Management Blueprint

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 LinkedInHickory Global Partnershttps://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYThttps://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooksStevepreda.comhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/stevepreda-com/

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 LinkedInOnLoophttps://bit.ly/MBPodcastPlaylistYThttps://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B08XPTF4ST/allbooksStevepreda.com

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 Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInKrista’s LinkedInKrista’s EmailVistage

Jack Skeels, author of Unmanaged and the CEO of Agency Agile, a consulting firm helping agencies define a system of culture, people, process, and tools that create superior results. We discuss the Unmanagement Blueprint, its principles, and applications, alongside strategies for boosting productivity and addressing non-performing employees. He showcases the transformative impact of implementing the blueprint, emphasizing its effectiveness in achieving superior results, while also highlighting the crucial role of communication in enhancing system efficiency. (01:00) Jack's entrepreneurial journey (06:05) The Unmanagement Blueprint (11:16) How to fix the non-performing employees (16:35) Company transformation after implementing Unmanagement Blueprint (19:35) “Communication can outperform systems.” (26:18) Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInJack’s LinkedInAgency AgileUnmanaged: Master the Magic of Creating Empowered and Happy Organizations

Corey Jones, the CEO and co-founder of PrismWork, a culture assessment and consulting company in Texas. We discuss the Hearti Framework and strategies for improving people's skills and how to revolutionizing the workplace through HEARTI leadership, showcasing innovative approaches to enhancing organizational culture. (00:27) Corey's entrepreneurial journey (03:23) The Hearti Framework (09:10) The right balance between empathy and accountability (13:07) How to improve people's skills (14:52) Revolutionizing the workplace through HEARTI leadership (19:14) Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInCorey’s LinkedInHearti AssestementPrismworkreadintentionalpower.com

Garik Tate, the co-founder and CEO of Valhalla Team, a tech product design and development company in the Philippines that is amplifying the impact of innovators around the world incorporating AI technologies. We discuss the framework for turning good systems into great ones with AI. Garik elaborates on how they utilize cutting-edge AI techniques to enhance existing systems and take them to the next level of efficiency and performance. (01:22) Garik's entrepreneurial journey (03:30) Framework for turning good systems into great ones with AI (06:06) How Garik’s system works (11:29) How to apply AI to increase or remove traffic constraints (22:38) The most exciting stuff that Garik was working on (26:17) Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInGarik’s WebsiteGarik’s LinkedInValhalla.team

Robert Glazer, five times entrepreneur, six times bestselling author, keynote speaker, founder of Acceleration Partners, which is a leading global partnership marketing agency. He is also the author of the Friday Forward newsletter, read around the world by 200,000 people. We discuss about his Capacity Building Framework, his approach to choosing projects, and the purpose of the Friday Forward Newsletter, culminating in Robert next-level ventures focusing on core values and growth in business. (00:35) Robert's entrepreneurial journey (01:44) Partnership Marketing Agency (4:25 ) The Capacity Building Framework (10:32) How does Robert decide which projects or companies to invest his time in (11:52) The purpose of Friday Forward Newsletter (18:16) Robert Glazer's Next-Level Ventures: Unveiling Core Values and Growth in Business (22:02) Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInRobert’s LinkedInRobert’s WebsiteAccelaration Partners

Shane Spraggs, the CEO of Virtira, a consulting company focused on accelerating sales and enabling channel partners and remote teams. Shane is also the author of The Power of Remote. We discuss about the 3 components of Trust, the Relatedness framework, how to facilitate an event in a remote setup, the collaborative journal and Shane’s goal for writing his book “The Power of Remote.” (01:16) Shane's entrepreneurial journey (06:36) The 3 components of Trust (10:48) The Relatedness framework. (16:43) How to facilitate an event in a remote setup (22:34) The collaborative journal. (28:40) Shane’s goal for writing The Power of Remote (30:01) Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInShane’s LinkedInVirtira

Darryl Lyons, the co-founder and CEO of San Antonio, Texas-based Pax Financial Group, a business that is passionate about helping others live the life of their dreams. We discuss about the C12 Strategic Planning Blueprint, how the Christian worldview can help businesses and the right way of thinking about succession planning. (00:00) Darryl's entrepreneurial journey (03:13) The hard beginnings taught Darryl valuable lessons that contributed to his success. (05:34) The C12 Strategic Planning Blueprint (08:07) How the Christian worldview can help businesses. (17:09) The right way of thinking about succession planning (21:43) The right frame of mind for a business owner to transition successfullly (27:12) What does C12 do? (29:03) Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInDarryl’s LinkedInPax Financial Group

Tim Calise, the managing member of Koko Fit Club, a fitness technology company and the founder of Acote Consulting that partners with and invests in the owners of sub $3 million recurring revenue service businesses. We discuss about the Product to Profit framework, why lead magnets don’t always work and the process for building an MVP for a service business. (00:40) Tim's entrepreneurial journey (06:10) The Product to Profit Framework (09:19) Why lead magnets don’t always work? (16:57) The process for building an MVP for a service business. (31:30) Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInTim’s LinkedInKoko Fit Club

Vivek Nigam, the founder and CEO of BeRemote LLC, which promotes products that help break down cultural barriers, level the social playing field, support inclusion in a hybrid work setting, and provide a better platform for idea sharing. We discuss the five tactics you can employ to improve team participation, the role of AI in building a great remote business and BeRemote future plans. (00:00) Vivek's entrepreneurial journey (04:21) Tactics you can employ to improve team participation (22:15) The role of AI in building a great remote business (24:40) BeRemote future plans (29:45) Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInVivek’s LinkedInBeRemote - ReTeam - Remote First, Hybrid Workplace

Dan Brownsher, founder and CEO of ChannelKey, a full-service channel management marketplace agency specialized in increasing sales for retail brands on Amazon and other digital marketplaces. We discuss about the Remote Recurring Service Business Framework, how Amazon build its original flywheel, and the good ways to reduce churn on a service business. [00:00] Dan's entrepreneurial journey [09:34] Remote Recurring Service Business Framework [17:04] How Amazon built its original flywheel. [19:01] How to engineer your flywheel in your remote service business. [21:25] Good ways to reduce churn on a service business [23:37] Dan’s brand of building great culture [25:36] Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInDan’s LinkedInChannelKey LinkedIn

John St. Pierre the co-founder and chairman of Brand Point Services and multi-site facility maintenance and remodeling contractor. He's also the author of the $100 Million Journey and the co-host of the Entrepreneurs United podcast. We discuss about how to align company core values with personal ones, the Build Your Ideal Business Framework and the seven principles for entrepreneurial success. [00:00] John's entrepreneurial journey [02:59] How to align company core values with personal ones. [06:45] The Build Your Ideal Business Framework [09:01] Seven Principles for Entrepreneurial Success. [23:22] Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInJohn’s LinkedInBrandPoint Services Website$100M Journey: Your Guide To Growing The Business Of Your Dreams Without Going Off The Cliff

Vitalii Romachenko, CEO and co-founder of Elai.io, a company that generates learning and development video content with real human narrators from just text. We discuss about Elai.io services, how to promote business using outbound messaging through LinkedIn and Email, the ideal content that can be amplified through AI-driven voices and Who are ideally suited to benefit from Elai.io’s services. (0:00) Vitalii's entrepreneurial journey (06:30) How does Elai.io work? (8:42) How to promote your business using outbound messaging through LinkedIn and Email? (15:16) The ideal content that can be amplified through AI-driven voices. (18:02) Who are ideally suited to benefit from Elai.io’s services. (24:56) Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInVitalii’s LinkedInElai.io - your go-to automated AI video generation platform

Greg Alexander, the founder of Collective54, the mastermind community for boutique professional services firms. We discuss about the secrets of a good mastermind group, the Boutique Framework, steps to productizing a service and how to benchmark yourself as a professional service firm. [00:00] Greg's entrepreneurial journey [02:37] The secrets of a good mastermind group [04:29] The Boutique Framework [08:18] Steps to productizing a service [12:51] The golden era for professional service firms [16:12] How to benchmark yourself as a professional service firm [21:13] The importance of staff utilization [22:08] Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInGreg’s LinkedInCollective54.comThe Boutique: How To Start, Scale, And Sell A Professional Services Firm By Greg Alexander

Will Blake, the owner of Vesta Foundation Solutions, a foundation repair and crawl space waterproofing company in Oklahoma City and Northwest Arkansas. We discuss about the crucial how to cultivate a great culture, the 5 Summits Framework, characteristics of good leadership, Gen Z employees' pros and cons, and the future of the Foundation Repair industry. [00:00] Will's entrepreneurial journey [06:30] How to build a great culture [08:42] The 5 Summits Framework [15:16] What does good leadership look like? [18:02] The way different generations communicate with each other [20:00] The strengths and weaknesses of Gen Z employees [24:25] Where is the Foundation Repair industry is going? [27:41] Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInWill’s WebsiteVestafoundationsolutions.com

Sharehk Shaikh, the founder of CleverX, the audience discovery platform for market and product research teams, and the co-founder of Reflow AI, a company that provides AI agents to build and run your HR tasks and workflows. We discuss about the importance of understanding customer needs and building a complete solution, the Create Familiarity Framework, the MVP fallacy and the vision for Reflow AI [00:00] Sharekh's entrepreneurial journey [02:40] Importance of creating a product that solves a problem [09:07] Sharekh’s Create Familiarity Framework [12:04] How can startups effectively build awareness and familiarity for their products? [19:15] Understanding Customer Pain: The Key to Startup Success [20:54] Sharekh’s reservation about lean startup and MVP’s [23:29] MUP versus MVP [25:02] Vision of Reflow AI [26:34] Parting Thoughts Links and Resources Pinnacle: Five Principles that Take Your Business to the Top of the MountainStevepreda.comLinkedInSharekh’s LinkedInCleverx.comReflow.ai

Sean Campbell is the CEO of Cascade Insights, a competitive intelligence and market research firm for B2B technology companies. We discuss the benefits of niching down, what it takes to manage remote teams successfully, and the 3 things all your clients expect from your business. Timestamps [00:00] Sean's entrepreneurial journey [06:35] The Default to Narrow Management Blueprint [09:00] How to define the boundaries of everything you sell [13:17] The benefits of niching down [15:20] Ways to narrow your market and find your niche [17:12] Why you need to go deeper and not wider in your business [20:08] The 3 things all your clients expect from your business [22:36] The pros and cons of building a remote business [27:40] What it takes to manage remote teams effectively [30:34] The one skill every remote employee must have [32:10] How to build a culture where it's okay to say "I don't know" [36:40] The importance of regular check-ins with your team [40:20] 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 Sean's LinkedIn Cascadeinsights.com Sean's email: Sean@Cascadeinsights.com

Brian Jue is the COO of Stony Hill Advisors, a full-service brokerage firm connecting sellers of privately owned businesses with qualified buyers. We discuss the foundations of a productive networking group, how to build your ideal life after selling your business, and the friction points to expect when buying or selling a business. Timestamps [00:00] Introduction [04:40] Brian proving doubters wrong [07:55] The recipe for building a solid networking group [11:22] Why it makes sense to have many connections on LinkedIn [15:10] How to build a networking group from scratch [17:05] Practical ways to cultivate a productive networking group [20:30] How to develop strong connections in a networking group [22:49] How investment banking is evolving for small to medium-sized businesses [27:52] The most challenging part of being a business advisor [29:50] Friction points when buying or selling a business [32:17] Building your ideal life after selling a business [37:30] 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 Brian’s LinkedIn Thestonyhillgroup.com Text Brian via: (917) 382-0990

Kyle Geers is the CEO and Co-Founder of Zeroed-In Consulting, an accounting firm that strives to ease the pain points within a business through breakthrough technologies and continuous innovation. We discuss the foundations of a strong business partnership, the things you must do before entering a 50-50 partnership, and how AI is disrupting accounting and finance consulting. Timestamps [00:00] Introduction [01:20] Kyle's entrepreneurial journey [04:04] How to divide and conquer a 50-50 partnership [06:32] Is a 50-50 partnership right for you? [09:00] Ways to ensure all your partnerships succeed [10:51] What Kyle learned in the first few years of being in a partnership [12:34] Things you must do to maintain a strong business partnership [14:58] How technology is impacting accounting and finance consulting [19:40] Where to start with better accounting systems [22:40] What to expect from working with Zeroed-In Consulting [24:20] The role of AI in finance and accounting [27:40] 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 Kyle's LinkedIn Kyle's email: Kyle@Zeroed-inconsulting.com Zeroed-inconsulting.com