What initially appears as failure, can often be the catalysts to our greatest discoveries. Josh Steimle had an apparent failure — in 2013, he was nearly out of business. A bad hire at his marketing agency had brought him to the brink of bankruptcy. Fast-forward to the present, and his agency (MWi) is thriving, he started a second business (Influencer Inc.), and he’s now publishing a book called   Continue →

Have you ever found yourself chasing down every dollar that comes your way? Many business owners and leaders have been there, thinking, “We’re saying ‘yes’ to everything, but the company still isn’t growing.” Jon McGinley says that maybe saying “yes” is the problem, not the solution. On this episode of Lead to Grow, Jon joined us to share 5 reasons every company should specialize, not generalize.   Continue →

“A company is nothing more than a group of people.” I started listening even closer as Oded spoke. His words resonated with me, for multiple reasons: We had similar ideas on leadership, plus, we’ve both owned companies in the moving business. (Oded is the President of DN Van Lines.) Lastly, we both believe this: The right person is far more important than the perfect skill set. On our Lead to   Continue →

One of the things that we, as leaders, need to do be able to make smarter decisions faster. When we have a decision to make, we usually spend too much time thinking. How much time in your day is being taken up by just thinking and not actually make a decision? How much time could you save every day if you could make smarter decisions and make them faster? Well, that’s what we talked with Josh   Continue →

Failure is sometimes a better teacher than success. But too often, when we run into failure, we don’t see the learning opportunity. We believe the lie that it’s the end. The world is thankful Todd Palmer didn’t stop after his “failure”: He joined us on the Lead to Grow podcast to share what he’s learned from the brink of bankruptcy about failure and humility as a leader. Todd is the President of   Continue →

Ambassadors are essential to any institution: They are bridge-builders, key communicators, and interpreters. They translate between one entity and the rest of the world: They communicate ideas and philosophies and garner support with outside individuals, or even countries. Every institution needs ambassadors. Businesses are no exception. On this episode of the Lead to Grow podcast, Amy Franko   Continue →

“Do you really think you can build this business?” That’s what someone asked David Ridley during the early stages of his startup real estate investment firm. Well, David was able to build the business. The firm he founded and lead as CEO, Invesco Real Estate, grew to over $65 billion in assets under management with 20 offices scattered around the world. But that’s not the most important part of   Continue →

Here, we love providing value to others. It’s in the name of our company (Values-Driven Leadership). It’s an amazing day when we get the chance to speak with someone else who loves bringing value as much as we do. We sat down with Bill Cates, a Hall of Fame speaker, best-selling author, and founder and head of Referral Coach International. He came on the Lead to Grow podcast to deliver a few   Continue →

How do you innovate faster and at the same time be more customer-centric? We spoke with Aaron Eden is Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Moves The Needle. Moves the Needle "ignites entrepreneurial action within large organizations so their people can be closer to customers, move faster, and act bolder." He gave us tips on how innovators like Steve Jobs lead their teams to victory.   Continue →