Elieth Strunk

03/22/2022

I want you to imagine your superpower.

A superpower in your business that allows you do unthinkable things.

Bullet-proof shield from creditors?

Iron wings to continue to soar?

Laser focus vision to identify problems in the near and distant future?

Having a superpower can mean the difference between your small business collapsing

or rising like a phoenix from the ashes.

At one of your most VULNERABLE moments, assurances can be the infusion of capital needed to protect your business.

But as you’re busy in the day-to-day of your business, this element of planning often gets FORGOTTEN.

It often gets stuck in the mental file of “nice to have, but I’ll get to it later”.

And that can be a FATAL mistake.

The cost of LATER means employees not getting paid.

The cost of LATER means bills unpaid.

The cost of LATER means no income to your family

And all the hard work and dedication spent into building your dream business from the ground up,

Gets swept like dust under a rug.

So do yourself a favor,

And join us in conversation about HOW to make sure your businesses can keep moving forward,

no matter what happens.

And we’ll help you prevent the loss of THE UNEXPECTED from threatening

Not only your company, but your profits, and your livelihood.

02/10/2022

Whether your business is a one-person operation,
a partnership or a closely held corporation,
a business continuation plan should be a component of your overall
strategy.

Together, we’ll work to turn today’s GOALS into
tomorrow’s ACCOMPLISHMENTS
to ensure your business lives on as you want it to.

02/08/2022

Bitter sweet moment this morning, as my time with this awesome class at Liberty Park Elementary comes to a close!

The past two weeks were beyond amazing. I am extremely grateful to have the opportunity to impact their lives and shift their mindset to become independent and entrepreneurs!
Junior Achievement certainly made all lessons fun and easy to teach! So happy there are programs like this where students learn about money, business and career readiness.

Until next time!

02/08/2022

Have you spent years building a business?

Do you feel like it’s time to enjoy the fruits of your labor?

If you’re asking yourself this question everyday:

“Is now the right time to step away?”

It PROBABLY is…

But you hear that little voice that’s niggling in the back of your mind…

That devil on your shoulder… that’s telling you “You CAN’T, because if you do everything you’ve worked for will FALL apart”

If this is you and you want to know how
There is a way….

You can step away and have a business that makes you money on AUTO-PILOT, without you being involved at all.

Find the angel on your shoulder instead…

Write "EXIT" on DM or comment below to find out more.

02/07/2022

At some point, you may want to retire and let someone else run the day-to-day
operations of your business.

You and your family will need income to pay your
retirement expenses — and it may be more than you’re allowed to save in
qualified plans.

Design a personal retirement income strategy,
funded by your BUSINESS.

Because, you know...

The 401(k) alone may not be able to complete your long term goals.

There are ways to diversify by various strategies:

• Tax-deferred accumulation, helping you to reduce your
tax exposure.
• Combination of pre tax and post tax retirement accounts
• Various types of insurance policies

Sounds crazy right?

And no,

this is not your retail life insurance policy if that's where your mind is going.

This is a vehicle designed for business owners,

but only for those who are serious about investing for their future.

Are you one of those?

02/03/2022

You may need extra incentives to attract and retain the best employees.

That’s because the best people are always in demand and are often approached by headhunters or competitors.

Putting a strategy in place that includes targeted executive benefits can help your key people stay loyal to you and your company.

A few key points to keep in mind are:

• Giving the flexibility to meet the retirement goals of
key executives, given contribution limits for traditional
qualified plans.
• Provide benefits and incentives that go beyond traditional
raises or bonuses for highly valued employees.
• Allow benefits or plan contributions to be designed for
each key employee

We've re-engineered the solutions that best work for businesses.

What's keeping you from speaking to us today?

02/01/2022

What if I told you your employees are not at fault?

You only THINK they are!
Or, even worse, that you may actually be what is causing your never ending employee turn over?

One of the biggest pitfalls businesses face is that their employees are at fault

You might have the following complaints about your employees:
- Poor Communication Skills
- “Not in my job description”
- Unreliable
- Unprofessional
- Not a team player

The truth is all of the above are just mistakes the company made when they hired them…
And mistakes the company continues to make throughout their employment…

I know it hurts to hear this… but it’s 100% true

No employee goes into work for you with the intention to be bad at the job.

Actually it’s the opposite… the RIGHT person goes into work for you with every intention of being great and helping you succeed

So WHY is this such an inconvenience to companies?

I’ll tell you it’s your PROCESS…
your PROCESS is BROKEN.

Not only that in most cases, if you find the RIGHT person… what I like to call DRIVER personality type employees…
An “INTREPRENEUR” if you will…

You know the kind of person I mean... the one that comes to you with IDEAS and IMPROVEMENTS

These people are working above and beyond for the company and what happens is...
They see the cracks and ask you to change them..

And you say..
- We’re too BUSY
- It COSTS to much money
- It WON’T work
- I’ve tried SOMETHING like that and it didn’t work
- and any other EXCUSE they get

And this inadvertently causes them to stop trying to make improvements…

The drive they HAD gets CRUSHED because they don’t feel heard or appreciated

This kills their job satisfaction… then they stop trying.

RESENTMENT builds up and they ultimately begin to focus on the NEGATIVES…

Start to work less and lose motivation… then the only thing left is their SALARY for motivation…
And when they CAN’T afford to live well and all the work they put in was disregarded…
They can’t get promoted and can’t make more money… ULTIMATELY, they look for a better quality of work life elsewhere

More MONEY… where they can feel HEARD and APPRECIATED.

This vicious cycle continues day in and day out in your company
So how do you FIX it?

Simple.

- You EMPOWER these people by giving them the opportunity to show you the solutions
- You allow them to do the things they need to do to improve their work

So what does this look like:
- you allow them to troubleshoot
- you allow them the opportunity to delegate their own work load
- you allow them to build their own village in your empire

I’m not going to lie… this might scare you..

You may feel anxiety toward this…

But if you do it the right way… magical things can happen in your business.

Not only that, you will decrease your own work load in the long-term
and create an automated employee eco-system that runs your business for you.

Does this sound impossible?

Nop, it’s very simple
and instead of you wasting money training employees that just walk out the door…

You will have employees you can keep for a LIFETIME.

01/27/2022

Why ignoring the crack in your foundations is KILLING your business!

I have worked on the frontlines of many businesses
I have been an Account Manager
I have worked in a Call Center
I have done Business Development for multiple companies
I have done sales
I have worked besides stressed, hardworking and genuine Business Leaders..
I have seen and heard every complaint from customers, employees and business leaders a like…

ONE thing has always been a constant
Businesses always look at things from the top down
And the truth is…
It’s the wrong way to do things

Your foundations are what holds your house up

And if you ignore the cracks in your foundations you’re allowing the house to fall

Even though the solutions to most of these cracks, we’re simple and easy to implement
I know what you’re thinking…

“My business is different”…
“My business doesn’t have these foundational cracks”…
“My business can’t be done better, I’ve tried”…

Guess what, they exist!

I have to be honest, putting a band aid over a foundational crack is not trying… it’s not even attempting to try…
This is detrimental to your businesses success.

By choosing to ignore these cracks, or just patching them up
In reality you think if you just ignore them, that they will go away…

They WON’T

Not only will they not go away… your house will eventually FALL

Standing over the rubble of the once great business you had...

HAD

Let that sink in….
…
….
……

HAD

I know it sounds like a lot of work…
And it will take time…

BUT we need to do the work to fully fix the foundations, before we can build on what you have already created

If you ever want to expand on the house you’ve built
And you want to start building your skyscraper
Do not ignore the cracks in your foundations

Do you have cracks you’ve been ignoring or just patching up?
Let me know about them in the comments…

01/19/2022

When parents can no longer manage their finances, it’s usually adult children who step in to help. These insights can make the process easier.

If your parents’ cognitive health declines and you feel like they need help managing their finances, it may be up to you as an adult child to take over. But taking over your parents’ banking, investing and financial decisions can be a touchy subject, especially if your aging parents see it as a ...

01/17/2022

You just lost $31,722!

Don't believe me? Keep reading this!

Do you sometimes feel like investing is trying to find a NEEDLE (the right time to buy) in a HAYSTACK (funds, individual shares, EFTs, NTFs, Crypto, etc...) seems like an impossible task; specially when you've been "waiting for a crash" to "get in" and make sure your bucks serve well.

Today, I want to tell you differently.

I want to share this insight with you about how procrastination is affecting your ROI and not doing anything is costing you even more.

Well, the first thing you need is a clear understanding of the time you are willing to invest for.

So let's say you have about 15 years before you estimate any withdrawals.

On a $10,000 deposit, at a conservative 8% compounded annually, you would have $31,722.

Now, if you did not invest AT ALL,

guess what,

You just lost $31,722... sitting there.

And if we look at the last 30 years

WOW

$100,626!

That is your cost.

Waiting for the right moment is like throwing money every day.

Are you willing to pay the price of doing nothing?