The Business Game
The Business Game, A Podcast That Moves The Needle
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The Business Game, A Podcast That Moves The Needle - brings you unfiltered business insights, startup stories, and scaling strategies from global leaders, founders, and innovators who’ve built thriving companies.
Hosted by Steve Plummer and Kalena Stano, each episode dives into real-world case studies, growth tactics, and leadership lessons that reveal what it takes to win in today’s competitive business landscape.
Whether you’re a small business owner, startup founder, or corporate innovator, you’ll walk away with actionable tools to grow smarter, lead stronger, and scale faster.
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The Business Game
How to Crush Revenue by Building a Fun Team Culture with Mike Ehrle
Join hosts Lisa and Steve on The Business Game, a podcast that moves the needle, as they dive deep into raw entrepreneurship insights with Mike Ehrle, CEO & Founder of Finparency.ai and Managing Partner at Lumity. From turning firing failures into comeback fuel and building fun team cultures that crush revenue growth, to ditching guru myths like Buffett's reading obsession and navigating HR tech chaos in private equity-backed startups. This episode unpacks actionable business leadership strategies, scaling tips, and work-life balance hacks for ambitious founders and executives chasing real impact in 2025..
In this episode, you’ll discover:
* Firing without losing humanity: Mike's raw take on toughest calls and why comfort with them means it's time to exit.
* Turning firings into fuel: Mike's Clickboarding ouster and accountability hacks for startup resilience.
* The "beer test" hiring hack: Ditch resumes for gut-check fits that build revenue-driving teams.
* Revenue crushes via fun culture: Mike's 70-person sales team's motivation and PE playbook.
* Hard work over guru myths: Mike debunks Buffett's reading rule for HR tech scaling wins.
* PE pitfalls and impact shifts: Align investors with ops using value engineering and healthcare fixes.
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Connect with Mike Ehrle
Website: https://finparency.ai/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikeehrle/
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