Today on the podcast, Hortense Le Gentile joins Bradley to discuss leadership and her latest book, The Unlocked Leader. Today more than ever, leading with humanity and empathy is mission-critical for any team or organization seeking to achieve its highest potential. Yet too many leaders blunt their impact by confining their ability to inspire, allowing it to stay locked up inside themselves. They remain trapped in the outdated myth that they must be superhero leaders ⎯ infallible, unflappable, a...
Nov 06, 2023•24 sec•Ep. 302
Bradley shares his business takeaways from a recent golf trip to Bandon Dunes, including exceeding expectations, knowing your audience, and building the team that can execute your strategy. Thanks to our sponsors: 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. L...
Nov 03, 2023•19 min•Ep. 301
Today on the podcast, David Dodson joins us to discuss his newest book, The Manager's Handbook: Five Simple Steps to Build a Team, Stay Focused, Make Better Decisions, and Crush Your Competition. Dave is on the faculty of Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, where he guides students in tactical execution. He teaches one of the most sought-after courses at Stanford, and in 2023 The Economist listed his course as one of the three “hottest” courses at Stanford. He is a recent recipien...
Oct 30, 2023•45 min•Ep. 300
It's easy to put off business building activities until it is more convenient. The bad news? The time will never come when it is convenient. The good news? The sooner you start, the sooner your business processes improve. Thanks to our sponsors: 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 y...
Oct 27, 2023•23 sec•Ep. 299
Ron Holt is a chemist turned entrepreneur whose first business, Two Maids & A Mop was built into a 100 franchise network and then sold to finance his next venture. He shares keys to his success in building and exiting a valuable business, plus his process in doing it all over again in a new industry. Ron is the Founder of Pink Zebra Moving. His company aims to disrupt the local moving industry by providing a better, more positive customer experience. From surprise meals prior to move day to ...
Oct 23, 2023•54 min•Ep. 298
As a business owner, you need to ask yourself if you're stuck on what needs to happen next, or if you're stuck on how to make the "what" happen. This will lead you to the right solution. Thanks to our sponsors: 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. List...
Oct 20, 2023•6 min•Ep. 297
Today on the podcast, Michael Bungay Stanier joins us. Michael has written books that have sold about a million copies all told, including The Coaching Habit , a self-published book that’s become the best-selling book on coaching this century. He founded a training and development company, Box of Crayons , that has taught coaching skills to hundreds of thousands of people around the world. He loves that it’s a human-centered place to work , and that it practices what it preaches. But wait! There...
Oct 16, 2023•51 min•Ep. 296
Bradley recently went to Disney with his kids, and he learned an important lesson about training your team from their practice. Here's how you can improve your salesforce trainings, based on Disney's methods: ** 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 us...
Oct 13, 2023•8 min•Ep. 294
Today on the podcast, Tom Young joins Bradley to discuss marketing and sales, winning the website war, and more. He is the author of “Winning the Website War” and “Intuitive Selling.” Thomas Young is CEO and Founder of Intuitive Websites – a digital marketing agency based in Colorado. Tom has worked with hundreds of companies on improving digital marketing and website performance. He is an award-winning speaker and has presented to thousands of key business executives across the U.S. and Canada....
Oct 09, 2023•45 min•Ep. 295
As a business owner, sometimes you give a hard “no.” Here is my process for making those decisions. ** 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: www.club.capital/podcast Thanks to our sponsors: Club Capital provides monthly accounting, tax...
Oct 06, 2023•9 min•Ep. 293
Today on the podcast, Steve Suggs joins us to talk about hiring, training and management. He an author of the book Can They Sell as well as a speaker, trainer, and consultant. As a salesperson, sales manager, author of the book, Can They Sell, speaker, trainer and consultant, Steve Suggs has been in the sales trenches for thirty-seven years. Steve obtained his business degree at Lipscomb University in Nashville, TN. Upon graduation he began his career in sales at Northwestern Mutual, and quickly...
Oct 03, 2023•46 min•Ep. 292
One of the most important things in business is your beliefs. The way you think about things - and getting around people who think bigger than you - will change your business. ** 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: www.club.capital/p...
Sep 29, 2023•10 min•Ep. 291
Today on the podcast, Amos Schwartzfarb joins us to talk Business Levers. He is a serial entrepreneur and veteran Managing Director of Techstars Austin comes the elemental, essential, and effective strategy that will help any startup identify, build, and grow their customers from day 1. His most recently co-authored book, Levers, shows you step by step how to identify and move the levers that unlock growth and create predictability across every aspect of your business. Built on decades of experi...
Sep 25, 2023•53 min•Ep. 290
In this quick episode, learn how great leaders will hire to buy back time. Then, find out how you can do the same using the Buyback Principle. ** 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: www.club.capital/podcast Thanks to our sponsors: Th...
Sep 22, 2023•10 min•Ep. 289
Do you know the secret weapon of modern leaders? They are masters of change. Today on the podcast, Erik Kruger joins us to discuss modern leadership, high-performing teams, and transformative success. In the ever-evolving business landscape, exceptional leaders understand that adaptability, agility, and the ability to build strong teams are paramount. By embracing change and fostering a culture of collaboration, they fearlessly navigate uncharted territories, inspire their teams, and lead them t...
Sep 18, 2023•52 min•Ep. 288
You can have fancy marketing techniques and business operations, but they can be too complicated without an ROI. Don't be cute - just keep it simple. Learn how to apply this in your business when you listen to this quick episode. ** 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, 202...
Sep 15, 2023•5 min•Ep. 287
Today's audience favorite is from Scott Foster and Steve Cannon! Scott Foster and Steve Cannon, two legends in the world of insurance, stop by the Club Capital Leadership Podcast to share jewels regarding running an agency, taking care of your community, life insurance and retaining clients and employees for decades. Scott is a native of Georgia, Scott graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Georgia with a degree in Risk Management & Insurance. Along with his CLU designation, Scott ...
Sep 13, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 286
Whether you have an EA now or are considering hiring one, this episode will give you a fresh perspective on the role. Jeremy shares that his leader hired him with the goal of staying healthy, staying married, and staying in business. Learn how you can leverage the role of an EA in your business to buy back your time and design your life. Jeremy Burrows is a longtime executive assistant, international speaker and trainer, founder of The Leader Assistant Community and Premium Membership , author o...
Sep 11, 2023•40 min•Ep. 285
Last week, Bradley shared one of his favorite "thinking time" questions for business owners. You had an incredible response to this episode, so today he's sharing another business favorite - his favorite app! Spoiler alert - it's VOXER. Listen to find out why. Then, try it out when you connect with Bradley on Voxer using this link: https://web.voxer.com/u/bradleyhamner
Sep 08, 2023•8 min•Ep. 284
In this episode, we are sharing another listener favorite interview. Bradley talks with Vlad Cherchenko about his insurance career, his powerful sales referral process, and his consulting agency. Vlad shared how his sales referral process helped him write 152 policies in his 9th month as an insurance producer, and how he continued to write 150+ policies after that. You can get his free sales script on his website, linked below. While that script is focused on insurance agencies, anyone who runs ...
Sep 06, 2023•57 min•Ep. 283
In today's episode, listener favorite Alex Shattuck is back to discuss how business owners must expand their thinking to grow their businesses. Bradley invites listeners to adopt Alex's thinking above all else. Alex Shattuck fought in Fallujah, Iraq as an infantry Marine in 2006/2007. He leveraged those experiences upon his return home launching three State Farm agencies, a real estate company, the recruiting service Autopilot Recruiting and a business consulting company. He is also a best-selli...
Sep 05, 2023•50 min•Ep. 282
Bradley emphasizes the importance of thinking about your business instead of simply working in it. In this quick episode, he shares his favorite thinking time question for business owners. What would your answer be? ** 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 ...
Sep 01, 2023•7 min•Ep. 281
Get a unique look at what goes into hiring, leading, and BEING an executive assistant in this episode! Bradley interview his own EA, Lauren, to give owners a clear idea of what they can expect. ** 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: ...
Aug 30, 2023•32 min•Ep. 280
Andrew Filar shares a wealth of knowledge on how he (alongside his sales manager) has helped scale the largest Allstate agency in the country. Andrew was the CEO of the Ted Todd Insurance agency in Florida and a managing partner/owners of an agency in Georgia. He is known for his ideal balance of leadership-by-example and exceptional strategic intuition. In this episode, Andrew shares several tips for agency owners and producers on how they can become better and scale too! ** JOIN THE PRIVATE LE...
Aug 28, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 279
What is it that keeps problems fixed and lug nuts tight in your business? I don’t want us to go around the track one time and have to tighten the lug nuts. It comes down to expectations, reliability, core values, and culture. ** 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 - ...
Aug 25, 2023•10 min•Ep. 278
Wondering how to recruit “first round draft picks” for your team? What about using the "Stairs and Buckets" principle in your business? Today on the podcast, Randy Thompson shares how to find, train, and compensate the best people for your team. He also shares the three intrinsic qualities he looks for in prospective team members. These include honesty, a kind heart, and a strong work ethic. Randy and Bradley also discuss how to sell to your clients, ways to meet their needs while increasing bus...
Aug 23, 2023•46 min•Ep. 277
Today on the podcast, Troy Henikoff joins Bradley to discuss his new book, "Levers - The Framework For Building Repeatability Into Your Business." Get your copy at https://www.leversbook.com/. Troy Henikoff is Managing Director of MATH Venture Partners. Additionally, Troy is an active mentor with Techstars. Troy was a Co-founder of Excelerate Labs, which became Techstars Chicago in 2013. He also helps manage the FireStarter Fund, teaches Entrepreneurship at Northwestern University’s Kellogg Scho...
Aug 21, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 276
Today on the podcast, Bradley shares some tips for giving effective quarterly performance reviews with your employees. His advice may not be what you think - listen to this quick episode and see what you may be missing. ** 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 y...
Aug 18, 2023•13 min•Ep. 275
This week's fireside chat is a recast of one of our top conversations from earlier this year. Dr. David Burkus is one of the world’s leading business thinkers,. His forward-thinking ideas and bestselling books are helping leaders and teams do their best work ever. In this episode, they discuss remote work, hybrid teams, purpose, culture, connecting to a deeper meaning in business. He is the bestselling author of four books about business and leadership. His books have won multiple awards and hav...
Aug 16, 2023•58 min•Ep. 274
Today on the podcast, Bradley sits down with Allan Dib. Allan has started and grown multiple businesses in various industries including IT, telecommunications and marketing. One of his previous startups was in the telecommunications industry, where he faced heated competition from multibillion-dollar, multinational competitors. In four years, Allan grew this business from a startup to being named by Business Review Weekly (BRW) as one of Australia’s fastest-growing companies in the country—earni...
Aug 14, 2023•48 min•Ep. 273
