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Books & The Biz — 152 episodes

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Want More Freedom? Start With These 10 Changes

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The High Cost of Unrealistic Expectations

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The Great Ownership Transfer: Why So Many Businesses Won’t Survive the Next 10 Years

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75% of Businesses Overpay! What Your Worker's Comp Could Cost You

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Keep It Practical: Why Businesses Overcomplicate What Should Work

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Broken Process, Broken Numbers

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Dead Inventory: The Silent Profit Killer Sitting on Your Shelves

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Process Breakdown! When Procedures are Missed.

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Not all HR tasks need to be outsourced. When to hire a consultant.

10

Taxes After the Fact: What Now and What’s Next

11

Taxes After the Fact: What Now and What’s Next

12

When “Nonprofit” Doesn’t Mean What You Think

13

The Hidden Cost of Rising Prices: Why Passing It On Isn’t Working

14

When Multi-Entity Structures Make Sense (And When They Don’t)

15

Structuring Success: Are You Set Up to Grow… or Stuck by Design?

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The Execution Gap: Why Strategy Sounds Good but Nothing Changes

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AI Won’t Fix a Broken Business

18

The True Cost of Avoided Decisions

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Sloppy Accounting Is Costing You More Than You Think

20

Consulting Gone Wrong

21

Why Smart Owners Still Stay Stuck

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Why Smart Owners Still Stay Stuck

23

Busy Is Not Profitable: The Cost of Operational Noise

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Businesses Struggling Filling High Paying Jobs

25

Six Figure Jobs Unfilled! Why Can't We Get Employees?

26

The Margin Mirage: Why Revenue Is Up but Cash Still Feels Tight

27

Selling vs Building - What Should You Do?

28

How Fractional Executives Save You Time, Money, and Effort

29

Top 10 Business Actions Heading Into 2026

30

Has the Bubble Popped? How the Market May Affect You.

31

AI Is Coming For You!

32

Getting to 3X to 5X Growth

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Spending Money to Make More Money

34

Three Areas To Maximize Your Business Sale

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Which is best when looking to sell? Private Equity vs Intermediary vs Broker

36

Unclear Roles and Goals: A Costly Mistake Many Business Owners Make

37

Free Money! Could Your Loan Fees Be Waived?

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Unprepared Makes You Undervalued

39

Private Equity: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

40

It's More Complicated Than You Think

41

Keeping Your Money - With Will Sutherland

42

Could You Be Losing Millions? Proactive Planning Matters

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The Secret Why Your Business Won't Sell

44

Making Money In The Trades - From Better Profits to Better Pay

45

Q3 Ups, Downs, and Expectations

46

Competing With Corporate - HR Success With Shelly Dretzka

47

Your Accountant (MAY) Suck! How Accounting Has Changed And Its Impact On You

48

Independence Day Top 10: Sparking Growth In Your Business

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Why Do Today What Can Be Put Off Til Tomorrow

50

Your Oh Sh!# Moment - What Happens When The Work Stops

51

What about we discuss this topic: Why Your Small Business Should Start Using Robots Today? with Jesica Chavez

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Kohl's CEO Fired! Ethics in Business

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Bootstrapping Your Business - Are More Companies Avoiding Investors?

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After The Webinar: Built to Last - or Built to Leave

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After Tax Day: What To Do To Save Yourself A Huge Tax Burden.

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Getting Out! What To Do When You're Done.

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Manufacturing Challenges and Opportunities - With Ann Franz

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Building Business - From Buying to Selling with Joe Staffeld

59

PE Sales Challenges: Woes and Wins When Buying or Selling

60

Tariffs And Their Impact. Costs And Challenges From A Canadian Point Of View

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What Are Hidden Costs Costing You?

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Marketing Hacks that Work! With Special Guest Sally Mildren

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Mass Government Layoffs! How Will It Impact Your Business

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Should You Trust a Consultant? How To Protect Yourself and Your Business

65

Will New Tariffs Drive Us Into Recession?

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How To Get What You Pay For: Cost vs. ROI

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How Will Executive Orders Impact Government, Business, and You?

68

How To Fail At Everything And Still Succeed - An Interview With Matt Guse

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H1B or No H1B. That is the Question.

70

Observations and Predictions! What Will 2025 Be Like?

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Don't Sell Your Business Until You Ask These Questions!

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Quit Burning Profits While Managing Your People Better!

73

Thanksgiving Roundtable. End of Year Action and Predictions

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Eliminate Personal Guarantees! Build Your Corporate Credit.

75

Getting Out! The Best Way to Exit Your Business

76

Mis-Managing the Fractional Workforce. What You Need to Know

77

There's a Talent Shortage! Filling the Talent Gap.

78

Did Timcast Just Record His Last Show?

79

Tax Delays are Costing You!

80

Not Enough Experience to Hire!

81

Businesses Aren’t Getting What They Pay For!

82

Is The Recession Over? Did We Have One?

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There's No Talent! The Struggle To Find Experience

84

Avoid The Business Purchase Nightmare!

85

The Little Known Compliance Report That Could Cost You Thousands

86

Is Inflation Really Down?

87

Boeing In Crisis! Business Is Struggling!

88

Protect Your Wealth! Finance Strategies with Nate Fair

89

Winning In Difficult Business Environments

90

Where Did Everybody Go?

91

Be A Builder In Everything You Do

92

Will Robots Rule: The economics and politics of robotics in business

93

Quit Chasing The Money!

94

Top 10 Areas You Should Be Addressing Midyear

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Does Work/Life Balance Work When Starting A Business?

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Health Insurance Is Too Expensive! There's Alternatives!

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Interest Rates And Inflation Stay High! Could Costs Cause You To Lose Business?

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Accounts Receivable can cost you your business! Learn why.

99

Finding Employees In Construction - Prodigal Building Systems

100

Ramon Ray: Becoming A Celebrity CEO

101

Bringing Chip Makers Home. Will It Work

102

No Jobs Available! Is It Getting Harder To Get Hired?

103

Is The Economy Good? How Current Economic Conditions Affect You.

104

Finding Employees is Holding You Back!

105

Pay Fewer Taxes Next Year! Tax Planning After Tax Day

106

$20/HR Minimum Wage! Is It A Win For Employees?

107

Fire All Bosses! Is This New Strategy a Company-Saver?

108

The Dollar Dilemma: Dollar Stores Closing!

109

Succeeding in the Face of Competition. The Little Guy Can Win

110

How Can There Be SO Much Pizza!?! How companies can compete.

111

35% of Pizza Restaurants Do This. Avoid the Same Mistake In Your Business.

112

Becoming Pizza Royalty: How to Make it in Pizza, or Pretty Much Anything

113

Are We Obsolete? AI Changing the Workforce.

114

Human Nature and History: How Our Past Teaches Us About Our AI Future.

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AI in Research: Are Humans Eliminated?

116

Artificial Intelligence is Coming! Are You Prepared?

117

Will We Have Enough Employees? The Future of Labor and Education.

118

Electric Vehicles and Their Impact on the Auto Industry

119

Tech Shortage! What It Takes to Recruit Right.

120

Who is Going to Fix Your Car: Jay Goninen From Wrenchway

121

What's Next For MoonBoy Ventures? Interview Part 5

122

Crypto Is The Wild, Wild West! Protect Your Investment. Part 4 With Vandross Idiake

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Does Crypto Make Trade Easier? Part 3 of Our Interview With Vandross

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Can Crypto Be a Hedge Against Inflation? Vandross Interview Part 2

125

Will Crypto and Blockchain Change Your Business? An Interview With Vandross Idiake

126

Top 10 Stories for 2023!

127

2023 Holiday Special! Your Business Questions Answered!

128

Businesses Are Failing! What's Happening With Acquisitions?

129

Labor Shortage For Decades! Get Used To Being Shorthanded.

130

Quiet Quitting vs Employees Not Leaving: Has The Momentum Shifted?

131

Back to the Office! BnB Breaks Down Outrageous Back To Work Perks

132

Tax Planning: Your Tax Questions Answered.

133

Working Capital And Its Impact On Your Company

134

Succession Question 5: What Do You Want?

135

Succession Question 4: Is Your Business Scalable?

136

Succession: What Timeline Should You Be Looking At?

137

Strategic vs. Financial: What To Consider When Selling

138

Owners: Are You Too Involved?

139

Out Of Bids? Companies Back To Cutting Pay

140

Your Books Are a Mess! How Inaccurate Books Impact Business

141

Avoiding Disaster: Both Natural and Unnatural

142

Show Me the Money! Getting Your Collections In Line.

143

If You're Going to Hire An Expert, Why Not Listen To Them?

144

No Recession? Cutting Back on Expectations.

145

Employees, back to the office!

146

Casa Bonita Employees Make Demands! Are They Right to Do So?

147

Will You Have Healthcare?

148

The Business of Barbie: Phenomenon or Good Marketing

149

Communication Breakdown

150

You're Fired! Companies Are Firing Their Best Talent.

151

Bidenomics: The Middle Out and Bottom Up Impact on Business

152

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