David and Eric discuss that the myriad of external risks that business owners face and how to balance insurance and cash reserves with risks the business takes. They look through the lens of the preparedness chapter of Q Source which is the leadership book of F3 Nation. https://f3nation.com/q/ There are expected circumstances we need to…
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In today’s podcast episode, we’re going deep into the complex world of corporate finance and budgeting as we face the economic uncertainties of 2024. We’ll explore the various challenges and considerations that business owners and managers must contend with in this volatile economic landscape. The recent announcement from FedEx about an expected slowdown really caught…
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In this episode, David and Eric discuss the current drop in consumer sales across the country. They remind us to focus on not just selling “widgets”, but to go deeper and to demonstrate to customers how your business or product can improve their lives. David and Eric also share tips for monitoring monthly sales goals…
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Today we’re getting into what it really means to be a leader in your organization. People have a tendency to look at the actions and consistency of their leader. You may not even realize how much of an influence you have on the culture of the organization. If you don’t focus on this, then another…
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Partners worldwide is an organization that has a mission of fighting poverty with business. If we believe we are doing something good for the community with our business then it would be a natural extension of that thought that business can also do good for those living in poverty. Eric recently attended Partners Worldwide’s annual…
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In this episode we’re joined by the charismatic and creative Austin Sherman, who co-founded a kombucha business from scratch. Like any business owner, he’s seen his share of ups and downs, but they led to an exit to a large multinational company. Austin shares his entire journey building and exiting from Big Easy Bucha. As…
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On this episode of the Emerge Dynamics podcast, we’re revisiting our strategic “dream planning” conversations to cover an objection to the process. The objection is: does all this planning paralyze? After all, if you plan too far in advance, it may become irrelevant. While the objection is understandable, the conclusion isn’t true. Analysis paralysis is…
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On this episode of Emerge Dynamics we’re talking about objectives, which is the next step in working through our dream planning framework. We’ve already discussed mission and purpose, and now it’s time to move onto the next important aspect. Dream planning is a lot like strategic planning, but it is more focused on the perspective…
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Eric and David discuss why you need a vision and why you need to do much more than write a statement. Some quotes from our discussion…. If you don’t know where you’re going, you might end up someplace else. -Yogi Berra Alice: Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?…
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(Link referenced in the intro about when a vision statement goes wrong.) Kevin Hostutler, co-founder and president of ACGI software joins us to talk about the importance of mission to his company. A a couple of excerpts from his letter to his team after a particularly productive offsite:
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