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Heard, Understood, & Appreciated: Discovering Effective Communication Skills with Keith Haddrill

By Meny Hoffman // Let's Talk Business, Podcast // 5 min read

Technology has put us in with more people than ever before, but somehow we’re also more isolated and alone. NLP Practitioner, Hypnotist, and Coach Keith Haddrill – who has been performing on stages since he was four years old and has spent a lifetime studying human behavior and interactions – has some fascinating suggestions for how to break down barriers, improve our communication skills, and learn to connect with people on a deep and meaningful level. Join Meny and Keith as they talk about our models of the world, the impact of non-verbal communication, the problem of self-limiting beliefs and how to overcome them, and much more.

Asking the Right Questions and Changing Your Story with Ron Karr

By Meny Hoffman // Let's Talk Business, Podcast // 5 min read

How do you flip a switch so that your sales call will be welcomed instead of being seen as an annoying interruption? Best-selling author and coach Ron Karr say it’s all about changing your story, asking the right questions, and creating an environment that will appeal to your client’s emotions. Join him and Meny in an episode filled with practical examples to learn more.

Sales Versus Selling: Developing a Successful Sales Strategy with Eric Balis

By Meny Hoffman // Let's Talk Business, Podcast // 5 min read

Has your business reached a plateau, and you’re eager to jump to the next level of success with increased sales? If so, you need to listen to Meny’s interview with fractional sales advisor Eric Balis. Eric and Meny discuss some of the ways to develop a successful sales strategy, the three potential qualities of your product that will lead to sales, investing in the right people for your sales team, how to find the salesperson who will mesh nicely with your company culture, how to make projections that are both ambitious and realistic, and more.

Fusing His Passion for Business with His Passion for Social Good: A Conversation with Moshe Hecht

By Meny Hoffman // Let's Talk Business, Podcast // 5 min read

What are the secrets to successful fundraising in the nonprofit sector – and can those secrets be translated into advice for business owners in the for-profit world, as well?

There are so many misconceptions about fundraising, and the more time passes, the more entrenched these myths become. In this episode of Let’s Talk Business, Meny talks to Moshe Hecht, who has changed the nature of fundraising repeatedly – both as a philanthropic futurist at Charidy.com who helped over 7000 organizations raise almost 3 billion dollars in 7 years, and as co-founder and CEO of HATCH, the world’s first Giving Intelligence Platform. Moshe and Meny dispel some of the misconceptions while offering practical tips that can help you raise money, too – whether you run a charity or a for-profit business. It’s an enlightening conversation, so don’t miss it.

Maintaining Passion After Massive Success: A Conversation with Eli Rosenbloom (Part 2)

By Meny Hoffman // Let's Talk Business, Podcast // 5 min read

What are some of the ways you can help your business reach and exceed your best-case scenario and find success well beyond your expectations?

Eli Rosenbloom, the founder, and CEO of FR Conversions, has built one of the world’s most successful manufacturers of specialized vehicles. In Part One of Meny’s interview with Eli, they discussed the best way to train employees, the problem with knowing too much before you start, the issue of information sharing, the importance of choosing a specific avatar, and much more. Today, they continue their conversation by discussing mapping out your business, ways to exceed your best-case scenario, the market for new and used cars, the future of self-driving vehicles, maintaining passion once success is assured, and more. Don’t miss it!

Starting with a Small Niche…And Quickly Becoming a Massive Success Story: A Conversation with Eli Rosenbloom (Part 1)

By Meny Hoffman // Let's Talk Business, Podcast // 5 min read

When Eli Rosenbloom noticed that the price of certain specialized vehicles was unusually high, he started to do some research – and soon started to manufacture them himself. The result? His company, FR Conversions, is on the road to becoming the biggest ambulance manufacturer in the United States and potentially the world. Meny Hoffman and Eli talk about the problem of knowing too much before you start, understanding the barrier to entry before you invest, the issue of information sharing, the best way to train employees, the importance of choosing a specific avatar, and much more!

Using SBA Loans to Grow Your Business with Yankie Markowitz

By Meny Hoffman // Let's Talk Business, Podcast // 5 min read

When you consider growing your business by taking out a major loan, how do you know what risks are worthwhile – and how do you evaluate risk in the first place? What factors are crucial in determining when to invest in real estate and what kind of property you should purchase? Why is it imperative to know your numbers well, and how do you ensure you’re not fooling yourself? These are among the most important questions for any growing business, and Yankie Markowitz, Chief Executive Officer of SBA Loan Group, has a fascinating way of addressing them all. Listen to Meny and Yankie discuss all this and more on this useful and crucial episode of Let’s Talk Business!

Grow Your Business Through a Giving Mindset with Rabbi Daniel Lapin

By Meny Hoffman // Let's Talk Business, Podcast // 5 min read

What does “America’s Rabbi” know about business? Plenty, as it turns out. Listen in when Meny talks with Rabbi Daniel Lapin, host of the weekly television show Ancient Jewish Wisdom and author of books like Thou Shall Prosper, about the ways that ancient Jewish wisdom contains the keys to prosperity and financial success. Rabbi Lapin explains why a giving mindset is crucial, how to avoid the incorrect idea that prosperity means taking something away from people, whether the trope that Jews are good with money actually contains an important truth, why you need to increase your circle of friends (and how to do it) when high intelligence can work against you, and more.