Business Confidential Now With Hanna Hasl-kelchner

HOLLYWOOD STRATEGYHollywood strategy is a more glamorous version of what every business needs to do – focus on where to play and how to win. But a cohesive plan can often elude us.Today’s Summer Classic episode features a Hollywood mega entrepreneur with an amazing story whose journey gives us a peek behind the curtain into his secrets for success.What You’ll Discover About Hollywood Strategy:* Factors Namer considers in crafting his Hollywood strategy* The strategic value of flexible business structures* How Hollywood strategy can be applied to Main Street businesses* How change empowers new business opportunities* The personal habits that contribute to Namer’s Hollywood strategy* The time management component of Namer’s Hollywood strategyAnd much MORE.Guest: Larry NamerLarry Namer’s entertainment and media credentials are pure platinum. He is an entertainment industry veteran with close to 50 years of professional experience in cable television, live events and new media.Larry is a founding partner of 

UPDATED COMMUNICATION SKILLS Updated communication skills? Are you kidding me? Why would we need those?We’ve been communicating just fine up to now, and it’s gotten us where we are.But is there something more we could do to let our talents and message shine? Today’s guest, communication expert Dianne Chase, has some ideas.What You’ll Discover About Updated Communication Skills:* Why we benefit from updated communication skills as our careers evolve* The number one communication skill we need to update* Why it takes more energy to communicate in a virtual world* The most important thing we need to know about updated communication skills* And much moreGuest: Dianne ChaseDianne is an award-winning communications executive with decades of experience working successfully with business professionals who want to elevate their communication skills, and build their leadership acumen, to achieve greater success. She is an Accredited GENIUS Business Storytelling Partner© in the Gabrielle Dolan methodology

PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETYHow do you foster more connection and psychological safety in the workplace?Sounds like a “nice to have,” not a “got to have” thing, but today’s guest, Mike Brcic says it actually plays a huge role in business success. And in today’s episode he explains how to do it.What You’ll Discover About Psychological Safety:* The most common misunderstanding about psychological safety* The foundation and precursor to psychological safety is* The 4-part framework for establishing more psychological safety* The power of repetition in protecting psychological safety*And much moreGuest: Mike Brcic Community-builder and serial entrepreneur by nature, Mike Brcic is passionate about helping entrepreneurs live inspired, more connected lives. Via his events and adventure retreats around the world with Wayfinders, Mike helps entrepreneurs find the tribe and the support they need to achieve great things and personal fulfilment. He’s travelled to and spent time with locals in some of the remotest place

EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENTUnlocking high performance and motivating high employee engagement isn’t easy.What kind of people, practices, and management strategies actually work?Today’s guest, Alicia Parr, has some valuable tips and explains how.What You’ll Discover About Employee Engagement:* Why employee engagement is really about “people energy”* How employee engagement becomes more challenging as businesses grow* The four components that drive employee engagement* The leadership mindset shift needed to unlock more employee engagement* And much moreGuest: Alicia Parr Alicia is the innovative founder of Performentor, revolutionizing HR with 20 years of experience and a behavior science-based approach tailored for small businesses.As a visionary, she excels in creating learning cultures, fostering a growth mindset, and guiding high-performing teams.An accomplished executive coach, Alicia applies her deep knowledge in psychology, marketing, and mass communication to empower business leaders.She developed a propri

INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIPIs innovative leadership merely about being in the right place at the right time or some flash of genius?Or is there a smart way to nurture creativity and build a pipeline of consistent innovation?You can probably guess my guest’s answer, but in a few minutes, Steve Wunker will actually explain you can be a more innovative leader.What You’ll Discover About Innovative Leadership:* Understanding what innovation really is* The three A’s of innovative leadership* How innovative leadership determines the metrics of accountability* The story of Panera Bread as an example of innovative leadership* And much moreGuest: Steve Wunker Steve Wunker is the managing director of New Markets Advisors, a global consulting firm focused on innovation.He was responsible for one of the world’s first smartphones, pioneered the mobile marketing and commerce industries, and partnered with a longtime colleague, Harvard Business School’s Clayton Christensen, in building the consulting firm Innosight.

LEAD GENERATIONWho wouldn’t benefit from expert lead generation tips, especially if they’re designed to help you maximize results and minimize costs, right?That’s why I’m so excited to welcome Josh Ramsey today.What You’ll Discover About Lead Generation: * The number one lead generation trap people fall into* The most practical way to approach lead generation* How to prioritize different social media channels for lead generation opportunities* Using customer relationship management (CRM) systems to track leads and conversion rates* And much moreGuest: Josh RamseyJoshua Ramsey, CEO of Strategic Point Marketing, has developed principles and strategies for businesses since 2001. During this time, Joshua has successfully created and executed more than 80,000 successful campaigns across the US.Joshua is a Fractional Chief Marketing Officer, author, and highly regarded speaker. As someone with experience in speaking since 2005, Joshua teaches executives and business owners exactly how to cut costs and imp

Ethical LeadershipEthical leadership is about much more than not breaking the law.What does it mean for your career in the future of your business? Why does it matter if you can still be law abiding?Those are a few of the things we’ll be exploring with Rick Swegan, coauthor of the new book, The Practice of Ethical Leadership: Insights from Psychology and Business in Building an Ethical Bottom Line.What You’ll Discover About Ethical Leadership:* Why ethical leadership is more than focusing on the bottom line* Why the practice of ethical leadership presents a moral challenge* How the younger generation’s demand for social justice creates a sense of urgency for more ethical leadership* How to quantify ethical leadership* And much moreGuest: Rick SweganRick B. Swegan is an author and the founder and principal consultant of ARCH Performance. With a background in human resources and safety, Rick provides consulting to a variety of organizations on the developmental needs of potential leaders.Rick’s co-author,

ENTREPRENEURIAL SUCCESSEntrepreneurial success, the process of scaling a business can feel overwhelming.There’s always at least one more thing to do, and the fear of a misstep that could be a setback can cause a lot of sleepless nights.But today’s guest, Jessica Yarborough can help reduce that fear and anxiety by sharing some often-overlooked factors of growing a successful business with her helpful tips.What You’ll Discover About Entrepreneurial Success:* Why not having the right pricing strategy interferes with entrepreneurial success* How entrepreneurial success requires the proper reinvestment of profits* The systems you need to profitably scale and achieve entrepreneurial success* Why startups need a holistic perspective of their business to develop a strategy that will work* Why taking the time to work on your business instead of only in your business is the key to entrepreneurial success*And much more Guest: Jessica YarboroughJessica Yarbrough has quickly developed a reputation of being one of the best

Workplace TransformationA Navy SEAL needs to be nimble, conquer chaos, and successfully manage unexpected challenges.In many respects, business leaders do too because the ability to adapt and be resilient in the face of rapidly changing market conditions is what helps businesses stay competitive, grow, and succeed.How can we think more like a Navy SEAL to make workplace transformation stick? We’re about to find out, because today’s guest Marty Strong IS a former Navy SEAL.What You’ll Discover About Workplace Transformation:* How the lack of investing in employees hinders workplace transformation* The leadership mindset change needed to facilitate workplace transformation* How to break down silos that hinder workplace transformation* The mission critical role of senior leadership in sustaining workplace transformation* And much moreGuest: Marty Strong Marty Strong is a retired Navy SEAL combat veteran, CEO, and serves on two corporate boards.He is a creativity and leadership consultant, motivational speak

Virtual AssistantsHaving virtual assistants sounds like a dream come true. But how easy is it to turn a chunk of your business over to a stranger?What should you be looking for and how do you make it work? How do you keep control?Those are some of the question today’s guest, Barbara Turley will be answering. What You’ll Discover About Virtual Assistants:* How to determine the ideal tasks to delegate to virtual assistants* Establishing the necessary workflow processes* How to find the right virtual assistants* Best practices for creating effective communication protocols* And much moreGuest: Barbara TurleyBarbara Turley’s mission is to eradicate business overwhelm and remove the friction that stunts growth by helping clients to optimize their operations using offshore teams of virtual assistants, clever automations and streamlined processes.The Virtual Hub makes this happen every day through virtual assistants who can aid with digital marketing, social media and administrative support plus consultants &am

Positional PowerPositional power is one of the most misunderstood and misused concepts in business.It’s also why positional power can be an organization’s Achille’s heel.Sounds like heresy? Let’s talk about that.What You’ll Discover About Positional Power:* How positional power can promote an us-vs-them mentality* How emotional intelligence supplements and strengthens positional power* The blind spots positional power creates that threaten high employee engagement* Why leaders serious about high employee engagement can’t hide behind excuses of political correctness, wokeness and free speech * Why it’s incumbent on those with positional power to keep the employee-employer relationship on track* And much more.Host Hanna Hasl-KelchnerHanna Hasl-Kelchner is a champion for fairness in the workplace. She helps organizations gain clarity to make more informed decisions by reducing complex concepts into sensible, bite size pieces. Hanna accomplishes this as a business strategist and through her writing, speaking

Toxic LeadershipThere are 5 toxic leadership behaviors that most managers don’t even realize have a negative impact on their employees.Imagine how much better and more productive the workplace would be if even one of those toxic leadership habits could be toned down. What You’ll Discover About Toxic Leadership:* How the severity, frequency, and duration of toxic leadership behaviors impacts employees’ perceptions of honest compensation, safety, and sense of belonging* Why credit stealing is a top relationship deal-breaker and morale killer* How bias drowns out facts with preconceived notions that either favors or disadvantages employees* How if employees are not being intentionally included, they risk being unintentionally excluded* How toxic leadership behaviors create unwritten rules and fear based environments* And much more. Host Hanna Hasl-KelchnerHanna Hasl-Kelchner is a champion for fairness in the workplace. She helps organizations gain clarity to make more informed decisions by reducing com

SECURITY MEASURESWhat security measures do you have in place to protect your email messages?We assume our emails are secure. But what if they’re not? How do we make sure our messages stay confidential?Those are a few of the topics we’ll explore with our cybersecurity expert, Stephen Jordan, when we come back.What You’ll Discover About Security Measures:* Why the security measures of email addresses provided by domain name providers are not enough* 5 easy protocols you can configure right now that can improve email security measures* Where to get the biggest return on investment in adding security measures to your email* How to find a cybersecurity expert you can trust* And much more.Guest: Stephen JordanStephen has spent over 33 years providing computer related products and services to small businesses, working as a Technician, System Administrator, System Engineer, and I.T. Manager, with 30 of those years running his own business.Stephen experienced the evolution of the industry as it changed from being the

Low Employee EngagementWhose problem is “Low Employee Engagement ?"Managers tend to blame employees for being unmotivated making it the employees’ problem to fix.But perhaps manager should look in the mirror instead? Let’s talk about that. What You’ll Discover About Low Employee Engagement:* How the phrase low employee engagement respects the privilege of power* Three reasons supervisors are more complicit in low employee engagement than they realize* Why protecting and supporting high employee engagement is a management responsibility* And much more. Host Hanna Hasl-KelchnerHanna Hasl-Kelchner is a champion for fairness in the workplace. She helps organizations gain clarity to make more informed decisions by reducing complex concepts into sensible, bite size pieces. Hanna accomplishes this as a business strategist and through her writing, speaking, consulting, and popular syndicated podcast, Business Confidential Now.Hanna brings a unique perspective to the table, growing up in an entrepreneurial f

Meaningful WorkMaintaining accountability in the workplace is a two edged leadership sword.On the one hand we want employees to do meaningful work, on the other hand, what’s meaningful to management may not necessarily be meaningful to them, BUT it still needs to get done and therein lies the dilemma for executives, managers, and entrepreneurs.What You’ll Discover About Meaningful Work:* How meaningful work connects employees’ unique abilities with the overall vision and mission of the company* Why meaningful work requires synchronizing employees’ expectations* How meaningful feedback contributes to meaningful work* How to help employees overcome the fear of vulnerability when discussing meaningful work* And much more.Guest: Zach MontroyZach Montroy is a change agent and leadership team coach who has spent two decades in executive roles, honing his expertise in organizational strategy, people operations, people leadership and scaling companies. With a passion for helping leaders expand their impact and build

Retaining Top TalentRetaining top talent has always been a management challenge. It’s become even more so in our post-covid world where many employees who enjoyed the autonomy of remote work arrangements are suddenly faced return to office mandates.For employees it feels unfair when the work is going fine. Yet those employee perceptions clashed directly with the management’s view of “Hey, we make the rules around here.”When that happens, for employees it begs the questions: Do I stay? Or do I go?What You’ll Discover About Retaining Top Talent:* The role of the implied social contract in retaining top talent* What the covenants of good faith and fair dealing have to do with retaining top talent* What good faith and fair dealing means in the workplace* How the implied social contract legitimizes employee expectations of workplace fairness* And much more. Host Hanna Hasl-KelchnerHanna Hasl-Kelchner is a champion for fairness in the workplace. She helps organizations gain clarity to make more informed d

YouTube VideoYouTube video can be very impactful because next to Google, YouTube is an incredibly powerful search engine in its own right.That means knowing how to harness that energy can accelerate the growth of your business, product, or service, but how can entrepreneurs tap into this phenomenon effectively and efficiently?That’s what I’ll be exploring with our next guest, YouTube expert, Matt Hughes. What You’ll Discover About YouTube Video:* Why small businesses have an advantage in creating YouTube video* How to find great content for your YouTube video* How to optimize YouTube video descriptions* The biggest mistake everyone makes with their YouTube video* How long does it take to build marketing momentum with YouTube video* AND much moreGuest: Matt Hughes Matthew Hughes is a video and YouTube expert based in Leicester, United Kingdom.In 2013, he started a video company that he ran for seven years, traveling the world and creating corporate videos for clients ranging from one-man bands throug

Workplace FairnessWorkplace fairness is something employees desperately want and executives, managers and business owners think they give.But when a Gartner HR research finds 82% of employees report their working environment lacks fairness and last year’s State of the Workplace Gallup polls finds 59% of workers being disengaged, or “quiet quitting” in Gallup’s 2023 parlance, and another 18% being actively disengaged, or just plain miserable at work and “loud quitting” it’s time to take a closer look at workplace fairness and why so many employees feel they’re not experiencing it.What You’ll Discover About Workplace Fairness:* The phenomenal bottom line benefits of high employee engagement* The critical role workplace fairness plays in employee engagement* Why fairness is a reasonable expectation* The misunderstood role of the implied social contract in workplace fairness* And much more.Host Hanna Hasl-KelchnerHanna Hasl-Kelchner is a champion for fairness in the workplace. She helps organizations gain cl

Buy a Profitable BusinessKnowing how to confidently buy a profitable business at a great price is an awesome way to expand an existing business or take the leap into entrepreneurship.But if it’s not something you do on a regular basis, your confidence may need some boosting with proven strategies and tips. That’s where today’s guest comes in.  What You’ll Discover About How to Buy a Profitable Business:* Understanding the different stages of buying a business* How to find the right team to assist in the process of buying a profitable business* Why looking for companies who are publicly listed for sale is the wrong way to buy a profitable business* The smart way of managing risk when buying an existing business* How to stay focused on the right stuff during the purchase process* AND much more.Guest: Richard ParkerRICHARD PARKER has been helping people achieve their dreams of owning a business for over 30 years.His ‘How To Buy A Good Business At A Great Price’ program has sold over 100,000 copies in m

Winning Negotiation TacticsWhat are your winning negotiation tactics? Do they always work out the way you want them to?If you’d like to improve your success rate, You’re going to enjoy today’s guest. She’s Andrea Beach, a certified hypnotherapist who’s often featured as a change agent and a force of nature in the business world.What You’ll Discover About Winning Negotiation Tactics:* Why reframing the encounter from you versus them to us versus the problem is a winning negotiation tactic* How being curious and mindful of body language are winning negotiation tactics* How to side-step defensiveness in negotiations* Two biggest mistakes people make when negotiating* Why winning negotiation tactics are part art and science* AND much moreGuest: Andrea BeachAndrea Beach is the founder and CEO of both Axess Network and Beachfront Custom Development. A leading authority on technology and consumer behavior, Ms. Beach has advised Fortune 500 companies, mentored a variety of startups, and created engagin