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Michael Zipursky is an author, speaker, and Founder of Consulting Success. He has worked with organizations and leaders in over 30 countries, from service providers to billion dollar multi-national corporations including Panasonic, Dow Jones, Financial Times, Royal Bank and many others.

In this episode, Michael shares some best practices for service providers, why long-term client engagements are better than short-term client engagements, why larger businesses are better clients than small businesses, and why service providers should not offer their services on an hourly basis.

Listeners can connect with Michael on Twitter @MichaelZipursky.

Robert MacPhee is CEO of Excellent Decisions. In this episode we discuss 5 characteristics of effective leaders and how those characteristics determine whether a leader is successful or not. We also discuss specific examples of how those characteristics are displayed and a few real examples of business leaders we admire. Robert is an author, consultant, and facilitator of excellent decisions, you can learn more about his work at www.excellentdecisions.com.

In a recent blog post called Pay a Bounty for Superstars, David discussed the advantages of employee referral programs. Listen to this episode to learn how a referral program can encourage your employees to network more, find great candidates for open positions, and become impromptu ambassadors for your company. David will tell you how to start and maintain a referral program and incentivize your team to cultivate a talent pool for you.

Ron Price is an internationally recognized executive coach, speaker, author, and business advisor. He has served in almost every level of executive management over the past 40 years and is the Founder, President, and CEO of Price Associates.

Listen as Ron talks about his journey, working with his dad, how leaders need to be self-aware, and the 70/30 rule.

Paul Kingsman is a swimmer and Olympic medalist from New Zealand. He won the bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and is now a speaker, author, and coach in the financial services industry. Learn more about Paul at www.paulkingsman.com and check out his book, The Distraction-Proof Advisor.