Banknotes

Nancy Kalsow, owner of Kalsow Coaching & Consulting, LLC, stops by the pod to share what fuels her passion for helping others, how people can bring their best selves to the workplace, the way to cultivate a positive mindset, and so much more. 

One of the easiest ways for couples – or even business partners – to find themselves fighting about finances is when they don’t share the same priorities regarding how, when, and where to spend money.

No way around it: Starting a business is challenging. As the saying goes, if it were easy, everyone would do it. And being successful is about having more than having the right ideas, services, and drive. For many entrepreneurs, running an operation can be an overwhelming enterprise, as it places demands on them that may be simply beyond their scope.

In cases like that, having the right partners in place – people they can trust and turn to for advice and assistance – can truly mean the difference between flourishing and folding.

The only constant in life is change. Never has that been more true than today. At the start of 2020, the economy was strong and growing, the markets were heading ever higher, and masks were nowhere to be seen except on Halloween. But seemingly in an instant, things changed – and continue to do so. First, decidedly for the worst, but increasingly of late, for the better.

While the number of checks used to pay for personal or business expenses continues to go down every year, paper checks are still the most popular method of payment for business transactions in the United States.

The decision to retire is one of the most important decisions, financial or otherwise, you will ever make. It will have a profound impact on the final 15–30 years of your life, with, unfortunately, limited opportunity for correction should you choose poorly.

Will you be ready? How can you be sure? By carefully and honestly considering the following five questions, you will move a step closer to knowing whether you are on track … or not.

Ordinarily, I tend to pass along articles that are geared more toward helping individual consumers identify and prevent fraud. But the truth is, businesses are just as vulnerable – and in many cases, more so. The following piece – "What to Do If You're Billed for an SBA EIDL Loan You Don't Owe," by Rosario Méndez of the Federal Trade Commission – is a timely and important read that can help you protect your operation from schemers seeking to exploit those who've received business relief from the government.

Carrie Lockton, owner of the soon-to-open D1 Sports Training – Madison West, joins Dawn & Jane to talk about her experience making the industry jump from corporate retail to fitness, as well as some of the challenges that small business owners face in launching and sustaining their operation.  

Wealthways is excited to welcome Jane Simon, leader of State Bank of Cross Plains' Private Banking team, to the co-host chair!

In this episode, Jane & Dawn share stories from their personal and professional journeys, giving listeners insight into the dynamic that will helm the show moving forward.

This week, the show is pleased to welcome Carole Schaeffer of Friede & Associates, who discusses the circuitous route that led her to the construction industry and the integral role that relationships play in the building process.