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Business Growth Spotlight
Welcome to Business Growth Spotlight, the podcast where we shine a light on innovative business leaders, cutting-edge strategies, and the latest trends shaping the world of business growth. Whether you're a CEO, Founder, Corporate leader or Entrepreneur, this podcast delivers actionable insights and expert conversations to help you scale your business, increase revenue, and stay ahead in a competitive market.
Join host Heidi Schalk as we dive deep into the stories and strategies of industry…
Episodes
- Business Growth Spotlight
Quality Starts at the Top: Building a Compliance Culture | Ep. 269
In his first ever podcast interview, Ken Christie, Chief Operating Officer of VTS Consultants, joins Heidi Schalk on the Business Growth Spotlight. With twenty…
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AI Will Level the Playing Field for Small Businesses | Ep. 268
What does a $3 million road salt mistake have to do with growing your business? More than you might think. In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight…
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Stop Running on Fear: Sharon Seivert on Core Purpose, Intuition, and Sustainable | Ep. 267
Why do so many business owners feel powerless right now, and what can they do about it? Heidi Schalk sits down with Sharon Seivert, founder and CEO of Core…
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How Green Beret Rapport Skills Build Trust in Business with Scott Mann | Ep. 266
In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with retired Lieutenant Colonel Scott Mann, former US Army Green Beret…
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Building a Media Brand the Right Way with Colin Lepiscopo | Ep. 265
Colin Lepiscopo has spent 13 years in marketing, including CMO and Director of Innovation roles. He’s the founder of AI Advantage Agency and the new civilian…
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How AI Will Change Sales and Leadership: Why Human Connection Wins | Ep. 264
Jerry Lujan spent 17 years grinding toward a million dollar book of business in his family’s insurance agency, working close to 100 hours a week. Then his five…
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How Better Leadership Can Increase Revenue with Jack Shade | Ep. 263
What happens when your best performer becomes a supervisor or leader? They may be excellent at the work, but that does not automatically mean they know how to…
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Why Growth Strategies Fail in Execution | Ep. 262
Why do good companies stop growing? Host Heidi Schalk talks with Craig Apatov, founder and managing partner of Ascension Growth and Innovation Strategies, a 25…
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Financial Strategy for Business Growth with Ben Cooper | Ep. 261
Ben Cooper, founder of Amplify, joins Heidi Schalk to talk about what really happens when a business grows beyond the point where the owner can rely on gut…
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Leadership in the AI Era: Why Human Skills Win | Ep. 260
Great Ideas Don't Fail. Teams Do. with Dr. Nikki Blacksmith of Symeta Behavior Science What really determines whether a business succeeds? According to Dr…
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Get Off the Treadmill: How to Break a Business Growth Plateau | Ep. 259
Your business is working. The bills are paid, clients are coming in, and everything is fine. So why does it feel like you are running in place? In this episode…
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Burnout to Freedom in 90 Days | Ep. 258
What if leaving corporate did not require leaping off a cliff? In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Kimberly Nicole…
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Decisions Under Pressure: Miracle on the Hudson is a Business Case Study with Dave Sanderson | Ep. 257
Dave Sanderson is best known as the last passenger off US Airways Flight 1549, the flight the world remembers as the Miracle on the Hudson. In this episode of…
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Agility as a Competitive Advantage: How Small Teams Win in Global Markets | Ep. 256
In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Angus MacDonald, director and co-founder of A&S International, a British…
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Stop Being the Bottleneck: Systems That Give Fitness Entrepreneurs More Freedom with Tobias Young | Ep. 255
In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Tobias Young, an IFBB Pro, seven time fitness magazine cover model, and…
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Ep. 254 From Furloughed to Founder: Turning a Pandemic Layoff Into a Thriving Agency with Rachel Minion
In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk talks with Rachel Minion, founder of Rockstarr & Moon, a marketing agency for small…
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Ep. 253 The Labor Broker Mindset: Growing Your Revenue in the Skilled Trades
In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Rodney Koop, founder of The New Flat Rate and author of Why Won't They Pay Me…
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Ep. 252 How to Use Your CPA to Improve Cash Flow, Profitability, and Long-Term Growth with Dickson Wasake
In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk talks with Dickson Wasake, managing partner at Jedidiah CPA and a 20 year CPA with both US and UK…
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Ep. 251 The Real Reason Candidates Turn Down Jobs (and How Leaders Can Fix It)
In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Elise Marquis of Chameleon Collective, a non-traditional agency that delivers…
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Ep. 250 Why Revenue Growth Isn't Enough: The Business Metrics That Really Matter with Don McDaniel
What if increasing revenue isn't actually the best measure of whether your business is growing well? In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk…
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Ep. 249 Strategy Realized: Why 80% of Business Strategies Never Get Executed with Jim Gitney
Most companies treat growth as a sales problem. Jim Gitney has spent forty-five years proving it is really an operations problem in disguise. In this episode…
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Ep. 248 Why HR Is a Growth Strategy, Not Just Compliance, with Neil Katz
Most business leaders spend a shocking amount of their day buried in people management, anywhere from ten to fifty percent, dealing with compensation…
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Ep. 247 Is Pay Per Click Dying? An E-Commerce Veteran on the AI-Driven Internet of Tomorrow
Matthew Ferguson accidentally fell into e-commerce nearly 30 years ago, starting with a door-to-door sales job in the Florida sun that quickly went sideways…
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Ep. 246 When Efficiency Goes Too Far: Why Business Still Needs the Human Connection
What happens when businesses become so focused on efficiency, outsourcing, automation, and AI that they make it harder for customers to reach an actual human?…
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Ep. 245 It's Lonely at the Top: How Senior Leaders Find Clarity Under Pressure with George Hayworth
In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with George Hayworth, Managing Partner of Advisory Services at Precision Components, a…
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Ep. 244 The Triple Bottom Line: How People, Planet, and Profit Build Competitive Advantage
Most business owners are already living their values every single day. They treat their people well, they think about their impact, they make decisions that go…
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Ep. 243 The Three Movement Symphony That Makes Any Presentation Land with Oratium CEO, Mark Bourgeois
In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Mark Bourgeois CEO of Oratium to unpack why so many business presentations fall…
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Ep. 242 How Strategic Partnerships Can Become Your Biggest Growth Engine with Justin Boyum
In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Justin Boyhum, founder of Charge Forward, to explore why relationships may be one of…
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Ep. 241 Why Human Agency Is the Next Competitive Advantage in an AI-Driven World with Dr. Michael J. Becker
Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Dr. Michael J. Becker, founder of Identity Praxis, educator at Cal Poly…
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Ep. 240 How to Find the Hidden Friction Points Slowing Your Business Growth
Show Notes: Most business owners chase the next shiny AI tool while the real growth killers sit hidden in plain sight. In this episode, Heidi Schalk sits down…
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Ep. 239 The Sales Samurai Approach: How Serving Your Customer Closes More Deals
Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Julien Recoussine, founder and managing partner of Sales Fixx and…
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Ep. 238 From Egypt to Silicon Valley Building Global Business Growth
Show Notes: What does it take to leave behind a successful career, move to a new country without a concrete plan, and build a company that helps startups…
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Ep. 237 The AI Paradox: Why Trust Becomes Your Biggest Competitive Advantage
Show Notes: In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk welcomes Larry Stybel of Stybel Peabody Associates, a serial entrepreneur…
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Ep. 236 Why Clarity Beats Grit for Sustainable Business Growth with Chris White
Show Notes: In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Chris White, founder of the Clarity Business Academy, serial SaaS…
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Ep. 235 Business Growth Starts with Better Operations Not Bigger Budgets with Joel Shertok
Show Notes: What happens when 50 years of engineering experience meets today's AI tools? In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down…
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Ep. 234 Why Treating Walmart Like Amazon Is Hurting Your Ecommerce Growth with Heather Roberts
Show Notes: From Wrong Number to Global Business Growth With Heather Roberts What happens when a wrong number becomes your biggest business opportunity? In…
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Ep. 233 From Sharper Image Buyer to Business Planning Pioneer with Burke Franklin
Show Notes: In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Burke Franklin, founder of Business Power Tools, for a conversation…
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Ep. 232 How Asian Brands Are Winning Global Markets with Virtus Asia CEO, Jan Harling
Show Notes: What actually makes a brand work in a new country, and why do so many get it wrong? On this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk…
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Ep. 231 How to Turn Scientific Innovation into a Thriving Business with Dr. Eric Reese
Show Notes: Brilliant science is not enough to build a successful company. Many life science startups develop groundbreaking products, yet struggle to gain…
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Ep. 230 Selling Smarter and Growing Faster with Founder of Pipe Global
Show Notes: What separates founders who struggle to win customers from those who build predictable revenue? In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi…
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Ep. 229 Play Saves the Day: Steve Rix on Why Fun Is Your Company's Best Retention Strategy
Show Notes: What if the antidote to workplace burnout is not another wellness program but play itself? In this episode, Heidi Schalk sits down with Steve Rix…
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Ep. 228 Why Entrepreneurs Should Stop Managing Their Own Business with Cary Prejean
Show Notes: Most business owners don't struggle because they lack ambition. They struggle because they've unknowingly become the biggest obstacle to their…
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Ep. 227 How Mentorship and Succession Planning Build Lasting Business Success
Show Notes: Building a Business That Outlasts You with Jay Shorr and Cristian Devoz What does it take to build a business that continues to thrive long after…
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Ep. 226 AI and Marketing: Why Relationships Matter More Than Ever with Jared Harman
Show Notes: As AI transforms marketing at an incredible pace, many businesses are asking the same question. How do you embrace automation without losing the…
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Ep. 225 Protect Your Family Business Legacy: The Fire Drill Every Business Owner Should Run with the Beringer Group
Show Notes: Great Businesses Plan for Success Before They Need To Featuring Ted Beringer, Chris Beringer, and Eric Beringer of The Beringer Group One of the…
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Ep. 224 The Future of AI Search and What Every Business Needs to Know about AEO with Kim Reynolds
Show Notes: AI Is Changing More Than Search. It's Changing How Customers Buy. Featuring Kim Reynolds, Co-Founder of AI Advantage Agency AI isn't just helping…
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Ep. 223 Why Great Strategies Fail Without Strong Management with Tara Landes
Show Notes: Having a great business strategy is only the beginning. The real challenge is making sure it gets implemented. In this episode of Business Growth…
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Ep. 222 How International Companies Can Successfully Expand Into the US Market with Matt DiMarsico
Show Notes: Expanding into the United States is one of the biggest growth opportunities for international companies, but it is also one of the most…
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Ep. 221 Discover the Hidden Energy That Drives Business Success with Lori Palm
Show Notes: What if the biggest factor impacting your team's performance isn't strategy, technology, or processes, but energy? In this episode of Business…
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Ep. 220 Building High Performing Teams Through Core Values and Leadership with Vivienne Wagner
Show Notes: In Part Two of this conversation, Heidi Schalk welcomes back Vivienne Wagner, founder of Houndstooth Media Group, for an insightful discussion on…
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Ep. 219 Why SEO Still Matters in the Age of AI Search with Founder and CEO of Houndstooth Media Group
Show Notes: Search is changing faster than ever. Customers are no longer relying solely on Google. They're asking ChatGPT, Claude, and other AI platforms for…
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Ep. 218 From Fitness to Wellness How the Industry Is Evolving with Brian Meisenburg
Show Notes: Many people discover that the strategies that worked in their 20’s and 30’s no longer deliver the same results after forty. In this episode of…
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Ep. 217 The Business Side of Medicine Most Doctors Never Learn with Binta Patel
Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Binta Patel, Founder and CEO of Zen Medical Services, to uncover one…
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Ep. 216 Can Home Healthcare Save Billions? Iqbal Shariff Shares His Vision
Show Notes: What does high quality home healthcare really look like, and how can it transform patient outcomes while reducing healthcare costs? In this episode…
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Ep. 215 42 Years of Physical Therapy Wisdom with Jeff Petersen
Show Notes: Pain affects everyone, yet many people misunderstand what pain really means and how to recover from it. In this episode of Business Growth…
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Ep. 214 How Rebel Health Is Reinventing Healthcare for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners
Show Notes: Goldman, Founder and CEO of Rebel Health Alliance, to discuss how he's challenging traditional healthcare and creating a completely different model…
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Ep. 213 The Hidden Challenges Every CEO Faces with Brent A. Hafele
Show Notes: In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with leadership coach and business strategist Brent Hafele, founder of…
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Ep. 212 Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield with David Fivecoat
Show Notes: What if the best leadership training wasn't in a conference room but on a historic battlefield? In this fascinating episode of the Business Growth…
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Ep. 211 The Three C's of Persuasive Communication Every Leader Needs to Know with Danny Bobrow
Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Danny Bobrow, founder of The Persuasion Blueprint, to explore how…
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Ep. 210 Why Most Leaders Focus on Performance Instead of Purpose and Pay the Price with Olivier Lemaignen
Show Notes: What does it really mean to build a high performing organization? In this powerful episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down…