201: Have Your Customers Write Your Pitch with Tim Calise

212: Outsource, Automate & Accelerate with Jaime Nacach

Jaime Nacach, the Founder and CEO of Virtual Latinos, the first platform focused on connecting entrepreneurs, teams and agencies from the US, Canada, and the world with virtual assistants and virtual marketers from Latin America.

We discuss outsourcing, automation, and business growth with Jaime, who sheds light on tapping into Latin American talent and leveraging automation tools like Zapier. He highlights the potential for small businesses to enhance competitiveness and foster growth in the evolving global workforce landscape.

(0:31) Jaime’s journey into the VA industry

(4:54) Global workforce landscape

(9:16) Business Automation Framework with Zapier

(19:37) Latinos as virtual assistants

(23:36) The most exciting stuff that Jaime is working on

(27:17) Parting Thoughts

Links and Resources

• Jaime’s LinkedIn
• Virtual Latinos
• Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech https://stevepreda.com/business-growth-tech/
• Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/
• Management Blueprint Podcast on YouTube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
• Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks

211: Elevate From Founder To CEO with Scott Ritzheimer

Scott Ritzheimer, the Founder and CEO of Scale Architects, a company that helps founders and leaders design and build scalable organizations that achieve predictable success.

We explore the crucial steps for founders transitioning to CEOs and scaling their businesses effectively, highlighting the shift from making policy decisions to focusing on building a strong executive team and emphasizing strategic leadership over day-to-day operations.

(0:29) Scott’s journey to founding Scale Architects

(5:35) What is whitewater?

(12:19) Company size as a factor

(16:02) Founder to CEO Framework

(30:19) The most exciting stuff that Scott is working on

(31:27) Parting Thoughts

Links and Resources

• Scott’s LinkedIn
• Scale Architects
• Free copy of The Founder’s Evolution
• Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
• Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
• Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech https://stevepreda.com/business-growth-tech/
• Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/

208: Care For Customers In Crises with Chris Dane

Chris Dane, President of Hickory Global Partners, an industry-leading global alliance for corporate travel organizations and corporate travel departments.

We discuss invaluable insights into navigating the intricacies of travel operations. From crafting robust crisis management frameworks to redefining the role of travel advisors in the digital age, a compelling exploration of the evolution of the travel industry and strategies for success in a constantly evolving landscape.

(0:35) Chris’s journey into corporate travel

(3:57) Care Framework for worst-case travel scenarios

(8:59) Four areas of the Crisis Management Framework

(10:42) Future of corporate travel industry

(16:32) The most exciting stuff that Chris is working on

(20:05) Parting Thoughts

Links and Resources

• Chris’s LinkedIn
• Hickory Global Partners
• Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
• Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
• Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech Stevepreda.com/
• Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/

209: Focus On Your Team's Energy with JJ Ghatak

JJ Ghatak, CEO and Co-founder of OnLoop, a habit-forming, genAI powered goals and feedback platform for high functioning teams. JJ is based in Singapore.

We explore the Collaborative Team Development Framework, its functionality, application, and potential approaches to maximize its effectiveness within the team.

(01:05) JJ's entrepreneurial journey

(05:49) Collaborative Team Development Framework

(12:07) Origin of the Clarity Score

(17:02) Approach to constructive feedback of a manager

(22:55) Aftermath of implementing JJ’s system

(26:04) The most exciting stuff that JJ is working on

(31:57) Final Question and Parting Thoughts

Links and Resources

• JJ’s LinkedIn
• OnLoop
• Management Blueprint Podcast on Youtube https://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYT
• Steve Preda’s books on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooks
• Explore Steve Preda Business Growth tech Stevepreda.com/
• Follow video shorts of current and past episodes on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/77938145/admin/feed/posts/

208: Tap Into A Peer Advisory Board with Krista Crawford

Krista Crawford, who is a pre-academic, a PhD, an MBA and an SBHR, the chair of two Vistage executive peer groups in the Baltimore, Maryland region. She's an HR consultant and an adjunct instructor at Virginia Tech and Champlain College. We discuss the concept of being a "pre-academic," her Executive Presence Framework, and a shortcut to achieve PRES. Krista also shares an ethical decision-making framework for CEOs and her new initiative to mentor emerging leaders.

(01:03) Krista's entrepreneurial journey

(03:11) What is pre-academic?

(03:48) The Executive Presence Framework

(08:17) The shortcut to achieve PRES

(16:19) The ethical decision-making framework for CEOs

(19:23) Krista’s new emerging leaders group

(21:45) Parting Thoughts

Links and Resources

• Steve and Greg Cleary's Book Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the Mountain
• Work with Steve - Stevepreda.com
• Connect with Steve on LinkedIn
• Krista’s LinkedIn
• Krista’s Email
• Vistage