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Andy Ray, a Principal on PKF Texas’ EAS team, walks through the “King for a Day” exercise. Using “We could ____, if we ____” statements with your team can help generate ideas to improve your business.

Byron Hebert continues his series on the Birkman Method®. This week he discusses the Lifestyle Grid, comparing those who are more people-oriented with those who are task-oriented, and direct communicators with indirect communicators.

Byron Hebert continues his series on the Birkman Method®. This week he discusses Thought, including different decision making processes, how some people can make a decision quickly and how much information they may need to make a decision.

Byron Hebert continues his series on the Birkman Method®. This week he discusses the Challenge Score. A person’s challenge score identifies how he tackles a challenge, whether it’s meeting it head on or addressing it in a more casual manner.

Byron Hebert continues his series on the Birkman Method®. This week he covers Freedom and explains how a person with a high or a low Freedom score can fit in a team to accomplish business goals.

Byron Hebert continues his series on the Birkman Method®. This week he covers Structure and explains how the need for structure can have an impact on a team’s communication.

Byron Hebert continues his series on the Birkman Method®. This week he covers Authority, explaining how a person’s authority style can affect communication on a team.

Byron Hebert continues his series on the Birkman Method®. This week he covers Activity and how team members’ preferred activity pace combine to produce results for the company.

Russ Capper speaks with Chris Jones, Vice President, Pierpont Communications, a contributor to the Profit and Peril: Secrets to Global Expansion report. They discuss the role social media plays in an international crisis communications plan.

Byron Hebert, CPA, CTP, continues his series on the Birkman Method®. This week he covers Change, highlighting how well we deal with it and how accepting change can affect a business.

Russ Capper is back with Mike Devonshire, COO of Joint Venture Strategic Advisors (JVSA) to discuss how the current economy affects the joint venture space.

Russ speaks with Mila Golovine, President and CEO, MasterWord Services, Inc., a contributor to the Profit and Peril: Secrets to Global Expansion report. They discuss the importance of defining goals for your meeting when working with individuals with diverse backgrounds.

Russ Capper is back with Mike Devonshire, COO of Joint Venture Strategic Advisors (JVSA) to discuss what a joint venture audit is and what type of company needs it.

Byron Hebert continues his series on the Birkman Method®. This week he covers Empathy which touches on how much emotion people need use or not use when communicating with others.

Russ visits with Mike Devonshire, COO of Joint Venture Strategic Advisors (JVSA). They discuss how JVSA helps clients evaluate and manage their joint venture agreements.

Russ Capper speaks with Chris Jones, Vice President, Pierpont Communications, a contributor to the Profit and Peril: Secrets to Global Expansion report. They discuss what business owners should know about communications styles in the countries where they are seeking to expand their business.

Byron Hebert, CPA, CTP is back with more about the Birkman Method®. This week he talks about advantage – how it relates to working in a group setting and how to allocate resources based on these skills.

Russ joins Mila Golovine, president and CEO of MasterWord Services, Inc., a contributor to the Profit and Peril: Secrets to Global Expansion report. They discuss the importance of cultural awareness when expanding a business internationally.

Russ visits with Chris Jones, VP, Pierpont Communications, a contributor to the Profit and Peril: Secrets to Global Expansion report. They discuss aspects of developing a crisis management plan in a foreign country.

Guest host Russ Capper speaks with Don Looper, Attorney, Looper Goodwine P.C., a contributor to the Profit and Peril: Secrets to Global Expansion report. They discuss why foreign transactions require not only investment of professional capital, but also emotional capital and the role an attorney plays in both to get a deal done.

Byron Hebert, CPA, CTP, continues his series on the Birkman Method®. This week he discusses acceptance – how it relates to working in a group setting and how a business owner can allocate resources based on these skills.

Russ and Astrid Marklund, Honorary Consul General of Sweden, discuss the opportunities for inbound and outbound companies doing business with Sweden.

Russ Capper and Denise Patrick, managing director, Energy Markets Access, discuss key findings from the Profit and Peril: Secrets to Global Expansion report. These include acknowledging differences in business culture and evaluating risks associated with expanding internationally.

Russ and Karen Love, director, practice growth, discuss the ‘Profit and Peril: Secrets to Global Expansion’ report and debut event on September 22nd. The report dives into what companies should know if they are conducting/pursuing inbound or outbound international business.

Byron Hebert continues his series on the Birkman Method®. This week he covers “Esteem,” highlighting how it contributes to the communication style of an individual and what one should look for when building a cohesive team.

Byron Hebert introduces the Birkman Method® personality assessment. In today’s vignette, he explains how it can be used for hiring, assembling teams and conflict resolution.

Russ interviews PKF Texas’ Brian Baumler and David Butler, HSSK about the August 25 Energy Conference hosted by the Houston Society of CPAs at the Norris Conference Center.

Russ and The Honorable Kelly Ralston, Consul General and Senior Trade Commissioner, Australian Trade Commission, discuss opportunities for inbound and outbound companies doing business with Australia.

Is your financial advisor up to the challenge of your international business? How would you know? PKF’s Karen Love asks Frank Landreneau, a director in PKF’s International Tax Practice.

Scenario forecasts can drive your budget, growth and HR strategies and we’ll show you how. Byron Hebert, CPA, CTP, offers another Tool Time Update.

Does your company have a sustainable competitive advantage? It should! Byron Hebert, director of Entrepreneurial Advisory Services at PKF Texas, offers another Tool Time Update.

Russ Capper interviews Brian Baumler, PKF Texas, and David Butler, HSSK, about the upcoming Energy Conference hosted by the Houston Society of CPAs at the Norris Conference Center.

Kenneth Guidry, CPA, president, PKF Texas, is back to offer more details about Joint Venture Strategic Advisors (JVSA), and how it will serve energy clients in the joint venture space.

Kenneth Guidry, president, PKF Texas, explains the details of the launch of Joint Venture Strategic Advisors (JVSA), a new acquisition focusing on joint venture auditing and management.

Byron Hebert, CPA, CTP, demonstrates how a Failure Mode Effect Analysis can help businesses identify risk, then reduce it.

Byron Hebert, CPA, CTP, outlines how an eight week project team timeline can help to implement new ideas in your business as he offers another Tool Time Update.

Andy Ray is back with another Tool Time update. This week, he explains how visibility and control of an issue affect your ability to improve your business.

Andy Ray, principal, Entrepreneurial Advisory Services, demonstrates the High Performance Model for Business. The model covers how results can improve growth, profit, and accelerate innovation through focusing on core processes.

Karen Love is back with Frances Casteñeda Dyess, president, Houston East End Chamber of Commerce, to discuss how the Port of Houston is overcoming shipping challenges with various international government entities.

Russ is back with Andy Ray, principal at PKF Texas. Andy explains why he wrote Radical Impact: A Manager’s Playbook to Achieve Meaningful Results, and how middle managers are the key to driving change in any business.

Guest host Russ Capper chats with Andy Ray, principal, PKF Texas. They discuss Andy’s new book Radical Impact: A Manager’s Playbook to Achieve Meaningful Results and how middle managers can create results that matter in their business.

PKF’s series with Frances Casteñeda Dyess, president, Houston East End Chamber of Commerce, continues. She and Karen Love discuss the expansion of the Panama Canal and its impact on Houston’s economy.

Karen Love is back with Frances Casteñeda Dyess, president of the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce. Frances explains how infrastructure improvements around the Port of Houston will affect manufacturers and logistics firms.

Karen Love interviews Frances Castaneda Dyess, president of the Houston East End Chamber of Commerce, to discuss how Houston’s growth is affecting manufacturing and distribution from construction projects to job growth.

Scott Soles is back with guest host Russ Capper to talk about how energy companies can improve their business by evaluating their operations.

Karen Love is back with Frank Landreneau, CPA. Frank describes the life cycle of an international business and where opportunities for growth can be found.

Andy Ray is back with a tool for prioritizing projects. By focusing on impact vs. difficulty you can prioritize where your team spends their time to get the best results for your business.

Karen Love and Frank Landreneau wrap up their series on IC-DISC. This week Frank explains how IC-DISC works and how to set it up to benefit your business model.

Karen Love is back with Frank Landreneau, CPA. Frank elaborates on who qualifies for the IC-DISC tax incentive and the timing for when an IC-DISC should be set up.

Karen Love and Frank Landreneau, CPA and PKF Texas’ international tax director, discuss the IC-DISC tax incentive for exporters. They explain the incentive and who qualifies for it.

Byron Hebert, CPA, and Andy Ray team up to demonstrate a model designed to help business owners get results in areas like sales growth, improved profitability, cash flow, customer service and product innovation.

Karen Love welcomes back Andy Ray to discuss radical impact – creating sustainable results which matter to a business. Andy explains why middle managers are critical for impact creation.

Russ joins Del Walker, PKF Texas tax director/practice leader, and Steffi Claiden, founder and CEO of the Family Office Review (FOR), to discuss FOR’s clientele, the FOR Conference and the FOR Awards being held in Houston.

Russ Capper chats with Scott Soles, PKF Texas Energy Director to discuss how fluctuations in the energy market affect Houston companies.

Andy Ray, a Principal on PKF Texas’ EAS team, walks through the “King for a Day” exercise. Using “We could ____, if we ____” statements with your team can help generate ideas to improve your business.

Karen Love introduces Andy Ray, a principal on the PKF Texas EAS team. Andy shares the advantages middle market companies have and challenges they face during the life cycle of a business.

Karen Love, director of practice growth, continues her discussion with Russ Capper about the show’s successes and how it has evolved over 500 episodes.

Karen Love, director of practice growth, turns the tables on our own Russ Capper, to learn more about changes in store for the show in 2015.

Guest host Jen Lemanski sits down with Valerie Frey, Senior Audit Associate, to discuss the benefits of a culture, variety of clients and a flexible work environment when assessing career options.