Overview
On this episode of Business Insanity Talk Radio, we first talk about how to thrive when your business is going through a healing phase. Then, we’ll show you where to start if you want to get your digital privacy back. Also, we’ll show you why your problem with meetings is really a problem with how meetings are run, and we’ll help you fix that. Plus, we’ll share some of the biggest mistakes small business owners make and how to avoid them. Finally, we’ll talk to a company owner in the trendy meal delivery space about what makes his business successful when many others fail.
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Segment 1: Debbie Rosas is the co-founder of the global fitness and lifestyle practice, Nia, which is based upon The Body’s Way: a system used to live, move and feel great at any age. She is the author of “The Nia Technique” and “Non-Impact Aerobics”. Her work is featured in over 800 publications and used in over 41 countries, taught by 2600 teachers.
1:30 – How do you thrive when your business is going through a healing phase?
3:00 – How to deal with self-doubt.
4:15 – What enabled you to reinvent your business after 35 years?
6:00 – Why business owners need to be in touch with their body sensations in order to make the best decisions.
7:00 – Why was it important to take your fitness service and turn it into a digital product?
8:30 – What is the secret to working with your spouse?
Segment 2: B.J. Mendelson is the author of the cult favorite book, “Social Media Is Bullshit”. He is also the author of the new book, “Privacy: And How We Can Get It Back” from Curious Reads.
15:15 – What happened to our digital privacy?
16:30 – What exactly do companies know about us from our online data?
17:30 – Where do you start if you want to get your digital privacy back?
18:30 – Should I be able to opt-out of having my data mined?
19:30 – With very little regulation in the United States, what do you recommend we do to better protect our data?
21:45 – Why big data is really stupid.
23:00 – As you were researching for your book, what’s something that really surprised you about how our online data is used?
Segment 3: Mamie Kanfer Stewart learned about organizational culture and management from her family business–GOJO Industries, inventors of PURELL® Hand Sanitizer–before launching Meeteor. Her company builds organizational culture in which people thrive. She is co-author of the new book “Momentum: Creating Effective, Engaging, and Enjoyable Meetings.”
31:15 – Meetings aren’t the problem. The way we’re running meetings is the problem. Why?
33:15 – The keys to having a productive meeting.
34:30 – What to do when someone hijacks your meeting.
35:45 – How to prevent distractions by technology during your meeting.
Segment 4: Matt Baker is VP Strategic Planning at FreshBooks, a cloud accounting software solution for small business owners and self-employed professionals. He focuses on corporate strategy, long-term planning, market insights, and public relations. Prior to FreshBooks, Baker was an engagement manager at McKinsey & Company and a senior strategist at Google, Inc.
40:30 – What are some of the biggest mistakes small business owners make?
42:00 – Why small business owners often overspend on high risk areas, and how to avoid this.
42:45 – Mistake #3: focusing on prospecting vs. collecting on invoices and payments that are already due.
44:00 – Mistake #4 is poor hiring. How do you ensure you hire the right person for your company?
45:00 – A lot of small business owners make the mistake of not taking a break. How do we avoid this?
Segment 5: Josh Katt is the founder of Kitchfix. He started his culinary career slinging pizzas at a local tavern in Michigan, and has come a long way since then to specialize in anti-inflammatory cooking. He started Kitchfix to bring this “real food” approach to everyone. Josh likes to wear backwards baseball hats every day.
49:45 – What is Kitchfix? How did you get started in the meal delivery space?
51:00 – Why has Kitchfix been successful where others in the space haven’t been?
51:45 – Who are your core customers?
