When Rabbi Steven Burg took over the Aish HaTorah institutions, the organization had accumulated serious debt and was three months behind in payroll. Now, eight years later, Aish has become a massive success story, with new ventures, increasing numbers of students, a bigger budget, and positive cash flow. How did he do it - and what lessons can you learn from his experience in turning Aish and other failing organizations around? Listen to this episode of Let’s Talk Business as Meny asks Rabbi Burg about his management philosophy, how to hire the right employees, why you need to learn how to delegate, the importance of ignoring the noise, the difference between vision and implementation, how you can revamp your business while simultaneously keeping it open, and more. Rabbi Steven Burg is the Director General of Aish HaTorah. Before joining this internationally renowned institution, Rabbi Burg held senior leadership roles in other prominent Jewish organizations, with a focus on outreach.    In our episode, Rabbi Steven Berg emphasizes the necessity of accountability and having a supportive network when pursuing new goals or personal development. Our conversation highlights the need for balanced growth across spiritual, financial, health, and family aspects to sustain long-term success. We discuss Rabbi Berg's journey through various leadership roles in Jewish organizations and the techniques he uses for transforming struggling nonprofits into thriving entities. Rabbi Berg shares insights on setting visionary goals, including his mission to connect 3 million Jews with Jewish wisdom.   0:02:15 - Turning Around Failing Jewish Organizations 0:05:30 - Importance of Organizational Structure 0:09:23 - Shifting from Chaos to Structure 0:11:45 - Self-Funded Projects and Their Challenges 0:14:20 - Implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) 0:18:43 - Overcoming Obstacles with Hard Work 0:19:30 - Importance of Delegation in Leadership 0:20:10 - Unique Challenges in Nonprofit Organizations 0:22:47 - Trusting Talented Individuals for Success 0:24:05 - Inspiring Story of Family Reconnecting with Heritage 0:27:15 - Books and Mentors Influencing Rabbi Berg 0:30:50 - Essential Strategies for Business Success 0:31:30 - Combining Vision with Effective Implementation 0:32:45 - Hiring Humble and Relentless Employees   Want to connect with Rabbi Steven? Follow him on LinkedIn. Visit his Aish Global to live more thoughtful, spiritual, and impactful lives! Connect with Ptex Group: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn LEAVE A REVIEW + and SHARE this episode with someone who wants to achieve in business. Listen to previous episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts! 

Join us for an informal chat between Ptex CEO Meny Hoffman & Strategist Shlomo Grossman as they debrief and discuss the recent Ptex Group rebrand. Listen to the challenges companies face when rebranding, as well as the important ingredients that make a branding project successful.   Key Highlights:   [00:00 - 02:30] Intro to Episode [02:30 - 05:30] Why Rebrand [05:30 - 06:26] The Next Step [06:26 - 07:56] Market Confusion [07:56 - 12:11] Brand Narrative [12:11 - 16:34] The New Platform (Target Audience, Common Denominator) [16:34 - 19:10] Hero vs Guide     Key Quotes:     “You need to have a brand that you personally are very comfortable with.” - Meny Hoffman   “A great brand becomes the way your salespeople are talking about your brand.” - Meny Hoffman     Connect with Ptex Group: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn   LEAVE A REVIEW + and SHARE this episode with someone who wants to achieve in business. Listen to previous episodes on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts!   

Your marketing plan is one of the most important plans you will ever develop. A well-thought-through and executed marketing plan can make or break your growth ambitions. Joining Meny Hoffman in this episode is a serial entrepreneur, speaker, and business coach Mostafa Hosseini. An expert in marketing, sales, business transformation, and strategic planning, Mostafa has been coaching and consulting entrepreneurs for over ten years, helping businesses in various niches and industries grow, scale, and become more profitable. Today, he shares how he helps coaches, consultants, and experts create and implement their one-page marketing plan in seven days or less. 

One of the biggest problems for most business owners is not preparing to sell. Even if they aren't thinking of selling, they should at least evaluate their company. Just like a car, you should pump fuel into your business, take it to the mechanic, and get tune-ups. You want your business to be in its prime so that when push comes to shove, and you have to sell, it will sell fast and earn you a nice profit. Join your host, Menny Hoffman, and his guest, Michelle Seiler Tucker, as they talk about selling your business. Michelle is the Founder and President of Seiler Tucker Incorporated and the author of Exit Rich. She is also a Mergers & Acquisitions Master Intermediary and a Certified Senior Business Analyst. Listen in to learn why you need to prepare to sell your company and the 6 Ps of selling your business.

As a business leader, how important is it to build a company culture that ensures happiness for your employees, and consequently, for yourself? Shawn Johal learned this critical entrepreneurship lesson the hard way as he found himself trying to work with a team that is close to running the business to the ground. In this conversation with Meny Hoffman, Shawn shares some of his hard-earned lessons from this experience, including the danger of seeking growth for the sake of growth, the critical role of people in running a company, creating a hiring process that attracts great people and creates great company culture, and the importance of finding happiness in the present moment instead of focusing on some vague and distant goal. Pay close attention to the whole conversation as Shawn throws in a lot of golden nuggets of wisdom and practical tips.

Not every business influencer looks or even thinks like Gary Vee and yet they could be just as amazing at what they do. Berel Solomon sports a beard and a kippah and would sooner be seen in a synagogue than in a private jet, but he is as remarkable as business influencers go. Berel is the CEO of Wealthy Executive Coaching, founder of Wealthy Commercials, and host of The Berel Solomon Show. Taking pride in his Jewish roots, Berel dedicates all his work in the world to the One above. Buckle up as he joins Meny Hoffman to talk about his career and purpose as an influencer for entrepreneurs and share invaluable business wisdom, including the importance of finding your zone of genius and operating within it to reach your full potential.

Entrepreneurs know that business growth isn’t always on a high trajectory and sometimes, it takes more than forcing it upwards to really make it work. Erik Luhrs, also known as the Bruce Lee of revenue generation, talks to Meny Hoffman about working on both the internal and external factors to make a business work. Erik says that most of the time, people look at entrepreneurship as just making money, doing everything to get more sales and revenue but often times, people forget that you have to look from the inside-out. Starting from within, entrepreneurs must be able to pinpoint what caused their business to plateau and address it by doing things out of their routine. 

Rosetta Stone was struggling to stay relevant despite having a 97% brand awareness in the United States. But the company pulled through the difficult times by staying unique to their brand while pivoting according to necessity. The good news is that they did manage to stay relevant, thanks to the leadership of Matt Hulett. Matt is the President of the company, which is a world-renowned leader in technology-based language and literacy learning. Matt is helping entrepreneurs and other small or large business owners by giving practical advice in pivoting company progress in order to unlock their full potential. Join your host, Meny Hoffman as he sits down with Matt and discusses business leadership and how you can level up your company for the future.