The Business Talks Podcast

Casual conversations with business leaders.

CBD and Business: Guests Rick Leslie, Chris Wood, and Danny Gemma talk the business, benefits, and future of CBD.

Rick Leslie is the President and Chief Business Development Officer for Platinum Biosciences.Chris Wood is a Recruiter and Consultant in the Life Sciences and Alternative Medicine space.Danny Gemma is an Associate Vice President for HUB International with a focus on the Cannabis and CBD industry.Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Matt

10-28
56:01

HR+AI: Todd Raphael, Head of Content for eightfold.ai talks about disrupting the HR space in a POSITIVE way with AI.

Todd Raphael is the Head of Content for eightfold.ai. Eightfold (fka VolkScience) is the industry’s first Talent Intelligence Platform, built for enterprises, to address Talent Acquisition and Management in a holistic fashion. The platform is built with three pillars in mind:* First, we believe that people are every enterprise’s greatest asset, and we want to put them at the center. We aggregate all people data within an enterprise - from applicants to alumni - which is currently siloed acros...

10-26
53:43

Solving the People Problem: Brett Cooper and Evans Kerrigan talk essential skills to lead and succeed.

Brett Cooper and Evans Kerrigan are the co-authors of the book, Solving the People Problem. They have distilled their combined decades of experience in organizational consulting, to answer this question...How can we best communicate with our people? Can our conversations and actions be best summed up by the golden rule, "treat others as you would like them to treat you?" Listen in to find out the answer!Get the book on Amazon: https://geni.us/SolvingPeopleProblemTake the DISC-EQ Survey: ...

09-29
01:12:17

Pandemic Response Roundtable: Business specialists talk proper responses to pandemic challenges.

Today on the podcast I brought on five other business specialists. All of these gents have varying specialties yet all have one thing in common, they consult businesses. We asked them to point out areas that they see as potential blindspots for businesses as a result of the pandemic.As always here is a rundown of the guests. Click their name to go to their LinkedIn or grab their email to reach out to them directly.Michael Krengel - HCM Consultant for PaylocityMKrengel@paylocity.comAndy Bautis...

09-24
43:26

HR: Philip Dana, Head of HR for Dendreon talks HR during COVID.

Philip Dana is the Head of HR for Dendreon. Dendreon is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company and pioneer in the development of immunotherapy. They are most notably known for their flagship product, PROVENGE which was the first FDA-approved immunotherapy made from a patient’s own immune cells. This product is widely used for the treatment of prostate cancer. Phil has spent many years in HR and is an official member of the Forbes Human Resource Council. Thanks for listening and I hope y...

09-04
56:08

Income Protection: THE Robert Clark talks income protection through choosing the proper disability insurance.

Robert Clark is the Vice President of Sales for The Plus Group Texas. The Pluss Group Texas represents multiple carriers to help provide employee benefits advisers with income protection solutions for the executive population of each and every client that has a need for additional disability income.Robert is truly an amazing human being and I hope you all benefit from his story!Cheers,Matt

07-30
48:29

Luke Peters talk business and entrepreneurship.

Luker Peters is the CEO of NewAir Appliances, host of Page 1 Podcast, and the CEO of Retail Band. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Matt

06-29
27:30

COVID-19: Michael Krengel from Paylocity is back to talk about what businesses should be doing and considering in light of COVID-19.

Michael Krengel is a Human Capital Management Consultant for Paylocity. In this episode, we discuss COVID-19 and what businesses should consider doing in light of this crisis. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Matt

04-09
44:41

COVID-19: Charles Antis the Founder and CEO of Antis Roofing talks about how to respond to the COVID-19 Crisis.

Charles Antis is the Founder and CEO of Antis Roofing and Waterproofing. In this episode, we talked about how they are responding to the COVID crisis. However, not surprisingly, Charles spent a lot of the time urging us to give and serve our communities and those in need during a time like this. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Matt

04-02
39:31

COVID-19: Leilanie Quiray, CEO of Be the Change HR, talks about how to lead our businesses through the COVID-19 crisis.

Leilanie Quiray, CEO of Be the Change HR talks about how we can lead our businesses through the COVID crisis.Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Matt

04-02
35:54

COVID-19: Anne Laguzza from The Works Consulting on how HR should respond to COVID-19

Anne Laguzza is the CEO of The Works Consulting, an HR consulting firm. In this episode, we talk about how businesses and their HR teams should respond to the COVID-19 crisis.Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Matt

04-02
45:31

Private Equity: Irving Kau on international business, private equity and what PE partner to look for.

Irving Kau is a Managing Partner at KW Capital Partners. Most of his career was spent helping international companies go public. He has a depth of experience as a CFO of multiple companies successfully taken public. In this episode we talked:The advantages of knowing a second language in business.The ins and outs of international business.What to look for in a capital partner.and more...Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Matt

03-09
37:59

HR: LeiLani Quiray tells her story and talks about the higher purpose of HR.

LeiLani E. Quiray is the CEO of Be the Change HR. She tells her story and talks about her vision and passion for the HR role. She is also a Fractional HR Advisor for the P4 Collective.Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Matt

02-10
58:06

Innovation and Next Practices: Scott Hamilton from Executive Next Practices.

Scott Hamilton from Executive Next Practices and Allign talks innovation. Scott is a nationally recognized speaker and authority on organizational leadership and culture. Some of the topics we explored were: What can organizations do to foster innovation from their employees? What does innovation look like for organizations of different sizes and industries? Click the link below to see the upcoming events for ENP:https://enpinstitute.com/events/Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Watson

01-15
31:34

Outsourced Accounting: Justin from Tag talks finance.

Justin Atneyel Regional Director for TAG, an outsourced accounting firm. We talk about startups, accounting, and private equity.Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Watson

01-13
40:59

Not your average payroll rep. Michael Krengel from Paylocity talks HR Tech, Emerging Markets, Systems Integration and More

It was my pleasure to have a good friend of mine on the show as my guest today. Michael Krengel has spent the last decade in the HR Tech space and is currently a consultant for Paylocity in Southern California. However, as you will see, he talks about much more than integrating workflows. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Watson

12-30
48:07

Business Culture Shouldn't Be All Business. Panagiota

Panagiota Hatzis is the Vice President of Differentiation at Common Thread Collective (CTC). Not only is CTC changing the way both major brands and startup retail companies think of their online marketing and sales; they are also applying the same disruption to their HR and Culture. This was a great talk!Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Watson

12-02
37:44

Private Equity and Recruiting: Jeff Minter Talks Private Equity and Recruiting for it.

Jeff Minter is the Managing Director of Business Development for Hardesty, LLC. Hardesty, LLC is an executive services firm providing experienced chief financial officers, controllers and other financial management professionals to companies ranging from emerging growth to large public entities.Thanks for listening, I hope you enjoy!Watson

11-18
21:26

Finance: Larry Lloyd talks business, finance, M&As and gives advice for a career in finance.

Larry Lloyd is the Cheif Financial Officer for Catalina Island Conservancy. With almost 3 decades in business finance, he has a lot of valuable insights. Make sure to connect with Larry on LinkedIn.Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Watson

10-23
41:24

HR: Lorna Larson on mentorship, competing for talent, starting a career in business.

Today's episode features Lorna Larson from Avid Bioservices. Her successful career in HR and her desire to always be improving give her a depth of knowledge to pull from. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy!Watson

09-16
33:20

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