Bernie Franzgrote

Sales & Revenue

Customer Retention Secrets: Why Your Best Clients Are Already Gone

ason Friedman built five companies by designing experiences that make clients stay, return, and recruit others. Here's the formula he used — and how you can apply it this week.

Leadership & Ops

60-Second Rule Every Leader Should Know

TEDx coach Karen Laos breaks down the 60-second story rule and the power of the pause ~ practical tools for leaders who freeze up when it counts.

Sales & Revenue

You Don't Have a Growth Problem. You Have a Capital Problem.

Most founders don't have a growth problem. They have a capital problem. Tyrus Shivers breaks down the LBOS framework and how to raise real investor capital without losing control.

East Trade Winds

Why Your Leadership Style is Actually Toxic (And How to Fix It)

Julia Kline reveals the six sales wounds quietly driving your leadership behaviour ~ and a five-step restorative justice framework for addressing harm in your organization.

Networking & Community

Networking Isn't About Who's in the Room — Brent Edwards

Brent Edwards says networking is a social capital problem, not a skills problem. Here's how to fix it — and get other people selling for you when you're not in the room.

Leadership & Ops

Business Energy Blocks: Why Your Strategy Isn't the Real Problem — K4B with Venus Castleberg

patterns stalling most businesses — Haunted, Paralyzed, and Cursed — and the seven-step system she built to clear what strategy alone can't fix.

Networking & Community

Relationships First — Why Connections Alone Won't Grow Your Business

Master connector Susie Moon breaks down why collecting contacts never converts — and how a relationship-first approach builds the referral partners who talk about you when you're not in the room.

Knack 4 Business

Why Your Customers Are Leaving When You Aren't Looking

Vance Morris built a 70% repeat rate from scratch using a retention system any service business can copy. Here is the math — and the method.

East Trade Winds

Rejection Didn't Stop Him: How Batman's Writer Got Credit

Author Marc Tyler Nobleman shares the real story of Batman's uncredited co-creator ~ and what it teaches business leaders about persistence.

Cybersecurity & IT

Is Bad Internet Killing Your Canadian Business?

Storm Internet founder Birket Foster on rural connectivity, smart farm tech, and the cybersecurity basics every Canadian SMB needs right now.

Leadership & Ops

Equity Is the Most Expensive Money ~ The 2-3 Year Rule

Founder and investor Tyrus Shivers breaks down the ten-question fundability test and why equity is the most expensive money you'll ever raise.

Small business systems

Data Security Gaps Your IT Team Is Missing Right Now

Your IT team isn't watching what employees upload to AI tools. Christopher Carter of Approyo explains how to close the gap before it costs you.