PowerTips Unscripted

It’s easy to be successful in a great economy. You can get away with a lot of bad habits, lack of systems, and high overhead when jobs are large and margins high. But when the economy contracts, job sizes shrink, and margins erode, those bad habits can have a huge affect on the health of […] The post Recession-Proofing Your Company with Dave Edwards- [Best of Powertips Unscripted] appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

If you’ve ever visited any Disney theme park across the globe, you may think nobody does customer service and experience like Disney. Although the execution is complex, the baseline concepts are quite simple.  In this episode, Pete Blank shares customer-service strategies from Disney with Victoria and Mark, and shows you how to apply these lessons […] The post The Magic of Disney’s Customer-Service Strategies with Pete Blank – [Best of PowerTips Unscripted] appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

Laura DiBenedettoBest Selling Author “The Six Habits are behaviors that we act out every day, minute to minute. These are the habits that define our relationship with ourselves, and our relationship with the world around us.” Remodelers Advantage is dedicated to helping remodeling business owners become more successful, while creating an environment that allows them […] The post Best of Powertips: Ep. 117: The Six Habits That Can Change Your Life with Laura DiBenedetto appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

There are many legal challenges that can appear suddenly for remodelers, builders and business owners. It is imperative to build your business on a foundation that can weather the storm so that, as our guest today puts it, it doesn’t matter. In this episode, we talk more about the process of “shatterproofing” your business with […] The post Best of Powertips: Ep.132: How to Shatterproof Your Business with America’s Legal Coach appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

The “Shiny Object Syndrome” can be easy to fall victim to in remodeling. With so many goals of success, there are a lot of “shiny objects” that can distract remodelers from reaching their full potential.  How do you avoid them? Guest David Wood joins the show to share the five steps to success and doubling […] The post Best of Powertips: Double Revenue by Focusing on Less with David Wood appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

Wayne Ottum joins us to talk about the 9 components of extraordinary leadership and outlines some basic steps to help businesses owners become more effective leaders. Wayne discusses the importance of creating a company vision, building the right culture, and the difference between leadership and management. Wayne is a senior consultant at Remodelers Advantage and […] The post Ep. 189: The 9 Components of Extraordinary Leadership with Wayne Ottum appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

Did you know that 81% of business owners want to stop working in their business in the next 10 years? Yet, most business owners are paralyzed and doing nothing about their exit, because the process seems overwhelming to the point that they don’t know where to begin.  So, how does one focus on their business […] The post Best of PowerTips: Creating your Business Exit Roadmap with Ashley Micciche appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

Mark and Victoria, with the help of the very funny Jack Handey, discuss a few of the deep thoughts they have recently had, and how the insights they gleaned from them correlate to running a successful business.  Mark talks about how cognitive bias can lock you into dangerous patterns, thereby making it hard to simplify […] The post Ep.188: Deep Thoughts with Victoria Downing, Mark Harari, and Jack Handey appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

Guest David Gerstel joins the show to talk about his new book Building Freedom: A Construction Pro’s Path to Financial Independence. David also discusses topics including being lean and frugal, and having an employee centered company. David Gerstel has over 50 years of experience in the construction industry, and is the author of many books […] The post Ep.187: Building Freedom as a Construction Professional with David Gerstel appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.

Guest Dee Ann Turner discusses her experiences at Chick-fil-A human resources to owning her own company and becoming a bestselling author. Dee Ann gives an excellent outline for any business to interview and find extraordinary talent. She also talks about the current day workforce and how to be disciplined in the hiring process. Dee Ann […] The post Ep.186: How To Bet On Talent With Dee Ann Turner appeared first on PowerTips Unscripted.