Introduction
On this episode of Business Insanity Talk Radio, we first look into our crystal ball to see the future of small business in an economy under President Trump. Then, we talk about digital transformation which was once something the only leading edge companies did, but now it’s the cost of doing business. Also, how effectively you communicate as a small business owner can make or break your company especially in the social media world; we’ll show you how to watch your delivery. Finally, businesses are familiar with ROI, but we’ll show you why they should also be familiar with ROK – Return on Kindness.
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Segment 1: Todd Sheldon is a long time financial entrepreneur. He has been involved with start-ups of both small cap and mid-cap companies and in countries worldwide advising presidents, congressman, and Fortune 500 billionaires
1:00 – What do small business have to look forward to under a Trump presidency?
2:15 – What will small businesses do with tax credits?
5:00 – What is the stock outlook for 2017?
7:45 – When is the next recession anticipated?
9:00 – What is the forecast for home values?
Segment 2: Mika Yamamoto is Chief Marketing Officer for the SMB Team for SAP WHO oversees the branding, lead generation and awareness driving efforts for SAP Business’ ByDesign, SAP Business One and SAP Anywhere. Mika came to SAP from Amazon where she led the marketing and merchandising efforts and launched the first physical Amazon Books store. Prior to Amazon, Mika held several executive positions at Microsoft.
15:30 – Why small businesses need to go through digital transformation in order to be competitive.
16:30 – Digital transformation doesn’t have to be expensive.
17:45 – Digital transformation defined and how to manage it.
19:45 – What are small businesses thinking about technology investment?
21:15 – Are small businesses actually using the data they have inside their companies?
22:30 – Where do small business start their digital transformation?
Segment 3: Gabriella van Rij is a speaker, author & activist for kindness. She has been seen by millions on Dr. Phil, ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX. She is the author of the new book “Watch Your Delivery” on the secrets to effective communication.
31:30 – Why communication is important for small business owners.
32:30 – Online communication is very different than in-person communication in the sense that there are very little etiquette guidelines!
35:15 – How to handle judgmental communication.
Segment 4: Gabriella van Rij is a speaker, author & activist for kindness. She has been seen by millions on Dr. Phil, ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX. She is the author of the new book “Watch Your Delivery” on the secrets to effective communication.
40:30 – What is ROK – Return on Kindness?
42:00 – How to respond with kindness instead of combativeness.
43:45 – Nobody strikes another person coming from a kind place.
45:30 – Kindness is a strength, not a weakness.
Segment 5: Barry Moltz shares how to get your business unstuck.
49:30 – Do any of these sound familiar?
50:15 – How to take your business to the next level.
51:30 – What’s in the Unstuck course?
52:25 – Special offer code.
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