BizSchool Alex Rasmussen

This week, we’re chatting with Sandy Bradford, Director of Business Development at Lifesigns. This successful Memphis-based medical practice provides prevention-focused medical exams. At Lifesigns, they believe that employee wellness is essential to business health and go above and beyond to ensure that. In fact, they provide nearly 1,000 medical exams a month while saving businesses money and employees’ time!

Building a great team is one of the most critical aspects of a successful service-based business! This week, we’re talking to Ben Buffington, the President and CEO of Hi-Speed Industrial Service. We’ll be talking about the fundamentals of a successful service-based business, the qualities to look for in top-performing employees, and creating a management team that’ll knock it out of the park every time.
Ready to dive in? Give a listen to one of our best episodes for business leaders to date!

Networking and real estate go hand in hand. 🤝
In this episode of Biz School, Alex gets down to business with Morgan Tate, principal property manager at River City Land Company. This Memphis-based real estate brokerage and property management firm currently manages 850 rental properties in the area!
Listen in as they discuss the ins and outs of working with property owners, dealing with maintenance issues, and how having a strong referral network leads to growth. 📈

This week, Biz School is all about education! Leigh Mansfield is an award-winning educator who currently serves as the president and CEO of Junior Achievement Memphis. 
This groundbreaking organization is dedicated to educating students about entrepreneurship, financial literacy, and workforce readiness through hands-on experience. 
In this episode of Biz School, Alex and Leigh discuss the importance of education and the many ways leaders can help educate the next generation in their very own communities! 
Be sure to tune in for this informative episode and learn more about the impact you can make through education! 

We spend a lot of time talking about gaining leads, but what about when the leads come to you? This episode of Biz School is all about closing deals!
This week, I’m talking to Scott Hansen, founder and CEO of LeadSigma - a company that ensures that every inbound lead gets a call and helps your team know when and how each follow-up happens. 
When it comes to closing a deal, Scott has what you need. Before LeadSigma, he developed Professional Chats - a company he grew to 150 employees - before selling to Ruby Receptionists. 
If you’re ready to dive in, let’s get down to business! Tune in to the newest episode of BizSchool and find out the key to closing inbound deals. 

Want the most concise view of what happened in orthodontic practices in 2020? We’ve got it in this special episode of Biz School! Alex welcomes Ryan Moynihan of GAiDGE to discuss aggregate data collected across 1,500 orthodontic locations last year. What was the trend with new patient calls, consults, new starts and more? Watch this episode to find out!