401 episodes

The Voice of Bold Business Radio talks about skills to ask better questions, solve problems and take action. The result is effectively handling: tough situations; changing culture; adding new products or markets; setting goals; reviewing people; evaluating business; setting priorities; building strategy; and more.

Bold Business Podcast Jess Dewell

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 21 Ratings

The Voice of Bold Business Radio talks about skills to ask better questions, solve problems and take action. The result is effectively handling: tough situations; changing culture; adding new products or markets; setting goals; reviewing people; evaluating business; setting priorities; building strategy; and more.

    How to Foster Innovation in Times of Quick Change

    How to Foster Innovation in Times of Quick Change

    It is important to understand the fundamentals of accounting to be able to make good business decisions. This includes having an outside set of eyes that are honed from the manner in which technology is changing the way CPAs work. 
     
    Data is necessary to know where you’ve been so you can make the most informed decisions possible. That means collecting data — the right data — and using it to optimize the evaluation of several good ideas. Risk is always a part of good ideas, and the cost of debt today doesn’t have to make things harder or unreachable; it just requires understanding how such risk will help you today.
     
    This program is about the exciting developments surrounding how technology can create more opportunities to better understand what it takes to achieve your growth goals. It emphasizes the importance of committing to expanding the ways you think, and provides insights on how to change with the world as it changes around you.
     
    Jess Dewell talks with Dave Hartley, Partner in Charge at Anders CPA, about the commitment it takes to bring 30 years of experience forward while navigating change to help clients stay competitive in their markets — and why it is BOLD to be innovative while surrounded by quickly changing marketing conditions.
     
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    If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you to keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.
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    You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter,  LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

    • 48 min
    Knowing What To Do -VS- Doing It

    Knowing What To Do -VS- Doing It

    It's incredible how often we can hold ourselves back from growth by not doing the critical work. But the truth is, with intention, awareness, and conscious choice, we can cultivate effective decision-making and become true leaders. Knowing ourselves and our team can unlock our full potential and achieve great things. 
     
    Surrounding yourself with individuals who have your business' best interest in mind — who also complement your thinking processes — not only offers support in making sure you don't miss anything essential but also allows an outside set of eyes to help you keep the information you need … and let go of the rest (for now). Reduce your confusion and increase your confidence by seeking advisors and consultants who understand exactly where you are on your business growth journey.
     
    In this "It's Your Business” program, you will hear about the importance of finding an accountability sounding board, embracing the discomfort of consistent action, and knowing the distinction between the inside and outside game of decision-making. 
     
    Quentin Ortega, Founder and Lead Consultant at QCO Consulting; Christy Maxfield, President and CEO at Purpose First Advisors; and your host, Jess Dewell, Managing Partner at Red Direction, discuss and offer actionable takeaways for moving through knowing what to do and taking consistent action to get things done.
     
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    If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.
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    You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter,  LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

    • 56 min
    Create A Workspace That Empowers Business

    Create A Workspace That Empowers Business

    The disparity between the desired and actual image may limit business growth, making office changes essential for real revenue change. Elevating your office/work space attracts the clients you want to attract for real business growth. 
     
    Entrepreneurs and healing arts practitioners must recognize that the story being told is crucial for connecting with their ideal clients. While scary and even intimidating, specialization is the journey necessary to find the unique market space to be of the most service and value. This important work shows the connection points between digital and physical brand image consistency.
     
    In this program, you will be given two questions with which to use and evaluate your brand identity for the asset it really is; for learning how to connect digital and physical marketing efforts; and for exploring the entrepreneurial journey of a growing company designing a welcoming and on-brand image for healing arts practitioners.
     
    Jess Dewell talks with Carolyn Boldt, VP / Director of Design at CrossFields, about why it is BOLD to create a positive energy exchange between your service and the client you serve. They also delve into the potential growth (and revenue) business owners might miss out on when they fail to use their office as a marketing asset.
     
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    If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.
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    You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter,  LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

    • 45 min
    The CEO's Playbook for Building a Disciplined Organization

    The CEO's Playbook for Building a Disciplined Organization

    Embrace repetition. It changes more than your own perspective (clarity!) with understanding. Your business goals have a higher chance of completion with higher quality outcomes when everyone is moving in the same direction.
     
    Measurement and results directly relate to how well you, and your team, understand the goal. Intentional and inevitably repetitive communication is a reminder of the direction everyone is going — together. Listening, working through obstacles, and recommitting to the goal on a regular cadence is a disciplined framework to get more work done and reach more success.
     
    In this program, you will hear:
    How to remove problems by listening well and then intentionally communicating
    The four key questions to guide performance
    How repetition is part of successfully being accountable to your biggest goals
     
    Jess Dewell talks with Jeff Eschliman, CEO and Executive Coach, about how discipline drives CEO success.
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    If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.
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    You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter,  LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

    • 44 min
    Challenges of Growth

    Challenges of Growth

    Regardless of company size and growth goals, your ability to make conscious choices about investing in the long-term versus getting to market, knowing what is a priority versus what is disguised as one, and your strengths and weaknesses will directly influence your success. 
     
    Growth is difficult. The more understanding and clarity you have about your situation, the more insights you will have to make the best decision for right now. Every decision will reinforce or update the way you do your work. Your ability to know what must be true for your company with its resources and mission is vital for growing the way you want to grow.
     
    In this program, you will hear that investors and financial institutions look for efficient and quality growth, which comprises the first principles that are part of every company, focusing on development and frameworks to develop yourself as a founder and CEO. To use what you will hear, bring your tenacity and desire to stand out, even if it is just one degree from the norm. 
     
    Jess Dewell hosts Maia Benson, Managing Director at Forum Ventures and Bocar Dia, Partner at Forum Ventures, to discuss why it is BOLD to face the challenges of growth today.

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    If you want to identify business bottlenecks, the necessary skills, the initial actions to take, the expected milestones, and the priorities for achieving growth, try the "Growth Framework Reset" approach. This will help you keep learning and growing while working strategically on your business.
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    You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter,  LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

    • 48 min
    You Can't Always Work Harder

    You Can't Always Work Harder

    While discipline is crucial, the unwavering consistency propels you towards your goals. Prioritizing the right work becomes a cornerstone — building, learning, growing, and managing energy converges in how your plan becomes a reality with the time, energy, and money you have to invest. How you align expectations with the reality of your situation is key. 
     
    Growth doesn’t have to be complex — and yet, at times, it will be difficult. Your ability to comprehend the way work is done within your organization and the value being provided requires a commitment to deeply understand how you will grow so that it can be communicated. Then will it be possible to discern the right work, communicate what work will be done, and know that choices will be made to reduce the chance of work overload — choices that are supported by processes, automation, and actual results. 
     
    In this program, you will hear that commitment, discernment, and consistency are constant in pursuing sustainable, profitable growth. You will also hear real-life examples of determining urgent versus important and practices to help you build confidence in making decisions. 
     
    Quentin Ortega, Founder and Lead Consultant at QCO Consulting, Christy Maxfield, President and CEO at Purpose First Advisors, and your host Jess Dewell, Managing Partner at Red Direction, discuss what to do when you can't work any harder, and give you actionable takeaways for how to face what to do when you can't work any harder.
     
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    Are you looking to achieve your long-term growth goals with ease? If so, consider the Business Base Camp Consultation. This unique program is designed to help business owners like you make informed decisions and take the next best step for your business. With a personalized workflow, you will be able to work more strategically on your business and achieve the results you desire.
     
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    You can get in touch with Jess Dewell on Twitter,  LinkedIn or Red Direction website.

    • 54 min

Customer Reviews

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21 Ratings

21 Ratings

Snow snob ,

Unparalleled information

If you are looking to truly drive results and get focused on what truly matters, look no further than the Bold Business Podcast by Jess Dewell!

David Shriner-Cahn ,

Growing with wisdom and compassion

If you want to succeed in business today, your ability to flex and adapt is more important than ever.

It may take boldness to maneuver wisely.

The BOLD Business Podcast if full of stories, strategies and practical advice to help you grow your business – with wisdom and compassion.

Dr. KPH ,

Fantastic!

This is a must listen to podcast! Jess brings a wealth of knowledge and information to every episode!

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