030: From Brand Building to Sale with Warren Kornblum
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Release Date: 08/02/2021
044: The Ownership Mindset with Kerry Siggins
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Kerry Siggins is the CEO of StoneAge, a fast-growing, employee-owned manufacturing and technology company based in Colorado. Kerry hosts Reflect Forward, a popular leadership podcast and she recently released her first book, The Ownership Mindset: A Handbook for Transforming Your Life and Leadership. Today, Kerry joins the show to share her experiences and how mindset and leadership can take your business to the next level. CONNECT WITH US
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043: Gauge Your Business Valuation with Scott Gabehart
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You have built up your business and may be prepared to exit and move forward, but do you know how much it is worth? Our latest guest, Scott Gabehart, is a business valuation pro with over 30 years of experience doing valuations. Scott has an alphabet of accreditations—six in total. He has a BA, MIM, CBA, CVA, BCA, and CBVS. He has served as Chief Valuation Officer with BizEquity, LLC, a patented "software as a service" online business valuation tool, since 2006. Scott also has over 30 years of experience in private firm valuation and transactional representation. He is a Certified Business...
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042: Unlocking Your Growth Value with Marc Adams
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Business owners are always searching for an edge to help them maximize growth and business value. Our latest guest Marc Adams literally wrote the book on secrets to increasing your business multiple. Today, Marc joins the show to share how he empowers business owners to tap into new revenue streams, optimize operational efficiency, and elevate brand awareness. From digital marketing mastery to harnessing the power of social media and executing seamless acquisitions, Marc's book offers actionable tactics to drive growth. CONNECT WITH US
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041: The Renaissance Man of Business with Dan Donnelly
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An entrepreneur undoubtedly takes risks, but they also require vision and determination. They are skilled in various disciplines and quick to learn and adapt. An apt description for our latest guest and the ‘renaissance man of business’ himself, Dan Donnelly. Today, Dan joins us to share how he built up his company from a small-scale operation out of a basement in Queens to a successful business he could sell. CONNECT WITH US
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040: Entrepreneurship Gone Crackers with Mary Waldner
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Sometimes the greatest business ideas are a byproduct of our personal passions. That was certainly the case for Mary Waldner when she decided to start Mary’s Gone Crackers, a wildly successful gluten-free organic cracker and snack company. A company that she would go on to grow and eventually sell. Today, Mary joins us to discuss how she made a successful business out of a passion project and then prepared her company for sale. INSPIRING QUOTE “Think big. It takes the same amount of work to build something small as it takes to build something big.” – Mary Waldner CONNECT WITH US ...
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039: Talking ESOPs with Larry Kaplan
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You’re considering selling your company and you hear about a concept to defer or even possibly not pay capital gains—instantaneously creating tax advantages for your company. All that might sound too good to be true, however, Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) are a viable alternative when one is ready to sell their business. Larry Kaplan has built a career advising business owners on the benefits of ESOPs. Larry has built the nation's leading ESOP investment banking practice at CSG Partners. Since 2000, his team of employee stock ownership plan advisors has guided hundreds of...
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038: From Family Business to Broadway with Wendy Federman
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When her father passed very suddenly, Wendy Federman was thrust into the role of family business owner. In her true entrepreneurial spirit, Wendy was able to meet the challenge head-on and eventually fulfill her childhood dream on the Broadway stage. Wendy Federman is a thirteen-time Tony Award-winning theatre and film producer. She has also received two Olivier Awards, eleven Drama Desk Awards, nineteen Outer Critics Circle Awards, eighteen Drama League Awards, and three GLADD Media Awards for many of her over ninety co-productions. Her current and upcoming shows on and off-Broadway, on US...
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037: The Business Transformation Catalyst with Prantik Mazumdar
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In a constantly shifting business landscape, only those who can grow and evolve will survive. For Prantik Mazumdar the innate drive for learning and experimentation was integral to his success. Prantik is an entrepreneur and venture investor. He acts as a digital transformation catalyst in organizations to drive sustainable impact and change. Prantik started his entrepreneurial journey with Happy Marketer in 2011 where he spent a decade building and scaling up one of the most awarded independent digital marketing firms in the region. In 2019, he had a successful exit when Happy Marketer was...
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036: Squeezing the Juice from Your Company with Gordon Crane
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The growth of a business is rarely a straight line. There are roadblocks that come along the way. Gordon Crane started his company out of his parent's apartment in Queens. From these humble beginnings, he was able to create a successful brand. Gordon Crane is an entrepreneur and pioneer in the “better-for-you” fruit juice industry. In 1975, he founded Apple & Eve, a brand of premium, all-natural fruit juices and fruit products that he grew into the largest privately held juice company in the United States with sales in excess of $225 million. Today, Gordon joins the show to share the...
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035: The Intentional Growth Framework with Ryan Tansom
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When the time comes to finally leave the company you have built you would like to have options available to you. But the reality for most is that they have not planned and prepared enough to put themselves in this position. Ryan Tansom has worked with business owners on the “Intentional Growth” framework that can put them on track to achieve their goals. Ryan helped turn around their family business and then sell it for 8 figures to a local competitor in 2014. The growth and exit process was an unexpectedly difficult undertaking, but the lessons that were learned have proven to be...
info_outlineBefore the prospect of a sale is even an option, a business needs growth and strategic development. For many businesses, this means brand building. Warren Kornblum knows all about branding, with global experience in brand management and strategic marketing.
Warren is a “marketing master.” He has won many Cleo awards, which recognize innovation and creative excellence in advertising. Warren started and sold his own agency in the ’90s and transitioned to Managing Partner at Bozell Worldwide, one of the largest advertising agencies in the world at the time. He then joined Toys “R” Us as the first Chief Marketing Officer and served on the Executive Committee. He was Chief Strategic Officer at Rooms to Go and has helped and advised several C-level executives and boards.
Today, Warren joins the podcast to share his experience in building up his own business and brand then subsequently exiting. He dives into his journey post-exit and the transition into the C-suite of a Fortune 100 company.
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