"The Only Woman There" with Nancy Knous

10/03/24 • 72 min

Enjoy my conversation with Nancy Knous, Executive Partner at Benchmark Wealth Management. Nancy built her firm from the ground up, tackling the unique challenges of being a woman in a predominantly male industry.

Episode Highlights

Building from Scratch: How Nancy structured her business for growth and planning for the next generation.
Lonely in the Industry: The unique struggles of being a woman in finance and how she navigated them.
Financial Independence: Why women are inheriting more wealth and how financial freedom is key.
Persevering Through Challenges: From being broke to surviving the 2008 crisis, Nancy shares her journey every step of the way.

Episode Highlights

Building from Scratch: How Nancy structured her business for growth and planning for the next generation.
Lonely in the Industry: The unique struggles of being a woman in finance and how she navigated them.
Financial Independence: Why women are inheriting more wealth and how financial freedom is key.
Persevering Through Challenges: From being broke to surviving the 2008 crisis, Nancy shares her journey every step of the way.

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“Desperation Makes You Do Wonderful Things” with David Wedaman

My guest today is David Wedaman.

David began his career as an accountant at Arthur Anderson. He then left to go into the transportation industry, and after his first stop, David was a co-founder in Mark VII, which he and his partners grew to $800 million in annual revenue. After this business was taken public and sold in the late 1990’s, David founded Retrans, which he and his team built into 32 branches across the United States with sales of more than $500 million a year and sold to global logistics company KUEHNE+NAGEL.

Thank you so much for listening. This is a great episode about entrepreneurship, fighting bureaucracy, how times are changing, how to scale, community involvement and how to make an impact in the communities you live in plus much more.

Please enjoy this week’s episode with entrepreneur David Wedaman.

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"The Steakhouse In The Middle of Nowhere" with Randall Swaney

Hear my conversation with Randall Swaney, the entrepreneur behind Marshall Steakhouse, named the #1 Steakhouse in Mississippi by the Food Network. Located in rural Mississippi, Randall turned what was supposed to be a feed store into a bustling restaurant.

Episode Highlights

From Feed Store to Steakhouse: How Randall’s idea turned into a steakhouse serving 4,000 people a week.
Against All Odds: Why everyone told him he was crazy, and how Randall proved them wrong.
The Power of Location: 50,000 cars pass daily, driving Marshall Steakhouse’s success.
Expanding the Dream: Randall’s wish to open 10 new locations across the Southeast.