Business Talk Sister Gawk

Restaurant Franchise owner, Tim VanSoast, tells how he was able to lower his turnover and run one of the top 100 most profitable franchise chains in his region by understanding how to maximize his st…

We can't grow if we don't have people to do the work. Where's the workforce? How can we reduce turnover? Why are people having issues maintaining a job, and how do Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE'…

The key to this strategy is preparation. Carissa explains how she used her surgery recovery time from two hip operations to plan all of her business product, promotion, and niche branding before gett…

Most people don't even know what all is going on in the background of how a local Chamber of Commerce functions, and this episode gets right down to it in order to help you make a good decision regar…

You'll learn how to engage with customers, strategize your product and service conversation with people you don't know, and ways to network with other vendors at the trade show. If you've never been …

Doing your first trade show can become expensive fast! Here's what you need to know to get your booth set up with the least amount of cost and attract the biggest crowd. 

What you bring to that meeting says a lot about you and your ability to execute. Wayne Kangas shares why you should always start with your local bank when it comes to business funding, even if they a…

Loan packaging consultant, Wayne Kangas, discusses the importance of how you should prepare yourself before reaching out to financial institutions, investors, and more to ensure you're ready for the …

An equity fund Director of Growth, Drew Lendermon discusses how businesses should prepare themselves if they ever want to be acquired by a private equity fund. If you've ever dreamed of preparing you…

Private Equity funds are a topic not many people know about, (Probably because most people don't use them to manage their money!) Drew Lendermon works for a private equity fund doing acquisitions in …

Ever wondered how to prepare your business to get in front of investors? Malcolm Macaulay shares the different ways he started looking for capital to grow his business, and why he's going after inves…

Business valuations are typically done by an independent 3rd party to ensure the accuracy of a business' value when being purchased or passed on to a new owner. Northspan Vice President, Bob Palmquis…

Here's why to be careful of benchmark rules, why it's important to dig into your industry's data, and why you should be adding value to your business years before you ever consider selling it. Norths…

This week, Aaron Brown talks about why "Robber Barons" were so dubbed, how much of our infrastructure was expedited by some pretty wealthy people, and where exactly they made a lot of their money in …

In the early 1900’s, this woman made a wild west town the place for women’s fashion. She managed to bring her business through buying out a competitor, surviving a fire that took $25K of her inventor…

Over 100 years ago, Dottie Power, became the very first fashion writer of rural America, bought her dresses by the trainload, and sold the trendiest designs, all while educating new migrants about ho…

Bekkah is finishing up a 5 part series that any manager who's been struggling with difficult employees should listen to! Bekkah covers how to address problematic behaviors utilizing company policy, c…

Bekkah covers some mental health disorders to know about that could require an adjustment in your teaching techniques in order to help those you manage learn better. She discusses the importance of m…

If you're a manager and are working with some pretty difficult individuals, this series is for you. This week, Bekkah is getting into the details of understanding if you personally are undergoing com…

This week, Bekkah is picking up the second episode in the 5 part series that every manager who's had to deal with difficult people should listen to. She discusses how to look for patterns of behavior…