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S1 Episode 8: Maximizing Your Ownership for the Future of Business with Shawn McBride Feb 02, 2021

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Shawn McBride is an attorney and business consultant at The Our Shawn and McBride for Business. He is a business nerd with a legal practice and consulting firm that focuses on issues related to business ownership and maximizing the value of that ownership (preparing for the future of business).

Shawn has 14 years of experience and is licensed in 12 states and DC, as well as being a licensed CPA. He has appeared in many major publications and radio shows. He is the author of Business Blunders! which covers common business issues giving powerful themes of protection to add to the message for your teams. He also hosts his own podcasts, McBride for Business LIVE!

In this episode, we discuss:

· Melding together knowledge of law with the pursuit of business to develop something unique

· How planning ahead in your business can extract the best outcomes

· Why going through the fundamentals of a business can help a new owner transition seamlessly

· Why having the right team on your side can make or break a new business acquisition

I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have.

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Connect with Shawn

Website: http://www.mcbrideforbusiness.com/

Website: www.planningdoneright.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rshawnmcbride/

Podcast: http://www.mcbrideforbusiness.com/podcasts/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-h9QeZYahVQrREgtGmGCIQ

Connect with Steve Eschbach

Website: https://www.tworld.com/locations/naperville/ or https://eschbachassoc.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqgICqaSI8xE2GRYY1HWJA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveeschbach/

Twitter: @ SteveEschbach

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S1 Episode 7: How to Exit a Business Gracefully and Harvest Your Wealth with Denise Logan Jan 26, 2021

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Denise Logan is the founder and speaker at Chase What Matters. She has a background as a lawyer, social worker, and business owner. She knows that to business owners, selling a business is more than a transaction. To them, it is an emotionally fraught period of transition, filled with unexpected highs and lows, with no clear vision of what waits at the end for them and their family.

She has provided advanced training to advisors employed by some of the world’s largest financial institutions, law firms and accounting firms, helping their clients successfully transition their businesses to new owners. And she is the author of The Seller’s Journey.

In this episode, we discuss:

· Denise’s start in law and what she learned about opening her own firm and exiting the businesses the wrong way

· When to start thinking of developing an exit strategy and how to develop a timeline

· Why knowing how to talk to a business broker can get you what you want when exiting a business, such as the wealth from the sale

· How to make the journey to retiring a happy one

I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Denise knows exactly how to exit a business the right way by experiencing what not to do herself.

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Connect with Denise

Website: https://deniselogan.com/

Connect with Steve Eschbach

Website: https://www.tworld.com/locations/naperville/ or https://eschbachassoc.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqgICqaSI8xE2GRYY1HWJA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveeschbach/

Twitter: @ SteveEschbach

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S1 Episode 6: The Ins and Outs of Hiring and Being the Best Employee with Abby Kohut Jan 19, 2021

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Abby Kohut is known in the job search world as Absolutely Abby because she tells the Absolute truth about the job search process. In the past 25 years, Abby has held corporate recruiting positions in a variety of industries and is responsible for helping 10,000 people get hired. Her website AbsolutelyAbby.com, which was selected as one of the “Top 100 Websites for Your Career” by Forbes, teaches candidates secrets the Absolute truth about the job search process that other recruiters won't tell you.

AbsolutelyAbby.com was mentioned on CNBC as one of three top websites for career changers and CNBC published an article naming Abby as a Top Career Coach and Recruiter. Abby is one of the “Top 100 Influential People Online” according to Fast Company Magazine and is known as "Ask Abby" on LinkedIn.

Since 2012, Abby has been on a mission to help one million job seekers and she drove around the US in an RV in order to accomplish that goal. Her job search adventures were covered by several nationwide TV and radio networks including: Fox 5, Sirius XM, NBC, CBS, ABC, Bloomberg Radio, LinkedIn, Monster, and The Ladders.

In this episode, we discuss:

· What your resume says about you

· Why having passion for the job you’re applying will get you in the door

· How Abby helped 100 job-seekers find passive income in between employers

· How to market yourself impactfully to attract the right candidates to your business

I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Abby is really leading the way in transforming hiring processes into their own business.

Please let me know your thoughts!

Connect with Abby

Website: https://www.absolutelyabby.com/

Connect with Steve Eschbach

Website: https://www.tworld.com/locations/naperville/ or https://eschbachassoc.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqgICqaSI8xE2GRYY1HWJA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveeschbach/

Twitter: @ SteveEschbach

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S1 Episode 5: Small Business Accounting and Starting a Tax App with George Birrell Jan 12, 2021

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George is the CEO of Taxhub. He has a Master’s degree in taxation from Webster University and began his career in public accounting. Twelve years in, he transitioned to controllership for an engineering firm in New York City.

As a controller, he learned a lot about the business side of finance and tax, and the idea for Taxhub took shape. Determined to bring customers a better tax experience, George began assembling a team that could help bring his idea to fruition to serve a broad segment of the private tax-payer market, which then became Taxhub.

In this episode, we discuss:

· “The bird’s eye view” of a business from a public accounting point of view

· How to spot a need in your industry and develop a plan to fill it

· What it’s like to work financially with small businesses on a digital basis

I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. George’s platform TaxHub is a real asset for small business owners and contractors to keep track of their financials and tax information.

Please let me know your thoughts!

Connect with George

Website: https://www.gettaxhub.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/george-birrell-867845a/

Connect with Steve Eschbach

Website: https://www.tworld.com/locations/naperville/ or https://eschbachassoc.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqgICqaSI8xE2GRYY1HWJA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveeschbach/

Twitter: @ SteveEschbach

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S1 Episode 4: Understanding the Emotional Toll of Business Brokerage with Jessica Starks Jan 05, 2021

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Jessica Starks is the President of Transworld Business Advisors of Lansing. Starks received her Bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University in Business Administration with an emphasis in Accounting and Finance.

Before starting her own business, she gained experience at a public accounting firm, sales with a payroll company, followed by 10 years in business banking. As her banking career advanced, she was financing buyers acquiring businesses.

Jessica realized she wanted to help business owners exit their business. She found that baby boomers did not know where to turn when wanting to retire. Although she thought of mostly baby boomers, she realized that other business owners needed to exit their business as well. She wanted to give them an outlet to sell what they have worked so hard to create while leaving a legacy.

In this episode, we discuss:

· The process of business brokerage and the emotional toll it can take on everyone

· How deals take practice- don’t expect to make a sale on your first prospect

· Meeting with a business owner early in your selling process will eliminate stressful situations in a transition

I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Jessica is very knowledgeable of her business and the ins and outs of business brokerage.

Please let me know your thoughts!

Connect with Jessica Starks

Website: https://www.tworld.com/agent/jessicastarks/bio/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-starks-a5b7996/

Connect with Steve Eschbach

Website: https://www.tworld.com/locations/naperville/ or https://eschbachassoc.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqgICqaSI8xE2GRYY1HWJA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveeschbach/

Twitter: @ SteveEschbach

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S1 Episode 3: The Details of Client Relations with Steven Carr Dec 22, 2020

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Steve Carr is a senior communications consultant with experience in public relations, crisis communications, investor relations and capital-raising for private and publicly held companies. Sectors in which he has particular experience include financial services (commercial and investment banking, property insurance), business services, energy including sustainable energy, and industrial goods.

Steve holds a J.D. from John Marshall Law School, has served on non-profit boards for North Park University and Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, and been a long-serving officer and director of the National Investor Relations Institute.

He is a frequent guest lecturer and author of Compliance & Ethics Professional, Ethikos, ACG Journal, a book-length work on reputation management to be published in 2020.

In this episode, we discuss:

· Steven’s background in investor relationships and law shape the way he deals in his business brokerage

· How an introvert can use acting like an extrovert to be an excellent communicator and work well with clients

· How to start thinking of starting a business, buying a business, and building a business plan to get there

· Why business owners often forget to have an exit plan, and that they are still attached to the business even after it is sold or closed

I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Steven has a unique approach to business brokerage and understands how to communicate well with business owners.

Please let me know your thoughts!

Connect with Steven Carr

Website: https://www.tworld.com/agent/stevencarr/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrsteve/

Connect with Steve Eschbach

Website: https://www.tworld.com/locations/naperville/ or https://eschbachassoc.com/

YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqgICqaSI8xE2GRYY1HWJA

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveeschbach/

Twitter: @ SteveEschbach

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S1 Episode 2: Developing Relationships in Business Brokerage with Jim "JT" Tatem Dec 15, 2020

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For more than 30 years, ‘JT’ Jim Tatem has helped more than 3000 entrepreneurs and business owners realize their dream of owning, operating, and selling their businesses.

Gaining both domestic and international experience in the world of franchising and franchise ownership, he brings a unique approach to motivating, managing, and mentoring business owners and their teams to increase their customer base, improve their brand awareness, and impact their bottom line.

Whether his clients are looking to sell a business, buy a business, or grow a franchise – they find ‘JT’ and his team at Transworld Business Advisors of Greenville and Asheville an invaluable resource for their entrepreneurial journey.

In this episode, we discuss:

· How growing up in a military family taught JT how to develop and nurture personal relationships

· How to sort through your business when you’re thinking of retiring, or moving, and create a helpful business plan with Transworld

· Why being in business for yourself can be the most fulfilling thing to strive for

· Understanding what you want from your business can make running it, and ultimately leaving it, so much easier

I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. JT’s experience in business can really help any business owner know how to market their business to sell and leave when they’re ready.

Please let me know your thoughts!

Connect with Jim “JT” Tatem

Email: JTTatum@tworld.com

Website: https://www.tworld.com/agent/jttatem/

Connect with Steve Eschbach

Website: https://www.tworld.com/locations/naperville/ or https://eschbachassoc.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveeschbach/

Twitter: @ SteveEschbach

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S1 Episode 1: How to Break Into Franchising with Andy Cagnetta Dec 08, 2020

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Andy Cagnetta is the CEO of Transworld Business Advisors. He graduated from Lehigh University in 1987 with a BS Business & Economics. He moved to Florida in search of buying his own business, when Transworld hired him as an agent. Since then he’s risen up to become a top performer.

Andy is a recognized speaker and trainer in the subject of business sales, valuation and negotiations. He has taught his self-authored negotiations class to associations, construction companies, media sales teams, government agencies, high school & university students.

He has received numerous awards in community and leadership, and volunteers with many local humanitarian organizations.

In this episode, we discuss:

· How Andy started his entrepreneurial dream as a kid with a coffee and pastry stand during the gas crisis

· How Andy bought Transworld as a small business brokerage office to franchising it to offices all over the country

· Why being involved in your community from early on will improve your business knowledge and performance in the future

· Why anyone looking to get into business or sell their business should work with a business broker to help smooth the process

I hope you will find this episode as exciting and informative as I have. Andy has the best information on business brokerage and how to succeed in your own business.

Please let me know your thoughts!

Connect with Andy

Website: https://www.tworld.com/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/acagnetta/

Connect with Steve Eschbach

Website: https://www.tworld.com/locations/naperville/ or https://eschbachassoc.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/speschbach/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/steveeschbach/

Twitter: @ SteveEschbach

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Trailer Oct 19, 2020

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The world is constantly changing, and so is the world of business. In “Building Better Businesses”, me and a number of experts will explain why networking is important, why every step is about learning, and how a good business owner helps their community. Take it from me, someone who tried one more time, that there is always a way to get there.

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