What initially appears as failure, can often be the catalysts to our greatest discoveries. Josh Steimle had an apparent failure — in 2013, he was nearly out of business. A bad hire at his marketing agency had brought him to the brink of bankruptcy. Fast-forward to the present, and his agency (MWi) is thriving, he started a second business (Influencer Inc.), and he’s now publishing a book called (Continue)
Leadership
5 Reasons Every Company Should Specialize
As a CEO or partner in your business, have you ever found yourself chasing down every dollar that comes your way? I’ve been there. I’ve had the thought, “We’re saying ‘yes’ to everything, but we still aren’t growing.” Jon McGinley says that maybe saying “yes” is the problem, not the solution. Instead, businesses should specialize in a niche. So, on this episode of the Lead to Grow podcast, Jon (Continue)
22: 5 Reasons Every Company Should Specialize w/ Jon McGinley
Have you ever found yourself chasing down every dollar that comes your way? Many business owners and leaders have been there, thinking, “We’re saying ‘yes’ to everything, but the company still isn’t growing.” Jon McGinley says that maybe saying “yes” is the problem, not the solution. On this episode of Lead to Grow, Jon joined us to share 5 reasons every company should specialize, not generalize. (Continue)
‘A Company Is Nothing More Than Its People’: Lessons on Employees & Company Culture
Click the "play triangle" below to listen to this episode. “A company is nothing more than a group of people.” I started listening even closer as Oded spoke. His words resonated with me, for multiple reasons: We had similar ideas on leadership, plus, we’ve both owned companies in the moving business. (Oded Carmi is the President of DN Van Lines.) Lastly, we both believe this: The (Continue)
21: ‘A Company Is Nothing More Than Its People’: Lessons on Employees & Company Culture w/ Oded Carmi
“A company is nothing more than a group of people.” I started listening even closer as Oded spoke. His words resonated with me, for multiple reasons: We had similar ideas on leadership, plus, we’ve both owned companies in the moving business. (Oded is the President of DN Van Lines.) Lastly, we both believe this: The right person is far more important than the perfect skill set. On our Lead to (Continue)
The 5 Keys to Making Smarter Decisions Faster
One of the things that we, as leaders, need to do is be able to make smarter decisions faster. When we have a decision to make, we usually spend too much time thinking. How much time in your day do you surrender to thinking and not actually make a decision? How much time could you save every day if you could make smarter decisions, and make them more rapidly? That’s what we discussed with (Continue)
20: The Five Keys To Making Smarter Decisions Faster w/ Josh Feinberg
One of the things that we, as leaders, need to do be able to make smarter decisions faster. When we have a decision to make, we usually spend too much time thinking. How much time in your day is being taken up by just thinking and not actually make a decision? How much time could you save every day if you could make smarter decisions and make them faster? Well, that’s what we talked with Josh (Continue)
Everything Todd Palmer Learned From Nearly Losing His Business
Failure is sometimes a better teacher than success. (I’ve certainly had my fair share of lessons from failure!) Todd Palmer joined us on the Lead to Grow podcast to share what he’s learned from the brink of bankruptcy about failure and humility as a leader. Todd is the President of Diversified Industrial Staffing, a 6-time member of the Inc. 5000. He’s also the Founder and President of (Continue)
19: Everything Todd Palmer Learned From Nearly Losing His Business
Failure is sometimes a better teacher than success. But too often, when we run into failure, we don’t see the learning opportunity. We believe the lie that it’s the end. The world is thankful Todd Palmer didn’t stop after his “failure”: He joined us on the Lead to Grow podcast to share what he’s learned from the brink of bankruptcy about failure and humility as a leader. Todd is the President of (Continue)
3 Reasons Your Business Needs to Build an Organization of Ambassadors
Ambassadors are essential to any institution: They are bridge-builders, key communicators, and interpreters. They translate between one entity and the rest of the world: They communicate ideas and philosophies and garner support with outside individuals, or even countries. Every institution needs ambassadors. Businesses are no exception. On this episode of the Lead to Grow podcast, Amy (Continue)
