Get Unstuck & On Target

Ever walked out of a networking event with a stack of business cards and nothing to show for it?In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Sara Branch, founder of Branch Consulting Group, who has spent nearly a decade helping entrepreneurs and sales professionals rethink how they build relationships for lasting business growth.Sara, with her background spanning corporate sales, community building, and her own consulting practice, draws a clear and practical line between socializing and networking. In a direct, grounded conversation, Sara and Mike dig into why most professionals walk into events without a plan, why elevator pitches fall flat every time, and what separates relationships that deepen over years from the ones that stall after the first coffee meeting.Three key topics to look out for:- Why going in with a simple goal changes your entire posture at a networking event, and how Sara's 5-person plan puts you on track immediately- The shift from collecting business cards to collecting dates, and why only one of them produces real business relationships- How a mindset of genuine connection, focused on who you can introduce rather than what you can get, is what makes professional relationships compound over timeFind all the show notes and links here: https://www.unstuck.show/238

Are you surrounded by talented people but still struggling to turn strategy into results?In this episode of Get Unstuck & On Target, host Mike O'Neill sits down with Stuart Wachs, founder of Impact Group, who spent more than two decades in the CEO seat leading turnarounds and scaling organizations across both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors. Stuart doesn't separate strategy from culture — he's seen firsthand how they rise or fall together, and he brings the practitioner's perspective that most leadership conversations are missing.Stuart and Mike get practical fast, covering what a truly aligned leadership team actually looks like, where ownership breaks down even with talented people around the table, and what leaders can do this week to start closing the gap between where they are and where they intend to go.Three key topics to look out for:The function chart exercise that exposes exactly who owns what — and what it means when nobody doesWhy people-centric leadership falls apart when leaders don't visibly live it themselvesThe one conversation your leadership team should have this week to move from activity to real alignmentFind all the show notes and links here: https://www.unstuck.show/237