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How to Lead with the Unstoppable Mindset of a Navy SEAL—with Alden Mills

Jul 27, 2020

34:42

To lead is to serve, and to truly serve is to care. If you want to create your business to be the best that it can be, you need to be the best at serving the value that business brings to not just your customer but also your coworkers, teammates, and the people inside your company. On today’s podcast, Meny Hoffman chats with Alden Mills as he shares some tips on how you can lead with CARE – connect, achieve, respect, and empower. Alden is a long-term entrepreneur with over 40 patents and more than 25 years of experience working with high-performance teams. Don’t miss this episode as they also tackle mindset shift, focusing on what you can control, and the difference between the whiner and the whisperer.

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How to Build a More Connected Team—With Zev Freundlich

Jul 20, 2020

26:41

Since the 1970s, innovators in human resources have witnessed the power of corporate team building in fostering healthy company culture. What makes for an amazing corporate culture? It’s about making every single person in the company feel like they’re in a family. It’s about making the employees feel that they have a critical contribution to the company’s vision. It’s about creating camaraderie among the different human elements that make your corporate machine work. The team-building experience helps companies achieve that for their teams. It also happens to be the niche expertise of Zev Freundlich, the Founder of TEAMCORP, who joins Meny Hoffman on the podcast. For over twenty years, Zev has created and facilitated team-building events, workshops, and seminars for organizations and businesses, helping them create solid working teams and dynamic company cultures. Learn about what their company is up to in this wonderful conversation.

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Becoming a Leader in the Family Business: A Personal Journey —with Chagit Leviev-Sofiev

Jul 6, 2020

24:08

Sometimes in the world of business, we’re thrown into the deep end and faced with two options: sink or swim. This week’s guest, Chagit Leviev-Sofiev, the CEO and President of Leviev Group USA joins us this week to tell us her fascinating story and the lessons she learned along her journey—which all started with moving from Israel to America to run the U.S. arm of a multi-billion dollar business founded by her father, renowned businessman and philanthropist Lev Leviev. Chagit discusses what happens when you’re thrust into a new situation as an outsider and forced to make difficult choices; how to hire the right people; the unique challenges facing women leaders and entrepreneurs; the importance of giving back to the community; and more. There are so many golden nuggets in this interview. I encourage you to listen and enjoy!

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How to Succeed in Business Without Sacrificing Your Family, Health, or Life—with David Finkel

Jun 29, 2020

30:16

As we, business owners, continue to hustle and do right by our business, we sometimes forget to keep that balance with the other aspects of our lives, particularly our family and even our health. How can we achieve that without sacrificing one over the other? In this episode, Meny Hoffman gets the answers from his guest, David Finkel—a Wall Street Journal bestselling author, syndicated columnist for Inc.com, Forbes.com, and CEOWorld.com, and the CEO of Maui Mastermind. Through his book, The Freedom Formula, David shares how we can build a company faster that is not about the time and effort but about the value created. He talks about working smarter, not harder, and passing it on to your teams so that you can build a company that is independent of any one person. On achieving that work-life balance, David then gives some practical tips that would help you go about creating the time and space to focus on your highest value.

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How to Use Social Media to Fast Track Your Growth—with Rachel Pedersen

Jun 22, 2020

29:22

Social media offers an unprecedented way of reaching out to your ideal clients in the shortest amount if time. The whole new discipline of social media marketing is built around the premise that social media platforms are powerful tools that can be used to generate leads for your business. Meny Hoffman is joined on the show today by top social marketer and consultant Rachel Pedersen, who talks about some of the fundamentals of marketing and generating leads using social media. Known as the “Queen of Social Media” in marketing circles, Rachel Pedersen is the founder and CEO of The Viral Touch and Social Media United. She graces this episode with amazing insights on personal branding, choosing the right platform, building a business funnel, and more. An advocate of continuous learning, she enjoins listeners to read books and join courses that will greatly help them enhance their marketing experience on social media.

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How to Make Your Sales Team Unstoppable—with Rene Zamora

Jun 15, 2020

28:19

Your sales team is one of the most important aspects of your larger team because, without them, your business isn’t actually making money. You have to make sure that your sales team is always in optimal working condition so that they can communicate and sell as effectively as they can. Meny Hoffman is joined by Rene Zamora, the President of Sales Manager Now. Together, they talk about the importance of keeping your sales team sharp and strong. Check in on your sales team today, and see if they’re the best they can be!

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How to Align Your Team and Process—with Kim Bohr

Jun 1, 2020

36:25

Ironing out business strategies will always be a vital part of the process, but do you ever get the sense that you’re getting stuck on the strategy level? “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry,” and this holds true in business as well. You can have the most solidly constructed business strategies in the world, but without the proper execution, those plans will soon go off the rails. Kim Bohr is a speaker, coveted executive advisor, and the CEO of the Innovare Group. Together, Kim and Meny Hoffman discuss the importance of tight execution to complement well-made business strategies. It’s time to move out of the bubble and put what you know in practice!

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How to Leverage the Power of Referrals for Exponential Growth—with Bill Cates

May 25, 2020

37:21

If you want people to identify with your brand, marketing and branding are not enough. Creating a culture of referrals is key to your business. Elaborating on this topic with Meny Hoffman is Bill Cates, an internationally renowned client acquisition expert and the author of Radical Relevance. Today, Bill discusses the importance of building an introduction system to future and existing clients and explains the necessary steps for earning referrals and assessing their satisfaction with your products or services. Sharpen your marketing message, cut through the clutter, and win more clients as Bill shares how you can become referable.

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The Secrets to Growing a Multi-Generational Family Business—with Shay Myers

May 18, 2020

34:53

It takes a lot of effort, care, and passion to feed tens of millions of Americans. In this episode, Meny Hoffman talks to Shay Myers, an agriculture executive and the CEO of Owyhee Produce, a third-generation family farm and one of the largest vertically-integrated onion farms in the country. Shay reveals the secret to running a family business and working with the first generation to the second generation to move the business to scalability. He also shares his insight on how you can go from being a small farm to one of the top ten players in the United States, as well as how you can differentiate yourself and innovate in a market where everybody is doing the same thing.

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From Food to Pillows: Lessons from an Entrepreneurial Journey—with Isaac Scharf

May 11, 2020

42:45

Have you ever doubted whether you have what it takes to build your business? Growing a business is not easy. That’s why I am thrilled to share this interview with my guest Isaac Scharf, the founder and CEO of IYS Enterprises, INC. and Pillow Guy, as he retells his own fascinating entrepreneurial journey, from successfully launching a restaurant in the Catskills, to selling life insurance, to running a thriving moving company, and ultimately breaking into the pillow and bedding industry. There is so much to learn as Isaac shares with us his wealth of experiences and what he discovered along the way. He breaks down the way you need to approach and understand your brand and the products that you’re sourcing. Isaac also shares how you can get your products to retailers and e-tailers, and offers valuable insight into recent trends within the eCommerce marketplace. Listen and enjoy!

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The Six Essential Traits of a Successful Entrepreneur—with Gino Wickman

May 4, 2020

53:12

You want to start your own business. But there’s a lot on the line. You have to ask yourself difficult questions. Do I have what it takes? Is it worth it? And how do I do it? This interview has been months in the planning, and I’m so excited I can finally share it with you all. I had the honor of interviewing Gino Wickman, creator of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and the Founder of EOS Worldwide. He is a bestselling author of several books, including Traction and most recently, Entrepreneurial Leap: Do You Have What It Takes To Become An Entrepreneur? Gino founded Entrepreneurial Leap with the mission to give people the tools to decide whether entrepreneurship is the right path for them and how to go after their dreams. In our interview, Gino and I discussed his journey in developing the EOS system and what he has learned is the most important mind shift a leader must make to make their organization successful. We discussed entrepreneurship—the six essential traits of every entrepreneur, how to identify whether entrepreneurship is in your DNA, and the different ways that one can pursue the entrepreneurial path. If you’re currently an entrepreneur, thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, or wondering if entrepreneurship is right for you, I encourage you to give this one a listen!

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How Creatives Can Create A Thriving Business—with Gabrielle Chipeur

Apr 27, 2020

33:42

Any workplace or workflow is dependent on systems and processes moving smoothly in order to function optimally, which is why optimizing your business process is so important. A work process that’s not properly optimized and systematized can lead you down a road wherein you’re expending so much more time, energy, and resources than you should be. Meny Hoffman is joined by marketing automation specialist Gabrielle Chipeur. Drawing on her own experiences, Gabrielle discusses the snags that you have to seek out and fix in your workflow in order to make sure you’re functioning at an optimal level. Are you ready to take your business process to the next level?

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How to Turn a Setback into a Comeback—with Dr. Willie Jolley

Apr 13, 2020

34:23

Just because the world is currently at a standstill does not mean that our quest for growth has to. These uncertain times may have forced many of us to put our daily lives on hold. However, if we look at it from a different perspective, this may be the time we can finally focus on the things we have long put aside for that future we have been dreaming of. Bringing a very fitting guest in this episode, Meny Hoffman interviews the world-class award-winning speaker, bestselling author, and media personality, Dr. Willie Jolley. With a mission to empower people to rise above the circumstances, Willie teaches us how, like the name of his book, we can use a setback as a startup for a comeback. He describes the exact step by step details on how we can use this pause time to prepare ourselves for a very strong comeback in the near future. Don’t miss out on this very comforting and encouraging conversation!

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How To Know When You’re Ready To Outsource—with Nathan Hirsch

Mar 30, 2020

34:44

Most companies outsource to cut labor and operational costs or delegate less critical operations to outside organizations so they can focus on the core aspects of their business. But how do you know exactly if you’re ready to outsource? In this episode, Meny Hoffman interviews Nathan Hirsch, an entrepreneur and expert in remote hiring and eCommerce selling, about the importance of figuring out when you’re ready to outsource. Nathan explains how you need to be able to figure out what tasks you want to outsource, and breaks down how he decided to exit his latest venture and settle the business. He also shares some practical tips on how to delegate properly in order to be able to free up some of your time.

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What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from a Combat Veteran—with Waldo Waldman

Mar 23, 2020

36:20

The military is known to have the most unfaltering discipline along with well delivered skillsets. Military meeting entrepreneurship can mean total success especially when it comes to leading and producing promising results. Together with Meny Hoffman, highly experienced combat veteran Waldo Waldman shows us how to marry these two with mentorship as the element that glues them together. Waldo is also a Hall of Fame leadership speaker, executive coach, and author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller book, Never Fly Solo. Waldo breaks down the importance of staying focused on your mission even when missiles are heading your way. He also gives some practical tips to get free mentorship.

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LinkedIn Learning—with Mordy Golding

Mar 16, 2020

42:42

Never stop feeding your brain with knowledge because constant learning allows you to grow and develop life skills. Today with Meny Hoffman is Mordy Golding, the Director of Content for LinkedIn Learning. They talk about LinkedIn Learning in particular and discuss the importance of constantly educating oneself and growing. Mordy then shares the top LinkedIn job requirements, top skills you’ve got to learn, and the differences between soft skills and hard skills. Absorbing knowledge has its limits, and with this he shows you how much you need to learn, what you need to do, and how you need to do it. Finally, pay close attention to how Mordy shares their transition from Lynda.com to LinkedIn acquiring Lynda, and Microsoft acquiring LinkedIn.

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The Pillars Of Becoming Successful In Sales—with Berry Schwartz

Mar 9, 2020

35:04

We live in a world where in one way or another we are doing sales. In this episode, Meny Hoffman talks to Berry Schwartz about hitting your target income. Berry is the Founder of Radical Results LLC and runs a boutique coaching consulting and sales training company. With his experience, he has developed four pillars of being successful in sales. Pay attention as Berry breaks down the steps you need to have in order to create a better process in selling. Moreover, Berry and Meny discuss why they see so many successful salespeople while others are failing.

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Reinvent Yourself, Reinvent Your Business—with Damian Mason

Mar 2, 2020

38:10

This is the story of a man who started out dressing as Bill Clinton for various gigs to becoming a renowned keynote speaker in all 50 states and seven foreign countries. This is the story of how Damian Mason reinvented himself to become better. Damian is a Businessman, Agriculturist, Speaker, Podcaster, Writer, and Consultant whose passion is on two subjects—business and agriculture. He is one of only 900 public speakers in the world to hold the Certified Speaking Professional designation. In this episode, Damian shares how businesses can and should reinvent themselves by providing thought-provoking practical tools for adapting your business to the future. He also explains the four trades every business owner needs to have in order to be successful, breaks down the steps of reinventing, and discusses how to arrive at a good destination.

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The Art Of Beliefology: Transformation To A New You—with Brad Blazar

Feb 24, 2020

38:16

The ability to create habits for a transformation is just one of the many things that separate great salespeople from average salespeople. This is what Brad Blazar discusses in this episode, among others. He talks about three types of people in the world and the four things most organizations miss. Brad is an effective sales leader, coach, speaker, and author who started his business career as founder and CEO of a small oil company at a young age. Brad is the Founder of The Art Of Beliefology™, wherein he states that you have the power to change your limiting beliefs and providing a path to the millions of men and women around the world raising their hands for help. This is what he shares in this episode—the hows of creating new habits to transform yourself and become the architect of your new you.

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Managing The Balancing Act Between Home And Work—with Jeff Mask

Feb 17, 2020

43:37

Despite what other people believe, you can achieve balance and harmony between your work and your personal life. This is what Jeff Mask believes and shares with others. After beating cancer, Jeff was able to successfully grow multiple businesses and still be a winner at home. Through his experience, he created a powerful coaching program that enables corporate executives to find confidence, clarity, and conviction at work while having peace, passion, and prosperity at home. In this episode, Jeff explains the importance of building and growing a thriving work culture after defining your personal why. He also discusses tips in finding balance in order to spend more time with your loved ones. How do you find that harmony at work and at home? Allow Jeff to tell you.

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How To Win As An Amazon Seller—with James Thomson

Feb 10, 2020

40:11

Taking risks when selling online is necessary, especially when you are just starting out. Limiting yourself to one selling platform is ideal but expanding your scope is better. James Thomson is a partner at Buy Box Experts, a managed services agency supporting brands selling online. In this interview, host, Meny Hoffman, and James discuss the misconception that new Amazon sellers have and how these can be addressed. He explains how Amazon sellers win and how you too could do the same. To control the catalog for Amazon, James breaks down the steps to do this. He then shares some practical tips on how you could drive a lot of brand awareness outside of the platform to earn and succeed more.

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Align Your Team to Scale Your Business—with Mike Paton

Feb 3, 2020

42:30

If you are an entrepreneur or leading a company, you may have probably heard of the acronym EOS and wonder what it is and how it could help you. In this episode, Meny Hoffman’s guest, Mike Paton, a Visionary at EOS Worldwide, shows how he helps leaders get a grip on their businesses and achieve their visions through simple concepts, practical tools and his unique approach to leadership known as EOS. Meny and Paton discuss what it is and who it is and is not for. Pay attention to how he explains data showing the frustration of businesses and how to solve them. Read how he breaks down the steps to become better at casting your vision to your team. Finally, pay close attention to the practical tips that Paton provides to solve the issue of people in your organization.

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Season 2 Highlights – Part 2

Jan 27, 2020

19:15

Another season has come to a close, so it’s time to look back. Season 2 of Let’s Talk Business was packed with amazing guests who all had some advice to share culled from years of experience in their respective industries. Let’s Talk Business host Meny Hoffman sits down once again with Chava Shapiro, podcast producer and Director of Content at PTEX Group to do a retrospective of some of the best that Let’s Talk Business Season 2 had to offer. The second of two highlights episodes, there are spectacular soundbites from the likes of Jamie Geller, Jason Swenk, Daniel Gefen, Clate Mask, Zacharia Waxler, Marc Bodner, Isaac Wolman, Mark Levy, Joe Apfelbaum, David Nour, Chester Elton, and Garry Ridge. Get your piping hot and fresh life (and business) advice here now!

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Message from Meny

Jan 20, 2020

2:10

Message from Meny

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Building A Culture Of Excellence—with Garry Ridge

Jan 6, 2020

35:28

Many entrepreneurs have trouble building a culture that enables them to build a scalable company. In this episode, Garry Ridge, the CEO and a member of the Board of Directors of WD-40 Company, answers those troubles for businesses owners who are looking to expand their company. WD-40 is a product found in 8 out of 10 American households and sold in more than 176 countries around the world. It’s become an iconic global brand. In fact, there’s a saying you only need two tools in life – duct tape and WD-40. If it’s not stuck and it’s supposed to be, duct tape it. If it’s stuck and it’s not supposed to be, WD-40 it. In this interview, Garry and host Meny Hoffman discuss the approach WD-40 took throughout the years for expansion and scalability, and how they stayed singular focus on a singular product. Discover what it takes to build a scalable company as Garry breaks down the steps of building a culture of excellence and provides practical tips for measuring the success in your culture.

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Pivoting Through LinkedIn—with Joe Apfelbaum

Dec 30, 2019

51:04

When your company stops growing, you need to start thinking about changing up what you’re doing. Today’s guest is Joe Apfelbaum, CEO of Ajax Union, a B2B digital marketing agency based in Brooklyn, New York. Joe is a business strategist, marketing expert, certified Google trainer, and the author of High Energy Secrets: How I Lost 95 Pounds, Kept It Off and Have Higher Energy Levels Than Ever! He’s also known for motivating entrepreneurs at events and on social media. Meny Hoffman talks with Joe about how he took risk early on to build Ajax Union and how he pivoted to the business he has now using LinkedIn. He explains why LinkedIn needs to be part of your strategy and breaks down the steps on how to build a strategy for your LinkedIn success. He also shares some practical tips on how to build your personal brand.

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The Power of Building the Right Relationships—with David Nour

Dec 23, 2019

36:50

Whether we like it or not, we all need to build the right relationships in order to survive in the world of business. Today’s guest, David Nour, the CEO of the Nour Group, Inc, has spent the past two decades studying business relationships. In this episode, Michael Zipursky and David discuss the power of building the right relationships. As David explains the number one reason why companies fail in building proper relationships, he also shares the myth about it. Finally, he breaks down the steps to identify the people in your life or your business that you could add the most value to.

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How To Develop An All-In Culture And Engage Your People—with Chester Elton

Dec 16, 2019

35:48

What are the best practices whereby leaders succeed? The answer is by engaging their employees to execute on strategy, vision, and values. On today’s show, Meny Hoffman interviews one of today’s most influential voices in workplace trends, Chester Elton. Chester has spent two decades helping clients engage their employees in organizational strategy, vision, and values. He provides real solutions for real leaders looking to build culture, manage, change, and drive innovation. In this episode. Meny and Chester discuss the simplicity of leadership as Chester breaks down the five discipline every leader needs to have to engage their people. Chester also shares some practical tips on how to show gratitude and recognition to your team.

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Finding Your Why And Making That Your Differentiator—with Mark Levy

Dec 9, 2019

50:03

How are your customers’ lives better because of you? If you’re ready to dig deep for an answer that sets you apart from the competition, you don’t want to miss my interview with Mark Levy, founder of Levy Innovation. Mark Levy, the founder of Levy Innovation, has consulted some of the world’s most prominent CEOs and thought leaders, including Simon Sinek of Start with Why, and helped them differentiate themselves with a big idea that sets them apart. In this episode, Mark shares the importance of finding your purpose, your “why,” and making that your differentiator. Through riveting anecdotes of clients he has worked with, Mark explains why most companies fail to differentiate themselves and offers practical tips on how to define and articulate your “why” to the world in ways that will transform your business and scale it.

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How To Succeed In Brick-And-Mortar Retail—with Isaac Wolman

Dec 5, 2019

34:06

Retail has boomed through the years and as it progresses, so do the challenges. In today’s episode, Meny Hoffman interviews Isaac Wolman, the CEO of Make It Real, about the future of brick-and-mortar business and how the business of retail is changing. Isaac also breaks down the importance of mentorship and networking in retail, and shares what you need to do in order to grow from early-stage growth and being retail ready to scalability. Finally, Isaac highlights Tribeworks which is a one-day event for business owners to learn and network from the pros.

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The Roles Of A Leader—with Marc Bodner

Dec 2, 2019

45:25

In any business or organization, the role of a leader is very important. Our guest, Marc Bodner has over 25 years’ experience in the distribution industry. He currently holds the CEO position and is a member of the Board of Directors. In this episode, Meny Hoffman interviews Mark about his role as a leader and how he makes strategic planning and operational planning work together. Sharing some practical tips on how he guards his schedule in order to accomplish what a CEO needs to accomplish, Mark also differentiates between essential work from important work. This episode is full of golden nuggets so we encourage you to listen to the finish.

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How to Take Control of Your Business’s Financial Health—with Zacharia Waxler

Nov 25, 2019

30:23

Companies are made up of more than just the CEO and the management team. Roles need to be defined and differentiated in order to have a streamlined company process. In this episode, Zacharia Waxler discusses the various roles needed in a company, whether big or small. Zacharia is the Co-Managing Partner at Roth & Co alongside Abe Roth. He has over two decades of accounting experience, which allows him to offer his services to a wide range of industries. He talks about the importance of not only having data on an ongoing basis but also to have an analytical mindset to interpret the data. Zacharia also shares how important it is for companies to have core values and the reasons why businesses have cashflow issues.

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The 5 Stages of Business Growth—with Clate Mask

Nov 18, 2019

53:48

Many business owners struggle with the following questions – How do we manage our growth? How do we scale our business? How do we know which stage of growth we are to know what to focus on in order to get our business to the next level? Who is better suited to answer this question than Clate Mask. He is the CEO and Cofounder of Keap, formerly Infusionsoft, recognized as a visionary leader in the small business community. In this interview with Clate, he explains the five stages of business growth and all the challenges you’ll face by each stage, as well as the importance of creating your purpose, value, and mission, and how to cast that to your team. He also shares how to hire the right people and be clear with your expectations. There is so much value in this episode, so don’t miss out.

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How to Take Advantage of Podcasts to Grow Your Influence—with Daniel Gefen

Nov 11, 2019

46:11

In the world of entrepreneurship, we need to constantly be creating and doing. In this episode, host Meny Hoffman talks with the Founder and CEO of Gefen Media Group, Daniel Gefen. Daniel is also the number one international bestseller author of The Self Help Addict and the host of the popular podcast, Can I Pick Your Brain? which has reached over 250,000 downloads and ranked in the Top 100 Business Podcasts on iTunes. On today’s show, Daniel shares his life story and how much he learned from interviewing top billionaires and successful people in the world of business. He reveals the common denominator between all those successful people, the importance of showing up, podcasting, and how you can take advantage of being a guest on other people’s show. He also shares the best gift you could give yourself or to your spouse.

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Growing Your Creative Agency—with Jason Swenk

Nov 4, 2019

40:48

As an agency owner, looking for opportunities to scale and grow your business can be challenging. Let agency advisor, mentor, and author Jason Swenk reveal what is holding you back. Jason has been helping agencies grow from zero to eight figures. His no-nonsense advice on how to qualify clients on the first meeting, find your niche, and hire the right people to support your vision will leave your head shaking as to why you have pent your time forming proposal after proposal and running after clients. He shares the fundamental points on how to prepare yourself for the growth you deserve and finally turn from being an owner to be the best CEO.

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The Recipe for Turning Your Passion into Profits—with Jamie Geller

Oct 28, 2019

37:30

People with passion and grit can make seemingly impossible things happen—and Jamie Geller is one of them. In this episode, Jamie Geller, bestselling author and CEO and Founder of Kosher Network International, shares the inspiring personal story of how she built a business around her passion for sharing the joys of food and entertaining, how she came to author six bestselling kosher cookbooks, and the secrets she’s unlocked to gaining major mainstream media attention and juggling work and home life.

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Let’s Talk Business Season One Highlights, Part 2

Oct 17, 2019

14:27

Continuing the wrap-up celebration of the Let’s Talk Business Podcast season one, we round up the last part of episode highlights across the show. Host, Meny Hoffman, with guest co-host and director of content at Ptex Group, Chava Shapiro, take us back to the great insights of Mike Michalowicz on making your business profitable; Ramon Ray on branding and social media; Bob Burg on giving first; Brian Wallace on company culture; and Susan Rosner on building your company to sell. Refresh your mind with the great wisdom shared on the first season of this podcast and prepare yourself to look forward to many more insights in the coming next season.

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Let’s Talk Business Season One Highlights, Part 1

Oct 7, 2019

15:28

After twelve great episodes full of great content and no-nonsense advice, the first season of Let’s Talk Business is finally complete! To celebrate, host, Meny Hoffman, with guest co-host and director of content at Ptex Group, Chava Shapiro, look back on the highlights of every episode that has provided many of us great and unforgettable wisdom. Together in this first of two highlights episode, they share their takeaways from Michael Gerber, Charlie Harary, Dov Gordon, Wendy Weiss, Dave Crenshaw, and Brian Scudamore. Recall their wisdom on building a small business, changing mindsets and perspectives, cold calling, delegating, and more.

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How to Be a Go-Giver—with Bob Burg

Sep 23, 2019

41:16

Business is a two-way street of giving and receiving. While this may be a common fact, not many find success because their focus is not on giving but in getting. In this episode, Bob Burg, a sought after speaker and bestselling author, helps us understand the value of giving and why it is not only a more pleasant way of conducting business but the most financially profitable way as well. Through his book, The Go-Giver, he redefines the meaning of selling and how we can properly measure value. Know the benefits of being a go-giver from Bob as he takes us further into understanding attention, empathy, and influence we can apply in business and in everyday life. being an owner to be the best CEO.

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How to Harness the Art of Storytelling to Grow Your Business—with Brian Wallace

Sep 16, 2019

45:48

How can you make your company more desirable and sustainable in today’s age of marketing and content creation? Brian Wallace, the Founder and President of NowSourcing, has the answer to this question – infographics. In this episode, he talks about focusing on the infographics niche and shares his take on service expansion. He also touches on the importance of storytelling, company culture, and asking the right questions in the interview process.

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What Is Your Business Really Worth?—with Susan Rosner

Sep 2, 2019

30:06

If you’re the owner of a growing business, you may relate to the feeling that you are your business. You may even feel like your business would fall apart if you weren’t around. For this week’s episode, we’re talking about a topic that’s so important for business owners but not talked about enough in the business world – your exit strategy. What is your business going to be worth someday if and when you want to sell it? Susan Rosner is a seasoned mergers and acquisitions dealmaker. In this fascinating and important episode, Susan talks about the “value builders” that every business owner needs to take into account as they grow their company, and how the “owner’s trap” can negatively impact your ability to sell. She also dives into the difference between strategic planning and ownership planning, and why businesses need to focus more on the latter. Finally, she gets into the most important factors that determine the value of your business to a potential buyer or investor, and why it’s never too early in your business to start thinking about them.

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Breaking The Myth Of Multitasking—with Dave Crenshaw

Aug 26, 2019

43:32

Do you ever wish you could be a more focused leader, a calmer thinker, a more productive worker? Do you ever get to the end of the day and wonder what you actually accomplished? This week’s guest is renowned productivity and time-management expert Dave Crenshaw. In our interview, Dave and I go in-depth on how leaders can maximize their most precious asset, time, leading to higher profits, higher quality of life, more time to spend with their families, and higher work satisfaction. We discuss the myth of multitasking and its huge costs to our businesses and happiness; why the most successful leaders say NO far more often than they say YES; how to determine which tasks to spend your time on and which to delegate… and more. This episode may just change the way you think about and spend your time.

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How to Build and Sustain a High-Performing Team—with Ira Zlotowitz

Aug 19, 2019

42:30

We all know that a good team can make or break a business. But do you ever wish you could simply clone yourself and create a team of people just as motivated, knowledgeable, and passionate about your business as you are? Ira Zlotowitz, the founder and president of Eastern Union Funding, knows a thing or two about building and sustaining high-performing teams; he grew his own business from a four-person office to a company of over 100 people, closing roughly $5 billion in national loan volume in 2019 alone. In this practical, no-nonsense interview, we discuss how to cultivate a culture of excellence (starting from the very first interview); how to hire the right people; how to master the skill of delegation; and how to make your current employees more valuable to your company.

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How To Get A Consistent Flow Of Ideal Clients—with Dov Gordon

Aug 12, 2019

43:01

Self-taught and self-bootstrapped, since 2001 Dov has been helping consultants, coaches and entrepreneurs build simple, client-getting systems that help them get a consistent flow of their ideal clients—without tricks, hacks or false fronts. In this week’s episode, Dov teaches us why most business owners are overcomplicating their marketing; a three-step process for building a simple, repeatable marketing and selling system; the only two reasons a person will pay attention to our messaging; the right and wrong way to answer the question “What do you do?” at a networking event…and so much more.

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Cold Calling: How To Make That Introductory Call—with Wendy Weiss

Aug 5, 2019

47:32

If you’re like most business owners, you hate cold calling. It usually starts with the questions, “Who do I call? How do I overcome the gatekeeper? And what exactly am I going to say to that person? To help us answer those questions and understand cold calling more, we have Wendy Weiss as our guest for this episode. Wendy is known as the Queen of Cold Calling. She is an author, speaker, sales trainer, and sales coach. In this interview, we speak with Wendy about the fear of cold calling, why she would rather call it an introductory call, how to overcome the gatekeeper, what to say on the phone, and ultimately, how to walk away with a clear understanding of an appointment. We also spoke about different objections that you could face on a call, such as, “I’m already using someone,” how to overcome that and use that to your advantage. We also touch on the strategies of a script and why a script is important, and why you shouldn’t overcomplicate it but ultimately use it to your advantage.

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Changing Your Perspective Changes Everything—with Charlie Harary

Jul 29, 2019

41:54

Often, we don’t realize that we are our greatest weapon for positive change and that changing our lives is all about perspective. Charlie Harary is a business executive, author, and prolific speaker known internationally for his charismatic, passionate, and sophisticated lectures, seminars, and keynote addresses. In this fascinating interview, he speaks about the mental obstacles that hold us back from achieving the joy, fulfillment, and success that we all crave, and how by rewiring our minds, we’re able to see the path that will lead us to the life we truly desire. He offers practical ways that business leaders can reframe our perspectives to achieve success, how to avoid the dangers of measuring ourselves against others, and the key to developing a company that is not just a service or a product, but a people-first business. Please listen and enjoy!

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How To Hustle The Smart Way—with Ramon Ray

Jul 22, 2019

27:59

If you want to grow your business, you have to hustle smart. As someone who has started four companies and sold two, Ramon Ray is no stranger to growing businesses. He’s an author and sought-after speaker on topics such as personal branding, technology, marketing, and sales, and he has impacted hundreds of thousands of entrepreneurs through his company, Smart Hustle Media. In this episode, he shares details of his own entrepreneurial journey, defines what it means to “hustle smartly,” and talks about how business owners should be defining success. He also shares some practical, no-nonsense tips on how to integrate your business brand with your personal brand, and how to use data and technology to its fullest in your business to save time and scale faster.

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Embracing Failure is the Key to Success—with Brian Scudamore

Jul 15, 2019

36:59

There is power in failure because it gifts us the opportunity to learn and grow. Brian Scudamore, the Founder of 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, is such a great believer of this that he wrote a book all about it, WTF?! (Willing to Fail). With a successful company right under his name, Brian is all too familiar with how failure is the key to success. He shares with us his journey during those early stages in the business, the lessons he learned, and how he maintained humility amidst it all. He shares how he goes about hiring the right people, how he creates his company culture, how to create exceptional brands, and how he achieves work-life balance.

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Awakening the Entrepreneur Within—with Michael Gerber

Jul 8, 2019

48:01

Being a small business owner does not mean you have to keep your vision small. After all, to become big later on requires you to begin with what little you have. Renowned author of The E-Myth, Michael Gerber, is no stranger to starting small. In his seminal book, Michael dispels the myths surrounding starting your business. Today, he takes that wisdom to us and shares the a-ha moment of how his book came to be. He talks about growing and scaling a small business, touching on the important ingredients – dream, vision, purpose, and mission. In this episode, awaken the entrepreneur within and get inspired to see that big why to grow and scale your business. On top of that, receive a copy of Michael Gerber’s latest book by visiting freebook.michaelegerber.com and My Online Trade School for Entrepreneurs at www.radicalu.com.

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Introducing the Let’s Talk Business Podcast!

Jun 17, 2019

1:48

Welcome to the Let’s Talk Business Podcast—the podcast for no-nonsense advice to help you learn, grow, and lead. Listen in as Ptex Group CEO Meny Hoffman talks to some of the world’s foremost business leaders and influencers about how they’re turning ambition into action, blunder into breakthroughs, and passion into profits. Please subscribe, rate, and enjoy the show!

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