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Pam Wasley is the CEO of Cerius Enterprises. She is a serial entrepreneur who has personally sold two companies and led a management buyout. Pam serves on several private boards, and is a frequent national speaker and author on topics such as M&amp;A, Startup Hacks, the Workforce of the Future and the Gig Economy for Forbes, Entrepreneur, Business Week, and Fortune. She and her business partner recently wrote a book called “How I Fired My Boss and Made More Money: Insider Secrets from Successful Independent Executives. Pam also has a weekly podcast herself called Cerius Business Today and is frequently a guest on other business podcasts around the world. Nicole: Welcome back, this is Nicole Holland and I am excited to have you here for another episode. I'm so excited to finally have her here on the show with me and introducing her to you, my listeners, so welcome Pam! Pamela: Thank you Nicole. And yes, it's about time we actually had a podcast together. Let's start with a little bit more about what you're doing on a day to day basis.   Great. So, Cerius has about 10,000 executives, interim executives across the United States and Canada today and we place them in part time, fractional interim temporary roles in companies and it doesn't mean that they have to be an interim COO. It can be a operations expert or a financial expert to go in and take care of a project that somebody needs or something they need that's very quick and can be done in about three or four months. It's been very helpful to companies today because they can actually get talent that can be very strategic, very, competitive. It makes them even more competitive in the marketplace. The reason for that is these people literally, they come in and within the first month they have produced results. They've increased sales, they have increased profitability, they've decreased your losses, they've increased your processes so that you're more efficient. I mean, they've done all these things starting the first month there with your company. It's been wonderful for companies to hire these people and they can use them when and where they need them. Maybe today I need a financial expert, tomorrow I need a marketing expert and maybe next year I'm going to need somebody in operations.  Literally it's talent that you can use when and where you need it. Awesome. How to actually find that talent at or to get you to help them find that talent. So I think you have some various levels of that, right? Right. So if you're not sure what it is that you need, we have Cerius advisors and you can go there and we have the best of the best in the industry's functional areas that literally you can talk to.  The first one is free. It gives, gives you a feel for the type of talent that we have. So you can ask them whatever questions you want to get a feel for what we offer. Okay, Yep. I think you can help me. Or maybe you find out that executive you're talking to is not exactly what you need because they've identified another issue that's even more prevalent in your business.   At least it gives you somebody that can kind of walk you through this. Once you've made the determination, let's just say you do need a financial executive and that's who you're talking to. Well literally if you want to hire them, it's all done online. You can sign up. They can start tomorrow. I mean this is a very quick process for, for companies to find talent today, especially since it's.  It's so hard to find talent and just. Your platform, you just can purchase 10 hours a month or I want five hours or something like that, is that right? Just pick the package you want and click online. Yes. For, for smaller companies who don't want to make a big investment, this is great for them because they can get answers to some of the issues that they're having and yes you can. You can buy a package 10 hours, 12 hours, 6 hours and you can call them.

Pam Wasley is the CEO of Cerius Enterprises. She is a serial entrepreneur who has personally sold two companies and led a management buyout. Pam serves on several private boards, and is a frequent national speaker and author on topics such as M&amp;A, Startup Hacks, the Workforce of the Future and the Gig Economy for Forbes, Entrepreneur, Business Week, and Fortune. She and her business partner recently wrote a book called “How I Fired My Boss and Made More Money: Insider Secrets from Successful Independent Executives. Pam also has a weekly podcast herself called Cerius Business Today and is frequently a guest on other business podcasts around the world. Nicole: Welcome back, this is Nicole Holland and I am excited to have you here for another episode. I'm so excited to finally have her here on the show with me and introducing her to you, my listeners, so welcome Pam! Pamela: Thank you Nicole. And yes, it's about time we actually had a podcast together. Let's start with a little bit more about what you're doing on a day to day basis.   Great. So, Cerius has about 10,000 executives, interim executives across the United States and Canada today and we place them in part time, fractional interim temporary roles in companies and it doesn't mean that they have to be an interim COO. It can be a operations expert or a financial expert to go in and take care of a project that somebody needs or something they need that's very quick and can be done in about three or four months. It's been very helpful to companies today because they can actually get talent that can be very strategic, very, competitive. It makes them even more competitive in the marketplace. The reason for that is these people literally, they come in and within the first month they have produced results. They've increased sales, they have increased profitability, they've decreased your losses, they've increased your processes so that you're more efficient. I mean, they've done all these things starting the first month there with your company. It's been wonderful for companies to hire these people and they can use them when and where they need them. Maybe today I need a financial expert, tomorrow I need a marketing expert and maybe next year I'm going to need somebody in operations.  Literally it's talent that you can use when and where you need it. Awesome. How to actually find that talent at or to get you to help them find that talent. So I think you have some various levels of that, right? Right. So if you're not sure what it is that you need, we have Cerius advisors and you can go there and we have the best of the best in the industry's functional areas that literally you can talk to.  The first one is free. It gives, gives you a feel for the type of talent that we have. So you can ask them whatever questions you want to get a feel for what we offer. Okay, Yep. I think you can help me. Or maybe you find out that executive you're talking to is not exactly what you need because they've identified another issue that's even more prevalent in your business.   At least it gives you somebody that can kind of walk you through this. Once you've made the determination, let's just say you do need a financial executive and that's who you're talking to. Well literally if you want to hire them, it's all done online. You can sign up. They can start tomorrow. I mean this is a very quick process for, for companies to find talent today, especially since it's.  It's so hard to find talent and just. Your platform, you just can purchase 10 hours a month or I want five hours or something like that, is that right? Just pick the package you want and click online. Yes. For, for smaller companies who don't want to make a big investment, this is great for them because they can get answers to some of the issues that they're having and yes you can. You can buy a package 10 hours, 12 hours, 6 hours and you can call them.

How the White Collar Gig Economy is Changing the Workplace with Pam Wasley

As an entrepreneur, you can feel pretty lonely. But you don’t have to face your business challenges alone, says strategic consultant Pam Wasley. She highlights a specific type of networking you can use to identify the real issues you’re facing and figure out how to overcome them. Pam also talks about a little-known sector of the gig economy that can help struggling companies boost profits and stay competitive. This is a huge opportunity for consultants and professional service providers. Be sure to listen to the end, when Pam offers a copy of her book and several more freebies. You’ll find out…  Why “talking to yourself” can help you solve your biggest problems The right way to fire somebody – it’s a positive for you and them How to try before you buy with new employees Questions you can use to make sure consultants actually know their stuff And more 

As an entrepreneur, you can feel pretty lonely. But you don’t have to face your business challenges alone, says strategic consultant Pam Wasley. She highlights a specific type of networking you can use to identify the real issues you’re facing and figure out how to overcome them. Pam also talks about a little-known sector of the gig economy that can help struggling companies boost profits and stay competitive. This is a huge opportunity for consultants and professional service providers. Be sure to listen to the end, when Pam offers a copy of her book and several more freebies. You’ll find out… <ul> <li>Why “talking to yourself” can help you solve your biggest problems</li> <li>The right way to fire somebody – it’s a positive for you and them</li> <li>How to try before you buy with new employees</li> <li>Questions you can use to make sure consultants actually know their stuff</li> <li>And more</li> </ul>

74: Pam Wasley | The Gig Economy Sector You Should Know About

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0105: Pam Wasley; How to Avoid the Common Pitfalls of Bringing on an Advisory Board

Every entrepreneur needs to learn how to outsource, but equally important is recognizing the areas where they need to bring in talent and knowing the best way to do it. This topic is so important because as we grow, we have to be able to bring people in who can complement our skill sets. That's why I’m so excited about today’s episode and our fantastic guest expert, Pam Wasley. A serial entrepreneur, Pam is the co-founder and CEO of Cerius Executives and Cerius Advisors. With multiple decades of knowledge and experience, she has personally sold companies, led a management buyout, and advised hundreds of companies on strategies for growth. She has also been featured in prestigious publications, such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Fortune. In this episode, Pam discusses why it is so important for business owners to be diligent when bringing people onto their teams, as well as how her businesses can help them to do just that. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: http://bit.ly/2HjcpdC 

Every entrepreneur needs to learn how to outsource, but equally important is recognizing the areas where they need to bring in talent and knowing the best way to do it. This topic is so important because as we grow, we have to be able to bring people in who can complement our skill sets. That's why I’m so excited about today’s episode and our fantastic guest expert, Pam Wasley. A serial entrepreneur, Pam is the co-founder and CEO of Cerius Executives and Cerius Advisors. With multiple decades of knowledge and experience, she has personally sold companies, led a management buyout, and advised hundreds of companies on strategies for growth. She has also been featured in prestigious publications, such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, and Fortune. In this episode, Pam discusses why it is so important for business owners to be diligent when bringing people onto their teams, as well as how her businesses can help them to do just that. You can find show notes and more information by clicking here: <a href="http://bit.ly/2HjcpdC" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/2HjcpdC</a>

Ep 021: Bringing in Top-Level Talent with Pam Wasley

Co-founder &amp; CEO of Cerius Executives and Cerius Advisors, Pam Wasley is a serial entrepreneur with multiple decades of knowledge and experience. She has personally sold companies, led a management buyout, and advised hundreds of companies on strategies for growth and higher shareholder value. Pam has served on several private boards and is a highly sought after speaker. She’s been featured in prestigious publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, and Bloomberg Businessweek on the topics of mergers and acquisitions, the workforce of the future, and global contingent workforces. In my interview with Pam, we focus on building long-term value. There are too many business owners out there who are solely focused on the profit today instead of the long-term value of their business. We spend so much time and energy on starting and growing our business while spending so little time planning the exit...when really we should be starting with the end in mind.

Co-founder &amp; CEO of Cerius Executives and Cerius Advisors, Pam Wasley is a serial entrepreneur with multiple decades of knowledge and experience. She has personally sold companies, led a management buyout, and advised hundreds of companies on strategies for growth and higher shareholder value. Pam has served on several private boards and is a highly sought after speaker. She’s been featured in prestigious publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, and Bloomberg Businessweek on the topics of mergers and acquisitions, the workforce of the future, and global contingent workforces. In my interview with Pam, we focus on building long-term value. There are too many business owners out there who are solely focused on the profit today instead of the long-term value of their business. We spend so much time and energy on starting and growing our business while spending so little time planning the exit...when really we should be starting with the end in mind.

126: Starting, scaling and selling your business with Pam Wasley

Pam Wasley Show Notes Co-founder &amp; CEO of Cerius Executives and Cerius Advisors, Pam Wasley is a serial entrepreneur with multiple decades of knowledge and experience. She has personally sold companies, led a management buyout, and advised hundreds of companies on strategies for growth and higher shareholder value. Pam has served on several private boards and is a highly sought after speaker. She has been featured in prestigious publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, and Bloomberg Business-week on the topics of mergers and acquisitions, the workforce of the future, and global contingent workforces. Most passionate about  I’m the CEO of Cerius Executives, which is a firm that places part time and interim executives around the world. I started this company in 2005 and my passion is to get as many executives out into these companies around the world. These companies don’t have to hire full time executives; there are a lot of complications, it’s very expensive, and there are a lot of labor laws, however you can have these executives on a part time, interim basis and I get the most experienced executives for a reasonable price. I was one of 7 co-founders. We started it as a consulting firm, but consulting wasn’t appreciated back then and there was a lot of competition. I started looking around for different models and I found this model of interim executives in one company in Europe, and I have to admit, I stole it… and there was only one company in the US that used this model, and they only provided executives in the financial space. The idea is that the company gets a very experienced executive that actually has done the things the company is looking for, like acquisitions and mergers, selling companies, raising funds, marketing, sales, operations, etc. and they are capable […] of fast results.  The executives love this type of work; they get to choose the company they work with, the kind of work, and when they work, so for many executives that decided to go on their own, it’s a perfect match. In the past, executives that worked this way were considered to be those who probably can’t find serious full time jobs. Today, there is a huge demand for these people, they have the skill sets that companies usually can’t find and definitely not within a reasonable budget.  Pam’s Career  It’s funny because I don’t have an industry… I started a retail store in women’s fashion right after collage, and then I switched to medical software, then to telecommunications, and this fourth company is a services company. Being an entrepreneur, I’ve made a lot of mistakes. I didn’t have anyone to guide me, my mentor was my dad, and he died in an early stage. I made some terrible mistakes and had to backup and start again. I managed to find my way, and had some very successful companies, but what I love about this current company and what I’m passionate about is helping entrepreneurs so they won’t make the same mistakes that I did.  Pam’s customers  Actually, we have two types of clients. The first are the companies that hire us; they are usually small to medium sized companies privately or family owned, it can vary from a startup to a well established company selling 600 million dollars a year. 20% of our companies are the $1 billion companies that find us through Google. The second type of clients are the executives, these talents are hard to find, so once we get them, we don’t want to lose them again. We want them to be available to us so we treat them very well. We make sure they get paid right away; we try to be very available and responsive to them and to keep tight connections with them.  Pam’s best advice about approaching the customers  Focus on the customers you already have. It’s easy to retain and get more money from existing clients, because if you know how to keep them as customers; they will stay and buy over and over again. But of course you must keep them, otherwise you have to sell them all over again. You have to not only go after new clients, but also don’t forget about the ones you already have. Entrepreneurs tend to think that if he is a client, they will stick with us. No, they won’t, because the competition today is so big and there are companies out there that will do what’s needed to get and keep those customers if you won’t do it.  Biggest failure with a customer  As an entrepreneur I made exactly the mistake I just told you not to make. I focused too much on sales and forgot the customers I just sold to. In the communication company, we were growing so rapidly and we succeeded in so much, we felt we don’t have time to take care of the customers and we did nothing to sustain them. We were selling so much, but we didn’t grow and didn’t understand why. Only when we started to look for the leakage did we find out that as fast those customers came, they left, and we didn’t do anything to keep them. We were so excited we grew so fast – $20 million dollars in one year – and nobody focused on these customers so they were leaking out.  Biggest success due to the right customer approach  It’s actually happening with this company! In the beginning of this company, we had a lot of challenges, not only to get clients but to educate them. In 2011, there were some shifts in the industry, companies started to use more and more temporary executives. We started to learn what happened with the executives and then understood we should work with our executives, and we started to really pay attention to the executives. And today in 2017, the company has a great reputation! We get a lot of referrals, both from our existing executives and from our clients. We also get around 200 requests per month from new executives that want to join our organization and out of these 200 we would usually take 10 to 20 people, and sometimes not even one. Because we must make sure we only work with the best executives, our clients expect immediate results and our executives must deliver it. We must put only 1st tier C levels in front of our clients.  Recommendation of tools for customer focus, marketing, or sales  I can’t give a specific tool, but I will recommend what kind of tools entrepreneurs need. The most important tool every entrepreneur should use is a tool for managing your digital marketing. You shouldn’t give up digital marketing, but you should test all the reliever tools over and over. We get hundreds of leads coming to us through testing digital marketing tools. In the past, I used to work with one tool that works, but sometimes there is another tool the gives much better results at the same time. There is not one tool we work with today. One month we can have great results from LinkedIn, and then the next month we can get nothing. Those companies are changing their analytics all the time and you should never stop testing. Data is the key to being successful today. You start check, test, and collect the data; as the more data you have, more successful you become.  Recommendation of a person, or a book, that impacts Pam’s “customer focus” and success  I’m a very big fan of the book “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries. This book is all about exactly what I just talked about – start small and test all the time. Don’t spend a lot of money to build one big thing, start small, with a light, small version, test it, get results, and improve and change all the time.  What is your one key success factor?  A great team. We have a great executive team. If you have a solid team that works great together, you will find answers to everything else you need. On our team, everyone is really focused on how to make sure each of us will succeed with his part in the company. Even if ones department works well, he would go look who needs his help to make sure his colleague’s department would work well as well…  Pam’s Mountain Since we believe that the best way for entrepreneurs to get a fast, big, and sustainable success is by leading your (new) market category, and the entire entrepreneurial journey reminds me of mountaineering, or conquering the mountain, so I want to ask you if there is a mountain you dream of climbing or a mountain you have already climbed?  Yes. But I want to mention two; the first one gave me my love of climbing mountains. It’s the Routeburn Track, New Zealand and when we got to the top, we were overlooking the Glaciers. It was magnificent and I felt so accomplished. And one I really want to climb, I haven’t been there yet; it’s the Machu-Picchu in Peru. I heard so much about it and I want to go there and master that mountain, it’s my dream!  The Routeburn Track – New Zealand | Credit: Phil Whitehouse, Flickr The Machu-Picchu in Peru is the mountain Pam is dreaming to climb in the future Machu Picchu | Machu Picchu Travel Information How to connect with Pam Pam’s special link for Reach or Miss listeners takes you to a page where there are a ton of giveaways. We give away books and videos; anything needed to run a business today: GetCerius  Cerius Executive Advisors: Your Virtual Advisory Board Buy Pam’s Book: How I Fired My Boss and Made More Money  Pam’s social Media Links:  LinkedIn Twitter  Recommended book:   The lean Startup by Eric Ries  More resources for Entrepreneurs  Don’t Miss – Customer Focus Strategy &amp; Execution: Market Analysis for Fundraising Hayut Yogev’s Latest post: The three free, most practical steps to researching and locating your market Former interview: With Gavin Zuchlinski – Handled Acuity Scheduling as a side project for 7 years and managed to beat the big startups with millions in funding.  Contact Us

<h1>Pam Wasley Show Notes</h1> Co-founder &amp; CEO of Cerius Executives and Cerius Advisors, Pam Wasley is a serial entrepreneur with multiple decades of knowledge and experience. She has personally sold companies, led a management buyout, and advised hundreds of companies on strategies for growth and higher shareholder value. Pam has served on several private boards and is a highly sought after speaker. She has been featured in prestigious publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, and Bloomberg Business-week on the topics of mergers and acquisitions, the workforce of the future, and global contingent workforces. Most passionate about <ul> <li>I’m the CEO of Cerius Executives, which is a firm that places part time and interim executives around the world. I started this company in 2005 and my passion is to get as many executives out into these companies around the world. These companies don’t have to hire full time executives; there are a lot of complications, it’s very expensive, and there are a lot of labor laws, however you can have these executives on a part time, interim basis and I get the most experienced executives for a reasonable price.</li> <li>I was one of 7 co-founders. We started it as a consulting firm, but consulting wasn’t appreciated back then and there was a lot of competition. I started looking around for different models and I found this model of interim executives in one company in Europe, and I have to admit, I stole it… and there was only one company in the US that used this model, and they only provided executives in the financial space.</li> <li>The idea is that the company gets a very experienced executive that actually has done the things the company is looking for, like acquisitions and mergers, selling companies, raising funds, marketing, sales, operations, etc. and they are capable […] of fast results. </li> <li>The executives love this type of work; they get to choose the company they work with, the kind of work, and when they work, so for many executives that decided to go on their own, it’s a perfect match.</li> <li>In the past, executives that worked this way were considered to be those who probably can’t find serious full time jobs. Today, there is a huge demand for these people, they have the skill sets that companies usually can’t find and definitely not within a reasonable budget.</li> </ul> Pam’s Career <ul> <li>It’s funny because I don’t have an industry… I started a retail store in women’s fashion right after collage, and then I switched to medical software, then to telecommunications, and this fourth company is a services company. Being an entrepreneur, I’ve made a lot of mistakes. I didn’t have anyone to guide me, my mentor was my dad, and he died in an early stage. I made some terrible mistakes and had to backup and start again. I managed to find my way, and had some very successful companies, but what I love about this current company and what I’m passionate about is helping entrepreneurs so they won’t make the same mistakes that I did.</li> </ul> Pam’s customers <ul> <li>Actually, we have two types of clients. The first are the companies that hire us; they are usually small to medium sized companies privately or family owned, it can vary from a startup to a well established company selling 600 million dollars a year. 20% of our companies are the $1 billion companies that find us through Google.</li> <li>The second type of clients are the executives, these talents are hard to find, so once we get them, we don’t want to lose them again. We want them to be available to us so we treat them very well. We make sure they get paid right away; we try to be very available and responsive to them and to keep tight connections with them.</li> </ul> Pam’s best advice about approaching the customers <ul> <li>Focus on the customers you already have. It’s easy to retain and get more money from existing clients, because if you know how to keep them as customers; they will stay and buy over and over again. But of course you must keep them, otherwise you have to sell them all over again.</li> <li>You have to not only go after new clients, but also don’t forget about the ones you already have. Entrepreneurs tend to think that if he is a client, they will stick with us. No, they won’t, because the competition today is so big and there are companies out there that will do what’s needed to get and keep those customers if you won’t do it.</li> </ul> Biggest failure with a customer <ul> <li>As an entrepreneur I made exactly the mistake I just told you not to make. I focused too much on sales and forgot the customers I just sold to. In the communication company, we were growing so rapidly and we succeeded in so much, we felt we don’t have time to take care of the customers and we did nothing to sustain them.</li> <li>We were selling so much, but we didn’t grow and didn’t understand why. Only when we started to look for the leakage did we find out that as fast those customers came, they left, and we didn’t do anything to keep them. We were so excited we grew so fast – $20 million dollars in one year – and nobody focused on these customers so they were leaking out.</li> </ul> Biggest success due to the right customer approach <ul> <li>It’s actually happening with this company! In the beginning of this company, we had a lot of challenges, not only to get clients but to educate them. In 2011, there were some shifts in the industry, companies started to use more and more temporary executives. We started to learn what happened with the executives and then understood we should work with our executives, and we started to really pay attention to the executives. And today in 2017, the company has a great reputation! We get a lot of referrals, both from our existing executives and from our clients. We also get around 200 requests per month from new executives that want to join our organization and out of these 200 we would usually take 10 to 20 people, and sometimes not even one. Because we must make sure we only work with the best executives, our clients expect immediate results and our executives must deliver it. We must put only 1st tier C levels in front of our clients.</li> </ul> Recommendation of tools for customer focus, marketing, or sales <ul> <li>I can’t give a specific tool, but I will recommend what kind of tools entrepreneurs need. The most important tool every entrepreneur should use is a tool for managing your digital marketing. You shouldn’t give up digital marketing, but you should test all the reliever tools over and over. We get hundreds of leads coming to us through testing digital marketing tools. In the past, I used to work with one tool that works, but sometimes there is another tool the gives much better results at the same time.</li> <li>There is not one tool we work with today. One month we can have great results from LinkedIn, and then the next month we can get nothing. Those companies are changing their analytics all the time and you should never stop testing.</li> <li>Data is the key to being successful today. You start check, test, and collect the data; as the more data you have, more successful you become.</li> </ul> Recommendation of a person, or a book, that impacts Pam’s “customer focus” and success <ul> <li>I’m a very big fan of the book “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries. This book is all about exactly what I just talked about – start small and test all the time. Don’t spend a lot of money to build one big thing, start small, with a light, small version, test it, get results, and improve and change all the time.</li> </ul> What is your one key success factor? <ul> <li>A great team. We have a great executive team. If you have a solid team that works great together, you will find answers to everything else you need. On our team, everyone is really focused on how to make sure each of us will succeed with his part in the company. Even if ones department works well, he would go look who needs his help to make sure his colleague’s department would work well as well…</li> </ul> Pam’s Mountain Since we believe that the best way for entrepreneurs to get a fast, big, and sustainable success is by leading your (new) market category, and the entire entrepreneurial journey reminds me of mountaineering, or conquering the mountain, so I want to ask you if there is a mountain you dream of climbing or a mountain you have already climbed? <ul> <li>Yes. But I want to mention two; the first one gave me my love of climbing mountains. It’s the Routeburn Track, New Zealand and when we got to the top, we were overlooking the Glaciers. It was magnificent and I felt so accomplished.</li> <li>And one I really want to climb, I haven’t been there yet; it’s the Machu-Picchu in Peru. I heard so much about it and I want to go there and master that mountain, it’s my dream!</li> </ul> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Routeburn_Track" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">The Routeburn Track – New Zealand</a> | Credit: Phil Whitehouse, Flickr The Machu-Picchu in Peru is the mountain Pam is dreaming to climb in the future <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Machu Picchu</a> | <a href="https://www.machupicchu.org/machu_picchu_travel_tourist_information.htm" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Machu Picchu Travel Information</a> How to connect with Pam Pam’s special link for Reach or Miss listeners takes you to a page where there are a ton of giveaways. We give away books and videos; anything needed to run a business today: <a href="http://www.getcerius.com/reachormiss" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">GetCerius</a> <ul> <li><a href="https://ceriusexecutives.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Cerius Executive</a></li> <li><a href="http://ceriusadvisors.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Advisors</a>: Your Virtual Advisory Board</li> <li>Buy Pam’s Book: <a href="http://amzn.to/2C6Pimo" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">How I Fired My Boss and Made More Money</a></li> </ul> Pam’s social Media Links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/pamela-wasley-135645" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/pamelawasley" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li> </ul> Recommended book: <ul> <li><a href="http://amzn.to/2BNMf35" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank"> The lean Startup</a> by Eric Ries</li> </ul> More resources for Entrepreneurs <ol> <li>Don’t Miss – Customer Focus Strategy &amp; Execution: <a href="http://www.reachormiss.com/market-analysis-fund-raising/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Market Analysis for Fundraising</a></li> <li>Hayut Yogev’s Latest post: <a href="http://www.reachormiss.com/blog/entrepreneurs-challenge-how-to-find-potential-market-for-a-new-product/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The three free, most practical steps to researching and locating your market</a></li> <li>Former interview: <a href="http://www.reachormiss.com/gavin-zuchlinski-handled-acuity-scheduling-by-himself-for-7-years-and-managed-to-beat-the-big-startups-with-millions-in-funding/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">With Gavin Zuchlinski – Handled Acuity Scheduling as a side project for 7 years and managed to beat the big startups with millions in funding.</a></li> </ol> <a href="http://www.reachormiss.com/contact-us/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Contact Us</a>

Ep. 038 – Pam Wasley’s interim executive model is changing how entrepreneurs and C levels executives work together

Pam Wasley is the Co-founder &amp; CEO of Cerius Executives and Cerius Advisors. She has personally sold companies, led a management buyout, and advised hundreds of companies on strategies for growth and higher shareholder value. She’s served on several private boards and has been featured in prestigious publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, and Bloomberg Businessweek on the topics of mergers and acquisitions, the workforce of the future, and global contingent workforces. What you'll learn about in this episode:  One of the first things that Pam learned when it comes to people The value of realizing that you don’t know everything Some tips to keep up with the fast pace of the world today Why you should be thinking outside of the box when it comes to your business How being bored is good for your mind Surrounding yourself with people who are smarter than you are Why you need to focus on hiring well, especially with your executive team The one thing that is important for any business &amp; how it can help you grow Building a team of advisors that help you in areas that you have big challenges  How to best connect with Pam:  Website: getcerius.com Website: getcerius.com/onwardnation 

Pam Wasley is the Co-founder &amp; CEO of Cerius Executives and Cerius Advisors. She has personally sold companies, led a management buyout, and advised hundreds of companies on strategies for growth and higher shareholder value. She’s served on several private boards and has been featured in prestigious publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, and Bloomberg Businessweek on the topics of mergers and acquisitions, the workforce of the future, and global contingent workforces. What you'll learn about in this episode: <ul> <li>One of the first things that Pam learned when it comes to people</li> <li>The value of realizing that you don’t know everything</li> <li>Some tips to keep up with the fast pace of the world today</li> <li>Why you should be thinking outside of the box when it comes to your business</li> <li>How being bored is good for your mind</li> <li>Surrounding yourself with people who are smarter than you are</li> <li>Why you need to focus on hiring well, especially with your executive team</li> <li>The one thing that is important for any business &amp; how it can help you grow</li> <li>Building a team of advisors that help you in areas that you have big challenges</li> </ul> How to best connect with Pam: <ul> <li>Website: <a href="https://www.getsirius.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">getcerius.com</a></li> <li>Website: <a href="http://getcerius.com/onwardnation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">getcerius.com/onwardnation</a></li> </ul>

Episode 637: Ask “What if?”, with Pam Wasley

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, serial entrepreneur and Cerius Executives CEO Pam Wasley shares her expertise with starting, growing and selling companies, how interim executives are changing the workforce and how you can spot a void and fill it with your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this episode of the Support is Sexy podcast, serial entrepreneur and Cerius Executives CEO Pam Wasley shares her expertise with starting, growing and selling companies, how interim executives are changing the workforce and how you can spot a void and fill it with your business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

349: Serial Entrepreneur and Cerius Executives CEO Pam Wasley Tells How Interim Executives are Changing the Workforce

Co-founder &amp; CEO of Cerius Executives and Cerius Advisors, Pam Wasley is a serial entrepreneur with multiple decades of knowledge and experience. She has personally sold companies, led a management buyout, and advised hundreds of companies on strategies for growth and higher shareholder value. Pam has served on several private boards and is a highly sought after speaker. She’s been featured in prestigious publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, and Bloomberg Businessweek on the topics of mergers and acquisitions, the workforce of the future, and global contingent workforces.

Co-founder &amp; CEO of Cerius Executives and Cerius Advisors, Pam Wasley is a serial entrepreneur with multiple decades of knowledge and experience. She has personally sold companies, led a management buyout, and advised hundreds of companies on strategies for growth and higher shareholder value. Pam has served on several private boards and is a highly sought after speaker. She’s been featured in prestigious publications such as Forbes, Entrepreneur, Fortune, and Bloomberg Businessweek on the topics of mergers and acquisitions, the workforce of the future, and global contingent workforces.

332: Why its Time to "Get Cerius" About Your Business | Pam Wasley

One of the things I most enjoyed in talking with this week’s Joyful Living podcast guest, Pam Wasley, is her willingness to discuss some of the trials and challenges she faced as she started her businesses. Too often, we only see the “pretty side” of the start-up process and don’t hear the “ugly.” But Pam has a unique view of the mistakes she’s made over the years – by sharing them, she can help those she mentors to avoid the same mistakes.