Episodes

  • 167- Miserable at Work- How To Fix It Without Burning Bridges

    167- Miserable at Work- How To Fix It Without Burning Bridges
    Feb 12 2025
    Are you waking up dreading work? Do you feel disgruntled, unappreciated, or just plain tired of your job? You're not alone. Many professionals experience these feelings, especially in today's ever-changing work environment. In this episode, we discuss what to do when you hate your job, but before you make any rash decisions like revenge quitting or quiet quitting.
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    34 mins
  • 166- Drive High Performance by Developing Self Managed Employees

    166- Drive High Performance by Developing Self Managed Employees
    Jan 29 2025
    Why are self managed employees more likely to be high performers in their jobs? The answer lies in how they manage themselves and the work they do. Hiring these folks is the best approach but how can you identify and develop employees who may exhibit high performance tendencies? In this episode of the Business Wingmen, your hosts Steve and Travis Smith define what to look for and how to approach developing self managed employees.
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    39 mins
  • 165- Stump the Wingman

    165- Stump the Wingman
    Jan 22 2025
    In this episode, your business wingmen, Steve Smith and Travis Smith, take turns handling situations that occur with leaders, business owners, managers and professionals. Their evaluation and advice for dealing with these issues is worth the listen.
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    43 mins
  • 164- The Pros and Cons of DEI

    164- The Pros and Cons of DEI
    Jan 15 2025
    Is DEI a business necessity or a political burden? In this episode, we explore the pros and cons of DEI in the workplace, analyze recent trends, and discuss how to navigate the challenges and unlock business growth. Listen in and gain valuable insights!
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    42 mins
  • 163- Get a Great Start to the New Year

    163- Get a Great Start to the New Year
    Jan 8 2025
    How energized are you to get goals for the new year? Unlike New Years resolutions which have a dismal failure rate, legitimate business goals are serious if you want your business to grow or be more profitable. In today's episode, your Business Wingmen hosts, Steve Smith & Travis Smith share simple but effective ways to establish and stick to your goals all year long.
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    24 mins
  • 162- Does Dressing for Success Really Matter Today

    162- Does Dressing for Success Really Matter Today
    Jan 3 2025
    What you showed up to work wearing use to mean something. Today, with so much of the country in various degrees of casual dress, it's debateable that this principle of excellence even means anything anymore. So, do you pay attention to how you show up? Does your wardrobe cater to a successful presentation? In today's episode of 'Does Dressing for Success Even Matter Today', your Business Wingmen hosts weigh in on the merits of looking your best as a way to be your best.
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    38 mins
  • 161- What Inspires You

    161- What Inspires You
    Dec 18 2024
    Inspirational moments are all around us but you have to go looking for them. How much inspiration have you encountered and have you inspired others as you work and live your life?

    Today's Business Wingmen episode, 'What Inspires You' is a great conversation on what inspirational moments look and feel like and how you can inspire others by just showing up.

    Listen in, you'll thank us later!
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    31 mins
  • 160- Are You Easy to Do Business With

    160- Are You Easy to Do Business With
    Nov 27 2024
    Many times, fluctuations with customers and vendors gets down to one issue; you're not easy to do business with! Lots of elements can contribute to this but the main one is, how the owner/ manager views the relationship with customers and vendors.

    In this episode of the Business Wingmen Show, Steve Smith and Travis Smith discuss how this happens and what to do to keep the people you worked so hard to get.
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    41 mins