The hiring process is an essential function in any business. But hiring is more than getting people in the door. Companies that know this stick to a process designed to identify “A” players who contribute to the company culture and help the company accomplish its vision.

What does a healthy succession plan look like when it comes to the CULTURE of an organization surviving and thriving as it passes from generation 1 to generation 2?

Thomas Hlohinek (pronounced Low-he-nik) is the founder of Rise Financial Partners and also serves as the Executive Director of the Manasota Christian Community Foundation.

In a lot of ways, this episode could be subtitled “What not to do if you want your kids to work in the business.” Joey and Devin talk about how the second generation can be brought into the business in a way that sets them and their peers up for success.

Working with family can be one of the most rewarding and yet frustrating experiences, especially when it comes to older and younger generations working in the same business. In this episode, Joey and Devin talk about setting boundaries and how business owners can help their children working in the business understand what is most important and what can be put on the back burner.

When it comes to passing the business on to the second generation, many parents struggle to let go. In this episode, Joey and Devin discuss common scenarios that come up in the transition, and how to be successful when passing the baton of leadership.

In this episode, we learn about the three pillars of Jaime Marco’s work at Evolve Business Consulting: Leadership, Sales, and Customer Experience.

Delegating tasks is one thing. Delegating decisions is a little harder. How do you delegate something that happens inside your head?

We’ll dive into developing leaders who can think in ways to accomplish what is important to you and them.

Many parents wonder whether turning over the keys to the business will put their retirement in jeopardy. In this episode, Joey and Cameron lay out the reasons why just having the second gen work in different areas of the business is probably NOT the best way to determine if they are ready.

John McGuire is a 35-year veteran of the qualified plan arena and has a passion for giving employees a dignified retirement. In this episode, John shares his expertise with us on the subject of Employee Stock Ownership Plans and why they might be a better option now than they have ever been before.

This summer, Devin got the opportunity to visit LEGOLAND Florida for the first time. So in this week's podcast, the Axiom team joins him to cover 7 lessons he learned from the place built with LEGOs.*

*LEGOLAND isn't literally built with LEGOs, though many features are.

This week Joey, Devin and Cameron talk about their experience at The Global Leadership Summit and Vanessa Van Edwards talk on the Science of Connection. Here are Van Edwards 15 Questions divided into the three levels of connection

This is a continuation podcast of “Owner’s Can’t Whisper.” If you haven’t listened to it yet, you might want to go there first.

This week, we dive into more nuanced ways owners communicate. Whether you realize it or not, the way owners communicate is judged by a different set of rules than the way everyone else communicates. This episode will not only help you make sense of it, but also help you communicate more effectively.

How do your teams hear you? Our communication as leaders is more than just the words that come from our mouths. Our tone and our body language also play a huge part in the message our teams receive. EVEN (and perhaps especially) our position on the org chart affects not just how people hear us, but what they hear.

Owners have to be careful how they communicate with employees because the employees hear things from the owner differently than they would hear them from a coworker.

In this two-part series, the Axiom team talks about and explores ways owners can be more effective in their communication with employees. They also give tips to employees on how to interpret the things they hear from their boss, that can give mixed signals.

Peter shares his incredible story of how he started his business and elaborates on how he goes about his work each day.

Peter is a husband, father, and artist and has been creating wonderful and unique wooden masterpieces for years. His energy, charisma, and skill have allowed him to grow a successful business around his passion. You'll also get to hear about Peter's son and the (not so) little side business he has started.

A few weeks ago, we talked about lessons Joey learned on a recent visit to Disney's Magic Kingdom. But all is not unicorns and rainbows at Disney. Recently, the company has come under criticism for pushing an agenda at odds with what many parents want when it comes to their child's entertainment.

In this episode, we revisit the Disney conversation from another perspective, a perspective that acknowledges businesses should have an agenda. You may agree or disagree with a business's particular agenda, but we should all recognize that a business is a platform, and that platform isn't all about sales, profits, shareholder wealth or even stakeholders in general.

Projects are happening all around us. Whether it's a software migration, developing a new product or service, or completing a task for our customers - we're all constantly working on projects.

This week, we sat down with our good friend, Bill Clinebell, PMP, Managing Partner of Relofant, where we discussed shared best practices of project management, his entrepreneurial story, and his two cents on what is happening in the commercial real estate market.

Whether you're the business owner or in a leadership role, my guess is you don't have a lack of activities or responsibilities to devote your time to. But just "spending" time on the activities can lead to feeling overwhelmed and out of control.

I think a better model is captured by Stephen R. Covey when he says, "The key is in not spending time, but in investing it."

But as is the case with making a sound investment, tools and discipline are essential.

In this week's episode, we're back with a good friend, Chris Williams of Aginto, as he shares the tools and disciplines he uses to invest his time well. One secret about Chris is he's prudent with his time...some might even say robotic.

A few weeks ago, I spent a long weekend at Disney World with my family. Say what you will about Disney corporate, but they still provide a remarkable theme park experience. And it is the Disney team members (aka Cast Members) that are primarily responsible for that experience.

How does Disney do it? How do they consistently employ individuals from every age demographic and turn them into phenomenal employees?

Here are the seven insights I gained after spending several days on property and a few late nights scouring the internet for what makes Disney so special. I talk about each of them in this week's episode.

There are few things in business more frustrating than an ineffective meeting. Why? Because not only is the time spent by meeting participants costly, but the meeting may also diminish one's ability to work on revenue-generating activities in the business.

But knowing that a meeting is ineffective is different from knowing the pitfalls that led it there.

In this week's episode, Cameron and Devin cover just that; they discuss 5 pitfalls of effective meetings AND the foundational components to overcome them.