Previous Episodes

Psychological Safety: How to Communicate Trust and Keep your Team Satisfied, With Teresa Mitrovic

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on August 30, 2022

With the recent news of companies laying off big chunks of their staff, many employees don’t feel safe and are uncertain if they will be next, paired with potential overwork due to short-staffing can add extra pressure that leaders need to address.

This is not an impossible problem and well-trained leaders can communicate and instill a sense of trust that keeps performance high while accommodating employees’ need for a safe environment.

Teresa Mitrovic shares how business owners can implement psychological safety frameworks and communicate with their employees in a way that builds trust to manage their teams smarter and actually boost how they feel about the tasks and teams they are working with.

And that actually, performance rises by 3x when managers create trust-based systems that give employees control over their daily activities, avoid destructive criticism, address uncertainty and lift the workload pressures that lead to burnout.

Tune in and discover Teresa’s answers to questions such as:

  • How can business owners communicate to create psychological safety (in their business and other relationships)?
  • What role does psychological safety play in employee satisfaction and retention?
  • How do you properly engage with your team without instilling the need to over-deliver or the fear of negative consequences?
  • Do trust systems really provide a sense of security, confidence boosts and growth amongst employees?
  • And much, much, more!

Avoid the burn and ensure your team is feeling safe in their roles.

A Realistic Path to a $1M Business, With Jason Yormark

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on August 25, 2022

When Jason Yormark wrote his new book, Anti-Agency, it was written with one goal in mind…to motivate budding entrepreneurs, young or old, to start and build a successful digital agency or business using the same unconventional strategies and tactics Jason used in starting his “built from scratch” million-dollar social media marketing agency, Socialistics.

In this discussion with Adam, Jason shares his story, personally and transparently, in a way readers can relate to immediately.

He outlines an unconventional approach to business building, teaches essential principles gleaned from his own experiences, and encourages others to follow his example of doing things differently.

Discover:

  • How to build a runway to your new business while keeping your current job
  • Unique & different ways to think about how to run your business
  • Likes don’t pay the bills
  • Social media strategies that drive real results
  • And so much more!

That seven figure mark can be so much more than just a pipedream. Join us…

The 5 Principles of Intentional Growth, With Ryan Tansom

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on August 23, 2022

Imagine a world where you are rewarded for all the sacrifice and risks you’ve taken by owning a business.

One where you have clarity on what you want long-term and are excited about the progress you are making toward that vision.

Picture knowing what your business is worth today, how effectively your strategies and investments are growing the value of your company, and having the ability to project your business’s value years into the future.

You’ve risked and sacrificed a lot. It shouldn’t be this difficult to make progress and create wealth, enjoy work, and make an impact.

Ryan Tansom’s Intentional Growth™ is a framework to help business owners clarify their path toward a more valuable business and turn their vision into reality.

By learning how companies are valued, how to increase that value, and the variety of ways to transition your role or exit your ownership, you can intentionally grow the value of your business with an end in mind.

By prioritizing strategies that help you make progress, you can create more wealth, enjoy work more, and make an impact.

Ryan teams up with Adam to discuss:

  • Ryan’s story of selling the family business and creating Arkona.
  • Your Drivers – Why it is so important for owners to know what they want from their business and why.
  • Financial Targets – 3 financial targets an owner should identify, monitor and measure.
  • Increase Value – The 8 functional areas (value drivers) of a business.
  • And so much more!

Quit wasting time and money implementing strategies that don’t increase the value of your business and get you closer to your goals. Tune in…

Unlocking Your Business Algorithm, With Brandon Seigel

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on August 18, 2022

In today’s business climate, we look to entrepreneurs to inject new ideas and bold action into top-heavy industries. This is especially true in today’s bloated healthcare system. In his new book, The Private Practice Survival Guide: A Journey to Unlock Your Freedom to Success, Brandon Seigel unveils the essential steps for creating and scaling a profitable private practice that delivers greatness.

As a seasoned private practice consultant, Seigel recognizes a commonality among these entrepreneurs — they’re driven by purpose, not just by maximizing profits. A challenge for many health care professionals, even after years of incredibly intensive training, is that they’re still novices in the world of business. Most have simply not been formally exposed to the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. As a result, private practices fail each day in America.

Seigel’s goal is to empower clinicians and help them forge careers as successful entrepreneurs in the midst of a challenging business environment.

He and Adam discuss the fundamentals that all private practice-preneurs must consider, including:

  •  3 strategies for defining your business algorithm so you optimize your business model
  • What common misperceptions and blunders can cause private practices to fail
  • How to unlock success through key strategies — hiring top-level staff, securing positive cash flow, pinpointing effective metrics and employing efficient administrative systems
  • How to evaluate your risk tolerance as it relates to your entrepreneurial spirit
  • Why it’s important to define a short-term vision you can execute within 1 year, combined with a 5-year vision
  • Why identifying your “out strategy” — or breaking point — will make you more strategic with goal setting
  • How trends and limiting factors of health insurance affect your practice
  • And so much more!

This episode covers the essential how-to questions — from defining a vision to developing a bulletproof business foundation. Tune in and learn all the steps necessary for creating a private practice that thrives.

The Secret to Developing a Successful, Scalable Cannabis Dispensary Chain, With Joe Villatico

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on August 16, 2022

Greatest Hits Cannabis Co. is a collection of experiential dispensaries stocked with premium strains never before seen in Massachusetts.

The company’s custom genetics library and curated cannabis rotation fuels the creative fire and makes the everyday brighter.

Greatest Hits is music meets cannabis and is the brainchild of industry veteran Rhett Jordan, who created the Native Roots vertical integration model, and motocross racer Joe Villatico, who brings his experience in hemp and beverage home to his native Massachusetts.

Together the duo is elevating New England cannabis to new heights with innovative strain breeding and advanced cultivation, using repurposed mills from a bygone era made state of the art.

Joe and Adam discuss:

  • How to create a scalable cannabis business
  • What first time dispensary goers need to know before they shop
  • How cannabis is revitalizing communities across the country
  • How cannabis is contributing to job growth locally or nationally
  • How cannabis brands distinguish themselves from one another
  • And so much more!

Want to join the cannabis industry? Then this is the episode for you.

Harness Your Inner CEO, With Becca Powers

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on August 11, 2022

You shouldn’t have to choose between success and happiness!

Juggling exhausting workdays, managing kids at home, and giving your relationships more attention than you give yourself is a recipe for misery. Instead of enjoying the fruits of your labor, you feel tired, unhealthy, and joyless.

Fortune 500 sales executive Becca Powers knows this feeling all too well. Having overworked herself into autoimmune disease and anxiety disorders, her self-worth plummeted. She was missing out on motherhood by prioritizing her career first. The universe was delivering a clear message: things were f%cked and needed to change.

The life of your dreams shouldn’t come at an unsustainable price. In her book, Harness Your Inner CEO, Becca illustrates her journey from a toxic work environment, trouble at home, and emotional rock bottom to living a thriving, prosperous life.

Together, Becca and Adam discuss:

  • The AWTaF Method, a four-step strategy to help you pause, recalibrate, reconsider, and invite
    possibility.
  • Your current Ladder of Self-Worth—and how to activate confidence by reorganizing its rungs and
    your mindset.
  • A goal-based Vision List to find your fire, push past discomfort, and create lasting positive habits.
  • Personal “AND” statements to bust through constricting stereotypes and embrace who you are,
    unapologetically.
  • Tips to build a dream team that supports your new vision for yourself.
  • And much more!

As boss of your own enterprise, you own both your magic and your messy. Harness Your Inner CEO and realign yourself to create a life that thrives.

Leader by Accident, With Jim Rafferty

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on August 9, 2022

An unimaginable tragedy suddenly and unexpectedly placed Jim Rafferty in a demanding volunteer leadership role. The story of how that shattered organization picked up the pieces and not only survived but thrived forms the basis of his book, Leader by Accident.

Suddenly let go a few years later from the job he’d held for more than two decades, Jim came to realize that the challenges and lessons he’d encountered as a youth leader had applications far beyond scouting. He used those experiences to fuel a successful journey into entrepreneurship.

As a Scoutmaster, Jim imparted dozens of bite-sized chunks of inspiration and life advice to the young men of the troop. Leader by Accident transforms those lessons into life advice for business leaders.

In this episode, Jim and Adam discuss:

  • What it was like being thrust into a demanding volunteer leadership role without warning
  • What the lessons were that helped him quickly adapt, succeed, and thrive in this role
  • How this seemingly thankless position brought him to entrepreneurship
  • What kind of nuggets translate to actionable steps for business leaders
  • The life-changing effects of a step out of your comfort zone
  • The vital role of language in a healthy organizational culture
  • What leadership is … and what it isn’t
  • Why cultivating a sense of gratitude is more important than ever
  • And so much more!

Have you ever had a leadership baptism by fire? Don’t miss Jim’s story.

Uncover Transformative Possibilities, With Pete Sena

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on August 4, 2022

In our 3.0 world, relying on market-shaped variables like supply to determine demand is like using a paintbrush or typewriter to create the audience-driven metaverse.

The pressure on CEOs and founders to grow and evolve their businesses as rapidly as the warp-speed digital marketplace isn’t a bit challenging; it’s exponentially more daunting today than ever before.

This is where Pete Sena and his mission come in.

By combining the unique power of human creativity and curiosity with leading-edge analytics and technology, Pete empowers fellow founders and forward-thinking business leaders to uncover transformative possibilities, paving the way to unconventional paths to growth.

Pete joins Adam to discuss:

  • An uncommon truth not a lot of people know about
  • Why having a design-driven mindset is critical for growth
  • Favorite go-to productivity hacks
  • Daily practices for growth in your business and personal life
  • Why meditation is a superpower?

Get ready to pave the way to unconventional paths to growth.

How To Create True Freedom, With Joe Perrone

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on August 2, 2022

Everyone has dreams for themselves and their family, but most never get to them because of all the things standing in the way.

That was the situation Joe Perrone found himself in several years ago. As a small business owner, he had achieved greater financial success than he’d ever imagined, but he was not happy or at peace with himself.

As the owner of two businesses, Joe had to learn how to work ON his business instead of IN it. You’ll be amazed to hear that Joe spends just 15-20 hours each week on site. Today he works with other business owners who’d like to have more free time, energy and money.

Joining Adam in this episode, Joe shares the various ah-ha’s he’s had in his journey to greater joy in every part of his life.

Discover:

  • What Joe did to recover from the anxiety and panic attacks he experienced from allowing his business to run him
  • Why Joe is so committed to lifelong learning
  • How Joe made the transition from working IN his business to working ON it
  • The impact that thinking of himself as a “business owner” had on Joe’s behavior
  • The habits Joe has put in place to focus on giving and delivering value to others
  • And so much more!

No more letting your business run you.  Tune in and learn how to reclaim time lost to unproductivity and busy-ness.

Fierce Solutions to Company Cultural Challenges, With Edward Beltran

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on July 28, 2022

Open minds are required for success – new, forward thinking is needed to keep up with rapid and ongoing changes in the global marketplace. Leaders of organization culture change understand the crucial need for new, upgraded skill sets and growth.

For culture to be elevated, dated assumptions and veiled beliefs must be put away for achievement of the organization’s true values and goals to emerge. In many organizations, this means leaders must change – personally and professionally – to ensure a successful future.

Making changes in an organization’s culture often requires customized training so individuals and teams can adjust, develop, and plan for the challenges the future will undoubtedly provide.

It often means choosing the right leadership to develop the best culture for the organization and investing in that leadership culture. Doing so allies leader behavior with operational strategies and the result is an organization that is purposefully transformed to meet the complex challenges now and in the future.

Edward Beltran is the CEO for Fierce, which is focused on company culture, how to solve cultural challenges in corporate environments, and alleviating stress in corporate communications.

He joins Adam to discuss:

  • Leadership foundations for a thriving work culture
  • The relationship between stress and conversations
  • The “API for Human Communication” and what are the core elements
  • And much more!

Is your company Fierce in their approach to change culture? Tune in and learn more!