Employer Blueprint Podcast

Creating Passive Income with Sylvie McCracken

The Employer Blueprint Podcast is excited to present CEO, Author, and the Founder and Lead Coach of Create Passive Income with Ebooks, Sylvie McCracken. Sylvie started her journey while working full time in Hollywood. As she was researching ways to live a more healthy lifestyle, Sylvie discovered strategies that she became very passionate about and wanted to share with others. In her own words, Sylvie didn’t have time for a hobby, and knew she wanted to start a business around her new lifestyle, however it would have to be something she would be able to do in the evenings and on the weekends. Sylvie’s job was one that couldn’t just be left behind being that she had a family that depended on that income, and this is when Sylvie decided to start a business that created passive income. This idea became a success and soon after starting her business, Sylvie found that other Nutritionists and Doctors wanted to learn how to create passive income for themselves. This is now what Sylvie McCracken specializes in as she strives to help others in the healthcare industry break away from the idea that their income is based on how many clients they see daily. Through the power of ebooks, Sylvie helps these professionals create passive income, reach larger audiences, and take control of their time. Be sure to visit www.sylvieMcCracken.com/webinar to find out more. Thanks for tuning in and be sure to subscribe to The Employer Blueprint Podcast so you don’t miss any future episodes. Please leave a review and tell us what you like most about the interview with Sylvie McCracken. 

Self Awareness and Being Unapologetic w. Davide Di Giorgio

Who are you? Should you be apologizing for who you are? On today’s episode of The Employer Blueprint Podcast we are proud to present Davide Di Giorgio. Davide started his career as a Composer and Musical Director who had his first show at age 16, and published a musical at age 19. In the beginning Davide followed his passion for theatre by running his own theatre production company while also teaching, before his own self awareness allowed him to pursue a path to helping others. After looking at his own life and the complications with relationships and family that he had, Davide had the revelation that he was the problem and in recognizing that, realized that he was also the solution. 

As Davide states in the interview, “What if I started to change who I was being to the world.. What if being unapologetic.. was the key?” 

This became the inspiration for Davide’s international best selling book Being Unapologetic, Empowering You to Become an Influential Speaker and Visionary Leader. Through out the podcast, Kyle and Davide have an amazing conversation in which Davide shares personal stories about his journey, as well as some tips about being accountable to who you are so that you can realize that you are also the solution. This is critical for anyone in a leadership role and can be very empowering to be able to lead with confidence. As well as being an Author, Davide is a Motivational Keynote Speaker, Ambassador, Expert, and Consultant. You can find out more about Davide by way of his website www.beingunapologetic.com as well as all social media platforms. In the podcast Davide specifically mentions Instagram, where he replies to everyone personally, and encourages others to reach out and start a conversation. Enjoy today’s episode of The Employer Blueprint Podcast, and please make sure to subscribe, and leave a comment or rating. 

 

 

Building Company culture with a Remote Workforce w. Josh Lance CPA

The Employer Blueprint podcast is excited to present the Managing Director of Lance CPA Group, Joshua Lance, CPA, CGMA. As you can tell by the initials after his name, Josh is a Certified Public Accountant, and a Chartered Global Management Accountant. After graduating from Miami University in 2005, Josh began his journey as an Audit Manager, a Controller, and an Entity Group Manager, before opening his own firm with a mission to help small businesses, Lance CPA Group. Josh and Lance CPA Group have won multiple awards including CPA Practice Advisor 40 under 40 in 2017 and 2018, as well as 2017 AICPA Leadership Academy, and Xero Partner Advisory Council. Josh was able to accomplish so much because of his passion to help small businesses succeed. In fact, it is the model that Lance CPA Group is built on. In this episode of the Employer Blueprint Podcast you will learn how Lance CPA Group is not like many other traditional CPA firms in many ways, from the work schedule expected by its employees to the way they interact with clients. 

Kyle and Josh have an excellent conversation about maintaining a company culture, and core values, while having a remote workforce. Even more challenging is also having a remote client base. Through many extra steps and the full utilization of technology, it can be possible to have remote employees who carry out a company’s core values while working with remote clients. This is an informative episode as Josh explains how he has been able to accomplish this through his firm in an industry that is known for being more traditional in the ways of interacting with employees and clients. You can find more information about Joshua Lance and Lance CPA Group by visiting https://lancecpa.com. Thank you for listening and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an episode of the Employer Blueprint Podcast. 

Don‘t Settle For Average featuring Rob Braiman

Here’s an interesting question for you. Are you making what you are worth? It could be assumed that most people listening right now would answer “no” to that question. If you own a business, believe it or not you have a lot of control over whether you are getting paid what you are worth. On this weeks episode of The Employer Blueprint Podcast we are excited to present Rob Braiman. Kyle and Rob have an amazing conversation about many things and the most important of their conversation is about “Profit First”. Rob Braiman started his company Cogent Analytics because he wanted to advise and represent small business owners based on his value system and not someone else’s. This view of consulting comes from past experience of working for other consulting firms where it can sometimes be “more about the billed hours than it becomes about actually making a difference”, as said by Rob in the podcast episode. Through Cogent Analytics, Rob is trying to disrupt the industry by having a client first model. As Rob explains, there is a lot of client engagement done after the problem is fixed to make sure there is success long term.

“Cogent Analytics is born out of a simple set of values; its honor, courage, wisdom, faith, perseverance, and loyalty. That goes back to my military days. That’s tenets of strength power and character, and I don’t break them for anybody” ` Rob Braiman 

At the end of the podcast Rob has a special offer for The Employer Blueprint Podcast listeners. We hope you really enjoy this weeks episode. Please make sure to hit that subscribe button in iTunes or wherever you enjoy listening to your favorite podcasts, and also be sure to leave us a review. And as always if you have any questions about any of the topics that are covered in this episode, please feel free to reach out to us at Podcast@employerblueprint.com

Leading Under Pressure with Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry

 

Most of us are good leaders in our natural environment, but when we are forced to lead under pressure it often times changes our way of thinking. When under stress or pressure from a particular situation, adrenaline kicks in and makes our decision making abilities dependent on flight, fight, or freeze. This could be from a highly charged conversation with a co worker, or a challenging meeting. Leading under pressure is a skill that has to be developed if those situations are not regular or normal. On this week’s episode of The Employer Blueprint Podcast, we are proud to present Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry. Dr. Pawliw-Fry is the founder of The Institute for Health and Human Potential, and New York Times Best Selling Author of; Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When it Matters Most.

As an internationally renown thought leader on the subject of emotional intelligence, and one of the highest rated lecturers at Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry is an expert in performing under pressure and the science of doing what is difficult. Kyle and Dr. Pawliw-Fry have an amazing conversation and really dive deep into leadership, being the leader you would want to follow, and most of all, how to lead under pressure. Enjoy the episode and to find out more about Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry, his best selling book, and the Institute for Health and Human Potential, be sure to visit https://www.ihhp.com. And to pick up a copy of the best selling book, Performing Under Pressure: The Science of Doing Your Best When it Matters Most, click the amazon link below. Thanks for tuning in and please be sure to subscribe and leave a review! 

 

https://www.amazon.com/J.-P.-Pawliw-Fry/e/B00NVQR526

 

Build a Company Culture Strategy w. Christian Moore

Thank you for tuning in to The Employer Blueprint Podcast and this week we are excited to bring you the Owner and The Insurance Guy at The REAL Insurance Agency, Christian Moore. 10 years ago Christian began his journey after being recruited to work for State Farm as an insurance agent. During his time with State Farm, Christian was very successful and was on the path to being an agency owner when he left and began working for an independent agency. This transition was an eye opener to Christian in that there were more products available to offer his clients and better ways of serving his community. While speaking with two friends of his who were entrepreneurs and investors, Christian was encouraged to start his own agency and was able to do so after being funded by his two friends who became his business partners. This created an amazing opportunity for Christian in that he was able to create an agency with a company culture unlike other agencies. Doing things the way they had always been done was not the goal for Christian’s new agency, as he set out to create a company culture that had a bigger purpose than to just make money. This is when REAL Insurance was created, and according to Christian, it is a “technology company that happens to sell insurance.” REAL Insurance and the culture of the company is one with a purpose to give back to the community that it is a part of. A portion of all revenue at REAL Insurance is put back into the community it serves. This has gained national attention and Real Insurance has even been endorsed by Dave Ramsey. 

Stay tuned throughout the episode as Kyle and Christian have a very informative conversation about entrepreneurship, servant leadership, and company culture. Christian is an amazing story teller, as he tells about his journey, and the interactions that led to him being the owner of his own agency. 

You can discover more about Christian and REAL Insurance Agency at https://www.getrealky.com. Thanks for tuning in and please be sure to leave a review and subscribe to The Employer Blueprint Podcast. 

Strengthening Communication w. Liz Hewson and Dr. Mark Lund

Welcome to The Employer Blueprint Podcast and we are proud to present this weeks guests, Liz Hewson and Dr. Mark Lund, the founders of Twin Lights Coaching and Consulting. Liz and Mark met in a business coaching program and decided to start a business together after discovering a need from the challenge of communication in the workplace and the advancements in technology. With more communication being done by text message and e-mail, there is a gap in communication that doesn’t properly express body language. This breakdown in communication is costing businesses hundreds of thousands of dollars per year and over $20,000 per employee. As mentioned by Dr. Lund in the podcast episode, communication builds trust, trust builds commitment by the employee, and commitment creates engagement. Through communication, trust, and commitment there are fewer mistakes made by miscommunication, with employees that are more effective in their roles, and the ability to retain key employees by the business allowing the company culture to flourish. 

Dr. Mark Lund spent many years in Healthcare, specifically intensive care and operating rooms, where lives are lost in seconds and minutes, which is why he is passionate about having teams that communicate effectively. Liz Hewson studied Theatre and Public Speaking in college and as she raised her children, she started noticing the break down in communication as technology became more advanced. Liz and Mark teamed up to start Twin Lights Coaching and Consulting as a way to help companies and their employees communicate more effectively by improving engagement and trust through workshops, programs, retreats, and team activities to help improve and develop better emotional intelligence and interpersonal communication skills. To discover more about Dr. Mark Lund, Liz Hewson, and Twin Lights Consulting, be sure to visit https://www.twinlightsconsulting.com.

Thanks for tuning in to this weeks episode of The Employer Blueprint Podcast and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss an exciting episode. Please be sure to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts. Thank You to our guests this week, Liz Hewson and Dr. Mark Lund!

Should You be Using Personality and Skills Assessments w. Dr. Ken Keis Pt. 2

Personality and Skills Assessments have become a big part of the hiring process for companies these days. It has become just as important to use these assessments for understanding a team within the company as well. There is a lot of value in performing and analyzing these assessments on potential hires and team members. Today’s guest on the Employer Blueprint Podcast is Dr. Ken Keis, and he is a Master Trainer of Consulting Resource Groups International’s Professional Mastery Assessment Certification. On this week’s podcast, we ask the questions, how do we use these assessments, why do we use these assessments, and what is the benefit or value for using these assessments?

This is a unique episode of the Employer Blueprint Podcast in that Kyle and Dr. Keis have such an engaging conversation that the podcast went a little longer than planned. Because of that, we have decided to make this a two part episode that you surely won’t want to miss. 

In part two of Should You Be Using Personality and Skills Assessments with Dr. Ken Keis, picking up where we left off last week, Kyle will be talking with Dr. Keis who is a leading expert on personality and skills assessments. This has become a much bigger piece of the hiring process and even the team building process as many businesses are holding personality and skills assessments to be of high importance. If you have not listened to part one which aired last week, please make sure you go back and listen so that when conversations in the podcast reference earlier conversations, you will understand the context. 

Dr. Keis is a Speaker, Author, Coach, Master Trainer, and Entrepreneur who has a mission To Help Others to Live, Lead, and Work on Purpose. Dr. Keis has written four books including the best seller, WHY AREN'T YOU MORE LIKE ME?: Discover the Secrets to Understanding Yourself and Others. He hosts the Secret of Success Podcast with Dr. Ken Keis, and is the President and CEO of Consulting Resource Group International, Inc. To discover more about Dr. Keis, his podcast, his books, and all of the resources available, be sure to visit https://kenkeis.com or at www.crgleader.com. As a way of showing appreciation to The Employer Blueprint audience, Dr. Keis also has a free gift available exclusively for The Employer Blueprint Podcast listeners. Visit www.kenkeis.com/blueprint to receive your free gift!! 

We are excited to announce that The Employer blueprint Podcast has now had more than 10,000 downloads! Thanks for tuning in and be sure to subscribe and leave us a review!

Should You Be Using Personality and Skills Assessments w. Dr. Ken Keis

Personality and Skills Assessments have become a big part of the hiring process for companies these days. It has become just as important to use these assessments for understanding a team within the company as well. There is a lot of value in performing and analyzing these assessments on potential hires and team members. Today’s guest on the Employer Blueprint Podcast is Dr. Ken Keis, and he is a Master Trainer of Consulting Resource Groups International’s Professional Mastery Assessment Certification. On this week’s podcast, we ask the questions, how do we use these assessments, why do we use these assessments, and what is the benefit or value for using these assessments?

This is a unique episode of the Employer Blueprint Podcast in that Kyle and Dr. Keis have such an engaging conversation that the podcast went a little longer than planned. Because of that, we have decided to make this a two part episode that you surely won’t want to miss. On next week’s Employer Blueprint Podcast we will present part two, so be sure to subscribe so you can listen in on an amazing conversation between Kyle Gorman and Dr. Ken Keis about Personality and Skills Assessments and how they can be used in the area of Talent Acquisition and Talent Retention for a company’s team. 

Dr. Keis is a Speaker, Author, Coach, Master Trainer, and Entrepreneur who has a mission To Help Others to Live, Lead, and Work on Purpose. Dr. Keis has written four books including the best seller, WHY AREN'T YOU MORE LIKE ME?: Discover the Secrets to Understanding Yourself and Others. He hosts the Secret of Success Podcast with Dr. Ken Keis, and is the President and CEO of Consulting Resource Group International, Inc. To discover more about Dr. Keis, his podcast, his books, and all of the resources available, be sure to visit https://kenkeis.com. 

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Disrupting the Healthcare Industry w. Shane Foss

Welcome to the Employer Blueprint Podcast, and this week we are excited to present the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hooray Health, Shane Foss. When beginning his career, Shane spent four years in the military as a Scrub Tech, assisting surgeons, and this is where he found a passion for health care. After leaving the military, Shane went to work for Johnson and Johnson selling orthopedic implants and moved to Stryker Orthopedics after that. According to Shane, this is where his career really took off. At Stryker, Shane really enjoyed the team building and development experiences. While at Stryker, Shane also pursued higher education by attending and graduating from Rice University - Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management and as he mentions in the podcast, this gave him the entrepreneurial bug. After Stryker, Shane worked for Avalign Technologies, Inc. before buying a business called Zimmer Alliance, a distributor for Zimmer Orthopedic. 

It was around this time that Shane had an issue with his back and had to go to a local Urgent Care facility. During that time his deductible hadn’t been met on his health insurance and after what he assumed would be a small fee, instead became a bill for more than $800. This shocked Shane, especially because he knew the facility was within his network. Shane called and negotiated the bill down to a comfortable amount, however he couldn’t help but wonder how many people would have just paid the bill. After some research Shane determined that it was more than 52% of Americans who would have just paid the amount, 8% would have negotiated another amount, and 40% would have let the amount go to collections. This research led Shane to start Hooray Health, which provides affordable alternatives to traditional health care plans, and helps to empower their customers to protect themselves against large balanced unexpected bills. 

Enjoy this episode of The Employer Blueprint Podcast as Kyle and Shane dive into the many topics around Healthcare, Affordable Care Act, and the Healthcare industry. Be sure to subscribe to the podcast so you don’t miss any future episodes, and to find out more about Shane Foss and Hooray Health, be sure to visit their website, follow the hashtag, or call the phone number below. 

#hoorayhealth on LinkedIN 

1-866-7-hooray by phone

https://hoorayhealthcare.com