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Listen "#92 Van Carlson | How to mitigate risks without taking away the reward"
Episode Synopsis
Today I am interviewing Van Carlson who is the CEO at SRA 831(b) Admin.
"We don't have enough risk takers", according to Van Carlson, founder and CEO of Strategic Risk Alternatives. Van explores all things risk-related, and explains how to mitigate risks without taking away the reward. He talks about the importance of being willing to take risks, but also of the need to have a short term memory! Van discusses how to balance risk and reward in order to take even greater risks when building your business; and how to create a culture of calculated risk taking within your organisation.
Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOFb9mKafMM
Connect with Van:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vancarlson/
Website: https://www.831b.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SRA_CEO
Email: [email protected]
Helping SME’s build resilient, high performing teams and businesses, quickly, so they can innovate, deliver, and thrive.
The SME’s I work with typically struggle/suffer/ with one or more of these challenges:
- no clear strategy
- dysfunctional team dynamics
- not knowing their vision or mission
- feeling stuck and procrastinating
- business not growing
- leadership challenges
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com
"We don't have enough risk takers", according to Van Carlson, founder and CEO of Strategic Risk Alternatives. Van explores all things risk-related, and explains how to mitigate risks without taking away the reward. He talks about the importance of being willing to take risks, but also of the need to have a short term memory! Van discusses how to balance risk and reward in order to take even greater risks when building your business; and how to create a culture of calculated risk taking within your organisation.
Watch the full episode on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOFb9mKafMM
Connect with Van:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vancarlson/
Website: https://www.831b.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SRA_CEO
Email: [email protected]
Helping SME’s build resilient, high performing teams and businesses, quickly, so they can innovate, deliver, and thrive.
The SME’s I work with typically struggle/suffer/ with one or more of these challenges:
- no clear strategy
- dysfunctional team dynamics
- not knowing their vision or mission
- feeling stuck and procrastinating
- business not growing
- leadership challenges
If you want support in helping your organisation thrive, do get in contact with me:
https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com
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