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Freiraum Niederrhein – So Gut. So Weit.#7: Kultur-Erlebnisroute im Kreis Heinsberg – Perfekt für Radfahrer und Familien
Kultur genießen und Radfahren – wie passt das zusammen? Sehr gut sogar. Das stellt in der Region Niederrhein der Kreis Heinsberg unter Beweis. Als bestens informierter Botschafter spricht Ulrich Schirowski, Geschäftsführer der Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft für den Kreis, mit Moderatorin Birgit Eschbach über die Verbindung von Radfahren und kulturellen Erlebnissen, die durch eine Kulturerlebnisroute und viele verschiedene museale Einrichtungen gefördert wird: https://www.niederrhein-tourismus.de/niederrhein-fraeulein/erlebnisse-ausfluege/kulturelle-themenradwege-am-niederrhein-eine-reise-durch-kunst-geschichte-und-natur
Pockets Guides führen zu 18 Museen und Angeboten in der Region, darunter ein Bauernmuseum, ein Feuerwehr-Museum sowie eine Schmalspurbahn. Viele davon werden durch private Initiativen und Ehrenamtli...2025-08-0156 min
Die Brückenbauerin Kathrin Michel MdB#15: Große Aufgaben, Herausforderungen und Einblicke: „Die Koalition ist eine Spannbetonbrücke.“
Am Tag des Zuhörens tauschen sich die SPD-Bundestagsabgeordnete Kathrin Michel und Moderatorin Birgit Eschbach über die Arbeit und die ersten großen Auseinandersetzungen in der neu formierten Regierungskoalition aus. Die beiden outen sich als begeisterte Hörerinnen des Podcasts Apokalypse und Filterkaffe („Grüße gehen raus.“), denn gesellschaftspolitische Podcasts wie Apofika und „Die Brückenbauerin“ gehören inzwischen ebenso zum politischen Berlin wie Koalitionsstreitigkeiten. Letztere müssten nicht sein, so die SPD-Politikerin Kathrin Michel. Die erfahrene Personalmanagerin gibt wieder spannende Insidereinblicke in den Politikbetrieb und blickt in diesem Gespräch auch aus Businesssicht auf die Regierungsarbeit: Was macht einen guten CEO au...2025-07-301h 04Freiraum Niederrhein – So Gut. So Weit.#6: Der 2. Raderlebnistag Niederrhein - Auf zwei Rädern durch den Niederrhein
In dieser Folge von Freiraum Niederrhein spricht Birgit Eschbach mit Dr. Manon Loock-Braun, Bereichsleiterin Tourismus bei der Wirtschaftsförderung Emmerich am Niederrhein, über den Raderlebnistag am 6. Juli. Mit 56 teilnehmenden Kommunen aus Deutschland und den Niederlanden erwartet die größte Radfahrveranstaltung Deutschlands etwa 30.000 Teilnehmer. Die Veranstaltung, die früher als Niederrheinischer Radwandertag bekannt war, bietet nun unter einem neuen Namen und Konzept rund 99 verschiedene Routen, zahlreiche digitale Angebote wie GPS-Tracks und QR-Codes, sowie attraktive Gewinnmöglichkeiten. Speziell für Familien gibt es familienfreundliche Routen und mehrere Infopunkte entlang der Strecke. Dr. Loock-Braun erläutert die Highlights der Veranstaltung, darunter Naturerkundungen, kulturel...2025-07-0119 min
De Email Marketing Podcast[Afl. #13] Waarom Ik Stopte Met Mijn Succesvolle Email ExperimentIn deze aflevering geef ik je een kijkje achter de schermen van een email experiment wat ik begin 2025 heb gedaan. Ik bespreek:Wat een ‘magazine-stijl’ nieuwsbrief inhoudt.Waarom ik – ondanks uitstekende emailcijfers – stopte met dit succesvolle format.Het belang van (blijvend) experimenteren met je emails (en weten wanneer je ergens mee moet stoppen). ------------Links en resources:🔗 Interesse in Subject Line Suzanne (mijn Custom GPT om supergoede onderwerpregels te schrijven voor je mails)? Klik hier.🔗 Meer e-mailmarketingtips? Schrijf je in voor mijn emaillijst.🔗 Stuur me een mailtje...2025-06-2606 minFreiraum Niederrhein – So Gut. So Weit.#5: Natur, Kultur, Genuss – Am Niederrhein ist die perfekte Mischung
Herzlich willkommen am Niederrein, es ist schon fast Sommer und die Reisesaison boomt. Auch hier. Kein Wunder, denn die Region zwischen Kleve und Heinsberg bietet einfach die perfekte Mischung aus Natur, Kultur, Aktivurlaub – wie Radfahren und Wandern – und kulinarischem Genuss.
Zu Gast im Studio ist in dieser Folge Dr. Heike Döll-König, Geschäftsführerin bei Tourismus NRW e. V. https://tourismusverband.nrw/, die den Blick auf die spannende Reisedestination an der niederländischen Grenze aus ihrer Perspektive betrachtet. Im Gespräch mit Moderatorin Birgit Eschbach geht es um Visionen, Trends und Herausforderungen im Deutschland-Tourismus – und natürlich um die zum Te...2025-06-1148 minDie Brückenbauerin Kathrin Michel MdB#13 Nach der Wahl ist vor dem neuen Bundestag – Eindrücke und Einschätzungen
Der Wahlkampf ist vorbei und auch die Wahlen zum neuen Bundestag. Die Ergebnisse und herben Verluste beschäftigen die SPD-Bundestagabgebordnete, ihr Team und viele Kolleginnen und Kollegen intensiv. Das erste Treffen in der neuen Fraktion hat bereits stattgefunden, was zugleich bedeutete, sich von zahlreichen eng vertrauten Abgeordneten und Mitarbeitern verabschieden zu müssen. Dies betrifft auch die Arbeit im parteiübergreifenden Haushaltsausschuss.
„Das macht alles etwas mit uns Politikerinnen und Politikern“, bestätigt Kathrin Michel mehrmals in dieser Folge, die wieder im neuen Bundestag vertreten sein wird. Was genau und wie sie diese besondere Zeit in der deutschen und internat...2025-03-0747 minFreiraum Niederrhein – So Gut. So Weit.#4: Kurzurlaub, individuelle Gruppenreisen und Naturerleben
„Warum fährst du eigentlich noch in Urlaub?“, wird Martina Baumgärtner, Geschäftsführerin der Niederrhein Tourismus GmbH, häufig gefragt. Und in der Tat kann man in dieser vor allem für Kurzurlaube und naturnahe Auszeiten beliebten Region wunderbar die Seele baumeln lassen. Das schätzt die Tourismus-Expertin sehr. Beruflich wie privat.
Im Gespräch mit Moderatorin Birgit Eschbach blickt sie auf die Entwicklung des Niederrheins als nachhaltigem Tourismusstandort, seine Stärken, Highlights und Perspektiven. Naturerlebnisse mit Radfahren und Wandern stehen im Vordergrund, das Dachmarketing setzt zudem auf Kulinarisches und Kultur. Diesen umfassenden Service für mehr Vernetz...2025-01-3145 minDie Brückenbauerin Kathrin Michel MdB#12 Weihnachten mit Winterwahlkampf
Wie geht die Brückenbauerin jetzt in den Winterwahlkampf und in die Weihnachtszeit? Und wie verbindet sie die verschiedenen Aufgaben? Dinge zusammenführen, sich für ihre Themen einzusetzen und gleichzeitig das große Ganze im Blick zu behalten – das kann Kathrin Michel gut. Der SPD-Bundestagsabgeordneten sind dabei immer die Menschen wichtig, sei es in ihrem Wahlkreis oder in der Familie. Und so versucht sie, gerade in der Vorweihnachtszeit, das alte Jahr Revue passieren zu lassen und trotz Arbeit, Wahlkampf und Regierungsbildung in Sachsen auch für be-sinnliche und ruhige Moment offen zu bleiben.
Im Gespräch mit Birgit E...2024-12-2249 min
Pinguine im Cockpit - Lizenz Zum Führen#2: Auf Triggersuche – oder die entscheidende Fähigkeit, sich beim Denken beobachten zu können
Wow! Besten Dank für das gute und zahlreiche Feedback auf die Kick-off-Folge von „Pinguine im Cockpit! Großartig, dass sich so viele mit auf die Reise Richtung guter, anderer Führung machen.
Heute geht es um die Ergebnisse meine Forschungen, die Führung definitiv einfacher machen.
Konkret gibt es 4 Basis-Fähigkeiten einer Führungskraft, die die Arbeit flexibler, werteorientierter, besser machen! Diese braucht man, um im richtigen Moment richtig zu reagieren.
Die 4 Grund-Fähigkeiten sind:
Fähigkeit, seine Werte zu kennen und Entscheidungen daran auszurichten.
Fähigkeit, sich beim Denken zu beobachten.
Unangenehme Empfindungen aushalten können.
Fähig...2024-11-2729 minPinguine im Cockpit - Lizenz Zum Führen#1: Unbekannte Tools, die jede Führungskraft kennen sollte
Herzlich willkommen zum ersten Flug für Führungskräfte mit Ihrem Piloten. Mein Name ist Stephan Kowalski, ich bin Ihr Trainer und Podcast-Kapitän. In Folge 1 stelle ich mich und meine Vorliebe für das tiefe Eintauchen in Themen vor. So kam es auch, dass ich vor Jahren in das Thema „Erfolgreich führen“ eingestiegen und bis heute ganz bewusst nicht wieder aufgetaucht bin. Bei meinen Trainings, Beratungen und jetzt auch Podcast-Aufnahmen natürlich schon! ☺ Und heute gehen wir schon mal auf einen Rundflug durch die zentralen Führungskräfte-Themen, um die es in den nächsten Folgen gehen wird … 2024-11-1349 minDie Brückenbauerin Kathrin Michel MdB#11: Das Brückenbauen geht weiter! – US-Wahlen, Verhandlungen in Sachsen, Ampel-Aus und Neuwahlen
Nachdem die Brückenbauerin Kathrin Michel in der vergangenen Folge die Frage nach dem Recht auf Glück stellte, könnte über dem aktuellen Podcast stehen: Dürfen Politikerinnen optimistisch sein? Das beantwortet die SPD-Bundestagsabgeordnete auch in herausfordernden Zeiten wie diesen mit einem klaren, deutlichen „JA“. Im Gespräch mit Moderatorin Birgit Eschbach schaut sie auf die anstrengende und in gesellschaftlicher Hinsicht umwälzende Woche zurück …
Am Dienstagabend war sie zuversichtlich, was die Sondierungsgespräche der Sächsischen Landesregierung betraf, an denen sie als Co-Vorsitzende der SPD in Sachsen federführend mit beteiligt war, am Mittwochmorgen war die Realität eine neu...2024-11-121h 27Freiraum Niederrhein – So Gut. So Weit.#2: Kulinarische Vielfalt mit Nachhaltigkeit und Genuss
In dieser Episode des Podcasts Freiraum Niederrhein laden Kathrin Peters und Birgit Eschbach zu einer kulinarischen Reise durch die Region Niederrhein ein. Sie sprechen über regionale Produkte, saisonale Köstlichkeiten und die Bedeutung der Nachhaltigkeit in der Küche. Von Grünkohl im Winter bis hin zu Spargel und Erdbeeren im Frühling wird die Vielfalt der regionalen Küche beleuchtet.
Zu Gast ist Peter von Nahmen, Inhaber der traditionsreichen Obstkelterei van Nahmen. Er erzählt von der über 100-jährigen Geschichte seines Familienunternehmens und der Bedeutung der Streuobstwiesen, die wertvollen Lebensraum für viele Arten bieten und gleich...2024-10-301h 01Die Brückenbauerin Kathrin Michel MdB#10: Sommertalk über Glück und Zuversicht
Dürfen Politiker:innen glücklich sein? Brauchen Menschen Zuversicht, um Aufgaben und Herausforderungen zu meistern? Und was macht uns überhaupt glücklich?
Die SPD-Bundestagsabgebordnete Kathrin Michel und Moderation Birgit Eschbach sprechen in ihrem Sommertalk über das schöne Thema Glück. Sie versuchen, das in ihrem Gespräch festzuhalten, was ihnen und Vielen Kraft gibt – von Wohlfühlmomenten bis hin zum Gemeinschaftserlebnis.
Was Taylor Swift, Olympia, Podcasthören und Videos vom Enkelkind damit zu tun haben, erfahren die Zuhörenden in der aktuellen Folge. Selbstfürsorge und Dankbarkeit spielen dabei auch eine wichtige Rolle.
Sehr persönlich teilt die...2024-08-091h 15Die Brückenbauerin Kathrin Michel MdB#9: Strukturwandel in der Lausitz
SPD-Bundestagsabgebordnete Kathrin Michel und Moderatorin Birgit Eschbach unterhalten sich über den Strukturwandel in den beiden Kohleabbauregionen Lausitz und Rheinisches Revier. Die beiden Regionen arbeiten mit dem Mitteldeutschen Revier in sog. Revierwendebüros zusammen.
Die Herausforderungen in ihrer Heimat sind der Politikerin bestens vertraut. Sie beschreibt, was für eine bedeutende Stellung die Bergleute in der DDR hatten und welche schmerzlichen Erfahrungen die Menschen in der Wendezeit durchleben mussten. Das war aus ihrer Sicht keine Periode des Wandels, sondern ein radikaler „Strukturbruch“, der in die Massenarbeitslosigkeit führte und das Vertrauen in die Politik stark erschüttert hat. In dieser Zeit war...2024-04-241h 13
Building Better BusinessesTailoring Your Digital Marketing To Fit Just RightJoe Sanfillipo – Building Better Businesses with Steve Eschbach Episode 073 Joe Sanfillipo Joe Sanfillipo is a digital marketer, entrepreneur, investor, executive producer, and talent manager. He is the Manager of Growth & Partnerships at Today’s Business, a full-service digital marketing agency. As manager of growth and Partnerships, Joe oversees multiple departments including business development, affiliate marketing, and influencer marketing. In addition to that, Joe has started multiple new business ventures and has become a trusted partner to e-commerce brands and professional athletes / influencers. In...2022-05-1025 min
Building Better BusinessesInnovative Ways to Sell Your BusinessJessica Fialkovich – Building Better Businesses with Steve Eschbach Episode 072 Jessica Fialkovich Jessica Fialkovich is the Founder of Exit Factor, an innovative firm that teaches entrepreneurs how to buy and sell businesses through programs, courses, and consulting. Jessica founded the firm after building the fastest growing and most successful business brokerage practice in the United States. She is the Co-Owner of Transworld Business Advisors in the Rocky Mountain and Dallas Downtown locations. Jessica is an entrepreneur at heart and has successfully built and sold two startups alongside her husba...2022-05-0424 min
Building Better BusinessesInsights From the CEO of Transworld Business AdvisorsAndy Cagnetta – Building Better Businesses with Steve Eschbach Episode 071 Andy Cagnetta Andy Cagnetta is the CEO of Transworld Commercial Real Estate Florida. He began his career in commercial real estate and business sales in 1995 when he joined Transworld Business Brokers. Now over 40 years old, Transworld Business Advisors is the number one business brokerage, commercial Real estate and an international Franchisor through a partnership with United Franchise Group. They have currently over 500 business brokers in the organization and have over 5,000 businesses for sale. They also have 200+ franchisees in the U...2022-05-0227 min
Building Better BusinessesStaying Driven to Succeed in BusinessSuzanne Evans went from secretary to a 7 million dollar business in record time. Her company, Driven Inc, has been on the Inc 500/5000 list of fasting growing companies for 5 straight years. Her NY Times Best Selling book, “The Way You Do Anything is the Way You Do Everything”, set hundreds of thousands of business owners on their fast path to success. Suzanne has grown her brand from humble beginnings inside a 350 square foot Manhattan apart- ment to a sprawling office where she works with clients around the world. She currently lives with her family in Chapel Hill, NC.2022-03-2924 min
WirtschaftswundertalkFrank Höhne - Multipreneur
Frank Höhne ist Experte für digitale Geschäftsmodelle, Projektgestaltung und deren Integration in regionale Strukturen.
In seiner Arbeit geht es Frank um nachhaltigen Kompetenzaufbau innerhalb der großen Zukunftsthemen “Digitale Transformation” und “Wandel der Arbeit” sowie die Sensibilisierung und Implementierung dieser Themen in Wirtschaft, Gesellschaft und Politik.
Als Inhaber einer Digitalagentur und Unternehmer setzt er seit über 25 Jahren erfolgreich Konzepte in verschiedenen Branchen um, vernetzt und gestaltet neue Zusammenhänge. Immer mit dem Ziel einer neuen Wirtschafts- und Lebensqualität für das Zusammenspiel aus Menschen, Unternehmen und Regionen.
Coworking Spaces in Iserlohn und Olpe
www.office-and-f...2022-03-2454 min
Building Better BusinessesHelping Builders Double the Size of Their BusinessRuss Stephens is the co-founder of the Association of Professional Builders, a business coaching company dedicated to improving the residential construction industry for both builders and consumers. Russ is a firm believer that residential home builders deserve to be earning more money for the service they are providing and that consumers deserve a superior service than they currently receive. The problem is the difficulty of delivering world-class service on tiny margins, or without having the proper systems in place. In order to maximize client experience and overcome these difficulties, the Association Of Professional Builders h...2022-03-2228 min
Building Better BusinessesWarrior for Aligned SuccessSheevaun Moran is a business advisor, master coach, quantum energy thought leader and the founder of Energetic Solutions. She uses business principles with energetic techniques to help more than 25,000 entrepreneurs, CEOs and leaders bring instant focus and shifts to clarity, purpose and profits.In this episode, we discuss:Business as a journey of your spiritual selfThe connections that are made and gains in business created when someone is aligned with their valuesTaking a deep and authentic look at yourself to determine what may be holding you...2022-03-1526 min
Building Better BusinessesEnsuring a Return on Investment With Your MarketingErin Fults is a strategist, coach, implementer, and the founder of Acorn Studio, a business coaching and marketing consultancy. Erin passionately believes that healthy, sustainable small businesses can change the world, and she helps owners implement simple frameworks that maximize revenue and productivity so they can confidently grow the business they love. Erin is a Storybrand Certified Guide and a Business Made Simple Certified Coach. The results for her clients are consistent leads, clear marketing strategies, and confident business owners. A right-and-left brainer, Erin’s background includes more than a decade of experience growing a p...2022-03-0824 min
Building Better BusinessesAchieving Your Goals When Self-EmployedMaggie Karshner is a self-employment coach based in Seattle, WA serving solo-preneurs throughout the USA. Maggie is not going to tell you how it "should" be done (though she will share how she commonly sees people solve similar problems.) She wants to hear about your goals and help you achieve what's important to you. Maggie is widely versed in all things relevant to self-employment. The organizational, structure, financials, management, marketing and promotion are all of her favorite things! And she loves working with independent thinkers who want to create an awesome job for themselves. Maggie lau...2022-03-0128 min
Building Better BusinessesGrowing Your Business By Authoring A BookVikrant Shaurya is the CEO and Founder of BestsellingBook.com. He’s also the author of two #1 bestsellers: P.O.W.E.R: The Success Mantra, and How to Write a Bestseller: Become a Bestselling Author, Attract High-Value Clients, and Skyrocket Your Authority. Vikrant has already helped more than 500 aspiring authors become bestselling authors, and he continues to be a trailblazer in the book industry. Vikrant is the most-viewed author for “eBook Publishing” on Quora and is recognized by the National Academy of Bestselling Authors.In this episode, we discuss:Whe...2022-02-2229 min
Building Better BusinessesRefining Your Management Systems to Get Where You Want to GoKarl Maier founded Abunden, his third software company, to help companies to build their management systems so they could grow their company and, if they want, sell their company.In his various roles over the past three decades, he has been part of the leadership team in five established companies that have at least doubled sales in two years. Leveraging his successes, Karl developed the Abunden Framework© and led the development of the practical management tools in the Abunden Tools App. These online SaaS (Software as a Service) tools build the management structure for c...2022-02-1522 min
Building Better BusinessesA People-First Approach to BusinessSince 2013, Tina Clements has fearlessly led the RPC USA team, which is a corporate coaching and consultancy firm. Before being asked to launch the U.S. office, she worked for more than a decade within the BMW Organization and in the Learning & Development industry since 1996. Tina’s vast experiences in training, Human Resources, and professional development have helped elevate her clients’ performance on a wide variety of initiatives. Tina Clements is also a keynote speaker, and author. She is a communications expert, and her book, "The ART of Facilitation," and keynote address, "Yes, You Do Ha...2022-02-0827 min
Building Better BusinessesSelling Your Business and Starting OverBryan Clayton is CEO and co-founder of GreenPal, an online marketplace that connects homeowners with local lawn care professionals. GreenPal has been called the “Uber for lawn care” by Entrepreneur magazine and has over 100,000 active users completing thousands of transactions per day. Before starting GreenPal Bryan Clayton founded Peachtree Inc. which had a $10 million annual revenue before it was acquired by Lusa holdings in 2013.In this episode, we discuss:The disconnect between business school and the realities of running a businessThe need to evolve your business over the years2022-02-0131 min
WirtschaftswundertalkJudith Kenk - Vorstandssprecherin Netzwerk Seenplatte
Judith hat vor 5 Jahren das Netzwerk Seenplatte gegründet, damit sich Unternehmen und Institutionen an der Mecklenburgischen Seenplatte vernetzen, wachsen, sichtbar werden und gemeinsam ihre Ziele bei Bund und Land vertreten.
Wir glauben, dass solche cokreativen Ökosysteme wichtig sind, damit aus Potenzialen in den Regionen Erfolge werden. Eine der Voraussetzungen für das Wirtschaftswunder 2.0. Die Angebote des Netzwerks sind nicht nur innovativ, sondern auch angepasst an die aktuellen Coronaregeln, so kann man zum Beispiele „Spaziergänge mit Beratern“ buchen.
Judith Kenk:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/judithkenk-dienetzwerkerin
https://netzwerk-seenplatte.de/
Birgit Eschbach:
https://www.rheintoechter.com
http...2022-01-2740 min
Building Better BusinessesWhen To Hire A Fractional Executive Who Has Been There, Done That.Henning Schwinum is cofounder and managing partner of Vendux, an interim and fractional sales leadership company. He is an energetic global business leader with a wealth of diverse experiences in Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, and General Management, in both a corporate and entrepreneurial setting. He is an expert in building and maintaining relationships with national and international partners. Previously, he led Sales teams at Bayer, Innovadex, and UL.In this episode, we discuss:Tenacity and staying committed to a goal as keys to successFinding a sales leader who can...2022-01-2531 min
Building Better BusinessesFostering Greatness In LeadershipTevis Trower is a Leadership Futurist and innovator in optimizing corporations through fostering greatness in leaders. Heralded in bestselling Megatrends 2010 as “corporate mindfulness guru for the new millennium”, Tevis has assisted powerful organizations ranging from Disney to Morgan Stanley in optimizing their most precious assets: human beings. She has created and facilitated global executive immersions for prestigious organizations including Harvard Business Review Events, Young Presidents Organization, PWC, Bloomberg LP, Viacom, Google and The Economist on issues including executive alignment, legacy and impact, conscious leadership, imposter syndrome, innovation, and the role of corporate culture in fostering radical success and ubiquitous enga...2022-01-1828 min
Building Better BusinessesDisciplined Digital Marketing and AnalyticsJP Clement is the CEO of boomtime. He has over 30 years of experience in marketing, digital strategy and product management for companies ranging from startups to global brands such as Madison Square Garden, General Mills, DFS Group Ltd., Johnson & Johnson and National Geographic. JP has worked for or helped companies in both the B2C and the B2B sectors and founded three digital strategy and marketing agencies after working for many years on the corporate side of marketing. JP’s passions are analytics, digital products and creating the right strategy at the right time for the right audience....2022-01-1126 min
WirtschaftswundertalkAndreas Willems - Sanierungsexperte
Der Staat hat mit seinen Hilfen drohende Insolvenzen in den vergangen zwei Jahren aufgehalten. Doch was bedeutet das für den Mittelstand? Rollt statt des Wirtschaftswunders 2.0 jetzt eine Insolvenzwelle auf uns zu? Und welche Chancen gibt es, diese Welle zu brechen?
Rechtzeitig mit ins Boot genommen hilft Andreas Willems Unternehmen mit Alternativen zur Insolvenz. Wir sprechen in dieser Folge über Verfahren wie StaRUG und ESUG und machen Mut, das Neue Jahr mit einer Eröffnungsbilanz zu starten. Damit die Schulden durch Staatshilfen nicht zur Potenzierung der Sorgen im Mittelstand werden.
Andreas Willems:
https://www.adwin-consulting.de...2022-01-0630 min
Building Better BusinessesDirect Mail And Digital Marketing For Business SuccessRyan Cote is the Director of Digital Services and Partner at Ballantine, a third-generation, family-owned direct mail and digital marketing company based out of Fairfield, NJ. Ballantine has been serving small-business clients since 1966, when it was founded by Ryan’s great-uncle. Ryan has been with his family’s agency since 2003, and today he manages the growing digital marketing division. From lead generation to marketing strategy for small businesses, Ryan and his company rise above the get-featured-quick schemes so often attributed to digital marketing. He loves to geek out on technical marketing talk as well as wo...2021-12-2831 min
Building Better BusinessesDisrupting Your Business To Create Positive ChangeCara Macklin is an award-winning serial entrepreneur, Creative Disruption Strategist & Scaling Navigator from Northern Ireland, elevating ambitious entrepreneurs to create meaningful change. She grew up in her family business and opened her first business at 15. She spent 15 years as Director of a multi-award-winning healthcare & hospitality group, growing from 3 businesses with 200 employees to 7 businesses with over 600 during this time. She gained in-depth experience of the highs and lows, the growing pains and the successes that come with scaling a business in a tough industry. Cara's passion is constantly growing businesses through a creative culture and methodology to develop the best...2021-12-2123 min
Building Better BusinessesFinding, Retaining, and Motivating Top TalentDan Hoffend is a 35-year business and marketing veteran who led Hoffend Xposition, a family business from 0 to $50 million and then developed a $500 million strategy and experiential marketing agency, Freeman XP. Dan is a culture builder and motivational speaker at corporate events. An avid cyclist, runner, cross trainer, and adventurer, Dan and Eric Hoffend are co- authors of Who Gets It?! an international best-seller in two business categories in three countries. Dan with his wife and three children split their time between New York and Dallas. Eric Hoffend has spent 25 years as a sales e...2021-12-1432 min
Building Better BusinessesThe Power of Social Capital and NetworkingDr. Ivan Misner is the Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. Founded in 1985 the organization now has over 10,100 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Last year alone, BNI generated 11.5 million referrals resulting in more than $16.2 billion dollars’ worth of business for its members. Dr. Misner’s Ph.D. is from the University of Southern California. He is a New York Times Bestselling author who has written 26 books including one of his latest books – Who’s in Your Room? He is also a columnist for Entrepreneur.com and has been a uni...2021-12-0731 min
Building Better BusinessesThe Value of Businesses and Deals Found On Man StreetMichael Shea represents the Central Florida Transworld office. In business since 2005, he has built a solid reputation as Central Florida’s most successful business broker. Over the past two decades, Michael and his team have closed over $70 million in sold business volume and presided over more than 325 transactions. In this episode, we discuss:
Identifying needs to find your place in the market
How every client deserves the same level of service regardless of the size of their business
Looking at long term data as opposed to the day to day data to...2021-11-3026 min
WirtschaftswundertalkChristoph Krause - Designer, Schnellredner & Digital-Stratege.
In der Jubiläumsausgabe zum 1.Geburtstag des Wirtschaftswundertalk reden wir mit Christoph Krause über das Handwerk. Über 130 Berufe, die zunehmend ein Revival erleben, auch weil Sie den Mitarbeitern Sinn geben. Wenn denn genügend Mitarbeiter da wären: Es fehlen über 200.000 Fachkräfte. Ob Klimawandel, Wiederaufbau der Flutgebiete oder digitale Schule - all das gelingt nur, wenn wir Quereinsteiger schnell in die Qualifizierung bringen. Und schnell kann Christoph: schnell reden und #einfachmachen. Als Designer, Digital-Experte und Speaker ist er Partner des Handwerks für zukunftsweisende Geschäftsmodelle, Automatisierung und KI.
Christoph Krause:
christophkrause.com
linkedin.com/in/christoph...2021-11-2542 min
Building Better BusinessesThe Power of People, Passions, and Relationships in M&ADuring his 30+ year career, Mr. Berry, a broad-based mergers and acquisition executive, has held a number of financial and operational leadership roles. These positions include Corporate Development Officer, CFO, Treasurer, and Portfolio Manager for both private and publicly held companies on international and domestic platforms. Ranging from large, well established organizations, to start ups or turnarounds, Mr. Berry has led or managed more than a dozen acquisitions and divestitures totaling hundreds of millions in capital. Each activity focused on assessing existing operations, identifying value-added practices, and integrating structures that optimize operating efficiency. His expertise is a rich blend of...2021-11-2320 min
Building Better BusinessesFacing Change In the Workplace Without the MigraineRick Maurer provides leaders who want to lead change the expertise to help them identify even deeply hidden resistance and turn that opposition into support. Rick’s approach to leading change is unique. He focuses on two fundamental questions: Why do people support us? Why do people resist us or our ideas? Understanding how to break through resistance is key to turning skepticism and opposition into support for new initiatives. If leaders understand resistance, they can often avoid it before it occurs – or get things back on track when a change is about to derail. Ric...2021-11-1728 min
Building Better BusinessesInnovation in EntrepreneurshipSpencer Shaw is the founder of PodKick.com, a podcast production company that is responsible for millions of annual downloads. They’ve been featured in Forbes, MSN and other publications.Spencer has started and exited several businesses in the software, real estate, and internet industries. He is the host of the Business Growth podcast and is the co-host of The Prosperity podcast. He’s also an instructor on the Udemy platform leading over 9,000 eager entrepreneurs.He’s a family man, musician and loves to travel with family throughout the world...2021-11-1024 min
Building Better BusinessesA Disciplined Approach to Achieving Success in BusinessPaul Claxton is an awarded business leader and previous active duty highly decorated U.S. Marine who spent 11 years on active duty and completed 4 total tours in Iraq. He is an entrepreneur and has extensive global experience and reach in a multitude of industries and job functions. By being a proponent of building long-term relationships in business, he exercises a tenacious loyalty and sense of ethics that is unmatched. He is also a proponent of power networking to continuously meet and learn from new people as well as develop new relationships. With these approaches, he has been able to...2021-11-0323 min
Building Better BusinessesDeveloping a Brand That Is Honest And RelevantDenise Blasevick is CEO and co-founder of The S3 Agency, a creative agency specializing in Brand Elevation for clients like BMW of North America, Eight O’Clock Coffee, and the National Kitchen & Bath Association. Brand Elevation is the proprietary process that sets her company apart from other marketing agencies – by helping clients uncover the power and profitability of a truly differentiated brand. An inductee in the Advertising Hall of Fame of New Jersey, Denise has won hundreds of awards for her creativity and business acumen. She is a nationally cited marketing expert who shared her e...2021-10-2725 min
Building Better BusinessesCreative Legal Ideas to Spark the Entrepreneurial FireJonathan Sparks is the Founder of Sparks Law. He works as an in-house counsel for small to medium sized businesses. His bi-monthly blog deals specifically with legal issues that Georgia businesses face. Before forming Sparks Law, Jonathan worked at the United States Department of Justice, the United States Senate Office, the Attorney General’s office for the District of Columbia, and as an attorney at King & Spalding here in Atlanta, Georgia. He is a graduate of the George Washington University Law School, where he excelled at Corporate and Business law, Torts, Litigation, and Securities law....2021-10-1223 min
Building Better BusinessesDeveloping The Cyber-Security Program Your Business NeedsJenna Waters is a Cybersecurity Consultant at True Digital Security where she specializes in information security program development, industry compliance assessments, threat intelligence, and cloud security controls. She helps clients navigate the complexities of cybersecurity program development and conducts compliance assessments, gap analyses, and holistic security consulting. Jenna is an experienced professional who consults with companies across multiple industries in achieving security-related best practices and/or regulatory compliance objectives. Jenna works to bridge the divide between security control architecture and compliance requirements in Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services cloud environments.Jenna began her...2021-10-0530 min
Building Better BusinessesControlling Your Company's Message with Investor RelationsDan Aldridge is currently the Managing Partner for Asbury Investor Relations (AIR). He is also the President of the National Investor Relations Institute for the Southeast and has been on the board of directors for the past five years. He was formerly the Senior Director of Investor Relations (IR) for Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), where he was responsible for managing the company’s relationships with the investment community, and creating and disseminating all financial communications, including the company’s strategy and vision. Prior to ICE, Dan led the Investor Relations function for CF Industries, INC., based in Chicago, IL. 2021-09-2828 min
WirtschaftswundertalkFrank Dopheide - Founder human unlimited
Frank hält mit dem Bestseller „Gott ist ein Kreativer, kein Controller“ dem deutschen C-Level auf unterhaltsame Art und Weise den Spiegel vor. Doch nicht nur in der Wirtschaft, auch in der Politik brauchen wir weniger Zahlen und mehr Empathie. Was sich seit dem ersten deutschen Wirtschaftswunder und den kreativen Erfinderjahrzehnten bei uns verändert hat, besprechen wir in dieser Podcastfolge. Warum es kein Zurück, sondern eine schöpferische Zerstörung braucht und wie diese gelingen kann, ist ebenfalls unser Thema. Der Sinn des Handels wird schlussendlich zum Treiber eines Wirtschaftswunder 2.0: Human is the next big thing.
Frank D...2021-09-2337 min
Building Better BusinessesUnderstanding What You Are Doing And Why When FinancingAmi Kassar, founder and CEO of, MultiFunding and author of, The Growth Dilemma, has earned a national reputation as a thought leader in business finance. An in-demand speaker and trusted advisor to growth-focused business leaders, Ami has helped thousands of business owners achieve ambitious growth goals through creative and personalized funding solutions. His work has helped create tens of thousands of jobs.For more than 20 years, Ami has challenged executives to think differently about how they capitalize growth. Regularly featured in national media including The New York Times, Huffington Post, The Wall Street Journal...2021-09-2118 min
Building Better BusinessesCreating Success With PersistenceFrom his parents dining room to an international brand, GYMGUYZ Founder & CEO, Josh York, is an American dream come true. 12 years ago, Josh York was sitting at his parents dining room table hammering out the idea that would become GYMGUYZ – a mobile in-home fitness training provider, today boasting 251 locations across 30 states and 3 countries. Josh, who believes sleep is the enemy and subscribes to 4-5 hours a night with a 4:00 a.m. workout followed by a sauna and 25’ cold plunge daily, wasn't going to be denied his dream. It has been an incredible journey. From devising visionary business plans where his...2021-09-1422 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 039: Identifying Needs to Build a Better BusinessShawn Khorrami is a serial entrepreneur, having started and managed more than a dozen businesses, up to $100 million in revenue, involving products and services across a wide range of verticals. In the process, he has managed thousands of employees servicing tens of thousands of customers, large and small, from consumers to small to medium-sized businesses and even governmental entities. He has formal education and extensive hands-on experience in business operations, strategies and planning, marketing, sales, finance, legal, and human resources. He has obtained university diplomas in mathematics, economics, and computers, and earned a law degree.2021-09-0722 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 38: Valuing Relationships Over Transactions to Solve Your Business Problems with Amy LangerAmy Langer is an independent board member, successful entrepreneur and industry thought leader. She is currently Co-Founder and Owner of Salo, LLC, an $85M professional services company providing services throughout the U.S. out of offices in Minneapolis, MN, and Chicago, IL. At Salo, Ms. Langer has driven company growth and brand affinity through a keen analysis of market gaps, architecting and leading innovative strategies, and establishing sustainable and scalable infrastructure. Her unwavering commitment to creating an exceptional corporate culture and service environment has led Salo to be widely recognized for setting industry standards relative to innovative culture, superior...2021-08-3128 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 038: Valuing Relationships Over Transactions to Solve Your Business Problems.Amy Langer is an independent board member, successful entrepreneur and industry thought leader. She is currently Co-Founder and Owner of Salo, LLC, an $85M professional services company providing services throughout the U.S. out of offices in Minneapolis, MN, and Chicago, IL. At Salo, Ms. Langer has driven company growth and brand affinity through a keen analysis of market gaps, architecting and leading innovative strategies, and establishing sustainable and scalable infrastructure. Her unwavering commitment to creating an exceptional corporate culture and service environment has led Salo to be widely recognized for setting industry standards relative to innovative culture, superior...2021-08-3128 min
WirtschaftswundertalkDr. Ingo Dahm - Geschäftsführer der Capacura GmbH
Wenn sinnorientiertes Arbeiten aus einem echten Problembewusstsein heraus entsteht, gelingt Unternehmen der Wandel zu einer Tätigkeit mit dem viel beschworenen Purpose. Ingo und seine Frau Ina haben ihre bisherigen Berufe verlassen und unterstützen jetzt Start-Ups aus dem Gesundheits- Bildungs und Umweltbereich mit Seed Money, Erfahrung und Zugang zu Netzwerken. Nicht nur Ihre Arbeit ergibt damit viel mehr Sinn, sie helfen auch Gründern und Co-Investoren mit ähnlichen Zielen.
Dr. Ingo Dahm - Capacura GmbH:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingodahm/
https://www.capacura.de
Birgit Eschbach:
https://www.rheintoechter.com
https://www.linkedin.com...2021-08-2640 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 37: A Better and Smarter Way to Run a Company Through TransformationTrevor G. Blake has founded, managed, and sold three companies since 2003 for a combined value of over $300 million using a unique business structure based on a model of alliances. He is currently the founder and CEO of three more companies in varied industries which he runs simultaneously. His unique business approach is based on higher profitability, non-employee model, which also frees him to enjoy his other interests as a writer, coach, and animal welfare activist. Success with a balanced life is Trevor’s mantra and described in his free course The Practical Magic of the 5-hour workday. 2021-08-2429 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 36: Know Your Audience to Get Referrals with Chris PistoriusChris Pistorius is the Founder of KickStart Dental Marketing which has consistently been listed as one of the top dental marketing companies in the country by UpCity. Having over 15 years of experience in dental marketing, he has worked with countless dentists across multiple facets of marketing, consulting, and coaching. He shares his expertise by giving marketing seminars across the country and hosting a weekly dental marketing podcast. Chris’ goal is to improve the techniques individuals use throughout the dental industry from dentists and orthodontists to consultants. Before starting his dental marketing agency in 2009, Chris worked for online market...2021-08-1718 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 35: Investing in Real Estate to Build Capital with Paul MoorePaul Moore is a returning guest of the Building Better Businesses Podcast. If you haven’t checked it out yet, you can go to Episode 23 and hear his insights on how to grow and maximize investment through commercial real estate. Paul Moore is the Founder and the Managing Partner of Wellings Capital. He offers a fresh perspective on creative real estate investing and philanthropy in 2020. After five years of work at Ford, Paul started a staffing company with a partner. Five years later, Paul and his partner sold it to a publicly traded firm for $2.9 million. Al...2021-08-1025 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 34: The Right Referrals with Stacey Brown RandallStacey Brown Randall is the multiple award-winning author of Generating Business Referrals Without Asking, host of the Roadmap to Grow Your Business podcast and national speaker. Stacey has had the privilege of helping well-known corporations and franchises, but her focus is on small business owners, solopreneurs and sales professionals. Her programs are uniquely tailored to help you take control of your referrals, your client experience and crush your goals.Stacey has been featured in national publications like Entrepreneur magazine, Investor Business Daily, Forbes, CEO World, Fox News and more.In this episode, we d...2021-08-0327 min
WirtschaftswundertalkFrederik Fischer - Mitgründer und Geschäftsführer KoDorf / Initiator Summer of Pioneers
Und warum halten wir trotz Corona und Flutkatastrophe an einem Begriff fest, mit dem man als erstes ein Wirtschaftswachstum assoziiert, was doch mit ein Auslöser für das Dilemma ist, in dem wir gerade stecken?
Darüber spreche ich in der heutigen Folge mit Frederik Fischer. Frederik ist Initiator des Summer of Pioneers, an dem ich im Rahmen der Wirtschaftswundertour 2021 - Deep Dive Südwestfalen - teilnehme.
neulandia.de
www.linkedin.com/in/frederik-fischer-39a15328/
www.altena-pioneers.de
Birgit Eschbach:
https://www.rheintoechter.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rheintoechter/2021-07-2922 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 33: Discovering Your True Purpose with Rob OliverRob Oliver is an award-winning speaker, school presenter, and best-selling author. He is also the host of a podcast called, Learning from Smart People.At 21 years old, Rob Oliver sustained a spinal cord injury while body surfing on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. The injury left him paralyzed from the chest down with limited use of his arms and hands. These limitations forced Rob to take a long hard look at life, relationships and success. The insights that he gained during that experience and through the ensuing years of living with quadriplegia are invaluable, practical, powerful...2021-07-2720 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 32: How Doing Less Can Help You and Your Business with Ari MeiselAri Meisel is the founder of "Less Doing", where they do two things: defy industry norms that glorify the hustle and free founders from entrepreneurial bondage. He believes the greatest success, freedom, and fulfillment depend on taking the leap and doing LESS.While working hard around the clock, Ari received a diagnosis of Crohn's disease, which is incurable. Shortly after, he gets into a major car crash and comes away unhurt. He decided he needed to find a better way to live.Crohn’s left him with only enough energy to work one single hour a...2021-07-2025 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 31: Targeting Your Consumer Market on LinkedIn with AJ WilcoxAJ Wilcox is a LinkedIn Ads pro who founded B2Linked.com, a LinkedIn Ads-specific ad agency, in 2014. As official LinkedIn partners, they manage among the world’s most sophisticated advertising accounts worldwide. He also hosts a show LinkedIn Ads Show that dives into some aspects of LinkedIn.AJ is a ginger and a triathlete. He and his wife live in Utah, with their 4 kids, and his company car is a wicked-fast go-kart.In this episode, we discuss:· How AJ started his business despite of learning to avoid risk in a fiscally conservative family2021-07-1323 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 30: Connecting Opposing Industries with Bruce BourgeauBruce Bourgeau is the founder of B2 Marketing Solutions. He was born and raised in Canada, and presently lives in Northern, Ontario. He started his career with the Provincial Government immediately after graduating college from Trent University with a BSc in Environmental Science, and he started as a “Fish Technician” for the Ministry of Natural Resources.Shortly after that, Bruce started his career with the Ministry of Environment as a Wastewater Technician. He then transferred to his present location and earned his Water Treatment license, where he continued his career with the Provincial Government as a Water and...2021-07-0627 min
WirtschaftswundertalkDr. Thomas Tillmann - Geschäftsführer der Lernhacks GmbH
Unternehmen benötigen heute innovative Lernstrategien für ihre Mitarbeiter. Es geht dabei um die Frage, wie „Upskilling" im Kontext der digitalen Transformation gelingen kann. Ich spreche mit Dr. Thomas Tillmann, einem der Mitgründer der Lernhacks. Die Lernhacks sind Tipps, Tools, Routinen und Kniffe, mit denen Mitarbeiter ihr Lernen selbst in die Hand nehmen können und die Spaß machen. Zu den Lernhacks ist gerade auch ein Buch erschienen.
Thomas Tillmann und Lernhacks:
www.lernhacks.de
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomastillmann/
https://www.amazon.de/Lernhacks-einfachen-Routinen-Schritt-Lernkultur/dp/3800664984/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=lernhacks&qid=1625041349&sr=8-1
B...2021-07-0132 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 29: A Purposeful Business and Life with Laura TreonzeLaura Treonze is the owner and the Chief Life Strategist at LMT Consulting. She is an executive coach who specializes in behavioral understanding to enhance company culture, maximize executive talent and boost employee engagement. She combines psychology with experiential coaching methods to help individuals and teams break through limiting beliefs to increase productivity and profit.Laura has the equivalency of a Master Certified Coach having worked as a coach for Tony Robbins and in her own consultancy practice.Laura also does videos on YouTube and a podcast called, Own Your Truth with Laura T which...2021-06-2929 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 28: Building an Authentic Brand with Paige Arnof-FennPaige Arnof-Fenn is the founder & CEO of global marketing and digital branding firm Mavens & Moguls based in Cambridge, MA. Her clients include Microsoft, Virgin, The New York Times Company, Colgate, venture-backed startups as well as nonprofit organizations.Paige graduated from Stanford University and Harvard Business School. She also worked for big brands before such as Procter & Gamble and Coca Cola and had three startups that are successfully acquired and sold. Paige is also a popular speaker and columnist who has written for Entrepreneur and Forbes. In this episode, we discuss:· The meaningful story behind Ma...2021-06-2234 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 27: How to Do Good Work with Raul Hernandez OchoaRaul Hernandez Ochoa is a business strategist. He's trained hundreds of entrepreneurs through live seminars, online programs, and private masterminds. His work positively impacts the lives of his clients and their teams.Raul was born in Mexico and was raised in San Diego. He went to San Diego State University and was part of the Lavin Program. There, he got the chance to know more about marketing and became exposed to high-level and successful entrepreneurs. He also grew his career in banking with JP Morgan Chase before creating the marketing firm that they built.Raul...2021-06-1526 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 26: Enhancing Your Value Through Social Impact with Alisa KolodiznerAlisa Kolodizner is the founder for Cordelia Capital LLC. She founded the firm to focus on continuing the legacy of one remarkable business.She brings over a decade of sales, operations and entrepreneurial experience. Before founding Cordelia Capital, Alisa worked in the financial and technology industry with companies ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. Most recently, she was the top VP institutional sales consultant for financial businesses at TD Ameritrade.Alisa’s committed partnership with the emerging technology department, as well as internal and external vendors, drove the success of her $1B+ firms to lead th...2021-06-0832 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 25: Using Experience to Inspire Others Like You with Janet SteinerJanet Steiner is the CEO of Make Dust. She is a Professional Speaker, Mentor and Connector of Entrepreneurial Women. She has over 30 years of CEO and Board of Director experience, and is the right woman to have on your side to help with the trials and tribulations of running your own business or succeeding in a professional position.Jan is a heartfelt leader who made her mark in a male-dominated world. As the CEO of Thoro Packaging, Jan scaled the company from $1 million to just under $40 million dollars in revenue, proving you can turn your power as...2021-06-0122 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 24: The Best Ways to Prepare for Your Business's Future with Sean FerrelSean is the founder and chairman of Managed Solution. He built the business in 2002, after receiving his degree from the University of San Diego. He believed that there was a better way to provide IT talent to help businesses with their exponential growth of data, technology needs and business challenges as it relates to IT. Within 3 years, their company has been recognized as one of San Diego’s 40 fastest growing companies and as the 27th fastest growing IT company in Southern California.Sean is equally passionate about both people and technology, and truly believes it’s about find...2021-05-2523 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 23: Maximizing Investments Through Commercial Real Estate with Paul MoorePaul Moore is the Founder and the Managing Partner of Wellings Capital. Paul offers a fresh perspective on creative real estate investing and philanthropy in 2020. He is also the author of The Perfect Investment, and the co-host of a podcast called, How to Lose Money.Paul graduated with a degree in engineering and had an MBA from Ohio State. He worked at Ford Motor Company for 5 years before Paul started a staffing company with a partner. Paul and his partner sold it to a publicly traded firm five years later for $2.9 million.Along the way...2021-05-1827 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 22: Making Empathy Into Success with Sheila Farragher-GemmaSheila is originally from Tuam, County Galway in Ireland and moved to the States, thinking that it will just be for a while. Fast forward to today, through her company Connected Sponsor, Sheila helps event promoters monetize their events by building long standing relationships and partnerships with Sponsoring companies. Some events she promotes are Thrive, Archangel, ProfitCon, Perfect Life Retreat, MFA Live, Disruptive Innovation and Nor-Cal Fitness Summit.Sheila always had an entrepreneurial spirit from she was young. Some of her successful business ventures include Scalliwags, a children’s indoor playground and sought-after birthday party venue, Foreclosuresmass.co...2021-05-1128 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 21: Time and Financial Freedom While Doing Business with Lars HedenborgLars Hedenborg is the Founder of Real Estate B-School, which provides training and coaching for top producing agents and team leaders looking to build sustainable, systems-driven businesses. He is also host of “The Business Freedom Podcast” and the author of the number one international best-selling book “Scale or Die! Achieve True Freedom in Your Real Estate Business & Live Your Life Without Regrets.”Lars began his career in real estate in 2007 working 70+ hours a week, starting with $18 per hour. Fast forward to today, his team sells hundreds of homes each year and he works just one day a week wit...2021-05-0419 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 20: Achieving Growth and Success with Robert PatinRobert Patin is an international best-selling author, financial consultant, and agency expert. He is also the founder and managing partner of Patin & Associates, a Los Angeles-based business management and consultancy firm.Robert Patin offers results-oriented executive financial professional services with extensive expertise in financial review, budget development, cash flow management, debt restructuring, asset liquidation/purchase, and corporate audit for both large and small businesses. With Patin’s consulting services his clients have optimized their sales processes, generating more than $30M in additional revenue. Truly, his two decades of proven success in finance make him an invaluable asset to...2021-04-2720 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 19: Managing a Growing Business with Susan FennemaSusan Fennema is the Chaos Eradicating Officer (CEO) of Beyond the Chaos, a consultancy helping small-business owners to simplify their operations and manage their projects so they can grow their businesses and get their lives back.With more than 30 years of operations and project management experience in professional service industries, Susan is on a mission to improve American society exponentially. When not making multi-course dinners, she enjoys Texas A&M football games and Blackhawks hockey. She lives and works from her home in McKinney, Texas, with her husband, dog and cat.In...2021-04-2026 min
Wirtschaftswundertalk#8 Tobias Wahner - Geschäftsführer Just4People GmbH
Tobias Wahner hat in seiner beruflichen Laufbahn eine große Anzahl von SAP- Strategieprojekten erfolgreich begleitet. Heute beschäftigt er sich mit digitalen Geschäftsmodellen und unterstützt Unternehmen bei der digitalen Transformation. Ich spreche mit Tobias über die Veränderungen von Jobs im Mittelstand, Fördermittel zur Digitalisierung und den Wandel von Unternehmensberatungen.
Tobias Wahner:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiaswahner/
Just4People GmbH:
https://j4p.de/
Job-Futuromat:
https://job-futuromat.iab.de/
Birgit Eschbach:
https://www.rheintoechter.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rheintoec…
https://www.facebook.com/birgit.eschbach2021-04-1434 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 18: Building Bigger and Profitable Businesses with Mikk MaalMikk is an entrepreneur and currently a partner at Comistar International, which has offices in four countries. The company helps startups and SMEs to launch and grow their businesses out of Estonia and under the e-Residency program. Mikk is founder of ProspectusApp, SendQu and BankApply. He also is founding partner of the Digital Renaissance Foundation, which builds a bridge between Nordic blockchain projects and the Chinese-speaking blockchain community. In this episode, we discuss:· How digital nomads and other entrepreneurs can benefit from the Estonian e-Residency program.· Why it’s critical to properly position your business.2021-04-1319 min
Building Better BusinessesS1 Episode 17: The Key to Running Multiple Businesses with Ryan KuglerRyan Kugler is an entrepreneur and strategist with over 25 years of experience in building profitable businesses from conception within both Fortune 500 organizations and newly launched startups. He operates on a few key principles: “Be nice to everyone, always return phone calls, and stay in communication with everyone. Since 1998, Ryan has launched several companies. These include Plan B, which helps manufacturers liquidate excess inventory; A5 Events, which organizes corporate events for large corporations and nonprofit organizations to help raise funds with charity events; and Ideal Content, which works with Fortune 500 companies producing new and unique hig...2021-04-0628 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 16: Connecting with Your Market Through Swag with Andrea PereiraAndrea Pereira started Rocket Science Branding in 2019 to help organizations cultivate their communities through branded merchandise. Having observed many organizations purchasing swag because that's what their competitors did, selecting the wrong items because it's what was trending, or simply struggling to communicate their ethos to their community, Andrea decided it was time to step in and step up. Her team takes a true marketing approach to understand an organization's goals, people, and purpose and then translates this into the tangible touchpoints to develop their community and brand love. A team of marketers for marketers, t...2021-03-3017 min
Wirtschaftswundertalk#7 Lars Bobach - Geschäftsführer der Lars Bobach Akademie
Lars ist Mehrfachunternehmer, Podcaster und Business Angel. Mit der Lars Bobach Akademie unterstützt er KMU’s bei der fokussierten Planung und Handlung. Wir sprechen darüber, was es braucht, damit Unternehmer mit Mut und Klarheit durch die Krise kommen. Lars gründet in 2021 zwei weitere Unternehmen. Wie er da vorgeht und warum er gerne mit Partnern gründet, erzählt er uns in der aktuellen Folge des Wirtschaftswundertalk.
Lars Bobach:
www.larsbobach.de
https://www.facebook.com/larsbobach
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lars-bobach-861106202/
Birgit Eschbach:
https://www.rheintoechter.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rheintoe...2021-03-2437 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 15: Branding A Business with Michelle BottinoMichelle Bottino is the is the owner of Fully Promoted of St. Charles. She has the privilege of helping other businesses grow by building a strategy for sharing their brand. Whether it is logoed apparel for the frontline sales team, swag to give away at trade shows, employee or customer appreciation gifts, or uniforms. Whatever the need is, Fully Promoted can design a plan to build up the brand and Brand Recognition is what helps a business prosper and grow.Partnering with businesses to determine the best items to use, the timing, to stay ahead of deadlines...2021-03-2324 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 14: Creating Communities Through Food with Carson SweezyCarson Sweezy is the Chief Nourishment Officer at Sweetz&Savorys. He partners with B2B companies and small businesses in the U.S. to offer Sweetz&Savoryz gift boxes as a simple way to nourish their client relationships. Carson creates authentic communities by connecting people through food and entertainment, as well as donating to local charities. In this episode, we discuss:· The importance of community through shared interest, in this case locally-made food.· Building a brand with the idea that food is the vehicle to all kinds of nourishment.· How community ties...2021-03-1614 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 13: Great Business, Good Life, and Giving Back with Paul HigginsPaul Higgins is a high-performance business mentor, podcaster, and author who helps service-based business owners struggling to strike a balance between life and work adopt a hands-off management approach and improve profits to fund their lifestyles.To aid other service-based business owners like himself who have come to the conclusion that having a business so reliant on them is just not going to work, Paul developed a mentoring program—Build Live Give—that helps such business owners take control and implement an end-to-end sales and operations system that can easily generate profits.In this episode, we d...2021-03-0924 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 12: Developing a Business Journey Through Your Content Strategy with Veronica SagastumeVeronica Sagastume is a Virtual CFO, content strategist, and remote operations manager. She has been a successful CFO/COO Consultant and entrepreneur with over 20 years of Accounting/Finance & Operations experience before starting a consulting practice 10 years ago. She's worked with multiple CEOs at Start-Up and Emerging Growth companies, before deciding to expand her business online to help other Accounting/Finance/Tax business owners to scale their businesses online.In this episode, we discuss:· How Veronica married her traditional accounting expertise with new and emerging software technology.· How the care of an ailing family...2021-03-0227 min
Wirtschaftswundertalk#6 Dr. Thomas Sattelberger - MdB (FDP)
Birgit Eschbach:
https://www.rheintoechter.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rheintoec…
https://www.facebook.com/birgit.eschbach
Dr. Thomas Satttelberger, MdB:
https://thomas-sattelberger.de
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomas-sattelberger-mdb-041bb118b/
Handelsblatt-Gastbeitrag:
https://www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/gastbeitraege/gastkommentar-nach-der-coronakrise-braucht-es-das-wirtschaftswunder-2-0/25856166.html?ticket=ST-3869456-fESlPein0Q1wBVam7OLJ-ap52021-02-2450 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 11: How Growing Your Business Helps More People with Tristan BondTristan Bond is an entrepreneur, business owner, consultant, and marketing specialist. As CEO and Founder of Practice Acceleration, a business coaching company, he shows business owners how to create predictable, profitable, and scalable businesses by utilizing his Market.Rebook.Manage™ system.The step-by-step framework shows businesses how to double their profits, halve their hours and build a practice that doesn’t depend on you. The system has been implemented by solo startup businesses to clients doing over $20 million in annual revenue. Tristan Bond is also the author of The Practice Acceleration Method, an international best-seller in four busin...2021-02-2329 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 10: When to Open the Door to Exit Planning with Ashley MiccicheAshley Micciche is the CEO at True North Retirement Advisors. She helps business owners exit their business and retire with financial security, letting them focus on running their business while she plans the exit.Ashley is a second-generation family business owner, so she understands the plight of the day-to-day business owner trying to do everything. Her first career plan was to be a river raft guide, but then she went to business school and discovered helping people retire is where she wanted to be. In this episode, we discuss:· How exit planning looks differe...2021-02-1629 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 9: Scaling a Real Estate Business from the Ground Up with Reed GoossensReed Goossens is the founder of Wildhorn Capitol, a real estate firm that syndicates large multi-million dollar deals all across the United States. In 2012, Reed quit his job in Australia and moved to the United States with no assets with a dream to grow a real estate business, starting with one small duplex.He is also a podcast host of Investing in the US, where he interviews leading real estate investors and entrepreneurs to speak about their success and help guide other investors who want to live successfully in the United States. He is a best-selling author t...2021-02-0922 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 8: Maximizing Your Ownership for the Future of Business with Shawn McBrideShawn McBride is an attorney and business consultant at The Our Shawn and McBride for Business. He is a business nerd with a legal practice and consulting firm that focuses on issues related to business ownership and maximizing the value of that ownership (preparing for the future of business). Shawn has 14 years of experience and is licensed in 12 states and DC, as well as being a licensed CPA. He has appeared in many major publications and radio shows. He is the author of Business Blunders! which covers common business issues giving powerful themes of protection to add to...2021-02-0219 min
Wirtschaftswundertalk#5 Stephan Grabmeier - Geschäftsführer Zukunftsinstitut Consulting GmbH
Birgit Eschbach:
https://www.rheintoechter.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rheintoec…
https://www.facebook.com/birgit.eschbach
Stephan Grabmeier
https://stephangrabmeier.de
https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephangrabmeier/
Das Projekt im Pustertal https://www.zukunftsinstitut.de/artikel/consulting/interview-zum-visionsprozess-neuland-pustertal/ und https://www.zukunftsinstitut.de/artikel/consulting/success-story-neuland-pustertal/
Unser aktueller Zukunftsreport 2021 „Das Jahr der Entscheidungen“ https://www.zukunftsinstitut.de/artikel/zukunftsreport/2021-das-jahr-der-entscheidungen/
Sein Buch „Future Business Kompass - der Kopföffner für besseres Wirtschaften“ https://stephangrabmeier.de/future-business-kompass/
Dossier „Megatrends“ https://www.zukunftsinstitut.de/dossier/megatrends/2021-01-2732 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 7: How to Exit a Business Gracefully and Harvest Your Wealth with Denise LoganDenise Logan is the founder and speaker at Chase What Matters. She has a background as a lawyer, social worker, and business owner. She knows that to business owners, selling a business is more than a transaction. To them, it is an emotionally fraught period of transition, filled with unexpected highs and lows, with no clear vision of what waits at the end for them and their family.She has provided advanced training to advisors employed by some of the world’s largest financial institutions, law firms and accounting firms, helping their clients successfully transition their businesses to...2021-01-2622 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 6: The Ins and Outs of Hiring and Being the Best Employee with Abby KohutAbby Kohut is known in the job search world as Absolutely Abby because she tells the Absolute truth about the job search process. In the past 25 years, Abby has held corporate recruiting positions in a variety of industries and is responsible for helping 10,000 people get hired. Her website AbsolutelyAbby.com, which was selected as one of the “Top 100 Websites for Your Career” by Forbes, teaches candidates secrets the Absolute truth about the job search process that other recruiters won't tell you.AbsolutelyAbby.com was mentioned on CNBC as one of three top websites for career changers and CNBC...2021-01-1922 min
Wirtschaftswundertalk#4 Georg Broich - CEO Broich Hospitality Group
Birgit Eschbach:
https://www.rheintoechter.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rheintoec…
https://www.facebook.com/birgit.eschbach
Georg Broich:
https://www.broich.catering
https://www.facebook.com/gbroich
https://www.linkedin.com/in/georg-w-broich-8b432327
https://typy.de
https://leca-catering.de2021-01-1357 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 5: Small Business Accounting and Starting a Tax App with George BirrellGeorge is the CEO of Taxhub. He has a Master’s degree in taxation from Webster University and began his career in public accounting. Twelve years in, he transitioned to controllership for an engineering firm in New York City.As a controller, he learned a lot about the business side of finance and tax, and the idea for Taxhub took shape. Determined to bring customers a better tax experience, George began assembling a team that could help bring his idea to fruition to serve a broad segment of the private tax-payer market, which then became Taxhub....2021-01-1220 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 4: Understanding the Emotional Toll of Business Brokerage with Jessica StarksJessica Starks is the President of Transworld Business Advisors of Lansing. Starks received her Bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and Finance. Before starting her own business, she gained experience at a public accounting firm, sales with a payroll company, followed by 10 years in business banking. As her banking career advanced, she was financing buyers acquiring businesses. Jessica realized she wanted to help business owners exit their business. She found that baby boomers did not know where to turn when wanting to retire. Although she thoug...2021-01-0517 min
Building Better BusinessesThe Details of Client Relations with Steven CarrSteve Carr is a senior communications consultant with experience in public relations, crisis communications, investor relations and capital-raising for private and publicly held companies. Sectors in which he has particular experience include financial services (commercial and investment banking, property insurance), business services, energy including sustainable energy, and industrial goods.Steve holds a J.D. from John Marshall Law School, has served on non-profit boards for North Park University and Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and been a long-serving officer and director of the National Investor Relations Institute.He is a frequent guest lecturer and...2020-12-2237 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 2: Developing Relationships in Business Brokerage with Jim "JT" TatemFor more than 30 years, ‘JT’ Jim Tatem has helped more than 3000 entrepreneurs and business owners realize their dream of owning, operating, and selling their businesses.Gaining both domestic and international experience in the world of franchising and franchise ownership, he brings a unique approach to motivating, managing, and mentoring business owners and their teams to increase their customer base, improve their brand awareness, and impact their bottom line.Whether his clients are looking to sell a business, buy a business, or grow a franchise – they find ‘JT’ and his team at Transworld Business Advisors of Greenville...2020-12-1530 min
Building Better BusinessesEpisode 1: How to Break Into Franchising with Andy CagnettaAndy Cagnetta is the CEO of Transworld Business Advisors. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1987 with a BS Business & Economics. He moved to Florida in search of buying his own business, when Transworld hired him as an agent. Since then he’s risen up to become a top performer.Andy is a recognized speaker and trainer in the subject of business sales, valuation and negotiations. He has taught his self-authored negotiations class to associations, construction companies, media sales teams, government agencies, high school & university students.He has received numerous awards in community and leadership, and vo...2020-12-0819 min
Wirtschaftswundertalk#2 Almut Rademacher - Geschäftsführerin owl maschinenbau e.V.
Birgit Eschbach:
https://www.rheintoechter.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/rheintoec…
https://www.facebook.com/birgit.eschbach
Almut Rademacher:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/almut-rademacher-840121b9/?originalSubdomain=de
https://twitter.com/almucra?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
https://www.owl-maschinenbau.de
https://www.linkedin.com/company/owl-maschinenbau2020-12-0235 min