The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast
Tune in to explore the strategies, tactics and mindset shifts needed to elevate your business and leadership skills to new heights. It’s practical advice, inspiring stories, and the occasional dose of tough love. Helping you to overcome challenges and seize opportunities. This is The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast. www.businesscoachchicago.com
Episodes
August 6, 2025 • 13 mins
We all want to grow our business and keep more of what we earn—but why do so many small business owners miss out on the very tax breaks designed to help them?
In this episode of the Business Coach Unplugged Podcast, I’m diving into the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—a sweeping new law passed on July 4th, 2025 that delivers powerful tax benefits to small business owners. On paper, it’s one of the most pro-business bills in decades. But ...
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July 11, 2025 • 20 mins
Most business owners want to keep more of what they earn—but why do so many leave thousands on the table when it comes to taxes?
In this episode of the Business Coach Unplugged Podcast, I’m diving into one of the most overlooked (and misunderstood) tools for saving money, building wealth, and setting up your business for long-term success: the S-Corporation.
While it might not sound flashy, the truth is that choosing the right busi...
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May 19, 2025 • 9 mins
We all want empowered teams—but why do so many managers fall short when it comes to empowering their employees?
In this episode of the Business Coach Unplugged Podcast, I'm going to tackle the topic of empowerment. There seems to be a goal or desire in most business environments to create a culture of empowerment, where employees are given the autonomy, resources, and support they need to make decisions, take ownership of their wo...
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May 12, 2025 • 11 mins
Are you stuck in a comfort zone and wondering why you’re not leveling up?
In this week's episode of the "The Business Coach Unplugged" podcast, I'll introduce you to a powerful model that I use with my clients that will help you define different levels of success, determine exactly what level you are at right now, and then identify the exact strategy and mindset that you need to propel yourself to the next level. This powerful too...
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March 27, 2025 • 12 mins
In this week’s episode of “The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast”, I’m going to take a look back on the past 23 years I’ve been in business. It’s been an interesting journey, and I thought it would be helpful to share with you how I grew my business from nothing to where it is today. One of the areas that I spend a lot of time on with my clients is sales and marketing, so hopefully sharing what I have found to be the best ways to ...
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March 4, 2025 • 13 mins
In this week's episode of “The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast”, I’m going to cover a topic that comes up with every single client that I’ve worked with over the last 23 years. This topic is an issue for literally everyone. I always say that no matter who you are, where you live, what you do, or what kind of background you come from, there is one resource that is equal for everyone! That resource is time. Even though we all ha...
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February 10, 2025 • 13 mins
In this week's episode of “The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast”, I’m going to talk about the simple process that I use with my sales clients to help them generate massive increases in their sales by making minor shifts at each step of the process. You’re going to learn how to optimize your sales process by working smarter, not harder. By the time we’re finished, I’m going to shatter any disempowering beliefs that you may have ab...
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January 28, 2025 • 16 mins
In this week's episode of “The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast”, I'm going to talk about how to deal with a toxic boss. I’m going to cover the top reasons why there are so many toxic managers out there, how those issues can be addressed, and what you can do specifically in each case to improve the situation so that it’s at least more palatable, and in the best-case scenario, no longer an issue for you.
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January 15, 2025 • 13 mins
In this week's episode of “The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast”, I'm going to answer the question, "How do I hold my team accountable?" I’m going to cover the top 5 things that you need to do to build a culture of accountability, so that you no longer have to worry about things not getting done. I’ll talk about the keys to building a high performing team, and how to create a winning environment that creates a high level of trust...
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January 6, 2025 • 12 mins
In this week's episode of “The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast”, I’m going to give you my top 5 reasons why New Year’s resolutions almost never work, and what I recommend that you do instead if you want to create some better results in your life or business. I guarantee that if you make a couple of simple shifts that I’m going to cover today, you’re not only going to get the year off to a great start, but you are going to rock yo...
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December 16, 2024 • 12 mins
In this week's episode of “The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast”, I’m going to explore the key steps that you need to take to make sure that you hire the right person for the job every single time. I’m going to tell you the 3 key things that you need to look for when you are interviewing someone, and I’m also going to reveal my secret weapon that I highly recommend that you add to your hiring process that will give you insights in...
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November 11, 2024 • 12 mins
In this week's episode of “The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast”, I’m going to explore ways to triple your effectiveness. I’ll talk a little bit about how big of a problem this is, and then I’ll give you my 10 key tips to help you open up huge blocks of time in your day so that you can be more effective, have more freedom, and be able to have at least a little balance in your life! By the end of the podcast, you’ll have a number ...
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October 21, 2024 • 13 mins
In this week's episode of “The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast”, I’m going to explore the topic of leading in times of uncertainty. I’ll go through some key stats on the topic, and then I’ll give you my 10 key tips to help you be a better leader during a crisis. By the end of the podcast, you’ll have a better grasp on how to lead through uncertainty, along with some tips and tools that will help you elevate your leadership in ti...
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October 16, 2024 • 11 mins
In this week's episode of “The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast”, I’m going to talk about some of the key differences between good managers and bad managers. I’ll go through some key stats from some recent management studies so you get a sense of how big of a problem this really is, and then I’ll cover what I believe to be the key things that set great managers apart from others. By the end of the podcast, you’ll have a better un...
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October 7, 2024 • 16 mins
In this week's episode of “The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast”, I’m going to walk you through what I call the 4-step sales process. I developed this process years ago, mainly to teach business owners and people that were new to sales how to easily sell anything. It’s also applicable to people that already have sales experience, as it breaks what can be a complicated process into a simple one. So if you are new to sales, intimi...
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September 30, 2024 • 28 mins
In the fourth episode of "The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast", I'm going to cover some of the key points that will help you make referrals the #1 way you grow your business. I’ll discuss why it’s important to have a system if you are serious about growing your business through referrals. Then I’ll give you 5 keys that will help you generate referrals in a predictable, sustainable, and consistent way. By the time I’m done, you’...
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September 16, 2024 • 16 mins
In the third episode of "The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast", I’m going to cover how to deal with adversity, overcome challenges, and turn them into opportunities. We’ll talk a little bit about where we are today in our society with respect to adversity, the mindset you need to have if you want to overcome tough challenges, and I’ll give you a simple question that I used with my clients during COVID that not only helped them ove...
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September 3, 2024 • 23 mins
In the second episode of "The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast", I’m going to cover the ins and outs of goal setting. I’ll talk about some key mistakes that I see people make and give you some tips on how to avoid them. I’m going to give you my 4 keys to successful goal setting, and I’ll also discuss the #1 reason why people don’t achieve their goals and what to do about it.
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July 19, 2024 • 24 mins
This is the first episode of "The Business Coach Unplugged Podcast". I tell you a little bit about myself, who the podcast is for, and why you should listen.
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