Michael Puldy - Disaster Preparedness (#47)

This week the Maximize Business Value Podcast features host Tom Bronson and guest Michael Puldy, Founder & CEO of Puldy Resiliency Partners. Tom and Michael discuss the importance of disaster preparedness for business owners because it is often overlooked or ignored until it arrives. Business resiliency is a strategic vision on how you should approach your company, so advanced planning and determining your crown jewels are imperative. Michael also suggests a fantastic tool called “Goal Zero” which is for business owners to keep in their place of business as a backup power source. Will your business be prepared next time disaster strikes? Listen now to prepare! Michael Puldy has over three decades of technology, information risk management, and operations experience in the banking and computer technology sectors.  Michael is passionately focused on ways companies can improve their offensive and defensive posture towards internal and external threats. Prior to starting Puldy Resiliency Partners, Michael was responsible for strategy, tactical implementation, and regulatory reporting for IBM’s global corporate business continuity programs, covering all critical business operations in 1,200 locations across 170 countries. Michael led IBM’s internal and client business continuity response related to the COVID-19 pandemic.Tom Bronson is the founder and President of Mastery Partners, a company that helps business owners maximize business value, design exit strategy, and transition their business on their terms. Mastery utilizes proven techniques and strategies that dramatically improve business value that was developed during Tom’s career 100 business transactions as either a business buyer or seller. As a business owner himself, he has been in your situation a hundred times, and he knows what it takes to craft the right strategy. Bronson is passionate about helping business owners and has the experience to do it. Want to chat more or think Tom can help you?  Reach out at [email protected] or check out his book, Maximize Business Value, Begin with The Exit in Mind (2020).Mastery Partners, where our mission is to equip business owners to Maximize Business Value so they can transition their business on their terms.  Our mission was born from the lessons we’ve learned from over 100 business transactions, which fuels our desire to share our experiences and wisdom so you can succeed.Mastery PartnersElevating Businesses to Achieve The Business Owner’s Dream Exit The unfortunate reality is that for every business that comes on the market (for whatever reason), only 17% of them achieve a successful exit. You read that right. 83% of attempted business transitions never reach the closing table. Mastery Partners is on a mission to change that. We ELEVATE businesses to achieve maximum value and reach that dream exit.Our objectives are simple - understand where the business is today, identify opportunities for dramatic improvement, and offer solutions to enhance the business, making it more marketable and valuable. And that all starts with understanding the business owner’s definition of his or her dream exit.  Mastery has developed a 4-Step Process to help business owners achieve their dreams.STEP 1: Transition Readiness Assessment STEP 2: Roadmap for Value Acceleration STEP 3: Relentless Execution STEP 4: Decision: Now that desired results are achieved, the business is ready for the next step in the journey!CONNECT WITH MASTERY PARTNERS TO LEARN MORELinkedInWebsite© 2025 Mastery Partners, LLC.