Tag: Business Growth

Being Coachable with Mike Cy (Ep. 16)

Being Coachable with Mike Cy (Ep. 16)

Whether it’s sports or business, a good coach or mentor can help you challenge yourself and raise the bar for your professional growth.

A year ago, Robert Curtiss started working alongside a coach to up his business and come up with several systems and processes to better serve clients.

In this episode, Rob sits down with his business coach Mike Cy from Pareto Systems. They unpack the importance of being coachable as a business leader while unveiling the pandemic and its role in helping advisors adapt to a new business model.

Robert and Mike discuss:

  • The value of working outside of your comfort zone
  • Reasons the second generation found money is different from the first generation earned money
  • The importance of focusing on what you can control
  • Ways a refined and developed business process can help you better serve your clients 
  • Client experience and tips on building a valuable client-advisor relationship 
  • How to determine if clients and advisors are the right fit for each other
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

Mike “Cy” Cajthaml Jr. has enjoyed a 14-year career in the financial services industry. Mike is a passionate and energetic leader that enjoys developing business refinement and practice management strategies and thrives on helping his clients achieve their goals.

He got his start in the industry at a large insurance-marketing organization where he consulted financial advisors across the country with product and marketing solutions for their businesses. It was during his time with this firm that he was introduced to Pareto Systems and began learning about the Pareto Process.

After six years of coaching and consulting advisers, Mike decided to become a financial advisor himself and built a practice with his father in Overland Park, KS. Together they managed millions of dollars of assets and utilized various insurance-based products. In an incredibly competitive marketplace, Mike knew the value of creating professional contrast and began implementing many of Pareto’s processes.

Modernizing The Human Resources Role with Annissa Deshpande (Ep. 15)

Modernizing The Human Resources Role with Annissa Deshpande (Ep. 15)

The role of an HR professional has changed over the past few decades. 

While hiring the best talent is just one aspect of the job, the role of the human resources specialist now covers everything from legal compliance to workforce motivation.

In this episode, Annissa Deshpande, the CEO of lōglab, LLC, joins Rob Curtiss to unpack the four aspects of modern human resources. Annissa outlines how she has combined her knowledge and creativity to write a fiction novel about modern HR while navigating everything you need to know about hiring in this post-pandemic era. 

Annissa discusses:

  • Her definition of modern HR and its application to businesses 
  • Culture, organization, people, and rewards as the four dimensions of modern HR
  • Why company CEOs should read online reviews about their company 
  • The value of businesses knowing how they differentiate themselves from their industry competitors 
  • Switching from a traditional mindset to a modern mindset and the ways it impacts a company’s HR strategy 
  • Her role as a coach and her approach to strengthening leadership development 
  • And more!

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About Our Guest:

After overseeing the successful hiring of over 20k people in 150 countries annually and leading internal talent initiatives as a former HR executive of a Fortune 500, Annissa Deshpande now combines her experience in finance, IT, and strategy to modernize HR for investor-backed and middle-market companies to achieve business outcomes and create a place where people love to work.

While many HR programs focus on compliance, Annissa helps teams think bigger, align with business goals, and create great experiences for employees.

Over the last 25 years, Annissa has helped her clients achieve all types of measurable business results, including growing revenue, improving profitability, evaluating the workforce implications of different business models, retaining key talent, avoiding layoffs, and making difficult workforce decisions when needed with compassion and respect.