Mark Haney is a venture capitalist, angel investor, host of The Mark Haney Show, and founder of Haney Business Ventures (HaneyBiz). He has founded or funded a portfolio of 30+ Sacramento-based companies across various industries. He is also President of the Sacramento chapter of the Entrepreneurs Organization (EO) and serves on various corporate and non-profit boards, including Allegiant Giving non-profit devoted to helping military veterans.

In this episode he shares his vision for connecting and aiding entrepreneurs in their quest to build their business and serve their customers. After building successful businesses and achieving his business goals, Mark has turned his attention and resources to helping entrepreneurs succeed.

In this episode we talk with Wayne Sleight, COO of 97th Floor, a digital marketing agency headquartered in Utah with a satellite office in San Francisco. Wayne has spoken at marketing conferences across the country and "across the pond" about the agency landscape and the thriving company culture at 97th Floor. He has also been recognized as one of 20 in their 20s by Utah Business.

Today Wayne shares his advice on when to work with a marketing agency and when to hire someone in-house, what type of work should be agency driven or in-house, and how to work with millennials.

In this episode Luis Alvarez of Alvarez Technology Group shares the story of his introduction to the book Traction and his company's implementation of the Entrepreneurial Operating System, commonly referred to as EOS.

Alvarez TG has been in business for 20 years but they've encountered a radical improvement in their operations by adopting the best practices laid out in EOS.

Doug Kirkpatrick is an author, TEDx speaker, partner at NuFocus Strategic Group, and the former financial controller at The Morning Star Company, the world's largest tomato processing company.

In this episode Doug discusses the unique situation at Morning Star and how they have no formal leadership hierarchy. The organization is based on the two oldest laws of free association and contractual obligation. The discussion centers around insights from his new book, The No-Limits Enterprise: Organizational Self-Management In The New World Of Work.

Dr. Angela Lauria is the founder of the Author Incubator and creator of the Difference Process for writing a book that matters. Her work has been recognized by Inc. Magazine and Entrepreneur Magazine, and in 2018 she won the Stevie Award's Coach/Mentor of the Year Award.

In this episode she and David discuss her journey, the goal of The Author Incubator, how writing a book should be done in nine weeks, and the strategies and difficulties of entrepreneurship. Check out https://www.theauthorincubator.com/

Your choices as a business leader have a huge effect on your growth opportunities. Last year David met an entrepreneur at Varnex who said he had been stuck at $1.2 million in revenue for 20 years.

In this episode he contrasts that story with one of our clients, Vertikal6, who have made the right decisions that have led to awesome growth.

Lee Caraher is the founder and CEO of Double Forte PR & Digital Marketing, a national agency that works with up-and-coming brands in a variety of industries. In this episode Lee shares a few stories and insights from her two books on leadership, Millenials & Management: The Essential Guide to Making it Work at Work, and The Boomerang Principle: Inspiring Lifetime Loyalty From Employees (2017).

You can learn more about Lee at www.leecaraher.com/

Previous episodes have discussed how to MAP your meetings, practice Sanctuary time, and use a Weekly WIN.

In this episode David brings it all together and shines a light on the over-arching theme of "focus". He tells a story of working with a client who was having trouble improving his business and shares the advice he gave to the client and would give to others seeking to improve their focus and reduce their workload.

Daily huddles are a great team-building tool to keep everyone on track and deal with issues before they become major problems. In this episode David discusses why a daily huddle is valuable, how and when to do a daily huddle, what to cover in a daily huddle, and what to save for a team meeting.

Most people make task lists to keep track of things they want to get done. But those lists get longer and longer as time goes on, and nothing ever seems to get easier. Eventually people give up on their task lists and quit writing things down.

Instead, we encourage you to create a Weekly WIN - one to three things you must get done this week to be productive. Listen to this episode as David describes what a Weekly WIN is and how it should be used.

In this episode Rick Norberg shares his story of starting as a one-man I.T. shop and growing to now 50 employees and millions in revenue. Today, Rick mostly owns the business development responsibilities for Vertikal6 while while his COO Harry Curran leads company operations. But that wasn't always the case. Listen as Rick shares some of the skills he has learned on his journey from engineer to executive. Learn more about Vertikal6 at www.vertikal6.com.

Neil Hennessy is a nationally recognized and respected asset manager, ranking among Barron's Top 100 Mutual Fund Managers for many years, and he is a frequent guest/contributor in national financial media. In this episode explains how he started Hennessy Advisors and Hennessy Funds, how he operates his businesses, and his analysis of the stock market today. Learn more about Neil at www.hennessyfunds.com

Listen as Marcus Bigelow, Executive Coach with Convene, shares his knowledge, tips, and tricks for leaders. He has worked with a variety of business executives and organizational leaders in the for-profit and non-profit realms and in this podcast episode he discusses the four required traits of effective leaders.

One of the biggest mistakes leaders make is neglecting to hold their employees accountable. When someone is not performing up to company standards you must implement a Performance Improvement Process (PIP). In this episode, David shares a few stories of clients who failed to properly correct employee behavior with a PIP, then goes on to describe what a PIP is, why it is important, and how to implement it.

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.

What is “employee recognition” and why is it important? What are the best ways to recognize employees? How do companies fail at recognizing their employees?

David Russell is our CEO and Senior Consultant at Manage 2 Win. He is an author, speaker, consultant, and co-host of the podcast. In today’s episode we discuss the importance of recognizing employees properly, how companies often fail at complimenting or thanking employees, why recognition and gratitude are so powerful, and how you can boost your culture with a successful recognition program. Also, check out David’s recent blog post about this very topic.

James Mustich (pronounced "Mustik") is the author of 1,000 Books to Read Before You Die, a comprehensive list of fiction and non-fiction books. Jim has worked in the book industry for decades and in this episode we discuss his 14-year effort to write the book, why reading is such a valuable use of your time, and a few books Jim recommends for business people, leaders, and those interested in developing a deeper meaning in their lives and work.

You can visit www.1000bookstoread.com to vote on the list and add your own suggestions.

David Schnurman is the CEO of Lawline and President of the New York chapter of the Entrepreneur's Organization. In this episode we discuss the origin of Lawline, how leaders often serve as visionaries in need of a competent counterpart to handle implementation, and why we are never alone in our journey to run our business, improve our lives, and search for fulfillment.

Keith Eneix is the CEO of Fannit, an internet marketing agency located in Everett, Washington, self-described as "entrepreneurs helping entrepreneurs". In this episode we discuss the creation of Fannit, how Keith and his brother Neil helped their father's business stay afloat during the 2008 recession, Keith's advice for leaders in small businesses, how expectations are incredibly important to company culture, the Rockefeller Habits, how HubSpot is an incredible tool you can use to automate much of your sales and marketing.

Bruce Eckfeldt is an entrepreneur, Inc. 500 CEO, Gazelles business coach, author, and speaker. He often writes for Inc. Magazine and has been a member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization since 2007. Also, he hosts two weekly podcasts called Scaling Up Services, strategies for scaling service companies, and Thinking Outside the Bud, a business podcast devoted to driving innovation in the cannabis space.