The Faces of Business

In this week’s The Faces of Business Episode, our guest speaker was Dan Bigger. Dan is the Senior Manager of Sales Business Development at Optessa and the Co-Host of USAMfgHour Twitter Chat.  Dan has held senior business development and sales roles in manufacturing companies for over a decade.   Dan shares his experience suddenly losing his job and his decision to immediately start looking for his next opportunity by using the wide business network he created over the years to find his opportunity.  Dan did not want to use the traditional route of finding and applying for jobs.  It would take too long and he was searching for the RIGHT opportunity.    Dan leveraged his nexto to meet with people to talk about opportunities and help others find opportunities.  In 3 weeks utilizing his network, Dan completed many calls with hiring managers, had multiple interviews, turned down opportunities, and ultimately secured his new position at Optessa.   Dan shares the way anyone can leverage the people they know, instead of the normal applying to jobs, to find the right opportunity faster! 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 @FacesofBusiness sharing all of our guest episodes and episodes of other great podcasts.    and  @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 Scott Lesak. Scott is the Chief Visionary at Inspire You, and CEO of Kasel Rocks Landscape Company.  Scott’s motto is to lead, motivate, and inspire a passionate landscaping industry. At Inspire You, he provides passion, a positive mindset, and positive communication.     Soctt talks about how his personal development has helped his business and person life.  He also covers why business owners should not think they "are born with" the skills to run a successful business.  Scott explains it takes reading, coaches, peer groups and personal development to gain the skills necessary to be successful in life and business. 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 Michele Gunn. Michele is a trained strengths coach that helps people unlock their true strengths and achieve significant life goals.  Michele helps people harness their strengths to find more purpose and happiness in their lives.     Michel helps executive moms find their path with her coaching in Cultivate and Thrive and she helps people with portable life insurance coverage as an Independent Insurance Agent at the B.I.G Agency of Global Life Liberty National Division.   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 Cris Young. Cris is the Owner of Product Genius Technology.   Product Genius simplifies the selection and presentation of high SKU/attribute count items for ecommerce sellers.   Product Genius shows similar items on one page and reduces ordering to a one click process. Cris Young is the owner of Product Genius Technology. Before this, she founded an ran the Fastener New Desk for almost 12 years. First as an Editor at Large and then as EVP. Currently, she is also the Board Member of the US Women’s Chamber of Commerce. She has been the President of The American Small Business Chamber of Commerce. In between these roles, Cris was also the Co-Chair of Women in Manufacturing. Moreover, she was also the EVP at Hudson Fasteners.   Among her initial roles, she was the Assistant Manager at Mass Hardware and Sales associate at Allied Bolt and Screw as her first job. Cris also has a Streetwise MBA from Youngstown State University and a Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Entrepreneurial studies.   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 @FacesofBusiness sharing all of our guest episodes and episodes of other great podcasts.    and  @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 Ken Novak. Ken is the Owner at HATCH Quantified. Before this, he was the Global Director, Digital Marketing and Ecommerce at Parker Hannifin.  His experience gained from growing B2B and B2C ecommerce brands as a part of an agency and as an ecommerce manager to execute digital strategies that drive real world results.  Kevin helps companies connect their digital marketing efforts with financial results and drive business growth.   We also discuss how his degree in rhetoric and communications has helped him to look at marketing differently.    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 Tricia Livermore. Tricia is the founder and Coach at Soul Business Advisor. Aside from this, she also holds other roles including Mental Fitness Coach at Positive Intelligence and Heart-Centered Business Coach at Collective Brains.  Tricia is an accomplished finance executive that decided one day that she wanted to follow her true passion to help people improve their lives. We are talking with Tricia about her journey and how she is helping people lead fuller lives. 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 Jody Lenes. Jody is the Principal of Eos Outdoor Services. Before this, he was the Regional Manager at GroundsCare Landscape LLC.  Jody has been an entrepreneur in the green industry since starting his first lawn mowing business out of high school.  Jody recently decided to dedicate time to personal development and is seeing the results in his life and business.  We talk about what he has learned and how working on personal development has affected his life. 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 John Lamy. John is the Principal Consultant at Lamy Consulting. John grew up in a small town in Missouri, graduated from MIT with a degree in Electrical engineering, and later went to Cornell University to receive his MBA.  John worked at Hewlett Packard for more than 33 years then at OMEP as a senior consultant.  John spent the first part of his career in technical roles and then transitioned into human behavior and organizational performance-based roles. John now helps companies improve performance by getting the right people in place and organizing their efforts.  John has a highly effective human-based approach developed from his passion for understanding human nature and personal performance.  I hope you enjoy learning about his background as much as I did! 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 @FacesofBusiness sharing all of our guest episodes and episodes of other great podcasts.    and  @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 Brian Bendig. Brian is the CEO of Cavalier Tool and Manufacturing. The company is a second-generation mold-making company that was started by Brian's father in 1975 with another partner.  Brian has been leading Cavalier Tool for the last 20+ years and the company has grown into a premier global player in large injection mold making (800+ ton machine size) for recreational, agricultural, consumer, heavy truck, and automotive customers.  Brian has led the team to develop a global organization providing the exacting precision necessary with drastically reduced timelines to help their clients exceed their goals. 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 Scott Shumway. Scott is the President of BioSkin Premium Bracing. Scott is also the Co-Owner of Skillman Brothers Inc.  Scott is soon releasing his new book "The Invisible 4 Letter Word" which describes how to get people engaged in organizations.    Scott is a Theory of Constraints practitioner and helps companies realize significant benefits from improving their throughput.   Thanks for taking the time to listen today.   You can find (Damon Pistulka) on LinkedIn talking about life & building businesses you can sell or succeed.  \ On Twitter as @dpistulka with inspiration and sharing thoughts.  More about Damon when not working, check out @dpistulka on Instagram or Damon Pistulka on Facebook.      Find out more about 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