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Thirty million dollars in annual revenue. Hubs in three major markets. Over a billion dollars in annuity sales while with Advisors Excel, where he’s become a Hall of Famer. Joel Johnson built the kind of firm others have long desired — and now he’s capitalizing on that interest. In a first for The Business of

Lt. Col. Scott Mann contends our country’s social skills are starting to look less like the U.S. and more like Afghanistan — and, as a decorated former Green Beret, he’s more than qualified to make that observation. Hear what the actor, playwright and bestselling author says financial advisors and other business owners can do to

At the tender age of 12, Aaron Klein learned his first lesson in entrepreneurship: If you take great care of your clients, they’ll take great care of you. That same approach is now embodied at Riskalyze, a growth-minded and award-winning financial services platform he co-founded. Hear what the CEO has learned in scaling his business

Ten thousand baby boomers leave the workforce every day. How ready are your business’ Gen Xers and millennials to step into those leadership voids? If you’re looking for an A-to-Z understanding of Generation Z and how to best manage every age group currently in the workforce, look no further. Tim Elmore, founder and CEO of

Growing up, all Bernard Banks wanted was to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a pilot. One soul-crushing setback at West Point nearly evaporated that dream in an instant, but he shook off the self-described “depression” that followed to author a remarkable career and leadership journey, all spurred by one powerful realization. Check out

Jeff Henderson recalls driving his former boss, Chick-fil-A founder Truett Cathy, around earlier in his career, but the indelible lessons that Cathy drove home helped shape and transform his young protégé. Now an acclaimed writer, speaker, entrepreneur, pastor and thought leader, Jeff shares a plethora of profound insights he’s learned from business and leadership experts

As host of The Impact Driven Leader Podcast, Tyler Dickerhoof has interviewed dozens of the world’s authorities on leadership, entrepreneurship and making a difference. His latest episode with Cody Foster — co-founder of Advisors Excel and host of The Business of Advice with Cody Foster podcast — checks off all three of those boxes. Check

You may be the owner of your business, but ensuring your employees take ownership is one of the biggest keys to keeping customers coming back for more. Have you given your team members reason to be invested in your success, or are they simply showing up to collect a paycheck? With over 30 years of

Three powerful words helped Scott Harrison reimagine the charitable experience: “You did this.” By delivering that message to donors, along with tangible proof of the impact of their generosity, he’s helped scale charity: water to $700 million raised in just 16 years. Hear what business lessons the groundbreaking nonprofit’s founder and CEO says he’s learned

As president and lead visionary of Catalyst, Brad Lomenick helped craft thousands of young leaders. At the same time, though, the pressures of scaling that organization caused his own leadership to become so toxic that his closest allies gave him a dubious alter ego: “Darb.” Hear how the author, entrepreneur and sought-after business consultant pulled