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The Brightside ChroniclesThe Brightside ChroniclesJoy Unplugged: Embracing Community and AuthenticityIn this uplifting fifth episode of The Brightside Chronicles, hosts Kerri Lewis and Nana Agyemang are joined by special guest Nana Bonsu for a heartfelt discussion about cultivating joy amidst life's challenges. Together, they explore the power of community, the importance of supportive family dynamics, and the unique experiences that shape our perspectives.The trio reflects on their upbringing in Worcester, a vibrant melting pot that fostered resilience and connection, allowing them to navigate diverse environments with confidence. From childhood memories of playful banter to the struggles of adapting to new cultures, Nana Bonsu shares his journey...2025-03-281h 03Stories Lived. Stories Told.Stories Lived. Stories Told.On Children, Stories & Communities with Nana Bonsu | Relationships Series | Ep. 117Where in your life are you living or telling a singular story? How can you make space to explore more stories for yourself and others?…Nana Bonsu is an experienced senior leader. Nana is a qualified social worker, family and systemic psychotherapist, and systemic supervisor. Nana is the Director of Relational Practice in Camden. Nana has worked in children’s services for over twenty years, both in children’s statutory services and CAMHs (Child Adolescent and Mental Health Services). Nana has a proven track record of developing clinical services in several London local authorities, transforming practice culture. Nana h...2024-09-231h 03The ZestThe Zest“Bread Saved My Life”: Jax Bread Co. Owner Nana Bonsu-HammondThe New Testament Book of Matthew says, “Man does not live by bread alone.” But ask Nana Bonsu-Hammond, and she’ll tell you that without bread, she wouldn’t be the independent businesswoman she is today.Nana is the owner and executive chef of Jax Bread Co. It’s a bakery and cafe on Jacksonville’s Southside. Nana recently chatted with Dalia about the bread here in the United States versus overseas and why she says bread saved her life.If you’d like to learn more...2024-04-0425 minThe ZestThe Zest“Bread Saved My Life”: Jax Bread Co. Owner Nana Bonsu-HammondThe New Testament Book of Matthew says, “Man does not live by bread alone.” But ask Nana Bonsu-Hammond, and she’ll tell you that without bread, she wouldn’t be the independent businesswoman she is today.Nana is the owner and executive chef of Jax Bread Co. It’s a bakery and cafe on Jacksonville’s Southside. Nana recently chatted with Dalia about the bread here in the United States versus overseas and why she says bread saved her life.If you’d like to learn more...2024-04-0425 minJourney To MasteryJourney To MasteryEp 403: Building Business Value and Minimizing Risk with Nana BonsuElzie engages in a transformative conversation with Nana Bonsu, management consultant and business advisor at Infinite Horizons, Inc., who specializes in building high-performing teams for business leaders. Nana's mission is to provide adaptable solutions for business owners, offering peace of mind while reducing risk exposure, considering the significant wealth tied up in businesses. The discussion covers crucial aspects like effective delegation, scenario planning, and utilizing the Value Builder System. Nana emphasizes the pivotal role of strategic planning and value optimization for business owners. The episode also delves into the Value Builder System, which assesses businesses based on...2023-11-2422 minJourney To MasteryJourney To MasteryEp 402: Removing Redundancy with Strategy & Ownership with Nana Bonsutasks. He provides insightful strategies to combat this fear and unlock the full potential of a team. He emphasizes the importance of giving team members greater responsibilities to instill a sense of ownership. Engaging employees in strategic planning is another powerful way to inspire confidence and maximize their contributions. Nana underscores the value of transparent communication, advocating for an open-book approach to crucial financial aspects like value, profit margins, and cash flow.Furthermore, Nana suggests empowering team members with the authority to approve larger budgets, fostering a culture of trust and accountability. These strategies not...2023-11-2303 minJourney To MasteryJourney To MasteryEp 401: 8 Key Drivers of Business Success with Nana BonsuLet's talk about the intricacies of The Value Builder System with Nana Bonsu, where he describes it as a powerful approach that allows businesses to operate much like a product, enabling them to clearly identify their value. The primary objective of the Value Builder System is unequivocal – to elevate the worth of businesses. Nana details how this system evaluates businesses through a comprehensive lens. It focuses on eight essential drivers that serve as pillars for assessing a business's success. These drivers encompass vital aspects like customer satisfaction, differentiation, dependence, supplier relationships, customer base, employee performance, cash flow, and...2023-11-2203 minJourney To MasteryJourney To MasteryEp 400: Watch, Learn, Delegate with Nana BonsuNana Bonsu introduces a practical four-step framework: first, watch and learn; then, switch turns and observe; next, report back regularly; and finally, let go. This structured approach empowers business owners to entrust tasks to others gradually, ensuring a smooth transition of responsibilities. The Value Builder System emerges as a valuable tool in this process. It aids in pinpointing key activities that are ripe for delegation, highlighting the substantial time-saving potential. By incorporating this strategic approach, businesses can reallocate time towards higher-impact endeavors, driving growth and efficiency. Tune in to explore the transformative power of effective...2023-11-2102 minJourney To MasteryJourney To MasteryEp 399: Delegation and Scenario Planning with Nana BonsuNana Bonsu advocates for a crucial mindset shift in business ownership: embracing delegation. He emphasizes that to unburden oneself, owners must overcome the belief that everything depends solely on them. Nana advises to envision potential future scenarios, preparing for emergencies to ensure business resilience. By considering unthinkable situations, businesses can fortify themselves for the long haul, making them more resilient and secure.Tune in to discover how a strategic shift towards effective delegation and forward-thinking scenario planning can revolutionize your business approach. Unlock the power of delegation and scenario planning with Nana Bonsu when you...2023-11-2003 minThe Drop In CEOThe Drop In CEONana Bonsu: Breaking Down Big Initiatives into High-Impact TasksIn this episode Nana Bonsu discuss the challenges faced by business leaders who are heavily invested in their businesses. Nana, an expert in business growth and transitions, shares his strategies for helping businesses execute their ideas and plan for long-term transitions. Listen in as Deborah and Nana also discuss the importance of vision, risk assessment, and understanding business valuation. Nana introduces his retro strategy approach, which delivers high-impact results in a short time frame, and encourages listeners to seek objective assessments of their businesses and leverage free resources for insights and innovation.   Nana Bonsu is t...2023-11-0632 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceEvaluating a Remote Executive Assistance Company with Valerie TrapunskyValerie is a former A-list personal assistant and Chief of Staff, current founder and CEO of ChatterBoss, the first and only remote executive assistant service of its kind. Her mission is to guide entrepreneurs to building friction-less teams using a human-centric approach. She joins Nana on Build Value By Choice to discuss her company and what it can do for business owners.  KEY TAKEAWAYS ChatterBoss is the brainchild of Valerie Trapunsky, who founded the company in 2017 after a decade spent working as a top-level assistant for A-list celebrities and as the Chief of Staff for high-net-worth i...2023-08-2330 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceDealing With And Preventing Business Owner BurnoutWe have a special guest today who is going to be talking about business owner burnout: how do we recognize the signs, how to prevent it, and what strategies we can use to deal with it if, and when it occurs. Our guest today is Michael D. Leavitt . Michael is the founder and chief burnout officer of the Breakfast Leadership Network, which is a San Diego and Toronto-based burnout consultant firm. KEY TAKEAWAYS As business owners, especially when starting out, we often find ourselves juggling multiple roles, from bookkeeper to janitor to CEO and everything...2023-07-2636 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceA Happy and Healthy CEO Means a Happy Team and Happy Customers: Anne Hill’s Journey to Empowering CEOs to Create Thriving AgenciesToday’s guest is Anne Hill, creator of Hilltop Virtual Solutions. Anne and host Nana Bonsu will be discussing business operations. We will explore how business owners can thrive by leveraging their zone of genius, optimizing assistance processes, conducting data analysis, managing teams, and improving overall business owner health. Join us as Anne shares her expertise and insights on these important topics. KEY TAKEAWAYS After suffering from burnout, Anne took her experience building processes, teams and businesses in the healthcare space and started her own business. While Anne started as a Physical Therapist and Rehab Ma...2023-07-1217 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceLooking at Your Business From the Perspective of a Manufacturing Business Broker & Ex-Business OwnerChris Fagnant joins Nana Bonsu on this episode of Build Value By Choice to discuss making your business more sellable, specifically in the manufacturing industry. As a broker and ex-business owner in the manufacturing industry, he’s the perfect person to advise and guide you through making your business more attractive to buyers.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   The key factors that determine the value of a manufacturing business are people, productivity, execution, and cashflow. Much like any other business, potential buyers will want to see proof of healthy and sustainable cash flow. They will also...2023-06-2848 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceOvercoming Information Overload For Business Decision MakersToday we’re going to be talking about information overload. How do we prevent information overload for business decision makers and how do we overcome those problems when they do occur? To answer this, Nana is joined on Build Value By Choice by Jonathan McPike, co-founder of Haven, a one-stop-shop app for small businesses. KEY TAKEAWAYS Small businesses are the backbone of our economy and the foundation of their communities. When a small business fails, the ripple effects hurt a lot of people. Haven is about supporting the small businesses that support all of us. So...2023-06-1413 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Your Dream Team and Change Behavior With Strategy X: The Global SaaS Platform For Consistently Achieving ResultsBrett Quinn and Brian Marshall, Co-Founders of Strategy X SaaS platform join Nana today on Build Value By Choice to discuss the topic of building your dream team and changing human behavior with Strategy X. Listen in to find out how this platform can help businesses create high performance teams and create growth and alignment in their organizations. KEY TAKEAWAYS Strategy X is a global Software as a Service (SaaS) platform designed to help individuals, leaders,  or businesses consistently achieve desired outcomes or results. This platform provides tools, methodologies, and resources to support strategic planning, g...2023-05-3134 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceStrategies And Techniques to Achieve Success in Business And Personal BrandingNicky Billou, The Millionaire Maker, is an acclaimed author of 8 best-selling books, including Finish Line Thinking: How to Think and Win Like a Champion, and The Thought Leader’s Journey: A Fable of Life. Nicky is also the host of The Thought Leader Revolution, the world's top podcast for thought leadership, featuring esteemed guests like Dr. Ken Blanchard, John Maxwell, and Jack Canfield. He joins Nana today on Build Value By Choice to discuss strategies and techniques to achieve success in business and personal branding. KEY TAKEAWAYS Nobody wants to be sold to, Nicky prefers to te...2023-05-1726 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceTransforming your Business Through Intentional Relationships and Word-of-Mouth MarketingAre you tired of the traditional networking methods that fail to bring real value to your business? In this episode, Nana interviews the owner of a business to business networking group that operates on an invitational basis. Discover how this unique approach to networking leads to predictable results from word of mouth marketing and real business growth. Clay Hicks is an entrepreneur with a portfolio of 5 different companies, including H7 Network and he is on the podcast today.    KEY TAKEAWAYS H7 Network is a networking hub for the following values and principles, these are: Co...2023-05-0331 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceTop Criteria for Businesses to Consider When Choosing a Technology VendorThis week host Nana Bonsu will be exploring technology procurement and vendor selection from an inspirational perspective with today’s guest Gregory Klein-Herzel. We’re going to hear his story, some of the key strategies he has for business success, and unlock some of the secrets that help contribute to the financial performance of companies through smart information technology procurement and vendor selection.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   Greg is always in the process of vetting technology companies to create approved vendor lists. Because of this when a client needs help being matched to the right...2023-04-1938 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceUnpacking the ‘Ugly Mug’ of Entrepreneurship with Wayne Mullins: Scaling Your Business Marketing for SuccessToday Nana is joined by Wayne Mullins, founder of Ugly Mug Marketing, creator of the Freelance Accelerator, and author of Full Circle Marketing. You’re going to hear his story and learn some key strategies for success. Listen in to find out how to unlock the secrets of how to take your business to the next level using some of his powerful marketing strategies.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Ugly Mug Marketing, stems from the belief that the results should never be compromised - not even for the sake of "good" design. They would rather an "ugly" des...2023-04-0524 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceFinancial Performance & Forecasting Considerations for Retirement, Business Sale, and Business TransferToday on Build Value By Choice, Nana is joined by Mark Crowley to discuss financial performance and forecasting considerations for retirement, business sale, and business transfer. Mark has over 30 years experience, is a Partner at B2B CFO and provides strategic guidance to small business owners to help them overcome the financial challenges they face. KEY TAKEAWAYS Most people get into business because they have a passion and have value they can add for their customers, they don’t get into business to do administration. Mark’s first piece of advice is to think through what you...2023-03-2214 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceFormer NFL Player Rick Elmore's Journey From The NFL to Working in Sales in Corporate America to Founding His First Company, Simply NotedToday on Build Value By Choice we are joined by former NFL Player Rick Elmore. We’re going to discuss his journey from the NFL to working in sales in corporate America to founding his first company, Simply Noted, a software platform for building stronger relationships between businesses and their customers using handwritten notes at scale. KEY TAKEAWAYS Simply Noted is a platform that makes sending 1,000s real pen written notes as quick and easy as sending just 1. Rick’s goal is to make it easier for businesses to scale their personal touch. Growing up, Rick alwa...2023-03-0834 minJoey Pinz Discipline ConversationsJoey Pinz Discipline Conversations#185 Nana Bonsu: Small Biz - Experience to Coaching| Joey Pinz Discipline ConversationsSend us a textNana Bonsu is an expert on building business value and developing a plan for success using a systematic approach for measuring and improving the value of a business. More than that, he is a skilled facilitator who helps business owners enable their businesses to thrive without them, thus enabling them to either regain control of their lives or exit their businesses.He is an advisor who specializes in helping business owners build a great company, not just a big one. He is on a mission to shift the balance of power in...2023-02-221h 00Build Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceLeadership Advice From an Experienced Tech Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) CEOToday on the show Nana is joined by Russ Hawkins, the President and CEO of the leading data technology company, Agilence. Russ has spent over 35-years in the tech industry, helping established organizations and small start-ups reach their full potential by driving change from the "inside." He’s here to give you leadership advice in the Tech Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) field.  KEY TAKEAWAYS One of the most important things you need to have when it comes to leadership in technology is a goal or series of goals. These can be long or short term but they’re neede...2023-02-2230 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceHow to Effectively Use LinkedIn to Acquire Prospects And CustomersRelationship Building & Networking is a key strategy for acquiring customers and strategic partnerships. It can be done in person or virtual. In the modern day of pandemics and globalization, virtual networking mastery and participation is a must for any business owner. One platform that helps with business networking is LinkedIn. In this episode, Daniel Alfon joins us from Israel to share how to discuss what business owners need to know to leverage their LinkedIn presence to get leads and strategic partnerships. KEY TAKEAWAYS Every second 3 people sign up to LinkedIn, adding to its almost 900 million strong...2023-02-0823 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceHow to Optimize Your Business For Growth and Scaling with The Lean Out MethodToday we are going to be talking about how you can optimize your business for growth and also for scale using what is called a lean out method. Joining Nana on Build Value By Choice is the inventor of this lean out method process and methodology, Crista Grasso. Crista is an international lean and agile business consultant to Fortune 50 multi billion dollar businesses and is host of the Lean Out Your Business Podcast. KEY TAKEAWAYS The lean out method is a four step framework that's really all about making sure that everything you do in your...2023-01-2423 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceHow to Modernize Your Marketing with direct mail marketing software called PostalyticsIn today's podcast, we are going to be talking with a distinguished gentleman about how to modernize your marketing with direct mail marketing software called Postalytics. Our guest today is Dennis Kelly. Dennis Kelly is the CEO of Postalytics, a fast-growing direct mail automation software company that helps marketers do more in less time with streamlined production integration into the marketing tech stack and real-time direct mail campaign tactic.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Business people receive over 120 emails per day. The average Gmail account contains over 8,000 messages. Postalytics helps you stand out by delivering personalized messages d...2023-01-1127 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceHow to Successfully Source Human Capital: An Interview with Dan from CCR SearchToday we are going to be talking about human capital and to do that, Nana is joined by an expert to help us discuss this topic. Our guest today is Dan Steiner, an award-winning, top performing sales professional having sold delivery and recruitment services and technology to Fortune 1000 companies. After a 17 year career working for best in class technology firms, as well as 10 years selling to human resources and staffing and recruiting firms, he saw an opportunity to start his own recruiting firm to leverage his considerable network to align with candidates with the next great opportunity. ...2023-01-0426 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceThe Amazing Power of Retargeting... And Why Everybody Should be Doing it!Today’s guest, Greg Goshorn has worked with small businesses all the way up to Fortune 500 companies sharing his expertise in digital marketing with them. Greg specializes in reputation and video marketing, conversion and business consulting. He joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice to talk about retargeting. KEY TAKEAWAYS Retargeting is part of Web traffic. You may know it as remarketing. This is essentially where you will see ads for products you have looked at or thought about purchasing before. Not everyone is at the stage of being ready to buy a product wh...2022-12-2128 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceMark Pierce | Timing - The One Factor That Can Make a Difference In Your Business SuccessSometimes things are just out of your hands, one of those things we can’t control is time. Today we’re going to be talking about the issue of timing and how it affects the likelihood of success and the impact it has on the ability for you to be successful. Nana is joined on Build Value By Choice by guest Mark Pierce, co-founder of Cloud Peak Law Group to discuss this topic and more.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Mark believes timing is one of the critical and most essential points of a business. If you don’t have th...2022-12-0821 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceMichael Sonbert| How I Improved Workplace Culture Through Rebellion (Rebel Culture, Leadership, corporate)This week we are going to be talking about workplace culture and culture in general, to do that Nana is joined by a leader in this cultural movement. His name is Michael Sonbert, who turned his passion for educational reform into a global call to action for corporate leadership transformation. Michael is a bestselling author, speaker, and the founder and CEO of Skyrocket Education and Rebel Culture. KEY TAKEAWAYS Michael was working in education for years in some of the toughest neighborhoods in all the United States in neighborhoods where trauma and drugs and violence were...2022-11-3024 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceJohn Stoj| Why Financial Planning & Business Insurance Protection MattersToday's topic is going to be about financial planning, and our guest today is John Stoj, whose career in finance began on Wall Street nearly 25 years ago. He learned that the financial services industry is full of people interested in taking advantage of their clients. He watched the financial industry meltdown in 2008 and came to realization that working for the best interest of his customers is worth every penny of his fees. KEY TAKEAWAYS After it became apparent to John that the Wall Street that he knew and loved wasn't as lovable as he first thought...2022-11-2326 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceHow To Protect Your Business From Cybercrime With The World's First Autonomous Cyber Security Hardware SolutionToday Nana is joined on the podcast by Diana Mouring of DS Labs to discuss how to protect your business from Cyber crime. DS Labs sells a Cyber Security Solution called n@d@r, and it is the world’s first autonomous Cyber Security hardware solution for small to mid-sized businesses with 100% endpoint security that uses machine learning to stop threats faster.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   The more internet devices we add to our businesses, the more vulnerabilities we add to our networks, and unfortunately for us, that means more things we have to prot...2022-11-1620 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceMisalignment of People Strategy With Business StrategyToday on the show Nana is joined by Everet Bluth, President and Owner of IRI Consulting, LLC. Everet is on Build Value By Choice to discuss the misalignment of people and business strategy that causes major problems within businesses of all sizes. Everet is an expert in building a great business culture that allows employees to thrive and enjoy their work for long lasting careers.  KEY TAKEAWAYS To ensure that your people strategy aligns with your business strategy you need to decide on what results you want and make sure everyone is on board with where y...2022-11-0923 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceHow to Grow Your Business Through Referrals Without Even AskingDo you want to get quality business referrals without even having to ask? This seems too good to be true, but today’s guest Stacey Brown Randall says she has cracked the code. Stacey joins Nana on Build Value By Choice to talk about how you can grow your business through referrals and how you can get them without having to ask.  KEY TAKEAWAYS In her first year of business, Stacey gained 112 referrals without having to ask for them.  You can’t just assume that you can build your business and the customers will come. Referrals are on...2022-11-0216 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceSystemizing Business Process at the Multimillion Dollar LevelToday we’re talking about systems on Build Value By Choice with Nana and his guest Shanice Miller. Shanice is a business productivity consultant, specializing in project management, who helps clients ranging from small startups to multi-million dollar businesses save hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Shanice originally started as an educational consultant and her own experience is what inspired her to start helping and project managing and working with businesses to do that at the multimillion-dollar level. When Shanice listed her business on the online marketplace, it made her realize tha...2022-10-2615 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceInvesting in Personal Development with Orrin LieuwenToday’s guest Orrin Lieuwen is a mindset guide who helps frustrated and overwhelmed entrepreneurs and business owners understand how they create their beliefs and emotions and how to change them to make better results. Tune into Build Value By Choice as Nana and Orrin discuss the gains you can make in your business by investing in personal development.   KEY TAKEAWAYS A business is made of people, if you want to improve the business then you should work on improving the people. Personal development is the root that allows businesses to grow inside and out...2022-10-1918 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceScaling Your Business with the Right Businesses InfrastructureAlicia Butler Pierre is the founder and CEO of Equilibria, Inc., a 17-year-old operations management firm which specializes in increasing bandwidth for fast-growing organizations via business infrastructure. Combined, her content has over three-quarters of a million views across various online platforms. Alicia hosts the weekly Business Infrastructure: Curing Back Office Blues podcast. She’s also the author of the 2x Amazon bestseller, an adjunct instructor at Purdue University. A chemical engineer turned entrepreneur, Alicia’s advised, designed, and optimized processes for organizations including Coca-Cola, Shell, The Home Depot, and The Library of Congress. She's on the show this week to t...2022-10-1226 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceLessons from Scaling to a $20M Hair Care Products Business with Ryan MargolinRyan Margolin is the CEO of Professional Hair Labs, he set out on his journey to help create a world leading cosmetic product when his mother was poisoned by the harmful chemicals and adhesive products commonly used in industry Ryan was inspired to keep the same thing from happening to anybody else. This week on Build Value By Choice we talk about how the CEO of a major healthcare products company was able to scale up its business.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Ryan dove into the research and created the first care product free of harmful s...2022-10-0535 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceOnline Reviews and Videos with Greg GoshornToday’s guest, Greg Goshorn has worked with small businesses all the way up to Fortune 500 companies sharing his expertise in digital marketing with them. Greg specializes in reputation and video marketing, conversion and business consulting. He joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice to tell you the things you need to know about online reviews and video marketing. KEY TAKEAWAYS The key reason for using video in your marketing strategy is for its SEO value. People want to consume video content over any other form such as text or images. It also gives you the...2022-09-2846 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceAll Things HR with Rick MaherToday marks one whole year of Build Value By Choice, which is why we’re giving you a bonus episode. The guest in this special edition of the podcast is Rick Maher, CEO at Turning Point HCM, he’s here to talk about all things HR for your small to medium business and how you can get the HR support of a larger company on a fractional basis. As part of the 1-year anniversary we are giving away free prizes including a FREE all-day workshop valued at $997, a FREE 6-month mentoring program valued at $14,997 and more. Just send...2022-09-2236 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceFrom Smartphone to Dumbphone - The Power of Disconnection with Rhett AcelarRhett is the owner and CEO of Historic Prints, an eCommerce company located in Portland Oregon. He joins Nana today on Build Value by Choice to discuss the power of disconnection and whether your smartphone has become a dumb phone, based on an article recently published in the Guardian.   KEY TAKEAWAYS You can save your spot for the Infinite Horizons webinar, 3 Strategies to supercharge the value of your business today without feeling trapped or succumbing to market changes. Thursday September 22nd @ 12:00 PM EST, 9:00 AM PST. The link is in the show notes below. In t...2022-09-2136 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceAutomating your Service Businesses With StaffNet Technology3 Evergreen Secrets to Grow Your Business...Without Succumbing to Market Changes! >>>>>>>>registration for free webinar HERE2022-09-1421 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceMindset And Self Improvement With Terry TuckerTerry Tucker is the founder of Motivational Check. He’s here to share his unique and positive bent regarding the concepts of mindset and self-improvement. As a former NCAA Division I basketball player, SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator, and cancer warrior for the past ten years, he focuses on the healthy aspects of being sick by concentrating on his 4 Truths to help others lead their uncommon and extraordinary life.   KEY TAKEAWAYS As a hostage negotiator, Terry learned the value of trust in any relationship and that listening isn’t just about hearing what’s being said, i...2022-09-0734 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceUsing Data-Driven Emotional Graphs to Build Scalable Business ProcessesVinay Raman is the CEO of CAARMO and helps businesses and employees unlock their hidden potential, maximize opportunities, and risks to mitigate through Performance Intelligence software tools. He joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice to talk about using data-driven emotional graphs to build and scale business processes.    KEY TAKEAWAYS CAARMO helps businesses see the data that is already in the company and how the balance is constantly shifting. When you know where the balance is heading then you can adapt to those coming changes.  You need to have a more holistic vie...2022-08-3129 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceStrategic Planning Using Game Theory With Noah Healy3 Evergreen Secrets to Grow Your Business...Without Succumbing to Market Changes! >>>>>>>>registration for free webinar HERE2022-08-2423 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceBook Review of "The Self-Esteem Regime" With Author, Clarissa Burt8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free eBook HERE2022-08-1728 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceLatest Insights From MassMutual's 2022 Business Owner Perspectives Survey3 Evergreen Secrets to Grow Your Business...Without Succumbing to Market Changes! >>>>>>>>registration for free webinar HERE2022-08-1029 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceLeadership Starts From Within - Leading Your Team Through Adversity With Andrew McDowell3 Evergreen Secrets to Grow Your Business...Without Succumbing to Market Changes! >>>>>>>>registration for free webinar HERE2022-08-0315 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceHow Changes in Delivering Work Impacts Valuation & What Systems will Ensure a Successful Long-term Exit With Darryl Bates-Brownsword3 Evergreen Secrets to Grow Your Business...Without Succumbing to Market Changes! >>>>>>>>registration for free webinar HERE2022-07-2723 minThe Lifeonaire ShowThe Lifeonaire ShowTips for Achieving Freedom as a Business Owner with Nana BonsuJason Wojo and Nana Bonsu recently got connected, and after some fascinating conversations, they realized something: Nana’s ideologies are quite similar to Lifeonaire’s! This week, hear about Lifeonaire-like principles from a fresh perspective. Nana, host of Build Value By Choice Podcast, covers tons of tips on how you as a business owner or aspiring entrepreneur can achieve freedom by making decisions that allow your business to function without you. He dives into: Why you should focus on streamlining the processes that are revenue generating What the “curse of talent” is How those who you delegate...2022-07-2641 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceHiring New Team Members Without Losing Company Culture With Danielle Mulvey8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-07-2030 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceCredit Union Lending Options For Small Businesses with Mark Ritter8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-07-1329 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceBusiness Owner Work/Life Imbalance with Jason Wojo8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-07-0642 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceWhy The Giant Job Boards Are Getting It Wrong And What Business Owners Can Do About It with Scott Dettman8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-06-2940 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceESG for Small Businesses8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-06-2213 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceThe Future of Small Business in the Metaverse8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-06-1511 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceAugmented Intelligence For Small Businesses8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-06-0809 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceLeverage Processes, Systems, And Technology to Deal With Labor Shortages8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-06-0110 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceSimplify Your Business Model to Make it More Scalable to Deal With Skilled Labor Shortages8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-05-2508 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceThe Fair Labor Standard Act With Matt Johnston8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-05-1816 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceQualified Labor Shortage & Owner Dependency Effects8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-05-1108 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceStrategy for an Efficient Exit - Tom Gledhill on Small Business Growth8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-05-0423 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By Choice'The Big Transfer' Unlocking Value- Tom Gledhill on Small Business Growth8 Simple Steps to Change Your Business...And Change Your Life!>>>>>>>>get your free ebook HERE2022-04-2734 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceIntellectual Property Protection Basics For Small Businesses With Matt JohnstonMatt Johnston is a lawyer and expert in intellectual property law for business. He joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice to tell you the differences between the types of intellectual property, what they cover, and how you can apply for them. This is really needed information for every small business owner that could save you from disaster.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Intellectual property rights are the rights given to persons over the creations of their minds. They usually give the creator an exclusive right over the use of his/her creation for a ce...2022-04-2019 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceReaction to The Latest BizBuySell Insights Report From a Business Broker Perspective with Jason PittmanThis week Jason Pittman, President and CEO of Exit Advisory joins Nana on Build value By Choice to discuss the newly released BizBuySell insight report ‘Small Business Acquisitions Pick Up in 2021, Beat Pre-Pandemic Levels in 4th Quarter’.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Many business brokers surveyed expressed improved market conditions in 2021, with 62% reporting higher transactions than in 2020. Over half (53%) of those attributed growth to a strong demand for businesses that thrived during the pandemic. Forty-six percent (46%) experienced an increase in owners looking to sell, an encouraging stat given the lack of inventory has been the main barrier to mar...2022-04-1335 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceScale Businesses Growth Faster via Acquisitions With Krystof BartosThe topic this week is how business owners can change their mindsets when it comes to ways in which they can grow faster with acquisitions. Krystof Bartos is an investor with a vast portfolio of companies with over $500,000 in revenue and he joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice. Find out how mergers and acquisitions work, how they can help your business, and how you can change your mindset towards them.    KEY TAKEAWAYS There are already so many other companies that have all the things you need and can solve all the pr...2022-04-0649 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By Choice#BONUS Business Growth and Transferability - Succession Stories E85 with Laurie Barkmanin this bonus episode, we share Succession Stories latest podcast with our host Nana Bonsu! This week on Succession Stories, Laurie Barkman hosts fellow Certified Value Builder Advisor, Nana Bonsu for a conversation on business growth and transferability. Nana is the Founder CEO of Infinite Horizons, and he works with business owners on building value to make them easier to transfer during the M&A process. This discussion touches on common misconceptions owners often have about their business value, future readiness, and tackling key challenges that come up during transition.   Listen in to l...2022-04-0518 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceAdapt Your Business Growth Strategy To The Changing Global EnvironmentWe’ve had a tough few years and there are still tough times going on. This week on Build Value By Choice, Nana is going to discuss how global events can affect your business and your own personal well being. How do we navigate the changing environment and make sure the information we get is factually correct.    KEY TAKEAWAYS If you can’t predict your future cash flow because of current events, then that will affect your emotional and financial well being.  India and the US are both clamping down on crypto currency so that co...2022-03-3010 minSuccession StoriesSuccession StoriesMake Your Business Transferable to Increase Value, Nana BonsuThis week on Succession Stories, Laurie Barkman hosts fellow Certified Value Builder Advisor, Nana Bonsu for a conversation on business growth and transferability. Nana is the Founder CEO of Infinite Horizons, and he works with business owners on building value to make them easier to transfer during the M&A process. This discussion touches on common misconceptions owners often have about their business value, future readiness, and tackling key challenges that come up during transition.   Listen in to learn more about: The underlying importance of growth potential How transferability affects business value Key value drivers for y...2022-03-2720 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceOptimize 8 Essential Parts of a Business - Succession Planning With Joe SeetooJoe Seetoo is Senior Vice President, Partner & Wealth Advisor at Morton Wealth. He joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice to give his advice on how you can effectively plan for the succession of your business. Also find out his thoughts on internal transition versus generation transition, how to assess your strengths and weaknesses, and why it is important to find your North Star.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Is your business a lifestyle business or one with more transferable value that outgrows you as an individual. Making sure that you are not entangled in yo...2022-03-2328 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceMergers & Acquisition Offers - The Process of Selling Your Business With Krystof BartosDo you want to know what investment firms look for when they’re looking for a business? Krystof Bartos is an investor with a vast portfolio of companies with over $500,000 in revenue. He joins Nana on Build Value By Choice this week to tell you what he looks for when he is looking for a business to invest in and how you can make your business more attractive to potential buyers.     KEY TAKEAWAYS The initial conversations Krystof has with his potential clients is just to understand what they want and why they want to sell...2022-03-1651 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceFinancial Therapy With Magdala AdelekeMany of us are not prepared emotionally to handle a change in circumstances, whether that is a windfall or if we hit financial hardship. That’s where a financial therapist like Magdala Adeleke can come in. Magdala is the owner of Financial TheraPeace, a resource that people can use to transform their relationship with money. She joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice to share her six steps for achieving financial freedom.    KEY TAKEAWAYS Financial therapy looks at money from a psychological and emotional standpoint. It’s aim is to help people proces...2022-03-0926 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceMaking Your Business Attractive to a Strategic Growth Investor with Anika PennIf you want to make better business decisions and be better prepared for the future so your business can be more attractive to a long term growth investor, then this episode is for you. In this episode of Build Value By Choice, Nana is joined by Anika Penn, of investment management firm Baillie Gifford. Join the discussion on how Anika and her team approach the investment process, and her advice for you, the business owner.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   Growth investors look for profits through capital appreciation—that is, the gains they'll achieve when they...2022-03-0246 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceAn Investor's Perspective on the Mergers and Acquisition Market for Small Business OwnersKrystof Bartos works in Europe and specializes in acquisitions and mergers, he is author of e-book “Survive & Thrive - 10 Very Little Known Strategies & Tactics To Sell, Turn Around And Exponentially Grow Any Business”. He joins Nana this week on Build Value By Choice to tell you about the work he does and give you valuable tips on mergers and acquisitions as someone on the other side of the table.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Top 10 strategies and tactics covered in “10 Very Little Known Strategies & Tactics To Sell, Turn Around And Exponentially Grow Any Business”: Cash is king. ...2022-02-231h 05Build Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoicePrepare a Business for Transition with Laurie BarkmanLaurie Barkman is a "business transition sherpa." With her firm, SmallDotBig, she advises owners on having more valuable, sellable businesses. And as a Partner with Stony Hill Advisors, a mergers and acquisitions firm, she guides them through the complex process of letting it go. She joins host Nana Bonsu this week on Build Value by Choice to give you advice on preparing your business for transition.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   80% of business owners want to stop working in their business in the next 5-10 years, but most have not planned for that transition. Many ne...2022-02-1633 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceBoosting The Financial Performance of Your Business With Good Bookkeeping Services with Amber PeoplesEvery business, small or large, faces similar challenges from an accounting standpoint. Keeping up with monthly statements, quarterly reports, and sales tax are certainly some of them. Amber Peoples is President and Owner of Atlas Services and joins host Nana to discuss how efficient bookkeeping can help you when you’re exit planning from your business.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   In case of an audit make sure you keep all financial records. This includes all receipts, regardless of value, contracts, and all invoices. Atlas integrates themselves within their clients internal finance department by using comp...2022-02-0925 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoicePhilanthropy & Estate Planning for Business Owners with Priya RoyalPriya Royal is a charitable planning expert and is also the founder and Managing Attorney at Royal Law Firm PLLC a women-powered, international private client services firm. Priya joins Nana on Build Value By Choice to talk about her work in philanthropy and how you should be estate planning as a business owner. Find out how people from outside your network can benefit a community and the different services a tax attorney can provide when compared to an accountant.   KEY TAKEAWAYS   Powerful Progress is a 501(c) (3) nonprofit bringing together industry leaders and pr...2022-02-0242 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceBusiness Owner Productivity - 12 Practical Principles to Overcome Procrastination with Eric TwiggsStart now because tomorrow could be too late. Eric Twiggs is a founding partner and president of The What Now Movement and is author of The Discipline of Now: 12 Practical Principles to Overcome Procrastination and that is the topic of today’s show. Find out how to get motivated, maximize your time, and make yourself accountable.    KEY TAKEAWAYS One of Eric's core values is Excellence. The earlier you start on a creative project, the greater chance it has of being excellent. There is a link between innovation and preparation. Valuing excellence motivates him to star...2022-01-2632 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceStress Relief For Business Owners With Professor Pete AlexanderProfessor Pete Alexander, author of the book: "Lighten Your Day: Fast, Easy and Effective Stress Relief" joins Nana on this week’s Build Value By Choice to discuss how business owners can relieve stress. Find out about the different types of stress, why they are not all bad, and also find out what resources he recommends to increase your quality of your life.    KEY TAKEAWAYS One way to reduce stress is to be grateful for the things you have. In any negative situation there will always be positives you can take from it. It’s up t...2022-01-1927 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceMeeting Your Business Growth Goals Through Market Strategy with Heather Baker Steele and Randi SkinnerAre you trying to create brand awareness? Generate leads? And develop an overall marketing strategy that increases the value of the business so it can sell for more? This week on Build Value By Choice, Nana is joined by marketing experts Heather Baker Steele and Randi Skinner. Find out how Heather and Randi help business owners increase the value of the business to meet their goals through marketing strategy.   KEY TAKEAWAYS One of the greatest misconceptions business owners have is that their marketing tool doesn’t work. It’s more likely that your strategy is ei...2022-01-1249 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceEmployee Stock Ownership & Business Worth; Jason Pittman, Businesses BrokerageAs a business owner in manufacturing, what should you be looking out for when exit planning, especially in the metal and food production fields? This week on Build Value By Choice, Nana is joined by President and CEO of the business brokerage company, ExitAdvisor, LLC, Jason Pittman. Jason is not just an expert but is also from the Chicago area which is a hotbed for the manipulation of metals and food processing industries.   KEY TAKEAWAYS About 41% of owners prefer family transitions, 19% are looking towards an employee stock ownership model, 14% are leaning towards a management b...2021-12-1535 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceRisk Management Strategies (& Diversification) with Brian TrczynskiFollowing on from the last episode, Brian Trczynski returns to join host Nana Bonsu this week on Build Value by Choice. He’s back to discuss various risk management strategies for events such as owner's death, disability or business transfer/transition. In this podcast, you’ll learn how to protect your business, avoid silent killers of your business value, and set your business up to generate higher value and exit without regrets.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Once you've obtained your business valuation (linked below) and an income replacement value from your wealth management advisor, a business owner...2021-12-0838 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceIncome Replacement Value is Room For Scale & Growth with Brian TrzcinskiWith the familiar pattern of some form of a global crisis almost every decade, what should business owners be thinking about when it comes to the concept of income replacement of their business before this decade is over? This week on Build Value By Choice Nana is joined by Brian A. Trzcinski, Director of Business Market Development at MassMutual to discuss these critical topics around making sure your exit strategy is not just beneficial for your business, but beneficial for you too.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Income replacement value is about what the business owner needs t...2021-12-0131 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceShrink Tax Expenses & Scale Profits with Ryan GardnerTaxes ranked second as the single most important problem for small businesses in the US, only lower than Quality of Labor. In this episode of Build Value By Choice, find out what business owners need to stop doing now to prevent you from paying up to 45% in taxes. Guest Ryan Gardner is an attorney and joins Nana to discuss these topics as well as minimizing tax expenses to maximize profits.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Gardner Firm PLLC assists in all phases of tax litigation including the audit, appeals, litigation, and into courts of appeals. 2021-11-2450 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceAmy Wirtz- Why Valuation Metrics Matter to Family Businesses (Generational Transfers)Find out all about generational transfers, valuation metrics for family business, and so much more on this week's Build Value By Choice. Host Nana Bonsu of Infinite Horizons is joined by Amy Wirtz, consultant with The Family Business Consulting Group, specializing in shareholder value enhancement. Hear all about the work Amy does and her advice for exit planning in your business. get your free valuation with Nana here https://bit.ly/get-free-valuation KEY TAKEAWAYS Family businesses only have a 30% success rate through the second generation, 12% through the third generation, and 3% through the fourth...2021-11-1748 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceBilling Cycles? Cash Flow? How a Lack of Financial Acumen Ruins Business with Jayne McQuillaAre you looking to become a more competent business owner by learning how to transform your business, so that it will eventually improve your valuation? If so then Join Nana Bonsu in this week's Build Value By Choice where he chats with Jayne McQuillan of Journey Consulting. Find out all about billing cycles, cash flow, and how cash flow differs from profitability. get your free valuation with Nana here https://bit.ly/get-free-valuation KEY TAKEAWAYS You should monitor cash flow report every month. Not just monitor it, but really understand it. Monitor Accounts Receivable...2021-11-1035 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceCPA Perspective on Tax Law (Does it affect business & Growth)with Martha SullivanDo you know what to do and what not to do in the next six months due to the proposed tax law changes? If you don’t, this week’s Build Value By Choice will tell you everything you need to know as Nana is joined by expert guest Martha Sullivan. Find out about how a Certified Value Builder or Exit Planning Advisor could be vital to your plans moving forward. get your free valuation with Nana here https://bit.ly/get-free-valuation KEY TAKEAWAYS Wall Street Investment banking firm Goldman Sachs sponsored a survey four...2021-11-0337 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceHow to Make My Business Sellable with Jason PittmanCompanies are moving quickly and decisively in the manufacturing industry to digitize their business. 95% of business owners say the pandemic has affected their company and this digitization is a form of future proofing. This week on Build Value By Choice, Nana is joined by President and CEO of the business brokerage company, ExitAdvisor, LLC, Jason Pittman, to discuss all things digitization and how to make your business more sellable.  get your free valuation with Nana here https://bit.ly/get-free-valuation KEY TAKEAWAYS The most present issue in how sellable your business is, is covid a...2021-10-2730 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceRay Croff - Retain Your Skilled Staff (for Business Growth)How do you locate qualified employees and how do you keep hold of skilled employees? Those are just some of the questions Nana Bonsu and this week’s guest on Build Value By Choice, Ray Croff will answer. Ray is the CEO and President of Mobius Financial Advisors, which provides Financial Planning and Business Advisory Services for Entrepreneurs and Families. get your free valuation with Nana here https://bit.ly/get-free-valuation KEY TAKEAWAYS The problem with sourcing and retaining skilled staff goes from the management of the business all the way to those valuable fr...2021-10-2031 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By Choice – Optimal Decision Making with Matt JohnsonHow do we make better decisions? Who should we go to for advice? Are partnerships worth it? In this episode of Build Value by Choice, host Nana Bonsu is joined by Matthew Johnston, attorney and speaker on the topic of decision making to answer those questions and many more. get your free valuation with Nana here https://bit.ly/get-free-valuation KEY TAKEAWAYS Being consistent about your decision-making process can help your business grow. Inconsistent decisions will lead your business in the wrong direction. The industry leaders are the ones making smart decisions consistently. Build...2021-10-1329 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceCost Effective Healthcare With Business Growth with Dr. Geoffrey CoxIn this episode of Build Value by Choice, host Nana Bonsu is joined by Director of Pharmacy at Georgetown University Hospital, Dr. Geoffrey Cox. Listen is as they go through some of the frequently asked questions from businesses around their biggest concern, health insurance. Dr Cox gives us his tips for choosing your healthcare plans and their benefits.  get your free valuation with Nana here https://bit.ly/get-free-valuation KEY TAKEAWAYS Health insurance costs have risen by 43% in the last decade and is listed as one the biggest concern of business owners over the l...2021-10-0628 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceGlobal Growth- International Business Scale up with Dr. Vernon DarkoJoin host Nana Bonsu as in this episode he interviews Dr. Vernon Darko, author of “Think, Act, Breathe Global and Grow Your Business” which educates readers on how to expand business globally. Find out all about global growth for small and mid-sized businesses, and learn from an expert who has walked the walk and written about it. Avoid mistakes that the author has either made himself or has seen made. get your free valuation with Nana here https://bit.ly/get-free-valuation KEY TAKEAWAYS   When starting a business, you have the choice of being...2021-09-2942 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceOptimize to Grow & Scale Your Business with Chuck AndrewsIn this episode, host Nana Bonsu is joined by Chuck Andrews to talk about the lessons we can learn from the book "Necessary Endings". Hear Chuck’s advice on starting out, reaping the benefits of your hard work, and working out when the right exit point is for you to allow you to live a free life.  get your free valuation with Nana here https://bit.ly/get-free-valuation KEY TAKEAWAYS It may be an unpleasant topic but sometimes you need to prune your business. This means trimming off parts of your business that aren’t wor...2021-09-2930 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceBusiness Vision- Future Growth Check YOU NEED To KnowIn this episode, host Nana Bonsu kicks things off by continuing on from episode one's story of Miles, a fictitious business person trying to create the right balance between the urgencies of today, and creating a sense of urgency for the long-term value of his business. Three years from now will he still want to be in the same place he’s in right now? What are the steps he can take to solve problems that will arise? get your free valuation with Nana here https://bit.ly/get-free-valuation KEY TAKEAWAYS If the vision of...2021-09-2920 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceScale Your Business . Maintenance Free Growth With Walt HamptonIn this episode, guest Walt Hampton joins host Nana Bonsu to discuss freeing the small business owner up to focus on activities that yield long term value and secures the future. If you want practical, ready to use ideas and action items you can implement to help your business and yourselves right away this is the episode for you. Every week on this show we will be discussing various ways to reduce your workload to enjoy time with family so you can how to grow and scale a business. get your free valuation with Nana...2021-09-2932 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceRevenue Growth & Long Term Value Building (Scale Up)Join host Nana Bonsu as he discusses the goal of achieving personal freedom and financial independence for business owners. This week’s episode of Build Value By Choice aims to energize/re-energize business owners to think long-term, at least 5 years out. Find out what you should be working towards, and how hard you need to work, if you have the dream to be financially free and independent.  get your free valuation with Nana here https://bit.ly/get-free-valuation KEY TAKEAWAYS Business owners have a choice to think short-term revenue growth or long-term value building. The...2021-09-2921 minBuild Value By ChoiceBuild Value By ChoiceWelcome to Build Value By Choice! Feat. Nana BonsuPODCAST DESCRIPTION This show aims to serve small business owners who want to grow their businesses while reducing their own personal involvement. We do this through a combination of interviews with industry leaders, and host presentations. We are a certified value builder advisors and leverage a statistically proven methodology to help clients such as you scale or transition their business to the next chapter.  get your free valuation with Nana here https://bit.ly/get-free-valuation We care for our listeners and see their dreams as our own. We aim to foster a community t...2021-09-2401 minThe Systemic WayThe Systemic WaySharing Systemic Stories - A Writing Project by Nana Bonsu and Marilena KaramatsoukiIn today's episode Julie and Sezer meet with the Co-editors of Pandemic as Systemic Flux which is a writing project within  Murmurations: Journal of Transformative Systemic Practice . The writing project has established and reflects a preoccupation with a need for the systemic practice community to feel ownership of our journals, to feel connected to the texts they read, and feel entitled to take up space with their writings.We hear how the writing project came about and some of the stories that have driven the need for this important project to be created. Nana Bonsu is...2021-09-0542 minThe Systemic WayThe Systemic WaySystemic Approaches in Social Work: A conversation with Nana Bonsu and Derek DyerIn this episode Sezer and Julie speak with Nana Bonsu and Derek Dyer about their wonderful work in integrating systemic ideas within the context of children and families social work. Nana is the head of service for a local authority and leads on the implementation of systemic practice and Derek is the service manager for the local authorities children looked after and care leavers teams. 2021-06-0652 min