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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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  • You Don’t Have a People Problem — You Have a System Problem | Joel Schwan

    You Don’t Have a People Problem — You Have a System Problem | Joel Schwan
    Mar 5 2026
    You don’t have a people problem — you have a system problem that’s showing up as a people problem.

    In this episode of the Business Roundtable Podcast, host David Carr, founder of Steward Your Business, sits down with Joel Schwan, founder of Schwan Stratify, to unpack why hiring struggles, burnout, turnover, and workforce chaos are rarely about “bad employees” and almost always about broken or missing systems.

    With more than 20 years of experience in workforce strategy, HR, and operations, Joel has worked with organizations including Microsoft, Google, Uber, and growing small-to-mid-sized businesses. Together, David and Joel explore how leaders can move from reactive hiring and survival mode into intentional, scalable workforce strategy.

    This conversation dives into why hiring more people often makes problems worse, how unclear roles and poor onboarding quietly drain profit, and why workforce planning must be treated as an ecosystem — not a pipeline. Joel also explains when businesses should use contractors versus full-time employees, how capacity planning prevents burnout, and why succession planning and cross-functional skills protect companies from disruption.

    If you’re a business owner, executive, or team leader stuck in constant hiring cycles or overwhelmed by managing people, this episode provides clarity, practical frameworks, and a healthier way forward. In this episode:
    • Why most “people problems” are actually system failures
    • How broken onboarding and role clarity create turnover
    • The five areas every business should audit in their workforce
    • When to hire full-time employees vs. contractors
    • How capacity planning and succession protect growth
    • Why leadership health and psychological safety matter


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

    Connect with Steward Your Business:

    • Book a conversation: https://calendar.stewardyourbusiness.com/cc
    • Call: +1 909.404.9865
    • Website: https://stewardyourbusiness.com
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidwcarr
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    https://www.youtube.com/@steward_your_business
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    43 min
  • HR as a Growth Engine: How Talent Strategy Drives Profit and Scale

    HR as a Growth Engine: How Talent Strategy Drives Profit and Scale
    Mar 3 2026
    Why do so many business owners see HR as an administrative cost instead of a growth engine?

    In this episode of the Business Roundtable Podcast, David Carr is joined by Bruce Nichols, a global HR executive and people-first strategist, to challenge the traditional view of human resources and reframe HR as a profit multiplier and strategic advantage.

    Drawing from decades of experience across private equity, Fortune 100 companies, startups, and high-growth organizations, Bruce explains why most businesses stall not because of sales or market demand, but because the right people are not in the right seats at the right time.

    This conversation explores how talent strategy, culture, and workforce planning directly impact profitability, scalability, and leadership effectiveness.

    David and Bruce discuss why many founders struggle to shift from doing the work to leading the business, and how intentional HR strategy helps leaders move from firefighting to sustainable growth.

    They also examine the role of AI in HR and why technology alone cannot fix broken processes. Bruce shares why people-first leadership, clear structure, and proactive planning are essential before layering in automation or artificial intelligence. Grounded in real client examples and leadership experience, this episode offers practical insight for business owners, executives, and professional service firms looking to grow without burning out or bleeding profit. In this episode:
    • Why HR should be viewed as a growth engine, not a cost center
    • How misaligned roles quietly drain profit and momentum
    • What it takes to scale teams intentionally and sustainably
    • Why hiring growth requires backward planning, not urgency
    • How AI fits into HR strategy without replacing human judgment
    Links mentioned in this episode:
    • Bruce Nichols on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brucernichols
    • The Human Resource Consortium: https://hrtalentsolution.com


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

    Connect with Steward Your Business:

    • Book a conversation: 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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    34 min
  • When Systems Break People: Aligning Leadership, Culture, and Performance with Hanna Bauer

    When Systems Break People: Aligning Leadership, Culture, and Performance with Hanna Bauer
    Feb 26 2026
    Why do organizations keep fixing symptoms instead of solving the real problem?

    In this episode, David Carr sits down with Hanna Bauer, leadership strategist and founder of HEARTnomics, to explore why misalignment between people, systems, and purpose quietly erodes performance, culture, and trust.

    Drawing from Hanna’s experience as a CEO, board chair, and executive advisor, this conversation examines what happens when organizations rely too heavily on process, technology, or structure without tending to the human side of leadership. David and Hanna discuss why communication breakdowns, burnout, and stalled execution are rarely people problems and almost always leadership and alignment problems.

    The discussion spans nonprofit, hospitality, financial, and technical environments, offering practical insight into how leaders can restore clarity, psychological safety, and accountability during growth, digital transformation, and cultural strain.

    Grounded in real executive experience and systems thinking, this episode reframes leadership as the responsibility to balance heart and rigor, humanity and execution, so organizations can perform without chaos or constant rework. In this episode:
    • Why performance problems are usually alignment problems
    • The hidden cost of over-relying on systems and processes
    • How leadership communication shapes culture and execution
    • What it means to align people, purpose, and performance
    • Why leadership growth must keep pace with organizational growth
    Links mentioned in this episode:
    • Hanna Bauer on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/bauerhanna
    • HEARTnomics https://www.heartnomics.com


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

    Connect with Steward Your Business:

    • Book a conversation: 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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    36 min
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