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Are You Solving the Wrong Problem in Your Business? | Rajesh Nagjee

2026-11-0528:07

What if the biggest obstacle to growing your business isn't the problem you've been trying to solve? Business owners spend countless hours improving processes, increasing marketing efforts, managing teams, and finding ways to grow. But what happens when all that effort is focused on the wrong problem? In Episode 132 of The Beacon Way Podcast, host Adrienne Wilkerson sits down with Rajesh Nagjee, a business coach and advisor who has worked with more than 350 founders, to explore why identifyin...

How Podcasting Builds Your Brand and Business Relationships with Seth Goldstein

2026-10-2925:54

Is starting a podcast actually worth it for your business? You don't need millions of downloads, expensive equipment, or a perfectly polished on-camera presence to make podcasting valuable for your business. In this episode of The Beacon Way Podcast, host Adrienne Wilkerson sits down with Seth Goldstein, founder of Goldstein Media and Podcast Mastery, to discuss how podcasting can help business owners build credibility, strengthen relationships, and share their expertise. Seth's career began ...

How to Lead Change Without Forcing Your Team with April Mills

2026-10-2226:44

Change is happening faster than ever. But are we actually leading change, or just expecting people to keep up? In this episode of The Beacon Way Podcast, Adrienne Wilkerson sits down with April K. Mills, CEO + Founder of Engine For Change, to explore why traditional approaches to change management often fall short and what leaders can do differently. April's career began as a civilian nuclear engineer at a Navy shipyard just weeks before September 11, 2001. As the demands on the...

The Founder Trap: Why Doing Everything Is Holding You Back with Derek Fredrickson

2026-10-1530:48

You built the business. So why does it feel like you can't step away from it? For many entrepreneurs, the skills that helped them start their business eventually become the very things holding it back. In this episode of The Beacon Way Podcast, Adrienne Wilkerson sits down with Derek Fredrickson, Founder and CEO of The COO Solution, to talk about why successful business owners become bottlenecks in their own companies and what it takes to move out of day-to-day operations and into true lead...

Why Connection Matters in Addiction Recovery with Shelly Dutch

2026-10-0834:10

Recovery takes more than treatment. It takes connection, community, and somewhere safe to keep moving forward. In this episode of The Beacon Way Podcast, Adrienne Wilkerson sits down with Shelly Dutch, a woman in long-term recovery and longtime behavioral health professional, to talk about what truly supports people throughout the recovery journey. Drawing from her own experience with addiction and decades working in the field, Shelly shares why connection has remained at the center of her ...

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