Exit Coach Radio

                  Kristen Allott is the owner of Dynamic Brains, a company that optimizes brains for high stake events for better decision making, creative problem solving and health. Website: www.KristenAllott.com Email: Allott@dynamicbrainsconsulting.com   Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com      

Brandon Miller is a CEO of 34 Strong, Prominent Vistage member, and Gallup Certified Strengthsfinder Coach. He is in the business of building enduring strengths-based interdependent organizations through developing strong people, strong partnerships, and strong teams. The Strengthsfinder assessment has been gaining popularity, especially among Fortune 500 companies. Brandon is an expert at using these results to help teams communicate more effectively and improve all around.  In his interview, Brandon connects the dots between leveraging employee’s natural strengths to increase in morale, retention, and engagement. Brandon explains how the Strengthsfinder assessment is different by focusing on what is right about people rather than what is wrong. People who are using their natural talents will become more engaged, and when this is applied to entire teams, they will enjoy a healthy boost in morale. Brandon shares measurable results as well as anecdotal evidence that prove the effectiveness of his claims. As a

Debbie Lundberg is an author, speaker, and president of Presenting Powerfully. Today, she will discuss reversing the slobification of America.   Questions discussed:   1) What makes a good leader?   2) How are we motivated or driven?    3) When things don't go as planned, what next?      Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com

Andrew Bennett believes a business's ability to thrive flows from its leaders. Leaders create the conditions for people to access their potential. Through consulting, coaching, speaking, training, and writing Andrew helps leaders create workplaces that unlock the power of the human mind and spirit. Today he’ll be talking about Transformational Leadership.   Questions Answered:    1. What are the most important actions a leader can take to create an inspiring workplace? 2. What gets in the way of creating an inspiring workplace? 3. How can listeners use your information for their own transformation during their exit from what they’ve built?   Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com      

BizEquity's Valuation as a Service (VaaS)TM system was created to democratize business valuation knowledge for all business owners and the advisors who serve them. Our vision is to value every private business in the world and to make business valuation affordable, accessible, and real-time, thus ushering in the next great cloud based software and Big Data company for Small Business.   Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com  

Brad Davidson, VP of Metabolism and Performance Research at Stark, has an understatedly important job. He works with a group of highly-trained specialists to help rejuvenate high performing people, let them move more freely, look better, and have limitless energy. Energy is a leader's greatest asset and Brad’s expertise is in teaching executives which lifestyle choices they make that are limiting them from reaching their full potential. Even if you think you’re performing at your highest potential, chances are you can still improve, and Brad’s knowledge is invaluable.  In his interview, Brad explains why people who are experts at recovery are the most successful, and why dedicated downtime helps increase productivity. He also analyzes different kinds of stress and how to avoid unnecessary stress with simple changes to lifestyle choices. Identifying good sleep habits and being nourished as the most important factors in living with limitless energy, Brad takes the time to share some tips for achieving both. You

Joining us next is Elizabeth Thornton, CEO of Global Initiative of Objective Leadership and Professor of Management Practice at Babson Executive Education. After deeply and honestly analyzing why her first business venture failed, she struck mental gold by realizing the importance of objective thinking. This prompted her to further study things like psychology and neuroscience, eventually leading her to develop a course called “Principles of Objectivity.” She teaches both students and established business executives to think more objectively and avoid common cognitive errors that can inhibit personal growth and success. In her interview, Elizabeth deeply discusses the difference between subjectivity and objectivity, as well as how they apply to business. Her insight into neuroplasticity and its relevance in the workplace is truly fascinating. She offers a variety of tips on how to analyze your own thought processes, overcome your instinctual responses, and break outside of your existing mental models. We are

Best-selling author ("Built to Sell") John Warrillow is back with new research that 3 or 4 business owners who sell regret their decision just one year after sale.    Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com

In 2001, Charles Nenner founded, and is president of, the Charles Nenner Research Center. Mr. Nenner has provided his independent market research to the following entities all over the world: hedge funds, banks, brokerage firms, family offices, and individual clients. Mr. Nenner worked for Goldman, Sachs & Co in NY, from 2001 to 2008. Before that time, Mr. Nenner worked exclusively for Goldman, Sachs & Co. in London, where he served as a technical analyst for Goldman’s fixed income trading group from 1998 to 2001. From 1997 to 1998, he served as the head of trading research at Rabobank International, and from 1992 to 1994, he was head of Market Timing at Ofek Securities in Tel Aviv. Mr. Nenner served as Director of Research at Windsor NY between 1987 and 1989, and was a Financial Consultant with Merrill Lynch out of its Amsterdam Office from 1985 to 1987. Mr. Nenner initiated a system of pattern forecasting and securities analysis, and developed a computer program which takes many indicators into acco

Kerri Salls is in the business of early exit planning for owners of private and family run businesses. Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com  

Jeffrey Appleman  of B2B CFO discusses how to get ready to exit your business.   Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com  

  John "Murph" Murphy, founder of JK Murphy Advisors, specializes in helping business owners be prepared for all kinds of circumstances leading up the sale of a business. So what should an owner have prepared to discuss in case a serious buyer calls? Listen in to find out.   Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com    

In this 20 minute interview, Jeff Karges, Partner - Relationship Matters Consulting Group discusses lessons he has learned by being involved in and consulting for Family Businesses, including the challenges and how best to deal with them.   Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com    

                    Sam Wazan discusses the qualities necessary for someone to be successful with clients, including attitude, presence, and problem solving ability.    Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com  

                                  Dianne Collins, original thinker and popular media personality, is the creator of the QuantumThink® system of thinking, author of the 6-time award-winning bestseller, Do You QuantumThink? New Thinking That Will Rock Your World, and the world’s leading authority in “new world view” thinking. Along with her husband and business partner, Alan K. Collins, Dianne consults executives and entrepreneurs, celebrities and politicos in applying QuantumThinking to what’s important to them – for mastering accomplishment and fulfillment. Her clients have included leaders in Accenture, AT&T, CNN, Dupont, and McKinsey. Dianne Collins is a featured blogger on The Huffington Post and was named one of the “Top 20 Conscious Entrepreneurs for 2014” in the annual Tera Awards. Dianne created the groundbreaking new system of thinking – the 21 principles of QuantumThink® -- for living the highest and best in everyday practical life -- integrating science, philosophy, and spirituality; drawing on

Stephen Lynch is the Chief Operating Officer of RESULTS.com. He is a “Kiwi” (New Zealander) living in San Francisco. He is responsible for researching and developing the strategic planning and business management practices that are incorporated into the RESULTS.com management dashboard software. Stephen is the author of the award-winning book: Business Execution for RESULTS -a practical guide for leaders of small to mid sized firms. His book was judged Winner in the "Management" category of the USA’s 2014 Small Business Book Awards. He has had articles published in The Economist, and has personally consulted with the leadership teams of hundreds of client firms around the world, and writes a weekly email newsletter that has over 40,000 business leader subscribers around the globe. RESULTS.com are a growth firm with offices in the USA and New Zealand. The methodology they teach clients is the exact same methodology they use to run their own business. Questions discussed:   1. What are some of the biggest ch

Ariel Garten is probably one of the most interesting people you will meet. She is a Neuroscientist, mom, former psychotherapist, former fashion designer, and the co- founder and visionary of an amazing and highly successful tech start-up Muse. Muse tracks your brain during meditation to give you real-time feedback on your meditation, guiding you into the “zone” and solving the problem most of us have when starting a meditation practice. Muse lets you know when you are doing it right. With no formal business background, Ariel personally raised $18M to found Muse from Silicon Valley investors (as well as Ashton Kutcher). Muse is now used by hundreds of thousands of people to start or deepen their mediation practice, including by Mayo clinic. When Ariel is not reading brains (literally) or investing in, inspiring and advising other start-ups and women in biz, you can find her on stages across the world, from TED to MIT teaching audiences about their brain and how to overcome its limitations, consistently giving

                  Harris is the man that teaches us how to squeeze the most juice out of our orange. We all have this idea that we need to do more business to make more money. What Harris has done though, for himself and others, is teaching how to get the best use out of the business, time and money that we are currently working with, now. Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com

A strategy is rising in popularity called "Half-Retire". Is it for you? Jim describes the process and who it's best suited for. Visit www.halfretire.com for more!   Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com

                  Angela Sloan is the CEO and founder of Sloan Financial Group. Today, she will discuss the key aspects that women need to know about retirement, and how they can plan for it. Join Bill Black for his weekly humor column at https://Blackpapers.substack.com