Episodes

As President and CEO of Safety Consultants USA, Kate Badey leads a team of safety professionals to help clients achieve their safety goals. Kate Badey’s Biography Kate collaborates with Safety Consultants USA’s team of senior advisors to manage the needs of each client. She aligns each client’s unique safety goals with expert advice to provide a plan that addresses each of their safety challenges. When a safety-related crisis presents itself, such as an OSHA inspection, accident, or emergency, ...

The best decisions are not always the most expensive or least expensive solutions…it depends on your organization. – Matt English Matt English’s Biography Matt English is an experienced Benefits Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the insurance industry. Skilled in Sales, Public Speaking, Insurance, Account Management, and Direct Sales. Strong human resources professional. Questions in This Episode What have you found about just the overall climate of employee benefit? When you ...

In the last decade, AJ has launched an eBook publishing company, a global e-commerce shop, and started a number of companies. AJ Saunders Biography AJ says: It’s easy to trace where my love of digital started. A friend’s dad showed me and his son how to write HTML code. Learning the basics of how to build a website sparked a love of digital marketing that continues to this day. Over the years, I’ve developed my digital marketing skills with a strong focus on SEO, copywriting, and blogging. Ev...

Ryan is a principal in a private equity group, the CEO of two eight-figure companies, and sits on the boards of several other companies. Ryan Niddel‘s Biography Ryan Niddel is a CEO, Board Member, and Entrepreneur. He is also the leading authority on improving the revenue of companies by improving EBITDA through increased operational efficiency, lean manufacturing principles, and more. He has helped with the acquisition or exit of more than 11 companies while seeing their collective revenue sur...

Erica D’Eramo founded Two Piers Consulting to support underrepresented communities in the workforce and provide companies with the tools & strategies to effectively create and grow truly diverse & inclusive workplaces. Erica D’Eramo‘s Biography Engineer by trade. Diversity, equity, and inclusion professional by choice. With a successful two-decade career in the international energy industry and having been one of the few women in my field, I have made it my life’s work to create diverse, inclus...

Your business should allow you to take worry-free time away, provide for you financially, and leave you with time to spend with the people that matter most to you. – Christina Hooper Christina Hooper‘s Biography Christina has been speaking for over 10 years in front of audiences of all sizes. She specializes in messaging and translating the complex topics into high-value content for your audience at any level — subscribers on a newsletter, followers on social media, butts in seats at live event...

While we spend most of our time pretending to be important, serious grownups, it’s when we let go of that facade and just play, that the real magic happens. – Jeff Harry Jeff Harry’s Biography Jeff Harry combines positive psychology and play to heal workplaces, help teams build psychological safety and assist individuals in addressing their biggest challenges through embracing a play-oriented approach to work. Jeff was selected by BambooHR & Engagedly as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers and ha...

While we spend most of our time pretending to be important, serious grownups, it’s when we let go of that facade and just play, that the real magic happens. – Jeff Harry Jeff Harry’s Biography Jeff Harry combines positive psychology and play to heal workplaces, help teams build psychological safety and assist individuals in addressing their biggest challenges through embracing a play-oriented approach to work. Jeff was selected by BambooHR & Engagedly as one of the Top 100 HR Influencers and ha...

Get back your personal and professional time by letting us do what we’ve spent years learning and perfecting. – Forward Push Marc Apple’s Biography As a kid, taking drum lessons from the same teacher who taught Bruce Springsteen’s longtime drummer was pretty cool. It also set me on the path to running the nationally recognized, award-winning digital marketing full-service marketing agency, Forward Push. Beyond the beats, what I learned at that drum set is that if you want to produce your best...

Osensky Law’s business model is designed around being more cost-effective and efficient for clients. No fancy office space. No staff. No run-around. When you call Tanya, you get Tanya. Tanya Osensky’s Biography Tanya Osensky is a corporate attorney and fractional General Counsel. After over 20 years working inside the business as an in-house attorney for large companies and institutions such as Georgia-Pacific and Georgia Tech, Tanya formed her own law firm in 2017 to bring her unique in-house ...

The Career Toolkit has been described as a multivitamin for your career. Mark Herschberg’s Biography I’ve been doing fractional CTPO work while I did a virtual book tour. I’m continuing to do fractional CTO/CPO work but would be open to the right CPTO opportunity full-time. My preferences are for cybersecurity, healthcare, or IOT, but I’ll consider others (just not adtech or cryptocurrencies). Seasoned executive and cybersecurity expert who can bridge the divide between business and technology...

Cashflow Cookbook includes more than $13,000 of monthly savings ideas. Yes, monthly! Will all of them work for you? – Gordon Stein Gordon Stein’s Biography Gordon Stein, BESc, MBA, CSC, CFEI Gordon Stein is an international keynote speaker, blogger, personal finance expert, and author of Cashflow Cookbook – $2 Million of Financial Freedom in 60 Easy Recipes. He delivers transformational talks that help people crush their number one stress – their finances. His mission is to improve financial ...

Gina Riley is an authority in career transition. She is the creator of the trademarked Career Velocity SystemÔ – a comprehensive solution that helps leaders & executives map out a transition strategy to last throughout their career. Gina Riley’s Biography Gina Riley is a Human Resources professional who sits at the powerful convergence between Career Coaching, Executive Search and Interview Skills Training. She is an authority in career transition and is the creator of the CareerVelocity System...

It’s time to “Ditch the Pitch & Start Connecting!”™ Laura Templeton Laura Templeton’s Biography Laura Templeton is the Founder and Chief Instigator at 30 Second Success, a company helping coaches, consultants, and service providers make better connections and obtain more business in 30 seconds or less. As a Global Speaker, Author of 30 Second Success: Ditch the pitch and start connecting! and Brand Communications Consultant, Laura educates in-person and virtual audiences on value-based communi...

Heather is the VP of Client Success & Broker Development for Chattanooga-based Steam Logistics. I met Heather at the Annual Meeting of the International Business Council. Heather Williams’ Biography Heather Williams is an Experienced Customer Experience Manager with a history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry. Skilled in Training, Processes Improvement Methodology (SOP), Microsoft Suite, and Sales/Marketing Presentations. Her passion is to develop a strong business relations...

For the last 15 years, Ben has helped clients plan for and realize their retirement goals. This makes Ben the perfect guest to help us better understand retirement matters, Social Security in particular. Ben Francis’ Biography Ben Francis is the Director of Retirement Income and Investment Operations with Bryce Thomas at Northwestern Mutual. With over a decade of experience helping clients plan for and realize their retirement goals, Ben works with Bryce to address the specific challenges that ...

For the last 15 years, Ben has helped clients plan for and realize their retirement goals. This makes Ben the perfect guest to help us better understand retirement matters, Social Security in particular. Ben Francis’ Biography Ben Francis is the Director of Retirement Income and Investment Operations with Bryce Thomas at Northwestern Mutual. With over a decade of experience helping clients plan for and realize their retirement goals, Ben works with Bryce to address the specific challenges that ...

Surviving failure’s darkest moments has prepared Jim Swan to coach those ready to leave the pain behind and launch into a new level of success, contentment, and happiness. Jim Swan’s Biography With over 15 years as a small business owner, entrepreneur, award-winning author, and marketing consultant James brings his experience as a survivor of success and failure to the world of business coaching and consulting. Becoming an iPEC Certified Professional Coach codifies for James years of business ...

Chris Michel gets to help business owners who are self-managing sales and should not be. He has been around sales and management for over 30 years. Chris Michel’s Biography Chris has been a leader in multiple companies, focusing on business development, increasing revenue and profits, recruiting, hiring, and development of individuals and teams. He has been in the HVAC industry for the past several years, developing and fine-tuning sales programs and processes including training programs focuse...

Rhonda’s experience aligns fully with the Bench Builder’s mantra to help businesses of all sizes grow their bottom line. Rhonda Beard’s Biography Rhonda has helped companies just like yours build stronger teams, improve their leadership, plan for succession, improve employee relations, and develop policies ensuring HR compliance. She is equipped to help companies through a wide range of challenges, including acquisitions, divestitures, rebranding, and reorganization. In This Episode, You’ll Le...

Rhonda’s experience aligns fully with the Bench Builder’s mantra to help businesses of all sizes grow their bottom line. Rhonda Beard’s Biography Rhonda has helped companies just like yours build stronger teams, improve their leadership, plan for succession, improve employee relations, and develop policies ensuring HR compliance. She is equipped to help companies through a wide range of challenges, including acquisitions, divestitures, rebranding, and reorganization. In This Episode, You’ll Le...

CareerLink Network is a boutique recruiting firm with their corporate office in Chattanooga, TN. With extensive years of recruiting experience, they have perfected the art of matching top-performing talent from Executive Level to Individual Contributor roles. David Adams’ Biography David Adams has been an Executive Recruiter specializing in the Pharmaceutical and Medical arenas for the past 25 years. He worked as the Director of Sales at MRI of Chattanooga for 15 years, where he was responsible...

Fairplay started life during the Big Bang of the 2020 pandemic with a mission to help people adapt to anything. Scott Zoll’s Biography Scott has 25+ years of business development and account management experience within the financial, professional services, and travel industries. He has served both privately held and publicly traded organizations. In these positions, he drove significant growth for clients. Scott has deep experience in business development, product innovation, relationship mana...

Cristina believes you should be able to take weekends off, wrap up each day at a reasonable time, and actually enjoy your vacations without worrying and mentally marinating on things for your business. Cristina Samoila’s Biography Cristina Samoila is the Founder & CEO of Bee Productive. Helping motivated service businesses launch high-ticket programs, webinars & more. She specializes in systems integration & implementation #BeeProductive & less busy. In This Episode, You’ll Learn… We have at l...