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    The Corelink Solution with James Rosseau, Sr.

    Do you find yourself wondering where your career is going at times? Feeling stuck in terms of how you might move forward? Or even wondering what it all means?

    Don’t worry; you are not alone. Many, despite where they are in their career, feel the same way.

    If the world were perfect, we would live the life of our favorite superheroes. We would stumble upon our superpowers (our gifts and talents) and even goof around with them for a while with our friends, but ultimately, we would find the purpose for which we were given those superpowers. We would even have a Yoda-like guide that helps us hone those superpowers as we work to fulfill that purpose.

    While the world is not perfect, my guests and I will help you find your superpowers and hone them in pursuit of fulfilling your purpose.

    A little bit about James

    James Rosseau Sr. is the founder and CEO of The Corelink Solution, a non-profit 501(c)3 organization committed to revitalizing communities through programs that empower people to reach their potential. With a passion for helping others and leading a “head and heart” mission, James has dedicated the remainder of his career to helping leaders achieve sustainable business growth. The leadership facilitation work he delivers as an entrepreneur allows him to fuel the non-profit.

    With over 20 years of leadership experience in various industries, including insurance, healthcare, and financial services, James has created and guided high-performing teams by delivering double-digit growth, mergers and acquisitions, offshoring, outsourcing, startups, and well over 300 partnerships. Before pursuing his own entrepreneurial endeavors, James held various executive positions with companies such as JPMorgan Chase, Allstate, and LegalShield.

    James has confronted and overcome major challenges but was able to persevere with his excellent work ethic and drive to make a positive change in the world. James earned his EMBA from Northwestern University and attained his undergraduate degree from the University of Phoenix.

    As a devoted community member who enjoys staying active, James currently serves on the DeVry University Board of Trustees and as an executive coach and leadership facilitator for ThinkHuman, helping client partners and teams achieve sustainable growth. He is also the author of Success on Your Own Terms: 6 Promises to Fire up your Passion, Ignite Your Career and Create an Amazing Life. James believes in God’s unique plan and potential for each human being, as well as the right to pursue it through systems designed for their success, and draws his purpose from this testament.

    #PurposeDrivenCareer #Careers #CareerAdvice #CareerGuidance #CareerManagement #Entrepreneurship #PurposeDrivenLeadership

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    13: Preparing for Your Window of Opportunity with Adam Thompson Nov 26, 2018
    Show notes

    Careers are not linear but tend to be a tapestry of sorts. Whether in a corporate environment or as an entrepreneur, we must be prepared to capitalize on the opportunities presented.

    With time spent in retail restaurant management and the military, Adam Thompson recognized that he wanted “more.” In his own words, he didn’t want to “trade time for money.” During this episode, he shares his journey of discovery, preparation, and execution.

    Key Highlights

    The Entrepreneurial Journey started with what he learned from his parents [2:45]

    The realization that he did not want to trade time for money [4:45]

    Key personal development Influences that helped shape Adam [9:15]

    How he finds his business opportunity [9:15]

    How he evaluated the business opportunity [14:00]

    How he achieved success so quickly within the first two years [17:35]

    What he would tell the twenty-five-year-old Adam Thompson [19:30]

    • Read, use Audible if necessary
    • Set BIG Goals
    • Make the right acquaintances

    Three personal development resources would he recommend [22:30]

    • The Power of Consistency – Weldon Long
    • The Slight Edge – Jeff Olsen
    • Piercing the Darkness – Frank Peretti
    12: How to Thrive in an Environment of Rapid Change: Business Processes, Supply Chains and Business Models with Sunil Chopra Nov 15, 2018
    Show notes

    Whether you are just starting your business or operating a business that you wish to take to the next level, you will need to understand how to deal with changes taking place within the external environment.

    On this episode, I am pleased to welcome Professor Sunil Chopra from the Kellogg School of Management. Professor Chopra discusses what entrepreneurs should be learning from Amazon in terms of opportunities, two key business processes that entrepreneurs need to pay attention to and how supply chain management thinking can be applied to any business to uncover opportunities.

    Key Highlights

    The changing needs of students [2:45]

    • Dealing with the rate of change itself.
    • You have to learn how to explain the changes in the past while learning how these changes are applied to the future.
    • Requires people to have the ability to work with all different kinds of people in order to gain a broader perspective.

    What entrepreneurs should be learning from Amazon in terms of opportunities – business models are changing rapidly [4:45]

    • The company shifted from online only to reaching people locally through the acquisition of wholefoods.
    • Realizing its outbound shipping is roughly 15% of UPS worldwide, it is now establishing Amazon logistics, to own its distribution of packages on the ground.

    Two Business Processes that entrepreneurs need to pay attention to. [7:00]

    • First: People will develop complementary capabilities and businesses need to be careful about getting stuck in the middle. Blockbuster is a prime example – Netflix took the floor (the older movies) with a more efficient distribution model; Redbox took the new release wall and put them in vending machines all over the place.
    • Second: The opportunity for entrepreneurs to develop more peer to peer platforms.

    Applying Supply Chain Management thinking to your business as an entrepreneur: Three Key Flows - - Even it if is a Digital Product [11:30]

    • Any supply chain involves all three flows. The entrepreneur needs to understand where they have opportunities.
    • Information: Using Amazon as an example. They are providing efficiencies on information on a lot of products at one time.
    • Product: They are giving you efficiency on the product, which is picked, packed and shipped from one place.
    • Funds: They are giving you efficiencies on funds as you only pay Amazon as opposed to the multiple suppliers of the products that you are purchasing.
    • You want to think about how you create value through these information flows.

    Efforts to solve for deprived areas of education in India [16:00]

    Professor Chopra’s Journey towards education [18:00]

    What to look forward to in regard to Business Processes going forward [20:00]

    • Successful operations will have three parts
    • Designing the operating system – what should the process look like?
    • The management infrastructure – what metrics do I need?
    • The people – mindsets and behaviors? Every process is ultimately operated by people. Every industry has done a decent job on the first two pieces, but this third piece needs more attention.

    What to look forward to in regard to Supply Chain Management going forward [21:30]

    • It will be very difficult to have an either/or in business in terms of online or brick and mortar, businesses will need both.

    Key Take-Aways

    1. Be thoughtful in starting your business. Start with your strengths, outsourcing all else where you can (e.g. how Amazon did online). Over time, you can disintermediate and take things in-house and gain more margin if you want to grow those capabilities.
    2. As it relates to Business Processes, be mindful of the growth of Peer-to-Peer platforms and the opportunities they present.
    3. Supply Chain Management: Examine the three flows within your supply chain for opportunities for opportunities.
    11: Making Your Net Work: Mastering the Art and Science of Career and Business Networking with Billy Dexter Oct 26, 2018
    Show notes

    Networking plays an important role in many aspects of our lives, particularly our careers. However, many of us struggle with how to do it. In this episode, you will learn three key principles of how to be a more effective networker.

    My good friend, Billy Dexter, a partner at Heidrick and Struggles, author and speaker, joins me. We discuss his journey and his new book, Making Your Net Work: Mastering the Art and Science of Career and Business Networking.

    Full show notes: www.thecorelinksolution.com

    10: The Partnerships between the Community and Law Enforcement with Farrah Shelly Oct 16, 2018
    Show notes

    As U.S. citizens, we have a vested interest in understanding how our tax dollars go to work. On this episode, Farrah Shelly, one of Atlanta’s finest police officers, joins me for a dialogue about law enforcement, a critical public service.

    Farrah offers a transparent insider’s view including the immediate and long-term financial challenges of officers, cultural and philosophical difficulties within departments and her perspective on what we, as citizens, can do to assist.

    Key Highlights

    Farrah’s pathway into Law Enforcement [2:00]

    Overview of some of the key challenges within law enforcement [4:00]

    The changing demographics and mindsets among the officer base, as well as the financial challenges. [8:30]

    How officers discuss challenging interactions as they show up in the media and deal with administrative policies and practices [15:00]

    Advice Farrah would give to citizens and her asks of others in uniform [22:00]

    The importance of doing community policing the right way [31:00]

    9: Buying a Small Business: Family, Finances and Growth with Ricky Regalado Oct 04, 2018
    Show notes

    There are many ways to enter into business ownership and on this episode, Ricky Regalado, a serial entrepreneur, shares how he entered business ownership by way of acquisition. He provides insights from the mistakes made, how he has grown the company from five employees to over 200 over the past five years, while still making it feel like a family business and shares a vision of the exciting road ahead.

    Key Highlights

    Cold Turkey plunge from Corporate to owning a business [2:00]

    • Went into the cleaning business, purchased it from his cousin.
    • Three week turnaround period from getting advice, getting a business loan, liquidating some assets and acquiring the business

    The first year of transition [4:45]

    • 18 months of struggle: 16-hour days, a few considerations of making it a “secondary thing.”
    • Recognized some of the rookie mistakes in terms of the original understanding of the books (financials of the business).
    • Crash course on business management from hiring employees to managing through net profits.
    • The balance of education versus doing before going into business.
    • They did not personally prepare financially, as the books of the business showed a positive cash flow equal to their current income, which they found not to be true. This was a major lesson learned.

    Funding the business [10:45]

    • Securing traditional loans are difficult. You cannot get them until your company has proven cash flows.
    • Even with the positive cash flows he had from acquired business, he found success with going to a small bank as the large banks such as Chase and 5/3 bank declined them. Ricky readily points out that he had not established as much credit as he needed to and advises others looking to go into business to do that early on.
    • He has established a relationship with his banker at Wintrust, who has become somewhat of an advisor. Per Ricky, he advised him to get into the services business which makes Ricky’s business more bankable.
    • Key point of distinction – in consumer banking, the big names sometimes matter, but in business banking, having a partner is the key.

    Managing through Growth [14:15]

    • Started six years ago with four people, now they are at 250 employees.
    • Have grown from one state to business in six states, prime to enter the seventh and eighth.

    Flexibility, Family and Doing What’s Right [17:00]

    Further expansion through technology [20:45]

    • The introduction of the Rozaroute which will enable his Rick and his team to 1) perform better walkthroughs 2) Create work-flows for each cleaning contract, creating the most efficient and consistent worker route for that job and 3) A community portal

    Differentiating to change the industry [27:00]

    The advice he would give his younger self [33:00]

    • Be proactive
    • Own your job

    Take-Away Items

    • Getting started: Balance jumping in and getting started versus getting stuck in a “preparation cycle”
    • Banking Partner: When searching for a loan, Ricky underscored directing your attention to smaller banks as you have stronger chances for both loan approval and establishing a working relationship.
    • Attitude: Ricky demonstrates and teaches a proactive, assertive, own-it attitude. It comes across in his managerial approach, as well as how he drives innovation (e.g. Rozaroute).

    Should you wish to use Ricky’s Services, he operates in: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas Wisconsin

    You can reach Ricky at:

    • rozalado.com
    • Rozaroute.com
    8: Forces that Drive Social Change with Tim Jones Sep 27, 2018
    Show notes

    Each year, more than 80,000 people face homelessness in the City of Chicago alone. While there are provisions in place to help, the challenge persists.

    On this episode, I am linking up with Tim Jones, who serves as the Executive Director of Good News Partners, a housing continuum that provides affordable housing to the homeless in Chicago, serving over 500 residents a year. Tim shares insights relative to the growing homeless population and some of the root causes - - all of which provides a microscopic view in of a much larger problem across the U.S.

    Key Highlights

    Tim’s introduction to “giving back” [2:00]

    • Born into a heritage into community leaders. Grandmother helped start Operation Breadbasket, now known as Operation Push

    Grow up in the midst of Acorn meetings in the Living room.

    Good News Partners [3:40]

    • Working towards ending homelessness in the City of Chicago
    • They provide affordable housing to people who would otherwise be without housing with rents set at 30% - 50% below market rate
    • About 84,000 become homeless each year in the City of Chicago

    Tim Jones the Motivational Speaker [9:15]

    • Seeing a need for more positive influences
    • Pushing through initial reluctance
    • Acknowledging misplaced authority given to others to elevate him or not and taking back that authority

    Tim’s Habits to stay fueled up [13:30]

    • Prayer and Meditation
    • Works out regularly
    • Monitor nutrition
    • Keeps a “Read, Watch, and Listen” list
    • Stopped watching the news 6 months ago

    Personal and Leadership Development – Book Favorites and other ways he stays motivated [16:00]

    • He-Motions by D. Jakes
    • Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
    • Blink by Macolm Gladwell (https://amzn.to/2DwHvQU)
    • 99percent.com

    Take-Away Items

    • The needs around us relative to those in disadvantaged positions are great and continue to persist.
    • If you want to make an impact within the community, there are several ways to do it: monetary donations, in-kind services or volunteerism.
    • You must own your career-life and journey. As Tim shared through his story and realization, “it cannot be placed in any organization’s hands,” we, as individuals, must own our futures.

    For more information on Tim Jones and his efforts

    • http://www.iamtimjones.com
    • http://goodnewspartners.org/
    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timothy.l.jones.12
    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamtimjonesdotcom/
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamtimojones

    Full show notes available at www.thecorelinksolution.com

    7: Three Keys on How to be a Business Owner with Kim Melia Sep 19, 2018
    Show notes

    When you contemplate how to become a business owner, there are many things to consider from product to customer service and everything in-between. However, how do you know what you, as the potential business owner, need to focus on most to give you the best chances of success?

    I link up with entrepreneur Kim Melia, whom with her partners have created a multi-million-dollar company. Now in business for over 20 years, Kim shares her journey, lessons and her THREE KEYS on how to be a business owner.

    Key Highlights

    Giving people their life back through entrepreneurship [2:00]

    How she is introduced to entrepreneurship? [ 7:15]

    Advice for new entrepreneurs [9:00]

    • Manage associations thoughtfully. Limit negative associations. Add positive associations, even if they are associations, such as audio learning tools, etc.
    • When opportunity knocks, it knocks just once. So, let that door open, when it does because it means that others believe you’re ready even if you don’t believe you are.
    • You are not born “with it.” No regrets and no Mulligans, grateful for all of the struggles. Leadership is developed over time and comes with the journey.
    • Be present, enjoy the journey as opposed to looking for the ”finish” line. Many times, people are focused on racing to the end and it is important to realize that the journey in and of itself is worthy of enjoyment.

    Women leaders that inspire Kim [17:00]

    • Opray Winfrey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey)
    • Madonna (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonna_(entertainer))
    • Theresa AuCoin (http://theresaaucoin.com/)

    What things often hold people back from starting their business [19:00]

    Work, Play, Love in Guatemala [24:10]

    • (www.workplaylove.org)

    Personal Development Favorites [29:30]

    • The magic of believing by Claude Bristol (https://amzn.to/2pllcn5)
    • The untethered soul by Michael Singer (https://amzn.to/2MNHd7i)

    For more information on Kim Melia and their company

    www.KimMelia.com

    www.MeliaFamily.com

    www.WorkPlayLove.org

    Full show notes available at www.thecorelinksolution.com

    6: The Continued Evolution of The Intrapreneur with Maria Odiamar Racho, MSOD Sep 12, 2018
    Show notes

    If you have considered being an entrepreneur or if you’re a manager looking to tap into the entrepreneurial spirit within your team, this episode is for you. Maria Odiamar Racho, an Organizational Effectiveness Practice Lead at Allstate, provides us with a look at their journey in implementing Intrapraneurship, the impetus, how they did it, lessons learned and how they have grown from five Intrapraneurs three years ago to more than 400 today.

    Full show notes at thecorelinksolution.com

    5: What you should know about The Corelink Solution Sep 08, 2018
    Show notes

    This is a special edition of the podcast that serves as an overview of the podcast and The Corelink Solution, as a company, more broadly.

    Our purpose as a company

    Revitalizing communities by empowering individuals to reach their potential. Further, I provide some of the context behind it, two main points being my passion and my experiences.

    Who is this program for?

    • We have developed detailed avatars and personas that help guide us in what we do that we know will evolve as we spend more time with you. However, we also believe they roll-up into two main themes, people who desire to upshift and uplift.
    • By upshift, meaning people who are looking for more out of their life. They may not even be sure what “it” is, but they know they need to move up from the current state of affairs.
    • By uplift, meaning people who want to be a contributor to their community, family, etc., and are looking for information and tools to be empowered to do so.

    What to expect?

    • A weekly podcast that empowers you through topics focused on personal and leadership development, entrepreneurship and social justice (emphasis on education).
    • Further, expect us to be fluid and agile, meaning as we learn more about your needs, we will adjust.

    What are our goals?

    • To meet and exceed your expectations with our podcasts. We will produce, learn through your feedback and get better to deliver on your needs.
    • From an educational perspective, deliver training now, but to also develop a process that allows us to scale it for broader impact.

    Thank you for your continued support.

    For more detailed information about us and what we do, visit our website at www.thecorelinksolution.com.

    Information on James Rosseau, Sr. can be found at www.jamesrosseausr.com and https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesrosseausr/

    4: A Primer on Immigration in America with John Bauschard and John Paul Demirdjian Sep 04, 2018
    Show notes

    The team at Road to Status manages a platform that has helped more than 65,000 people navigate their personal immigration process over the past 2 years. During our discussion, we get grounded on the data, policy issues, DACA, potential resolutions and actions we can take as citizens.

    Detailed show notes available at https://thecorelinksolution.com/

    Daily motivational and inspirational quotes available through our Success Thought of the Day. Join us at www.successtotd.com

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