After two years away from the microphone, I'm excited to bring The Red-Bearded Risk Guy back with a conversation featuring Michael Fiore, President of Fought & Co.

We explore the company's journey back to its roots as a steel bridge manufacturer, the leadership decisions that fueled recent growth, and how a strong culture of safety, accountability, and communication can become a true competitive advantage. A great episode for business owners, executives, and anyone responsible for leading people through change.

Thank you for listening in 2023! We've got some great new episodes lined up for 2024!


Along with the new content, we're doing a TBT series featuring 2023's top 5 greatest hits!


It's no surprise that Craig's episode on implementing Gino Wickman's EOS model. Tune in to learn from an expert on the Entrepreneurial Operating System.


Episode Description:


Is your company vision on track? Do you have the “right people in the right seats” to get you there? How do you measure progress toward that vision?

Today’s The Red-Bearded Risk Guy podcast interview is with Craig Wigginton, a Professional EOS Implementer who specializes in answering those questions and more! He has been involved in the successful growth, scaling and exit of multiple businesses before starting his own coaching company.

He describes how he helps Founders and Leaders get clear on “Vision, TractionⓇ, and Healthy” and elaborates on the importance of clarity in 2 major areas - 1) Getting clear on core values in order to shape your company culture, 2) Getting clear on core focuses that are going to drive the day-to-day decisions you make in your business.

Craig runs us through the EOS Model, sharing great insights on its 6 key components! This expert guest gives an excellent overview of Vision, People, Data, Issues, Processes and how all these come together to get TractionⓇ- all based on Gino Wickman’s system and books.

Tune in with your host, the Red-Bearded Risk Guy as we learn a ton from this impressive entrepreneur!

Reach out to me- or contact Craig on LinkedIn to schedule your 90-minute session, or to ask any EOS questions you may have.

If you learn something from this conversation, share it with a friend or colleague that will enjoy it! Be sure to subscribe and leave a review on whatever podcast platform you're using!

🎙 Exciting News! Episode 20 of The Red-Bearded Risk Guy is LIVE! 🚀

🌟 Title: "How to Not Kill Your Business with Erika Andresen"

Erika is the founder of EaaS Consulting, LLC. and specializes in business continuity and disaster recovery planning.

She draws on a variety of interesting experiences to make this complex topic accessible for small to midsized businesses. These experiences include everything from managing actual disasters, including floods in Missouri and wildfires in the western states. At one point, she was responsible for assessing the risk of dropping bombs in combat zones!

She's the author of "How to Not Kill Your Business: Grow Your Business in Any Environment, Navigate Volatility, and Successfully Recover

", a great book for business owners who want to get started, but aren't ready to engage a pro like Erika.

Learn about:

- What is business continuity?

- The evolving nature of business risk.

- How risk management and insurance works together with business continuity

3 ways you can get started with continuity planning for your business:

1.) Get the book here: How to Not Kill Your Business: Grow Your Business in Any Environment, Navigate Volatility, and Successfully Recover When Things Go Wrong

2.) Free - How Not to Kill Your Business Worksheet

3.) Connect with Erika: EaaS Consulting, LLC