25 JUN 2024 · Leaders need to be able to solve problems well and quickly.  They can do this by making better decisions that lead to great problem resolution. On today's Business Wingmen podcast, Steve Smith and Travis Smith debate the merits of problem solving and the best way to get the outcome you want, quickly.

18 JUN 2024 · Taking on new leadership roles can be overwhelming at first.  But, in time you should be fully in control of the role you have. Many professionals, however, never get to this point of responsibility ownership, and end up with a role that controls them. In today's Business Wingmen podcast, your hosts Steve Smith & Travis Smith serve up situations and strategies for taking control and owning the role you have.  Don't allow your position to run you as the long terms consequences can be severe!

4 JUN 2024 · In this episode, your Business Wingmen interview guest, Tom Sell- CEO of Complete Marine Freight in Palma de Miorca, Spain.  Tom's journey as a successful owner of multiple companies is a great example of exercising patience along the way.  His background and lessons learned are greater teaching moments for entrepreneurs aspiring to grow sustainable companies.

21 MAY 2024 · Business grows as good ideas are implemented.  Are your ideas good enough to run with?  This episode hosted by Business Wingmen hosts Steve Smith & Travis Smith explore the value of great ideas and how to verify yours before running with them.

7 MAY 2024 · Congratulations, you've been promoted!  You're all excited until you realize you are now managing your former peers!  The people who use to be your friends now report to you. Managing others is a tough enough assignment without the added difficulty of convincing your old work teammates that you are now their boss!  In this episode, your Business Wingmen hosts, Steve Smith and Travis Smith share their insights as they reveal situations they both navigated early in their management careers.

30 APR 2024 · What happens when you join a company and others question why you got the job?  It happens in small family businesses and large corporations alike.  In this episode, your Business Wingmen hosts, Steve Smith and Travis Smith trade opinions and recommendations for overcoming a perceived lack of credibility in the workplace.

23 APR 2024 · Think internship programs are only for the fortune 500? Think again.  Now, more than ever, a well thought out internship program is a great way to farm new talent while establishing your company as a contributor to cultivating the future workforce. In today's episode of 'The Benefits of a Company Internship Program', your Business Wingmen podcast hosts- Steve Smith & Travis Smith, outline the steps and reasons for a successful internship program.

26 MAR 2024 · Being successful in a new role doesn't just happen because you got promoted.  Your first 30 days in this new assignment is critical to demonstrating that your company promoted the right person! In this episode of The Business Wingmen Show, your hosts Steve Smith and Travis Smith lay out some tips to ensure you get off to a great short and warn of some actions that will cause you to lose ground with your team and your boss.

19 MAR 2024 · Getting promoted starts with knowing what to do before the interview.  What research do you do?  What questions do you ask?  How do you handle yourself regardless of the outcome. In this episode of 'The Business Wingmen', your hosts Steve Smith & Travis Smith lay out a strategy for showing up and performing like a professional.

12 MAR 2024 · Here's how to help non-sales business owners and C-level execs champion the sales process and/or facilitate sales themselves. Our Guest: Scott Peterson, founder and Principal of Carver Peterson'   Founded in 2014, https://www.carverpeterson.com/ helps growth-minded entrepreneurs of B2B technical & professional services firms build high-performing sales teams so that they can confidently grow & scale.   Founder & Principal, https://www.linkedin.com/in/carverpeterson/, does it by helping these companies refine their sales strategy, define their sales process and specialize their sales structure. Q&A: - What are the two biggest issues you see with companies you’re meeting with as to why they are struggling with sales? - Why do some sales reps make it big, where others with the same opportunity struggle? - How do you teach the Sales Challenger model? - What advice do you have for hiring the right sales reps? - What’s one piece of advice you can share as it relates to sales operations management you wish everyone listening took?