Coach – MaxPodcasting https://maxpodcasting.com Save time with your high-quality podcast Wed, 16 Feb 2022 16:22:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.18 https://maxpodcasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-MaxPodcasting_favicon_gold-32x32.png Coach – MaxPodcasting https://maxpodcasting.com 32 32 Diane Helbig – Wild Business Growth Podcast #182: Strategy Sparker, Small Business Coach https://maxpodcasting.com/diane-helbig/ https://maxpodcasting.com/diane-helbig/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:22:45 +0000 https://maxpodcasting.com/?p=5360 What’s the most important thing for you to focus on in order to grow your small business? There are some exercises to help you figure this out – and it may change how you operate. These exercises are led time and time again by this week’s Wild Business Growth Podcast guest, Diane Helbig. Diane is a Business and Leadership Development Advisor and Founder of Helbig Enterprises. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

Episode 182: Diane Helbig – Strategy Sparker, Small Business Coach

Diane Helbig, the Business and Leadership Development Advisor, joins the show to share her journey from lemonade and candy stand to helping small business owners shape their business strategy. Hear how to grow your small business, tools to prioritize tasks, how to be crystal-clear with communication, pull a weird unplug, and what she’d do if she were starting a lemonade stand today. This episode covers everything from candy to sweet business strategies. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

  • What was different about Diane’s lemonade stand
  • How did she start a day camp as a teenager
  • What business lesson did she learn from her babysitting business
  • How does she advise small business owners to find what they should be focusing on
  • What’s the “poker tell” that lets you know what a small business owner is passionate about
  • Alliteration x Anagram = Emc^2
  • Quionuuuuuu
  • What’s Diane’s secret for keeping children unafraid of the Boogie Man

Connect with Diane at HelbigEnterprises.com.

Enjoy the shoooooow! Check out the show notes below for much more detail.

Show Notes

  • Intro & Lemonade Candy Stands
    • [1:58] Seize This Day
    • [2:12] Greg Branstetter (my dad), Podcast Movement
    • [2:31] Podcast
    • [2:58] Entrepreneurs
    • [3:06] What was different about Diane’s lemonade stand
    • [3:21] Juicy Fruit
    • [3:58] What were the reactions to buying custom Juicy Fruit balls
    • [4:28] What did the Juicy Fruit balls look like
    • [5:26] How did Diane start a day camp as a teenager
    • [5:55] Arts & Crafts
    • [6:25] How did Diane have such a high “conversion rate” with her “prospects” back then
    • [6:45] Clients
    • [7:39] What business lesson did Diane learn from her lemonade & candy stand
    • [8:32] Why don’t kids get as rattled with “no”
    • [9:39] What business lesson did Diane learn from her babysitting business
  • Growing Your Small Business
    • [10:28] Thank you thank you for the segue
    • [10:58] Licking Stamps
    • [11:41] Sales, Account Executive
    • [11:58] What’s the #1 lesson for growing your small business
    • [13:43] Pri-or-i-ti-za-tion
    • [13:49] How does Diane advise small business owners to find what they should be focusing on
    • [14:45] Profitable
    • [15:28] What’s the “poker tell” that lets you know what a small business owner is passionate about
    • [16:03] What’s the next step
    • [16:18] What-Ifs
    • [17:37] I’ll procrastinate later
    • [18:13] What do you do about all that other stuff you have to do
    • [18:29] The SILOs System (Specific Itemized List of Objectives)
    • [18:42] Bonus Points on Bonus Points
    • [19:07] Alliteration x Anagram = Emc^2
    • [20:49] Write it down!
    • [21:18] Hippo Direct (Our Family Business)
    • [21:28] Post-it Notes, Microsoft Word, Evernote
    • [22:00] To-Do Lists
    • [22:54] We just invented the calendar
    • [23:04] What’s another tool Diane uses to prioritize
    • [23:15] Paper Calendar, Outlook Calendar
    • [23:52] Diane’s Podcast, Advising
    • [24:29] How do you be crystal-clear with communication
    • [24:55] Email
    • [27:24] What’s different about doing workshops vs. 1-on-1 advising
    • [28:31] Lecture! LECTURE! Ahhhhhh
    • [28:33] What would Diane say to someone who wants to advise businesses and conduct workshops
    • [29:58] That was an incredibly poor joke
    • [30:33] Virtual Training
    • [30:52] How long should an outline for a workshop be
    • [32:06] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
Diane Helbig - Wild Business Growth Podcast #182: Strategy Sparker, Small Business Coach
Just a couple of CLE buddies
Diane Helbig - Wild Business Growth Podcast #182: Strategy Sparker, Small Business Coach
  • The Unusual: Pet Peeves, Quirks, and Weird Talents
    • [40:38] What’s a weird talent Diane has
    • [40:57] What’s her biggest pet peeve
    • [41:44] Podcast Host
    • [41:53] What’s a quirk Diane has
    • [42:19] Shoutout Grandma Adele!
    • [42:42] Persnickety!
  • Rapid-Fire Q&A
    • [43:28] Luca, sarita, Summer House
    • [43:58] What’s the biggest difference between Ohio State & Michigan fans
    • [44:12] Michigan State
    • [45:03] What makes a good babysitter
    • [45:19] What’s Diane’s secret for keeping children unafraid of the Boogie Man
    • [45:51] Cleveland Guardians
    • [46:01] If Diane was doing a lemonade stand today, what would she do to differentiate
    • [46:34] Connect with Diane at HelbigEnterprises.com
    • [47:02] What are Diane’s Final Thoughts
    • [48:05] Check out the Wild Business Growth Podcast on GoodPods, where you can see what your favorite people are listening to
    • [48:07] Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn @MaxBranstetter
    • [48:09] Save time with your high-quality podcast. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool
    • Theme music: Freestyle Percussion Magik – “Jungle Tribe” – provided by Jamendo
Diane Helbig - Wild Business Growth Podcast #182: Strategy Sparker, Small Business Coach

What is the Wild Business Growth Podcast?

Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur joins the Wild Business Growth Podcast to share the wildly creative and unusual ways they grew their business – and teaches you how to do it, too. Hear the minds behind WordPress, Stacy’s Pita Chips, Drybar, the voice of Bart Simpson, and more wild stories. Hosted by Max Branstetter (that’s me), Founder and Podcast Producer at MaxPodcasting.

How do you start a podcast?

Interested in starting a professional-sounding podcast for your brand, but don’t want to deal with the time commitment of all those behind-the-scenes details? I’ve got you covered. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to save time with your high-quality podcast and use it as a business-building tool.

Thanks for listening to Diane Helbig on the Wild Business Growth Podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, follow the Wild Business Growth Podcast and tell a friend about it. And ask them 2 thought-provoking questions or impress them with the Magic Rule of 3. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!

]]> https://maxpodcasting.com/diane-helbig/feed/ 1 Dan Gingiss – Wild Business Growth Podcast #112: The Experience Maker, Customer Experience Speaker https://maxpodcasting.com/dan-gingiss/ Wed, 23 Sep 2020 12:53:52 +0000 https://maxpodcasting.com/?p=2702 Have you ever had an experience with a brand that was so extraordinary you felt the need to tell your friends and family about it? What comes to mind? Those moments are the focus of this week’s Wild Business Growth Podcast guest, Dan Gingiss. Dan is a Customer Experience Keynote Speaker and Coach who’s worked with McDonald’s, Discover, Humana, and more. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, and your other favorite podcast platforms.

What is the Wild Business Growth Podcast?

Wild ideas. Wild growth. Every Wednesday morning a new entrepreneur or innovator joins the Wild Business Growth Podcast to share the crazy creative and unusual ways they grew their business, and provides tips for you to do it, too. Hear the woman who became the voice of Siri, the man who’s reinventing the sandcastle, how GaryVee’s partners are turning the wine world upside down, and more wild stories. Hosted by MaxPodcasting Founder and Podcast Producer Max Branstetter (that’s me).

Episode #112: Dan Gingiss – The Experience Maker, Customer Experience Speaker

Dan Gingiss, the Customer Experience Speaker and Coach, joins the show to share his journey from marketing collectible figurines to creating remarkable customer experiences at McDonald’s, Discover, Humana, and more. Hear how to create extraordinary moments for your customers, make memorable moments while improving pain points, the difference between customer experience and customer service, Dan’s stories from being a licensed bartender, and his family’s secret chocolate chip cookie recipe. This episode covers everything from his favorite moments as a customer to Chicago Deep Dish Pizza vs. New York Pizza. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

  • Why Dan used to stare at figurines
  • Customer Experience vs. Customer Service
  • What makes a customer experience remarkable
  • Dan’s son’s special birthday experience at a steakhouse
  • Why is Dan a Pinball Wizard
  • How Starbucks created perfect virtual Zoom backgrounds
  • Pop vs. Soda
  • What is Dan’s favorite cocktail to make

Connect with Dan at DanGingiss.com, on Twitter at @DGingiss, and on LinkedIn.

Enjoy the show! Check out the show notes below for much more detail.

Show Notes

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Dan Gingiss - Wild Business Growth Podcast #112: The Experience Maker, Customer Experience Speaker

How do you start a podcast?

Interested in starting a professional-sounding podcast for your brand, but dreading the time commitment? I’ve got you covered. Email me at max@maxpodcasting.com to bring your podcast to life and use it as a business-building tool.

Thanks for listening to Dan Gingiss on the Wild Business Growth Podcast. To hear more Wild stories like this one every Wednesday morning, subscribe to the Wild Business Growth Podcast and tell a friend. Until next time, Let your business Run Wild…and Bring on the Bongos!!

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