Business Confidential Now With Hanna Hasl-kelchner

Business stress is often accepted as a necessary evil without thinking about the heavy toll it can take on you and your business, or what you can do about it.Discover stress-busters that let you re-channel the energy and recharge you instead of drain you when host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner welcomes Dr. Deb Carlin.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT BUSINESS STRESS:How stress affects you physically and emotionallyHow business stress impacts risk taking and decision makingHow to measure stress at your officeTips for relieving business stress you can start using immediatelyAnd moreGUEST: Dr. Deb Carlin in an award winning, social psychologist, and author of

Getting a business loan is not always easy, but this business banker explains how to prepare for meeting with your banker and having them show you the money.WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER ABOUT A BUSINESS LOAN:2 Reasons why a banker belongs in your inner circle and why you need one before applying for a business loanThe mindset for building a strong relationship with your business bankerWhat bankers look at when evaluating your business loan applicationHow to find and pick a business banker that’s right for youGUEST: Liz Cantino is Vice President Business Banking at PNC Bank.Ms Cantino is an accomplished banking professional with more than 15 years of banking experience and expertise in launching new accounts, devising new business development initiatives by researching current market trends, underwriting complex commercial credits with primarily high net worth individuals, and motivating partners to achieve individual productivity goals for client retention through superior service and follow up.

Have you ever wanted to challenge an idea during a business meeting and changed your mind because of how your question might be perceived?The ability to ask the right question, at the right time, in the right way is a powerful business leadership skill and you’ll discover how to walk that fine line when host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner welcomes Tracy E. Houston.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT CONSTRUCTIVE CHALLENGE:What is constructive challenge and how it differs from criticismWhy we fear asking difficult questionsHow asking the right questions makes you a more effective business leaderHow to reframe the conversation as a inquiry instead of an inquisitionAnd moreGUEST:  Tracy E. Houston is a boardroom consultant, executive coach, and President of Board Resource Services LLC. Tracy takes her boardroom background, along with her shrewd insights into the politics of leadership and the competitive pressures of today's global marketplace, and wraps it up in a “can-do,” roll-up-your-shirt-sleeves, style. That special

Employee career development doesn’t necessarily require a promotion or a raise. Discover how to give your employees what they really want and become a more effective business leader in the process when host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner welcomes Julie Winkle Giulioni.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT EMPLOYEE CAREER DEVELOPMENT:Why it's not always about the moneyWhat you need to do to have employee aspirations and career development intersect with your business needsWhy traditional individual employee career development planning processes don't workThe most important discussion you can have with your employeesHow to initiate those discussions if you've never had them beforeWhat managers can start doing immediately to develop their employeesAnd moreGUEST:  Julie Winkle Giulioni is the founder of DesignArounds where she helps clients improve their productivity and results by developing customized learning programs for their employees.Julie brings more than two decades of professional experience to her work, havin

Increasing business productivity is rarely achieved by radical business changes. They're as effective as a fad diet. Discover how to achieve lasting change when award-winning business leader, Dr. Margaret Heffernan, reveals how organizations can build ideal workplace cultures and create seismic shifts by making deceptively small changes with host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner. WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY:The 3 factors you need to achieve lasting change and more business productivity in an organizationWhy meaningful change can't be achieved overnightThe biggest mistake business leaders make when trying to boost business productivity And moreGUEST:Dr. Margaret Heffernan advises CEOs and senior executives of major organizations and is Lead Faculty for the Forward Institute’s Responsible Leadership Program.Drawing on her extensive experience in having run 5 different businesses in the U.S. and U.K, she writes and speaks about business leadership, management, innovation, and all the thing

Behind every business scandal that makes headlines is an open secret. People inside the organization knew about the problem but turned a blind eye until it could no longer be ignored. Could this be happening right now in your organization?WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT RISK MANGEMENT:The risk management lies we tell ourselves Why risk management is more than a numbers gameThe 3 biggest risk management mistakes business leaders make (in large and small companies alike)The simplest way to neutral risk management trapsAnd moreHOST:  Hanna Hasl-Kelchner is an ivy-league trained business expert and strategic lawyer who has managed hundreds of lawsuits during her 30+ year career. Today she teaches legal literacy to success driven entrepreneurs who want to make smarter business decisions and build more prosperous businesses. She accomplishes this through public speaking, her consulting work at Business M.O., LLC and its education division, the Legal Leverage® Academy, as well as through her radio show: Bu

How can you use heart-based leadership to inspire superior performance and burnish your leadership brand without being seen as a pushover? Join host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she welcomes Stephanie McDilda and find out how.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT HEART-BASED LEADERSHIP:What is heart-based leadershipHow to keep employees from taking advantage of you3 Killer reasons why heart-based leadership is gaining ground The biggest mistake leaders make when managing their teamAnd moreGUEST:  Stephanie McDilda  is President of Flashpoint International, a speaker, seminar leader, and executive/ leadership coach with over 30 years of experience as both a leader and a leadership development professional. Through her work in heart-based leadership, she helps her clients reduce employee turnover and absenteeism, while increasing productivity, engagement, and satisfaction by building powerful relationships. She holds three degrees, all from N.C. State University – a B.A. in Business Management and Econo

Discover the business insurance information this insurance professional wished he knew when he was a CFO and how it can save you money.Mistakes made when buying business insurance can lead to hearing, “You’re not covered,” after disaster strikes. If that's the last thing you want to hear join host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she welcomes insurance expert James L. Holmes, Jr. to discuss insurance myths that lead to poor buying decisions. WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT BUSINESS INSURANCE:What he wished he knew about business insurance when he was CFOThe biggest mistake companies make when buying business insurance and why it costs them moreThe smart way to select an insurance representativeWhat impact a single loss can have on your premiumsAnd moreGUEST:  James L. Holmes, Jr. is the Managing Partner of Sentinel Risk Advisors, LLC, a comprehensive insurance, risk analysis and liability firm that helps guard your assets and guide you in customizing coverage tailored to your business needs.Jim is a graduate

Conquering customer satisfaction and the profits that go with it are a lot easier when you know how to become part of the conversation that goes on in their heads so that they pick your product or service over your competitor’s. Join host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she welcomes marketing guru Chuck Wall to explain how.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT CUSTOMER SATISFACTION:Why customer experience matters more than customer serviceThe one thing companies can do to dramatically improve customer experienceHow social media had changed how customers do business with youThe biggest misconception companies have about their customersThe "9 Powers" customers can exertAnd moreGUEST:  Chuck Wall is founder and CEO of Market Power Group, a business performance advisory firm based in Texas.Chuck helps clients know their customers better helps them solve problems, discover new opportunities, and make better decisions about how to build a more successful companies.Chuck is a lifelong entrepreneur who has created 7 companies

Tapping capital markets on Wall Street with an initial public offering (IPO) sounds glamorous and is a terrific way to fuel your business expansion plans. But too many small and mid-cap companies find themselves at a serious disadvantage after they've gone public. Adam J. Epstein believes many of those post-IPO financing challenges are rooted in some very common pre-IPO mistakes. Join host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she explores those root causes with Adam and seeks fixes. WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT THE IPO PROCESS:How pre-IPO mistakes plague post-IPO financing optionWhy historic deal data mattersThe most common mistake companies make when picking an investment bankerHow mutual funds run circles around small and mid-cap companies and what you can do about itAnd moreGUEST:Adam J. Epstein is a nationally recognized small-cap expert and advisor to the boards of pre-IPO and small-cap companies through his firm, Third Creek Advisors, LLC (TCA).  Prior to TCA, he was a long-tenured institutional investor

Have you witnessed bullying at the office? Name calling, intimidating or humiliating behavior, harassment, or verbal abuse?Have you told yourself, “That’s just the way it is?”Discover the answer to creating a safer more harmonious business culture when host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner welcomes Felix Nater.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT WORKPLACE VIOLENCE:The dumb things companies do that contribute to bullying The connection between bullying and workplace violenceWhy companies push back on violence prevention programsThe impact of bullying and workplace violence on productivityAnd moreGUEST:  Felix Nater is President of Nater Associates, Ltd. He is recognized as a Certified Security Consultant, as awarded by the International Association of Professional Security Consultants (IAPSC), and has more than 30 years of investigative, managerial, and security experience and expertise as a United States Postal Inspector and Postal Police Officer, and 8 of those years devoted to Workplace Violence Interdiction.Over

Better communication skills are powerful. But sometimes communicating can feel like a huge challenge. Why do some people struggle to find the right words while others make it sound effortless?Discover the secret to power and influence when Hanna Hasl-Kelchner welcomes leading communication and media training expert, Jess Todtfeld.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT HOW TO COMMUNICATION:What makes one presentation a more compelling, powerful, and influential communication than anotherWhat steps can you take to make your message strongerHow a media interview different from traditional business communicationsThe biggest mistake people make when preparing for media interviewsAnd moreGUEST:  Jess Todtfeld is President of Success In Media, Inc., and the Guinness Record holder for most media interviews given in 24 hours on radio (112).Jess heads one of the top communication training firms in the U.S. and is the author of 4 books. He brings with him 13 years of experience as a TV producer for NBC, ABC, and FOX, havi

Building a high performance business team is one of the biggest leadership challenges for executives, managers and entrepreneurs who want to take their business to a higher level.How do you effectively leverage the talents of your business teams? How do you align them with your strategy and motivate flawless execution? In short, how do you achieve a performance break through?Mike Goldman answers those questions and more when he joins host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT BUSINESS TEAMS:The number one obstacles small and mid-size companies face when scaling their business?The "C-Player Trap" and what you can do about it to keep you business teams sharpThe 4 critical areas of business you must get right to achieve a breakthroughWhat you can start doing today to start building a high performance business teams that won't cost you a pennyAnd moreGUEST:  Mike Goldman is the author of

Crowd-funding is a sensational new way to finance and build your business using other people’s money.  And some people would have you believe that you’re just one click away from going from rags to riches.  But in reality, if you’re not prepared you may end up with more rags than riches. Discover what every start-up and business owner needs to know about crowd-funding, this exciting new way to raise capital using the internet to reach a large number of people interested in investing small amounts of money, when host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner interviews Bill Warner.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT CROWD-FUNDING:What the two types of crowd-funding approaches are, their similarities and differencesThe biggest mistake people make when launching a crowd-funding campaignThe essential keys to a successful campaignThe target number you need to reach the first few days of your campaignAnd moreGUEST:  Bill Warner is co-founder and Director of EntreDot, a business mentoring non-profit organization that assists e

Do you get frustrated by people management problems? Does it take more of your precious time than you'd like?Hiring, firing, promotions, raises, performance reviews and an overwhelming number of employment laws can make your head spin and stomach churn. But, it doesn’t have to be like that.Tune in as host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner welcomes human resource expert Ann Close who shows you a smarter and easier way to keep on top of people management issues and nurture your organization as it grows.  WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT PEOPLE MANAGEMENT:What does employment-at-will mean?When does a start-up need employment advice for better people management?When should a small business bring the human resource function in-house?What is the biggest HR challenge small businesses face?What should be in an HR Game Plan?And moreGUEST:  Ann Close is a certified Professional Human Resource (PHR) professional with more than 20 years of experience who works with start-ups and small businesses to give you the big picture perspec

Are you tired of playing business card bingo at networking events? Does networking make you feel anxious? Is it more not-working than net-working? Then listen to this!Discover the simple steps you can take to create a networking system that works (without being “salesy”) and in the process raise your personal and professional business profile in your community when host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner welcomes Steve Hand.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT NETWORKING:Will people will refer business to you if you provide good customer service?How you can control the amount and frequency of your referrals?What are catalyst events, how do they work and how can you use them to your advantage?How many different networking groups should I belong to?And moreGUEST:  Steve Hand is an Executive Director of Business Network International (BNI) and co-author of the best-selling book,

Building, managing and growing a business can be challenging. What you do, what kind of products and services you offer can make your profitable. But, how you go about doing it all determines whether you create a wonderful place to work.WHAT YOU'LL DISCOVER ABOUT CREATING A WONDERFUL PLACE TO WORK: How Business Confidential Now gives you a shortcut to more business success  How being ruthless can be kind really does create a wonderful place to work How you could be institutionalizing mediocrity in your business and not even know it 3 Killer reasons why you need to subscribe to Business Confidential Now . . . now GUEST:  Hanna Hasl-Kelchner is an ivy-league trained business expert and strategic lawyer who has managed hundreds of lawsuits during her 30+ year career. Today she teaches legal literacy to success driven entrepreneurs who want to make smarter business decisions and build more prosperous businesses. She accomplishes this through public speaking, her c

Data security is a hot C-suite and board level topic as more and more companies make unflattering news when they’ve been hacked and valuable information gets stolen and misused. Join host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she welcomes data security expert Randy Gilmore.DISCOVER:How your network can be compromised without you even knowing itThe first thing you should do if you think your system has been hackedThe top threats to your networkHow to manage data security if you don’t have an in-house IT staffAnd moreGUEST: Randy Gilmore, Security Consultant at Protus3, a security consulting, investigations, and design firm with a commitment to provide comprehensive programs and controls so clients will have the assets and stability to prosper.Rusty has been involved in countless computer forensic cases – think of it as CSI Cyber but at a business happening near you.     RELATED RESOURCES:Contact Rusty at Protus3SUBSCRIBE, RATE AND REVIEW:Subscribing is easy and lets you