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Above The Business

Bradley Hamnerwww.abovethebusiness.co
What if you could step out of the day-to-day and see your business from a whole new perspective? Welcome to Above The Business, where we empower you to rise above the daily grind and embrace a higher way of business ownership. It's time to build your business by design. www.abovethebusiness.co
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Episode 242: The Bottom Line - My First EA

A million dollar business isn't built on a $10/hr task manager. A $2 million business isn't built on a $20/hr task Manager. There are administrative tasks like managing your in your inbox, putting things on your calendar, scheduling things on your calendar, and running payroll that are not going to move your business forward. So what should you do to successfully bring on an executive assistant and move your business forward. > JOIN THE PRIVATE LEADERSHIP PODCAST COMMUNITY! <​ This communi...

Jun 02, 202311 minEp. 242

Episode 241: Fireside Chat - How To Forecast with Isaac Stuiso

In this episode, hear the financial and business practices Isaac uses to grow his team and agency while creating security for both. > JOIN THE PRIVATE LEADERSHIP PODCAST COMMUNITY! <​ This community has access to a seat at the live recordings for all Monday podcast episodes, monthly, live Q&As with our favorite podcast guests, a private community on Facebook, and more. It launches June 1st, 2023 - grab your spot using this link: info.club.capital/community Thanks to our sponsors... Thi...

May 31, 202339 minEp. 241

Episode 240: Beyond Rockets with Clark Dunn

This week on the podcast, Clark Dunn joins Bradley to discuss marketing. Clark started Beyond Rockets first as a podcast in 2019 as a way to meet and interview local small business owners and share their stories. Fast forward to October of 2020 Clark had been helping out a few business navigate social media while in college and with the business growing officially formed the LLC. for Beyond Rockets. Over the past few years Clark has since graduated from UAH with a Marketing Degree and is running...

May 30, 202339 minEp. 240

Episode 239: The Bottom Line - Inversion Thinking

Charlie Munger's inversion thinking concept is a mental model that involves flipping the perspective of a problem, challenge, or decision-making process. Instead of focusing on what you need to do to achieve an outcome, this technique requires you to consider what you should avoid doing to prevent the undesired outcome. In other words, you start with the end goal in mind and work backward to identify the obstacles that may hinder your progress. Learn how to implement inversion thinking in this e...

May 26, 20236 minEp. 239

Episode 238: A Tribute to Coach Ann Cohan

This special recast is a tribute to the late Ann Cohan. She was one of Bradley’s first business coaches and offered a treasure trove of knowledge on one of our first episodes. Ann Cohan was the President of The Marvis Center , which was founded the firm in 1992 after thirteen years of corporate experience in sales, sales management, and training with both Savin Corporation and Sprint – leading the training and development departments for both organizations. Using her corporate experiences as a b...

May 24, 202346 minEp. 238

Episode 237: Lead You - The Winning Combination to Achieve Personal and Professional Success with Bobby Harrington

In today’s episode, Bobby Harrington joins Bradley to discuss to effectively lead yourself in order to lead others. Bobby is the founder of the Rubicon Course of Action (COA), which specializes in performance coaching programs and immersive leadership development events. He also authored “Lead You: The Winning Combination to Achieve Personal and Professional Success.” Before you can effectively lead others, you must lead yourself. Once you learn to successfully guide yourself toward your vision ...

May 22, 202333 minEp. 237

Episode 236: The Bottom Line - A-Players

In this quick episode, Bradley shares what questions to ask and what answers to look for when identifying A-Players. You'll be able to refine your hiring process for long term hires that get true results with this info - listen now! > JOIN THE PRIVATE LEADERSHIP PODCAST COMMUNITY! <​ This community has access to a seat at the live recordings for all Monday podcast episodes, monthly, live Q&As with our favorite podcast guests, a private community on Facebook, and more. It launches June ...

May 19, 20239 minEp. 236

Episode 235: Fireside Chat - AI, Presidential Elections, CAOS & Iterating in Business

Bradley, Micah, and David discuss a variety of current topics that are impacting businesses like yours right now. Tune in for this Fireside Chat, packed full of valuable perspective! > JOIN THE PRIVATE LEADERSHIP PODCAST COMMUNITY! <​ This community has access to a seat at the live recordings for all Monday podcast episodes, monthly, live Q&As with our favorite podcast guests, a private community on Facebook, and more. It launches June 1st, 2023 - grab your spot using this link: info.c...

May 17, 202343 minEp. 235

Episode 234: We Love Insurance, But We Love People More with Beau Vincent

This week on the podcast, Bradley interviews Beau Vincent. Beau has grown from $1 Million to $5 Million in less than 3 years and would like to show others the way. As a leader who values family, service to others and excellence, he pledged to his my strengths in leading others, communication, and coaching others to help leaders achieve their dreams inside and outside of work. Beau Vincent is happily married to his wife of over 14 years and father to three amazing sons! Beau is a former multi-uni...

May 15, 202350 minEp. 234

Episode 233: The Bottom Line - The Tipping Point

The Tipping Point is a concept introduced by Malcolm Gladwell in his book of the same name. It refers to the moment when a previously slow-moving change or idea suddenly becomes viral and spreads rapidly. This concept is especially relevant to small businesses, as they often face the challenge of creating momentum and growth while competing against larger, more established companies. Bradley shares how it relates to your business in this episode. > JOIN THE PRIVATE LEADERSHIP PODCAST COMMUNIT...

May 12, 20237 minEp. 233

Episode 232: Top Strategies for Auto Acquisition with Chris Jones

Today, catch an inside look on this webinar with Chris Jones. Chris Jones has been an agent for 12 years. Starting as a new market agent in 2011, Chris grew his book to over 7000 cars, over 5200 fire policies, and over 14,000 total policies in force. Chris started without experience and had no idea what to do on day one. He has also started a second location with zero customers and successfully grown that book to over 3000 total policies. Before Covid, he traveled at least once per month, speaki...

May 10, 202349 minEp. 232

Episode 231: Perform in the Top 1% with Dr. Greg Wells.

Today on the podcast, Dr. Greg Wells joins Bradley to discuss health and peak performance - his personal and professional obsessions. Dr. Wells has a Ph.D. in Physiology and serves as a Senior Scientist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto. As a scientist and physiologist, he is focused on making the science of human limits understandable and actionable. To that end he has authored four best-selling books – Superbodies , The Ripple Effect , The Focus Effect and Rest, Refocus, Recharge. H...

May 08, 202348 minEp. 231

Episode 230: The Bottom Line - Desire Vs. Design

Dream-boards, goal setting workshops, visualization, pep-talks, speakers, gurus and inspirational quotes seem to be the staple diet of the ambitious person. The underlying message is that humans lack motivation to succeed, or at least need reminding what they are striving for. If these things are valuable, it’s because desire is a key ingredient in success and it must be enhanced and recreated as often as possible. > JOIN THE PRIVATE LEADERSHIP PODCAST COMMUNITY! <​ This community has acce...

May 05, 202310 minEp. 230

Episode 229: Fireside Chat - Recruiting A-Players, The Airport Test & What is Your Role?

This fireside chat is a look behind the scenes at three business owners discussing business. Bradley, Micah Cannon, and David Munson chat leadership roles, team expectations, how to recruit A-Players, and more in this candid conversation. www.club.capital/podcast > JOIN THE PRIVATE LEADERSHIP PODCAST COMMUNITY! <​ This community has access to a seat at the live recordings for all Monday podcast episodes, monthly, live Q&As with our favorite podcast guests, a private community on Facebo...

May 03, 202335 minEp. 229

Episode 228: Bank On Yourself with Sarry Ibrahim

Today on the Leadership Podcast, Sarry Ibrahim joins us to discuss how you can Bank On Yourself. Sarry Ibrahim is financial planner and member of the Bank On Yourself Organization. He helps real estate investors, business owners, and full time employees grow safe and predictable wealth regardless of market conditions using a financial strategy that has been around for over 160 years. Sarry started this journey when he was in grad school completing his MBA. He worked for companies like Allstate, ...

May 01, 202330 minEp. 228

Episode 227: The Bottom Line - It's Lonely At The Top

One of the hardest things you can do is extend your hand to ask for help. It may be lonely at the top, but here's why it doesn't need to be. Here's the Michael Hyatt podcast that influenced this episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PU2YNHTuw8lroYFvab9ex?si=Q2ooXVRWQyS_9wt2J_JO2g

Apr 28, 20238 minEp. 227

Episode 226: Fireside Chat - How To Grow Your Business by Growing Yourself with Dr. Bhrett McCabe (Recast)

Do you have what it takes to win? In this recast, we sit down with Clinical & Sports Psychologist Dr. McCabe to discuss how to train our mindset to grow our business. We talk about the Success Formula, the five people you need to have in your life, and the four types of clients. Dr. Bhrett McCabe combines his championship experience as an athlete with his clinical training as a psychologist to help competitors break free from their patterns of struggle and create winning solutions on their p...

Apr 26, 202352 minEp. 226

Episode 225: The Second in Command with Cameron Herold

This week on the Leadership Podcast, meet Cameron Herold. He is the mastermind behind the exponential growth of hundreds of companies. As the founder of the COO Alliance and the Invest In Your Leaders course, Cameron is a dynamic consultant who has coached some of the biggest names in business, including Sprint Telecom and a monarchy in the Middle East. Known as the "CEO Whisperer", Cameron has a reputation for guiding his clients to double their profits and revenue in just three years or less. ...

Apr 24, 202341 minEp. 225

Episode 224: The Bottom Line - What It Actually Takes

Bradley shares his thoughts around this truth: What it actually takes to succeed in business is greater than what you think it will take. Hear how to embrace this mindset shift to accomplish more as an owner. The Bottom Line is brought to you by Club Capital. Club Capital provides monthly accounting, tax, and CFO services for insurance agency owners. Learn more at www.club.capital Autopilot Recruiting is a continuous recruiting service where you’ll be assigned a recruiter that has been trained t...

Apr 21, 20239 minEp. 224

Episode 223: Fireside Chat - Tax Minimization Techniques for Insurance Agents (Recast)

With tax day wrapped up, you may be looking through your books wondering how to minimize your 2023 taxes. In this episode, tax expert Louise Else at Club Capital - an accounting firm specifically for insurance agents - show you best practices to do just that. This episode is brought to you by Autopilot Recruiting. Autopilot Recruiting is a continuous recruiting service where you’ll be assigned a recruiter that has been trained to recruit on your behalf every business day. Listeners of the Club C...

Apr 19, 202350 minEp. 223

Episode 222: The Employee-Centric Manager with Dr. Jack Wiley

In today's episode, Dr. Jack Wiley joins Bradley to discuss his 8 Keys, Fab Behaviors, the "1 Skill," and the "2 Values." Jack Wiley, PhD , is an award-winning organizational psychologist, researcher, and leadership consultant. He is the author of three books, The Employee-Centric Manager : 8 Keys to People-Management Effectiveness (2021), RESPECT : Delivering Results by Giving Employees What They Really Want (2012), and Strategic Employee Surveys : Evidence-Based Guidelines for Driving Organiza...

Apr 17, 202352 minEp. 222

Episode 221: The Bottom Line - Your Net Worth Is Your Network

When you begin to recognize the assets in your business and your connections, you'll begin to realize just how high your net worth is. Thanks to our sponsors: The Bottom Line is brought to you by Club Capital. Club Capital provides monthly accounting, tax, and CFO services for insurance agency owners. Learn more at www.club.capital Autopilot Recruiting is a continuous recruiting service where you’ll be assigned a recruiter that has been trained to recruit on your behalf every business day. Liste...

Apr 14, 20239 minEp. 221

Episode 220: When They Say No with Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz

Richard Fenton and Andrea Waltz have been encouraging, coaching, and teaching people to intentionally go for no to get to “YES” for over two decades. They joined us on Episode 129, and now they're back. Finally, in this long-awaited follow-up to their ground-breaking first book, they examine exactly what should happen when it comes to hearing “no” in sales. • What should you think when you get it? • What should you say when you get it? • What should you do when you get it? You have a relationshi...

Apr 10, 202340 minEp. 220

Episode 219: The Bottom Line - Proximity

Here's what a burger, fries, and a group of colleagues showed Bradley about proximity, and what it means for your business. People say “You are the sum of the 5 people closest to you,” all the time. Bradley shares that while that has always resonated with him, it never really caused him to make a change. But a variation of this concept has, and that variation is proximity. Here’s where he saw proximity truly impact his choices in business... The Bottom Line is brought to you by Club Capital. Clu...

Apr 07, 202311 minEp. 219

Episode 218: Fireside Chat - How To Get Out of Your Own Way

A recast from another podcast, Bradley shares how business owners can get out of their own way and find more growth and success. This episode is brought to you by Autopilot Recruiting. Autopilot Recruiting is a continuous recruiting service where you’ll be assigned a recruiter that has been trained to recruit on your behalf every business day. Listeners of the Club Capital Leadership Podcast can go to https://www.autopilotrecruiting.com and use the code ClubCapital to get started....

Apr 05, 202358 minEp. 218

Episode 217: Deep Leadership with Jon S. Rennie

Today on the leadership podcast, Jon S. Rennie joins us to discuss deep leadership. At the end of the day, leadership is all about the people you’re there to lead. Remember, how you get there and who you get there with really does matter. He is a former U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer who made seven deployments during the end of the Cold War. Jon successfully brings his unique navy leadership experience to the business world. On a submarine crew, officers and sailors work together in cramped...

Apr 03, 202341 minEp. 217

Episode 216: The Bottom Line - Building At The Beach

As a business owner, you have a vision for how big you want your company to be. Whether it's a $1M business or a $100M empire, the key to achieving that vision is to build the right foundations and structures early on. The beach analogy can help illustrate this concept. Thanks to our sponsors: Club Capital offers monthly accounting, tax, and CFO services for insurance agency owners. Learn more at www.club.capital. Ready to grow your book of business? That's Direct Clicks Inc. 's specialty. Find ...

Mar 31, 20239 minEp. 216

Episode 215: Take Your Agency to the Next Level with Michael Weaver (Recast)

Not only is our podcast guest this week an all-star agent, he has led hundreds of his fellow agents to success as well. Meet Michael Weaver. Agent, business-owner, leader, and so much more... Michael began his career in the insurance industry as a college intern, and opened his agency several years later in April 2014. After starting his own agency from scratch, Michael went on to become one of the Top 50 out of 19,000+ agents. His success as a business-owner, coupled with his desire to help oth...

Mar 29, 202339 minEp. 215

Episode 214: How to Be the Leader of Your Own Career with Dr. Benjamin Ritter

In this episode, Dr. Benjamin Ritter, founder of Live for Yourself Consulting, joins Bradley to discuss how to Be The Leader of Your Own Career. Dr. Benjamin Ritter is a leadership and career coach, Talent Development Executive, values geek, international speaker, online instructor of the course How to Be the Leader of Your Own Career and Create a Career You Love, and podcaster (The Executive, and The Live for Yourself Revolution), who’s passionate about guiding leaders to be the leader of their...

Mar 27, 202347 minEp. 214

Episode 213: The Bottom Line - Rembrandt In The Attic

Have you ever heard of a “Rembrandt in the Attic”? This phrase refers to a valuable artwork or other collectible item that has been forgotten or overlooked for years, perhaps even sitting in an attic or basement. While it may seem like a far-fetched idea, there have been many instances where a valuable object has been discovered in someone’s home, often after the owner has passed away. In this episode, we’ll explore a few fascinating stories of Rembrandts in the attic. Thanks to our sponsors: Th...

Mar 24, 20238 minEp. 213
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