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Friends from Wild PlacesNeighbors Helping Neighbors: Business Leadership With PurposeIrma Parone shares her journey from bestselling author to Florida Speakers Association president, offering valuable insights on decision-making and business success. She discusses her passion-driven approach to leadership, encouraging entrepreneurs to serve with heart while maintaining practical business sense.Irma ParoneTel: +1 954-464-6689Website: ParoneGroup.comEmail: irma@paronegroup.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paronegroup/• Irma's first book "Winx: The Problem-Solving Model" has significantly impacted her career by helping organizations make better decisions• We are the result of our decisions—from career choices to how we respond to mistakes and succes...
2025-10-1823 minFriends from Wild PlacesMastering the Art of People ManagementWe explore the critical elements that make or break business teams and how proper people management directly impacts company success.Irma ParoneTel: +1 954-464-6689Website: ParoneGroup.comEmail: irma@paronegroup.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paronegroup/• Most businesses seek help when they're already in crisis mode, realizing teams lack direction or purpose• Clear expectations are essential—many leaders think employees understand their role when there's actually a significant disconnect• Rehabilitating struggling employees requires checking three boxes: clear expectations, proper tools/training, and genuine desire to do the work
2025-10-1125 minFriends from Wild PlacesAligning People, Process, and Performance for Sustainable GrowthIrma Parone, president of the Florida Speakers Association and strategic leadership consultant, shares how her family circumstances led her to leave corporate life and build a business that empowers organizations through alignment of people, processes, and performance. She reveals her leadership philosophy centered around creating environments where everyone understands the big picture and moves cohesively toward common goals.Irma ParoneTel: +1 954-464-6689Website: ParoneGroup.comEmail: irma@paronegroup.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paronegroup/• Irma worked as a Regional Senior Vice President in the security industry before starting her own business
2025-10-0425 min
Biz Book Pub Hub PodcastHUB 431 AUTHOR PANEL - Irma Parone, Judi Lawrence, and Penny ZenkerWhen you start writing, it can be easy to get hung up on making every word perfect. But here’s a secret: the real magic happens through the process of revision. Your first draft is just that—a starting point, not the finished product.Embracing imperfection means giving yourself permission to create, to experiment, and even to make mistakes. It’s the challenges and edits along the way that will shape not just your book, but your growth as a writer. Every step is progress, even when it feels messy.I ca...
2025-03-2748 min
Business Growth TrailblazersDo You Know the Real Problem Holding Your Business Back? With Irma Parone
Welcome to the Business Growth Trailblazers Podcast! In today’s episode, we'll dig deep into the real issue that could be holding your business back.
Irma Parone, president of Parone Group, is a Speaker – Award Winning Author – and Leadership Consultant. As a high-value service expert for over three decades, her innovative and proven approach combines leadership strategies with organizational structure, simple processes, and problem-solving.
Irma has an incredible zeal to root out the cause of problems & link processes to turn those situations around. Simply, she’s a turn-arou...
2025-02-0516 min
Biz Book Pub Hub PodcastHUB 390: AUTHOR PANEL - Gary Ware, Irma Parone, and Morgan LimWrite a book and become rich, right? Nope. There are many pitfalls between writing a book and becoming a successful author. Tune in to today’s author panel where we’ll chat about the ups and downs of being a business author.I got to know these authors while running a Kindle Cross-Promotion campaign, during which 77 business books were on sale for just 99 cents or $1.99 during Amazon Prime Days. We all worked together to spread the word. Many books made it to the Top 10 in their categories, and 30% even hit #1 Best Seller. I sold over...
2024-10-2252 min
Biz Book Pub Hub PodcastHUB 386 - AUTHOR PANEL - Erin Labacqz, Irma Parone, and Penny ZenkerThere are so many unknowns when writing, publishing, and marketing your first business book. I applaud everyone who has managed to get a book out of their head and into a format that can be purchased. Simply publishing is not really the goal though, right? That’s why I’m back with another author panel for my rebranded podcast, the Biz Book Publishing Hub! Stay tuned for a frank conversation about the highs and lows of being a business author.These authors participated in one of my Kindle Cross-Promotion campa...
2024-10-0851 min
Living the Dream with CurveballLiving the dream with author, speaker, consultant, and founder and CEO of Parone Group Irma Parone.Send us a textIn this episode of Living the Dream with Curveball, host Curveball delves into the world of organizational development with author, speaker, and consultant Irma Parone. As the founder and CEO of Parone Group, Irma shares her expertise on improving customer relationships, employee engagement, and boosting the bottom line. Discover the proven strategies from her award-winning book, Winx, and learn how to craft effective problem statements, determine root causes, and evaluate the impact of business decisions. Irma also discusses her second book aimed at employees and her dream of fostering better collaboration between employers...
2024-07-2221 min
The Recognized AuthorityTime Management to Drive Profitability and Growth with Irma ParoneIs Your Problem-Solving Actually Solving Problems?
Many business leaders, including myself, have battled with ineffective decision-making processes.
In this episode of The Recognized Authority, author Irma Parone joins host Alastair McDermott and shares her eight-step model to tackle business challenges head-on.
We candidly discuss the ripple effect of our choices, from the often-underestimated consequences of inaction to the profound impact of customer satisfaction and employee retention.
Tune in to this episode and discover how you can better prepare for problem solving.
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2023-08-1438 min
The Flow FrequencyEp. 7: Making Fierce Decisions with Irma ParoneWelcome back to Fierce & Flowing!
Before I introduce our Fierce Conversation this week, I want to invite you to join me virtually this Saturday at 11 am EST for one of my monthly events that I offer through a wonderful community and platform for coaches, teachers & healers— called Evolve.
As you may know, my work is beautiful blend of practical and spiritual wisdom and action for leaders and entrepreneurs, and one of the tools my clients use most in helping them to make important decisions is Tarot. And now, I am offering monthly Empowering Group Tarot Rea...
2023-07-1942 min
The Real ‘N’ RareWINX by Irma ParoneScott is talking with the Irma Parone the author of the book "WINX". Listen, Watch, and Learn about this book and how to WIN! #amazon #winning #business #decisions #8steps #chamberofcommerce #coralspringscoconutcreekchamberofcommerce #book #winx #irmaparone #movieet #hersheys #m&m #win #customers #cancer #prescreening #problemsolvingmodel #employees #jamesdyson #vacuumcleaner #stevenspielberg #reesespieces #et #beautyandthebeast
2023-06-0538 min
Silver Lining Conversations PodcastSilver Lining Conversations - What If You Don't?Irma Parone is the President of Parone Group, a speaker and an author. In late 2019, life happened and she was diagnosed with breast cancer. In this interview she shares her message of how being forced to slow down was a gift.
2021-06-0817 min