CEO Confidential: Recent Episodes
Alex Gertsburg
A podcast about the good, the bad and the ugly of launching and growing a business.
Each week, Alex Gertsburg gets into it with CEOs and founders about the experiences that transformed them as leaders and the business “do-overs” they wish they could have and why. Listen and learn about the many issues unique to the CEO experience—all the disasters and the delights—from the founders who lived it.
Alex Gertsburg is the co-managing partner of Gertsburg Licata, a Cleveland-based business law and strategic advisory firm.
When a personal life event negatively affects your business you can choose to let it defeat you or bounce back stronger than ever before. Traci Miller, a woman of resilience and empathy, shares a story of loss and how it affected both her personal life and professional career. We discuss new life mantras, the importance of your mental health, and how a sense of community can change your life.
Takeaways
- Create a community of people or “tribe” to use as a sounding board, community, and support system.
- Entrepreneurs have their own language, they tend to understand each other. Having that support, even if it's the lack of judgment.
- Keep track of your victories. Journaling is a great way to remind yourself of your highs as well as your lows.
- Questions to live by: “Am I going to regret those words tomorrow?”, “Did I have a positive impact on those around me?”, and “Will they think of me in a way that they were better for having been part of my life?”
- Imagine that every conversation could be the last words you would share with someone.
- The criteria for a good leader is to have empathy and consideration for the other people there.
- “It's about the people. It's about their experience.”
Shout Outs
- Simon Sinek - https://simonsinek.com
- Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action Book by Simon Sinek - https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447/ref=asc_df_1591846447/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312106851030&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=13388274615813059912&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9002277&hvtargid=pla-394932354867&psc=1
Links
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracimiller/
- Company Website: https://www.color3.com
Ways to Tune In:
- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fba44a7-752b-4ac0-a0a4-11ab25506ed5/ceo-confidential
- Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2v6qyhzcD7Mk2yqhyobnRy
- Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2VvY29uZmlkZW50aWFsLm5ldC9mZWVkLnhtbA
- Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/ceo-confidential
- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8RB2o4CD1w
Growing your network and surrounding yourself with other entrepreneurs can help you get through the highs and the lows of starting your own business. Over time, Chas realized that creating a constructive and prosperous business culture starts from hiring the correct people that can work together effectively. He started using the Culture Index to identify changes that needed to be made in order to help his employees meet their maximum potential.
Takeaways:
- Find an experienced mentor who can assist you with the highs and lows of running your own business.
- Don’t let other people’s expectations of you affect your future. Only you are in control of where you go and what you do.
- The Entrepreneurs Organization has helped many aspiring entrepreneurs grow their business and feel a sense of belonging.
- There comes a time when business owners move from using personal intuition to making decisions based on scientific data.
- Learning how to communicate effectively with different types of personalities is important to the company culture. Understand how to get the right people in the right roles to increase ROI.
- Don’t shy away from taking chances. Even if it flops, find a way to learn something and pick yourself back up. That, in itself, is a key skill.
Shout Outs:
- EOS Worldwide: https://www.eosworldwide.com/
- Culture Index: https://www.cindexinc.com/
Links:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chas-moscarino-70298917/
- Company Website: https://createmylandscape.com/
Ways to Tune In:
- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fba44a7-752b-4ac0-a0a4-11ab25506ed5/ceo-confidential
- Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2v6qyhzcD7Mk2yqhyobnRy
- Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2VvY29uZmlkZW50aWFsLm5ldC9mZWVkLnhtbA
- Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/ceo-confidential
- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIeI0fV7mNc
“One big family!” There are benefits to pulling from a pool of people you know when you’re first starting a new business venture. There’s also a lot of risks! What happens when you hire a sibling or a friend of a friend, and your expectations of their capabilities don’t line up? Mark Schneiders has accomplished the almost unimaginable - owning and managing a company where almost everyone is a first-degree connection or “once removed from the family”. Listen to this episode to hear his tips and tricks on this mastery!
Takeaways
- “There is an entrepreneurial paranoia, you’re often taking risks… and we find ourselves pushing forward, doing what you have to win, to overcome, to adapt.”
- As a business owner & leader, when you take ownership of problems and manage them the business takes off and breeds success.
- One of the best tools Mark employed is a culture Index. This helped him understand how his employees need to be motivated, led, talked to, and utilized.
- Not every employee will think like you or work like you, and that’s a good thing.
- Biggest challenges about recruiting and working with family members: especially early on it can feel like you never get a break - 24/7 spouse, kids, parents, siblings, house!
- Define your process and set your expectations. When you don't, chaos can creep in, and when your employees are your close friends and family, it can lead to friction.
- Mark’s advice: “Be honest... it’s more than okay to express yourself. It’s okay to say I don’t have the answer and I need your help.”
Links
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-schnieders-2739b2121/
- Website: https://www.stridemobility.net
Ways to Tune In:
- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fba44a7-752b-4ac0-a0a4-11ab25506ed5/ceo-confidential
- Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2v6qyhzcD7Mk2yqhyobnRy
- Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2VvY29uZmlkZW50aWFsLm5ldC9mZWVkLnhtbA
- Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/ceo-confidential
- YouTube - https://youtu.be/QUGbJg8ckCU
Alex talks to Christian Klein, owner of the digital marketing firm Company 119. As one of the first in their field, they experienced explosive growth and learned some hard lessons in the years that followed. Learn about CAP (communication, anticipation, preparation), the core elements of a successful emergency situation, and how it can help you evaluate the decisions facing your business in light of the question, “Is this a risk I’m willing to take?”
Takeaways
- Look at decisions in light of “Is this a risk you are willing to take?”
- Marketing puts the best face on your organization to the outside world, but every company has problems.
- Fix the ego element in your company
- CAP (Communication, Anticipation, Preparation): the core elements of a successful emergency situation
- Know these two things and your clients will trust you.
- Take ownership of your career and turn it into a craft.
Links
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/company119?lang=en
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianklein/
- Website: https://www.company119.com
Ways to Tune In:
- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fba44a7-752b-4ac0-a0a4-11ab25506ed5/ceo-confidential
- Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2v6qyhzcD7Mk2yqhyobnRy
- Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2VvY29uZmlkZW50aWFsLm5ldC9mZWVkLnhtbA
- Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/ceo-confidential
- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1-w7Xuv9vo
Bridget Thibeault went from working for an ad agency to going to culinary school full-time; baking and selling goods out of her small kitchen to opening Luna Bakery and Cafe in Cleveland Heights. With her marketing background and passion for baking, there were lines out the doors--but she wanted to become a better leader and create a company that was not only sustainable but could grow. With 10 years of hard work behind her and many lessons learned, Bridget shares how a shift in mindset helped her become profitable and create a company culture that draws and maintains the best employees.
Takeaways:
- Shift your mindset: Stop working IN your business and start working ON your business
- Increase your knowledge about running a business by taking advantage of opportunities like Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program
- Become a better leader: take a step back and think about what’s the right way to grow
- Learn how to stay positive through the ups and downs as a business owner
- How to “mind the gap” between where you are now and your ideal self
- “I wouldn’t say my story has an ending because it’s an evolving process. I’m always going to be working on being a better leader and finding a better process.”
Shoutouts:
- Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Program https://www.goldmansachs.com/citizenship/10000-small-businesses/US/about-the-program/
- Entrepreneurs’ Organization https://hub.eonetwork.org
Links:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/LunaBakeryCafe
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bridget-cavanaugh-thibeault-7870b46/
- Website: http://www.lunabakerycafe.com/
Ways to Tune In:
- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fba44a7-752b-4ac0-a0a4-11ab25506ed5/ceo-confidential
- Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2v6qyhzcD7Mk2yqhyobnRy
- Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2VvY29uZmlkZW50aWFsLm5ldC9mZWVkLnhtbA
- Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/ceo-confidential
- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1-w7Xuv9vo
Hiring the right people for your organization is key to a successful company and its culture. This weeks’ special guest, Terry Walkerly, joins us to discuss the importance of establishing a company’s core values, personal values, and how to best implement them.
Takeaways
- Avoid holding onto toxic employees longer than you should. If there is an issue, address it directly and take action.
- Try to also avoid letting stress and fear impact your decision to make role changes.
- Be selective with who you place your trust in.
- It is critical to have your company culture and values stem from the head(s) of the company.
- Establish your personal values and balance them with your company’s values.
- See that your employees take pride in their personal lives so that they will take pride in your business and their work.
- Hire employees that closely match or reflect your company’s core values. Create an interview guide that includes questions that play into your core values.
- Prepare in advance for an employee departure. Don’t let losing a key employee inhibit your business growth.
- Connect with your employees for reviews more than once per year. Being transparent and honest will help strengthen the trust and pride in the workplace.
- Create a communication guide for both employees and your customers.
- It is not only important to articulate your company’s core values to your employees but to also implement them.
- Remember that out of every crisis, can come beauty, growth, and evolution.
Shoutouts
- Roy Getz - EOS Implementor https://implementer.eosworldwide.com/us-implementers/listing/getz-roy
Links
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/FryerKing
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/terry-walkerly-a080757/
- Website: gofilta.com/locations/ohio/cleveland-cooking-oil-filtration-service
Ways to Tune In:
- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fba44a7-752b-4ac0-a0a4-11ab25506ed5/ceo-confidential
- Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2v6qyhzcD7Mk2yqhyobnRy
- Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2VvY29uZmlkZW50aWFsLm5ldC9mZWVkLnhtbA
- Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/ceo-confidential
- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybqU7SiQg45xkqZ1SVfArw
Running a business may seem straightforward to some, but any seasoned veteran understands that the world around us is ever-changing. Changes in our social climate, economic climate, or a new disease can wreak havoc on a new company. In this week’s episode, special guest Dan Charney takes us on his company’s journey of weathering the storm and how moving from one crisis to the next strengthened his company and his leadership style.
Takeaways
- The strength of a firm or company is not always seen in the good times but is clearly visible during the bad.
- Even CEOs can suffer from Imposter Syndrome.
- A more diverse client base is a great way to expand your business and can also help you weather multitudes of economic storms
- By “making mistakes faster” you can see what potential threats your business could incur and work around them.
- Properly research opportunities, focus on the good ones and don’t throw every dollar at every idea.
- There is no “CEO Playbook” that helps us get to where we are or want to be. Competition is a healthy diving force for personal growth.
- Be flexible, always keep an eye on the economy, and learn to shuffle resources so that your business can survive a crisis.
Shoutouts
- Sheldon Myeroff - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheldon-myeroff-7a90076/
- Gene Roberts - Certified EOS Implementer®/ CTO - The Traction Lab
Links
- Twitter: Dan Charney (@DanC_DRI)
- LinkedIn: Dan Charney - Solon, Ohio, United States | Professional Profile
- Website: Direct Recruiters Inc.: Executive Search Services From Direct Recruiters, Inc.
Ways to Tune In:
- Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fba44a7-752b-4ac0-a0a4-11ab25506ed5/ceo-confidential
- Apple Podcast - CEO Confidential on Apple Podcasts
- Spotify - CEO Confidential | Podcast on Spotify
- Google Podcast -CEO Confidential
- Stitcher - CEO Confidential on Stitcher
- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybqU7SiQg45xkqZ1SVfArw
Host, Alex Gertsburg, is interviewed by fellow podcaster, Casey Cheshire of Ringmaster Conversational Marketing and shares an important story of ego and how to not let it affect your personal and professional life. Alex dives into his personal growth on handling insecurities, staying vulnerable, and creating a successful work environment.
Takeaways:
- When a professional relationship becomes toxic to your work environment, it is okay to sever ties.
- Mindfulness training and meditation have helped many professionals with stress and anxiety levels.
- Attitude is a choice. Gratitude is the enemy of anxiety and fear
- If you are going to have partners, who you want to be empowered and considered equals, be transparent and communicate to build trust.
- Be flexible and listen to your peers. Try to remove yourself from thinking “what should have been?”
- “The best way to be a leader, partner, and advocate is by being totally vulnerable, open, and transparent.” - Alex
- Failure is healthy and a learning opportunity.
- Fun Fact: Alex was born in the country of Moldova
Shout-Outs:
- “The Laws of Lifetime Growth” - Dan Sullivan
- “Man’s Search for Meaning” - Viktor E. Frankl
- Podcast — The Tim Ferriss Show
- “The Success Principles” - Jack Canfield
- Breathwrk - App
- “Getting to Yes” - Roger Fisher and William Ury
Links:
- Website: www.gertsburglicata.com
- Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/alexgertsburg
- Facebook: www.facebook.com/alex.gertsburg
Ways to Tune In:
- Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fba44a7-752b-4ac0-a0a4-11ab25506ed5/ceo-confidential
- Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2v6qyhzcD7Mk2yqhyobnRy
- Google Podcast -https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2VvY29uZmlkZW50aWFsLm5ldC9mZWVkLnhtbA
- Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/show/ceo-confidential
- YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybqU7SiQg45xkqZ1SVfArw
Trust in your partners is essential to promote a healthy and productive work environment. Michael Cantor, Managing Director of Allegro Real Estate Brokers & Advisors, shares how the cultural fit for his company was failing due to conflicting core values between his partners. In this episode, Michael discusses the transition into a team-oriented business that values putting clients first.
Takeaways:
- Ensure that your core values and purpose match with your partners’. This avoids conflicts of interest and allows goals to be achieved efficiently.
- Corporate culture is key in professional services environments. It is important for employees to be excited to serve customers, and steer away from being money-oriented.
- You need to have employees that are growing with you and developing to help clients.
- If your cultural values do not align with your partners, adjust your business to what is best for your company. Michael and his team used their power to remove two untrustworthy partners who were primarily focused on money and activity.
- Put clients first, do it right, be dependable, and always improve. These are the core values that Michael’s company shares that brought the business to success.
- Evaluate employees based on the core values of the company. This ensures that everyone in the company is heading in the same direction.
Links:
- Website: https://www.allegrorealty.com/
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelcantor/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaellcantor
Ways to Tune In
- iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2v6qyhzcD7Mk2yqhyobnRy
- Pod Chaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ceo-confidential-429926
- Listen Notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/ceo-confidential-nelly-g-5Ia1-WzKHnF/
- YouTube - https://youtu.be/ph5v8D19juM
As a business owner, it takes practice to put your ego aside and trust your employees to accomplish the tasks you delegate. Randy Carver, CEO of Carver Financial Services, discusses how he transitioned from a CEO focused business to a team business in three phases. Learn how to hire the best employees and develop them as leaders for the success of your business.
Takeaways:
- When it comes to financial service businesses, it is important to be service-based providers. When someone hires you, they are not hiring you for financial planning or investments, they are hiring you to pay for retirement, college, a trip, etc.
- The most important transformation a business can make is the transition from a CEO-based business to a team business.
- If you make yourself as a leader less important, your business will grow
- You need to delegate some of the things you’re doing. Look at your strengths as a business owner, and delegate the rest.
- Hiring is not all about technical skills, it is about fitting in culturally with the rest of the team. Figure out if they have the same vision and mission as the company.
- It is important to hire people who don’t agree with everything you say or do because it makes you better as a company. At the same time, you are still the CEO and there has to be a line drawn in order to maintain control over your company.
Links:
- Website: carverfinancialservices.com
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-carver/
Ways to Tune In
- iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2v6qyhzcD7Mk2yqhyobnRy
- Pod Chaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ceo-confidential-429926
- Listen Notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/ceo-confidential-nelly-g-5Ia1-WzKHnF/
- YouTube - https://youtu.be/raG1rjBnNKA
John DiJulius, a successful entrepreneur of John Robert’s Spa and The Di-Julius Group, joins host Alex G to discuss creating a unique customer service revolution. After his workforce walked out on him due to substandard employees, John shifted his company’s vision. Instead of compromising his business culture for sales, he established a strict hiring system that brought him passionate and dedicated workers.
Takeaways:
- Ensure that the employees that you hire have the same vision for your company. You need passionate workers that are dedicated to your vision as an entrepreneur
- Do not compromise your business goals and values for sales. This puts your company in a position of inevitable failure.
- Good customer service is essential. John made the mistake of hiring employees that lacked effective communication skills, making his company suffer. Not investing in good customer service will destroy your company and its financials.
- Have a strict hiring process. If you make the mistake of hiring an employee with poor performance, do not keep them in your company. Avoid compromising your company culture for employees that are not qualified for the position.
- The entrepreneur should be the least valuable short-term asset a company has. If the business owner is the most valuable asset, then they are the company and therefore have no company.
Links:
- Website: https://thedijuliusgroup.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/johndijulius
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dijulius/
- Book: The Relationship Economy
- Book: The Best Customer Service Quotes ever said
- Book: The Customer Service Revolution
- Book: What's the Secret?
- Book: Secret Service
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- YouTube -full video - https://youtu.be/SI9AEOlrIP0
It can be difficult to manage working both in the business and on the business. Bob Coppedge, CEO at Symplex IT, walks us through how he transitioned to working entirely within his business and its operations, to working on the business by developing a system to plan for the future. He discusses the importance of failure as a learning lesson, and optimizing your time and money by delegating the things you do poorly.
Takeaways:
- It is important to know from day one that scaling is important. Only working in the business will take up a lot of time and limit a company’s ability to scale.
- Failure has a bad reputation. In reality, failure is vital because it promotes learning and growth. If you don't fail, then where is the risk?
- You have to have an understanding of what your employees can do better than you. Slice things off your plate by delegating the things that you do poorly to your employees.
- In your business, there is what you envision and what actually happens. You have to ensure that there is a connection between the two.
- Transform your limitations into assets. Bob was able to use Asperger’s Syndrome to his advantage in his career.
- Having a strategic planning system allows your company to have a framework that puts everyone on the same page.
- It is important to have both visionaries and integrators in your business.
Links:
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rlcoppedge/
- Website: www.symplex-it.com
- A CEO’s Guide to Information Technology: https://www.amazon.com/CEOs-Survival-Guide-Information-Technology/dp/069205538X
- I Don’t Want Your Job: https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Want-Your-Job-Co-Managed/dp/1733004815
Ways to Tune In:
- Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fba44a7-752b-4ac0-a0a4-11ab25506ed5
- Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5an441bbjLNCYKKcC5d0fl
- Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2VvY29uZmlkZW50aWFsLm5ldC9mZWVkLnhtbA
- Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/agencies-that-build/ceo-confidential
- YouTube - Full video - https://youtu.be/_stpBZo-rY0
Learning how to become aligned within a partnership is difficult. Louis Licata, Co-Manager of Gertsberg Licata, discusses how he developed as a partner and an individual after being betrayed by his co-founders in their start-up law firm. Louis reminds us that when working with other partners, make sure you share the same core business values, and keep your ego in check.
Takeaways:
- Treat your business partners like partners; respect them as equals.
- Have similar core business values and long-term visions as your business partners in order to have alignment. Without alignment between partners, behavior is misread and trust issues are formed.
- You may have many skills, but you may not be utilizing them properly in your business. Once you become aware of these skills, you can work on developing as a business person.
- Look at yourself and your failures as a partner in order to grow; keep your ego in check, and admit when you’re wrong.
- Confirmation bias can work against you, and can block you from big opportunities.
- You do not need partners; you are capable of starting a business as a sole proprietor.
- Betrayal in a career is not always personal, it’s just business.
Links:
- Gertsburg Licata Website: https://www.gertsburglicata.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louislicata/
Ways to Tune In:
- Amazon Music - https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1fba44a7-752b-4ac0-a0a4-11ab25506ed5
- Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5an441bbjLNCYKKcC5d0fl
- Google Podcast - https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2VvY29uZmlkZW50aWFsLm5ldC9mZWVkLnhtbA
- Stitcher - https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/agencies-that-build/ceo-confidential
- YouTube - Full video - https://youtu.be/JMf3ftGR0dY
The habits instilled by over 20 years of wrestling training have prepared Aaron Grossman, CEO of TalentLaunch and Alliance Solutions Group, for the physical and mental challenges of entrepreneurship. Starting and growing a business isn’t for the faint of heart, and knowing how and when to take a risk can pay off with big rewards. Aaron shares his unique experiences with host Alex G on this special episode of CEO Confidential.
Takeaways
- As an entrepreneur you have to be confident in being able to take risks, you know that not all of the risks are going to create wins.
- “Failures are a great opportunity to learn if you are reflecting in the correct way and you’re allowing the risk to pay off… a risk can also pay off if they don’t go the right way because you can still grow.” - Aaron Grossman
- On adversity Aaron says, “I treat every day like it’s a wrestling match or practice, and how much am I going to put in and how much do I want to get better every day.”
- Let fear help you, don’t let it sit in the driver’s seat, but it can be a useful tool
- Who’s helping you? You can’t be chief technology officer, chief financial officer - you can’t be it all! Get the right help
- Know your strengths as an entrepreneur, don’t let ego get in the way
- Say no to good things! If it’s hard to let go of potential opportunities, have people on your team or an advisory board that can check you to your goals/vision
Shoutouts
- Episode 138 : My Colossal Failure - Aaron Grossman https://www.ceoconfidential.net/e/ep-138-my-colossal-failure-meet-aaron-grossman/
- Episode 122: Best.Podcast.Ever - Aaron Grossman https://www.ceoconfidential.net/e/ep-122-%e2%80%93-talent-search-%e2%80%93-meet-aaron-grossman-plus-an-inspirational-message-from-alex-s-corona-bunker/
Links
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/alliancestaff
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaronsgrossman/
- Website: https://mytalentlaunch.com/ & https://alliancesolutionsgrp.com/
Ways to Tune In:
- Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5an441bbjLNCYKKcC5d0fl
- Youtube full video - https://youtu.be/rheYreWvUg8
What does it mean to be a humble leader? Adam Kaufman, Founder of Up2 Foundation, shares his story of how he leaned on his support network and began his journey to becoming a more empathetic and humble leader.
Takeaways
- Having a support network, whether you are a CEO or not, is invaluable. Seek out and lean on peers, mentors, and family if you are in need of guidance.
- “We are all going to face curves in the road. It is up to us to know how we’re going to navigate them.” ~Adam
- A key component of humility is forgiveness. In order to be forgiven, you need to first learn to forgive others.
- Take steps towards cultivating who you want yourself to be. Meditation, acts of kindness, or keeping a momento close help slow down automatic thinking.
Links
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-kaufman-62073453/
- Company: https://www.up2foundation.org
Ways to Tune In
- iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5an441bbjLNCYKKcC5d0fl
- Pod Chaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ceo-confidential-429926
- Listen Notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/ceo-confidential-nelly-g-5Ia1-WzKHnF/
- YouTube - https://youtu.be/uimqUDYkEP8
When the pandemic hit, the world went into disarray. Phil Rankin, President of Even Mix™ & Special Metal Stamping, shares his story of how he seized an opportunity that changed his company.
Even Mix™ is a patented 3D mixing technology. They have used aerospace engineering techniques to design pump technology into their variable pitch blades, bringing true mixing technology to in-drum liquids.
Takeaways
- Be attentive to current events. Capitalize on challenges that are in high demand by pivoting your marketing strategy to target that market.
- When shifting into a new market, be mindful of scalability. How can the company grow sustainably? What structures need to be in place to ensure growth?
- Listen to the customer. Better pricing and new technologies can only go so far if the product is not applicable to the customer’s needs.
- Trust your gut as a business owner. We are approached daily with new opportunities. Do not be afraid to take calculated risks.
- Getting the right mix of resources committed to the return on investment expected is key to a great cost analysis.
Links
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philerankin/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/philerankin
- Company: https://specialmetalstamping.com
- Company: https://evenmix.com
Ways to Tune In
- iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/5an441bbjLNCYKKcC5d0fl
- Pod Chaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ceo-confidential-429926
- Listen Notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/ceo-confidential-nelly-g-5Ia1-WzKHnF/
- YouTube - https://youtu.be/8qhyYIzf_nE
We all are faced with stressful situations at one point or another. It is our reactions and next steps that help mold the future of our company and yourself. Ben Bebenroth, Chef/Owner of Spice Kitchen + Bar, Spice Catering Co., and Spice Acres Farm, shares his story of how to pivot a highly stressful situation into an opportunity for personal and company growth.
Spice Hospitality Group offers local food focused restaurants, catering, and foraging from their Spice Acres Farm. They strive to change how people connect with food through sustainable agriculture.
Takeaways
- It’s ok to be vulnerable and let yourself feel your emotions. When you encounter a stressful situation, be mindful and take a step back before tackling the issue.
- It is important to develop a sense of self awareness while encountering stressful situations. How are your actions or reactions affecting your team?
- Behind every emotion distress is fear. It is what drives emotional outbursts, reactions, and responses. What is your modality of operating? Are you navigating situations through love or fear?
- “There is no miracle hire that is going to save a company. If you are managing and leading from fear, it’s gonna crumble. You cannot grow a business and attract positive people and energy with that negative wavelength.” ~Ben
- “The vulnerable leader enables and encourages his entire team to be equally vulnerable.” ~Ben
- It is one thing to be vulnerable, but it’s another thing to be able to filter a moment and show up for someone else. Support your team by checking in with them on a personal level.
Links
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ben-bebenroth-14757832/
- Instagram: @chefbenbebenroth
- Website: https://www.spiceheadquarters.com
- Company Instagram: @spiceheadquarters
- Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/spicekandb?lang=en
Ways to Tune In
- iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2v6qyhzcD7Mk2yqhyobnRy
- Pod Chaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ceo-confidential-429926
- Listen Notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/ceo-confidential-nelly-g-5Ia1-WzKHnF/
- YouTube - https://youtu.be/tv-KdzMPblo
Sticking to your company values is crucial to building a brand and protecting the integrity of your product or service. Leslie Zinn, Owner of Arden’s Garden, shares her story on owning her values through the thick and thin of it.
Arden’s Garden is Atlanta’s premier fresh juice manufacturer. Over the last 26 years, it has grown from bringing wellness to the local community to now being available in 1500 stores across six states. The 170+ team at Arden’s Garden is dedicated to providing pure and healthy juices, smoothies and plant-based foods for consumers.
Takeaways
- “The biggest lesson learned is don’t ever give up. You have got to keep pushing forward.” ~Leslie
- Consistently doing the right thing and not cutting corners pays off in the long run.
- Have well defined core values within your organization.
- Stay true to your company's core values, especially when making big decisions for your product or service.
- “Do the right thing just because it’s the right thing. For no other reason. You got that path and you follow it. It makes life so much easier.” ~Leslie
Links
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ardensfresh
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leslie-zinn-729937b/
- Website: https://www.ardensgarden.com
- Company Twitter: https://twitter.com/ardensgardenatl/
Ways to Tune In
- iTunes - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ceo-confidential/id1197044116
- Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/2v6qyhzcD7Mk2yqhyobnRy
- Pod Chaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/ceo-confidential-429926
- Listen Notes - https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/ceo-confidential-nelly-g-5Ia1-WzKHnF/
- YouTube - https://youtu.be/wxbTjPevycY
Looking to hire your next employee? How do you deal with picking the WAY wrong employee? Better yet, how do you pick the right candidate? Lee Stacey, CEO & President at McGowan Allied Specialty Insurance has some insight and a story you do not want to miss on this episode of CEO Confidential.
Takeaways
- Do your due diligence! Create a candidate checklist and interview process, then stick to it
- Consult counsel (legal or human resources) on how to deal with tricky employee situations
- Check references! Ask, “can you comment on this candidate's behavior in the workplace?” Sometimes brief answers are a red flag
- When checking a reference, if a previous employer will only confirm dates of employment, that could be an indication to dig deeper and call another reference
- Do background checks, reference checks and even a culture index can be helpful
- Hire the right people for the right seats and your business will run as smoothly as possible
Links
- Lee Stacey’s Best Podcast Ever Episode 107: https://www.ceoconfidential.net/e/ep-107-servant-leadership-meet-lee-stacey/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/LeeMStacey
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lee-stacey-9794542/
- Website: https://mcgowanallied.com/
- Youtube: https://youtu.be/zB_CZGKg3pg
Alex sits down with nationally acclaimed speaker, financial planner, author, coach, entrepreneur and CEO, Jason Smith, to discuss how a diagnosis of a complex heart condition at the age of 29 opened Jason’s eyes and led him from a revenue-generator to the creator and CEO of multiple, self-managing companies.
Notes:
- Jason’s many hats
- How one company branched out into five
- Following in his father’s footsteps - whether he wanted to or not
- How a sudden heart condition diagnosis at 29 years old opened his eyes to what was really important
- Going from revenue maker to the creator of self-managing companies
- What it was like to “die” on the operating table
- Having to say your goodbyes
- Raising kids with blue-collar values in a white-collar world
- The 80/20 Rule and building the right team with the right processes
- Jason’s unique ability
- Personal development and “thinking about your thinking”
- Lightning Round
Links:
Jason’s LinkedInThe JL Smith Group Strategic Coach“The Advantage: Why Organizational Health Trumps Everything Else In Business” by Patrick M. Lencioni“Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding The Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty” by Patrick M. Lencioni “Principles: Life and Work” by Ray Dalio
In this freewheeling episode, Alex goes toe-to-toe with CEO of Witz Education, Greg Witz and together they solve all of our political problems, teach us how to be our best selves in business and in life, help us have better romantic relationships, and so much more. You definitely don’t want to miss out on this one!
Notes
- A South African Canadian’s perspective on the current state of US politics
- A US citizen’s perspective on Canada
- Psychological warfare, the media, and the different lenses we use to view politics and the world
- Greg’s journey from dropout to successful author, podcaster, and entrepreneur
- How common threads transform hierarchies into circular communities
- The thing that prevents people from being their best selves
- Managing stress and dealing with unexpressed emotions
- The 3 Principles of Emotional Intelligence
- The step after accepting who you are
- The S.T.O.P Concept
- How to have better romantic relationships
- State, story, strategy, and the secret sauce to getting unstuck
- The power of shifting your mindset and how to actually do it
- Lightning Round
Links
Alex’s interview on Greg’s podcastEp 131 – Solving All the World’s Problems – Meet Council President Paul Marnecheck (again)Join the betterHuman Greg’s LinkedInWitz Education“Lead, Follow or Get Out of the Way: The Ultimate Guide to Leadership in the New World of Business” by Greg WitzThe Ultimate Relationship GuideImago Relationships Worldwide“It Takes What It Takes: How to Think Neutrally and Gain Control of Your Life” by Trevor Moawad and Andy Staples“Brain Rules” by John Medina “The BFG” by Roald Dahl “The 4-Hour Workweek” by Tim Ferriss“Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dreams” by Matthew Walker, Ph.D.
In this edition of My Colossal Failure, Alex sits down with Gary Klaben, president of Coyle Financial to discuss how determination and perseverance led Gary to go from a failing insurance agent to the owner and president of a highly successful wealth/asset management and financial counsel company.
Links:
Coyle Financial: https://www.coylefinancial.com/ Strategic Coach: https://www.strategiccoach.com/ Gary’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gary-klaben-9aa199/ Ep 58 – A Business Mindset – Meet Gary Klaben: https://www.thebestpodcastever.com/ep58-gary-klaben/
On this edition of the My Colossal Failure mini-series, Alex and Mike Ferrante, associate broker for Century 21 HomeStar and team leader of the 21 Mike Team, discuss how Mike’s youthful stubbornness kept him in a failing painting business for 15 years before he realized it was finally time to throw in the towel.
Mike’s Page on 21 Century HomeStar21 Mike TeamMike’s LinkedInEp 90 – How to Rise to the Top and Stay There – Meet Mike Ferrante
On this episode of the “My Colossal Failure” mini-series, Alex talks with Traci Miller, president of Color 3 Embroidery, a wholesale embroidery and screen-print business about the importance of resilience, and how she rebuilt her life and her business after experiencing considerable tragedy.
Links: Color 3 Embroidery Traci’s LinkedIn Simon Sinek Other Colossal Failures
On this episode of a new mini-series called, “My Colossal Failure” Alex sits down with Andrew Spott, CEO of VividFront, a strategic Digital Marketing, Web Design & Web Development Agency to discuss not only how his colossal failure forced him to fire people and give away his shares in his business, but also how that failure led to VividFront.
Links:Andrew’s LinkedInVividFront“Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business” by Gino WickmanEOS
In the first episode of a new mini-series called, “My Colossal Failure” Alex sits down with Aaron Grossman, CEO of TalentLaunch, a $130 million staffing and talent company to discuss how his ego led to not one but two colossal failures and how he had to learn to put his ego aside to become a better businessman and entrepreneur.
LinksEp 122 – Talent Search – Meet Aaron Grossman, plus an inspirational message from Alex’s Corona BunkerAaron’s LinkedInTalentLaunchAbleEntrepreneur’s Organization (EO)Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS)
Alex has a chat with CEO of emaginit Daniel Moneypenny, aka the guy who knows a guy, about branding, marketing, networking, and business development. Daniel also shares a bit of his journey which includes serving in the Army, becoming a male model, attempting to steal something from Phil Knight, and more. As Alex says, “to know Danny is to be in awe of him.” We think you’ll agree.
Notes
- How Alex and Daniel met
- The secret to Daniel’s energy
- Daniel describes his childhood
- Moving to California and becoming a Forest Fighter
- Enlisting in the Army and joining the US Prix Leclerc Team
- Having a ton of interesting jobs including becoming a make model, running antique shops, and starting a fitness shoe store
- College and starting emaginit
- Naming, branding, and building his reputation
- Shifting from branding to networking and business development
- Big failures and big rebounds
- Creating the correct work environment
- Lightning Round
Links
Emaginit“The Laws of Nature” by Robert Greene “Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike” by Phil Knight “Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...And Maybe the World” by Admiral William H. McRaven "Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations" by Admiral William H. McRaven “A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century” by Barbara W. Tuchman
Alex and returning co-host Molly Gebler welcome back superintendents Nancy Santilli and Bob Hunt of Kenston and Chagrin Falls, who update us on this challenging semester and what’s in store for the next one (so far) in light of the pandemic.
Notes
- Introductions and personal updates
- Current virtual learning status in each district
- Managing staff in and outside of the classroom
- Which is better? Letting every district make decisions or having everyone do the same thing.
- “If I knew then what I know now…”
- Handling the stress personally
- Highs and lows from this semester
- Teachers’ concerns
- Managing staff stress
- Lightning round
Links
Chagrin Falls Exempted Village SchoolsKenston SchoolsChagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce“Schools and Child Care: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)” – Minnesota Department of EducationEp 34 – School House Rock – Meet Nancy SantilliEp 45 – Head of the Class – Reconnect with Bob Hunt and Nancy SantilliEp 77 – Bob Hunt and Nancy Santilli: Solving Problems Students Care About MostEp 109 – Hunt and Santilli in the Hot SeatsEp 124 – Schooling During The Pandemic – A Special Q&A Session with Superintendents Nancy Santilli and Bob HuntLemon Falls Cafe/Marketplace“The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz” by Erik LarsonGet Molly’s Books!
Alex welcomes the COO of North Coast Auto Mall, Oleg Kislyansky onto the show to talk about vision, failure, growth, going from a non-data driven organization to a data-driven one, and much more. Buckle up and get ready for one inspiring and entertaining ride!
Notes:
- Crazy ways to say hello and epiphanies of a new father
- Oleg’s curiosity, hyperfocus, how he used that to better his business during COVID
- “Punching above your weight” and moving up within the auto industry
- Impostor syndrome and underestimating yourself vs other people underestimating you
- Oleg’s “secret sauce” for a good business
- The importance of getting employees to follow your vision and how to get them to do that
- The format of Oleg’s sales meetings
- The format of Alex’s meetings
- Oleg’s failures and how he’s learned from them
- Going from a non-data driven organization to a data-driven organization
- Alex’s book recommendations
Links:
- North Coast Auto Mall: https://www.ncautoauction.com/
- Alex’s Insider Fix: https://gertsburglaw.com/blog/category/alexs-insider-fix/ CORONAVIRUS LEGAL SURVIVAL GUIDE: https://mailchi.mp/gertsburglaw.com/survivalguide
- Cover My Six: https://covermysix.com/
- “TRACTION: GET A GRIP ON YOUR BUSINESS” by Gino Wickman: https://www.eosworldwide.com/traction-book
- “MEASURE WHAT MATTERS” by John Doerr: https://www.whatmatters.com/the-book/
- “THE 4-HOUR WORKWEEK” Series by Tim Ferriss: https://tim.blog/tim-ferriss-books/
- “THE GOAL: A PROCESS OF ONGOING IMPROVEMENT” by Eliyahu M. Goldratt: https://www.amazon.com/Goal-Process-Ongoing-Improvement/dp/0884271951
- “THE 48 LAWS OF POWER” and “THE LAWS OF HUMAN NATURE” by John Greene: https://powerseductionandwar.com/books/
- “THE BLUE ZONES” by Dan Buettner: https://www.thebluezonesstore.com
- "TITAN” by Ron Chernow: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/26804/titan-by-ron-chernow/
Alex and Chas mow through what led him to go from rebellious teenager to owner of one of the largest landscaping businesses in Northeast Ohio, how to build the right team, learning to properly communicate with your employees, and much more.
Notes
- Alex’s childhood landscaping experiences and Chas’s journey
- Crises he has faced while running the same business for over 20 years
- How a big decision and a semester at sea transformed him into a world-class entrepreneur
- Discovering EO and the importance of having a sense of belonging
- How Chas discovered Culture Index and what led him to become a CI advisor
- Using data to put the right butts in the right seats
- The importance of learning how to properly communicate with your employees
- Reducing turnover
- How COVID has affected his businesses
- And much more…
Links
Moscarino Landscape and Design: https://createmylandscape.com/ Culture Index: https://www.cindexinc.com/Chas’ Website: https://chasmoscarino.com/Chas’ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chas-moscarino-70298917/ EOS: https://www.eosworldwide.com/ Alex’s Insider Fix: https://www.gertsburglaw.com/blog/ Ep 122 – Talent Search – Meet Aaron Grossman: http://www.thebestpodcastever.com/http-www-thebestpodcastever-com-ep-122-talent-search-meet-aaron-grossman/ Ep 130 – From Incremental to Exponential – Meet Gene Roberts: http://www.thebestpodcastever.com/ep-130-from-incremental-to-exponential-meet-gene-roberts/
Alex invites Tom Jackson, current candidate for the Ohio State Senate to come on the show and explain to us why we should vote for him. They discuss what made him decide to run, the problem of government corruption, and how his plans to challenge the status quo will change the lives of Ohio’s residents for the better.
Notes:
- Kids keeping you up all night and why on earth someone would voluntarily choose to run 100 miles
- Comparing silent training to meditation and the flow state
- Tom’s bio and how he lost his accent
- How he went from the insurance business to politics and what led him to run for the Ohio State Senate
- Why should we vote for him?
- Discussing the issues of inequality, education, and women’s reproductive rights
- Why not Matt Dolan?
- What will Tom Jackson do to challenge the status quo?
- Is Tom Jackson anti-business?
- The problem with politics today
- House Bill 6 and the corruption in Columbus
- Running against a big name
- Campaigning in the age of social media
- Systemic vs. institutional racism
Links:
Tom Jackson for OhioTom’s FacebookTom’s TwitterRegister to Vote in OhioHouse Bill 6Article about what happened with House Bill 6 Sign up for Alex’s “Insider Fix”CORONAVIRUS LEGAL SURVIVAL GUIDE
Alex interrogates criminal defense attorney Ashley Jones and together they examine the ins and outs of criminal law, starting your own law firm, the challenges facing small business owners, cults, and much more.
Notes:
- Turning phones on silent, newbie court fails, and getting chastised by judges
- The case Ashley is the most proud of and the one that still haunts her
- Representing people Ashley thinks may be guilty
- Difficult cases and clients
- Deal emotionally with an unfair criminal justice system
- Why Ashley started her own firm and the challenges of a business owner
- Recognizing burnout, learning your limits, and how to be ruthless with your time
- “A-ha” moments in business ownership
- The importance of surrounding yourself with like-minded business owners
Links:
Ashley Jones LawAlex’s Insider FixJoin the Gertsburg Lawfirm
In this freewheeling conversation, Alex and Paul tackle the world’s problems, from pandemics to elections to media bias. They discuss how different businesses, sectors and industries have reacted and adapted to COVID, and how local government helps or hurts the process, and they both make predictions on how it will all play out.
Notes: · Paul’s recent promotion and the importance of calling people by their proper title · Hot button issues in the City of North Royalton · How businesses and industries both big and small have reacted and adapted to COVID · How COVID has affected the arts, the artists, production, tech, and related industries as well · Predictions on how this will all play out · If Alex was a dictator… · The loss of credibility in the media · Extinction level events and evolution · Traveling through history · Exercising emotional intelligence · Fixing election issues
Links: Ep 15 – Meet Paul MarnecheckCity of North RoyaltonGreater Cleveland PartnershipEp 123 – How Bow Ties can Save the World – Meet John ChmuraH-Bomb TiesAfter Truth: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake NewsPlease God Save Us by Derek Hess & Kent Smith Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr by Ron Chernow Chris Ronayne’s Twitter AccountIndomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency by Mark Updegrove The Passage of Power by Robert A. Caro Special Episode – Truth to Power – Meet Ian FriedmanOhio Association of FoodbanksAmerican Red Cross’s Donate Blood Page
Join Alex and Traction Lab founder, Gene Roberts as they dive deeply into the entrepreneurial mindset to explore how to go from incremental to exponential. They also discuss learning how to let go and delegate, the common frustrations of entrepreneurs and how to get rid of them, accountability hacks, and so much more.
Notes
- Gene’s journey from entrepreneur to EOS Implementer
- How does failure lead to credibility?
- The importance of bringing experience, not advice to the table
- Why you should spend more time with entrepreneurs
- The common frustrations of entrepreneurs and how to get rid of them
- The key components to every business, which one entrepreneurs have the most issues with, and how to fix it
- Gene’s accountability hack
- Update on Believe in Dreams
Links
The Traction LabBelieve in Dreams Ep 69 – How a Business Operates – Meet Ron KaminskiEOS Self-Implementers Unite!EOS WorldwideTraction by Gino WickmanGet a Grip by Gino Wickman and Mike Paton The E-Myth Series by Michael Gerber Good to Great by Jim CollinsDrive by Daniel Pink
Alex catches up with returning guest John DiJulius, five-time author, customer service ninja, head of The DiJulius Group, John Robert’s Spa and Believe In Dreams, and modern day renaissance man. They discuss the importance of empathy, understanding both customer and employee needs, inspiration and effective communication with your team, positive energy, and so much more. This episode is full of powerful tips, philosophy, and humor.
Notes
- Recent wins
- CX Executive Academy, EO, and the importance of peer discussion and coaching
- Why and how to be empathic and understanding of both your customers’ and employees’ needs
- How to effectively communicate with employees
- How re-opening has gone with John Robert’s and what they are doing to meet demand
- That one time John got arrested…
- Creative positive energy moments
- Leadership, creativity, and flow
- John’s hacks to shift negative to positive energy
- Why you should binge learning
- Updates on Believe in Dreams
Links
The DiJulius GroupJohn Robert’s SpaBelieve in DreamsThe Customer Service Revolution by John DiJuliusEntrepreneurs’ OrganizationMoonshots podcastThe Tim Ferriss ShowShoe Dog by Phil KnightThe Splendid and the Vile by Erik LarsonMy Customer Experience Trainer
Alex gets moving with certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor, nutritional and wellness consultant, founder, and co-founder of multiple businesses including Kijia and the Brain Ops Group, Ali Hively. They discuss how achieving small wins through having the right mentality, building a strong foundation, and proper stress management techniques can build to much greater wins later on. This episode is as jampacked as your favorite (or least favorite depending on how you look at it) HIIT workout. You don’t want to miss it!
Notes:
- Alex asks selfish personal questions about getting back into regular fitness habits during the quarantine and Ali gives some quarantine fitness tips
- How to get over not wanting to answer to others
- How the “how much do you want it” mindset may be harmful and what to do to change it
- How Ali connects with her clients and how her framework helps them decide what works for them while identifying their goals and creating solid foundations
- Ali’s #1 hack for getting immediate results
- How quarantine has changed Ali’s business
- Ali’s tips for managing stress and the importance of developing good stress management techniques
- The importance of achieving “small wins” on your journey to success
- Ali’s entrepreneurial journey and how she overcame failures both personally and professionally
Links:
Kijia - Your Path to Feeling Great Brain Ops Group Mission Beautiful Brain Ali’s Instagram Account Evernote You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero
What are we really disagreeing about? A special message from Alex Gertsburg.
https://youtu.be/ZIFcULcvX_w
After an introduction about protests, riots and police brutality, Alex grills Brandon Chrostowski, President and Founder of EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute, to find out how he managed to achieve 52% revenue growth during these trying times. They also discuss all the new things happening at EDWINS, how COVID-19 has disproportionately affected poorer communities, how to increase minority management and presence in fine dining restaurants, what we can do to help, and much more.
https://youtu.be/lw1K3GsmWMM
Notes
- Recent personal and professional wins
- How Brandon's purpose-driven mission generated 52% revenue growth during the pandemic
- Updates on what's going on at EDWINS
- How COVID-19 has affected his students/employees
- The power and value of strong support systems and promoting good self-esteem
- How to increase minority management and presence in fine dining restaurants
- What the community can do to help and how a special spoon represents the importance of details and “leveling the playing field”
- Speaking, consulting, and moving his model to other industries
- How to get political support
- Overcoming fear and stigma
Links
Ep 46 – Cooking up a Better Future – Meet Brandon ChrostowskEDWINS Leadership & Restaurant InstituteDespite the terrible coronavirus price paid by marginalized communities of color, nothing will change if we do not make it change: Brandon E. Chrostowski Op-Ed: Heeding the Humanity of Former Prisoners
After taking part in the protests in Chagrin Falls, Alex sits down with attorney and president of the Cleveland Bar Association, Ian Friedman to discuss the George Floyd murder, the resulting protests, riots, and the changes that need to happen within the criminal justice system.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsoJDsoR_X8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIDSANIEv-4
Notes
- Introducing Ian and what led him to give a speech during one of the protests in Cleveland
- What makes George Floyd’s case and the events surrounding it different from all of the others
- Ian and Alex discuss what should vs. what will happen moving forward
- What has the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association done in the past and what is it planning to do to for criminal justice reform
- The difficulty of breaking through the “blue wall”
- Protesting vs. Rioting, what really happened in Cleveland, and how to encourage younger people to let their voices be heard.
Links
Friedman & Nemecek, LLCCleveland Metropolitan Bar AssociationThe Future State of Justice - Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s page outlining their involvement with the reform of the Justice Center. (Lots of great articles, updates, etc on this page) Black Lives Matter Cleveland Facebook Page
What do swimming with horses, making fresh pasta, and recycling computers have in common? Tune in as Alex chats with entrepreneur and life coach Mellissa Hathaway and find out! They cover escaping from difficult relationships, imposter syndrome, the power of being an underdog, learning how to quiet negative inner voices, and so much more.
Notes
- Personal and professional wins
- Melissa shares how she and her young son escaped an abusive relationship and what it’s like to start over in your forties
- How she went from driving trucks to selling fresh pasta, to becoming a partner in the computer recycling business
- How swimming with horses changed her life
- Dealing with impostor syndrome and the power of being an underdog
- Tony Robbins, quieting the negative voices, meditation, Mindvalley, and the importance of creative outlets
Links
Melissa’s Website Melissa’s Facebook page Melissa’s Instagram Alex’s Guest Interview on “The Daily Bread Podcast” Mindvalley’s “6-Phase Meditation Quest - Learn How To Meditate in Just A Few Minutes A Day” Jen Jones Donatelli National Domestic Violence Hotline Legal Aid Society of Cleveland’s Domestic Violence Resources Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services’ Domestic Violence Resources Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus: A practical guide for improving communication & getting what you want in your relationships by John Gray The Artist’s Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity by Julia Cameron Official List of Tony Robbins’ books
Alex and returning co-host, Molly Gebler welcome back superintendents Nancy Santilli and Bob Hunt of Kenston Schools and Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools, who take questions submitted on social media regarding schooling during the COVID-19 pandemic; including application of snow days, what next year will look like, how end-of-year traditions are shaping up, summer school and extended year services, and much more.
https://youtu.be/hd4kB63XGF0
Notes
- Welcome back Molly, Nancy, and Bob
- Gratitude and wins
- Q&A session with questions submitted on social media
- Molly’s new Lightning Round Questions
Links
Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools: Kenston Schools Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce “Schools and Child Care: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)” - Minnesota Department of Education Ep 34 – School House Rock – Meet Nancy Santilli Ep 45 – Head of the Class – Reconnect with Bob Hunt and Nancy Santilli: Ep 77 – Bob Hunt and Nancy Santilli: Solving Problems Students Care About Most Ep 109 – Hunt and Santilli in the Hot Seats Hungry Bee Lemon Falls Cafe/Marketplace Burntwood Tavern Hunan by the Falls Yours Truly
Alex has a wide-ranging conversation with CTO and Chief Data Scientist of Chmura Economics & Analytics and Co-Founder of H-Bomb Ties, John Chmura which covers topics such as data science and collection in light of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, Tiger King and the Wild Wonderful Whites of West Virginia, how John’s son Harrison inspired the creation of H-Bomb Ties, and much more. This episode is as inspirational as it is informational. You don’t want to miss out.
https://youtu.be/Cq01XbyScmE
Notes
- John’s background in data science and what it exactly it means to be a data scientist
- Alex and John’s takes on personal data collection in light of the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal
- Testing out Zoom’s green screen feature and discussing Tiger King and the Wild and Wonderful Whites of West Virginia
- How John’s son, Harrison (aka H-Bomb) and his love of bow ties inspired the creation of H-Bomb Ties
- What it’s like for people with disabilities to find good employment and how we can help
Links
H-Bomb Ties Chmura Economics & Analytics John’s Crazy Socks Ep 15 – Meet Paul Marnecheck Ep 85 – A Mission of Integration – Meet Shari Hunter Ep 117 – Accounting for Business Growth – Meet Chuck Mullen Ep 122 – Talent Search – Meet Aaron Grossman Company of One: Why Staying Small Is the Next Big Thing for Business: by Paul Jarvis The Great Hack
Ladies and gentlemen, you’re about to WATCH the best podcast ever recorded.
On BPE’s first-ever video podcast, Alex chats with CEO of TalentLaunch Aaron Grossman. They discuss his journey of going from a paperboy to running a $130 million staffing and talent company, the importance of company culture, neverending gratitude, and Aaron’s side project, the Wrestlers in Business Network, among many others.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yi99zBbTjA
Notes
- Personal and professional wins
- The importance of mindfulness and paying attention to the details
- Aaron’s journey from college to the creation of TalentLaunch
- The importance of setting good processes
- Art vs. Science in Business and Sports and the 80/20 rule
- Make or break moments and going from owning a business to running a company
- How Aaron learned to be an entrepreneur from his parents
- Culture vs. Ego and the importance of having a purpose, a mission, and strong core values
- Growing into a $130 million company and beyond
- The creation of the Wrestlers in Business Network
Links
Aaron’s LinkedIn TalentLaunch Wrestlers in Business Network Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO) Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) The E-Myth Library by Michael Gerber The “Scary Times” Success Manual by Dan Sullivan
What’s the difference between a well-run car dealership and a failing one?
Alex chats with Wendy Rinehart, Executive Director of the Ohio Independent Automobile Dealers Association about what makes car dealerships successful, industry changes, being a woman in a male-dominated industry, industry challenges moving forward, and much more.
You’re going to want to put the pedal to the metal and give this one a listen!
Notes
- Wendy’s background and what led her to become the Executive Director of the OIADA
- Early challenges and being a female in a male-dominated industry
- Dealing with industry changes and divergent
- Stakeholders within the association
- What makes a well-run dealership?
- Facing new challenges and helping hundreds of dealers with a small office
- The most important things happening within the industry today
Links
Wendy’s LinkedIn OIADA website Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t by Jim Collins (article on his website) Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't by Jim Collins (Amazon Link) Who Moved My Cheese?: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Spencer Johnson, MD (Amazon Link)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxBQLFLei70
Overspending runs rampant in businesses. Not if Jeff Moore can help it though.
In this episode, Alex chats with the Founder and CEO of Value Based Solutions LLC about the importance of mismanaging corporate spend to increase profits.
They also discuss Jeff's early successes as an entrepreneur, what led him to start VBS, joining Entrepreneurs Organization, and much more.
There's lots of useful information for your business in this one!
Notes
- Personal and Professional wins
- Jeff's breaking through challenges as a kid, his early entrepreneurial success, and how baseball cards helped him pay for college.
- How Jeff's experience in the corporate world led to the birth of VBS, what they do and how they do it
- Managing indirect spend, consulting, and final best negotiations for large one-time purchases
- Creating, maintaining good processes
- Assumptions and Misconceptions about life and business
Links
Value Based Solutions’ WebsiteJeff’s LinkedInTJ Gliha’s EpisodeGive and Take by Adam Grant The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz by Erik Larson The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America by Erik Larson Entrepreneurs’ Organization
Alex heads to Boston and catches up with former BPE guest Vice President of Customer Success at LeasePilot, Nadine Ezzie. They explore the idea of staying true to yourself while discussing Nadine’s journey going from a successful attorney in Cleveland to dropping everything and joining the startup, LeasePilot in Boston.
Then, Co-Founder and CEO of LeasePilot Gabriel Safar jumps on and shares what led him to go from a successful attorney to creating the startup. They also discuss the fundamental problem with law firms, the importance of hustling, labels, impactful moments, existential challenges, what it takes to be a CEO, and more.
This is a jampacked double interview that you don’t want to miss.
Show Notes
- Facing fears and embracing major life changes
- Her personal journey from successful attorney to join a startup
- Dog rescuing stories
- Adventures in stand-up comedy and how they change Nadine’s perspective in life
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The benefits of meditation
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Gabriel’s journey from attorney to entrepreneur
- Lots and lots of reading
- The Fundamental problem with law firms
- The birth of Lease Pilot
- Hustling REALCOM
- Labels and why they are bad
- Impactful moments, existential challenges, myths, and what it takes to be a CEO
Links
LeasePilot’s Website Nadine’s LinkedIn Gabriel’s LinkedIn
Nadine’s First BPE Interview
Meditation Apps Headspace Calm
Books Tomorrow’s Lawyers and The End of Lawyers?: Rethinking the nature of legal services by Richard Susskind OBE The Innovator’s Dilemma: When New Technologies Cause Great Firms to Fail by Clayton Christensen Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill by Candice Millard
Pooja
Alex talks with psychotherapist and social worker Jessica Horvat and they delve into the minds of entrepreneurs and other humans. Tune in as they discuss Jessica’s definition of success, how visualization exercises can be beneficial, what Imposter Syndrome is and if all entrepreneurs have it, how to figure out what the “little guy” needs, where fear comes from and how to deal with it, and so much more. So, listen as Alex “lays down on the couch” and gets us all a little therapy.
Show Notes
- Introduction on psychotherapy and Jessica’s definition of success
- Personal and professional wins
- Jessica’s journey from feminist art student to psychotherapist
- Visualization exercises and Alex’s summer camp memories
- Imposter Syndrome and entrepreneurs
- Jessica-isms and meditation
- Fear and the little guy’s needs
- Jessica’s Alter Ego
Also Mentioned in this Episode
Jessica’s Info: Cell - 216-288-6560 Email: jhorvat3803@gmail.comPsychology Today Profile
Nadine Ezzie’s B.P.E. EpisodeChuck Mullen’s B.P.E. EpisodeBrené Brown’s Ted Talk on Listening to ShameWhen Things Fall Apart by Pema Chödrön
Meditation Apps: Ten Percent Happier HeadspaceInsight Timer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBHf6r7Ldo0
Fellow podcaster and chairman of Apple Growth Partners, Mr. Chuck Mullen, joins Alex to talk about how entrepreneurs can benefit from working with a CPA, with great information on succession planning, mergers & acquisitions, valuation, and more. Connect with Chuck on LinkedIn or at Applegrowth.com, where you can also explore Chuck’s podcast, Sliced.
SHOW NOTES
- CPAs doing more than accounting – Health Growth Checkup Process, Client Experience
- Business Success stories - Experience pays off and hard work pays off
- Discovering a knack for accounting
- What a CPA can do for an entrepreneur
- Succession Planning – Having tough conversations about the future of a company
- Mergers and Acquisitions – Making them happen; The status of the M&A market
- Bracing for recession
- Valuation debates; When a deal needs to be stopped
- Sales, Marketing, and Strategic Partners
- The joy of Transcendental Meditation
ALSO REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
- TJ Gliha was our guest on Ep 116 – Risky Trades and Safe Bets
- Alex was on episode 35 of Chuck’s Sliced Podcast: applegrowth.com/ep35-how-to-lawyer-proof-your-business/
- Listen to Marvin Montgomery on BPE in Ep 82 – Elevating Your Sales
- Alex recommends the book Shoe Dog, by Phil Knight
- Chuck recommends the book The Power of Now, by Eckhart Tolle
Get familiar with the ins and outs of proprietary trading, and how TJ Gliha went from the stock exchange floor to become Vice President of Private Client Services at Sequoia Financial Group. What are traders doing with their hands? What has QUANTS meant for Wall Street? How does TJ help business owners think through succession, financial independence, and capital structure? Find out this week on BPE. Connect with TJ on LinkedIn and visit Sequoia Financial Group online at sequoia-financial.com
SHOW NOTES
- An interest in investments leads to an internship in NYC;
- New love and learning to trade in Chicago;
- The path to proprietary trading;
- Gambling and risk; Minimizing loss;
- QUANTS and how a computer changed the game;
- Prioritizing family and Sequoia Financial;
- Helping business owners manage wealth and prepare for their futures;
- Recession as an opportunity;
- What Sequoia does for businesses and how it started.
ALSO REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
- Jamie Dimon’s Harvard Business School commencement speech is on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T9Kp4NE5l4
- Listen to Admiral McRaven’s speech and our discussion on it in Bonus Episode – Admiral McRaven’s Lessons from Navy Seal Training with Steve Bales after episode 36.
The best business coaches are the ones with business experience, and some of the best ones we know are Adam Sonnhalter and Jack Mencini. Adam and Jack join Alex this week to share some keys for business success that they’ve learned from inside corporate America.
They can be reached via the website for Maximum Value Partners at maximumvp.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/maximumvp/, or on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/maximum-value-partners-llc/. Their podcast is Dirty Secrets of Small Business, and the episode where Alex was the guest can be found at dirtysecretsofsmallbusiness.com/episode/alex-gertsburg-owner-of-the-gertsburg-law-firm/.
SHOW NOTES
- Alex opens the show
- Welcome Adam and Jack; A case of Podcast envy; Business coaches with experience
- Discovering the need for effective business coaches
- A high-level overview of the 7 Keys to Success for growing, sustainable profit
- Helping business owners reach their goals
- When a business relationship doesn’t work; Having the difficult conversations
ALSO MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
The E-Myth by Michael Gerber (book)
Alex welcomes two icons of Chagrin Falls, Mr. Steve Crandall and Mr. Karl Maersch. Have you seen the Save Grove Hill signs around town? They give us the details on the local controversy and expand the conversation to the state of political discourse in general. Tune in and enjoy a conversation spanning our backyard and our nation.
Visit Crandall and Pera Law online at injuryverdicts.com for more on Steve’s law practice.
Learn more about West Four IP, Karl’s intellectual property consulting firm, at westfourip.com.
Show Notes
- Welcome Steve and Karl; Celebrating wins in parenting and health goals
- Entrepreneurship and charting your own course
- The Grove Hill controversy – what are the issues and what are the sides
- Experiences with zoning in Chagrin Falls and perspective on the Bancroft house
- Who is Save Grove Hill
- Zooming out to Washington and how the “story” is replacing truth in politics
- The two-party system and polarization
- Career politicians and compromise; views on the electoral college, current state of American politics
- Having political conversations that aren’t so volatile
- Term limits for high school coaches
ALSO REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
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Previous episodes we recommend:
- Ep 64 – How Trial Lawyers Make the World Better – Meet Steve Crandall
- Ep 73 – Talk of the Town – Meet Karl Maersch
- Ep 45 – Head of the Class – Reconnect with Bob Hunt and Nancy Santilli
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Learn more about the Save Grove Hill movement at savegrovehill.org
- The Great Hack (documentary) on Netflix
- The Art of Thinking Clearly (book) by Rolf Dobelli
- Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive (book) by Harvey Mackay
- Atomic Habits (book) by James Clear
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10% Happier and Headspace (meditation apps)
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Some acronyms that are used in the Grove Hill conversation:
- ARV = Architectural Review Board
- BZA = Board of Zoning Appeals
- WPA = Works Progress Administration
Welcome to the new version of BPE! We kick things off with local leader Kelly Clark, Owner of Kelly’s Working Well Farm and the Founder of Chagrin Valley School. Listen now to expand your knowledge of permaculture practices in farming and in society, find out what actually happens on the piece of land off South Franklin Street in Chagrin Falls, and hear Kelly’s journey from science teacher to the growth of a program that would nurture kids curiosity and drive to learn.
Learn more about Kelly’s Working Well Farm and Chagrin Valley School by visiting chagrinvalleyschool.org, where you can catch up on the issues they are having with Bainbridge Township zoning and fire departments on the Support page of the website. You can also follow Kelly’s Working Well Farm and Chagrin Valley School on Facebook to stay informed.
Do you have ideas for new show names, or thoughts to share on the new direction of the show? Send us an email at bestpodcastever1[at]gmail.com.
SHOW NOTES
- Welcome to the new BPE; Introducing Kelly Clark; Comments on food, alcohol, and new habits
- What is Kelly’s Working Well Farm and what is Permaculture
- Social Permaculture, Chagrin Valley School, and a theory of development
- Welcome to the new BPE; Introducing Kelly Clark; Comments on food, alcohol, and new habits
- What is Kelly’s Working Well Farm and what is Permaculture
- Social Permaculture, Chagrin Valley School, and a theory of development
- What’s on the Farm; Kelly’s Working Well in the community
- An innate wish for chickens; A science teacher finds a farm
- A cultural shift toward nature; Our relationship with food
- Growth and evolution of the organization
- Timebank and building community; The value of time
- A positive impact on students; Nature versus screens
- The vision for the future
- Kelly tests out our brand-new lightning round questions
ALSO MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
- Watch episodes of Molly’s show Countertop Time at apieceofmollysmind.com/countertop-time.
- Rust Belt Riders is working to divert food waste from landfills. Visit rustbeltriders.com to learn more.
- Free to Learn: Why Unleashing the Instinct to Play Will Make Our Children Happier, More Self-Reliant, and Better Students for Life by Peter Gray (book)
- Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan (book)
- Gamechangers on Netflix
- Fantastic Fungi documentary
- The Dark is Rising by Susan Cooper (book series)
John D looked up whether anyone ever walked into a boxing ring to Tom Waits. His findings: “A quick search says no. Although Goin' Out West was used in Fight Club.”
SUMMARY
If you’ve ever heard Best.Podcast.Ever. before, you better hold your hats in this episode as we make a major announcement about the future of the show. You’ll also want to get to know our guest Mr. Jon Gebler, Service Manager of Highway Garage and the one and only husband of our own Molly Gebler. Get a glimpse into the ups, the downs, and the love from 23 years as the Geblers, and join in a Molly love fest.
Call or visit Jon at Highway Garage at 8410 E Washington St in Chagrin Falls, or call (440) 708-0600.
SHOW NOTES
- Struggles in parenting and coping with sadness; Big announcement and changes at Best.Podcast.Ever; Entering a new decade; A legit excuse for jaywalking
- Introducing Jon Gebler; Reflections on marriage and challenges; Compromising photos?
- Early politics and religion in Chagrin Falls; Revisiting High School Gebs
- Effects of loss and of adoption
- A break-even family; The yin and yang of Sam & Emily
- Getting into cars (but not really); A focus on service
- Highway Garage – A unique building and a unique business
- A Eucharist Minister or a Mazarati Jew
- Getting sentimental; Looking back and looking ahead
ALSO MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
- Visit Buckeye Chocolate Café in Tanglewood Plaza in Bainbridge, or online at buckeyechocolate.com
- Join us in donating to Valley Art Center in honor of Ben Breisch at valleyartcenter.org/give-now.html
Happy New Year! Molly brings in guest co-host Jesse Phan from the Chagrin Fall Fire Department to help interview Fire Chief Frank Zugan. Why should you get the CFFD Calendar ASAP? What’s a 24-hour shift like? What are these guys like when they’re not working? What does the department do for the community’s young people? All this, plus a brief cameo from Nelly and her little one in this hot episode of BPE.
Support the Chagrin Fall Fire Department and buy the 18th month calendar for yourself and your friends at Shed, Peter's, Chagrin Yoga, Fireside or CF Township Hall, or online at cffdfundraiser.org. Donations also welcome.
SHOW NOTES
- A very special BPE; A very special calendar; Making a Christmas tree last; A good day in Chagrin Falls
- Spreading Christmas Cheer and calling out Grinches: Caroling, Holly Hall and Silent Tree Auction
- Meet Jesse Phan; A good place to be a firefighter and giving opportunities to the youth
- The firefighter calendar comes to fruition; A supportive Ms. April; Raising funds for good things
- Jesse off the clock and into the future; Bringing the right mindset to the scene of a fire; Who is on the firefighting team
- A surprise for Chief Zugan! What happens in a 24-hour shift
- Chief Zugan’s plans for the future and path from Chagrin Falls and back
- Challenges and fun stories in the village; “Chagrin Valley Fire Department”; Teaching the kids fire and other safety
- Making of a calendar and a little bit of backlash; Up and coming events in the department;
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Chief Zugan off the clock
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Chief Zugan on the Cover
- Jesse as Mr. April
ALSO MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
- Explore the Chagrin Fall Historical Society at www.chagrinhistorical.org
- We interviewed Dan Fritz of the Orange Village Fire Department in Ep 106 – Village Mayor and Fire Slayer
- Check out the delicious treats at Sugar Me Desserterie: www.sugarmedesserterie.com
What happens when a Catholic, a Jewish Atheist, and a Protestant Pastor sit down in the BPE studio? Find out as we welcome Brian Saxe, Pastor at Bainbridge Community UCC, in this week’s episode of BPE. Alex, Molly, and Brian discuss what makes UCC different, what it means to be “open and affirming”, a comparison of religions and denominations, and consider conflicting interpretations of the Bible. Plus, brace yourself for some real talk about what happens at a bris.
Reach out to Brian and follow the Church on their website bainbridgecommunityucc.org, on Facebook BainbridgeCommunityUCC, or on Instagram @bainbridgeucc.
Registration is open now for “My Kids Out Now What?”, taking place on January 25th, 2020, for parents of kids who have come out as LGBTQ and are looking for help in navigating how to support and affirm their child. Keep an eye on the Church’s pages for information on the Social Service Expo to be held next Spring and Pride 2020 happening in October 2020.
Visit apieceofmollysmind.com to purchase a book from her series before December 31st and enter to be a character in the next book.
Business owners (and non-profit managers): Do you know what important action you want to take before the end of the year that has the best ROI and protection for the new year? Find out by reading the article What Every Business Owner and CEO Should Do Before December 31on the GLF blog.
SHOW NOTES
- The limits of humor; Name Molly’s book series; A conversation on Jewish rules and too much information about circumcision; Weekly highlights; Hallmark reaches out to Molly
- Introducing Brian Saxe; Welcoming Brian to the show and to Bainbridge
- Talking denominations
- How to be “Open and Affirming”; The Church’s Bainbridge home
- Ways to interpret the words of the Bible through time and an evolution of beliefs
- Homosexuality in the Bible
- Facing darkness with light
Click here for the “Denomination Tree” that Brian refers to in the interview: “It's UCC centric, but gives a good outline on the major Protestant denominations. People can google around and find various charts, they should just always look for the fine print as some exclude large groups for doctrinal reasons.”
What have you always wanted to ask a superintendent? We brought back Ms. Nancy Santilli of Kenston Schools and Dr. Bob Hunt of Chagrin Falls Exempted School District and showered them with questions from the students and the community on topics like student support, snow days, the future of education, and what they do for fun. Get to know the people leading the districts in this thoughtful interview with 2 inspiring pacesetters.
Kenston Center Stage had their production of Elf earlier this month, but you can still see the High School Holiday Concert (Dec 12th) and Middle School Band (12/18) and Choral (12/19) Concerts. Visit kenstonlocal.org for event information.
Chagrin Falls School Events Calendar can be found at www.chagrinschools.org, and includes a band performance on Dec 12th.
SHOW NOTES
- Congratulation Dr. Hunt; Molly parties with the Browns; Disney law and local theater; Nice new building at CF Schools; Bomber Bash; A big accomplishment with a strong support system
- On the job rewards and challenges
- public misconceptions about running a school system,
- Goals for the school year
- Home Ec becomes Life Skills
- Snow Day Decisions
- Supporting a range of students
- The future of education – freedom in learning; meeting community demands
- Staying in and going out with the family
- Investing a million dollars
REFERENCES IN THIS INTERVIEW:
- A Kid Again helps to restore a sense of normal for families thrust into the situation of having to care for a child with a life-threatening illness. Learn more at akidagain.org
- Jacques Evans was our guest on Ep 68 – Get in the FLOH. We spoke with Gene Shelton Ep 67 – Meet the Music Legends
- The River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey (book) by Candice Millard.
- Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy Seals Lead and Win (book) by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. View a TEDx Talk on the topic at www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljqra3BcqWM
- Browse and purchase a copy of Sherman or one of Molly’s other books at apieceofmollysmind.com, Fireside Book Shop, the Chagrin Falls Popcorn Shop.
- Northeast Ohio attorneys are invited to register for The 10x Law Firm: How to Future-Proof Your Clients and Your Firm While Increasing Revenue and Reducing Costs on December 20th, 2019. This all-day CLE program offers you relevant business information, coaching, and advice to help you take your law practice to the next level in 2020. Reserve your seat at jurisink.com.
Enjoy these other episodes with Bob and Nancy:
- Ep 20 – Meet Bob Hunt and Shannon Beach
- Ep 34 – School House Rock – Meet Nancy Santilli
- Ep 45 – Head of the Class – Reconnect with Bob Hunt and Nancy Santilli
- Ep 77 – Bob Hunt and Nancy Santilli: Solving Problems Students Care About Most
Drop-in for a fun conversation with two of Cleveland’s favorite journalists and winners of our most charming couple award: Rick Jackson, Senior Host/Producer at WVIZ/PBS, WCPN FM, and Brenda Cain, Reporter at Cleveland.com/Northeast Ohio Media Group. They share memorable stories with presidents and Nascar drivers, and we dive into topics on print and TV media, and changes that they’ve seen in the industry over the years. Hear about the best parts and the worst parts of their jobs in this episode of BPE.
Connect with Rick on LinkedIn, and follow Brenda on Twitter @reporterbrendac, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram
SHOW NOTES
- Elton John’s visit to Chagrin Falls, Sherman has arrived, and a Twin update; Ashtabula “adventures” and life without meat; HBD GLF; Get your mammogram;
- Welcome Rick and Brenda; TV vs print media; The research and work behind a good show
- Memorable interviews –Dale Earnhart, President Carter, lost friends, the KKK
- The role of a reporter and holding back
- Rick and the Presidents
- Brenda embeds into a Cleveland family and sees the best and worst of humanity
- Changes in Journalism and public interaction
- Perks of the job – F15s and racecars
LINKS MENTIONED IN THE INTERVIEW
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Watch a clip from Captain Fantastic in Chagrin Falls at www.facebook.com/chagrinvalleychamber/videos/2383820368547785/
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Brenda’s series on the Everharts was called “A Greater Cleveland”. Find it at topics.cleveland.com/tag/a-greater-cleveland-everhart/
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Check out Rick on The Sound of Ideas at www.ideastream.org/topics/the-sound-of-ideas, where you can live stream the show or subscribe to the podcast.
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Alex was a guest on Sliced, a podcast from Apple Growth Partners offering cutting-edge advice for growing your business. On episode 35 of the show, he explained how being proactive can keep your business out of the courtroom and offers examples of low-hanging fruit. Listen now at bit.ly/35cZbK7
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The internet did not turn up a search for Rick in his orange cowboy boots. This is the only picture we found where you can see his feet. Pretty sure those are cowboy boots though. If anyone can get the picture from his mom, send it this way!
Discover how a search for his past, a commitment to servant leadership, and being a U.S. Army Ranger have shaped Lee Stacey, CEO and President of McGowan Insurance, as he sits down with Alex and Molly in a uniquely human and inspiring interview. Tune in as Lee shares stories of his adoption, his role as head of his own company, and what Ranger school is really like. You may find out what kind of leader you want to be or pick up tips on reaching customers despite their resistance. Lee can be reached via his website at mcgowaninsurance.com.
SHOW NOTES
- Going meat-free; Objectifying firemen for a good cause; Here comes Sherman! (Molly’s 4th book); What we’re binging and who we love; Alex has been busy in Columbus and on the air
- Introducing Lee Stacey; A deep dive into the past for a baby on the way
- Leading as a partner; Reaching clients’ hearts and minds; Agent vs Broker
- Servant Leadership and a valued role model; Self-evaluating our leadership skills
- What happens at Ranger school and what being a veteran means
ALSO MENTIONED
Drew Tewksbury was our guest way back in Episode 04.
Purchase a calendar to support the Chagrin Falls Fire Department at SHED Boutique, Chagrin Yoga, Chagrin Falls Township Hall, Bell Market Express, Fireside Bookstore, or online at cffdfundraiser.org (not the address Molly gives on the air)
Get Molly’s book about Sherman when it’s released at apieceofmollysmind.com, or get her currently available books now.
Listen to Alex’s appearance on Sliced, a podcast from Apple Growth Partners. On episode 35 of the show, he explained how being proactive can keep your business out of the courtroom and offers examples of low-hanging fruit. Listen now at bit.ly/35cZbK7. His interview for The Ohio Society of CPAs will be released next month – follow the Gertsburg Law Firm blog or on social media to be notified when it’s available.
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Alex will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail cz@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. You can also check your business for legal risks instantly by taking a short Business Vulnerability Quiz at bit.ly/CM6quiz. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
Giving Tuesday is getting closer, so we've decided to revisit our conversation with Pam Turos, who explains how #GivingTuesdayCLE is helping nonprofits more by working together.
Visit dogoodcle.org to learn about participating nonprofits, to purchase a DO GOOD Hat, or by attending the “Good Hat” Bash fundraiser on Tuesday, December 3rd from 5:30 - 8:30 pm at the Beachland Ballroom & Tavern.
What could make you feel even better as we approach the holiday season? This episode of Best.Podcast.Ever. with Pam Turos of Good Cause Creative and WISH Cleveland! Find out how this year’s #GivingTuesdayCLE campaign is different than any that have come before and learn the best choices for holiday giving. Producer Nelly sits in for Molly, while she, Alex, and Pam talk about teaching values and business skills to kids, lessons in running an organization well, and the importance of each individual person’s story.
Learn about the services offered by Good Cause Creative at www.goodcausecreative.com. Sign up for the WISH Weekly newsletter, a weekly dose of good news all about changemakers and idealists in greater-Cleveland, at www.wishcleveland.com. Follow WISH Cleveland on social media @WishCleveland.
Stay informed about future events and get free business law tips by following Gertsburg Law Firm on Facebook, LinkedIn, and twitter.
REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE
- Will Bowen’s “A Complaint Free World”
- Masaru Emoto’s book “The Hidden Messages in Water”
- John Cunningham was our guest for Episode 30, and returned for Episode 102
- Alex referred to the following apps: Waking Up (Sam Harris) & 10% Happier (Dan Harris)
- Pam is reading the book “Lean In” by Sheryl Sandberg
- The WISH Cleveland Story that Pam recommended about a community garden can be found at wishcleveland.com/cultivating-tolerance-at-kentucky-garden/
- If you’ve been listening to the Serial Podcast, you may be interested in “Cleveland Talks Serial”, an ideastream podcast.
- Find the Hamilton mixtape on Spotify
- at Learn more about the Youngstown State University English Festival at ysuenglishfestival.org.
SHOW NOTES
- A no-complaint challenge; The mind-body connection
- Introducing Pam Turos; Fun with names and pretend babies
- Good Cause Creative takes over #GivingTuesday and spreads the funds further; Sharing stories through WISH Cleveland; Accomplishing more together
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GivingTuesdayCle versus Black Friday and Cyber Monday; Teaching values and business skills early
- How running a non-profit organization compares to running other businesses
- From Social Worker to Writer and sharing stories that matter; The importance of storytelling; Rebel against the system and support the smaller organizations that make the most difference
Step into the boots of Dan Fritz, Assistant Fire Chief of Orange Village and the next mayor of Moreland Hills, as he tells his favorite stories as a second-generation firefighter, shares the harder side of the job, and discusses his goals for the future of Moreland Hills.
Learn more about the Orange Village Fire Department at orangevillage.com/fire-department/. Explore the Village of Moreland Hills’ government online at morelandhills.com.
Watch Molly and Lily on Fox 8 Extra announcing the star of Molly’s 4th book at facebook.com/Fox8NewsCleveland/videos/487181455345784/ (starting at 15:25). Purchase the books at apieceofmollysmind.com.
Join Molly and the Chagrin Falls firefighters at their calendar release party on Nov 10. Details at www.facebook.com/events/548328275976427/.
Browse over 100 articles on business law, employment law, real estate law, and estate planning on the Gertsburg Law Firm blog at gertsburglaw.com/blog/. Be sure to subscribe while you’re there to get legal news delivered straight to your mailbox.
SHOW NOTES
- We need a cure for migraines; Adventure in music and car buying
- A future mayor’s inspiration
- Perspective from dad and support from mom
- Inside the firefighter’s mind; More than firefighters; Fighting the drug epidemic
- Through the eyes of a first responder and an emotional impact; The best stories from the job
- Plans for Moreland Hills; Zoning solutions
- Regionalism across fire departments and working together
Jim Finley was our guest on Ep 51 – Surviving and Thriving
This week, we hear how Catherine Bosley took back her life after becoming one of the first victims of cyberbullying, and how she turned pain into empowerment. The speaker, online advocate, and award-winning journalist was living her best life when a moment changed the course of her future. Join us to hear her message of warning and hope.
Learn more about Catherine’s speaking topic and services at CatherineBosley.com, and find her on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and Twitter.
Browse Molly’s catalog of books and projects at apieceofmollysmind.com for Molly’s books
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail cz@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
SHOW NOTES
- Molly health check; Welcome to the neighborhood, Sam and David; Alex is attacked; DIY flooring at the Gertsburgs
- Introducing Catherine Bosley; Pros and cons of the internet age and a suggestion for civility
- A wild night from the past comes back to a journalist in Youngstown; Reactions and repercussions
- Defending herself and fighting back; Mistake or not?
- Bouncing back and making it count; Sharing a message of hope
ALSO MENTIONED IN THIS SHOW
- Jesse Weinberger's appearance on the show is essential listening: Ep 99 – Protecting your Children from their Screens
- Here is an article with instructions for setting up a send delay in Outlook and Gmail - https://hbr.org/2015/07/prevent-email-horror-with-a-2-minute-send-delay
- Alex had a great conversation with John DiJulius in Ep 96 – The Secret to World-Class Service
https://youtu.be/cg9zfM1eOII Watch Catherine's YouTube talk here or at https://youtu.be/cg9zfM1eOII.
Entrepreneur extraordinaire Brian Krusz of Sgt. Clean Car Wash joins Alex and Molly in the studio to talk about the creation and growth of his car wash empire, bringing military values to management, and how to change the culture of an organization and an industry. Plus, how 23rd Veteran is helping those that served our country and doing something about the tragedy of suicide.
Visit sgtclean.com to find the Sgt. Clean location closest to you, or to contact Brian and his team. Get involved and support veterans by visiting 23rdveteran.org.
Get Mortimer and Molly’s other books at apieceofmollysmind.com.
Are your policies and documents protecting your business or getting you sued? Check 10 areas of your business for legal risks and get instant feedback from experienced attorneys right now by taking a short quiz at bit.ly/CM6quiz.
SHOW NOTES
- How to be an “It Girl”; Drooling over the firemen; Favorite Emmy’s moments; Why Sapphire Creek is amazing; Scooter adventures; A review of Mortimer
- Introducing Brian Krusz; Expanding exponentially
- Car Wash college? From idea to action, and changing the face of the industry
- When a marine runs a business
- Mergers and acquisitions; Creating a culture
- Making the most of life and finding other people that do; Managing millennials and managing well
- How Sgt. Clean is like Netflix and Chick-fil-a
- Saving lives with 23rd Veteran
Handsome as a cartoon, too!
ALSO MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
- We’re not sure what video Molly showed Alex that was so steamy, but it may have been something like this: www.facebook.com/molly.p.gebler/videos/10162358189170483/
Christian Siriano says so!
Learn how to market your business as we travel coast to coast with Neil Markey of Markey Creative. Neil shares stories from his journey marketing brands like Miller and Mattel, and we find out what he’s doing here in Northeast Ohio. Business owners will learn about branding, advertising, and budgeting in this “brand”-new episode of BPE with Alex and Molly.
Visit Neil and Markey Creative at markeycreative.com, on Facebook, and on instagram (markey creative). Learn more about Wild Grill Foods at wildgrillfoods.com.
Purchase Little Pumpkin and Molly’s other books at Fireside books, at Chagrin Falls Popcorn Shop, or at apieceofmollysmind.com, where you can check out all the projects she’s got going on.
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and see if you qualify for a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Alex will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail cz@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
SHOW NOTES
- Molly’s been busy – Clubbin on New York Fashion Week, First Responders Week, Book release, South Russell Fall Fest;
- Alex recommends a musical for those not easily offended; Weatherhead 100 announcement;
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Jon Gebler is now at Highway Garage; Surviving the storm
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Introducing Neil Markey; His professional inspiration; Marketing in the Military?
- Young Neil in NYC - Scoring the big accounts and partying with the big names
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Glory days in LA - Playing on the job and success in marketing; The birth of Markey Creative
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Branding for Business Owners; The importance of purpose; identifying a brand and the process of creation; Brand and company culture
- Making smart decisions in advertising – consider the product, the audience, and media
- Budget considerations & the importance of a good partnership
ALSO MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
- See Molly’s Megan Trainor video on the show page for BPE episode 100
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Jim Sacher is a CPA and Partner at Skoda Minotti. Visit the skodaminotti.com for more information.
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1980s Neil...
- ...and the Neil of today.
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This moment is the perfect moment… to bring back John Cunningham of Insight Meditation Cleveland. John and Alex explore the connection between mindfulness and pain, trauma, and attention, with a deep dive into workplace mindfulness and entrepreneurship. Be here now with us, and start getting more out of each moment.
Visit the Insight Meditation Cleveland website at imcleveland.org or email John at info@imcleveland.org. Find out about Kinnect’s programs for children in the foster system at KINNECTohio.org.
SHOW NOTES
- The role of mindfulness and meditation in dealing with pain
- Tara Brach's RAIN practice
- How mindfulness can help with ADD and OCD
- Dealing with “capital T” trauma
- Meditation at work; Starting and maintaining habits
- Cultivating mindfulness with meditation – training the mind and finding the time
- Workplace mindfulness - techniques and effects
- The connection between mindfulness and entrepreneurship – a question of compatibility
- How KINNECT is helping kids in foster care
LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION:
- John’s first appearance on the show: Ep 30 – It’s Always Now – Meet John Cunningham. BPE’s bonus episode with John’s 10-minute meditation is at bit.ly/BPEmeditation
- Ticht Nhat Hanh’s 44 Gattas: beherenownetwork.com/thich-nhat-hanhs-gathas/
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Strategic Coach program for entrepreneurs: www.strategiccoach.com
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Tara Brach and the meditation practice of RAIN: www.tarabrach.com/rain/. The acronym RAIN is a tool for practicing mindfulness and compassion:
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Recognize what is happening;
- Allow the experience to be there, just as it is;
- Investigate with interest and care;
- Nurture with self-compassion.
John's temporary state
What kind of support do family-run businesses and other private companies need to thrive? Find out from Jeanne Coughlin, Business Coach, Author, President of The Coughlin Group, and the busiest woman in town. Jeanne finds some time to sit down with Alex about working with families and their unique needs, how to change culture in an organization, and how a one-page plan can be the key to strategic growth. Get to know how this successful female entrepreneur is helping other entrepreneurs reach their potential.
Visit the Coughlin Group online at www.cgroupinc.com, where you can also read their blog for information and insights from more than two decades of guiding leaders and building businesses. Connect directly with Jeanne on LinkedIn and follow her on Twitter @jeannecoughlin.Contact Jeanne for more information on her peer advisory groups: one for women business owners(at $1 mm or more in revenue) and the other for next generation in the family business.
SHOW NOTES
- Introducing Jeanne Coughlin, busiest woman in the world
- Jeanne’s motivation and route to business coaching
- What makes Family Businesses unique
- Breaking through family dynamics and changing behaviors
- Changing corporate culture and the importance of values
- The value of a business coach and finding the right one
- Measuring success and finding gratification in other’s success
- All the answers in a one-page plan
LINKS TO TOPICS MENTIONED IN THE INTERVIEW
- The Rise of Women Entrepreneurs by Jeanne Coughlin
- Jeanne likes the “Year on a Page” planner. Here is one we found free online.
- Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear
- We also talked about Admiral McCraven’s speech with Steve Bales in a bonus episode after #36: Admiral McRaven’s Lessons from Navy Seal Training with Steve Bales. Visit that episode’s page for a link to the full speech on YouTube.
- Professional EOS implementer Ron Kaminski was our guest on Episode 69 – How a Business Operates.
Get in on this BPE-love-fest with Alex, Molly, and Nelly as we reflect on the past 100 episodes and give listeners a peek behind the scenes of the show. Plus, Alex has a big announcement and we make some super shout outs to the Best.Podcast.Audience.Ever!
Here are quick links to some of the episodes mentioned in this show:
- Ep 45 – Head of the Class – Reconnect with Bob Hunt and Nancy Santilli
- Bonus episode – 10-minute meditation with John Cunningham
- Ep 49 – Creating Experiences – The Return of Robb Sapp
- Ep 94 – Living Well in a Healthy Body part 2 – Dr. Dan Returns
- Ep 93 – Living Well in a Healthy Body – Meet Dr. Dan
- Ep 67 – Meet the Music Legends through Gene Shelton
- Ep 51 – Surviving and Thriving – Meet Jim Alunni
- Ep 12 – Meet Kimberly McCune Gibson
- Ep 84 – Bourbon, Bow Hunting, and Bling – Meet Chad Verhoff
- Ep 46 – Cooking up a Better Future – Meet Brandon Chrostowski
- Ep 57 – Taking Care of Businesses – Meet Diane Helbig
- Ep 15 – Meet Paul Marnecheck
- Ep 53 – Sister Act – Meet Susan Priest Richlak
- Ep 68 – Get in the FLOH – Meet Jacques Evans
Check out the Business Coaching and Advice Playlist on our website, along with various other recommended playlists in the menu bar.
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Parents of children and teens: Uncover the dangers lurking in your kids’ phone screens & gaming consoles and then learn how to protect them with Jesse Weinberger, Internet Safety Expert and Owner of Overnight Geek University. Jesse has heard all the stories and shares them with Alex and Molly, along with the dangers of social media, video games, and the devices themselves. You do not want to miss this episode if you want to protect your family. Plus, why Peppa Pig and Caillou should be destroyed and Jesse's connection to Spindarella.
Visit overnightgeekuniversity.com for videos, articles, and information about Jesse’s book, The Boogeyman Exists; And He's In Your Child's Back Pocket: Internet Safety Tips For Keeping Your Children Safe Online, Smartphone Safety, Social Media Safety, and Gaming Safety
Find all three of Molly’s currently published books and new projects at apieceofmollysmind.com
Browse over 100 articles on the Gertsburg Law Firm blog at gertsburglaw.com/blog
SHOW NOTES
- A study in technology safety and a critique of today’s cartoons
- Working with law enforcement
- Value vs Risk
- What parents need to know about sex addiction
- Where crimes happen
- The harm of devices themselves
- A link to violence
- Delivering the message and the challenge of reaching parents; Safety tips for parents
- Bullying and a commentary on social approval
- Jesse’s origin story
REFERENCED IN THE SHOW
- Cal Newport’s books are Deep Work and Digital Minimalism
- Read Jill Twenge’s article “Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?” at www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2017/09/has-the-smartphone-destroyed-a-generation/534198/
Take flight with Jeff Holbury Sr. from Drone Ohio in this week’s episode as we explore how he gets the most amazing views of our town and beyond, what drones are capable of, and the future of drones. Plus, a special lightning round designed just for Jeff.
Watch this episode now on YouTube! Check out Drone Ohio on YouTube for a library of awesome videos and follow Drone Ohio on Facebook. Visit Droneohio.com to learn about Jeff’s work and to get in touch.
Molly’s book Mortimer has already launched, and you can get it now at apieceofmollysmind.com. Stay up to date on book number 3, and all of Molly’s projects by following Molly’s Next Project on Facebook.
Are your will, advanced directive, and estate planning documents up to date? Contact Mark Turner at the Gertsburg Law Firm to ensure your decisions are respected. He can be reached by phone at (440) 571-7773 or by email at mt@gertsburglaw.com.
OTHER ITEMS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Flite Fest is a family-oriented event that focuses on bringing R/C aviation enthusiasts together for four days of fun-filled learning and adventure. The event took place in Malvern, Ohio this past July. Get more information at www.flitefest.com
- The Chagrin Falls Historical Society discovers, preserves, and shares evidence of and knowledge about the history of Chagrin Falls and vicinity. Learn more about the organization and about Chagrin Falls at chagrinhistorical.org
- Mark Turner was our guest on Episode 42: Business, Beer, and Beards
- The Basket in Newark, Ohio, is Longaberger Home Office. See more on Drone Ohio’s facebook page.
SHOW NOTES
- Geblers full of good news; Alex’s chill weekend; Molly raises money for CDFF; The scoop on the geodesic dome in Russell
- Introducing Jeff Holbury and Drone Ohio; What drones can do
- When Jeff discovered drones and seeing them more in the world
- FAA and regulations; Is paranoia justified?
- Jeff’s journey and driving the big stuff; Zamboni life
- Obstacles to drone flying and the future of drones
- Impressive machinery and flying competitions
- A special Lightning Round just for Jeff (note from Nelly – “I added the bold emphasis, not Jeff”)
- Adventures in drone flying and Privacy laws
Meet a man that is helping Cleveland’s workforce own the companies they’ve helped build. Brett Jones is the Executive Vice President of Evergreen Business Services and manages The Fund for Employee Ownership, keeping jobs in the community and creating opportunities for employees in exiting companies. Brett joins Alex and Molly to talk about his own journey through entrepreneurship, and the formula for successful transition to employee ownership. Find out why his mother is so wonderful, and the unusual place Brett keeps his mattress in this week’s episode of Best.Podcast.Ever.
Visit www.evgoh.com/tfeo to learn more about The Fund for Employee Ownership, or text Brett at 216-338-4468.
Don’t miss Captain Fantastic – The Magic of Elton John on Nov 16 when he come for an Adults Only fundraiser in Chagrin Falls. Get your tickets at cvcc.org for only $25 before they’re all gone.
Are your policies and documents protecting your business or getting you sued? Check 10 areas of your business for legal risks and get instant feedback from experienced attorneys right now by taking a short quiz at bit.ly/CM6quiz.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
- Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman - eosworldwide.com/traction
- Long Time Gone, Ohio’s CSNY band - longtimegonecsnyband.com
- We’ll bring in Brett’s new lightning round question in a few weeks – it’s a good one!
SHOW NOTES
- Molly is glowing and the Evers are house-hunting; EOS at GLF; Mortimer joins Blossom the book
- Introducing Brett Jones; The path to employee ownership; Who is Evergreen
- Success stories - an impressive woman and a big deal with Cleveland Clinic
- Converting businesses in Cleveland; The right businesses and communities for conversion
- Growing up in a full house and discovering business opportunities
- From Kent to OSU to South Africa
Ladies and Gentlemen: sit back, relax, and enjoy this positive and energizing interview with Mr. John DiJulius III. John is President of The DiJulius Group, Owner of John Roberts Spa, Founder of Believe in Dreams, and the authority on customer service. John and Alex discuss his journey as an entrepreneur, how he shares the lessons he’s learned with other business owners, and how he makes sure his clients have a world-class experience. Choose to be extraordinary and join us for this inspiring episode.
Visit thedijuliusgroup.com to learn how to improve your customer service, to preorder The Relationship Economy, and to register for the Customer Service Revolution Conference on September 11-12. Follow John on Twitter for the latest Johnisms on Customer Service @JohnDiJulius, and visit believeindreams.org for more on how to give children hope and experience their dreams.
SHOW NOTES
- Moments of positive energy; A memorable experience; Early entrepreneurship and lessons learned;
- Why a UPS driver goes to beauty school
- The formula for scaling and successful growth; A focus on customer service; Giving people a purpose and how to make someone’s day
- The Relationship Economy and teaching world-class service; How FORD applies to relationships
- The importance of energy and encouragement; Cultivating energy; Choosing to be extraordinary
- Becoming a consultant and helping other business owners
- An attitude of appreciation and pushing forward
- Helping children Believe in Dreams
Join us for a cup of coffee with Mr. Jim Sanders, owner and roastmaster of Heartwood Coffee, as he discusses the path to opening shops in Hudson and Chagrin Falls, the secrets to a perfect cup of coffee, and how Heartwood encourages us to “grow together”. Entrepreneurs and Coffee Lovers alike will love this conversation.
Follow Heartwood on Instagram (@HeartwoodCoffee), Facebook (/heartwoodroastery) and sign up for the mailing list at www.heartwoodcoffee.com.
Can anyone please help Molly find a root beer float without sugar? Is it possible?
Molly’s second book is coming soon! Visit Apieceofmollysmind.com to purchase Blossom before they’re all gone.
Are your policies and documents protecting your business or getting you sued? Check 10 areas of your business for legal risks and get instant feedback from experienced attorneys right now by taking a short quiz at www.gertsburglaw.com/business-vulnerability-quiz or bit.ly/CM6quiz.
SHOW NOTES
- Journey plays in Willoughby; Chad to the rescue; Molly the judge and Captain Alex of Lake Erie; A better strategy for Casino night
- Winning the soda battle; Creating new habits; A Blossom sequel coming soon
- Introducing Jim and Heartwood Coffee; Feeling good about shopping local
- What is good coffee and reacting to caffeine; from plumber to roaster
- What’s in a name; Something special about coffee shops
- Finding the perfect location; Growing and transforming a space
- The recipe for a perfect coffee; The roasting process and the best beans
- Finding the Heartwood aesthetic and growing together
He’s back and better than ever! Dr. Dan returns to the studio to delve deeper into his work helping people heal, confronting the source of a problem, and his views on alternative medicine. Plus, we check in with Molly’s soda habit and continue the discussion on the effects of sugar.
This episode is the second part of a 2-part interview: part one was posted last week as episode 93.
Remember to visit the Tone of Life website at Toneoflifeohio.com and to follow Tone of Life on Facebook to stay informed of upcoming events, such as community dinners and workshops. Contact Dan directly to set up a lunch-and-learn for your business or organization.
Other items mentioned in this episode:
- Molly is pleased with her bubly sparkling water
- Rob Sapp was our guest on episode 14 and episode 49. Rick Cibik was our guest on episode 29.
- Read about The Amazing Randi on Wikipedia.
SHOW NOTES
- Checking in on Molly’s habit change success and feeling better; Theater reviews; Alex on depression and mood; Pop Tarts and Disney Princesses; Molly’s second book and book signing; Who brings a gun to an ice cream shop?
- Bringing Dan in; Continuing the discussion on sugar and aspartame
- Thoughts on homeopathy and regulation in medicine
- “Light-touch” chiropractic practice and who can be helped; Finding the heart of a problem and learned responses
- What is Somato-Respiratory Integration (SRI) and how to connect with your body
In a BPE first, we present to you a two-part interview with Dr. Dan Continenza, chiropractor and owner of Tone of Life in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. Alex, and Molly talk with Dr. Dan about his practice, the effects of what we put in our bodies, and how he helps bodies heal themselves. Feel better by listening to this episode and then stay tuned for the conclusion next week.
Get in touch with Dan through the Tone of Life website Toneoflifeohio.com and follow Tone of Life on Facebook to stay informed of upcoming events.
There are only a few Simple Summer Nights Concerts left! Visit cvcc.org or our check the events on BPE’s facebook page to see where we are next!
SHOW NOTES
- Alex and Molly BFFs forever; Better hydration options and debating the sin of sugar;
- Introducing Dr. Dan; The best “how we met” story in history
- Getting to the bottom of the sugar debate and “The Crystal Meth of Sweeteners”; What Molly should be drinking instead
- Tone of Life; A tangent through music
- A winding route to Chiropractor’s school; Public perspectives on chiropractors
- What Dr. Dan does to help bodies heal; What is Cranial Sacral Therapy?
- The most important action to take for health benefits
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcOJbFtvM5I Here's a little Umphrey's McGee for your listening pleasure. Like it? There are full concerts available on YouTube for even more Umphs love!
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Alex will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail mc@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
What’s important to small business owners in Northeast Ohio? Alex gets the details from Michael Stanek, Co-Owner and CFO of Hunt Imaging, President of Cleveland Cycle Tours, Former Chairman of COSE, and member of Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee. They discuss the entrepreneurial mindset, the obstacles and lessons learned starting a business in Cleveland, and what employers need to know about Ohio’s cannabis laws.
Get in touch with Michael at on LinkedIn or twitter @MichaelStanek. Find Cleveland Cycle Tours on Facebook, twitter @CleveCycleTours, or their website www.ClevelandCycleTours.com
Dive deeper into what business owners should about medical marijuana in Ohio after the interview for a sneak peak at the new Cannabis in Ohio Legal Talk Series with Nick Weiss of Gertsburg Law Firm.
OTHER ITEMS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW
- Regarding the tax preference for small business owners, Mike says: “The biennial budget that moved out of conference committee and was passed by both the Ohio House and Senate and then signed by Gov. DeWine kept intact the small business tax credit.” More information can be found on the COSE website and this Cleveland.com article:
- Learn more about the work of COSE Council of Smaller Enterprises at http://www.cose.org
SHOW NOTES
- Introducing Michael E. Stanek and his many hats
- Expanding and evolving Hunt Imaging and the entrepreneurial drive; Security and risk in entrepreneurship; Learning from mistakes and looking to the future
- The people pedaling around the streets of Cleveland; The unique challenges of running a unique business
- Supporting local businesses with COSE – from Advocacy Committee to Chairman of the Board; The impact of small business compared to larger businesses; The needs of a small business owner
- The role of Ohio’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Committee; The current status of cannabis and employers’ rights
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Alex will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail mc@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. You can also check your business for legal risks instantly by taking a short Business Vulnerability Quiz at bit.ly/CM6quiz. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
There are only a few Simple Summer Nights Concerts left in the series. Visit cvcc.org to find out where the next family-friendly and free concert is, or check the events listed on the BPE Facebook page.
This week we sit down with Tim Dimoff of SACS Consulting and Investigative Services, which helps companies with “High Risk” workplace issues such as violence, substance abuse, active shooters, and more. Tim tells us about securing the 2016 Republican National Convention, and then takes us back to the streets and his time on the SWAT team. What do business owners and managers call him for now? Listen to find out. Plus, the return of Jessica D. and the gang’s adventures around town will have you giggling.
Visit sacsconsulting.com or timothydimoff.com to reach Tim or for more information on his services.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION MENTIONED IN THE SHOW:
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Jessica Debeljak was our guest on Ep 60 – The Diamond Furniture Anniversary Show
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Captain Fantastic, the premier Elton John Tribute Show, will dazzle you with an amazing musical extravaganza in Chagrin Falls on Saturday, November 16th, 2019. Get your tickets at www.cvcc.org/events/details/adults-night-out-fundraiser-20620
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Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Alex will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail mc@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. You can also check your business for legal risks instantly by taking a short Business Vulnerability Quiz at bit.ly/CM6quiz. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
SHOW NOTES
- Welcome guest co-host Jessica D; Molly’s Emily settles into New York and the twins are baptized; Mixed feelings about rollercoasters; Beef in Vermillion; Phish comes to Cleveland, Elton John comes to Chagrin Falls
- How Jessica goes boating; Close contact with your coworkers; A different kind of party
- Introducing Tim Dimoff; Securing the RNC in Cleveland
- Tim’s journey through law enforcement; Stories from the heat of the moment
- Discovering the demand for HR security consultants and the services companies need; When a terminated employee could be a threat
- The importance of meeting people and building relationships
What does it take to be one of the top realtors in the country? Find out as Alex sits down with Mike Ferrante of Century 21 Homestar. Listen in to hear the secrets to happy clients, and satisfied employees, and what it means to be a good realtor. Get in touch with Mike at 21mike.com or his Facebook page (21MikeTeam), and check out his YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/channel/UClM-_Oh1hWz-DcbXz87Gbkw?
Be sure to visit the 21 Mike booth, supporting animal rescue groups at Solon Home Days on July 27th and 28th. Details at https://www.facebook.com/events/326012041656754/
Discover the biggest legal minefields in your business. Answer 10 short questions and get instant feedback at bit.ly/CM6quiz. Don't Get Sued. Cover Your Six.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Alex talked about “dude’s night out” in Episode 79 (Peter Balunek)
- Mike’s Facebook group is Cleveland, Ohio Real Estate, homes for sale/rent
SHOW NOTES
- Realtor rankings in the nation and online; Measuring social media “clout”; Building an online community
- The work behind the scenes of marketing success; What worked and what didn’t
- Becoming a realtor – who does and who shouldn’t; What makes a good realtor
- The key to customer satisfaction
- Growth and successful leadership; Management and employee satisfaction
In this week’s episode, Alex and Molly get to know Todd Goldstein, the CEO and co-founder of LaunchHouse and discover how he is making an impact on the small business community in Northeast Ohio. Listen now to learn how LaunchHouse is helping businesses to connect, grow, and succeed, and brainstorm with us in an invention idea session.
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Visit LaunchHouse.com to learn more about coworking, to sign up for the newsletter, and to contact Todd for a one-week trial. You can also follow LaunchHouse on Facebook and Instagram, which is where you’ll find information about the LaunchHouse 2020 Bootstrap Bash on January 25th.
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Gertsburg Law Firm is proud to offer CoverMySix for Small Companies and Startups, a complete legal documentation portfolio to minimize exposure to lawsuits and investigations for newer or smaller companies. Visit covermysix.com to learn about the full CM6 audit suite. You can also check your business for legal risks instantly by taking a short Business Vulnerability Quiz at www.gertsburglaw.com/business-vulnerability-quiz.
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Purchase a copy of Molly’s new book, Blossom, direct from apieceofmollysmind.com.
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Please join us on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the Simple Summer Nights Concert Series, hosted by the Chagrin Valley Chamber and sponsored by Gertsburg Law Firm. We’d love to see you on Tuesdays around the Valley and on Thursdays at Triangle Park on Chagrin Falls’ Main Street. We’ll add the concerts to our facebook page, or you can view the full calendar at bit.ly/SSNConcerts.
SHOW NOTES
- Shoutout to Christian Siriano and pride in BPE; Adventures in Nashville; Join us for free concerts all summer
- Introducing Todd Goldstein and LaunchHouse; Creating community at LaunchHouse, and why it works; Funding and supporting start-ups
- Todd’s journey from and back to Cleveland and inspiration from his grandfather; The evolution of LaunchHouse; Identifying success and setting standards;
- An invention idea session; How large, successful companies start; Betting on the team
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What lies ahead for LaunchHouse
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Alex's parasailing
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- in Nashville, TN.
We say hello to our friends in this episode: Christian Siriano, Emily Gebler, Chelsea Whitman-Rush, John Gadd, Tunnel Vision Hoops LLC, Carlton Jackson, Davionne Gooden, and Nexus A.I.
Today we're welcoming Tim Opsitnick to the studio to talk about cybersecurity and his work with e-discovery and litigation management at TCDI. Tune in for good conversation on the important skills an entrepreneur needs, and what business owners need to know to protect themselves and their data.
Get in touch with Tim through TCDI.com or on LinkedIn. He’ll be speaking at the 2019 Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection Conference at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law on May 30-31. More information about the event is at www.law.csuohio.edu/cybersecurityconference2019
Visit apieceofmollysmind.com to get a copy of her book, Blossom.
The Simple Summer Nights Concert Series kicks off June 6th. Visit the Chagrin Valley Chamber’s facebook page for details.
SHOW NOTES
- Alex is a cover model; Blossom the book and its young illustrator; Love for mothers and daughters, but not for sunburn; Earth facts; Chicago suggestions;
- Introducing Tim; Working above the Playhouse Square chandelier; Tracing Tim’s roots and career;
- From litigator to business owner and the start of computer forensics and e-discovery; Meeting the needs of lawyers; Understanding need and using skills well; Growth from mistakes;
- Cybersecurity and what business owners need to know; Hackers, data, and protection;
- Current trends and threats to businesses and data security; A run for the Ohio House
Click the images below to read the articles about Alex and about Molly’s book in the May 2019 issue of Neighbors magazine. For more information on Neighbors, contact Christi George at CZB2002@windstream.net or by phone at 216-526-2726.
Do you wonder how vulnerable your company is to lawsuits or legal liability? Do you think about the expense, publicity, stress and distraction of litigation? Stop worrying and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check. If you own or lead a company that has been in business at least 3 years, has at least $1 million in annual revenues, or has at least 10 employees, we invite you to spend up to 90 minutes with the CEO of Gertsburg Law Firm, who will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail mc@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. You’ll leave our meeting more confident and far safer than when you walked in, guaranteed.
What has our favorite branch manager been doing since her last BPE episode, besides serving the community at First National Bank? Come shoot the breeze with Alex and Stephanie Puzzo as they talk about parenting and life, as we discover an unseen side of Stephanie. You can find her on LinkedIn, or Facebook, or at the First National Bank at 8500 E Washington in Chagrin Falls, Ohio.
- Stephanie’s first appearance on the show was episode 7
- Jacob Gertsburg was our guest for episode 41
- Tim Urban’s Wait but Why blog described squares of time as opportunities at waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html
Funny how we always forget to take a selfie when Molly is away. Alex and Stephanie basically look like this all the time anyway.
SHOW NOTES
- Catching up since the last visit; How to be a parent of teenagers;
- Looking back and measuring time; Looking ahead and reflecting;
- A darker side of Stephanie, and a lighter side; Positivity and non-violence; Why everyone needs a friend like her;
- Bringing a Palio di Siena to Chagrin; Stephanie’s perfect day, and our request for a certain video
Hellos in this episode to Jesse Weisberg, Coyote in Bainbridge, and Tim Urban
Do you wonder how vulnerable your company is to lawsuits or legal liability? Do you think about the expense, publicity, stress, and distraction of litigation? Stop worrying and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check. If you own or lead a company that has been in business at least 3 years, has at least $1 million in annual revenues, or has at least 10 employees, we invite you to spend up to 90 minutes with the CEO of Gertsburg Law Firm, who will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail mc@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. You’ll leave our meeting more confident and far safer than when you walked in, guaranteed.
Kathryn Garvey takes us to school and tells us about bringing Safe Routes to School to Chagrin Falls, and what it’s like being the Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools Board President for the past 4 years. We talk about initiatives in the area, the joy of being a crossing guard, and issues facing today's students in this week’s Best.Podcast.Ever.
- Connect with Kathryn through LinkedIn or Facebook.
- Learn more about Safe Routes Chagrin at saferouteschagrin.com, where you can also sign up to be a volunteer crossing guard.
- The Grand Opening of Chagrin Falls Intermediate School will be on August 17th. Check on its progress at chagrinschools.org/Construction.aspx
- Visit apieceofmollysmind.com to buy Molly’s new book Blossom. Find Molly at the Blossomtime Glow on May 23rd to get your copy signed.
The New Yorker Radio Hour featured our own Molly Gebler last month, and you can listen at www.wnycstudios.org/story/new-approach-dementia-care. In the program, she talks about The Lantern’s memory care program. The CEO of Lantern, Jean Makesh, was our guest on episode 78.
You’ll notice Alex’s microphone sounds a bit distant a few times in this episode. You’ll still hear him, and we hope you still enjoy the listening experience. Just a heads up.
SHOW NOTES
- Grandma Molly gets a scare and races to the Kennedy Center; Molly adds Blossom to her achievements; Culture in Cleveland; Introducing Kathryn Garvey
- The problem of jaywalking and bringing Safe Routes to School in Chagrin; Bringing parents on the team and strategic planning; measuring success and creating good citizens; Changing infrastructure and mapping solutions; The joy of guarding crosswalks
- The life of a School Board President; Pressing issues; Addressing mental health and new stressors for current students
- Kathryn’s magic wand; Reviewing school board progress and accessibility
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Alex will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail mc@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
Few people are as impactful as Shari Hunter of Two Foundation. Discover how Two Café and Boutique is training exceptional people for the job market while making healthy and delicious food. Shari explains why Two is on a mission to spread hope, fight stigmas, and create a culture of integration.
You can support the Two Foundation by visiting the Two Café & Boutique in Chagrin Falls, or using Two’s services and resources including summer camps. Companies with heart are invited to become business partners. And donations are always welcome. Find more information at www.twocafeandboutique.com.
Watch the Today Show story on Shari and Two Café at www.today.com/health/cleveland-s-two-cafe-helps-people-disabilities-find-jobs-t124724
SHOW NOTES
- 2:10 Introducing Shari Hunter, Two Foundation, and Two Café; A good day for Shari; The job seekers and job training services at Two Café *
- 7:30 Two’s start and Derek’s impact; A better model for education; Exceptionalities in all of us; Raising a well-rounded son; Joy in the work of Two *
- 22:20 Two as a movement; Why “Two”; What you’ll find at the café and boutique; A unique training and education center; The people Two helps *
- 35:50 Finding companies with heart; Matching job seeker skills with employer needs; Funding the foundation and the vision *
- 47:20 Looking back and to the future; What it means to be “mission-driven” and spreading hope; Common experiences and values; Magical transformations *
- 1:17:35 Lightning Round
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Alex will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail mc@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
Step into the studio of Chad Verhoff, artisan, goldsmith, and owner of Jackson Grey Jewelers in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. After we talk about archery, homemade jerky, and crafting the perfect piece of jewelry, you’re sure to agree: There is no manlier-man than Chad.
You can visit the Jackson Grey Jewelers Facebook page, but to get a true understanding of what he’s about, visit the store at The Gallery at 516 Washington.
Don your bow ties and hats, meet Alex and Chad, and enjoy some bourbon at Derby Day @ Jackson Grey this Saturday, May 4th. Details at www.facebook.com/events/366752637383704
SHOW NOTES
- 1:15 Introducing Chad; From whence the Verhoffs came
- 6:30 A tour of the gallery; Crafting the perfect piece of jewelry; Birth of a jeweler
- 19:10 The perfect jerky and the joy of Archery; Getting out there and doing it
- 31:40 Derby Day at Jackson Grey; The local jewelry market
- 41:15 Lightning Round; A study of bourbon
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Alex will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail mc@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
We’re talking business, marketing, and a little bit of everything with our old friend, Barry Jacobson of KMK Promotional Sales, LLC. Listen in for special deals exclusive to BPE listeners from KMK and GLF. You can reach Barry and check out the KMK website at www.kmkpromote.com, and be sure to stop by the KMK tent at the 2019 Blossomtime Festival May 23rd through 26th.
What else we mentioned...
- Alex and Molly’s wine tasting was at Urban Vintner in Willoughby.
- The Willoughby Mac & Cheese Stroll has passed, so you’ll have to catch it next year.
- Sign-up for updates on how to purchase Molly’s book at apieceofmollysmind.com or follow Molly’s Next Project on Facebook
- Clarence Carter’s song Strokin' is borderline-NSFW, but you can do a YouTube search to learn the line dance.
SHOW NOTES
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- 1:20 Old breaking news and facing Mother Nature; Wine tasting and coining new words; Big news on Molly’s book; A Seussical experience leads to reflections on parenting
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- 28:00 Introducing Barry Jacobson and KMK
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- 34:45 What are mini rubber ducks for? Love for Willoughby, Ohio; Strange promotional requests and crowd favorites; A growing business
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- 44:00 The birth and growth of KMK; Who’s on the KMK team; Challenges in entrepreneurship
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- 53:40 Learning on the job and running a business; The importance of relationships, creating satisfied customers, and the impact of the internet
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- 1:06:00 Passing on knowledge gained from hindsight; KMK culture
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- 1:14:00 Lightning Round
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Alex will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail mc@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
HELLO TO OUR FRIENDS: Urban Vintner (Willoughby); Jessica D; Kenston High School; Cheryl/Drew Tewksbury
We’re getting “Marvinized” by The Sales Doctor himself, Mr. Marvin Montgomery. As a motivational speaker, sales trainer, and Author, Marvin's tips will boost your selling success. Tune in to learn the most important way to connect with potential customers and clients and watch your sales rise.
Get in touch with Marvin at www.MarvinMontgomery.com or by calling 216-509-0281. Marvin will be teaching “Mastering the Selling Essentials” at Tri-C Corporate College beginning May 1st. Details available at www.tri-c.edu/corporatecollege/professional-development/sales.html
Be the first to know about Molly’s new book by following Molly’s Next Project on Facebook, or APieceOfMollysMind.com.
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Alex will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail mc@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
Mentioned in this episode:
- Pre-suasion: A Revolutionary Way to Influence and Persuade, by Robert Cialdini. www.influenceatwork.com/books/pre-suasion/
- Marvin’s son’s clothing line Fr33ze is on Facebook: www.facebook.com/Fr33zec0/
SHOW NOTES
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- 1:07 The twins are wearing Molly out; A Whirlyball birthday party; Cleveland Indians home opener did not impress; Chagrin’s newest author; A conversation about ADD
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- 15:55 Who is Marvin Montgomery, “The Sales Doctor”; Meeting people and making connections; Getting Marvinized
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- 24:18 From selling to speaking via JB Robinson Jewelers; Using your talents and moving ahead; Fearlessness and learning
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- 37:40 Avoiding mistakes in sales and selling, and tips for success; Practice, preparation, and opening questions
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- 50:13 Building trust and changing perceptions; The importance of asking and listening
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- 1:02:30 Closing the deal and alternatives; What Marvin offers his clients; A different perspective on selling
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- 1:18:00 Lightning Round
Best.Podcast.Ever. is brought to you by The Gertsburg Law Firm, changing the character of the attorney-client relationship in business from a cost-center to a trusted advisor. Drawing from their complex litigation and transactional experiences as members of large law firms, in-house counsel and as business owners themselves, the Gertsburg Law Firm’s award-winning attorneys provide clients the benefit of business lawyers with real-life business experience in a wide variety of industries. Visit gertsburglaw.com to learn more.
Friends mentioned this week: Conrad’s Tires; Jon Gebler; Whirlyball; Winking Lizard
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What are you creating? Whether it’s a business, a book, a marketing campaign, or something else, you’ll want to hear what Sharon Toerek of Legal + Creative has to say. This intellectual property and marketing law attorney shares her journey building a business and how she protects innovators and their ideas. Find Sharon on Twitter @SharonToerek and LinkedIn /sharontoerek.
Visit legalandcreative.com to read about legal issues marketers face every day, like intellectual property rights, social media and content marketing compliance, and relationships.
Leaders of Marketing Agencies will want to listen to The Innovative Agency Podcast on iTunes, Libsyn, or www.legalandcreative.com/the-innovative-agency.
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Alex will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today, and explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
SHOW NOTES
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- 1:05 Where’s Molly? Who is Sharon Toerek? Creation and creating; Using your time effectively and with joy
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- 20:40 Welcome Sharon; Navigating a less-traveled career path; The business of law and the learning process
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- 30:40 Reacting to and recovering from challenges; Making difficult decisions and the right decisions in business
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- 43:55 A legal focus on marketing agencies, trademarks and property law; Finding clients and building a practice in a saturated market
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- 54:54 What a business needs to know about protecting its ideas; What an Intellectual Property lawyer does; The importance of Non-Disclosure Agreements
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- 1:07:30 Copyright, what your website’s © should say, and when to register your copyright
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- 1:15:20 Lightning Round
Mentioned in this episode: Strategic Coach, Nancy Santilli, Jump Start, NSBA, GCP
Best.Podcast.Ever. is brought to you by The Gertsburg Law Firm, changing the character of the attorney-client relationship in business from a cost-center to a trusted advisor. Drawing from their complex litigation and transactional experiences as members of large law firms, in-house counsel and as business owners themselves, the Gertsburg Law Firm’s award-winning attorneys provide clients the benefit of business lawyers with real-life business experience in a wide variety of industries. Visit gertsburglaw.com to learn more.
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Spend some time with Fernando and Cristina Bertero of Fully Promoted - Cleveland West, as we follow their journey from Brazil to the US and find out their secrets to starting a business, including the importance of a strategy and core values. What happens when spouses work together? What happens when you join a chamber of commerce? Find out as you fall in love with this fun and spirited couple, just like we did.
Visit Fully Promoted at fullypromoted.com/clevelandwest-oh, on Facebook at FullyPromotedCleveland, or on Twitter @embroidolmsted
Anyone interested in learning more about the North Olmstead Chamber of Commerce should visit www.nolmstedchamber.org. Businesses on the east side can visit the Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce at http://www.cvcc.org.
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail mc@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
Links to topics mentioned in the episode:
- Watch the CVCC Awards Night Video at https://youtu.be/pC3UC5DKlok
- Catch a full Umphrey’s McGee show from 2018 at https://youtu.be/lsWq9nlRQu4
- Fernando and Alex refer to the book Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman, as it relates to EOS.
- Ron Kaminski, a certified EOS implementer, was our guest on episode 69
SHOW NOTES
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- 1:10 CVCC Awards Night review; What happens when you join a chamber; What happens at an Umphrey’s McGee show; Concerts and documentaries
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- 21:30 Introducing Fernando and Cristina Bertero; Chamber chat; the young Berteros journey from Brazil to Cleveland
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- 34:30 That time Cristina fired Fernando; Starting a business the right way; How spouses work together
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- 51:35 Strategy, franchising, and the role of core values; Doing business with businesses; How Fully Promoted is different
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- 1:07:43 Lightning Round
Hellos to our friends: Heather Grice, James Maddio, Floh vodka, CVCC, Chris Rader, CIDFF, Ron Kaminski, Umphrey’s McGee, Chris Zirke
Best.Podcast.Ever. is brought to you by The Gertsburg Law Firm, changing the character of the attorney-client relationship in business from a cost-center to a trusted advisor. Drawing from their complex litigation and transactional experiences as members of large law firms, in-house counsel and as business owners themselves, the Gertsburg Law Firm’s award-winning attorneys provide clients the benefit of business lawyers with real-life business experience in a wide variety of industries. Visit gertsburglaw.com to learn more.
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Travel to Africa with Alex, Molly, and Peter Balunek, Wildlife Ambassador and Founder of Peter’s Wildlife Safaris. Discover what it’s like to see wild animals in their natural state, and hear how The Satao Wildlife Foundation is helping local wildlife and communities.
See photos from Peter’s trips and contact him at Peter’s Wildlife Safaris on Facebook, Instagram, or at peterswildlifesafaris.com. Reach out to Peter for more information on joining his medical trip in June. He is currently looking for MDs, RNs, eye and ear doctors, and volunteers.
Stop worrying if your company is vulnerable to lawsuits or liability and schedule a confidential, no-cost CM6 Vulnerability Check with Gertsburg Law Firm. Alex will walk you through the minefields in your documents and key processes and tell you how to fix them yourself. Call 440-571-7774 or e-mail mc@gertsburglaw.com to schedule your CM6 Vulnerability Check today. Explore the full CoverMySix legal audit suite at covermysix.com.
Photo by Peter's Wildlife Safaris SHOW NOTES
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- 1:30 A question of appropriateness; Alex does Dude’s Night Out; Molly’s missing the twins; A steak from heaven
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- 16:30 Introducing Peter Balunek; What it’s like on an African Safari - Where to go, Who can go, When to go, How to go
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- 30:40 Peter’s preparation and connections at locations; Close encounters and being socially conscious in the wild; What guide rankings mean
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- 41:08 How a CFP gets into giving African Safari tours; One elephant’s impact
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- 50:55 The impact of safari on visitors; Connecting with local communities; The Maasai people and another perspective on life
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- 1:03:38 How The Satao Wildlife Foundation is making a difference for cheetahs and children; How to fund projects with an impact
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- 1:23:00 Lightning Round
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Mike Ferrante; Anthony Men’s Salon; RG Foot Spa; Firebirds; Jeff Griff; Third World Books
Best.Podcast.Ever. is brought to you by The Gertsburg Law Firm, changing the character of the attorney-client relationship in business from a cost-center to a trusted advisor. Drawing from their complex litigation and transactional experiences as members of large law firms, in-house counsel and as business owners themselves, the Gertsburg Law Firm’s award-winning attorneys provide clients the benefit of business lawyers with real-life business experience in a wide variety of industries. Visit gertsburglaw.com to learn more.
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Alex welcomes back Jean Makesh, CEO and founder of The Lantern Group, whose award-winning assisted living and memory care facilities are getting international attention for their innovation. Follow Jean’s journey as an occupational therapist then entrepreneur, and consider what really matters in client care and service to others. Visit lanternlifestyle.com and svayus.com to learn more about The Lantern communities and therapeutic approach.
- Watch Jean’s TED Talk, “Disrupting Alzheimer’s and Dementia Care,” at www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTcxRlTx9b8
- Catch Jean on the Bridge the Gap podcast at btgvoice.com/?s=makesh
- Jean was previously a guest on Best.Podcast.Ever. Episode 13, but that show was one of our first, and we’ve come a long way since then.
SHOW NOTES
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- 1:23 We’ve come a long way; What Jean’s been doing
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- 7:07 Adventures of young Jean Makesh; Surviving Adolescence; Finding occupational therapy; Turning adversity into opportunity and dreaming big; Lessons learned in the field and applying them today
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- 22:35 Serving clients and what entrepreneurs have in common; The importance of an emotional connection
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- 38:15 Choosing the right people as employees; Selflessness and Egoism
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- 56:30 Turning failure into success; Advice from hindsight
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Our favorite superintendents are back! Bob Hunt of Chagrin Falls School District and Nancy Santilli of Kenston School District return to the studio and give their perspective on the issues that mattered most to students in the 2018 We Solve Problems Essay Contest.
Visit wesolveproblems-essay.com to read essays from finalists from each year of the contest. Stay informed of contest updates by joining the mailing list at mailchi.mp/5eadbcf306b8/wsp, or by following We Solve Problems Essay Contest on Facebook and Twitter (@WSPEssayContest).
Like Brian Reardon's 5-0 Buffalo Chicken Dip on Facebook at www.facebook.com/50buffalo/.
The sizes of the words in this “word cloud” are proportional to the frequency with which they were chosen as problems to solve by students in the 2018 We Solve Problems Essay Contest.
Breakdown of topics selected by 2018 We Solve Problems Essay Contest participants
SHOW NOTES:
- Welcome and congratulations, Molly - the transformation from parent to grandparent; A look into Nancy’s family; Bob and Nancy hijinks; Chagrin Falls and Kenston in the news
- Revisiting student-selected issues from We Solve Problems Essay Contest – The problem of vaping
- The most important relationships; Technology
- Revisiting We Solve Problems issues – Mental health
- Additional issues from We Solve Problems – Sleep deprivation; Violence in school and gun control; Social Media
Enjoy these other episodes with Bob and Nancy: * Ep 20 – Meet Bob Hunt and Shannon Beach * Ep 34 – School House Rock – Meet Nancy Santilli * Ep 45 – Head of the Class – Reconnect with Bob Hunt and Nancy Santilli * Ep 109 – Hunt and Santilli in the Hot Seats
Molly's new grand-babies!
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Junction Auto, Sam Evers, Punderson restaurant, Brian Reirdan, Hungry Bee, Café Michaels
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Are your clients and customers getting a premium, memorable experience? Bob Pacanovsky wants to make sure they do. As a Chief Hospitality Officer, Keynote Speaker, and Owner of The Black Tie Experience, Bob shares valuable lessons for business owners, including leadership models, management tips, and how to leave a lasting impression. Tune in and prepare yourself for the next level of entrepreneurship and growth.
Visit www.BobPacanovsky.com for more information on Bob’s services. You can also connect with Bob on Facebook (Bob Pacanovsky - Black Tie Experience), Twitter (@BobPacanovsky) or LinkedIn (Bob Pacanovsky).
Mentioned in this episode:
- Authors: John Maxwell, Scott Gross
- Musician Herb Albert
SHOW NOTES
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- 1:20 Who is Bob Pacanovsky and the importance of creating experiences for clients
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- 7:15 Welcome Bob; Lessons learned from hospitality and catering
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- 12:30 Starting Paparazzi’s Pizza and becoming a preferred caterer
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- 18:00 Advice from hindsight and what entrepreneurs should be ready for
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- 24:30 Growth and exciting ventures; Managing employees right and wrong; Making difficult decisions
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- 36:00 Looking for leadership and becoming a leader; Getting the most value out of failure
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- 49:50 Moving business forward and the next level of entrepreneurship; When Alex met Bob
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- 57:30 Focusing on Black-Tie Experience; Easy ways to provide a premium experience for clients and making an impression that LASTS
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- 1:18:35 Lightning Round
SHOUT-OUTS IN THIS EPISODE: T Scott Gross, John DiJulius, Beachwood Chamber of Commerce, COSE, Paul Marnechek
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Alex sits down on the mic and shares his most valuable habits and tips for growth with the Best.Podcast.Ever. audience. If you want to reach your goals and discover the strategies and tools that work to get you there, listen in.
Recommended tools:
- Evernote
- Alex's Weekly Planner and Morning and Evening Questions [visit bit.ly/BPE75 for links]
Inspiring People and Books:
- Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World, by Cal Newport
- Tools of Titans, by Tim Ferriss
- Dan Sullivan of Strategic Coach
Keep listening and learning:
- Alex's own coach, Gary Klaben, was our guest on Episode 58 – A Business Mindset.
- Diane Helbig was our guest in Ep 57 – Taking Care of Businesses. Diane provides business advice, coaching and consulting for small business leaders and sales professional from here in Ohio. Visit www.seizethisday.com to learn more.
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE EVERS AND GEBLER FAMILIES!
AND WELCOME TO THE WORLD, JOHN AND MARY!!!
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What's going on in Alex-land and Molly-town? Catch up with your favorite podcast hosts as they talk about life in town, their writing adventures, and what's entertaining them right now.
Reserve your seat for the CVCC Awards Evening March 20th at www.cvcc.org/events/details/annual-awards-evening-2019-20356.
Soulful Story Night is Feb 21st at SHED Boutique in Chagrin Falls. Learn more at www.shedchagrin.com/events-2
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
- Find out how Eryka Parker and Lyrical Innovations can help aspiring or established writers at lyricalinnovationsllc.com
- Alex recommends "On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft" by Stephen King and "The Artists Way" by Julia Cameron
- Paul Marnechek was our guest back in episode 15
Just the two of us!
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SHOW NOTES
- 0:55 A successful Restaurant Week and praises for chamber membership; A Northeast Ohio cafe tour
- 21:20 Twin update; Fashion career update and why we love Christian Siriano; Report from Karaoke night
- 34:20 Publishing, writing, and creativity
- 53:40 Deep thoughts on internal organs
- 1:04:30 CVCC Awards Ceremony with James Maddio; Why P Marn is the best and why Village Block is ok afterall
- 1:13:20 What we're binging, scam artists, and cutting the cord
TAG Blazing Bills, Capital Grill, Bull & Bird, M Italian, Coffee Corner in Burton, Warren's Spirited Kitchen, Cellar Door Cafe in Garrettsville, and Main Street Grill, Christian Siriano; Emily and Sam, Eryka Parker, Chagrin Cinema, Hungry Bee, Mazzlos, Naturepedic, Neighborhood Office, Burntwood Tavern, Floh Vodka, Paul Marnechek; Christi George, SHED Boutique
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We’ve got a treat for you, Chagrin Falls! Mr. Karl Maersch, President of Chagrin Falls Village Council and Founder of West Four IP, gives us the scoop on the hot issues facing the Village right now, including parking and historical houses. Plus, Alex regales us with tales from Argentina and we take bets on when the twins arrive.
- Find Karl on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/karl-maersch-a199627.
- Steve Crandall was our guest on episode 64 of BPE.
- The Dom Perignon enjoyed in this episode was provided by CheapFlightsFares.com
Thanks CheapFlightsFares.com!
SHOW NOTES
- 1:00 Surviving a storm; Stories from Argentina including a surprising New Year’s Eve; When are the twins getting here?
- 15:11 Introducing Karl; the right way to say Maersch
- 23:30 Mayor Maersch? What brought him into politics and making the village better; Hot issues in Chagrin right now
- 37:23 The debate over historical houses; What’s next
- 49:36 Starting a local decathalon; Love and hate for Village Block Club
- 1:06:10 What the Legal Aid Society is doing and how Karl met Abby; Lightning Round
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Heartwood Coffee, Sam Evers, Paul Marnecheck, Steve Crandall, Cheapflightsfares.com, Abby Staudt, Legal Aid, Chagrin Valley Council, Scott Lax
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Join Molly and Nelly for dinner in this special “live” episode from Chagrin Valley Restaurant Week, going through February 3rd. Careful listeners may find out where Molly will be this week and track down a gift card to one of 20 participating restaurants! Visit ChagrinValleyRestaurantWeek.com for menus and more.
- Watch for Karl Maersch on the show next week, and check out our playlists, including “Chagrin Valley Locals,” at www.thebestpodcastever.com/playlists or on our youtube channel at bit.ly/BPEyoutube
- Soulful Story Night hosted by Molly Gebler will be Feb 21st, 7pm-8pm at SHED Boutique. Learn more at www.shedchagrin.com
- Read the Cleveland.com article by Joan Ruseck at www.cleveland.com/chagrin-falls/index.ssf/2019/01/whet_your_appetite_for_chagrin.html
- Visit APieceOfMollysMind.com for Countertop Time and all of Molly’s projects
SHOUT-OUTS IN THIS EPISODE TO: Cooper’s Hawk, Bull & Bird, Lowe’s Greenhouse, Jeff Griff, Laurie Dean, Sam Evers, Mary Ann Ponce, Sapphire Creek, Two Café, Josh Selby, Edward Gertsburg, Emily Gebler, Joan Ruseck
Find out what a Civic Club does from Bainbridge Civic Club officers, Justin Ryan and Mark George. Plus: teacher appreciation, fun history facts, and a passionate music conversation.
Be sure you go to Facebook and “Like” Bainbridge Civic Club. You can also browse their website at sites.google.com/site/bainbridgecivicclub/home.
- Get to know Christi George, Mark’s better half, on episode 59.
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SHOW NOTES
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- 0:50 Hello from Bainbridge Civic Club; A friendly neighborhood competition?
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- 5:40 Traditional Pancake Breakfasts and Modern Ox Roasts; The evolution of Taste of Bainbridge; Cheering on Kenston’s football championship
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- 13:20 Finding their way to the Civic Club; Why get involved; Looking ahead to 2019 and spreading the word
Shout-outs in this episode include: Chagrin Valley Jaycees, Molly Gebler, Christi George, Bainbridge Area Food for Friends; Kenston High School; Chagrin Valley Chamber of Commerce; Red Wanting Blue; Matt Petche
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Sit back, relax, and feel the FLŌH with Mr. Jacques Evans, CEO of FLŌH Spirits, LLC, and founder of Golden Opportunity Foundation. Get a taste of an entrepreneur's journey from his roots in Cleveland Heights to the creation of “The Caviar of Vodka”. Join Alex and Molly to learn what makes this local brand different, and find out what’s happening in the nightlife scene nowadays. Plus, a fun lesson in the first amendment and find out about when Jacques was in Grease.
Follow Jacques and FLŌH on social media @steadyfloh and @flohvodka, and visit the website at www.flohvodka.com. You’ll want to watch Jacques' pages for information on his Art Show at MOCA in February titled “HeART of the Cocktail”
Learn more about how Golden Opportunity Foundation is supporting young entrepreneurs at Gofoundationinc.org
Find the Princess Cupcake Jones collection at princesscupcakejones.com
The Grease Sing-a-long just passed, but follow CVCC on facebook so you don’t miss the next fun event!
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SHOW NOTES * 1:28 What happens when you drink virgin lemonade; Election season and a 1st amendment lesson; The state of society; The official vodka of CVCC * 15:30 Introducing Jacques Evans; When Molly met Jacques; The taste of FLŌH; A map of Russian restaurants in the area and Alex’s early drinking lessons * 24:45 Welcome Jacques; Why vodka; The story with bottle service; Finding the FLŌH – bars vs clubs * 35:55 From Heights High to today: An entrepreneur’s journey * 45:46 The sexiest bottle on the market; The birth of FLŌH; Gratitude for Ms. Watson * 56:30 Lightning Round
Download Episode Here Prepare to meet your favorite musicians through the eyes of Professor Gene Shelton, a former publicist for Motown Records and CBS, who worked with artists such as Curtis Mayfield and Lionel Richie. Molly is joined by guest co-host Nelly to learn what it was like to meet Diana Ross and Stevie Wonder. Plus, travel back through the decades at Kent State University and enjoy Gene’s collection of music memorabilia.
Gene can be reached through his facebook page, or by email at eshelto1[at]kent.edu.
- Follow Molly’s new show "Countertop Time" at www.facebook.com/Countertop-Time-254430428564871/.
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- Gertsburg Law Firm donates a portion of the fee for every Estate Plan created to The Center for Applied Research in Dementia. Contact Meg Pauken at (440) 571-7542 to schedule a consultation. Learn more about the work being done by Dr. Camp and his team at www.cen4ard.com.
REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE
- Watch a full TuNe-YaRdS concert from 2014 at www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj1C7BFcnvI. Hear a few songs from a 2018 performance at www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAfKxGEMqkQ
- The movie about Brian Wilson that we refer to at 35:50 is titled Love and Mercy
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SHOW NOTES
- 1:00 Nelly in the co-host chair; Twin update; Love for the TuNe-YaRdS; A Piece of Molly’s Mind * 8:50 Introducing Gene Shelton; Welcome to Chagrin Falls, Mr. Shelton * 14:30 Kicking things off with Diana Ross and Curtis Mayfield; * 25:30 Classic Memorabilia; Booking Curtis on the Today Show; Stevie is Wonder-ful; Going to the Grammys * 32:55 Luther Vandross’s love life and official sandwich; More Memorabilia; CBS vs Motown Records for Lionel Richie * 44:50 How to get a gold record; The life of a publicist and ethics in the music business; An alternative life for Gene; Inspiration from Roberta Flack; Climbing the ladder at Warner Bros * 53:20 Teaching important lessons to students; Early experiences as a minority and finding empowerment; May 4th, 1970 at Kent State University and today * 1:03:25 A life in the music industry; When an artist becomes their own producer: Michael Jackson and Prince * 1:06:25 Lightning Round; Rick James wants a boob cake; filling the venue for Diana Ross
SHOUT-OUTS IN THIS EPISODE: Sugar Me Desserterie, Sam Evers, TuNe-YaRdS; Countertop-Time; Kent State Univ; Lisa from high school; Diana Ross, Curtis Mayfield, Barry Gordy, Stevie Wonder; Burgers-2-Beer, Ed Bane; Roberta Flack; Lauren Davis at KSU