Veronica Cruz runs two nonprofits almost entirely on volunteer power, and she's seen people start with fire in their hearts and a cause they believe in... but very quickly reality hits.

✕ The paperwork takes months. ✕ The IRS moves at a snail's pace. ✕ Volunteers don't show up. ✕ Board members burn out. ✕ Grant applications get rejected.

In our episode, Veronica walks through what actually goes into building a nonprofit that lasts: → Why diversifying your board's skills matters more than friendship → How to structure funding so you're not scrambling every December → The compliance steps most founders miss

Starting a nonprofit requires a great vision and mission, but it also means building systems that outlive your own involvement.

Thank you Veronica Cruz for taking the time to talk!

*Connect with Veronica* https://www.linkedin.com/in/veronica-cruz-445a4a4/

~~~ This episode is brought to you by Fausone & Grysko, PLC https://www.thefgfirm.law/

Recruiter Adam Klug knows what really happens when non-competes enter the hiring conversation.

Adam has seen four-year restrictions kill otherwise perfect job offers and he's learned that most people who sign these agreements never actually read them.

Our conversation gets into the mechanics of non-competes: what courts actually enforce, why geography clauses written in the 1980s don't make sense in a remote work world, and how one three-way negotiation between an old employer, new employer, and the employee caught in the middle actually worked out.

I break down the legal side of non-competes: → The "blue pencil doctrine" that lets judges rewrite your agreement. → The difference between non-competes, non-solicits, and non-poaching clauses. → Why continued employment counts as legal consideration even when it feels like coercion.

We also talk about what most business owners never do: dust off their employment documents and ask whether they still make sense. ~~~ This episode is brought to you by Fausone & Grysko, PLC https://www.thefgfirm.law/

Host Brandon Grysko is joined by Risk Consultant Kefentse Mandisa for an honest, practical conversation about Employment Practices & Liability Insurance. They discuss what it covers, where employers get burned, how claims actually unfold, and why documentation, early reporting, and risk management matter more than most businesses realize.