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Business Roundtable

David W. Carr

Welcome to the Business Roundtable Podcast, hosted by David Carr of Steward Your Business. This engaging and informative podcast series is dedicated to helping business owners, and entrepreneurs navigate the complexities of running a successful enterprise. Each episode features David Carr and a roster of industry experts, including regular contributors like Curtis Cochran, who bring their wealth of experience in mergers and acquisitions, organizational health, and team building.

Dive into discussions that cover a broad range of topics essential to business growth and sustainability. From strategic planning and preparation to understanding the cycles of business ownership, the podcast provides invaluable insights into evaluating, enhancing, and exiting business ownership. Listeners can expect practical advice on scaling businesses, managing finances, and creating a culture that aligns with company goals.

What sets this podcast apart is its focus on actionable strategies combined with real-world experiences. The conversations often delve into the importance of providing more value than the dollars earned and the necessity of adaptability in a rapidly changing business landscape.

Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner, the Business Roundtable Podcast is vital for staying ahead in today's competitive market. Join David Carr and his guests as they explore the art of making a business profitable but also enjoyable and sustainable. Tune in for your dose of inspiration, guidance, and tools to make 2024 and beyond a resounding success for your business ventures.

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Monday · 44 min
Is Your Leadership Team Ready for AI? A Live Audit
Disciplined leaders keep the bridges standing. But what happens to that strength when AI starts changing the work? Christopher Skinner and Chris Wessling return to the Business Roundtable Podcast for a live leadership audit. Christopher, who spent...
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September 16 · 42 min
The Real Cost of People Problems | Helena Ferrari
Most owners think their biggest risks show up on the balance sheet. Helena Ferrari says the expensive ones are hiding in how your leaders show up every day. Helena Ferrari (GPHR, PHR) is a fractional Chief HR Officer, board director, and risk...
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August 5 · 45 min
Impact Shift: How to Pivot with Purpose and Build a Lasting Legacy | Rahul Prasad (BRP 20260126)
What does it really mean to build a lasting legacy and can you begin shaping it while you are still living it? In this episode of the Business Roundtable Podcast, David Carr sits down with physicist, philanthropist, and author Raul Brazad to explore...
August 1 · 33 min
Solving a Capacity Problem, Not a Trend
Most founders think they have a hiring problem. Pranav Dalal says it is usually a capacity problem, and that distinction changes everything about how you scale. Pranav is the founder and CEO of Office Beacon, a global outsourcing and remote staffing...
July 28 · 41 min
The Second Profile Behind Every "Yes"
Most leaders think a confident "yes" in a meeting means the deal, the buy-in, or the hard conversation is settled. Jake Stahl says that's exactly when people start quietly disappearing. Jake built NeuroStrategy after 15+ years of training sales...
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July 14 · 1 hr 3 min
AI Won't Fix a Broken Culture, It Amplifies It
Everyone is racing to adopt AI. Almost no one is asking the harder question: what kind of leader are you becoming as AI gets more powerful? Technology will not fix a broken culture or poor leadership. It amplifies whatever is already there. In this...
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July 3 · 38 min
What Employees Really Want Isn't a Raise
When a great employee leaves, most leaders assume it was about pay. Larry Salazar has the data to argue otherwise. The single largest contributor to the financial stress that drives turnover is housing, and almost no employer is doing anything about...
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July 1 · 47 min
Your Revenue Problem Isn't a Leads Problem
When revenue slows, almost every company reaches for the same lever: more leads, more marketing, more pressure on sales. Ellen Smolko says that is usually the wrong move. Most revenue problems are structural, and more activity does not fix them. It...
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June 29 · 44 min
AI Changed Search. Show Up or Disappear.
For thirty years, getting found meant ranking on Google. That era is ending. People now ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude to recommend a business, and those tools only surface a few names. If yours is not one of them, your next customer never sees...
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June 26 · 40 min
He Built a $10M Company With Zero Venture Capital
Everyone celebrates the startup that raises a huge round and grows at all costs. Bryan Clayton built the opposite. He took GreenPal, the Uber for lawn care, past 10 million dollars a year with zero venture capital, and he argues that raising too much...
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June 24 · 46 min
You Don't Need a Number, You Need a Life
How much money do you actually need? Most people answer with a number. Dr. Nicholas Michels says that is backwards. Don't start with a dollar amount. Start with the life you want, then let the money serve it. Nick is a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER...
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June 22 · 48 min
Your Business Is 3 Decisions From Bankruptcy
Your business is growing. That does not mean it is stable. For a lot of founders, growth quietly hides the problems that will break the company later, and you do not see it until it snaps. Tracy Holland is a founder, investor, and operator who took...
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June 19 · 38 min
Why Most Businesses Get AI Wrong
Most owners buy the AI tool, skip the strategy, and wonder why nothing improves. Jason Alexander, CEO of Chief AI, explains why AI is a people and process problem, not a tool problem. Hand someone a guitar, and you still hear no music until you teach...
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June 17 · 37 min
Why You Don't Do What You Know You Should
You can have the right strategy, the right team, and the right systems. But if you are running on empty, none of it performs the way it should. And most leaders already know what they should do. They just do not do it. Jalene Szuba is the founder of...
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June 15 · 43 min
Why More Visibility Might Just Be More Noise
Most business owners think PR is about getting featured. More placements, more visibility, more attention. Ronica Cleary says that is exactly where it goes wrong. Visibility without a strategy behind it is not a win. It is just noise. Ronica is the...
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June 12 · 38 min
Leading With Purpose When Your World Turns to Ashes
What do you do when your world turns to ashes? In one season, Elaine Lankford faced a yearlong attack on her character, lost her father, and watched her husband get a cancer diagnosis. Then, on a mission trip, she heard God whisper, "Go home and raise...
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June 2 · 40 min
Why Your Business Can't Run Without You
Most owners think they have a people problem, a time problem, or a strategy problem. Usually, it's none of those — the business is just built to keep everything flowing back to you. Carol Schultz, Founder & CEO of Vertical Elevation, has spent 30...
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May 14 · 37 min
Before You Deploy AI, Ask These Questions — Or Pay the Price | Jill Stover Heinze
You are moving fast on AI. Your team is experimenting. You are deploying tools. But you have not asked the critical questions that will determine whether you are building competitive advantage or exposing your business, your people, and your customers...
May 13 · 39 min
You're Making Yourself Obsolete — Here's How to Become Indispensable in the AI Era | Nikki Barua
You built your career on accumulating knowledge, protecting your territory, and holding onto status. That strategy made sense in the old world. In the AI era, it is making you invisible. Nikki Barua has spent 25 years leading large-scale...
May 12 · 40 min
Small Businesses Don't Need to Be Large to Be Massive | Chip Higgins on Momentum
Most business owners believe they need to get bigger to be successful. Chip Higgins believes the opposite and forty years of banking experience backs him up. Chip Higgins spent four decades in banking, working directly with thousands of small...

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