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Ep. 102 – Accomplishing Your Optimal Work-Life Balance, Part 2

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SIB-Blog-2What are your real priorities in both your work life and your personal one? It’s an important question for every business owner and entrepreneur, and it’s not always an easy one to answer. Priorities can shift quickly, and if you want to see optimal results, you have to keep track of them.

Back in episode 96, host Tom Ryan explained some simple ways to identify your biggest work and personal priorities. In part two, he digs into a few common-sense techniques for keeping the biggest priorities at the top of the list. As always, Tom is joined by co-host and producer Jason Pyles. Continue reading →

Ep. 100 – Celebrating 100 Episodes of the Success in Business Podcast

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300x300new_resizedIt’s time to celebrate! Break out the streamers and champagne! Today’s episode is the 100th installment of the Success in Business Podcast. That’s a major milestone, and worthy of a little reflection.

Today, we’re taking a look back at the 99 podcasts in our rearview mirror, and showcasing our favorite moments. Join host Tom Ryan and producer Jason Pyles as they revisit the show’s greatest hits. Continue reading →

Ep. 096 – Accomplishing Your Optimal Work-Life Balance, Part 1

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SIB-Blog-1We’ve frequently talked about work/life balance on the show, but what does it really mean? How do you know what that optimal balance is? For that matter, how do you even what your overall capacity for work is? Instead of focusing on the high-level overview of work/life balance, in this episode we roll up our sleeves and get to work looking for some tangible information.

Host Tom Ryan is a serial entrepreneur, a business coach and a Kauffman Foundation Entrepreneur in Residence. He’s joined by producer Jason Pyles. Continue reading →

Ep. 066 – The Pros and Cons of ABC’s “Shark Tank” Reality TV Show

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Shark TankWith the high-drama of a business pitch and razor-sharp commentary by celebrity-level investors, it’s no surprise that Shark Tank is a popular show among entrepreneurs. It’s good reality TV, but how does it stack up against the real-world process of pitching a business to investors?

As it turns out, host and business coach Tom Ryan has advised two companies that got pretty far into the Shark Tank selection process. In this episode, Tom shares his thoughts on this entertainingly vicious show with co-host Jason Pyles. Continue reading →