

Everyday MBA
Kevin Craine
Entrepreneur and business success techniques and tips that you don't learn in business school.
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Jul 2, 2022 • 28min
Ten Proven Principles to Scale Your Business
Brendan McGurgan discusses his book "Simple Scaling" and ten proven principles to scale your business. Brendan is a global business leader who, as CEO of CDE Group, grew his business from a successful $5 million and turned it into a massive international leader worth $150 million. How can you do it too? Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

Jun 25, 2022 • 18min
The Emergent Approach to Strategy
Peter Compo discusses his book "The Emergent Approach to Strategy" and ways to leverage adaptive design and execution. A recent Stanford study found only 37% of corporate execs feel their companies have well-defined strategies; only 20% feel they have clarity on capabilities key to their success. Why such low confidence...and what can we do about it? Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

Jun 21, 2022 • 26min
Aligning Business Strategy and Marketing Tactics
Jim Everhart discusses his book "Brand Vision" and ways to align business strategy with marketing tactics. Jim spent more than four decades in the marketing industry, most of it at Godfrey Advertising, one of the largest business-to-business marketing agencies in the United States. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

Jun 18, 2022 • 22min
Techniques to Boost Sales Success
Nikki Rausch discusses techniques to boost sales success. Nikki is Founder and CEO of Sales Maven where she teaches small businesses and entrepreneurs how to sell without being pushy or "salesy." She is the author of "The Selling Staircase" and "Buying Signals." Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

Jun 11, 2022 • 20min
Is "Business Ethics" an Oxymoron?
JS Nelson, Visiting Associate Professor at Harvard Business School, discusses modern business ethics. Corporate misconduct is on the rise and in the news...and business leaders are increasingly worried that their actions could cross lines that put their reputations and their revenue at risk. Listen as we explore what ethical lines are being crossed and how can businesses avoid today's ethical pitfalls. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

Jun 4, 2022 • 21min
Empowering Brand Transformation
Jeff Rosenblum discusses his book "Exponential" and how to transform your brand by empowering instead of interrupting. Jeff is co-founder of Questus, a digital advertising agency that has worked with many of the world's most influential brands, like American Express, Apple, Disney, Starbucks, and many more. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

May 28, 2022 • 30min
How Stress and Struggle Stop Success
Best selling author Michael Neill discusses how stress and struggle are NOT a prerequisite to success. His TEDx talk, 'Why Aren't We Awesomer? has been viewed by millions, and he has been recognized as one of the top 30 coaching thought leaders in the world. Listen for three action items you can use today. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

May 24, 2022 • 19min
The Growth Advantage
Bob Lisser discusses his book "The Growth Advantage" and the strategic importance of building strategies and adopting solutions that help bring about competitive advantage. Is the idea of building competitive advantage an area that you feel is overlooked or underserved today? Listen as we explore planning for and capturing sustained business growth. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

May 21, 2022 • 25min
Sell More with "The Priority Sale"
Bryan Gray discusses the book "The Priority Sale" and how to boost your sales success with a new approach. The business of selling has changed dramatically. Learn to avoid commoditization and overcome outdated tactics that keep your sales teams from performing. Listen for three action items you can use today to reach higher potential. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?

May 14, 2022 • 27min
Actions to Help Your Team Succeed
NYT best-selling author Daniel Coyle discusses his new book "The Culture Playbook," and highly effective actions to help your team succeed. Daniel has spent years studying the ways successful groups work together. And he's worked with everyone from Pixar and Google to the San Antonio Spurs. In his best-seller "The Culture Code" he explained the theory of why strong cultures are crucial to teams' success. Now in he provides us with sixty concrete skills to help any team build a strong, cohesive and positive culture. Host, Kevin Craine Do you want to be a guest?


