Episodes

  • Ep 251: Dan Bennett – Courage to Unveil the Excellence in Others
    Jan 28 2025
    I had a great conversation with Dan Barnett, founder of Video For Entrepreneurs (https://videoforentrepreneurs.com/). His mission is to help entrepreneurs like you and me to look better and feel more comfortable on camera. His mission is to bring out or unveil the excellence of others. With over 16 years of experience in the video production industry, Dan has journeyed from working with Fortune 500 giants like Harley Davidson and Bud Light and has worked on projects for iconic brands like Camaro and Nerf, as well as in-depth involvement in Corporate and Government contracting as well as smaller stints in Film & Television. Dan's company also offers some cool services, like transformative tools like 3-Hour Studio (https://vfe.media/3HS) designed to unlock the power of video content for business growth, and Hot Sauce Editing (https://vfe.media/HSE) which serves creators and companies by solving their pain points in post-production through a monthly subscription video editing service. Dan's rich background fuels his commitment to equipping entrepreneurs, professionals, and teams with the skills to look and sound their best in front of the lens. Check out his work using the links below: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/videoforentrepreneurs/ Dan Has Links: https://danhaslinks.com ******************************************** Want to learn how to attract, hire, and retain top-tier employees? Are you wanting to improve your cash flow but don't know where to start? Are you interested in learning to scale your business to increase revenue and profit while working less? Then join my Business Success Mastermind group. A new cohort is starting. Now accepting applications: https://ib4e-coaching.com/mastermind ******************************************** Please support this podcast: https://ib4e-coaching.com/podinfo #leadership #leadershipcoaching #business #success #danbennett #videoforentrepreneurs #video ******************************************** If you like this podcast, consider supporting the effort. Every little bit helps. Thanks.
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    56 mins
  • Season 3 Intro – The Courage to Lead
    Dec 16 2024
    After a 2-year hiatus, The Courage to Lead Podcast is back! New episodes are being recorded as we speak for a January 2025 launch. I've already got a long list of guests—authors, C-Suite executives, doctors, lawyers, athletes—and they are all here talking about courage. I hope you enjoy The Courage to Lead. Stay tuned for more episodes coming soon. ******************************************** Please support this podcast: https://ib4e-coaching.com/podinfo #leadership #leadershipcoaching #business #success #thoughtleader ******************************************** If you like this podcast, consider supporting the effort. Every little bit helps. Thanks.
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    2 mins
  • Ep 250: Simon Meadows – Courage to Say “Enough is Enough”
    Jun 15 2023
    Simon's mission and passion is to enable each person & organization to become more successful. Working with clients around the globe, from New Zealand, through Europe, the UK & over to North America they benefit from hands-on coaching & world-renowned business growth tactics. Simon uses decades of real, hands-on business experience to enable each business and coach he works with to overcome their business growing pains by increasing profits, building better teams & releasing time of owners & managers to live their dreams! Simon is committed to every client's success, working to key values of plain speaking, sleeves-rolled-up hard work, guaranteed results & work/life ethics. He stands by his Success Guarantee, for which he agrees success results with each client & coach in his group coaching programs. You can learn more about Simon and his coaching on his website: https://www.sterling-coaching.com/. You can also follow and connect with Simon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgmeadows/ ******************************************** Want to learn how to attract, hire, and retain top-tier employees? Interested in learning how to scale your business to increase revenue and profit while working less? Then join my Business Success Mastermind group. A new cohort is starting. Now accepting applications: https://ib4e-coaching.com/mastermind ******************************************** Please support this podcast: https://ib4e-coaching.com/podinfo #leadership #leadershipcoaching #business #success #geekhaus #simonmeadows #sterlingcoaching #ib4ecoaching ******************************************** If you like this podcast, consider supporting the effort. Every little bit helps. Thanks.
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Ep 249: Lee Eisenstaedt – Courage to be Self-Aware
    Jun 13 2023
    Lee Eisenstaedt is the founder of the Leading With Courage Network, an all-virtual group for advisors with 10+ years of experience. It appeals to people who want to elevate awareness of their brand, expand their network, and engage with their connections. Lee has been described as a judicious accomplisher because he’s good at and enjoys using his intuition, instincts, and experience to evaluate and assess ideas and plans. He’s also good at simplifying complex processes and pushing projects and tasks through to completion. Lee has nearly four decades of experience as a senior finance and operations executive with SC Johnson, in both the U.S. and Europe, and as a two-time COO of both a Top 5 (RSM McGladrey) and Top 50 CPA firm (Blackman Kallick, now Plante Moran). He earned his MBA at Northwestern University and has also attended executive programs on Corporate Governance and Marketing at Northwestern and Harvard Universities. Lee has also written two books on leadership, as well as multiple articles that have been published on Forbes.com. You can find out more about Lee and the Leading With Courage Network on his website: https://www.lwcnetwork.com/. You can also connect with Lee on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeeisenstaedt/ You can order a copy of his book - Leading With Courage - on Amazon.com. If you are interested in taking the self-assessment to find out if you have blind spots (as discussed in the episode and in the book Leading With Courage), use this link: https://lwca116.typeform.com/to/cDg9CMCA ******************************************** Want to learn how to attract, hire, and retain top-tier employees? Interested in learning how to scale your business to increase revenue and profit while working less? Then join my Business Success Mastermind group. A new cohort is starting. Now accepting applications: https://ib4e-coaching.com/mastermind ******************************************** Please support this podcast: https://ib4e-coaching.com/podinfo #leadership #leadershipcoaching #business #success #leeeisenstaedt #lwc #leadinswithcourage ******************************************** If you like this podcast, consider supporting the effort. Every little bit helps. Thanks.
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    44 mins
  • Ep 248: Dr. David Burkus – Courage to Say “I Don’t Know”
    Jun 8 2023
    Dr David Burkus is one of the world’s leading business thinkers whose forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are helping leaders and teams do their best work ever. He is the best-selling author of five books about business and leadership. His books have won multiple awards and have been translated into dozens of languages. Since 2017, Burkus has been ranked multiple times as one of the world’s top business thought leaders. His insights on leadership and teamwork have been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, USAToday, Fast Company, the Financial Times, Bloomberg BusinessWeek, CNN, the BBC, NPR, and CBS This Morning. A former business school professor, Burkus now works with leaders from organizations across all industries, including PepsiCo, Fidelity, Ernst & Young, Adobe, and NASA. Burkus holds a master’s degree in organizational psychology from the University of Oklahoma, and a doctorate in strategic leadership from Regent University. He lives outside of Tulsa with his wife and their two boys. You can learn more about David and his work on his website: https://davidburkus.com/. You can also connect with David and follow him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidburkus/ David's books are available on his website (https://davidburkus.com/books/) and at your favorite booksellers. Be sure to check out David's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/davidburkus ******************************************** Want to learn how to attract, hire, and retain top-tier employees? Interested in learning how to scale your business to increase revenue and profit while working less? Then join my Business Success Mastermind group. A new cohort is starting. Now accepting applications: https://ib4e-coaching.com/mastermind ******************************************** Please support this podcast: https://ib4e-coaching.com/podinfo #leadership #leadershipcoaching #business #success #davidburkus #business #thoughtleader ******************************************** If you like this podcast, consider supporting the effort. Every little bit helps. Thanks.
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    39 mins
  • Ep 247: Karette Trottman – Courage and Desire to Be Well
    Jun 6 2023
    Karette Trottman is proud to be the founder of VirtualKarette VA Services and is passionate about helping entrepreneurs build a business empire and create a legacy they are proud of. Along with a growing team of eight, Karette operates two businesses, an Online Business Management service and a Business Mentoring service. Karette launched her first business in 2018 and her second business in 2021 and so Karette has a great appreciation for the many highs and lows that come with being an entrepreneur. Karette helps entrepreneurs and business owners find more freedom and fulfillment in the running of their businesses. She does this through educational content such as digital resources, group webinars, and speaking engagements such as podcast features and featuring as a guest expert to online private communities; speaking on the topic of how to save time and accelerate the growth of your business by effective delegating. Entrepreneurship is a journey, not a destination and so it should be enjoyed. It is to this end that Karette supports entrepreneurs and business owners who are at the start-up or growth stage of their business and are looking to incorporate delegation in their operational practice but don’t know where to start. You can learn more about Karette and her service offerings on her website: https://virtualkarette.com/. You can also connect with and follow Karette on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/karette-trottman/) or on Instagram (@virtualkarette/ ). ******************************************** Want to learn how to attract, hire, and retain top-tier employees? Interested in learning how to scale your business to increase revenue and profit while working less? Then join my Business Success Mastermind group. A new cohort is starting. Now accepting applications: https://ib4e-coaching.com/mastermind ******************************************** Please support this podcast: https://ib4e-coaching.com/podinfo #leadership #leadershipcoaching #business #success #karettetrottman #virtualkarette #va #mentoring #ib4ecoaching ******************************************** If you like this podcast, consider supporting the effort. Every little bit helps. Thanks.
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    40 mins
  • Ep 246: Laura Ballet – Courage to Wake Up to Self
    Jun 1 2023
    Laura Brennan Ballet is the Author of “The Science of Empowerment.” Laura is driven by the life force that circulates within all universal connectivity. Her passion, inspirational teachings, and her ability to see how energy is in everything, guides her powerful messaging forward. When you are in connection with Laura, you feel the charge and the movement of energy, in real-time, you become excited about your exploration into an empowered life. This energy comes alive and sparks an awareness within, uplifting thought and purpose for the observer. Laura’s energetic ability, through her words, to activate within the listener, this personal knowing; that you are living potentiality, is inspiring. Laura’s mission and legacy is to create an energetic connection to the new sciences of knowledge, and to activate a higher understanding within the human community. You can learn more about Laura and her offerings on her website: https://thescienceofempowerment.com/ and be sure to grab a copy of her amazing book: https://thescienceofempowerment.com/buy-the-book/ You can also connect with and follow Laura on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-brennan-ballet-bb426751/ ******************************************** Want to learn how to attract, hire, and retain top-tier employees? Interested in learning how to scale your business to increase revenue and profit while working less? Then join my Business Success Mastermind group. A new cohort is starting. Now accepting applications: https://ib4e-coaching.com/mastermind ******************************************** Please support this podcast: https://ib4e-coaching.com/podinfo #leadership #leadershipcoaching #business #success #lauraballet #thescienceofempowerment #empowerment ******************************************** If you like this podcast, consider supporting the effort. Every little bit helps. Thanks.
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    51 mins
  • Ep 245: Dan Gershenson – Courage to Step Out of the Comfort Zone
    May 30 2023
    How would you live if you thought you were going to die? Dan Gershenson of Caliber is Chicago’s highest-rated Fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), guiding 2nd-generation-and-above business owners to more profit, dream clients, and the work they love. Dan specializes in brand strategy, content, SEO, social media, e-marketing, and new business development. He has been in the advertising and marketing space for over 25 years, frequently speaking on the subjects of marketing strategy, social selling, entrepreneurialism, and reputation management. He is the co-author of the best-selling book, “Content Marketing for Local Search: Create Content that Google Loves & Prospects Devour.” You can learn more about Dan and his programs on his website: https://www.highcaliberbranding.com/ You can also connect with and follow Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dangershenson/ ******************************************** Want to learn how to attract, hire, and retain top-tier employees? Interested in learning how to scale your business to increase revenue and profit while working less? Then join my Business Success Mastermind group. A new cohort is starting. Now accepting applications: https://ib4e-coaching.com/mastermind ******************************************** Please support this podcast: https://ib4e-coaching.com/podinfo #leadership #leadershipcoaching #business #success #dangershenson #caliberbranding #seo #marketing #ib4ecoaching ******************************************** If you like this podcast, consider supporting the effort. Every little bit helps. Thanks.
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    1 hr and 9 mins