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The Ten Big Mistakes Business Owners Make with Financial Management

This episode of our show is taken from actual sessions we've conducted in Exit Success Lab with business owners and the professionals who advise them. If you'd like to be a part of these sessions and increase the value of your business, apply for membership by calling: 1+786.436.1986.

In this insightful episode of The Inside BS Show, hosts Nicola Gelormino and Dave Lorenzo sit down with financial management experts Harry Cendrowski and John Alfonsi to discuss the ten most common mistakes business owners make when managing their finances.

From investing too heavily in new ventures after a sale to neglecting personal financial planning, Harry and John dive into real-world examples that every business owner should hear. Learn how to avoid these pitfalls and set your business up for long-term success.

Key mistakes discussed include:
1. Over-investing proceeds from a business sale.
2. Lack of an exit strategy.
3. Failure to reinvest in the core business.
4. Impulsive spending without ROI analysis.
5. Poor preparation and document organization.
6. Not maintaining a budget.
7. Failure to benchmark performance.
8. Not incentivizing key employees.
9. Ignoring recurring revenue and employee retention.
10. Lack of personal financial planning.

Whether you're a business owner, advisor, or entrepreneur, this episode is packed with valuable insights to help you better manage your business finances and achieve sustainable growth.

Buy Sell Agreements: What You Need to Know

This episode of our show is taken from actual sessions we've conducted in Exit Success Lab with business owners and the professionals who advise them. If you'd like to be a part of these sessions and increase the value of your business, apply for membership by calling: 1+786.436.1986.

In this show, we explore the essential topic of buy-sell agreements and why every business owner must have a well-structured one in place. Our discussion begins with Harry Cendrowski and John Alfonsi addressing the common scenarios where business owners either lack a buy-sell agreement or have one that fails to meet their business needs.

Harry Cendrowski and John Alfonsi are seasoned experts in business advisory, and they provide in-depth insights into the importance of buy-sell agreements in safeguarding business continuity, especially during unforeseen events like the departure of a key partner, death, or retirement. In this video, they break down the complexities and offer practical advice on how to create a robust agreement that addresses both current and future business goals.

Key Topics Covered:

What is a Buy-Sell Agreement?
 
A foundational document that outlines how ownership changes hands in the event of key transitions like death, disability, or retirement.
  
The Consequences of Not Having One:

What happens when business owners don’t have a buy-sell agreement or have one that is outdated or inadequate?

Common Mistakes in Existing Agreements:

Harry and John discuss the most frequent errors business owners make when drafting these agreements and how to avoid them.

Tailoring an Agreement to Fit Your Business:

Learn why a one-size-fits-all approach doesn’t work and how to customize a buy-sell agreement to align with your specific business structure and objectives.

Steps to Crafting an Effective Buy-Sell Agreement:

Practical advice on key provisions, funding mechanisms, and legal considerations that should be included to ensure the agreement is comprehensive and effective.

This episode is a must-listen for business owners, partners, and advisors looking to protect the future of their businesses through sound legal and financial planning.

On today's Sunday Special, Dave Lorenzo and Nicola Gelormnio discuss Nicola's recent comedy performance and the success of their joint presentation. They emphasize the importance of preparation and taking risks in personal and professional growth. They also discuss the value they provide through their business and the positive feedback they have received. However, they also address the challenges of dealing with jealousy and negative behavior from others. They share their experiences and discuss the importance of surrounding oneself with supportive and positive people. They also mention upcoming events and express their gratitude for their listeners.

Networking Best Practices: Avoid These Killer Networking Mistakes

There are five killer mistakes many professionals make when networking. Dave Lorenzo and Nicola Gelormino share networking best practices to help you avoid them. Join us on today's Inside BS Show as we help you maximize your opportunities to build relationships while networking.  

Chapters
00:00 Networking Best Practices: Avoid These Killer Networking Mistakes
00:36 It's Not About You
03:38 Not Delivering Value First
07:33 Do Not Pitch Yourself
10:31 Not Being Human
15:21 Networking Best Practice: Three Great Topis for Making Small Talk
16:06 Not Following Up
18:00 Best Practice: The Magic Follow Up System
23:50 Best Practice: Steve Klitzner's Newsletter Strategy

About Inside BS Show with The Godfather and Nicki G

The Inside BS Show with the Godfather and Nicki G provides business leaders with inside business secrets to help them make a great living and live a great life.
Since its inception in 2020, the show has been a valuable resource for CEOs and business leaders seeking the personal and professional knowledge they need to take their businesses to the next level while making the journey more rewarding. 

Dave Lorenzo and Nicola Gelormino have the unique ability to get their guests to share the insider secrets that have helped them dominate their industries. 
A new episode is released at 8 AM each business day.

Learn Transcendental Meditation Increase Productivity At Work

Everyone always asks Dave how he has so much energy and how he gets so much done. Well, he does have a secret. He learned it when he was doing stand-up comedy - but it's not what you think.

Join us as Dave shares how he uses Transcendental Meditation to help him relax and focus. You can make it your competitive advantage.

Chapters
00:00 Learn Transcendental Meditation Increase Productivity At Work
01:27 Clear Out the Head Trash
02:09 Being In the Room
03:57 The Way to Clear Your Mind Before a Performance is Meditation
05:16 Dave Describes the Transcendental Meditation Process
16:23 What if You Don't Have Time?

About Inside BS Show with The Godfather and Nicki G

The Inside BS Show with the Godfather and Nicki G provides business leaders with inside business secrets to help them make a great living and live a great life.
Since its inception in 2020, the show has been a valuable resource for CEOs and business leaders seeking the personal and professional knowledge they need to take their businesses to the next level while making the journey more rewarding. 

Dave Lorenzo and Nicola Gelormino have the unique ability to get their guests to share the insider secrets that have helped them dominate their industries. 
A new episode is released at 8 AM each business day.

What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Taylor Swift 

On today's show, Taylor Swift fan-boy Dave Lorenzo shares his five things entrepreneurs can learn from the pop start. Even as Dave gushes about his love for T-Swizzle, Nicola makes sure we stay focused on the valuable lessons that come from observing one of today's top artists.

Be sure and watch to the end to see if Nicola keeps Dave from busting out one of his favorite songs (if you know Dave at all, you know he lives to embarrass his kids with his awful voice and horrible dance moves). 

Chapters
00:00 What Entrepreneurs Can Learn from Taylor Swift
00:52 What Can We Learn About Business from Taylor Swift?
01:31 Provide Your Clients with a Great Experience
04:17 Make Your Clients Part of the Experience
05:00 Understand Where You Make Your Money
06:00 Always Be Promoting & Control the Message Delivery
06:59 Protect Your Brand
08:43 Fan/Client Apprecaition is Job 1

About Inside BS Show with The Godfather and Nicki G

The Inside BS Show with the Godfather and Nicki G provides business leaders with inside business secrets to help them make a great living and live a great life.
Since its inception in 2020, the show has been a valuable resource for CEOs and business leaders seeking the personal and professional knowledge they need to take their businesses to the next level while making the journey more rewarding. 

Dave Lorenzo and Nicola Gelormino have the unique ability to get their guests to share the insider secrets that have helped them dominate their industries. 
A new episode is released at 8 AM each business day.

Best Reasons to Start a Business

On today's show, Dave Lorenzo and Nicola Gelormino discuss the three best reasons to start a business, and Nicola shares the WORST reason to file a lawsuit.

The show starts out with a discussion about one of our favorite shows: Curb Your Enthusiasm.

Chapters
00:00 Best Reasons to Start a Business
00:38 The Spite Store
02:22 The Three Best Reasons to Start a Business
04:44 Filling a Need in the Market
05:55 Better Product, Service, Experience
07:17 Purpose-Driven Business
09:25 Spite and Lawsuits

About Inside BS Show with The Godfather and Nicki G

The Inside BS Show with the Godfather and Nicki G provides business leaders with inside business secrets to help them make a great living and live a great life.
Since its inception in 2020, the show has been a valuable resource for CEOs and business leaders seeking the personal and professional knowledge they need to take their businesses to the next level while making the journey more rewarding. 

Dave Lorenzo and Nicola Gelormino have the unique ability to get their guests to share the insider secrets that have helped them dominate their industries. 
A new episode is released at 8 AM each business day.

Warning: This story is terrible on many levels. It's terrible because of the horrible behavior but it is also terrible that the behavior only surfaced after two rainmakers left and their former firm mysteriously "found" the emails that unearthed the behavior.

Dave Lorenzo and Nicola Gelormino discuss this ridiculous sequence of events.

Summary:

The named partners at a U.S. law firm called Barber Ranen have quit their jobs. Their old law firm, Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith, found many emails where these lawyers used racist, homophobic, and antisemitic language.

John Barber and Jeffrey Ranen were forced to resign. Barber, who was a top partner at Barber Ranen, and Ranen, who was in charge of the firm's finances, issues an apology.

"The last three days have been the toughest in our lives. We've had to face those emails," they said. "They don't show our real feelings or our true values."

Barber and Ranen started the new firm with over 100 lawyers from Lewis Brisbois. Ranen worked in Los Angeles and Barber worked in Newport Beach, California.

Lewis Brisbois stated that they didn't know about the emails and started looking into them after an anonymous complaint about the lawyers. Many of their emails, some from as long ago as 2008, were first reported by the New York Post.

Chapters
00:00 Emails Reveal Shocking Behavior by Lawyers
00:30 The Story
01:13 The "Toughest Day???!!"
01:29 The Implications of This Scandal
02:20 Anonymous Complaint Lead to Email Discovery
04:30 Dave Reveals the Firm that Tolerated This Behavior for Years

About Inside BS Show with The Godfather and Nicki G

The Inside BS Show with the Godfather and Nicki G provides business leaders with inside business secrets to help them make a great living and live a great life.
Since its inception in 2020, the show has been a valuable resource for CEOs and business leaders seeking the personal and professional knowledge they need to take their businesses to the next level while making the journey more rewarding. 

Dave Lorenzo and Nicola Gelormino have the unique ability to get their guests to share the insider secrets that have helped them dominate their industries. 
A new episode is released at 8 AM each business day.

Attention New ProVisors Members: Do These 5 Things To Get Off To A Fast Start

This video is a must for all ProVisors members but it is particularly valuable for people who are brand new to our community. This is the advice Dave and Nicola share with each of their members when they onboard them. We devoted an entire show to it because it is that important.

Chapters:
00:00 Attention New ProVisors Members: Do These 5 Things To Get Off To A Fast Start
01:00 What is ProVisors?
02:25 Complete Your Bio on the ProVisors Hub
06:29 The Value of a Good Headshot on the Hub
08:16 Create a Personal Brand
10:40 Visit Other Groups Often
14:54 Deliver Value
20:00 Refer a New Member to Your Group

About Inside BS Show with The Godfather and Nicki G

The Inside BS Show with the Godfather and Nicki G provides business leaders with inside business secrets to help them make a great living and live a great life.
Since its inception in 2020, the show has been a valuable resource for CEOs and business leaders seeking the personal and professional knowledge they need to take their businesses to the next level while making the journey more rewarding. 

Dave Lorenzo and Nicola Gelormino have the unique ability to get their guests to share the insider secrets that have helped them dominate their industries. 
A new episode is released at 8 AM each business day.

Dave & Nicola Reveal Their Biggest Fears

An article in the news prompts Dave to ask Nicola about her biggest fears. When the question is turned back around on him, Dave reveals how Cognitive Behavioral therapy "cured" him of one of his phobias.

Chapters
00:00 Dave & Nicola Reveal Their Biggest Fears
01:06 What is Nicola's Biggest Fear?
02:27 Dave Reveals His Biggest Fear
02:40 Dave Goes to Therapy
05:25 Does Nicola Have a Fear of Speaking In Front of an Audience?
06:34 What is it Like Going to Court on Zoom?
08:56 Can You "Vamp" in Court?

About Inside BS Show with The Godfather and Nicki G

The Inside BS Show with the Godfather and Nicki G provides business leaders with inside business secrets to help them make a great living and live a great life.
Since its inception in 2020, the show has been a valuable resource for CEOs and business leaders seeking the personal and professional knowledge they need to take their businesses to the next level while making the journey more rewarding. 

Dave Lorenzo and Nicola Gelormino have the unique ability to get their guests to share the insider secrets that have helped them dominate their industries. 
A new episode is released at 8 AM each business day.