The Bridge Between Your Business and Success

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On this episode of Bootstrappers we are going to dig into imposter syndrome which is the overwhelming feeling of self-doubt and feeling like a fraud. Interestingly this feeling disproportionately impacts high-achievers. Executive Coach Nicole Winkler of LYF Coaching and Development joins us to talk about the causes of imposter syndrome and the best ways to combat it. Gwenn also tells us about her experience hitting a professional wall with imposter syndrome and how she overcame it.

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In this episode of Bootstrappers, we discuss best practices for onboarding, offboarding and developing remote employees for the most successful outcomes. Don't miss these tips and tricks!

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What does it take to move up as a remote professional and what are the best management techniques for managing remote employees? We break it down on this episode of Bootstrappers. 

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Mental illness and substance abuse cost employers an estimated $225.8 billion each year. Businesses often prioritize physical healthcare over mental healthcare which is a shame because absenteeism or non-productivity due to mental health issues cost businesses dearly. In this episode, we will talk about the hidden cost of mental health and how it impacts our businesses. We will talk about programs that work and how employers can take care of their employees better so they can be more engaged with their work. We will discuss mental health with Nicole Winkler who works with workers regularly on improving their lives so they can focus on the job.

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Implementing the methodology outlined in the book Traction by Gino Wickman took our property management company to the next level, and was the single biggest game-changer we made in the last 4 years to move our business forward. Jeremy and I discuss how we made the change to become a Traction company, how we operate our meetings, what software we use to hold ourselves accountable, and the results implementing it has had on our leadership style, confidence, and business outcomes. We also bring in the business coach extraordinaire, John Lund, to tell us what an EOS Implementer® can do for your organization and how hiring one can improve your strategic planning. Don’t miss this incredible episode of Bootstrappers!

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Peter Fink built a > 100 million dollar revenue business from scratch. He did it without sacrificing his high standards, and all the while building a tremendously loyal employee base, He believes in complete transparency which means his team can know everything about the books if they want to. In this podcast we hear Peter’s story, his belief that people can make their passion their business, how he still interviews all new hires and so much more!

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In this episode, we explore the following questions: How far in advance should you be planning for a transition? How do you know if you have the right people in place to take over? What things need to be in place to give assurances to the lender that the new crop of owners can continue to build the business? What are common pitfalls that take place in a transition and how do you prevent them from happening? What kind of mental transition does an owner have to make in preparation for the sale? It is all in this important and jam-packed episode of Bootstrappers!

Byron has helped companies of all sizes around the country transition ownership to key employees or family members. He creates “golden handcuff” compensation plans in the preparation phase, ownership transition plans, and helps the new owners get the financing they need to make the transition happen.

I woke up on a Monday totally overwhelmed.

As an avid bullet journaler, I was reviewing my goals, objectives and commitments for the week, the month and the quarter, which I typically do each Monday morning. I quickly realized there was no organizational strategy on earth that was going to help me execute what was on my plate. I had stretched myself far too thin. To think I was going to succeed at accomplishing this list was to live in a fantasy world of unicorns and rainbows. Something had to give, or rather a few things had to give.

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On this episode of Bootstrappers, we chat with Nebraska’s Second District Congressman Don Bacon, but we’re not talking to him about politics or his campaign. Instead, we want to know about his long and successful career in the US Airforce. We talk to him about those career risking decisions one makes along their career path that define a person. We talk about how Bacon decided to lead in his own style instead of the dominant leadership approach in the military at the time. We learn more about his philosophy of managing 25,000 personnel. We discuss what lessons he took away from his experience at the National War College. We learned about how Bacon changed the culture at a base and so much more! It is all packed into this episode of Bootstrappers.

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In this episode, we hear about the trials, errors and boneheaded moves that Cory Wiedel survived, and how he persevered through it all to create a wildly successful company that sold for millions of dollars to a private equity firm. We talk to Cory about believing in himself when no one else did, how he strategically moved from one venture to another,  the moment he felt “successful” and so much more. It is all packed into this fascinating hour with Cory!