Smart-ish After the Name Tags Come Off
by Tom Gosche
Smart-ish: The After Meeting Description: Welcome to Smart-ish: The After Meeting — the unofficial, unexpected, and occasionally insightful podcast of the ACA Schaumburg Business Club. Hosted by three business professionals with just enough sense to be dangerous, this monthly podcast takes you behind the scenes of one of the most dynamic networking communities around. Think SmartLess, but with more local flavor, business banter, and surprise guests from the ACA community. Each episode features: A surprise guest from the club (even the hosts don’t know who’s coming!) Real conversations about business, networking, and life Stories from the front lines of entrepreneurship and leadership A healthy dose of humor, connection, and maybe even wisdom Smart-ish is where the real conversations begin — after the name tags come off.
Episodes
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Episode 13- Meet Ken Orth – Beyond the Numbers
Meet Ken Orth – Beyond the Numbers In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Ken Orth, CPA, CVA, and Partner at CJG Partners LLP. Ken has spent more than 15 years helping closely held and family-owned businesses navigate...
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Podcast 12: Meet Mary Biagini – Stop Chasing the Next Lead
Meet Mary Biagini – Stop Chasing the Next Lead In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Mary Biagini, sales consultant and Founder of Invisible Business Partner Solutions. Mary has spent her career in sales, and today she helps...
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Episode 11: Meet Dave Nauert – Taking the Headaches Out of HR
Episode 11: Meet Dave Nauert – Taking the Headaches Out of HR In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott welcome surprise guest Dave Nauert, Vice President of Sales at Engage PEO, for a conversation about HR, business ownership, relationships, and what…
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Episode 10: Meet Anna Reed – The People Behind the Paychecks
In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott welcome surprise guest Anna Reed for a conversation that starts with payroll processing but quickly becomes a discussion about people, trust, and the realities of keeping a business running smoothly. For one of the...
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Episode 9: Meet John Barcanic – Stop Being the Bottleneck
Episode 9: Meet John Barcanic – Stop Being the Bottleneck In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest John Barcanic, who helps CEOs and business owners with growing companies stop being the bottleneck through which everything...
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Smart-Ish Episode 8: Meet Erin Zylka – Redefining What Wealth Really Means
In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Erin Zylka, founder of Kona Financial Planning and co-founder of WHealthy Empowerment Network (WHEN). What begins as a conversation about financial planning quickly evolves into a…
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Smart-ish Episode 7: Meet Hutch Hutchinson – B2B Marketing
🎙️ Episode: Meet Hutch Hutchinson – Making Your Marketing Actually Work Podcast: Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off Description: In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Hutch Hutchinson, founder of HUTCHINSON., a...
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Smart-ish Episode 6- Blair Woerfel – Event Planner
🎙️ Episode 6: Meet Blair Woerfel – Creating Experiences People Remember Podcast: Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off Description: In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Blair Woerfel, founder of BW Studio + Events. What...
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Smart-ish Episode 5- Meet Jeff Beck- Financial Advisor
🎙️ Episode 5: Meet Jeff Beck Podcast: Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off Description: In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Jeff Beck from COE Financial Group for a conversation that’s less about spreadsheets and more...
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Smart-ish Episode 4- Meet Jessica Lee – Fractional COO
Episode 4: Jessica Lee – When Growth Outpaces Structure Podcast Name: Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off Description: In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott are joined by surprise guest Jessica Lee, Founder & CEO of OptimizedExecs. Jessica brings...
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Smart-ish Episode 3: Steve Fretzin – The Roots of ACA and the Business of Growth
Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, our hosts welcome a surprise guest who has played a foundational role in the ACA Business Club’s growth in the Chicago area — and in Scott’s ACA journey: Steve Fretzin. Steve shares the story…
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Smart-ish Episode 2: Meet David Telisman- Content Creator
Description: In this episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, Tom, Chris, and Scott settle into their second recording—expecting a standard episode. But midway through, they’re joined by their first-ever surprise guest: longtime ACA member and accomplished business writer, David...
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Opening Podcast- Smart-ish After Name Tags Come Off
Description: In this debut episode of Smart-ish: After the Name Tags Come Off, hosts Tom Gosche, Chris Prestegaard, and Scott Weinberg pull back the curtain on the origins of the show — and what listeners can expect from future episodes. They discuss the technical setup process, the inspiration...
About this show
Smart-ish: The After Meeting
Description:
Welcome to Smart-ish: The After Meeting — the unofficial, unexpected, and occasionally insightful podcast of the ACA Schaumburg Business Club. Hosted by three business professionals with just enough sense to be dangerous, this monthly podcast takes you behind the scenes of one of the most dynamic networking communities around. Think SmartLess, but with more local flavor, business banter, and surprise guests from the ACA community.
Each episode features:
A surprise guest from the club (even the hosts don’t know who’s coming!)
Real conversations about business, networking, and life
Stories from the front lines of entrepreneurship and leadership
A healthy dose of humor, connection, and maybe even wisdom
Smart-ish is where the real conversations begin — after the name tags come off.
Hosted by
Tom Gosche