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Empowering Small Businesses with HR Solutions, with Dan Gladding, Vested HR Solutions

March 25, 2024 by John Ray

North Fulton Business Radio

Empowering Small Businesses with HR Solutions, with Dan Gladding, Vested HR Solutions

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Empowering Small Businesses with HR Solutions, with Dan Gladding, Vested HR Solutions (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 756)

On this edition of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray welcomed Dan Gladding from Vested HR Solutions, a PEO (Professional Employer Organization) that provides a suite of outsourced HR services. Gladding shared his journey in the HR industry, focusing on the growth and challenges faced by businesses across Georgia and beyond. The discussion covered a wide range of topics, including the complexities of employee benefits, health insurance, compliance issues, and the impact of remote work. Gladding highlighted the importance of understanding and navigating the evolving HR landscape for small to medium-sized businesses, emphasizing tailored HR solutions and the value of a comprehensive HR partner in fostering business growth and employee satisfaction.

John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.

Dan Gladding, Vested HR Solutions

Dan Gladding is a Senior Business Development Manager with Vested HR Solutions.

Vested HR is committed to providing clients with tailored Human Resource and Risk Management solutions that will enable them to focus on the success of their businesses.

In 2019, an entrepreneur set out to solve a frustrating problem consistently seen throughout the payroll industry: a lack of compassion and understanding when it comes to the real humans behind a company’s operations.

From that, Vested HR’s “human-focused” approach was born. When you contact Vested HR, you’ll never speak to a recording or an answering machine. They believe in a real, honest, old-fashioned connection with a live human being who personally knows you and your staff.

From the start, thier business consultants take time to learn the ins and outs of your company and strategize ways to promote growth for you. At Vested HR, they understand that your most valuable investment is your people.

Vested HR has a diverse staff of seasoned professionals with over five decades of leadership in the PEO industry. Their top priority is always to maintain an unbeatable level of customer support, transparency, and knowledge on the latest compliance and regulatory changes within the payroll and HR industry.

Topics Discussed in this Interview

00:00 Welcome to North Fulton Business Radio
01:21 Introducing Dan Gladding from Vested HR Solutions
01:36 Exploring the World of Outsourced HR with Vested HR
02:03 The Personal Journey into HR: Dan Gladding’s Story
02:40 Understanding Professional Employer Organizations (PEO)
03:00 The Benefits of Partnering with a PEO
04:35 Navigating Health Insurance Choices for Businesses
07:00 Attracting and Retaining Talent with Competitive Benefits
09:32 The Importance of Compliance in HR
17:13 Remote Work: Adapting to New Norms
19:25 Vested HR Solutions: Serving Businesses Nationwide
22:42 Success Stories and How to Connect with Vested HR
25:24 Closing Remarks and Additional Resources

About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray

With over 750 shows and having featured over 1,200 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!

The show welcomes a wide variety of business, non-profit, and community leaders to get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community, and their profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media leans left. Some media leans right. We lean business.

John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.

The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.

John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.

John is the bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.

Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions, with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.

Russ Simatic, G&A Partners

December 29, 2021 by John Ray

Minneapolis St. Paul Business Radio

Russ Simatic, G&A Partners

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Russ Simatic, G&A Partners (Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio, Episode 29)

Russ Simatic, Minnesota Regional Sales Director for G&A Partners, discusses G&A’s work as a professional employer organization (PEO), “an HR toolbox” for organizations. When he owned his own business, he came to understand first-hand the value a PEO offers to alleviate vexing issues employers face with human resources. Russ and host John Ray discussed myths about outsourced HR functions, the recent changes in the industry, a look ahead to 2022, and much more. Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is produced virtually by the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX®.

G&A Partners

G&A Partners is a professional Human Resources organization that provides comprehensive Human Resource Solutions and Services that are customized specifically for each of their client’s needs.

Their goal is to position your company for optimal growth and provide you with the most important commodity of all—time to grow.

Whether you need human resource outsourcing, payroll processing, payroll tax return filing, help with employee benefits, workers’ compensation coverage, unemployment claims management, regulatory compliance assistance, or a host of other services, G&A is your one-stop shop for targeted, highly responsive HR solutions.

G&A Partners prides itself on its proven expertise at providing the ideal mix of services for each client’s unique needs. With G&A as your strategic partner, you can feel secure turning your HR and administrative concerns over to us.

Company website | LinkedIn

Russ Simatic, Regional Sales Director – Minnesota, G&A Partners

Russ Simatic is an advocate for small, medium, and large businesses. He has dedicated the past ten-plus years to helping business owners and CEOs succeed in a variety of industries. He is an extremely talented and highly effective business executive with over 30 years of diversified business experience leading sales, operations, and marketing teams with Fortune 500 companies and as an entrepreneur. Today Russ uses his knowledge of Business, Human Resources, and the PEO industry to help his clients grow their business and bottom-line profits by providing them with cost-effective, efficient HR solutions and services. Russ’s honest and open communication style has created winning cultures wherever he has worked, and he uses those skills to build lasting relations with his friends, clients, and prospects.

When Russ isn’t helping his clients grow their businesses, he loves spending quality time with his family, grandchildren, and friends, preferably at their family cabin in Crosslake MN. Russ enjoys participating in outdoor activities like Golfing, Boating, Fishing, Grouse Hunting, and Gardening. Russ grew up in Wisconsin so the cheddar runs deep in his veins. He is an avid Badgers and Packer fan and a GB shareholder too. Having lived in Minnesota for the past 25 years he is also a fan of the Vikings, Twins, and Wild. No border battle here.

Questions and Topics Discussed in this Episode

Who is G&A Partners?
How G&A has helped businesses during the pandemic
What G&A is doing to help businesses with recruiting and retention?
Tapping into new industries – who G&A serves
Discuss post-pandemic workplace (what businesses are asking)
Trends you will see in the workplace in 2022

Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Radio is hosted by John Ray and produced virtually from the Minneapolis St. Paul studio of Business RadioX® . You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, Stitcher, TuneIn, and others.

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Joe Beers with Integrity Outsource and Rinny Dyar with Valley Towing

February 19, 2020 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Joe Beers with Integrity Outsource and Rinny Dyar with Valley Towing

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LEADERSHIP LOWDOWN Joe Beers with Integrity Outsource and Rinny Dyar with Valley Towing

Integrity Outsource is a Professional Employer Organization that does back office employment administration for Arizona Companies. They handle payroll, employment and benefit administration with an average ROI exceeding 20%. Clients gain access to expertise, decrease compliance exposure and offer better benefits to their employees.

Integrity was selected as the 2020 Best of HR Services by ClearlyRated based exclusively on ratings provided by clients. Their Net Promoter Score of 78% reflects world class service.

They believe in keeping the Human in HR by offering high tech solutions combined with friendly, helpful professionals. They serve with integrity to improve the quality of life for Arizona’s employers and their employees.

Joe Beers has been a veteran and leader in the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) industry in Arizona since 1996. Prior to launching Integrity Outsource Mr. Beers served as a key executive in two other Arizona PEOs. He is currently the Arizona Leadership Council Chairman for the National Association of PEOs (NAPEO).

Beers spearheaded the only two pieces of PEO Legislation passed in Arizona history, benefitting PEOs and small business owners in Arizona. Mr. Beers has been a featured speaker at industry conferences, has been a contributing author to PEO Insider Magazine, and has published numerous other articles on the PEO Industry and other business topics. His expertise in sales, marketing, organizational excellence and growing a company is an integral part of Integrity Outsources’ success.

Mr. Beers has extensive community service involvement including Sigma Chi International Fraternity, the Boys & Girls Clubs, Valley Leadership and the Boy Scouts. He was appointed by the Governor of Arizona and currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Arizona State Personnel Board. He is a member of the Executive Association of Greater Phoenix (EAGP). Mr. Beers is married and has two children.

Connect with Joe on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Valley Towing is a family operated, female-owned business. Founded in 1963, 57 years ago, by Robert & Karen Dyar, Rinny’s parents.

Valley Towing provides towing service for Light, Medium, and Heavy Duty Towing. Serving Arizona and its surrounding states, available anytime, anywhere, with our 24-hour customer care standing by to take your call.

Rinny Dyar has worked with his family since he was 10 years old. That’s 51 years. He learned the business watching and riding with company tow operators, and his father, until the day he could go out on his own.

Over the years, he has learned to drive and operate all vehicles within the fleet. Today, he guides his managers and oversees all Valley’s operations.

Follow Valley Towing on Facebook and Instagram.

The Leadership Lowdown was created to share the REAL story behind valley leaders’ rise to the top, and the truth about what it takes to TRULY succeed in life and business. Hear the raw stories of these leaders’ journeys…the pitfalls, the victories, and all of the heartaches and triumphs in between.

ABOUT YOUR HOST

Jodi Low is an accomplished corporate trainer, inspirational speaker, and the Founder and CEO of U & Improved. Jodi has trained thousands of entrepreneurs and executives on how to build a booming business, master a mindset for success, and achieve the lifestyle they desire through heart-fueled leadership.

Through U & Improved—an award-winning personal and professional leadership development company based in Scottsdale—Jodi has redefined traditional leadership training by creating a sustainable and actionable model that is personal, challenging and meaningful to each and every individual who enrolls in any of the two-and-a-half-day experiential training classes. She and her elite training team have advanced the charge in heart-based leadership
development and empower U & Improved graduates with knowledge, tools and awareness to immediately be more effective and responsive leaders at work, home and within their communities.

Among her many accomplishments as a Valley leader, Jodi launched a teen leadership program in 2014 to empower young adults to become more confident, motivated and focused stewards of our future. In 2016, she founded a non-profit arm of the company—the U & Improved Leadership Foundation—that makes the program more accessible to deserving teens.

Jodi has been recognized by industry publications and organizations for her work in leadership development and serves as a source of inspiration within the community. In 2015, she was honored as an “Outstanding Women in Business” by the Phoenix Business Journal and by the Phoenix Suns and National Bank of Arizona with the “Amazing Women” award. She has received both the prestigious “Diversity Leader of the Year” and the Scottsdale Chamber of Commerce’s “Sterling Award.” She was also awarded a Silver Stevie Award for Female Entrepreneur of the Year 2015 and was a finalist for the Junior League of Phoenix’s Valley Impact Award. Jodi is a devoted single parent who volunteers her time at her daughters’ school programs and with organizations such as Angel Mamas, where she’s served on the board for three years.

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Larry Jones with Insperity and Chris Rude with Arizona Business Bank

March 2, 2018 by Karen

Phoenix Business Radio

BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Larry Jones with Insperity and Chris Rude with Arizona Business Bank

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BUSINESS SOLUTIONS Larry Jones with Insperity and Chris Rude with Arizona Business Bank

Insperity is a 30+ year old company that has assisted over 150,000 businesses and over 2 million employees across the country. The company’s original founder and current CEO, Paul Sarvadi envisioned making business owners’ lives easier by taking HR and administrative burdens off their plates. So he decided to start a company with about 600 sq ft and one phone. Since then, Insperity has grown to a 3 Billion dollar company by simply helping clients also reach their goals. Insperity uses the same methods we have used internally to help businesses run better, grow faster and make more money.

Insperity is based in Houston, with 60 offices across the country. They are dedicated to helping level the playing field for small businesses to compete against larger corporations by helping them attract and retain top talent with big company perks and benefits. Insperity create efficiencies by bundling many of the items that you already pay for as a business owner like payroll, administrative support, employee benefits, workers comp and local HR support with customized service plans. They also help a small business mitigate risk, while keeping up with all tax and government compliances. Taking all of these items off the plate of the business owner, lets them focus on what they do best and to grow their business.

Larry Jones is going on his 2^nd year with Insperity and it was their passion to help small businesses that drew him to this team. Larry grew up around several family businesses and he has seen first-hand what the burden of running a business can be like. His parents had many struggles running their businesses, and he’s seen similar struggles with friends and extended family that run their own businesses too. Insperity help business owners manage this burden of being an employer and help create some efficiencies in bundling many services together.

Insperity mission: Helping businesses succeed so communities prosper.
YouTube video: Insperity’s Workforce Optimization
Business News Daily article recognizing the ‘Best PEO for small businesses’

Larry Jones
Business Performance Advisor
Insperity
4900 N. Scottsdale Road | Suite 1200 | Scottsdale, AZ 85251
602-500-7001
Larry.Jones@Insperity.com
linkedin.com/in/larry-jones-a8906b7

Christopher Rude has been in both retail and commercial banking for 20+ years spending a majority of his career with Citibank and BMO Harris, most recently moving to Arizona Business Bank about 2.5 years ago. Chris’s focus is on working with good people who want to have a strong relationship with their bank. Most of his portfolio is in the contracting, manufacturing, and distribution space with company revenues ranging from $5MM to $200MM and credit needs north of $1MM.

When Chris isn’t banking, he spends his time with his wife, Lisa and three kids, Gabriella 10, Layla 8, and Henry 8. The family spends a lot of time playing soccer, fishing in the neighborhood, and hanging out with friends.

CoBiz Financial (NASDAQ:COBZ), is a multi-billion dollar financial services company that serves the complete financial needs of businesses, business owners and professionals in Colorado and Arizona. The company’s subsidiaries are: Colorado Business Bank and Arizona Business Bank which provides commercial banking services; CoBiz Private Client Advisors which offers private banking through CoBiz Private Bank and investment management and wealth planning through CoBiz Wealth; and CoBiz Insurance which delivers employee benefits, and property and casualty insurance brokerage.

Christopher M. Rude
VP, Commercial Banking
Arizona Business Bank
275 E. Rivulon Blvd, Ste 101
Gilbert, AZ 85297
Office: 602-217-1563
Twitter.com/cobizfinancial
https://www.linkedin.com/company/332492/
https://www.facebook.com/cobizfinancial
http://www.cobizfinancial.com/blog/Pages/default.aspx

ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS SOLUTIONS RADIO HOST

In 2014, Jon Deiter was working on the leadership team of a company which began implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System® (EOS®). Jon experienced first-hand the value and power of EOS and its simple tools to establish a clear vision, gain traction toward that vision, and grow a healthy team.

He also came to realize his true motivation and passion ….. to help many more companies achieve great things through implementing EOS! He was trained as a Professional EOS Implementer and since 2015 has been working with organizations to help them implement EOS. He offers his implementation/coaching services through his company, Jon Deiter Solutions, LLC.

EOS is a people-centric management system that embodies successful, proven ways of working with people and a team. In addition to company growth and achieving the life you desire, implementing EOS has positive impacts to employees, culture and team health.

Jon has worked for over 30 years in leadership/management positions in privately held and family owned entrepreneurial businesses as well as smaller divisions of public companies. He earned an MBA in Finance from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois and he has worked as a licensed CPA with Accreditation in Business Valuation and Certified Global Management Accountant. He has held positions in a variety of industries as Tax Advisor, Consultant, Controller, Vice President, CFO, and President.

His leadership career in manufacturing, distribution and service businesses, along with experience as both a user and implementer of EOS, give Jon a unique perspective to pursue his passion of helping business owners and leadership teams achieve all they want from their business.

Jon is active in the Conscious Capitalism movement and is a founding member and Treasurer of the Arizona Chapter of Conscious Capitalism. Jon lives in Chandler, Arizona with his wife Julie, having moved to Arizona from Chicago suburbs in 2003.

www.linkedin.com/in/jondeitereosimplementer
www.eosworldwide.com
www.consciouscapitalismaz.com
Jon’s Direct Line: 480-760-5809

ATLANTA’S BUSINESS LEADERS: Adam Harrell of Nebo Agency, Doug Hardman of Payscape and Tim Mitchell of HR Outsourcing

July 1, 2015 by Mike

Gwinnett Studio

ATLANTA'S BUSINESS LEADERS: Adam Harrell of Nebo Agency, Doug Hardman of Payscape and Tim Mitchell of HR Outsourcing

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Mike Sammond, Adam Harrell, Doug Hardman, Tim Mitchell, Louis Rosas

Adam Harrell/Nebo Agency

Nebo is a human-centered digital agency. They believe that great work comes from understanding the needs, wants and perceptions of your audience. This human-centered approach informs everything they do. With expertise in digital marketing strategy, web design, user experience, SEO, paid media, digital public relations, social media marketing and analytics, Nebo has helped its clients achieve their digital goals.

Doug Hardman/Payscape

Payscape provides financial technology solutions and credit card processing to businesses, both big and startup, with dreams of becoming the best companies in the world.

Tim Mitchell/HR Outsourcing, Inc.

HROI (HR Outsourcing, Inc.) is a PEO (Professional Employer Organization) that provides a bundled solution for payroll, employee benefits, workers comp, and HR services.