Experience Leadership - The Small Business Podcast

Build a Business Buyers Actually Want with Rob te Braake Most founders are building multi-million-dollar businesses… on guesswork. The numbers arrive late. The reports are built for tax season. And “cash in the bank” becomes the scoreboard. Meanwhile? Hidden cash drains, stalled growth, and failed exits quietly build in the background. In this episode of Marc Haine Live, I sit down with Rob te Braake, Founder of Insight Matters, to talk about how business owners can stop flying blind and start using financial data as a strategic weapon. We cover: Why management accounting matters more than tax accounting The “Finance Hierarchy of Needs” (and why dashboards don’t fix broken books) How to run a simple Forecast vs. Actuals process every month What founders must do 2–4 years before an exit to maximize valuation The hidden financial “bodies” found in due diligence If you want better profitability, cleaner cash flow, and a company that someone actually wants to buy one day — this conversation is required listening. Need to brainstorm aspects of your business? Book your complimentary 30-minute brainstorm with Marc. Schedule a time that works for you at https://meetwith.marchaine.com About Rob Rob te Braake is the Founder and Director of Insight Matters, a fractional CFO and accounting firm dedicated to 7- and 8-figure online businesses. Originally from the Netherlands, he began his career in corporate banking before moving to China, where he spent seven years building multiple green-tech ventures.  This experience as a business operator led to his core philosophy that "accounting is too important to leave to accountants" who focus solely on tax compliance. Today, he leads a team of over 20 professionals across 13 countries, helping founders improve profitability, master cash flow, and prepare for lucrative exits. Connect with Rob http://financeinsightmatters.com. [email protected].   / rob-te-braake   ----more----About Your Host, Marc Haine Need to brainstorm aspects of your business or talk to Marc about speaking at your upcoming conference or staff retreat? Book your complimentary 30-minute brainstorm with Marc. Schedule a time that works for you on Marc's online calendar. Get your copy of Lights! Camera! Action! Business Operational Excellence Through the Lens of Live Theatre on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PFj8a2 or directly from the publisher Author, Speaker, Facilitator and Coach Marc Haine will help your teams ignite their passions. Working with him, you can support your leaders to recentre their focus and drive continuous improvement through connected and engaged employees. You will realize your competitive advantage with a connected purpose and consistent customer experience across your brand. Tap into Marc’s 35 years of operational excellence experience and imagine a world in which the majority of us put more love and care in being of service. Tap into Marc’s 35 years of operational excellence experience and imagine a world in which the majority of us put more love and care in being of service. Dare to be the exception™ Connect with Marc +1 (780) 729-4932  🗓️  https://meetwith.marchaine.com [email protected] http://MarcHaine.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/marcjlhaine FB: https://www.facebook.com/MasterofExperiences IN: https://instagram.com/MarcJLHaine TW: https://twitter.com/MarcHaine2 LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchaine/ YT: https://www.MarcHaineLive.com Looking for more quality content? Check out Marc's catalogue of video and audio podcasts here.

Stop Chasing Marketing Channels and Build a Growth System with Michael Trkolta If your marketing isn’t working, spending more money on marketing may be the most expensive thing you can do. When leads slow down, many businesses reach for the usual suspects: more ads, more social media, better SEO, a new agency, perhaps a ceremonial sacrifice to the algorithm gods. But what if the channel isn’t the problem? In this episode of Marc Haine Live, digital marketing strategist Michael Trkolta explains why underperforming marketing is often a strategy and conversion problem hiding behind a channel problem. We explore how unclear audiences, weak messaging, confusing websites and disconnected marketing tactics quietly drain budgets without producing meaningful growth. About Michael Trkolta Michael Trkolta is a digital marketing strategist who helps businesses stop guessing with their marketing and build foundations that allow growth to compound. With a career spanning print publishing and digital marketing across more than two decades, Michael helps businesses bring strategy, messaging, websites and customer acquisition together into one coherent growth system. Complimentary Marketing Strategy Consultation Michael is offering listeners a complimentary 30-minute strategy consultation to identify the biggest gap in their current marketing system. No hard sell. No pressure. Just a focused look at where the greatest opportunity may be hiding. Connect with Michael WebOracle: weboracle.com.au Email: [email protected] ----more----About Your Host, Marc Haine Need to brainstorm aspects of your business or talk to Marc about speaking at your upcoming conference or staff retreat? Book your complimentary 30-minute brainstorm with Marc. Schedule a time that works for you on Marc's online calendar. Get your copy of Lights! Camera! Action! Business Operational Excellence Through the Lens of Live Theatre on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PFj8a2 or directly from the publisher Author, Speaker, Facilitator and Coach Marc Haine will help your teams ignite their passions. Working with him, you can support your leaders to recentre their focus and drive continuous improvement through connected and engaged employees. You will realize your competitive advantage with a connected purpose and consistent customer experience across your brand. Tap into Marc’s 35 years of operational excellence experience and imagine a world in which the majority of us put more love and care in being of service. Tap into Marc’s 35 years of operational excellence experience and imagine a world in which the majority of us put more love and care in being of service. Dare to be the exception™ Connect with Marc +1 (780) 729-4932  🗓️  https://meetwith.marchaine.com [email protected] http://MarcHaine.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/marcjlhaine FB: https://www.facebook.com/MasterofExperiences IN: https://instagram.com/MarcJLHaine TW: https://twitter.com/MarcHaine2 LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchaine/ YT: https://www.MarcHaineLive.com Looking for more quality content? Check out Marc's catalogue of video and audio podcasts here.

How Fractional Executives Help Businesses Scale with Lauragaye Jackson Your business has outgrown the “founder does everything” stage. The problems are getting bigger. The decisions are getting more expensive. Your team needs stronger direction. But hiring another full-time executive? Your bank account just quietly left the meeting. Growing businesses often need C-suite thinking long before they need—or can justify—a full-time C-suite salary. That leaves founders and managers in an uncomfortable gap: senior-level problems are being handed to people who may not yet have the experience, authority, or perspective to solve them. Enter fractional leadership. In this episode of Marc Haine Live, I sit down with global marketer, fractional CMO and executive coach Lauragaye Jackson to explore why growing businesses are bringing in experienced CMOs, COOs, CFOs, CIOs and CHROs on a fractional basis. We unpack what “renting leadership” actually means, when it makes sense, when it absolutely does not, and how to recognize whether your business has an execution problem—or a leadership problem. Because sometimes the next person your company needs to hire full-time… shouldn’t be full-time at all. Need to brainstorm aspects of your business? Book your complimentary 30-minute brainstorm with Marc. Schedule a time that works for you at https://meetwith.marchaine.com About Lauragaye Lauragaye Jackson is a global B2B and B2C marketing leader, fractional CMO, and executive coach with experience spanning Fortune 500 companies across Canada, the U.S., and the Caribbean. She has led growth and brand strategy across industries including insurance, financial services, retail, CPG, and natural resources, helping organizations connect more effectively with both mainstream and multicultural audiences.  Today, Lauragaye works with businesses as a fractional executive and strategic advisor, helping companies scale with smarter leadership structures while coaching professionals through growth, reinvention, and evolving leadership demands. Her perspective combines corporate executive experience with real-world insight into how modern businesses are adapting to changing leadership needs.  Connect with Lauragaye LinkedIn:   / lauragayejackson    https://www.growandflourish.ca/  ----more----About Your Host, Marc Haine Need to brainstorm aspects of your business or talk to Marc about speaking at your upcoming conference or staff retreat? Book your complimentary 30-minute brainstorm with Marc. Schedule a time that works for you on Marc's online calendar. Get your copy of Lights! Camera! Action! Business Operational Excellence Through the Lens of Live Theatre on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PFj8a2 or directly from the publisher Author, Speaker, Facilitator and Coach Marc Haine will help your teams ignite their passions. Working with him, you can support your leaders to recentre their focus and drive continuous improvement through connected and engaged employees. You will realize your competitive advantage with a connected purpose and consistent customer experience across your brand. Tap into Marc’s 35 years of operational excellence experience and imagine a world in which the majority of us put more love and care in being of service. Tap into Marc’s 35 years of operational excellence experience and imagine a world in which the majority of us put more love and care in being of service. Dare to be the exception™ Connect with Marc +1 (780) 729-4932  🗓️  https://meetwith.marchaine.com [email protected] http://MarcHaine.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/marcjlhaine FB: https://www.facebook.com/MasterofExperiences IN: https://instagram.com/MarcJLHaine TW: https://twitter.com/MarcHaine2 LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchaine/ YT: https://www.MarcHaineLive.com Looking for more quality content? Check out Marc's catalogue of video and audio podcasts here.

Burnout Resilience Is a Competitive Business Advantage with Julien Godbarge Your strongest leaders may be burning out while the business continues to look successful. The targets are being hit. The deals are closing. The calendar is full. Everybody assumes the leader is fine because they are still producing results. Unfortunately, “still functioning” and “doing well” are not always the same thing. In this episode of Experience Leadership: The Small Business Podcast, Marc speaks with former private equity-backed CEO Julien Godbarge, author of Crash and [Burn] LEARN and creator of the Ten Blind Spots That Lead to Burnout. In this episode, you will discover: Why executive burnout often looks like high performance The hidden warning signs leaders commonly dismiss How performance-based self-worth makes rest feel dangerous Why perfectionism and over-responsibility can create leadership risk How isolation affects executive judgment and relationships What happens when professional boundaries disappear Why leaders swing between imposter syndrome and overconfidence How burnout affects deals, teams, retention, culture, and customers Why awareness without action changes nothing How burnout resilience can become a competitive business advantage About Julien Julien Godbarge is a former CEO of a private equity-backed company who experienced severe burnout at the height of his success. He's the author of Crash and [Burn] LEARN and creator of the Ten Blind Spots framework. Connect with Julien https://www.TenBlindSpots.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliengodbarge/ ----more----About Your Host, Marc Haine Need to brainstorm aspects of your business or talk to Marc about speaking at your upcoming conference or staff retreat? Book your complimentary 30-minute brainstorm with Marc. Schedule a time that works for you on Marc's online calendar. Get your copy of Lights! Camera! Action! Business Operational Excellence Through the Lens of Live Theatre on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PFj8a2 or directly from the publisher Author, Speaker, Facilitator and Coach Marc Haine will help your teams ignite their passions. Working with him, you can support your leaders to recentre their focus and drive continuous improvement through connected and engaged employees. You will realize your competitive advantage with a connected purpose and consistent customer experience across your brand. Tap into Marc’s 35 years of operational excellence experience and imagine a world in which the majority of us put more love and care in being of service. Tap into Marc’s 35 years of operational excellence experience and imagine a world in which the majority of us put more love and care in being of service. Dare to be the exception™ Connect with Marc +1 (780) 729-4932  🗓️  https://meetwith.marchaine.com [email protected] http://MarcHaine.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/marcjlhaine FB: https://www.facebook.com/MasterofExperiences IN: https://instagram.com/MarcJLHaine TW: https://twitter.com/MarcHaine2 LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchaine/ YT: https://www.MarcHaineLive.com Looking for more quality content? Check out Marc's catalogue of video and audio podcasts here.

Public Relations for Small Business: What You Can Do Yourself with Amy George. Your business may be excellent—and still be nearly invisible. Many small business owners assume public relations is something reserved for major corporations, celebrity CEOs and companies with budgets large enough to sponsor a minor moon landing. They wait until they are bigger, launching something important or facing a crisis before thinking about their reputation. Unfortunately, credibility does not appear just because you suddenly need it.  In this episode of Experience Leadership: The Small Business Podcast, Marc speaks with Amy George, the No-Spin Story Strategist, about how small businesses can use storytelling, public relations and LinkedIn to become more visible and easier to trust. About Amy Amy Baldwin George is a former journalist turned public relations strategist who believes storytelling grows careers and businesses — and good PR is grounded in truth and integrity, not spin. As the founder of By George Communications, a news-savvy PR agency celebrating 10 years in business, Amy helps people and organizations build credibility, gain attention and grow through storytelling and PR. Because PR isn’t a “nice to have.” It’s a core business strategy. Amy works with a range of clients, including financial services firms, financial advisors, health care systems and providers, and arts and culture organizations and leaders. These are examples, not limits. By George partners with individuals and organizations who are ready to invest time, energy and resources into building their reputations and telling their stories the right way. By George clients have been featured in leading media outlets, including The Associated Press, CNN.com, The New York Times, People, USA Today, The Washington Post and Yahoo Lifestyle. Beyond media placements, the firm develops strategic PR plans, helps clients protect and manage their reputations, including knowing when not to be in the news, and builds long-term visibility through thought leadership. Amy has elevated countless LinkedIn profiles and developed and led LinkedIn and media training sessions for teams across a variety of industries. Before By George, Amy led PR efforts for executives and portfolio managers at Wells Fargo Asset Management. While being a journalist prepared Amy to be a communications and PR pro, her love of storytelling is lifelong. In kindergarten, she received a typewriter for Christmas and never looked back. By high school, she was writing for The Dayton Daily News and winning awards on her high school debate team. Her college internships included the AP's Paris bureau. After earning a journalism degree from Ohio University's Honors Tutorial College and E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Amy worked as a journalist for 13 years, including posts on the business desks at the AP in New York and The Charlotte Observer. In New York, she covered the markets following the tech bubble through the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. In Charlotte, she created the personal finance column “Out of the Red,” which won a “Best in Business Columns” award from the national Society of American Business Editors and Writers.  Connect with Amy:   https://www.bygeorgecomms.com/   [email protected]  By George Communications on LinkedIn  By George LinkedIn Makeover + Training on LinkedIn  Amy Baldwin George on LinkedIn  YouTube — By George Communications   ----more----About Your Host, Marc Haine Need to brainstorm aspects of your business or talk to Marc about speaking at your upcoming conference or staff retreat? Book your complimentary 30-minute brainstorm with Marc. Schedule a time that works for you on Marc's online calendar. Get your copy of Lights! Camera! Action! Business Operational Excellence Through the Lens of Live Theatre on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2PFj8a2 or directly from the publisher Author, Speaker, Facilitator and Coach Marc Haine will help your teams ignite their passions. Working with him, you can support your leaders to recentre their focus and drive continuous improvement through connected and engaged employees. You will realize your competitive advantage with a connected purpose and consistent customer experience across your brand. Tap into Marc’s 35 years of operational excellence experience and imagine a world in which the majority of us put more love and care in being of service. Tap into Marc’s 35 years of operational excellence experience and imagine a world in which the majority of us put more love and care in being of service. Dare to be the exception™ Connect with Marc +1 (780) 729-4932  🗓️  https://meetwith.marchaine.com [email protected] http://MarcHaine.com IG: https://www.instagram.com/marcjlhaine FB: https://www.facebook.com/MasterofExperiences IN: https://instagram.com/MarcJLHaine TW: https://twitter.com/MarcHaine2 LI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marchaine/ YT: https://www.MarcHaineLive.com Looking for more quality content? Check out Marc's catalogue of video and audio podcasts here.