The Business Mind Show with Mark Fechner

Getting Customers in a Pandemic World

The past 3 years have been a personal and professional challenge for everyone.  Owners and executives have had to adopt or change their business plans to accommodate the new variables we are facing.  If your business is tied to the arts, that challenge has been magnified.  Most revenue in the arts is sourced from its patrons with discretionary income. Since discretionary income has been dramatically reduced, artists of all genres have suffered more than most professions. So, how do artists adapt their businesses to this new paradigm?   My guest, Mark Vander Vinne is a fine painting artist. He has won several awards and commissions for his work.  We’ll be discussing how he has adapted his business and what are his future intentions.

Juggling Professional and Personal Life

The past 2 years have strained many of the assumed lifestyle expectations we have made prior to the pandemic restrictions. From work from home to home schooling, masking to protect vulnerable family members, and the uncertainty that CoVid has presented all of it, it's no wonder that there is still a juggling act going on for many people to establish new "norms" for their personal and professional lives.  Business owners and executives have had a challenge determining what these new parameters look like and how to establish new habits that take into account some of the lessons we've learned during the pandemic.  As in many situations, solopreneurs have an  added challenge because they are the only person in their business.   We will be discussing the challenge of establishing new norms with our guest Sawsan Abubaker, an Enrolled Agent and owner of IFS Tax & Accounting, LLC.  What time and structure management needs to be implemented in her business.

Follow Up Episode - Susan Rose

Susan Rose was on the first episode of The Business Mind. During that episode she discovered her new focus of her coaching practice.  That focus was on working with introverts in the work place.  During this episode, we will discuss what she has learned since and where she would like to move forward in her business.

Better Communication Style

Every business owner or organization needs to communicate with their clients.  Especially if those clients are expecting some return on their investment with you.  What if you send the email but the client still doesn't respond to you?  What if you email, text, leave voice mail and they still don't respond to you?  What choices are left you?   This is our topic with my guest Susie Whipple from Tasteful Adventures.  We are going to talk about her challenges in soliciting client response and what she can do to up date her communication with her clients.

The Practical Implementation of Servant Leadership

Every leader of an organization is presented with the challenge of how to interact with their employees.  It's a difficult choice.  The balancing act between buddy and boss is often a very narrow tight rope that doesn't always present a clear path.  The choice between wanting to be supportative of the employee and requireing a standard for job performance.  Most leaders don't want to present being the bad guy but also have a business to run.   In this episode of the Business Mind, my guest, Mindy Stephens, will discuss the tight rope she walks as president of Alive Virtual Assistant from Redding CA with her staff of 12 employees.