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Your host, Glenn Poulos, talks with the Leadership, Executive, and Career Coach of Live for Yourself Consulting, Dr. Benjamin Ritter. Benjamin's journey began during his undergraduate years when he found himself neglecting his well-being and relationships in pursuit of a single-minded goal. This low point sparked a desire for change and set him on a path of self-improvement. He realized he was being reactive in his career, leading to resentment and negativity towards his leadership and organizations. This led him to conduct a reflective career audit, examining his professional and personal disappointments, social awkwardness, entrepreneurial spirit, and love for coaching and helping others.

In 2016, Benjamin founded Live for Yourself Consulting, a company dedicated to helping individuals let go of constraints and create careers they love. He developed the Live System, which initially stood for Life Intentions, Values, and Expectations. However, he discovered that successful clients also possessed three key traits: clarity, confidence, and control. These traits became the three C's of self-leadership within his system.

The Live System is similar to self-leadership and decision-making. It involves aligning your goals, intentions, values, and boundaries with who you are at your core. Benjamin emphasizes the importance of exploring your values and understanding yourself. By rating yourself on each value and assessing how aligned you are with them, you can determine areas in your life that may need changes.

He suggests asking yourself questions like, "What can I do today to live more true to my values?" or "What is misaligned with my values that is causing me stress or drain?" Identifying your happiest and least happy memories and looking for themes and keywords that reflect who you are at your core can help prioritize your values and define them in different areas of your life, such as work, relationships, and self.

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Your host, Glen Poulos, talks with the Innovation Podcast Host and Producer of The Deep Dive Lab, Jacintha Kurniawan. Jacintha's journey began in Australia, where she worked as a business development manager before deciding to pursue an MBA in Canada. At Simon Fraser University, where Jacintha pursued her MBA, there was no specialization. Instead, students learned about various aspects of business management, including analytics, marketing, finance, and economics. This broad-based approach provided her with a comprehensive understanding of business management.

Jacintha believes that AI will impact every industry and emphasizes the need for ethical AI development. She uses AI tools for editing her podcast and optimizing marketing strategies. She also mentioned the usefulness of ChatGPT for summarizing information and the importance of prompt engineering to get the desired value from AI tools. Jacintha loves news and data aggregators because they summarize all the information for her. She recommends newsletters like Neuron AI and Daily Brew, which provide summaries of the latest updates in various fields like AI, business, tech, and design.

Jacintha's approach to life planning was inspired by the book "Designing Your Life." She created a manifestation board, dividing her life into four categories: career, love, health, and personal growth. She emphasizes that planning is not about sticking to a rigid plan, but rather about organizing and categorizing thoughts and understanding priorities.

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Your host, Glenn Poulos, talks with the CEO of BISHOPS Cuts/Color, Leigh Feldman. Leigh's ascent to the CEO position at BISHOPS is a story of determination and strategic innovation. Before joining BISHOPS, Leigh worked for a large tech company, but the opportunity to be part of a recession-proof and somewhat pandemic-proof industry like hair care was too compelling to pass up. His background in marketing and his fresh perspective on the business has been instrumental in BISHOPS' growth and success.

Managing over 40 locations across North America comes with its unique set of challenges. Leigh explained that while franchising offers a blueprint for success, BISHOPS' model allows for individuality, ensuring that each location can cater to the specific needs of its community. This balance between uniformity and customization is key to providing the ultimate BISHOPS experience.

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Your host, Glenn Poulos, talks with the Franchise Consultant of The Daly Coach, Kim Daly. Kim Daly has been a franchise consultant for 21 years and a small business owner for 26 years. She stumbled into franchising as a solution to a problem in her life and has since developed a passion for helping others find financial, personal, and professional freedom through franchise ownership.

Kim addressed some common misconceptions about franchising. Contrary to popular belief, franchising is not limited to food and retail businesses. As a top consultant, Kim focuses on service-based franchises, emphasizing that there are endless options beyond food. She also debunked the myth that prior experience or industry knowledge is necessary to own a franchise. Most franchise owners prefer candidates without experience to ensure they can follow the franchise system effectively.

As a franchise consultant, Kim's main focus is helping people find the right franchise for them and get married to their franchise. She provides coaching during the selection process and helps clients understand that franchising is about the people, not just the product or service. She encourages clients to have imagination and be proactive in creating their business success.

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Your host, Glenn Poulos, talks with the CEO of GetPayroll, Charles Read. Charles' story begins with his return from Vietnam, a period of transition that led him to a corporate career at Texas Instruments. However, Charles had his sights set on something greater. He knew that to truly make his mark, he would need to venture out on his own. In 1991, alongside his wife, he founded an accounting firm with a payroll sideline. This sideline would eventually become GetPayroll, a company dedicated to simplifying payroll management for small businesses.

Charles candidly shared the hurdles he faced in the early days, from financial constraints to the sheer tenacity required to keep pushing forward. He stressed the importance of having a supportive partner, as entrepreneurship is a demanding path that often requires long hours and a steadfast commitment.

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