After a close baby boomer friend lost her job, she asked me for some advice about how to consider new opportunities.

Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching founders Lauren Owen and Urs Koenig help family-owned businesses develop and execute succession plans.

Years of experience across diverse industries have given Lauren Owen keen insights into the critical factors required for transition success. And….Urs Koenig specializes in leadership development for business owners and the next generation.

He’s George Lovato, Jr. the President and Principal of BH Capital Ltd.; Merchant Banker, Consultant, Author and Lecturer— George Lovato has extensive management experience in start-ups, corporate finance, computer system and software development, international trade development and relations, strategic planning, and sales and marketing development.

In this segment, we talk with Tonia Tomlin, founder and CEO of Sorted Out. Tonia offers some excellent ideas on how to get organized for both business owners and individuals.

Dr. Charles Ehin is a recognized management and innovation dynamics authority.
An Emeritus Professor of Management at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, USA, Dr. Ehin has authored several groundbreaking management books, including Unleashing Intellectual Capital (Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000), which details how human nature supports or undermines workplace collaboration and innovation, and Hidden Assets: Harnessing the Power of Informal Networks (Springer, 2004), which explains why people can be physically controlled but not managed.

John Hayes has worked in the franchise community as a consultant, franchisee and franchisor since 1979. He is the author of several franchise-related books and countless articles that have appeared in media worldwide. Dr. Hayes has served as an advisor to franchisors, franchisees and small business owners internationally. His areas of expertise include management development, marketing, customer service, training, and strategic planning.

Dave Larson has spent nearly 40 years as an entrepreneur and worked for such major corporations such as DuPont, American Express, Kodak, Gerber Scientific and Agfa.

He’s the author of several books and sought-after for his expertise in marketing, promotions, sales, distribution and operations. Today David is the President and Co-founder of the Small Business Company. Founded in November 2002, —- the company provides affordable and powerful products (books and interactive CDs) and services to over 50 million small and home based business owners.

Ruth Hedges is a founder-partner of Unismart Capital Software Inc .and creator of the Funding Roadmap Electronic Business Plan and Due Diligence Reporting System.

Our guest on this edition loves to turn small businesses into big business. Clate Mask is the CEO of Infusionsoft—- the “Inc 500 company” is a leader in marketing automation software for small businesses and is now revolutionizing the way small businesses grow. Clate is a pure entrepreneur through and through…

Jerry Straks says that most businesses are over-managed and under-led. He’s a speaker, author, certified professional coach and leadership consultant.