Experience Leadership - The Small Business Podcast

Don’t Be the Weakest Link: How to Protect Your Business from Cyber Risk with Shayne Kawalilak

Is your business one click away from chaos? Cybersecurity isn’t just a tech issue—it’s a business survival issue.

In this episode, cybersecurity educator and author Shayne Kawalilak joins Marc Haine to expose how everyday habits are making small businesses sitting ducks for cybercriminals. Discover the real risks, the sneaky mistakes that ...

The Smart Way to Integrate Legal, Tax & Business Planning with Chris Papin

Most small business owners think their LLC protects them. Spoiler alert — it probably doesn’t.

In this episode of Marc Haine Live, we’re tackling one of the most expensive mistakes entrepreneurs make: running their business with their legal, tax, and financial advisors working in silos. When your CPA, attorney, and financial planner don’t talk to each ot...

Can you be the Exception Everyone Talks About with Micheal Schoenberger

Most businesses hit growth ceilings. You know the feeling—you’re working harder than ever, but the business stalls. Revenues plateau, your team burns out, and momentum fizzles. Break through, and you thrive. Fail to, and your business starts to slip backward.

🛎 In this episode Marc sits down with Mike Schoenberger, CEO of Sunco Communication, who has grown his...

Effective Recruitment Doesn't Have to Be Hard with Kyle Patrick Smith

Recruiting feels like rolling dice with your payroll—and more often than not, you come up snake eyes. You burn money on ads, ghost top talent, and end up hiring people who look great on paper but disappear faster than a donut in the breakroom.

🛎 In this episode, Marc sits down with Kyle Patrick Smith, CEO of HRKyle Services and veteran of 25 years in corporate ...

How to Lead Through Uncertainty with Confidence with Stephen Shapiro

Are you chasing change like a caffeinated squirrel during nut season?

Let’s face it—most business leaders are stuck in "reactive mode." A new trend? Pivot. A new competitor? Pivot. A new TikTok dance? You guessed it—pivot.

But what if all this flailing is what’s actually breaking your business?

 In this episode, Innovation Instigator Stephen Shapiro joins me to ex...

Your team isn’t underperforming—they’re quietly quitting with Micheal G. Neece

No, not the TikTok trend. We’re talking about your brilliant people—the ones with ideas that could transform your business—but instead of speaking up, they’re silently checking out. Not because of money. Not because of workload. But because of a broken culture that’s invisible… until it’s expensive.

In this episode of Experie...

Emotional Contagion: What You Feel, Your Team Feels with Darci Ecker-Popiel

Why Do Smart Leaders Fall Apart Under Pressure?

Ever felt like your brain short-circuits the moment the pressure’s on? You’re not alone—and you’re not broken. Most performance failures in business aren’t about bad strategy—they’re about overloaded nervous systems.

 In this episodeof Experience Leadership, Marc is joined by Mental Performance Strategist Darc...

Family Business, Big Problems: Fix Your Succession Plan with Dr. Doug Gray

Is your family business built to last — or are you gambling it away with unclear succession?

Too many family-run businesses wait until it’s too late to pass the baton. The result? Confusion. Power struggles. Stalled growth. And sometimes…a complete implosion of legacy.

In this episode, we dive deep into the high-stakes world of leadership transitions in fami...

How to Solve Business Problems with Clarity with Reuven Shelef

Feeling stuck in a mess of business problems that won’t quit? You might not have a leadership issue… you might have a tangled one.

🛎 In this episode of Marc Haine Live, we welcome Reuven Shelef, Founder and CEO of OUT OF THE BOX Consulting and the creator of the Untangling Complex Challenges™ methodology. Reuven helps leaders, executives, and business owners tackle mes...

Scaling Made Simple: Shift Your Thinking, Grow Your Business with Peter Kovacs

Are you leading your business, or is it leading you? If you’re stuck in the daily grind, drowning in decisions, and wondering why your business isn’t scaling the way it should—this episode is for you.

In this power-packed conversation, serial entrepreneur and executive coach Peter Kovacs reveals:

Why what got you here won’t get you there—and how to shift...

The Real Reason New Companies Fail with Chip Higgens

Half of all small businesses fail within five years. Half. That’s not a statistic—that’s a wake-up call.

 In this episode of Marc Haine Live, Marc sits down with Chip Higgins to tackle one of the biggest, most expensive problems facing small businesses today: the failure to generate and sustain momentum.

About Chip

For over four decades, Chip Higgins has dedicated his career to e...

Hiring International Talent? Here’s What You’re Missing with John McGraw

Miscommunication at work costs U.S. businesses $2 trillion a year—and diverse teams are especially at risk.

In this episode of Marc Haine Live, cultural clarity expert John Edward McGraw reveals how small businesses can avoid communication breakdowns, retain diverse talent, and build high-performing teams through inclusive communication.

Need to brainstorm as...

How much is frustration costing your business? with Andrew Oxley

Frustration—it’s not just a bad day. It’s a flashing neon sign that something is broken. And if you’re ignoring it, your business is bleeding money.

In this episode of Marc Haine Live, Marc sits down with executive coach and author Andrew Oxley, who reveals how most leaders completely misread frustration—treating it like a nuisance instead of a strategic clue. Join us...

Grow Beyond the Numbers: Trust, M&A, and the $10M Mistake with David Miller

How do you scale a company using something as intangible as trust? And what happens when you don’t?

Most business owners know how to track sales and manage expenses. But what if the real growth catalyst isn’t on your spreadsheet?

In this episode of Marc Haine Live, we dive into the high-stakes, high-reward world of scaling small businesses through trust...

Creating Cultures Where People Thrive with Dr. Serena Huang

What if the thing that’s killing your team’s productivity isn’t your budget, your tools, or your business model… but your blind spot?

In today’s episode of Marc Haine Live, we welcome Dr. Serena Huang—international speaker, teacher, and self-proclaimed “Data and AI Whisperer for Employee Thriving”—to uncover how organizations can use data and AI to create inclusive, human-...

Why Most Businesses Fail—and What Immigrant Founders Do Differently with Dr. Neri Karra Sillaman

Let’s face it: new businesses don’t make it past year five, and the ones that do often compromise values to survive.

 In this episode of Marc Haine Live, Dr. Neri Karra Sillaman—refugee-turned-entrepreneur and author of Pioneers—shares hard-earned insights on how to build a business that lasts.

Need to brainstorm aspects of your busines...

How to Create Breakthroughs and Transform Culture with Disruptive Leadership with Ted Santos

Most companies want innovation. Few know how to truly create it.

🛎 In this episode of Marc Haine Live, Marc is joined by Ted Santos, creator of the Disruptive Leadership Model, to unpack why most innovation fails and how intentional chaos might be your biggest untapped asset. We dig into why employees sabotage change, how mindset blocks tr...

Revive and Thrive at Work, Fix Burnout, Toxic Work Culture & Employee Disengagement with Twyla Onderka

Are negative attitudes, burnout, and high turnover draining your business? Is your team disengaged? Do you feel like you’re constantly losing your best employees—and worse, your customers? You’re not alone, and today’s episode of Marc Haine Live is about to change the way you see leadership and workplace culture.

In this episo...

The Hidden Cost of Generational Miscommunication with Michelle Pascoe

Leading across generations isn’t a soft skill—it’s a survival skill. 

Today’s workplaces are a multi-generational mix of Boomers, Millennials, Gen Z, and yes—even the occasional Gen X manager still pretending frosted tips are cool. The result? Miscommunication, unmet expectations, and a whole lot of eye-rolling in staff meetings.

In this episode of Marc Haine Liv...