups can optimize their own golden business opportunity * And much MORE.Guest: Derrick ButlerDerrick Butler is originally from Columbus, Georgia, and grew up in a military and entrepreneurial household, where his father was an officer in the Army for 30 years, and his mother was a licensed barber and a publisher.Derrick chose business a

Implicit BiasImplicit bias is an uphill battle for those laboring under its burden and for organizations trying to eliminate it.You may have experienced it yourself. It might even be the reason you started your own business. No matter how hard you worked, no matter how great your ideas, your objective skills, or even your past successes – you’re passed over, you lose out to someone else less qualified and in your gut you know there is some type of bias at work. It may not rise to the level of being illegal and even if it did you might not want to take legal action for a variety of reasons. BUT in your heart you know you’ve been unfairly disadvantaged.What can you do? How can you turn that adversity into and advantage? Into your super power? Harvard professor and award winning researcher, Dr Laura Huang shares her insights and explains how.What You’ll Discover About Implicit Bias in the Workplace:The difference between implicit bias, unconscious bias, and systemic bias.The multiple forms of privilege in the wo

LEADERSHIP TRAPSCONGRATULATIONS – you’re a manager now.If you secretly feel like the cat who finally caught the mouse and are not quite sure how to avoid common management leadership traps, you’re not alone. Today’s guest, HR pro Barbara Mitchell has years of experience helping new and seasoned managers side-step leadership traps and can help you maximize your impact and influence as well as build trust and and high performance teams.What You’ll Learn About Leadership Traps:The 2 biggest challenges new managers face.Why thinking your positional power means you have all the answers is a huge leadership trap.The 3 management behaviors that are leadership traps.How employee engagement starts well before you hire someone.Why onboarding employees is not solely an HR department responsibility.What to do when you feel your job is threatened by a super star who reports to you.An easy way to side-step the leadership trap inherent in managing remote employees.And much more.Guest: Barbara MitchellBarbara Mitchell an acc

Judgment recovery is not as easy as asking “show me the money” after you win a lawsuit. Getting a judgment in a court of law gets you a piece of paper and the right to now go and collect on it. It doesn’t mean you’ll necessarily be successful AND if you’re not successful if feels like getting victimized all over again.So if you want to know how to actually recover what’s rightfully owed to you, you’re going to love today’s guest. He’s the nation’s leading financial forensic expert and he’ll explain what you need to do to successfully enforce and recover a legal judgement in the United States.What You’ll Discover About Judgment Recovery:Why building a better relationship with the local sheriff’s department is a smart idea.Why deposing the debtor immediately after the verdict isn’t the smartest thing to do.How to avoid the debtor’s delays and stall tactics.The financial forensic research you need to do before engaging in judgment recovery.The best strategy for locating assets the debtor hides.The mist

Trust and collaboration are essential business leadership skills. You crave the brain storming energy and productivity it creates; but, at the same time trying to wrap your arms around it feels like catching a wave – the tighter you try to hold on, the more you find yourself holding gritty sand and sticky seaweed. Today’s guest, Jill Ratliff, is an executive coach who will share how we can reliably improve workplace trust and collaboration.What You’ll Discover About Trust and Collaboration:* What good leaders do in stressful moments to promote trust and collaboration* How trust and collaboration starts with positive energy* Why problems aren’t the problem when it comes to trust and collaboration* The leadership story of NFL running back Dorsey Levens* The importance of “know where you hold and where you fold”* The leadership traits that foster trust and collaboration* What the best bosses do to build trust and collaboration* And much MORE.Guest: Jill RatliffJill Ratliff an Executive Coach and Leadership Speak

Hard-driving leaders experience tremendous levels of stress that can often lead to serious health problems, such as heart attacks. Sure, you’d like to get some relief. Nobody really wants hypertension and cardiovascular disease. But who has time to figure it all out?Well, my next guest, Prof. Peter Alexander did. He’s a recovering hard-driving leader himself who has some quick and easy stress relief tips for you.What You’ll Discover About Stress Relief for Hard-Driving Leaders:* How Prof. Pete decided to leave a successful career due to stress* The 7-step Lighten Model for stress relief* The Hawaiian stress technique to use when going into difficult situations* How entrepreneurs can reduce stress to achieve their business dreams* The all purpose stress reliever for hard-driving leaders* The key take-away from Lighten Your Day* And much MORE.Guest: Prof. Peter AlexanderDuring his career Peter Alexander has had the privilege to work in a variety of positions including Sales, Marketing, College Profess

If your business invoices aren’t being paid fast enough you might benefit from today’s invoicing tips so that you can improve your cash flow and get money rolling in sooner rather than later.And you’re in luck, today’s guest, Mary Schaeffer, puts the “payable” into accounts payable and her practical invoicing tips will have you running to see if you’re invoices reflect best practices.What You’ll Discover About Shrewd Invoicing Tips:* How understanding the invoice process provides insights for invoicing tips* Invoicing tips to avoid payment delays* Why invoicing tips apply equally to paper and electronic invoices * Invoicing tips regarding invoice automation solutions * Invoicing tips best practices * And MUCH moreGuest: Mary SchaefferMary Schaeffer is the founder and publisher AP Now, the author of more than 20 business books, an accounts payable best practice trainer, a course and content creator; not to mention the host of the AP Now podcast.Mary has also been named a top 50 In

The silo effect or silo mentality in organizations, when one group’s specialization walls then off from everyone else is often viewed as a consequence of growth.But todays guest, Sarah Siwak Co-Founder and Chief Revenue Officer at Airhouse, says that the silo effect shuts out more than it shuts in and hurts the bottom line.And in this insightful interview she share more about what those costs actually are.What You’ll Discover About the Silo Effect:* How the silo effect reduces productivity* Why the silo effect slows the scaling of your business* How cross-functional teams combat the silo effect* How to incentivize better communication to limit the silo effect* And MUCH more.Guest: Sarah SiwakSarah Siwak is proof that staying in one lane is rarely the best option.After obtaining her B.A. in Russian, she stepped into a marketing and web production role at an early-stage tech startup in Tokyo. Armed with a new-found love for both marketing and tech, Sarah went on to lead marketing initiatives for several la

Business bottlenecks are like flat tires. They slow you down and happen at the worst times. Nobody likes them.What are the most common business bottlenecks and what can you do to avoid them? Entrepreneur coach, Laurent Notin explains. What You’ll Discover About Business Bottlenecks:* The 3 most common business bottlenecks* How to know when you have a business bottleneck* The first thing you need to do to get unstuck* How to hire the right team to solve and anticipate business bottlenecks* And MUCH more.Guest: Laurent NotinLaurent Notin is an Entrepreneur Coach, Start-up Mentor and Host of Inter:views Cracking The Entrepreneurship Code.He is a French national who left France at 23, spent 20 years in South-East Asia, before relocating to Finland in the summer of 2019.His professional background is in market research and advertising, where he ran 7-figure businesses across 3 countries.Throughout the years, he’s developed a passion for coaching, mentoring, advising and training people. Combined with his

Workplace Violence PreventionNobody expects workplace violence to happen where they work. But when the extraordinary happens to ordinary people like you and me it rattles your sense of safety.As a responsible business leader and manager, it makes you wonder what if anything you could have done to prevent the unthinkable from happening where you work.That’s why I’m excited to welcome Felix Nater, a workplace violence prevention expert, who says most businesses are thinking about this explosive problem all wrong.What You’ll Discover About Workplace Violence Prevention* What size a business needs to be before considering workplace violence prevention planning. * The “red flags” managers should keep on their radar screen to anticipate and mitigate workplace violence. * Why the term workplace violence includes much more than going “postal.” * How employees’ home life spills into work life and impacts workplace violence. * Steps small businesses can take to promote a culture of safety and workplace violen