The Biz Doctor®: Smart Strategies to Scale Your Business, Simplify Your Systems, and Grow Your Team
Lauren Goldstein
100 episodes
1 week ago
Friends don't let friends WebMD their business.
Get out from under your business. Scale up without burning out. Get the most out of your current team. Make your next hire your best hire. Understand what the heck business operations actually are. Become more productive in your business and in life.
Welcome to The Biz Doctor® Podcast. I’m your host Lauren Goldstein - award-winning business consultant and advisor fondly nicknamed the “biz doctor” by my clients, and the namesake for this show.
At the Biz Doctor® Podcast, we believe that building a business doesn’t have to be hard. You can have a thriving business, make an impact, AND true entrepreneurial freedom.
In each episode we are going to bring you no BS, true to life, and effective tools, tactics, perspectives and approaches to business operations, building high performing teams, and leadership that will actually make a difference today to get you closer to your business goals.
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Friends don't let friends WebMD their business.
Get out from under your business. Scale up without burning out. Get the most out of your current team. Make your next hire your best hire. Understand what the heck business operations actually are. Become more productive in your business and in life.
Welcome to The Biz Doctor® Podcast. I’m your host Lauren Goldstein - award-winning business consultant and advisor fondly nicknamed the “biz doctor” by my clients, and the namesake for this show.
At the Biz Doctor® Podcast, we believe that building a business doesn’t have to be hard. You can have a thriving business, make an impact, AND true entrepreneurial freedom.
In each episode we are going to bring you no BS, true to life, and effective tools, tactics, perspectives and approaches to business operations, building high performing teams, and leadership that will actually make a difference today to get you closer to your business goals.
How Top CEOs Build Game-Changing Networks with Michael Roderick (EP 97)
The Biz Doctor®: Smart Strategies to Scale Your Business, Simplify Your Systems, and Grow Your Team
49 minutes
1 week ago
How Top CEOs Build Game-Changing Networks with Michael Roderick (EP 97)
Struggling with networking or cold outreach that feels awkward, pushy, or ineffective? You're not alone, and good news! There is a better way.
In this episode of The Biz Doctor®, award winning business advisor and consultant, Lauren Goldstein sits down with connection and relationship-building expert Michael Roderick to break down how to build genuine business connections, increase referrals, and grow your network without sleazy tactics or social anxiety.
Michael shares his proven framework for meaningful outreach that creates trust, sparks curiosity, and opens doors to partnerships and opportunities.
Unlock how to shift from transactional networking to authentic connection so you can confidently reach out, grow your business, and build influence —> even if you’re introverted or hate “traditional networking.”
It's time you got people talking about you when you're not in the room (in a good way!).
Episode Highlights00:52 — Why authentic networking matters in business growth
02:10 — Michael’s journey from teacher to Broadway producer + the power of reputation 04:15 — The “pendulum problem” in outreach 06:45 — Why sparking curiosity is more powerful than chasing access 17:42 — The Disarm → Ask → Offer connection framework for high-trust outreach
Mic-Drop Quotes “Your network grows faster when people talk about you in rooms you’re not in.” “Access isn’t the problem ... interest is.” “Disarm first. Curiosity opens more doors than pressure ever will.”
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Meet your host. Lauren Goldstein is who 7- and 8-figure business owners call when they’re stuck in the weeds of success and need their business to truly run without them.
She is an award-winning business consultant and advisor. As the founder of Golden Key Partnership, a boutique business consulting firm, she has spent the last decade behind the scenes of high-growth small businesses, fixing broken team dynamics, untangling operational chaos, and helping leaders reclaim their time and sanity.
Nicknamed The Biz Doctor® (how this podcast got it's name), Lauren doesn’t do surface-level advice. She diagnoses what is actually holding the business back, then builds custom strategies that create clarity, capacity, and a culture that scales.
Her work has helped some of the most respected small business owners build companies they actually enjoy running again.
She’s been featured in Thrive Global, Huff Post, Authority Magazine and is a trusted expert to small business owners and Fortune 500 companies alike, such as Apple, Nike, and AT&T, among others.
For more from Lauren, and to learn more about her signature diagnostic framework or how she helps business owners have the freedom they started their business for, visit her website GoldenKeyPartnership.com.
The Biz Doctor®: Smart Strategies to Scale Your Business, Simplify Your Systems, and Grow Your Team
Friends don't let friends WebMD their business.
Get out from under your business. Scale up without burning out. Get the most out of your current team. Make your next hire your best hire. Understand what the heck business operations actually are. Become more productive in your business and in life.
Welcome to The Biz Doctor® Podcast. I’m your host Lauren Goldstein - award-winning business consultant and advisor fondly nicknamed the “biz doctor” by my clients, and the namesake for this show.
At the Biz Doctor® Podcast, we believe that building a business doesn’t have to be hard. You can have a thriving business, make an impact, AND true entrepreneurial freedom.
In each episode we are going to bring you no BS, true to life, and effective tools, tactics, perspectives and approaches to business operations, building high performing teams, and leadership that will actually make a difference today to get you closer to your business goals.
