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Jan 9, 2023 • 35min

Episode 181: Headway with Doug Thorpe

In this episode, Bradley interviews Doug Thorpe, business advisor and executive coach. They discuss the differences between leadership and management, how to balance strengths and weaknesses, and what you cannot delegate as a business owner.Throughout his career, Doug has been a student of effective and inspiring leadership. Numerous senior leadership roles and many different client opportunities have allowed him to gain valuable experiences which he now shares with you. First as Commissioned Army Officer, then as a senior officer of a large and very well-managed regional bank, Doug gained front line leadership experience. Later, he left for the private sector where he led three different entrepreneurial start-ups and a regional non-profit. Doug can help you get clarity with your own ideas to grow businesses and lead people. His passion is helping clients around the globe identify and embrace opportunities to grow both personally and professionally.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 out how they can help your agency leverage Google to drive inbound phone calls, leads, online visibility and organic growth at www.directclicksinc.com.Coach P found great success as an insurance agent and agency owner. He leads a a large, stable team of professionals who are at the top of their game year after year. Now he shares the systems, processes, delegation, and specialization he developed along the way. Gain access to weekly training calls and mentoring at www.coachpconsulting.com. Be sure to mention the Club Capital Podcast when you get in touch.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 go to https://www.autopilotrecruiting.com and use the code ClubCapital to get started.
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Jan 6, 2023 • 10min

Episode 180: The Bottom Line - Blueprint

As we begin 2023, do you know where you want to be at the end of the year? Here's why you need a blueprint for your business, and how to make one.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.capitalAutopilot 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 Club Capital Podcast go to www.autopilotrecruiting.com and use the code ClubCapital to get started.Ready to grow your book of business? That's Direct Clicks' specialty.  Find out how they can help your agency leverage Google to drive inbound phone calls, leads, online visibility and organic growth at www.directclicks.comCoach P found great success as an insurance agent and agency owner.  He leads a a large, stable team of professionals who are at the top of their game year after year. Now he shares the systems, processes, delegation, and specialization he developed along the way. Gain access to weekly training calls and mentoring at www.coachpconsulting.com. Be sure to mention the Club Capital Podcast when you get in touch.Rock Solid Assistants is the leading virtual assistant agency in the USA.  Learn more about how an executive or creative assistant (or both) can support your business growth goals when you visit www.rocksolidassistants.com
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Jan 4, 2023 • 47min

Episode 179: Agents Only Call with David Peterson of Coach P Consulting

Get an exclusive look inside one of Coach P's weekly, agents-only calls!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.
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Jan 2, 2023 • 43min

Episode 178: The Coffee Bean with Damon West

In this episode, Bradley interviews former organized crime leader and current keynote speaker, author, and college professor Damon West.Sentenced to sixty-five years in a Texas prison, Damon West once had it all.Damon West, M.S. Criminal Justice, is a college professor, internationally known keynote speaker and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of The Coffee Bean: A Simple Lesson to Create Positive Change, which Forbes’ listed in the “Top Twenty Books You Need to Read to Crush 2020.”His autobiography, The Change Agent: How a Former College QB Sentenced to Life in Prison Transformed His World, vividly tells how he transformed the pot of boiling water that is a Texas maximum-security prison into a pot of coffee.The Coffee Bean message has inspired thousands. Damon’s clients include such companies as Walmart, AIG, Chick-fil-A, Southwest Airlines, and sports teams like the Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Timberwolves, Clemson, Alabama and Georgia. The U.S. Army has even incorporated the #BeACoffeeBean mindset into their resilience training. Damon’s story has been featured both nationally and globally.He is passionate about the Coffee Bean message and loves sharing how it changed his life and how it can change yours, too.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 out how they can help your agency leverage Google to drive inbound phone calls, leads, online visibility and organic growth at www.directclicksinc.com.Coach P found great success as an insurance agent and agency owner.  He leads a a large, stable team of professionals who are at the top of their game year after year. Now he shares the systems, processes, delegation, and specialization he developed along the way. Gain access to weekly training calls and mentoring at www.coachpconsulting.com. Be sure to mention the Club Capital Podcast when you get in touch.Rock Solid Virtual Assistants is the leading virtual assistant agency in the USA.  Learn more about how an executive or creative assistant (or both) can support your business growth goals when you visit www.rocksolidassistants.com.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 go to https://www.autopilotrecruiting.com and use the code ClubCapital to get started.
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Dec 30, 2022 • 12min

Episode 177: The Bottom Line - 2022 Log of Lessons Learned

Bradley keeps track of lessons learned throughout the year. Here are his top seven lessons learned in 2022.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.capitalAutopilot 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 Club Capital Podcast go to www.autopilotrecruiting.com and use the code ClubCapital to get started.Ready to grow your book of business? That's Direct Clicks' specialty.  Find out how they can help your agency leverage Google to drive inbound phone calls, leads, online visibility and organic growth at www.directclicks.comCoach P found great success as an insurance agent and agency owner.  He leads a a large, stable team of professionals who are at the top of their game year after year. Now he shares the systems, processes, delegation, and specialization he developed along the way. Gain access to weekly training calls and mentoring at www.coachpconsulting.com. Be sure to mention the Club Capital Podcast when you get in touch.Rock Solid Assistants is the leading virtual assistant agency in the USA.  Learn more about how an executive or creative assistant (or both) can support your business growth goals when you visit www.rocksolidassistants.com
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Dec 28, 2022 • 7min

Episode 176: Fireside Chat - Year End Thank You's

A heartfelt thank you to all the listeners and sponsors for this podcast.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.
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Dec 26, 2022 • 14min

Episode 175: 2022 Best of the Best Episodes

Here's a look back on the best of the best episodes from 2022, including interviews with David Peterson, Alex Shattuck, Troy Korsgaden. Chris Ronzio, Tom Hegna, Thomas Ntuk, David McKnight, Nathan Jamail, David Allen, Mike Michalowicz, Future Legacy Partners, and Mark Miller.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 out how they can help your agency leverage Google to drive inbound phone calls, leads, online visibility and organic growth at www.directclicksinc.com.Coach P found great success as an insurance agent and agency owner.  He leads a a large, stable team of professionals who are at the top of their game year after year. Now he shares the systems, processes, delegation, and specialization he developed along the way. Gain access to weekly training calls and mentoring at www.coachpconsulting.com. Be sure to mention the Club Capital Podcast when you get in touch.Rock Solid Virtual Assistants is the leading virtual assistant agency in the USA.  Learn more about how an executive or creative assistant (or both) can support your business growth goals when you visit www.rocksolidassistants.com.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 go to https://www.autopilotrecruiting.com and use the code ClubCapital to get started.
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Dec 23, 2022 • 17min

Episode 174: The Bottom Line - Favorite Books of 2022

Hear why Bradley's favorite books this year included "Measure What Matters," "The Psychology of Money," "The 5 AM Club," "Lead Like It Matters," and "Shoedog."www.club.capital
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Dec 21, 2022 • 36min

Episode 173: Fireside Chat - Looking Back on 3 Years of the Podcast

Today we're looking back on 3 YEARS of the Leadership Podcast! Thanks to incredible listeners like you, we are gearing up for an amazing year 4. By the end of 2022, we will have released 176 episodes total, interviewed over 130 experts, and have over 55,000 all-time podcast downloads! We can't wait to see what 2023 will bring.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.capitalAutopilot 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 Club Capital Podcast go to www.autopilotrecruiting.com and use the code ClubCapital to get started.Ready to grow your book of business? That's Direct Clicks' specialty.  Find out how they can help your agency leverage Google to drive inbound phone calls, leads, online visibility and organic growth at www.directclicks.comCoach P found great success as an insurance agent and agency owner.  He leads a a large, stable team of professionals who are at the top of their game year after year. Now he shares the systems, processes, delegation, and specialization he developed along the way. Gain access to weekly training calls and mentoring at www.coachpconsulting.com. Be sure to mention the Club Capital Podcast when you get in touch.Rock Solid Assistants is the leading virtual assistant agency in the USA.  Learn more about how an executive or creative assistant (or both) can support your business growth goals when you visit www.rocksolidassistants.com
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Dec 19, 2022 • 47min

Episode 172: Breakthrough Leadership Team with Mike Goldman

On this episode, hear how Mike is on a mission to help CEO’s grow their business and have more impact while creating a more engaging, fulfilling environment for their team using his Breakthrough Leadership Team approach.Mike believes that you lead people and you manage tasks. He shared the differences between a 12 month forecast and a 3 year vision. He also shared his 3 disciplines of execution, including align around priorities, measure what matters, planning and communication rhythms. You can learn more about Mike's services and get a free download at www.mike-goldman.com/limitless. Mike Goldman is a leadership team coach and the bestselling author of two books, Breakthrough Leadership Team and Performance Breakthrough.  He speaks internationally to groups of business leaders, such as the Young Presidents Organization (YPO) and the Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO). During his 30+ year coaching and consulting career he has worked with clients including Disney, Verizon, CHANEL and Polo Ralph Lauren. His insights have been featured in Forbes, Fast Company and Chief Executive Magazine and he is widely regarded by CEO’s as the expert on building great leadership teams.  As both coach and speaker, Mike is on a mission to help CEO’s grow their business and have more impact while creating a more engaging, fulfilling environment for their team using his Breakthrough Leadership Team approach. Mike is a life-long learner. In fact, he often tells his clients that he if he’s gone ninety minutes without recommending a book, they should dial 911 because there may be a serious issue.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 out how they can help your agency leverage Google to drive inbound phone calls, leads, online visibility and organic growth at www.directclicksinc.com.Coach P found great success as an insurance agent and agency owner.  He leads a a large, stable team of professionals who are at the top of their game year after year. Now he shares the systems, processes, delegation, and specialization he developed along the way. Gain access to weekly training calls and mentoring at www.coachpconsulting.com. Be sure to mention the Club Capital Podcast when you get in touch.Rock Solid Virtual Assistants is the leading virtual assistant agency in the USA.  Learn more about how an executive or creative assistant (or both) can support your business growth goals when you visit www.rocksolidassistants.com.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 go to https://www.autopilotrecruiting.com and use the code ClubCapital to get started.

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