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The Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 14 – A Wealth of Opportunity: A Holistic Approach to Leadership, Humility and Humanity in Financial PlanningWant to know how to get things done? Get out of your own way! That’s a good tip from today’s guest, Kim Curtis, President and CEO of Wealth Legacy Institute.Beyond helping her clients leave a financial legacy, she believes in leaving the legacy of leadership. Her advice: Step back and let your team shine. We’ll chat with Kim about her groundbreaking financial planning model, her views and leadership and perhaps her favorite guilty pleasure! That’s up next on the Working CEO Podcast …stay...2023-01-2543 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 13 – Travels with Dave Dyson: The Journey from Salesman to Strategist, Advisor to InfluencerHigh Wire CEO Mark Porter continues his podcast called, “Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business Leaders,” which shares advice with entrepreneurial leaders about starting, running and building their businesses.https://www.highwirenetworks.com/the-working-ceo-episode-13-travels-with-dave-dyson/2022-12-2055 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 12 – Preacher Turned Tech CEO Turned Cloud EvangelistSometimes life and business seem to come full circle. That’s the case for our next guest, Dave Gilbert.Dave started his career a preacher and two decades later is Chief Evangelist for the Cloud Communications Alliance.In between then and now, Dave – an avid surfer -- rode the VoIP wave as “The Big Cheese” at his own cloud communications company, which later sold to Vonage.On this episode of Working CEO, we’ll catch up with Dave, tech investor, consultant, publisher and Cloud Evangelist. Stay ...2022-09-2340 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 11 – Channel Consultant + Coach on the Power of Partnership + LeadershipAfter more than 20 years spent building multimillion-dollar partner programs for some of the largest tech brands, Theresa Caragol tapped her partnering powers to build a business of her own.As CEO of Achieve Unite, Theresa connects people and perfects partnerships to create opportunity. Her team helps businesses succeed through channel consulting, but they also help executives and entrepreneurs succeed through leadership coaching.We’ll chat with Theresa about how she’s harnessing the power of...2022-09-0832 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 10 – Meet Michael Sterl: ‘Telecom Bum’ Turned Tech InvestorToday’s guest on The Working CEO is a self-described “Telecom Bum” turned investor. He is a serial entrepreneur who has co-founded several companies in the telecom and communications industry and built them from the ground up. He currently works as an executive at a technology distributor. And his LinkedIn says he’s naturally curious and brings positive energy into every interaction. Welcome!2022-08-2533 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 9 – Straight Talk from Chief-Turned-Advisor Curt AllenToday’s guest is about as no B.S. as you can get, according to those in the know. Curt Allen is a tech veteran who has been there, done that – with roles ranging from president and owner of a distributor to channel chief for major carriers. He’s taken that hard-won experience and offers it up “as a service” in his role as founding partner at EagleTEQ Advisors.We’ll chat with Curt about his new gig, raising capital, M&A and hanging out on his boat with his dog Cooper. That’s up n...2022-08-1932 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 8 – Why the Hiring Process is Broken & How to Fix It82% of CEOs believe lack of talent is the biggest threat to their organization, according to the 2020 LinkedIn Learning Workplace Report.Blame the talent wars or the great resignation, but today’s guests say there’s a bigger underlying problem – the hiring process is broken.What’s wrong and how do we fix it? High Wire’s own Jake Christiansen, Jake Parks and Christian Hackenberg have some answers. That’s up next on the Working CEO Podcast …stay tuned!2022-06-2831 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 7 – One CEO's Curse is Another's Cash Cow - Outsourcing HR with CEOHR's Darrin FedderMost entrepreneurs start their businesses because they love something–cooking, building houses, making money! But they don’t love the HR overhead that comes with it. Our next guest started his business to take on the HR headache for other business owners. He’s either an angel or a glutton for punishment – maybe both! Meet Darrin Fedder, founder and CEO of CEO HR, on this episode of The Working CEO.2022-06-1530 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 6 – Win-Win: Putting Value in Valuation with Stephen LaMarcheWith more than 25 years of executive leadership, today’s guest has done it all -- from sales to CEO at companies private and public, taking them from startup to scale.Stephen LaMarche is a visionary innovator with a proven history of building profitable, high-growth, high-performance organizations…and leading many of them through M&A.He balances an entrepreneurial spirit with strategic execution, making him a go-to angel investor or board member.We’re fortunate that he’s on the board at H...2022-04-2028 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 5 – You Are What You Eat... or Maybe Where You Eat. Meet To-Dine-for-TV's Kate SullivanFood is the great bridge, spanning divides between cultures and people.And for Kate Sullivan, a four-time Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist, it was the perfect entrée (pun intended) to connect with some of today’s most innovative, creative, and just plain exciting personalities over a meal at their favorite joint. She launched the popular multi-season “To Dine For” streaming series and podcast, and joins us today on The Working CEO…2022-03-2431 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 4 – Seeds of Change: Building a Social Enterprise with Galen WelschHow can a social enterprise have a lasting impact on the people it serves? For today’s guest, Galen Welsch, this question led him to co-found Jibu in 2012.Jibu works with developing nations to provide safe drinking water and other necessities through an innovative local franchise model.Galen’s achievements as Jibu’s CEO have been recognized by the BBC, Fast Company, Forbes, and now, the Working CEO podcast…stay tuned!2022-03-1129 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 3 – Going to the Dark Side: From Editor in Chief to Marketer in ChiefGoing to the dark side is how journalists describe a career switch from truth seeker to spindoctor. Our guest today has made that journey from Editor in Chief for a leading tech magazine to Marketer in Chief for her own tech marketing firm.Stay tuned to meet Khali Henderson, Senior Partner at BuzzTheory, who will share advice for leaders transitioning from corporate executive to entrepreneur.2022-02-0737 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 2 – Meet the 7-Figure MSP: From CEO to CoachWhen it comes to being a Working CEO, today’s guest Chris Wiser has “been there, done that” … building and selling a 7-figure managed IT services provider.Now he’s helping other IT entrepreneurs to do the same with his sales coaching firm aptly named, The 7-figure MSP.Stay tuned to this episode of the Working CEO to hear the fast-growth secrets Chris shares with clients and his own strategies for success as a serial entrepreneur.2021-12-1531 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersEpisode 1 – The End of Jobs with WorkMarket Founder Jeff WaldWe promised you straight talk and we’re not pulling any punches with our premiere episode of the Working CEO. We’re talking about the “End of Jobs” and how that impacts the top job … the Working CEO.Joining us today is Jeff Wald, serial entrepreneur and the author of the Amazon Best Selling book, “The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations.”2021-12-1534 minThe Working CEO: Real Advice for Busy Business LeadersPreview: Meet the Working CEO - Beat Cop Turned Tech EntrepreneurIn this episode, we’ll meet The Working CEO Mark Porter about his journey from beat cop to tech entrepreneur and now CEO of a publicly traded global enterprise. And, more importantly, we’ll chat about why he wants to share what he’s learned with other entrepreneurs and working CEOs.2021-12-0118 min