The Faces of Business

In this episode of The Faces of Business, Damon Pistulka and Michelle Johnston talk about the importance of connecting with people for leaders.   “The Seismic Shift in Leadership: How to Thrive in a New Era of Connection” is Michelle's new book that talks about the importance of connection and how leaders can use connection to be more effective.   Michelle Johnston is a keynote speaker, executive coach, and management professor who helps leaders achieve extraordinary results through extraordinary connections.  Michelle Johnston is the Gaston Chair of Business at Loyola University New Orleans. She is a Leadership and Strategic Communication expert at the College of Business, where she teaches graduate and undergraduate students. She was also the Director of the Executive Mentor Program.   Thanks for taking the time to listen today.   Find Damon Pistulka on LinkedIn talking about life & building businesses you can sell or succeed.    On Twitter as @dpistulka with inspiration and sharing thoughts.    Find out more about Damon when he's not working.  @dpistulka on Instagram, or Damon Pistulka on Facebook.      More information on building businesses you can sell or succeed and the Exit Your Way method on our website   View our blog page for this episode here.   Email us for more information info@exityourway.com

In this Exit Your Way Roundtable, Josh Acosta shed light on the technical and valuable subject fo reps and warranties insurance.  Representations and warranties are technical terms describing the fact you as the seller of a business are ensuring the data you provided during the business sale diligence process is true and accurate.  This can be challenging in some situations when you are working with incomplete data or factors outside of your control.  It can mean that buyers want to hold back a portion of the sale price in escrow (sometimes significant) in a business sale to cover any unknown financial costs that arose in a defined period after the business sale.   Reps and Warranties insurance is a specialty insurance policy that allows sellers to guarantee accuracy without large escrow deposits.     Josh shares the benefits of this insurance product and how he has seen reps and warranties insurance used in business transactions. Thanks for taking the time to listen today.   View our blog page for this episode here.   Find Damon Pistulka on LinkedIn talking about life & building businesses you can sell or succeed.    On Twitter as @dpistulka with inspiration and sharing thoughts.    Find out more about Damon when he's not working.  @dpistulka on Instagram, or Damon Pistulka on Facebook.      More information on building businesses you can sell or succeed and the Exit Your Way method on our website   Email us for more information info@exityourway.com

This Business Round Table by Exit Your Way® topic was "The why behind Exit Your Way".   Damon Pistulka and Andrew Cross talk about beginning working together in 2015 and eventually how they came up with the idea for Exit Your Way.  They explain how including consulting services for their clients to grow their business values and fix business problems prior to the sale of the businesses improve the outcomes.     They explained that they started marketing their consulting services under the name Exit Your Way in 2019 and officially formed the company in 2020.   You can read this on our blog here: The Why Behind Exit Your Way   Thanks for taking the time to listen today.   Find Damon Pistulka on LinkedIn talking about life & building businesses you can sell or succeed.    On Twitter as @dpistulka with inspiration and sharing thoughts.    Find out more about Damon when he's not working.  @dpistulka on Instagram, or Damon Pistulka on Facebook.      More information on building businesses you can sell or succeed and the Exit Your Way method on our website   View our blog page for this episode here.   Email us for more information info@exityourway.com  

In this The Faces of Business episode, our guest speaker is Kelly Cudworth. Kelly is the President of NuLeaf Office Solutions. His company supports businesses and individuals across the USA with their office supply, cleaning & industrial supply, office furniture, electronics, and maintenance supply needs.  NuLeaf selles their products across Amazon, Walmart, the GSA, on their company owned websites and other major ecommerce platforms   Kelly has experienced aggressive growth over the last few years and has made the Puget Sound Business Journal's fastest growing company list 2 years in a row and is looking to make it 3.   We discuss his experience growing an ecommerce business from 6 to 8 figure sales.   Kelly is also a client of Exit Your Way.   Thanks for taking the time to listen today.   Find Damon Pistulka on LinkedIn talking about life & building businesses you can sell or succeed.    On Twitter as @dpistulka with inspiration and sharing thoughts.    Find out more about Damon when he's not working.  @dpistulka on Instagram, or Damon Pistulka on Facebook.      More information on building businesses you can sell or succeed and the Exit Your Way method on our website   View our blog page for this episode here.   Email us for more information info@exityourway.com

In this episode of The Faces of Business, our guest speaker was Bill Brady who is the Co-founder and CEO of Troomi Wireless. Troomi Wireless’s KidSmart OS™ protects children from pornography, predators, bullies, and digital addiction while giving them tools to excel in school and opportunities to pursue hobbies, nurture talents, and discover new passions. They believe that every child has limitless potential, so they provide protection today while preparing children for the future. The discussion covered how the right technology can create healthy technology relationships.   Thanks for taking the time to listen today.   You can read the transcript here:  Building Healthy Technology Relationships   Find Damon Pistulka on LinkedIn talking about life & building businesses you can sell or succeed.    On Twitter as @dpistulka with inspiration and sharing thoughts.    Find out more about Damon when he's not working.  @dpistulka on Instagram, or Damon Pistulka on Facebook.      More information on building businesses you can sell or succeed and the Exit Your Way method on our website   View our blog page for this episode here.   Email us for more information info@exityourway.com

In this episode of The Faces of Business, Damon Pistulka talks with Andrew Penny about the common traits of businesses that thrive.   Andrew Penny is the President of Kingsford – Advisors to Business Owners and is a manufacturing master consultant who assists mid-sized businesses in their efforts to grow by providing strategic growth advice based on bespoke market research.   Andrew finds new markets and opportunities for manufacturing companies to grow into.   Check out the Blog post here: Common Traits of Businesses that Thrive   Thanks for taking the time to listen today.   Find Damon Pistulka on LinkedIn talking about life & building businesses you can sell or succeed.    On Twitter as @dpistulka with inspiration and sharing thoughts.    Find out more about Damon when he's not working.  @dpistulka on Instagram, or Damon Pistulka on Facebook.      More information on building businesses you can sell or succeed and the Exit Your Way method on our website   View our blog page for this episode here.   Email us for more information info@exityourway.com

In this episode of The Faces of Business, our guest speaker was Roz Lowe, who is a Business Development Manager at LA Gauge Company Inc. Roz is broadly experienced in growing business with fields of expertise in high-tech machining, manufacturing, creative marketing, SEO content branding, and business development.   Damon Pistulka and Roz Lowe discuss the benefits of niche manufacturing markets.    You can read this on our blog here: Advantages of Nich Manufacturing   Thanks for taking the time to listen today.   Find Damon Pistulka on LinkedIn talking about life & building businesses you can sell or succeed.    On Twitter as @dpistulka with inspiration and sharing thoughts.    Find out more about Damon when he's not working.  @dpistulka on Instagram, or Damon Pistulka on Facebook.      More information on building businesses you can sell or succeed and the Exit Your Way method on our website   View our blog page for this episode here.   Email us for more information info@exityourway.com

In this week’s The Faces of Business Episode, our guest speaker was Luke Layman. Luke is the Chief Executive Officer of Vector Solutions Inc.  Luke buys and invests in companies he can grow and sell.  Luke likes to partner with owners who still want to work in and grow their businesses.  Luke shares the common questions he asks potential business sellers as he gets to know them and is doing buyer diligence.   Vector Solutions is an Aerospace and Defense Company that specializes in high technology integration and robust mission support.  Luke is a veteran and was also a Fighter Pilot for the US Air Force.   Thanks for taking the time to listen today.   Find Damon Pistulka on LinkedIn talking about life & building businesses you can sell or succeed.    On Twitter as @dpistulka with inspiration and sharing thoughts.    Find out more about Damon when he's not working.  @dpistulka on Instagram, or Damon Pistulka on Facebook.      More information on building businesses you can sell or succeed and the Exit Your Way method on our website   View our blog page for this episode here.   Email us for more information info@exityourway.com

In this episode of The Faces of Business, Damon Pistulka and Wesleyne Greer’s discussion focused on keys to effective sales processes for STEM companies. Wesleyne Greer is a well-known STEM Sales consultant at Transformed Sales. Wesleyne helps STEM (science, technology, engineering, and manufacturing) companies develop their sales leaders and processes to improve their sales results.   Based on her experience, Wesleyne has created a proprietary 7-step sales leadership blueprint that identifies the blind spots, gaps, and inefficiencies in the sales process, teams, and management of technical fields.   Thanks for taking the time to listen today.   Find Damon Pistulka on LinkedIn talking about life & building businesses you can sell or succeed.    On Twitter as @dpistulka with inspiration and sharing thoughts.    Find out more about Damon when he's not working.  @dpistulka on Instagram, or Damon Pistulka on Facebook.      More information on building businesses you can sell or succeed and the Exit Your Way method on our website   View our blog page for this episode here.   Email us for more information info@exityourway.com

In this episode of The Faces of Business, Damon Pistulka, Steve Rice, and John Lamy will talk about driving business success with an advisory board. Steve Rice is the founder of Dotcomjungle helps manufacturers make and implement wise technology choices. John Lamy is a Principal Consultant at Lamy Consulting helping CEOs and GMs make sense of crazy situations.   Damon, Steve, and John have served on advisory boards before and together.  They discuss how an advisory board can help your organization go farther faster and achieve better results.   Thanks for taking the time to listen today.   Find Damon Pistulka on LinkedIn talking about life & building businesses you can sell or succeed.    On Twitter as @dpistulka with inspiration and sharing thoughts.    Find out more about Damon when he's not working.  @dpistulka on Instagram, or Damon Pistulka on Facebook.      More information on building businesses you can sell or succeed and the Exit Your Way method on our website   View our blog page for this episode here.   Email us for more information info@exityourway.com