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Business Growth Spotlight

Welcome to Business Growth Spotlight, the podcast where we shine a light on innovative business leaders, cutting-edge strategies, and the latest trends shaping the world of business growth. Whether you"re a corporate leader, entrepreneur, or online educator, this podcast delivers actionable insights and expert conversations to help you scale your business, increase revenue, and stay ahead in a competitive market.Join host Heidi Schalk as we dive deep into the stories and strategies of industry

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Ep. 152 Why Strategy Fails: How Leaders Can Bridge...

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2026/01/19

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk, Co-Founder of HLH Growth Solutions, welcomes Alex Brueckmann, Founder of Brueckmann Strategy Consultants, for a deep conversation on what strategy truly is and why so many organizations struggle to turn it into results. Alex draws from his experience building multiple international consulting firms to explain why strategy is often misunderstood and confused with planning or budgeting, and how that confusion creates e...

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Ep. 151 How AI Is Transforming ICU Patient Safety and...

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2026/01/16

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Dr. Darren Klugman, physician leader and executive at CalmWave, to explore how AI is transforming patient safety and hospital operations in the ICU. Drawing from nearly two decades in pediatric cardiac critical care, Darren shares firsthand insight into one of healthcare’s most persistent and dangerous challenges: alarm fatigue. The conversation dives deep into why ICU noise is not just an annoyance, bu...

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Ep. 150 Becoming Limitless: Leadership, Resilience,...

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2026/01/14

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Valeria Torres for a powerful, wide-ranging conversation on leadership, resilience, branding, and the psychology behind sustainable business growth. Valeria shares her journey from immigrating to the U.S. at a young age to building a career in the legal industry and ultimately pioneering a niche at the intersection of executive leadership and industrial organizational psychology. As a Director of Operat...

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Ep. 149 Fixing the Revenue Gaps in Medical Billing...

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2026/01/12

Show Notes: In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Raja Danish, Co Founder and CEO of Wise Medical Billing, to unpack the real challenges healthcare providers face with revenue cycle management and medical billing accuracy. Raja shares insights from his background in operations and healthcare, highlighting how inefficient processes, lack of KPI tracking, and outdated billing practices directly impact cash flow and patient experience. The conversati...

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Ep. 148 How MedVector Is Fixing Patient Recruitment...

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2026/01/09

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Scott Stout, CEO of MedVector, to unpack one of the biggest bottlenecks in modern medicine. Patient recruitment for clinical trials. Scott shares how outdated recruitment methods like billboards and generic digital ads are slowing innovation and delaying life changing treatments by years. He explains the complex tension between FDA requirements and HIPAA privacy laws and why this has created a broken mu...

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Ep. 147 The Future of Adult Learning: AI, Skills...

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2026/01/07

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Lisa Doehnert of Ease Learning to explore how organizations can scale adult learning programs without sacrificing quality, learner engagement, or integrity. With over 20 years of experience in EdTech and adult learning, Lisa shares deep insights into instructional design, skills-based learning, workforce development, and the evolving role of AI in education. The conversation also highlights Ease Learnin...

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Ep. 146 Lean Startup Strategies Every Founder Should...

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2026/01/05

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk, Co-Founder of HLH Growth Solutions, sits down with Maura Mitchell, Managing Director of Entrepreneurial Services at the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC). As we step into 2026, the conversation explores what it truly takes to start and scale a business without burning out, overspending, or going it alone. Maura shares how the WBDC has supported entrepreneurs for nearly 40 years by providing access to capital...

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Ep. 145 Scaling Mental Health Care Through Integrated...

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2026/01/02

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Clayton Swalstad, President of Integrated Psych Solutions, to explore how purpose-driven leadership and operational strategy can transform mental health care delivery at scale. Clayton shares his unconventional journey from high school dropout to Air Force veteran, healthcare executive, and mental health advocate. He explains how Integrated Psych Solutions evolved from a small inpatient psychology servi...

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Ep. 144 The Business of Senior Living: How Doing the...

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2025/12/31

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk, co-founder of HLH Growth Solutions, sits down with Chris Brown, owner of Abbey Senior Health, to explore what truly drives excellence in senior care while building a sustainable, mission-driven business. Chris shares his 35-year journey in healthcare, from rehabilitating struggling nursing homes to leading a person-centered senior living organization rooted in dignity, purpose, and community. Drawing on his backgroun...

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Ep. 143 Subscription Fatigue Bundling and the New...

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2025/12/29

In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Ben Goodfriend, an advertising executive in the sports streaming and media technology space, to unpack how streaming, live sports, and evolving consumer behavior are reshaping the future of media and business growth. Ben shares his career journey from documentary filmmaking to media production, talent agencies, FAST channels, and now Fanserv, where he works at the intersection of sports, ad tech, and programmatic a...

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Ep.142 The Future of Outsourcing How People and AI...

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2025/12/26

Show Notes: In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk welcomes Cindy Terapak, Co Founder and Chief People Officer of CertainlyCX, for a powerful conversation on building a people first, global customer experience organization. Cindy shares her journey from retail and human resources into launching CertainlyCX, a BPO designed to support both employees and clients with flexibility, care, and intention. With more than 150 team members across 10 countries, she explains h...

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Ep. 141 Scaling Senior Care With AI While Keeping...

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2025/12/24

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Matt Yaari, Founder of My Family Home Care, to explore what it truly takes to build a purpose driven service business while scaling operations responsibly. Matt shares his journey of launching a senior home care company during the uncertainty of 2020 and how his background in caregiving, psychology, and human behavior shaped his leadership approach. He explains why personalized care, family level trust,...

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Ep. 140 The Science of Self-Awareness: Rethinking...

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2025/12/22

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk speaks with Pam Boney, Founder of Tilt 365, about why effective leadership development goes far beyond personality labels. Pam shares how true growth comes from understanding character, self awareness, and the ability to adapt behavior based on context. Pam reflects on her transition from senior leadership at Hilton to building a global assessment and certification company that serves coaches and organizations worldwi...

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Ep. 139 The Power of Emotional Intelligence in...

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2025/12/19

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Janine Klein, Founder of the Emotional Intelligence Institute (EII), to explore one of the most unconventional and impactful intersections of business, technology, and human connection. Janine shares her remarkable journey from professional actress to CEO, revealing how storytelling, improvisation, and emotional intelligence became the foundation of a powerful training platform used by the U.S. military...

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Ep. 138 From Mentorship to AI: How Solvery Is...

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2025/12/17

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Anton Volkov, Co-Founder of Solvery, to unpack his entrepreneurial journey, from launching an unconventional tech school for kids to building a B2B HR-tech platform serving banks and enterprise organizations. Anton shares hard-earned lessons on mentorship, B2B sales, market education, focus, and how Solvery is expanding its platform with AI to future-proof employee development and learning systems. This...

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Ep. 137 From Customer to CEO: Competing With...

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2025/12/15

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk sits down with Sean Lee, CEO of OpenDrives, to explore what it really takes to scale a technology company by leading with service, trust, and deep customer understanding. Sean shares his unique journey from OpenDrives customer to CEO, detailing how his background in media and entertainment technology shaped his people-first leadership style. Drawing from over 20 years in Hollywood and a decade inside OpenDrives, he ex...

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Ep. 136 How Continuous Improvement Drives Scalable...

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2025/12/12

Show Notes: In this episode of the Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Ron Pereira, co-founder of Gemba Academy, to explore the journey behind one of the most respected continuous improvement training platforms in the world. Ron shares how a simple idea between three Lean and Six Sigma practitioners grew into a global subscription based learning platform with thousands of videos and customers worldwide. Listeners will hear how Gemba Academy began with a spare bedroom studio...

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Ep. 135 The Future of Business Networking: Inside...

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2025/12/10

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, Heidi Schalk sits down with Don Martelli, VP of Integrated Marketing & Communications at Alignable, the largest referral network for small businesses with nearly 10 million members. Don shares how Alignable is transforming networking by unlocking the second degree, the power of who your network knows, and why word-of-mouth is still the most effective growth engine for small businesses. This episode dives into smarter networking, re...

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Ep. 134 How DocsInk is Redefining Personalized Care...

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2025/12/08

Show Notes: In this episode of Business Growth Spotlight, host Heidi Schalk, Co-Founder of HLH Growth Solutions, sits down with Clay Malloy, President of DocsInk, for a powerful conversation on the evolution of healthcare technology, whole-person health, and the future of remote patient monitoring (RPM). Clay shares his deeply personal and unexpected journey from sports marketing to healthcare — a path shaped by the loss of his mother, a passion for improving patient care, and an ambition to ...

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Ep. 133 Fixing Social Media: How Aglow Is Rebuilding...

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2025/12/05

Show Notes: In today’s episode, host Heidi Schalk, Co-Founder of HLH Growth Solutions, sits down with David Lipscomb (CEO & Co-Founder) and Stefan Martin (CTO & Co-Founder) of Aglow, a rapidly growing social platform designed to bring authenticity, locality, and real human connection back into the digital experience. Aglow is challenging everything we know about traditional social media — the comparison culture, the AI-generated content flood, the pressure to perform, and the lack of ...

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