Smashing the Plateau
Launched in 2014, Smashing the Plateau shares weekly stories, strategies and ideas to help consultants, coaches and small business owners build success as entrepreneurs following long careers as high-achieving employees. We believe you should be able to take control over your career destiny, do what you love, what you’re competent at doing, and get paid what you’re worth, consistently. We are committed to the success of expertise-based businesses. Ready to go even deeper? The Smashing the Plateau Community uses a structured, supportive process to implement the kinds of strategies we discuss in this podcast. It is a community that is built to be a safe, caring place, where inclusive, direct, active and empowering conversations are welcome. If you want to get your consulting, coaching or small business to grow, on your own terms, so that you can deliver great results to your ideal clients, while supporting the lifestyle you want, and you don’t want to do it alone, apply to become a member of the Smashing the Plateau Community. Learn more at https://smashingtheplateau.com.
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How to Lead Succession, Build Legacy, and Manage Emotional Shifts in Business Ownership and Leadership Featuring Chuck Cooper
Chuck Cooper is the President of WhiteWater Consulting, an HR advisory firm that helps small and midsize businesses maximize their people potential. A Certified Exit Planning Advisor (CEPA) and author of the best-selling book The Family Business Blueprint, Chuck guides owners through succession planning, leadership tra
How To Turn Corporate Experience Into Entrepreneurial Success In The 800th Celebratory Episode Of Smashing The Plateau Featuring David Shriner-Cahn
David Shriner-Cahn’s weekly advice program has been named by Forbes as a Podcast To Power Up Your Ultra-Lean Business. David has also been recognized as an Entrepreneur That Will Change The Way You Communicate by Inc. Magazine. He is the podcast host and community builder behind Smashing the Plateau, an online platfor
How to Create Support Systems, Balance Focus, and Succeed as a Solopreneur in Turbulent Times Featuring Jerry Weinstein
Jerry is a rusted business advisor and mentor to small businesses, with over 60 years of experience as a corporate executive and entrepreneur. Co-founded six businesses with a primary emphasis on industrial products and services, and with both domestic and international experience. Has served on multiple outside boards
How to Demystify Sales and Design a Process That Matches Your Unique Strengths and Personality Featuring Frances Pratt
“The problem I see is that "sales" has become a word that both businesses and individuals shy away from. Why? Because it has become disconnected from a deep understanding of the value relationship between businesses and their customers. My mission is to help people bridge that gap—to demystify what sales really is, so
How to Create a Fulfilling Consulting Business by Integrating Structure, Community, and Powerful Professional Relationships Featuring R. Karl Hebenstreit
Karl is a certified Executive Coach, Leadership, Team, and Organization Development Consultant, and international speaker with over 25 years of corporate experience. He holds a PhD in Organizational Psychology and has authored three books: The How and Why: Taking Care of Business with the Enneagram (now in its third ed
How to Leverage Communication, Planning, and AI to Navigate Unpredictable Times as a Successful Entrepreneur Featuring Porschia Parker Griffin
Porschia Parker-Griffin has coached hundreds of executives and professionals to accomplish their goals. She has experience as a director and business consultant in the financial industry, helping companies unlock millions of dollars in potential hidden within their organizations. Porschia earned her master’s in Industr
