The Buck Stops Here

And You May Ask Yourself, “Well, how did I get here?” Dr. Christy Swann, founder and CEO of R-Coast, joins David this week to discuss her non-traditional path to the sciences, climate change, and finding vulnerabilities on the coastline to implement mitigation strategies.

When You Trust Yourself and Do the Work, Everything Will Fall Into Place Building a business from the ground up when you have a secure job is risky, and because of this, many don’t try to follow their passion. But if you want to attempt to start a business, you need to take a leap of faith.

"If You Are Not Looking at AI Today, You Are Going to Find Yourself Woefully Behind Tomorrow." Would you have thought AI could transform the cattle ranching industry two years ago? AI is here, and it's radically reshaping every industry. No exceptions. David has Shekhar Gupta, CEO and Founder of MyAnIML, on the show to talk about how he's using AI to transform the cattle industry and detect diseases in herds early.

“As Long as You Are Willing to Adopt Change in Your Business, Then You’re in the Right Place.” How do you implement change in your organization so you aren’t caught by surprise when inevitable change arrives at your doorstep? In this episode, David takes a deep dive into agile frameworks and how to apply them in your business.

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." With radical changes in business, such as AI or remote work, the big question is how companies adapt to these changes. Overcome and embrace change with determination and grit when you adopt mental mettle and fortitude to become an agile business. In the first episode of Season 3, David describes an agile business and breaks down agile frameworks.

“Courage and grit in the face of adversity and change.” That’s what you can expect from Season 3 of The Buck Stops Here – The Mettle Season. That’s right! The wait is finally over. Experience new episodes when we debut the new season on November 20, 2023. Get ready to rock n’ roll!

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For the season 2 finale, David talks about the dangers of fossilization to your business and taking the time to take out the figurative trash preventing growth. He also emphasizes the importance of analyzing old processes and eliminating or rethinking them to your benefit.

Verify, but never trust. In the final part of this series on AI, David goes over the problems presented by AI and what to look out for when you start using it in your business.

The future of your business is learning to work with the machines. If you don't, you are setting yourself up for failure. In the second part of our series on AI, David talks about the positive ways you can use AI in your business and how you can introduce it to your team.

AI will radically reshape entire industries. The question is whether the future will look like Wall-E or Terminator. In this first part of our series on AI, David goes over AI software, like Chat GPT, and how you can incorporate them in your business and why you should.

David continues his conversation with Tax Lawyer Dorothy Butler Lawrence about how to choose bookkeepers, accountants, and tax lawyers.

David brings on tax attorney Dorothy Butler Lawrence to discuss the landmines, tripwires, and pots of gold in the wonderland of the IRS.

An executive assistant needs a Swiss Army knife of skills. If you start missing important meetings and deadlines, it may be time to bring on an executive assistant. David talks to Gretchen Moran once again to discuss finding, hiring, and training that crucial lynchpin in your organization to organize your time and triple or quadruple productivity in your business.

Cluttered space, cluttered mind. Triple your productivity with better organization practices. This week, David sits down with master organizer Gretchen Moran from Simply Living to discuss how business owners can stay on top of organizing to increase their revenue and bottom line.

It's a trick question! The answer to the age-old question of whether it’s better to be a big fish in a little pond or a little fish in a big pond isn’t as straightforward as we think. David challenges this folksy wisdom and examines big and small markets to provide a clear path for business owners.

Stop living your life like a computer because you’re not one. Don’t waste your time with black-and-white decisions. David helps you look beneath the surface and challenge your preconceived notions to make better decisions for your business on this episode of The Buck Stops Here.

Your brain is lying to you, and your stomach is making all the decisions. We like to think that we will make rational decisions if we have all the necessary information. But that’s far from the truth. David talks about how you can use economic decision-making to your advantage in your business while also avoiding pitfalls.

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