//podcastplus.net/feed/business-performance-podcast~86964145 The Business Performance Podcast is a monthly podcast dedicated to helping companies spread the word on their lessons learned from improving product quality, processes, and performance. Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:49:19 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6437971-growing-a-business-working-remotely.mp3?blob_id=26876341 In today’ uncertain world of the pandemic, business as usual has a new meaning.  Many people are now taking the opportunity to launch their consulting careers as their business has turned into just “another job.”  Working remotely as a consultant creates more freedom, but brings more challenges, resulting in people getting exhausted from trying to navigate sales and marketing in order to generate a sustainable income, especially now since the majority of interactions are virtual.  In this episode growth specialist Jessica Yarbrough talks about her success in help entrepreneurs overcome these challenges, as well as how her business has evolved to cope with the pandemic. Jessica Yarbrough has quickly developed a reputation of being one of the best business strategists and marketing and sales consultants for entrepreneurs who want to sell high value products and services.  Her background is in international business and she has built multiple companies.  She... Wed, 18 Nov 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6437971-growing-a-business-working-remotely.mp3?blob_id=26876341 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6398050-managing-your-attention.mp3?blob_id=26694895 Where does the time go?  Do you find yourself wondering about this more and more?  Especially in these pandemic days?  Do you wish that there was a way to get some of that time back and be more productive?  The problem is that everyone is thinking about productivity all wrong.  Over the years we’ve been led to think that we have to get better at managing our time, but to live the lives we really want to live, what we actually need to do better is managing our attention.  In this episode international speaker, consultant, training, and author Maura Nevel Thomas talks about her journey to gain work-life balance and manage attention.   Maura Nevel Thomas is dedicated to helping busy people discover attention management as the new path to productivity.  Maura has a passion for productivity, and she has had the pleasure of helping individuals and teams at companies of all sizes achieve significant results and live a life of choice for ... Mon, 16 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6398050-managing-your-attention.mp3?blob_id=26694895 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6398251-people-process-platform.mp3?blob_id=26777242 One of the biggest challenges faced by local businesses is successfully marketing their products and services while simultaneously growing their business.  This push-and-pull effect is essential to creating visibility, customer engagement, and accessibility, but requires RIGHT industry expertise.  Thanks to digital marketing, today’s business moves forward in leaps and bounds.  For many local business owners, keeping up with the challenges of staying visible and accessible can force them to rethink their marketing strategies.  This often presents an obstacle that can leave them behind.  In this episode, one of Yahoo’s Top 12 2020 Entrepreneurs to Watch Ryan Mason talks about his journey to success and how he learned these effective strategies by the age of 26. Ryan Mason is the Founder & CEO of Luxe Brand, Americas leading luxury shoelace provider, featured on Good Morning America, NFL Network, Foot Locker stores, and over 30 athletes and celebrities; a... Mon, 16 Nov 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6398251-people-process-platform.mp3?blob_id=26777242 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6331333-leveling-up-your-zoom-skills.mp3?blob_id=26777281 By now most everyone has been in at least one Zoom meeting, if not on a daily basis.  And you’ve most likely noticed things that people do when on camera that detract from the meeting, from looking up someone’s nose to background photo bombs.  There are some very simple things you can do that will make you appear more professional and engaging from putting your laptop on a stack of books so you are looking straight at the camera to smiling and taking to the camera instead of the person you see on the screen.  In this episode Kim and Mike Barnes talk about how they went from being TV news and sports reporters to onscreen coaches.   Kim Barnes was a news anchor and reporter in Austin for 15 years and then formed Barnes Team Media specializing in On Camera Training, Media Training, and-Presentation Training.  Mike Barnes was a sportscaster in Austin for nearly 30 years and then joined his wife at Barnes Team Media where he serves as a communications consulta... Wed, 11 Nov 2020 21:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6331333-leveling-up-your-zoom-skills.mp3?blob_id=26777281 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6271555-unleashing-your-potential.mp3?blob_id=26777293 Do you ever find yourself, especially in today’s remote work environment, attending meetings lasting an hour or more and then feeling like you accomplished today was sitting in meetings?  If you are like most people, you don’t have a great relationship with meetings, and using the word itself can fill you with resistance and a predetermined notion of what to expect.  When we bring people together just to give status updates, no work gets done in the meeting; it’s not a productive meeting at all.  Don’t you wish there was a way to make your meetings more productive?  In this episode Douglas Ferguson discusses unleashing your meeting potential.   Douglas is an entrepreneur and human-centered technologist with over 20 years of experience. He is president of Voltage Control, an Austin-based workshop agency that specializes in Design Sprints and innovation workshops.   How to reach and stay connected with Douglas: LinkedIn:  Doug... Sun, 08 Nov 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6271555-unleashing-your-potential.mp3?blob_id=26777293 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6135505-cultivating-meaningful-relationships.mp3?blob_id=25816558 Have you ever thought of starting your own business?  Maybe you already have a business — but you are stuck at a certain level and do not know how to grow it.  Or maybe your growth has been hindered by the global pandemic.  The economic fallout from the global pandemic has been unprecedented.  Unfortunately, this is just the beginning.  If history teaches us anything — this is an event that will change the world at a fundamental level.  We are just at the beginning of this cycle.  The whole saga may last for about 2–3 years and the recovery and reconstruction of the world may take up to a decade.  In this episode C-Suite Mentor/Advisor Manuj Aggarwal talks about how he learned to cultivate meaningful relationships, moving from an income of $2/day to the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies and how these lessons can help recover from the pandemic. Over the last 30 years, Manuj has worked with startups and Fortune 500 companies lik... Fri, 30 Oct 2020 01:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6135505-cultivating-meaningful-relationships.mp3?blob_id=25816558 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6135505-cultivating-meaningful-relationships.mp3?blob_id=26777305 Have you ever thought of starting your own business?  Maybe you already have a business — but you are stuck at a certain level and do not know how to grow it.  Or maybe your growth has been hindered by the global pandemic.  The economic fallout from the global pandemic has been unprecedented.  Unfortunately, this is just the beginning.  If history teaches us anything — this is an event that will change the world at a fundamental level.  We are just at the beginning of this cycle.  The whole saga may last for about 2–3 years and the recovery and reconstruction of the world may take up to a decade.  In this episode C-Suite Mentor/Advisor Manuj Aggarwal talks about how he learned to cultivate meaningful relationships, moving from an income of $2/day to the boardrooms of Fortune 500 companies and how these lessons can help recover from the pandemic. Over the last 30 years, Manuj has worked with startups and Fortune 500 companies lik... Fri, 30 Oct 2020 01:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6135505-cultivating-meaningful-relationships.mp3?blob_id=26777305 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6087232-ai-social-distancing-checker.mp3?blob_id=25229305 In the fight against the COVID-19, social distancing has proven to be a very effective measure to slow down the spread of the disease.  While millions of people are staying at home to help flatten the curve, many people still have to go to work every day to make sure their basic needs are met. To help ensure proper social distancing protocols are followed in the workplace or any public place, Swedish civil engineering firm AFRY has developed an AI-enabled social distancing detection tool Flowity that can detect if people are keeping a safe distance from each other by analyzing real-time video streams from the camera in a GDPR safe way!  In this episode AFRY’s Prajit Datta talks about artificial intelligence, social distancing, and quality concerns. Prajit is an AI research scientist, Blockchain evangelist, a TEDx speaker, and author with the vision to develop intelligent systems using principles of artificial intelligence, which will change the way we look at the world. How to rea... Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6087232-ai-social-distancing-checker.mp3?blob_id=25229305 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6087232-ai-social-distancing-checker.mp3?blob_id=26777326 In the fight against the COVID-19, social distancing has proven to be a very effective measure to slow down the spread of the disease.  While millions of people are staying at home to help flatten the curve, many people still have to go to work every day to make sure their basic needs are met. To help ensure proper social distancing protocols are followed in the workplace or any public place, Swedish civil engineering firm AFRY has developed an AI-enabled social distancing detection tool Flowity that can detect if people are keeping a safe distance from each other by analyzing real-time video streams from the camera in a GDPR safe way!  In this episode AFRY’s Prajit Datta talks about artificial intelligence, social distancing, and quality concerns. Prajit is an AI research scientist, Blockchain evangelist, a TEDx speaker, and author with the vision to develop intelligent systems using principles of artificial intelligence, which will change the way we look at the world. How to rea... Tue, 27 Oct 2020 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/6087232-ai-social-distancing-checker.mp3?blob_id=26777326 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/5497939-digital-customer-acquisition.mp3?blob_id=26777344 Digital and social media marketing has grown to be a very sophisticated skill that many companies have not mastered.  It has turned marketing on its head with the vast amount of available data that can now be consumed and analyzed.  In this episode Apogee Results founder William Leake talks about these issues, his passion for digital demand generation, and the impact of COVID-19 on marketing. William is a recovering former McKinsey and Company consultant who started online-focused, direct- and metrics-oriented marketing services firms, growing them successfully since that time, to where his current venture, Apogee Results is now the most respected digital demand generation, search engine marketing (SEM) and search engine optimization (SEO) firm in Austin, TX. My favorite quotes from William: “Know your customer and where they are” “The software code needed to get to a minimum viable product is far less risky today” “The most important piece is how are you going to sca... Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.buzzsprout.com/329258/5497939-digital-customer-acquisition.mp3?blob_id=26777344