• How to Hire the Right Employee Without Wrecking Your Hiring Process
    Jul 9 2025

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    Hiring mistakes cost more than just time… They cost morale, momentum, and money.

    In this episode of The Business Fix, Chrissy Myers and Josh Troche share battle-tested hiring best practices that every business owner and manager needs to hear. Whether you're navigating the hiring process for the first time or you're burned out from high employee turnover, this episode gives you real-world insights to help you turn things around.

    You’ll learn the most effective recruitment strategies that actually work for hiring for small businesses. Discover how smart hiring, structured interviews, and practical recruiting assessments can save your team from costly mistakes. They also dive into job interview techniques, candidate screening, and strategic onboarding tips to help you build a high-performing team from day one.

    Chrissy and Josh don’t just talk theory, they walk you through how to build better staffing solutions and show you how to hire the right employee without breaking the bank or your culture.


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    The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

    🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

    Enjoy the episode? Leave us a review, share it with your leadership team, and let us know your biggest takeaway in the comments!

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    38 mins
  • Why Most Business Meetings Fail And How Productive Meetings Save Your Company Culture
    Jun 25 2025

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    Is your calendar full of business meetings that feel like a black hole of lost time?

    In this episode of The Business Fix, Chrissy and Josh break down the real cost of poor meeting strategies and why effective leadership starts with a productive meeting.

    Packed with tactical meeting tips, this episode teaches you how to create a clear, actionable meeting agenda, avoid “meeting hostages,” and make every meeting count. Whether you're leading virtual, hybrid, or in-person sessions, you’ll learn how to improve meeting effectiveness and turn meetings into a tool for employee engagement and stronger workplace communication.

    Discover how intentional meetings not only drive better business operations but also shape your entire company culture. With a mix of humor, tough love, and proven advice, this episode is your go-to guide for upgrading your organizational leadership through better meetings.

    If you're ready to stop wasting time and start using meetings as a strategic business asset, this one’s for you.


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    The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

    🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

    Enjoy the episode? Leave us a review, share it with your leadership team, and let us know your biggest takeaway in the comments!

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    32 mins
  • Quality Leads Aren't Magic: The Real Reason Your Marketing Isn’t Working (and How to Fix It)
    Jun 18 2025

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    In this episode of The Business Fix, Chrissy and Josh get real about one of the most common business frustrations: why your leads just aren't converting. Are your marketing efforts falling flat? Are job postings attracting the wrong candidates or worse, none at all?

    This episode is packed with practical tips and a healthy dose of humor to help you get laser-focused on quality over quantity in both sales and hiring.

    Chrissy brings her HR and operations expertise, while Josh breaks down how to blend marketing strategy with direct outreach to attract the right people whether they’re clients or employees.

    Learn how to target your ideal client or hire with precision by moving beyond generic social media posts and spammy email blasts. This episode breaks down how to use AI tools and CRM systems to qualify leads effectively, craft job postings that attract the right talent, and avoid the common “spray and pray” approach. Discover how to balance digital strategies with personal outreach and turn your brand into a recruiting and sales powerhouse.

    Perfect for small business owners, sales pros, HR teams, and marketing managers, this episode offers immediately actionable advice to help you stop wasting time on bad leads—and start growing your business with intention.

    🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
    The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

    🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

    Enjoy the episode? Leave us a review, share it with your leadership team, and let us know your biggest takeaway in the comments!

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    32 mins
  • Termination 101: How Smart Leaders Fire Without Breaking Laws, Trust, or Your Business
    Jun 11 2025

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    Let’s face it... MBA programs don’t teach you how to fire someone. But if you're a small business owner or a manager, it’s not a matter of if, but when. In this brutally honest and surprisingly funny episode of The Business Fix, Chrissy Myers (CEO) and Josh Troche (Operations & Marketing) take you behind the scenes of employee terminations: how to do it legally, ethically, and without causing chaos in your company.

    They unpack the messy emotional and legal realities of firing someone, from avoiding discrimination claims to protecting your company’s culture, brand, and team morale. You’ll hear personal stories, cautionary tales, and HR truths no one tells you—like what happens when you tell someone they’re getting fired... before the meeting.

    Whether you’ve got five employees or 500, this episode will give you clear, actionable strategies for handling terminations the right way. You’ll learn how to document performance issues like a pro, why “at-will” doesn’t mean you can fire on a whim, how to conduct a respectful 90-second exit, what to do when a long-time employee becomes toxic, and the one thing you should never do in a termination meeting.

    Packed with humor and real-world advice, this episode is your essential guide to handling one of leadership’s hardest moments with confidence and compassion.

    🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
    The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

    🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

    Enjoy the episode? Leave us a review, share it with your leadership team, and let us know your biggest takeaway in the comments!

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    39 mins
  • The Smart Way to Align Employee Expectations with Business Goals
    Jun 4 2025

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    Are your employees constantly falling short—and you're not sure why? Are you expecting perfection?

    You might be the problem.

    In this episode of The Business Fix, Chrissy and Josh take a deep (and hilarious) dive into one of the most common but overlooked issues in business management: employee expectations.

    They unpack the most common pitfalls leaders make when setting employee expectations and explain why unspoken expectations are often a fast track to future regrets. They dive into practical tools like SOPs, checklists, and video platforms such as Loom to help business owners create clarity and reduce miscommunication.

    You'll learn how to walk the fine line between clear direction and micromanagement, and why even top-performing employees can become overwhelmed without the right support—leading to burnout. They also explore the difference between assuming understanding and achieving actual alignment, the hidden dangers of tolerating toxic performers, and how culture, clarity, and communication form the golden triangle of employee success.

    If you're a business owner, manager, or team leader of 2 or 200 people, this episode is your no-fluff guide to getting everyone on the same page—and keeping them there.

    🔥 Bonus: This episode sets the stage for our next topic and why no employee should ever be surprised by it.

    🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
    The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

    👉 Head over to the website: www.businessfixpodcast.com

    🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
    The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

    🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

    Enjoy the episode? Leave us a review, share it with your leadership team, and let us know your biggest takeaway in the comments!

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    41 mins
  • The Leadership Fix: How to Build Stronger Teams Without Burning Out
    May 28 2025

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    In this eye-opening episode of The Business Fix, Chrissy Myers and Josh Troche dive deep into what truly makes a great leader. Most of us assume we're doing a good job, but this episode reveals how often we miss the mark. If you're a small business owner, department manager, or just stepping into leadership, this episode will challenge your thinking and give you practical tools to lead with confidence and avoid burnout.

    They highlight the high cost of poor leadership, including turnover, wasted time, and lost peace of mind, and offer practical fixes for developing leadership that builds resilient, engaged teams.

    Chrissy brings her HR expertise into play with honest insights about 360 feedback and managing intimidating leadership styles. Josh talks about the trap of micromanagement and the benefits of letting go, even when others won’t do it “your way.” They also explore emotional intelligence, authenticity in leadership, and how to be consistent in messaging and behavior, especially during tough times.

    🔥 This episode delivers a powerful mix of humor, tough love, and real-world leadership tactics you can start using right now to level up your team and your business.


    🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
    The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

    👉 Head over to the website: www.businessfixpodcast.com

    🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
    The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

    🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

    Enjoy the episode? Leave us a review, share it with your leadership team, and let us know your biggest takeaway in the comments!

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    42 mins
  • Marketing ROI: Start Seeing Real Marketing Results #SmallBusinessGrowth
    May 21 2025

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    Tired of marketing that doesn’t deliver results? Feel like your small business marketing budget is vanishing into a black hole? In this episode of The Business Fix, Chrissy Myers (CEO) and Josh Troche (Marketing & Operations Strategist) get real about what business owners and managers must know to make smart marketing decisions that actually lead to measurable ROI.

    Perfect for entrepreneurs, startup founders, and managers in charge of marketing and sales, this episode cuts through common misconceptions and marketing fluff to equip you with actionable, budget-conscious strategies.

    🎯 What’s Inside:

    • Why 5–15% of your revenue should go to marketing—and when you should go up to 25%
    • How to track your conversion metrics and measure true return on investment
    • Spotting red flags in marketing firms and avoiding one-size-fits-all solutions
    • Why CRM systems and sales alignment are crucial to marketing effectiveness
    • The difference between branding and actual lead-generating marketing
    • Why positive PR and authentic marketing beat out shady competitors every time
    • How vanity metrics (likes, followers) fool business owners—and what KPIs matter more

    🔥 Whether you're a small business leader tired of wasting money, or a manager aiming to align sales and marketing, this conversation is filled with humor, hard truths, and helpful frameworks.

    👉 Subscribe for more business insights, and visit thebusinessfix.com to connect with Josh and Chrissy.

    🎙 Ready to Fix What’s Holding Your Business Back?
    The Business Fix podcast delivers real-world strategies to grow your business, lead your team, and reclaim your time. New episodes drop weekly—packed with insights for business owners and managers who want to do better.

    🔗 Connect with Chrissy and Josh at https://www.businessfixpodcast.com/ for more tools, support, and clarity.

    Enjoy the episode? Leave us a review, share it with your leadership team, and let us know your biggest takeaway in the comments!

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    47 mins