On this episode of The Manage Your Message Podcast host Jim Karrh speaks with Shelly Loftin, Senior Vice President for Retail Banking, Payments, and Lending at the American Bankers Association. Shelly is a rising star in the banking world; she began working in community banks at age 15. Over time she rose through the ranks…
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In this episode of The Manage Your Message Podcast host Jim Karrh speaks with Jillian Grennan, assistant professor of finance at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Jillian is on the leading edge of research on how corporate culture affects the everyday workings of the business—as well as its marketplace value. Before going into research…
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On this episode of The Manage Your Message Podcast host Jim Karrh speaks with therapist and entrepreneur Ken Clark, owner of Chenal Family Therapy with 15 locations across Arkansas. We had a great conversation including ways to go beyond “work-life balance” and transfer skills from our work lives to outside-of-work lives and vice versa. Ken…
Continue reading 27: Ken Clark: Mental Health for Effective Business Leaders
On this episode of The Manage Your Message Podcast host Jim Karrh speaks with Jennifer Fondrevay. Jennifer is the Founder of Day1 Ready, a merger and acquisitions consultancy that works with leaders to accelerate productivity throughout the process. She wrote her book Now What? A Playbook for Thriving Through M&A to help both executives and…
Continue reading 26: Jennifer Fondrevay: Surviving and Thriving Through M&A
On this episode of The Manage Your Message Podcast host Jim Karrh speaks with Nick Kalm, founder and president of Reputation Partners. Nick is recognized as one of the top public relations experts in the US. Beyond Nick’s long experience in PR—including corporate and large agency work, before he started his own firm—there was…
On this episode of The Manage Your Message Podcast host Jim Karrh speaks with Rod Santomassimo, founder and president of The Massimo Group. Rod’s company is the premier commercial real estate coaching and consulting firm in North America. He is also the author of Brokers Who Dominate and Teams Built To Dominate. Rod has been…
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In this episode of The Manage Your Message Podcast, host Jim Karrh “goes solo” to talk about trustworthiness in business. In a time when communication is rapid, clients can be fickle, and the objective differences among service offerings is so thin, your ability to be seen as a “trusted advisor” can be the key to…
On this episode of The Manage Your Message Podcast host Jim Karrh speaks with Thomas Steenburgh, co-author of “How to Sell New Products” in Harvard Business Review. Tom has a lot of insight as to why some companies are good at innovation (coming up with new products) but not at commercialization (actually selling new products)….
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On this episode of The Manage Your Message Podcast, host Jim Karrh talks with Emmy award-winning journalist, teacher, and author Frank Sesno. Frank has a familiar voice, given his 21 years at CNN as White House Correspondent, anchor and Washington Bureau Chief. He has interviewed thousands of people including five U.S. presidents, numerous other national…
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In this episode of The Manage Your Message Podcast, host Jim Karrh interviews Jeff Kemp, a speaker and adviser who gained much of his insight and experience from being raised by an NFL quarterback/political icon and then becoming an NFL quarterback for 11 years himself. Jeff Kemp loves to help people and businesses to better…