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Business Roundtable

Business Roundtable

De : David W. Carr
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Welcome to the Business Roundtable Podcast, hosted by David Carr of Steward Your Business. This engaging and informative podcast series is dedicated to helping business owners, and entrepreneurs navigate the complexities of running a successful enterprise. Each episode features David Carr and a roster of industry experts, including regular contributors like Curtis Cochran, who bring their wealth of experience in mergers and acquisitions, organizational health, and team building.

Dive into discussions that cover a broad range of topics essential to business growth and sustainability. From strategic planning and preparation to understanding the cycles of business ownership, the podcast provides invaluable insights into evaluating, enhancing, and exiting business ownership. Listeners can expect practical advice on scaling businesses, managing finances, and creating a culture that aligns with company goals.

What sets this podcast apart is its focus on actionable strategies combined with real-world experiences. The conversations often delve into the importance of providing more value than the dollars earned and the necessity of adaptability in a rapidly changing business landscape.

Whether you're a budding entrepreneur or a seasoned business owner, the Business Roundtable Podcast is vital for staying ahead in today's competitive market. Join David Carr and his guests as they explore the art of making a business profitable but also enjoyable and sustainable. Tune in for your dose of inspiration, guidance, and tools to make 2024 and beyond a resounding success for your business ventures.

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  • Leading With Purpose When Your World Turns to Ashes

    Leading With Purpose When Your World Turns to Ashes
    Jun 12 2026
    What do you do when your world turns to ashes? In one season, Elaine Lankford faced a yearlong attack on her character, lost her father, and watched her husband get a cancer diagnosis. Then, on a mission trip, she heard God whisper, "Go home and raise up my daughters."

    That whisper became She Steps Forward. Elaine is the founder of She Steps Forward Coaching and the nonprofit She Steps Forward International, and she spent over 16 years in nursing before coaching women into their callings. A certified John Maxwell Team member, she now mentors women through the hardest first years of building a business, ministry, or nonprofit, in the United States and across Africa.

    In this conversation, she and David Carr talk about leading with purpose through adversity, why a God-sized dream is supposed to feel bigger than you, and the confidence gap and comparison game that keep capable women stuck. She shares the picture of Mary and Elizabeth from Luke 1 that anchors her work: who is pouring into you before you step forward, and who are you pouring into? Running underneath it is the Steward Your Business conviction that leading yourself well is where everything starts.

    You will walk away with permission to dream bigger and a simple first step to take when you feel the pull toward something more.

    Connect with Elaine Lankford on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elaine-lankford/
    She Steps Forward Coaching: https://www.shestepsforwardcoaching.com
    She Steps Forward International: https://shestepsforwardinternational.org

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/business-roundtable--6049255/support.

    Connect with Steward Your Business:

    • Book a Leadership Clarity Call: https://calendar.stewardyourbusiness.com/cc
    • Call: +1 909.404.9865
    • Website: https://stewardyourbusiness.com
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwcarr
    Watch more episodes and subscribe on YouTube:
    https://www.youtube.com/@steward_your_business
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    38 min
  • Why Your Business Can't Run Without You

    Why Your Business Can't Run Without You
    Jun 2 2026
    Most owners think they have a people problem, a time problem, or a strategy problem. Usually, it's none of those — the business is just built to keep everything flowing back to you.

    Carol Schultz, Founder & CEO of Vertical Elevation, has spent 30 years as a recruiter and executive coach, helping CEOs stop being "hostages" to their own companies. In this conversation, she unpacks founder's syndrome, why "just hire the right person" rarely works (hint: you're the common denominator), and the succession mindset that separates owners who scale from owners who stay stuck.

    She also walks through her Organizational Scaffold System — a roughly 12-week process that closes gaps in communication, accountability, and structure, and then places a chief of staff to act as the CEO's copilot. Plus, a simple pen-to-paper exercise you can start this week to see where your time really goes.

    Carol Schultz — author of "Powered By People," Inc., and CEOWORLD columnist, host of "Authentically Successful."
    Website: https://verticalelevation.com
    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolbschultz/

    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/business-roundtable--6049255/support.

    Connect with Steward Your Business:

    • Book a Leadership Clarity Call: https://calendar.stewardyourbusiness.com/cc
    • Call: +1 909.404.9865
    • Website: https://stewardyourbusiness.com
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwcarr
    Watch more episodes and subscribe on YouTube:
    https://www.youtube.com/@steward_your_business
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    40 min
  • Before You Deploy AI, Ask These Questions — Or Pay the Price | Jill Stover Heinze

    Before You Deploy AI, Ask These Questions — Or Pay the Price | Jill Stover Heinze
    May 14 2026
    You are moving fast on AI. Your team is experimenting. You are deploying tools. But you have not asked the critical questions that will determine whether you are building competitive advantage or exposing your business, your people, and your customers to serious risk.

    Jill Stover Heinze has spent her career helping organizations think through complex technology decisions. When generative AI hit the market, she realized that speed was replacing judgment. Companies were racing to deploy without asking basic questions about data, bias, security, privacy, and alignment with their values. She created an AI Trust Architecture framework to help leaders slow down and ask the right questions before deployment, not after something breaks.

    In this episode, David Carr and Jill break down what responsible AI governance actually looks like in practice, which questions every leader should be asking right now, and why slowing down is not falling behind.

    In this episode:
    • Why most organizations are making Band-Aid decisions about AI instead of building intentional governance
    • The fundamental difference between speed and readiness in AI deployment
    • What data flows you should be questioning in every AI tool you consider
    • How to identify and evaluate bias before it impacts your customers
    • The role of privacy and permissions in responsible AI adoption
    • How to align AI decisions with your core values and business strategy
    • Why your instinct that something is not right about an AI implementation deserves serious attention
    • The four AI horizons framework for asking the right questions at each stage
    About Jill Stover Heinze:
    Jill Stover Heinze is an AI Trust Architect and founder of Saddle-Stitch Consulting. With a background in user research, product strategy, and library science, Jill has spent over two decades helping Fortune 500 companies and institutions think through complex technology decisions. She is currently the Responsible AI Program Director at the American College of Financial Services and has championed AI governance functions across multiple organizations. Her approach combines human-centered design with rigorous risk assessment.

    You cannot build trust in AI by rushing its deployment. You build it by asking hard questions, being transparent about limitations, and aligning technology decisions with human values. That is what governance is actually for.

    If this episode made you realize you have been moving too fast on AI without asking the right questions, that is the conversation to have with your team this week. Share this with one leader who needs permission to slow down.

    Links mentioned in this episode:
    • Jill Stover Heinze on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-stoverheinze
    • Saddle-Stitch Consulting: https://www.saddlestitchconsulting.com
    • AI Horizons Framework: Available through Saddle-Stitch Consulting
    • The American College of Financial Services Responsible AI Program: https://theamericancollege.edu


    Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/business-roundtable--6049255/support.

    Connect with Steward Your Business:

    • Book a Leadership Clarity Call: https://calendar.stewardyourbusiness.com/cc
    • Call: +1 909.404.9865
    • Website: https://stewardyourbusiness.com
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwcarr
    Watch more episodes and subscribe on YouTube:
    https://www.youtube.com/@steward_your_business
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    38 min
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