In Process Podcast

Is your business in transition? Are your sales lagging? Or perhaps you are trying to determine the best way to motivate your sales team. Don’t go at it alone. Consider working with sales    and business strategist Christie Walters. With proven techniques and results-oriented strategies, she’ll help you drive revenue and kick your sales team into high-performance gear.

This week on Trusted Counsel’s podcast show “In Process: Conversations about Business in the 21st Century,” we interview Christie Walters, a sales and business strategist who has deep experience with helping small, mid-sized companies and individuals reach their highest level of potential. She is the owner of iCore Strategy in Atlanta, Georgia. She is also the host of a podcast “The Why and the Buy.”

During the course of the podcast, entrepreneurs, business owners and C-level executive will learn:

• When it's time to bring in a sales coach to your organization
• The definition of designed alliance
• How to obtain a FREE 30-minute consultation with podcast sales coach Christie Walters
• How to get the most out of a coaching relationship

If you would like to learn more about Christie and her services, visit her website www.icorestrategy.com.

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This week on “In Process: Conversations about Business in the 21st Century,” we reach the final podcast in our series dedicated to the topic of preparing your business for sale.

There's a “new normal” in the marketplace. Too much money, chasing too few deals. We’re also now seeing a fairly dramatic reduction in the number of companies above 100 employees. That shrinkage, if you will, accounts for a lot of the competitiveness. And, the impact on the market? It's driving the capital downstream.

In the final installment of our six-part podcast series, show hosts Evelyn Ashley and John Monahon speak with Doug Tatum, chairman of Newport Board Group, a national partnership of CEOs and senior executives who advise emerging middle-market companies and assist private-equity firms to invest in and grow portfolio companies. Doug is also the author of “No Man’s Land: Where Growing Companies Fail,” a leading text about growth companies that has been translated into several languages and has won four National Best Business book awards. 

During the course of the podcast, entrepreneurs, business owners and C-level executives will learn about the:

• Concept of fractional C-level officers
• Succession planning process
• Best practices for selecting a successor
• Lessons-learned from the sales process
• Qualities you should look for in a purchaser

Did you enjoy the podcast? Please give us a review and share the episode with anyone you know who would benefit.

This week on “In Process: Conversations about Business in the 21st Century,” we continue with the next podcast in our series dedicated to the topic of preparing your business for sale.

Business owners often consider themselves immortal and are among the worst offenders when it comes to wealth management and estate planning. They’re just so focusing on growing their businesses, they make the mistake of not setting the necessary time aside to address these very important aspects of their lives.

In the fifth installment of our six-part podcast series, show hosts Evelyn Ashley and John Monahon speak with Wilmington Trust’s Jonathan Fitzgerald, vice president and director of wealth and fiduciary planning in the Southeast, about how busy business owners can take a phased approach to wealth planning. Wilmington Trust is one of the largest personal trust providers in the United States.

During the course of the podcast, entrepreneurs, business owners and C-level executives will learn about the:

• Processes and timelines involved with wealth planning
• Aspects of family succession planning
• Importance of wills and trusts
• The role valuations play in wealth planning
• The impact of insurance on the planning process
• Different ways to transfer value outside of the estate
• Tax changes affecting estate planning

Did you enjoy the podcast? Please give us a review and share the episode with anyone you know who would benefit.

This week on “In Process: Conversations about Business in the 21st Century,” we continue with the next podcast in our series dedicated to the topic of preparing your business for sale.

Business owners often consider themselves immortal and are among the worst offenders when it comes to wealth management and estate planning. They’re just so focusing on growing their businesses, they make the mistake of not setting the necessary time aside to address these very important aspects of their lives.

In the fifth installment of our six-part podcast series, show hosts Evelyn Ashley and John Monahon speak with Wilmington Trust’s Jonathan Fitzgerald, vice president and director of wealth and fiduciary planning in the Southeast, about how busy business owners can take a phased approach to wealth planning. Wilmington Trust is one of the largest personal trust providers in the United States.

During the course of the podcast, entrepreneurs, business owners and C-level executives will learn about the:

• Processes and timelines involved with wealth planning
• Aspects of family succession planning
• Importance of wills and trusts
• The role valuations play in wealth planning
• The impact of insurance on the planning process
• Different ways to transfer value outside of the estate
• Tax changes affecting estate planning

Did you enjoy the podcast? Please give us a review and share the episode with anyone you know who would benefit.

This week on “In Process: Conversations about Business in the 21st Century,” we continue with the next podcast in our series dedicated to the topic of preparing your business for sale. This series leads up to the physical event we are hosting at 5:30 p.m., on Thursday, Apr. 19, 2018, in Atlanta titled, "Prepping the Princess for the Party: Is Your Business Ready to Sell?"

In the fourth installment of our six-part podcast series, show hosts Evelyn Ashley and John Monahon speak with FOCUS Investment Banking’s George Shea, partner and IT team leader, and Manan Shah, managing partner and leader of the Government, Aerospace and Defense Group, about how to find the right buyer for a business in the broad universe of prospects. FOCUS Investment Banking is a national middle-market investment banking firm providing merger, acquisition, divestiture and corporate finance services.

During the course of the podcast, entrepreneurs, business owners and C-level executives will learn about the:

• Three categories of buyers along with challenges and opportunities for each
• Elements that make a business sellable
• Factors that business owners should focus on to get ready for their exits
• Key industries that buyers and investors are interested in now
• Important role both internal and external research plays in attracting buyers

Did you enjoy the podcast? Please give us a review and share the episode with anyone you know who would benefit.

This week on “In Process: Conversations about Business in the 21st Century,” we continue with the next podcast in our series dedicated to the topic of preparing your business for sale. This series leads up to the physical event we are hosting at 5:30 p.m., on Thursday, Apr. 19, 2018, in Atlanta titled, "Prepping the Princess for the Party: Is Your Business Ready to Sell?"

In the third installment of our six-part podcast series, show hosts Evelyn Ashley and John Monahon speak with Peter Baron, Carabiner Communications founder and principal, about what companies need to consider from a marketing and branding standpoint prior to a potential sale. Carabiner Communications is a top PR firm in Atlanta, specializing in marketing and lead generation.

During the course of the podcast, entrepreneurs, business owners and C-level executives will learn about the:

• Concept of brand reputation as part of the sale
• Considerations for rebranding
• Elements of a good brand
• Marketing strategies, tactics and assets involved with a rebrand
• Right mix of content to satisfy prospects’ and customers’ information needs

Did you enjoy the podcast? Please give us a review and share the episode with anyone you know who would benefit. Help us grow our audience reach! Would you like to be on the show?

This week on “In Process: Conversations about Business in the 21st Century,” we continue with the next podcast in our series dedicated to the topic of preparing your business for sale. This series leads up to the physical event we are hosting at 5:30 p.m., on Thursday, Apr. 19, 2018, in Atlanta titled, "Prepping the Princess for the Party: Is Your Business Ready to Sell?"

In the third installment of our six-part podcast series, show hosts Evelyn Ashley and John Monahon speak with Peter Baron, Carabiner Communications founder and principal, about what companies need to consider from a marketing and branding standpoint prior to a potential sale. Carabiner Communications is a top PR firm in Atlanta, specializing in marketing and lead generation.

During the course of the podcast, entrepreneurs, business owners and C-level executives will learn about the:

• Concept of brand reputation as part of the sale
• Considerations for rebranding
• Elements of a good brand
• Marketing strategies, tactics and assets involved with a rebrand
• Right mix of content to satisfy prospects’ and customers’ information needs

Did you enjoy the podcast? Please give us a review and share the episode with anyone you know who would benefit. Help us grow our audience reach! Would you like to be on the show?

This week on “In Process: Conversations about Business in the 21st Century,” we continue with the next podcast in our series dedicated to the topic of preparing your business for sale. This series leads up to the physical event we are hosting at 5:30 p.m., on Thursday, Apr. 19, 2018, in Atlanta titled, "Prepping the Princess for the Party: Is Your Business Ready to Sell?"

In the third installment of our six-part podcast series, show hosts Evelyn Ashley and John Monahon speak with Peter Baron, Carabiner Communications founder and principal, about what companies need to consider from a marketing and branding standpoint prior to a potential sale. Carabiner Communications is a top PR firm in Atlanta, specializing in marketing and lead generation.

During the course of the podcast, entrepreneurs, business owners and C-level executives will learn about the:

• Concept of brand reputation as part of the sale
• Considerations for rebranding
• Elements of a good brand
• Marketing strategies, tactics and assets involved with a rebrand
• Right mix of content to satisfy prospects’ and customers’ information needs

Did you enjoy the podcast? Please give us a review and share the episode with anyone you know who would benefit. Help us grow our audience reach! Would you like to be on the show?

This week on “In Process: Conversations about Business in the 21st Century,” we continue with the next podcast in our series dedicated to the topic of preparing your business for sale. This series leads up to the physical event we are hosting at 5:30 p.m., on Thursday, Apr. 19, 2018, in Atlanta titled, "Prepping the Princess for the Party: Is Your Business Ready to Sell?"

In the second installment of our six-part podcast series, show hosts Evelyn Ashley and John Monahon go in-house to speak with two of Trusted Counsel’s law partners, Allen Bradley and Tom Wardell, about the legal side of selling a business―from before a buyer knocks on your door until the final distribution from the sale is made.

During the course of the podcast, entrepreneurs, business owners and C-level executives will learn about the:

• Often overlooked legal elements in the preparation process
• What to expect during the actual negotiations
• How contracts can be structured
• The importance of network security and privacy to the sale
• How and when to communicate customer information
• Impact of employee incentive packages
• The concept of escrow

Did you enjoy the podcast? Please give us a review and share the episode with anyone you know who would benefit.

This week on “In Process: Conversations about Business in the 21st Century,” we continue with the next podcast in our series dedicated to the topic of preparing your business for sale. This series leads up to the physical event we are hosting at 5:30 p.m., on Thursday, Apr. 19, 2018, in Atlanta titled, "Prepping the Princess for the Party: Is Your Business Ready to Sell?"

In the second installment of our six-part podcast series, show hosts Evelyn Ashley and John Monahon go in-house to speak with two of Trusted Counsel’s law partners, Allen Bradley and Tom Wardell, about the legal side of selling a business―from before a buyer knocks on your door until the final distribution from the sale is made.

During the course of the podcast, entrepreneurs, business owners and C-level executives will learn about the:

• Often overlooked legal elements in the preparation process
• What to expect during the actual negotiations
• How contracts can be structured
• The importance of network security and privacy to the sale
• How and when to communicate customer information
• Impact of employee incentive packages
• The concept of escrow

Did you enjoy the podcast? Please give us a review and share the episode with anyone you know who would benefit.