Prepare Like a Pro: How to Reflect, Reorient, and Re-engage for 2026
Release Date: 11/20/2025
Scale and Pivot: How Hard Decisions Shape Business Evolution
Bold Business Podcast
Scaling a business isn’t just a strategy — it’s an act of faith. It demands the willingness to change course, challenge ingrained habits, and make decisions that are uncomfortable but necessary. What really happens when things get hard? The answer lives in the decisions most business owners avoid: narrowing focus, eliminating bottlenecks, and making bold pivots before the market forces your hand. The shift to specialization, the ability to read and respond to market signals, and the discipline to leverage systems for clarity and execution — these are what separate businesses...
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Why Guilt and Shame Affect Your Business Strategy
Bold Business Podcast
Past successes can provide valuable insights, but it's important to recognize that they belong to a different time. While experience is beneficial, the ever-changing business landscape means that relying solely on past achievements can be misleading. It's essential to understand that perfection is not a realistic goal and can sometimes become a barrier in your leadership journey. By accepting this reality, your approach to growth can transform, allowing you to focus on what truly matters. This discussion invites you to reevaluate your perspective on risk, failure, and...
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ENCORE: Trust Your Purpose Through Times of Change
Bold Business Podcast
We often think of innovation as loud—the flashy announcements, the social media hype, the constant spotlight. But the most profound changes happening right now are quietly being built behind the scenes. The real disruptors aren't chasing notoriety; they are chasing root problems. When you align a team around a mission that actually matters, you create an invisible force. That culture of shared purpose becomes the leverage needed to challenge industry giants who have benefited from the broken system for years. The most valuable work isn't always visible....
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ENCORE: Commit to Yourself: Defy Norms to Reach Your Goals
Bold Business Podcast
Stop attempting to fit into a mold that was never intended for you. Your dreams may need a reality check to prevent them from slipping away, ensuring you don’t unintentionally drift further from them. Following a plan, establishing habits, and achieving goals may seem straightforward, but if you’re not genuinely engaged in the journey, you’re likely confined by standards that don’t serve you. This discussion focuses on demonstrating your commitment to yourself and the people around you. It emphasizes the importance of embracing your truth and building a life that...
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Stop Future-Proofing: The Mid-Market Guide to Future-Making
Bold Business Podcast
Many mid-market companies tend to hit a wall around the eighth year. The very processes that helped you get to this point are now what’s holding you back from moving forward. This panel discussion aims to break the cycle of 'future-proofing' and focus on what it takes to stay relevant. Introducing your Future-Maker panel: - , President and CEO of - , Founder and CEO of - , Managing Partner and Growth Strategist at Tune in to explore the differences between playing defense and offense, the unintentional growth throttling that can occur, the power of curiosity, and how...
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ENCORE Business Mindset: Learning From Your Experience
Bold Business Podcast
Making decisions is more than just picking an option; it’s an art that influences your path forward, impacts your relationships, and challenges your values. By embracing your unique personality and strengths while being mindful of your leadership weaknesses, you can discover the best ways to support your company and uplift your team. In this exciting episode, you’ll explore whether you’re truly taking the right risks. Get ready to uncover three vital steps for managing mistakes, understand the feeling of being poised to take bold action, and learn about three critical areas...
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From Vision to Execution: Why CEOs Must Rethink Success in the Age of AI
Bold Business Podcast
The era of having all the answers is over. Today, it is becoming the norm for founders and management teams to lead without knowing exactly where they are headed. Change is occurring across every aspect of business and how we conduct it, and it will continue to impact the workforce. This transformation isn’t solely about achieving efficiency and cutting costs. It also involves adopting new mindsets not only to survive in business, but also to significantly increase your impact in the years to come. In this program, you will learn about the traits necessary to grow your business...
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From Friction to Growth: How Self-Reflection Drives Success
Bold Business Podcast
Your character and skills often outweigh your credentials in today’s ever-evolving world. True growth stems from the challenges of difficult conversations, and effective leaders can use these moments of discomfort to tap into the potential that already exists within their systems, processes, and teams. Honest self-reflection is essential for setting goals, adapting to changes, and navigating uncertainty. A crucial takeaway from this discussion is that the concept of “enough” is a personal measure rather than a comparative one. In this program, engages with ...
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ENCORE: Make Decisions with Imperfect Information
Bold Business Podcast
In a world where every choice is navigated with limited information, you may find yourself stepping into the unknown, missing key insights, or even underestimating potential risks. However, the clarity of your vision and your commitment to your goals will ultimately dictate your journey to success. Your business strategy should be aimed at the long-term — fostering growth and profitability while embracing whatever challenges and opportunities come your way. Building a robust network of peers is crucial. Whether it’s through a mastermind group or a board of directors,...
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Empower Teams and Lead Innovation in the Age of Automation
Bold Business Podcast
Transform complaints into golden opportunities and bring enthusiasm to your customers by empowering your team to swiftly address friction points. Embracing change is essential, and it’s perfectly fine to reconsider past decisions. Flexibility is key to successfully navigating today’s growth landscape. Take proactive steps by delegating responsibilities, launching experiments, and truly listening to your customers — even if you haven’t established a perfect system yet. In this episode, you’ll discover that managing energy is just as crucial as having the right systems in...
info_outlineUnlock your competitive edge by planning earlier than everyone else. Strategic planning is more than an annual box to check; it is a time to reflect, reorient, and reengage your company with its long-term objectives, and to align today’s priorities with them.
The true cost of distraction goes beyond just affecting mental focus; it impacts your bottom line. It's not only about lost productivity; on average, it takes about 23 minutes and 15 seconds to switch between business activities. Even though we are working effectively, the time lost hinders our company from maximizing its available resources.
In this episode, you will hear how not to overthink reflection, the importance of taking time to understand your current position before moving forward, and tips for conducting productive deep work sessions.
The panelists in this "It's Your Business" conversation are all business advisors: Christy Maxfield, President and CEO of Purpose First Advisors; Dean Barta, Founder and CEO of Barta Business Group; and Jess Dewell, Growth Strategist at Red Direction. They discuss a three-part framework designed to unlock your business's growth potential and explore pathways for strategic re-engagement.
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If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the “Growth Framework Reset” approach. This will help you keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.
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You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter, LinkedIn or Red Direction website.