Posts tagged leadership
Episode 123: Peak Performance

In this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann talks with Dan Duckworth, founder of The Crucible Life — an online community for changemakers— and the host of The Changemakers Masterclass. Dan is an expert in transformational leadership, helping leaders in every industry and sector and at every level of authority to answer the call of the changemaker and achieve the trophy goals that they care most about.

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Episode 52: Confidence, Communication and Sales

When is the last time you assessed your communication skills for your business and yourself? Bill Kurzeja of Professional Success South joins us today, sharing communication skills, confidence and salesmanship. Bill brings awareness to the art of communication and being aware of what is happening around you. Confidence, communication and selling yourself are vital to the success of your business and for promoting oneself.

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Episode 48: Avoiding Stress And Burnout

In today’s episode, I talk with Tony Martignetti of, Inspired Purpose Coaching about how to build high-performing teams, living a fulfilling life and improving your human connections in order to avoid stress and burnout.

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Episode 47: The Importance Of Teamwork

Join us as we discuss teamwork, the importance of referrals, leveraging and leadership for small businesses. It's the story of everyone around me - Nikole Dickman would say if you asked her to walk you through her journey. Finding herself in a situation where she was going to be relocated and didn’t want to make the move, she took the severance package and started her own business, Envoy Managed Services. Nikole brought her team on-board, and they walked right back into their previous company as consultants to finish the project her team had started.

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Episode 46: Are You Ready To Lead Loudly

Join me as I talk with Nathalie Gregg, Adjunct Faculty/Leadership & Performance Coach/Speaker. We will be talking about her brand #LeadLoudly, and three ways that women can #LeadLoudly. We also discuss the importance of choosing a word for 2020, mission-critical behaviors needed to excel in 2020, and the role mentorship has played in her success.

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Episode 38 - Lesson in Leadership

Leadership is a learned skill and even for natural-born leaders have to earn it through constant education. Today's guest of Small Business Connections is a life-long learner and a leader, both naturally and professionally. But, more importantly, he is an observer of what makes a good leader.

Sean Heritage is a proud husband and father who spent most of his adult life serving as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer in the United States Navy. Embarking on Career 2.0, he continues to do much of the same, all the while helping others connect the dots as a leader, team-builder, talent magnet, mind stretcher, and multiplier. His desire to help others realize their potential is grounded in the interest others continue to take in helping him to realize his.

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Episode 31 - A Small Business Revolution

Patrick Lee of Spark Business Institute and Chesapeake Think Tank joins us to discuss main street today. Patrick is a passionate advocate for small businesses and is asking the question, "Are we ready for a small business revolution?" A serial entrepreneur, Patrick understands the challenges leaders face as they try to maintain momentum. Through his work with the Spark Small Business Institute, he helps small and mid-sized businesses overcome obstacles to success and establish sound strategy for the future.

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Episode 11 - Leadership with Cherise Irons of Irons Group, LLC

Cherise Irons, creator of Irons Group, LLC joins us to talk about leadership in the time of crisis. As a teacher and school administrator Cherise honed her leadership skills. She has since gone on to become a coach with the renowned John C. Maxwell Team and is currently helping business leaders nationwide learn to lead through the pandemic.

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