Kottke Trucking Co. Co-Owner and CEO Kyle Kottke shares during this on-site video interview how his Buffalo Lake, MN-based trucking business has adapted in many ways since Covid-19 began to affect the economy back in March. This includes helping truckers find places to stop for gas and to stay overnight, when most locations shut down […]
Tastefully Simple Founder and CEO Jill Blashak Strahan shares during in a brief interview what it was like to grow her 1995 startup into a $143 million-a-year business, and then lead through seven consecutive years of losses before Covid-19 hit. Ironically those recent tough times forced her organization to return to being scrappy like it […]
Founder and CEO Bob Schafer created a highly successful bakery supply business from scratch all from operating cash flow; no debt. Mixing and/or distributing 150 million pounds a year of ingredients to food manufacturers, this Minnesota Family Business Award-winning company has weathered three recessions since its founding in 1991. Thus far it is handing the […]
These issues and more are explored in this week’s One Take CEO Interview with Jim Snoxell, CEO and chair of the business law and nonprofits department at the law firm Henningson & Snoxell. “It took me a while to realize this but there’s no question the ongoing Covid-19 [pandemic] and all the social unrest and political discomfort going […]
In this brief interview, Bobby Tarnowski shares how he’s trying to avoid raising prices due to increasing costs and other challenges. His approach includes packaging service offerings and providing financing options. Such constructive problem solving makes sense given Tarnowski’s a math enthusiast who owns a 10-location, 65-employee Mathnasium franchise serving about 600 students in the […]
In this brief interview, CEO Chad Nesbit, who leads a business insurance firm with 18 locations in three states, shares how he deals with this situation, plus… How to replace essential face-to-face-meetings with something else that works; and What’s working well for some of his clients, what isn’t and why. “Being from a small town, […]
Covering these three items can help your organization rise above the competition, according to local expert Gary Braun. He provided these tips during a recent segment of One Take CEO Interviews courtesy of Platinum Group. Make sure you’re chasing the right prospects. “So often you set a strategy, you know who you want to go […]
It may sound simple, but the biggest missing component amongst the dozens of sales departments and organizations Gary Braun has helped over the years is performance management. “A lot of people put comp plans in place to help drive the right behaviors and I agree with that—to a point. Comp plans help. But people manage […]
During this short interview available to either watch or listen to, Platinum Group’s Bob Stewart discusses six essentials for a business to both thrive and survive long-term. * Have a good corporate governance structure in place including a board of directors that meets regularly; Keep up-to-date, accurate and thorough financials; Maintain a healthy relationship with […]
Pat Brennan has seen a few things when it comes to why businesses fail or almost fail, to put it mildly. He’s a National Turnaround Association award winner specializing in financial restructurings at the Platinum Group, a business advisory that helps business owners and leaders navigate out of tough situations. Sometimes a business is too […]