Accelerate Your Business Growth

In this episode, our guest Brad Sugar will give us some tips for starting a small business in the right direction. He will also give us advice on how to avoid losing our company and what it takes to become the best version of our business.  Brad Sugars is the founder of ActionCOACH®, the largest and most successful global business coaching franchise. As leaders in business coaching, he and his team work with tens of thousands of business owners and entrepreneurs in more than 70 countries helping them generate wealth. Brad is an internationally sought-after speaker and business coaching authority. Brad has tons of experience when it comes to starting your own small business. 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

Monica Shah joins me to talk about how we can overcome any difficult relationships with have with money so we can become debt free and grow our revenue. After getting her MBA from Kellogg School of Management and in her first year as a business owner, Monica was $25,000 in debt. After paying close attention to her numbers and identifying what made money the fastest she was able to end up with no debt and $12,000 in savings. Since founding Revenue Breakthrough, Monica has become an expert at helping people and businesses free themselves from debt and grow revenue. 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 Willis is a man on a mission to help you think differently about banks, Wall Street’s abuses and from financial uncertainty. After graduating with six figures of student loan debt and discovering a way to turn his debt into real wealth as he watched everybody lose their retirement investments and home equity in 2008, he knew that he needed to find a sane way to meet his financial objectives and those of his clients. Mark is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™, a #1 Best Selling Author and the owner of Lake Growth Financial Services, a financial firm in Chicago, Illinois. Over the years, he as helped hundreds of his clients take back control of their financial future and build their businesses with sophisticated, tax-efficient financial solutions. He specializes in building custom-tailored financial strategies that are unknown to typical stock-jockeys, attorneys, or other financial gurus.  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.

There are over 20 ways that companies' policies, procedures and practices drive customers away to alternatives. David Arvin provides a multitude of strategies and tactics that businesses can use to attract and retain new customers. David Avrin, CSP has become one of the most popular speakers on customer experience in the world today.  In recent years, David has presented for enthusiastic organizations and audiences in 22 countries on 6 continents. A former CEO group leader and an in-demand speaker for Vistage International, the world’s leading CEO member organization, David Avrin has had over 4,000 one-on-one conversations with company leaders regarding their value proposition and competitive advantages. David is the author of Why Customers Leave (And How to Win Them Back). 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.  

Entrepreneurs who create products through crowdfunded campaigns sometimes have problems determining how and where to sell their products. There are ways for creators to develop a strategy to sell their products both in the U.S. and internationally. We The People’s Nison Chan shares tips on how to take a crowdfunded product global. Nison Chan is a co-founder and managing director of purchasing & brand management for We The People and is responsible for new product acquisition and creator communication. Nison is also co-creator of Talking Toes, the world's first inspirational socks distributed in more than 10 stores across four countries. He had two successful crowdfunded campaigns funded at more than 200 percent. 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.

Gerri Detweiler, joins us to talk about the importance of building business credit. Credit expert Gerri Detweiler is the Education Director for Nav, which provides businessowners with tools to build strong business credit and financially healthy companies.  She’s been interviewed in more than 3000 news stories. Her articles have been widely syndicated, and she is the author or coauthor of five books, including Finance Your Own Business: Get on the Financing Fast Track. She has hosted her own radio show and testified before Congress on consumer credit legislation. Visit Nav to sign up for a free account. You can use promo code freeaccount to gain a free month of premium service. 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.

Using the social platforms to grow your business is a great idea. Of course, that's provided you do it well. Jonathan Soares joins us to share his strategy for social selling. Jonathan Soares is the Founder & CEO at Agency Labs. Founded in 2011, the firm is a trusted engineering partner to leading digital, creative and advertising agency teams. The foundation of Agency Labs’ business stems from a disciplined approach to open source technologies, technical advisory, quality development, thorough testing, and constant collaboration. Prior to Agency Labs, Jonathan was the Founder & CEO of Q Products, a natural foods company founded in 2005, from his college dorm room. He created the “Jonathan’s Q” brand of BBQ Sauces, Marinades, and Salad Dressings which he launched nationally into more than 15,000 supermarket, club stores and mass merchandiser locations across the US. Most founders, CEOs, and salespeople aren’t using social media to its full potential. Jonathan Soares joins us to share why platforms like LinkedIn, twitter, and even Instagram can often be the best tools for creating mailing lists, developing warm contacts, and generating leads. 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.

Discover the 3 must-do steps that are universal to all business exits with Ashley Micciche. This episode will inspire you to get unstuck and make progress toward a successful exit. Ashley Micciche is the CEO of True North Retirement Advisors, an independent financial advisory firm managing $230 million in client assets, and located just outside of Portland, Oregon. It's a family business, that she owns with her father.  Ashley specializes in helping small business owners exit their business & retire with financial security by crafting and implementing a custom-designed exit plan. 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.

Studies prove that companies ranked high for ethics grow faster and outperform companies that don't. What’s more, half a trillion dollars in productivity is lost every year in the United States because of employee disengagement and workplace conflict. Yonason Goldson will join me to discuss how and why organizations that radiate ethical values automatically generate enthusiastic employees, loyal followers, and higher profits. 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 speaker, strategic storyteller, and TEDx presenter. He is also a community rabbi, recovered hitchhiker and circumnavigator, former newspaper columnist, and retired high school teacher in St. Louis. His most recent book is “Fix Your Broken Windows: a 12-step program for promoting ethical affluence”. 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.

Learn the tips and tricks to scoring free publicity for your business or brand without wasting time or money. Heather Saffer shares the secrets your competitors won't tell you and publicists don't want you to know. Heather Saffer is the founder of Dollop Gourmet; a better-for-you frosting brand sold in thousands of major retail stores. Heather is a winner of Food Network's Cupcakes Wars and author of two bestselling cookbooks. Heather has been featured on Shark Tank, QVC, Forbes, Huffington Post, Oprah.com, and People Magazine. 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.

Lindsay Anvik shares her thoughts on how business owners and employees can grow their business just by how they design their day. We all want to be more productive, but too many of us fall back on to do lists and iphone reminders. There are so many more tips and tricks that can lead to giving us back the most valuable commodity-TIME. Lindsay Anvik is a fourth generation entrepreneur and CEO of See Endless, Inc. She travels the world giving seminars on productivity, leadership and marketing to everyone from Fortune 500 companies to major museums to mom and pop companies. She develops webinars and education series to help companies grow and develop happier and more motivated workforces. Her company, See Endless, is focused around helping leaders and employees tap into their endless potential. 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.

Success. Everybody is chasing it. So, why, even after we catch it, aren’t we happier? Award winning entrepreneur and author, Janelle Bruland, has answers for why success elates some of us and leaves the rest of us feeling empty and tired. Janelle Bruland is an entrepreneur, business leader, and high-performance coach who inspires others to live highly engaged, impactful, and successful lives. She is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MSNW, a company she started in her living room in 1995 with a handful of employees. Today, MSNW has grown under Janelle’s leadership into a regional facility management company, named one of the Fastest Growing Private Companies by both Inc. magazine and the Puget Sound Business Journal. Janelle has won numerous awards including SBA Washington Business Person of the Year and the Nellie Cashman Woman Business Owner of the Year.  Her first book, The Success Lie, publishes in April 2019. 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. podcoin

Now more than ever, TRUE loyalty - the kind fueled through positive and emotional interactions with other people - is critical to any business and career. Leena Rinne joins us to talk about why it is critical to develop the skills and activate the strategies for building true loyalty rather than relying on simple habit or convenience. The skills for building true loyalty also apply to employees, colleagues and employers and can benefit you greatly in any career. Leena Rinne is Vice President of Consulting for FranklinCovey, world leader in consulting and training individuals and organizations to achieve results that require lasting changes in human behavior.  She oversees hiring, development, and management of FranklinCovey’s world class consultant team and spent six years as a FranklinCovey Senior Consultant, focused on individual effectiveness and leadership development. She is a loyalty expert and the co-author of the upcoming, Leading Loyalty: Cracking the Code to Customer Devotion. 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.

Podcasting can do three things for you: build authority, visibility, and relationships. You don't have to have millions of downloads to have a six-figure business. Learn how to dominate your niche by leveraging the power of social proof. Matt Johnson provides great insights on this topic. Matt is a marketer, entrepreneur, podcast expert, and musician. As founder of Pursuing Results, a podcast PR & production agency based in San Diego, Matt runs a worldwide virtual team helping business coaches and agencies break in and dominate their niche through podcasting. Matt’s systems allow him the freedom to run the agency in 3-4 hours a week. Matt currently hosts niche business podcasts such as YouX and Real Estate Uncensored, and recently launched the Podcast Pitch Assistant training to help experts get pitched to podcasts consistently by their internal staff. He is a frequent podcast guest and event speaker to audiences around the US, Canada, and Australia. 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.

When you have a positive mindset, you are able to see more opportunities for growth and improvement. Acclaimed coach Lee Colan, Ph.D. joins me to explore how to build a positive coaching mindset that you can use to apply the five positive coaching habits. Lee J. Colan, Ph.D., co-founded The L Group, Inc., a leadership and organizational development consulting firm, in 1999. Lee's passion for serving leaders enables him to deliver cut-through-the-clutter tools that elevate leaders and their teams. He was nominated for Top Management Thinker globally by Thinkers50. Lee is also coauthor of The Power Of Positive Coaching. 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.