Segment 1 with Ilyce Glink: Despite this being the best economy in generations, almost 80% of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck. Why is this? We discuss what’s causing these financial stresses and why the financial stress of our employees are actually hurting our businesses. Find out what we can we do as small business owners to dial down this stress on our team and our business. Ilyce Glink is an award-winning financial journalist, television and radio personality, syndicated columnist, and the founder of four Chicago-based companies. Her latest company is Best Money Moves, a cloud-based, mobile-first financial wellness platform that employers give to their employees use to measure and dial down financial stress, lowering turnover and absenteeism while fostering engagement, productivity, and better health outcomes.

Segment 2 with Max Yoder. Growing a business is all about leveraging your team. A challenge small business owners have, especially over a long period of time, is how to keep your company energized and your people motivated to achieve more. We show you the keys to teams doing better work. Max Yoder is the CEO and co-founder of Lessonly, the online training software that helps teams learn, practice, and as his new book is called, “Do Better Work”.

Segment 3 with Rick Snyder: I have asked many small business owners over the last 25 years how they make decisions. I get everything from doing extensive analysis to they just went with their gut or their intuition. Which is the right decision making method for you? My guest argues that we don’t use our intuition enough. He shows us the 6-step process for leaders, executives, and entrepreneurs to harness their intuitive intelligence in decision making. Rick Snyder is the CEO of Invisible Edge™. He is the author of “Decisive Intuition: Use Your Gut Instincts to Make Smart Business Decisions”.

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