The Business Talks Podcast

Income Protection: THE Robert Clark talks income protection through choosing the proper disability insurance.

Matt Watson — Thu, 30 Jul 2020 16:00:00 GMT

Robert Clark is the Vice President of Sales for The Plus Group Texas. The Pluss Group Texas represents multiple carriers to help provide employee benefits advisers with income protection solutions for the executive population of each and every client that has a need for additional disability income.

Robert is truly an amazing human being and I hope you all benefit from his story!

Cheers,
Matt

KC Chohan - Together CFO

Matt Watson — Tue, 25 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Guest: KC Chohan - Together CFO
Host: Matt Watson

CFO: Richard Lamishaw

Matt Watson — Mon, 24 May 2021 08:00:00 GMT

Guest: Richard Lamishaw
Host: Matt Watson

Not your average payroll rep. Michael Krengel from Paylocity talks HR Tech, Emerging Markets, Systems Integration and More

Matt Watson — Mon, 30 Dec 2019 08:00:00 GMT

It was my pleasure to have a good friend of mine on the show as my guest today. Michael Krengel has spent the last decade in the HR Tech space and is currently a consultant for Paylocity in Southern California. However, as you will see, he talks about much more than integrating workflows.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

Watson

Operations: Jessica Liu on communicating. How to get everyone on the same page.

Matt Watson — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Jessica Liu is the Operations Leader for CHUGH, LLP. She has extensive experience in operations.

In this episode we spent a lot of time talking about how important communication is within an organization.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

-Watson

COVID-19: Leilanie Quiray, CEO of Be the Change HR, talks about how to lead our businesses through the COVID-19 crisis.

Matt Watson — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 22:00:00 GMT

Leilanie Quiray, CEO of Be the Change HR talks about how we can lead our businesses through the COVID crisis.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!
Matt

HR: LeiLani Quiray tells her story and talks about the higher purpose of HR.

Matt Watson — Mon, 10 Feb 2020 08:00:00 GMT

LeiLani E. Quiray is the CEO of Be the Change HR.

She tells her story and talks about her vision and passion for the HR role.

She is also a Fractional HR Advisor for the P4 Collective.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

Matt

Business Culture Shouldn't Be All Business. Panagiota

Matt Watson — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Panagiota Hatzis is the Vice President of Differentiation at Common Thread Collective (CTC). Not only is CTC changing the way both major brands and startup retail companies think of their online marketing and sales; they are also applying the same disruption to their HR and Culture. This was a great talk!

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

Watson

Innovation and Next Practices: Scott Hamilton from Executive Next Practices.

Matt Watson — Wed, 15 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Scott Hamilton from Executive Next Practices and Allign talks innovation. Scott is a nationally recognized speaker and authority on organizational leadership and culture. Some of the topics we explored were: What can organizations do to foster innovation from their employees? What does innovation look like for organizations of different sizes and industries?

Click the link below to see the upcoming events for ENP:
https://enpinstitute.com/events/

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!
Watson

Solving the People Problem: Brett Cooper and Evans Kerrigan talk essential skills to lead and succeed.

Matt Watson — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Brett Cooper and Evans Kerrigan are the co-authors of the book, Solving the People Problem. They have distilled their combined decades of experience in organizational consulting, to answer this question...How can we best communicate with our people? Can our conversations and actions be best summed up by the golden rule, "treat others as you would like them to treat you?" Listen in to find out the answer!

Get the book on Amazon:

https://geni.us/SolvingPeopleProblem

Take the DISC-EQ Survey: Use access code: BusinessTalks

https://solvingthepeopleproblem.com/disc-eq/

Download the Solving the People Problem Field Guide for Leaders:

https://solvingthepeopleproblem.com/resources/field-guide-for-leaders/

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!
Matt

Recruiting: Chris Wood with the Recruiting Collective

Matt Watson — Sat, 22 Jun 2019 19:00:00 GMT

Chris Wood is the founder of the Recruiting Collective. He has 13 years of experience in the recruiting industry and his perspective on recruiting is very insightful as a result.

In this podcast we discuss:

Chris' philosophy of recruiting.
How companies should look at recruiting.
Whether you should have an inside recruiting team, outside recruiting team or both.
Company culture and how to attract the new workforce.
Flex Schedules.
Tips for being recruited.

http://businesstalkspodcast.buzzsprout.com

Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy!
-Watson

COVID-19: Anne Laguzza from The Works Consulting on how HR should respond to COVID-19

Matt Watson — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 21:00:00 GMT

Anne Laguzza is the CEO of The Works Consulting, an HR consulting firm. In this episode, we talk about how businesses and their HR teams should respond to the COVID-19 crisis.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!
Matt

Luke Peters talk business and entrepreneurship.

Matt Watson — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 07:00:00 GMT

Luker Peters is the CEO of NewAir Appliances, host of Page 1 Podcast, and the CEO of Retail Band.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!
Matt

Private Equity: Irving Kau on international business, private equity and what PE partner to look for.

Matt Watson — Mon, 09 Mar 2020 07:00:00 GMT

Irving Kau is a Managing Partner at KW Capital Partners. Most of his career was spent helping international companies go public. He has a depth of experience as a CFO of multiple companies successfully taken public.

In this episode we talked:
The advantages of knowing a second language in business.
The ins and outs of international business.
What to look for in a capital partner.
and more...

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!
Matt

HR: Jaime Cummings on Grit. Being young for your position and how to get respect.

Matt Watson — Mon, 29 Jul 2019 07:00:00 GMT

Jaime Cummings is the HR Manager for the William Warren Group. Her experience before that spans a number of unique and interesting positions. From Ring (during their startup phase) to Private Equity, her experience is broad and so is her perspective on HR and business as a result.

In this podcast we discuss:

Grit: Perseverance and Passion.
How to become a trusted advisor to those in authority over you.
What to do when you are the youngest leader in the group.
"We are guiders in HR, not enforcers."
Burnout in HR and Business (Startups)
- How to handle it
- Flip to the positive
- Focus on self-care
How to get into HR
- What experience should you look to add to your resume?
- To "start-up" or not to "start-up."
Being solution-oriented.
A funny story about me trying to get Jaime her next job.
The importance of developing a network.
Breathwork, being present, slowing down and handling stress.
Taking control of your life as a professional

Connect with Watson and Jaime on LinkedIn!

HR: Lorna Larson on mentorship, competing for talent, starting a career in business.

Matt Watson — Mon, 16 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Today's episode features Lorna Larson from Avid Bioservices. Her successful career in HR and her desire to always be improving give her a depth of knowledge to pull from.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!
Watson

Finance: John Beaver from Biolase. How to understand your role within the bigger picture of your companies goals.

Matt Watson — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 18:00:00 GMT

John Beaver is the Cheif Financial Officer for Biolase. BIOLASE, Inc. is a medical device company and global market leader in the manufacturing and marketing of proprietary dental laser systems that enable dentists and dental specialists to perform a broad range of minimally invasive dental procedures, including cosmetic, restorative, and surgical applications.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

-Watson

Troy Skabelund

Matt Watson — Thu, 27 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Guest: Troy Skabelund, CEO of Advisory Zone
Host: Matt Watson

Finance: Larry Lloyd talks business, finance, M&As and gives advice for a career in finance.

Matt Watson — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:00:00 GMT

Larry Lloyd is the Cheif Financial Officer for Catalina Island Conservancy. With almost 3 decades in business finance, he has a lot of valuable insights.

Make sure to connect with Larry on LinkedIn.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

Watson

COVID-19: Charles Antis the Founder and CEO of Antis Roofing talks about how to respond to the COVID-19 Crisis.

Matt Watson — Thu, 02 Apr 2020 22:00:00 GMT

Charles Antis is the Founder and CEO of Antis Roofing and Waterproofing. In this episode, we talked about how they are responding to the COVID crisis. However, not surprisingly, Charles spent a lot of the time urging us to give and serve our communities and those in need during a time like this.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!
Matt

Private Equity and Recruiting: Jeff Minter Talks Private Equity and Recruiting for it.

Matt Watson — Mon, 18 Nov 2019 09:00:00 GMT

Jeff Minter is the Managing Director of Business Development for Hardesty, LLC. Hardesty, LLC is an executive services firm providing experienced chief financial officers, controllers and other financial management professionals to companies ranging from emerging growth to large public entities.

Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy!

Watson

HR+AI: Todd Raphael, Head of Content for eightfold.ai talks about disrupting the HR space in a POSITIVE way with AI.

Matt Watson — Mon, 26 Oct 2020 07:00:00 GMT

Todd Raphael is the Head of Content for eightfold.ai.

Eightfold (fka VolkScience) is the industry’s first Talent Intelligence Platform, built for enterprises, to address Talent Acquisition and Management in a holistic fashion. The platform is built with three pillars in mind:
* First, we believe that people are every enterprise’s greatest asset, and we want to put them at the center. We aggregate all people data within an enterprise - from applicants to alumni - which is currently siloed across many different point solutions. This becomes the richest & most comprehensive Talent Network for each enterprise.
* Second, we use data to provide intelligence on what people are capable of doing instead of just what they have done in the past. This allows enterprises to more effectively match people to the right opportunities.
* Third, using AI, the platform continuously learns from enterprise and individual performance to predict future roles, performance, and career alternatives

This was an extremely interesting conversation!

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

Matt

Talent:Raul Huete from Reborn Cabinets. How to create a company that top talent wants to work at.

Matt Watson — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 08:00:00 GMT

Raul Huete is the Head of Talent at Reborn Cabinets. In this episode, we talked about the story of Reborn Cabinets and how they built the company into the kitchen remodeling powerhouse that it has become today. We talked about company culture, leadership, recruiting top talent and a lot more.

Check out Reborn Cabinets on all their socials:
Instagram
Facebook
Twitter
LinkedIn
Check out Reborns Talent Socials here:
Instagram
Facebook
Glassdoor
Indeed

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!
-Watson

Harassment Prevention: Ty Smith from Commsafe.ai

Matt Watson — Wed, 26 May 2021 07:00:00 GMT

Guest: Ty Smith from Commsafe.ai
Host: Matt Watson

HR: Philip Dana, Head of HR for Dendreon talks HR during COVID.

Matt Watson — Fri, 04 Sep 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Philip Dana is the Head of HR for Dendreon. Dendreon is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company and pioneer in the development of immunotherapy. They are most notably known for their flagship product, PROVENGE which was the first FDA-approved immunotherapy made from a patient’s own immune cells. This product is widely used for the treatment of prostate cancer.

Phil has spent many years in HR and is an official member of the Forbes Human Resource Council.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy,

Matt

Pandemic Response Roundtable: Business specialists talk proper responses to pandemic challenges.

Matt Watson — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 07:00:00 GMT

Today on the podcast I brought on five other business specialists. All of these gents have varying specialties yet all have one thing in common, they consult businesses. We asked them to point out areas that they see as potential blindspots for businesses as a result of the pandemic.

As always here is a rundown of the guests. Click their name to go to their LinkedIn or grab their email to reach out to them directly.

Michael Krengel - HCM Consultant for Paylocity
MKrengel@paylocity.com

Andy Bautista - Tax Partner at Wright Ford Young & Co.
abautista@cpa-wfy.com

Saji Gunawardane - Attorney at US Business Counsel
saji@usbusinesscounsel.com

Brian Brummell - Principal at Venture Pacific Financial Services
bbrummell@vpisfinancial.com

Adam Caster - Commercial Lines Account Executive at HUB International
adam.caster@hubinternational.com

Matt Watson - Employee Benefits Advisor at HUB International
matthew.watson@hubinternational.com

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

Matt

Outsourced Accounting: Justin from Tag talks finance.

Matt Watson — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 08:00:00 GMT

Justin Atneyel Regional Director for TAG, an outsourced accounting firm. We talk about startups, accounting, and private equity.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!

Watson