Generational conflict

Are generational clashes the biggest problem your company isn’t paying attention to? While older folks have had to adapt to a rapidly changing tech space over the last couple of decades, a younger cohort has been born into it.

A study from newly formed revenue orchestration company Clari + Salesloft is diving into the topic—specifically AI usage—and finding the generational divide comes at a pretty penny. According to the report, companies are on average losing $56 billion in productivity annually due to growing generational divides based on AI usage.

The survey shows that 85% of respondents using AI-enabled tools think the technology is improving their performance; however, 64% say they aren’t using the full capabilities available to them—and that number jumps to 75% among the baby boomers surveyed.

“Employees in revenue-generating roles should be one of the biggest beneficiaries of AI, but right now it’s becoming a divider instead of a multiplier,” Clari + Salesloft CEO Steve Cox said in a statement. “When AI is implemented intentionally, it aligns how work gets done and raises the floor for everyone, not just the early adopters.”

Your iPhone Has a Secret Feature That Can Help You Fall Asleep

Didn’t know you had white noise on your iPhone? Well, you do—and you can set up this useful hidden feature in just four easy steps.

Even on the best of days, life can be overwhelming. Noise, distraction and anxiety can make it hard to relax, fall asleep or simply focus. But we have some good news for you: There’s a hidden iPhone hack that can help you get the peace and quiet you’re craving. Background Sounds is a handy iOS feature that lets you play white noise on your iPhone and mercifully drown out the disruption around you. Loud traffic? Barking dogs? Noisy guests in the hotel room next to yours? See ya!

Unfortunately, you won’t find “white noise” easily labeled on your phone. Here’s how to locate the white noise on your iPhone and turn it on, step by step:

Head to Settings > Accessibility.

Select Audio & Visual.

From there, search for Background Sounds, and toggle it on.

Select Sound to choose which noise you want to play in the background.

The background sound will start playing as soon as you toggle it on. 

You can also adjust other settings in Background Sounds, such as volume level and the option to keep the white noise on when your iPhone is playing other media. 

Once you’ve set it up, you’re done!

How We Educate Business Owners

Our posture matters.

We do not sell anything.
We educate business owners.

Business savings is leverage — not a product to be pushed.

The education framework

Every conversation centers on three ideas:

1. Leverage
Savings can be used strategically to grow, stabilize, or unlock opportunity.

2. Specialized tax incentives are excellent
When a business has employees and/or commercial property they are often the best option. 

3. Why we exist
Most businesses qualify for some of the 30+ new programs recently released.

All three are wins.

Language to practice

“Stryde identifies savings through specialized tax incentives, financial audits, and employer strategies—helping businesses reclaim lost cash flow from multiple overlooked areas..”

 Homework

Have 3–5 education-only conversations this week (minimum).
Lead with curiosity and education.

Reflection

When cash flow is tight and expenses feel out of control, Stryde is the partner that finds what others miss. We go beyond surface-level savings to dig deep—uncovering hidden tax credits, eliminating unnecessary fees, optimizing benefit programs, and streamlining employer costs. Every dollar we recover goes straight back to your bottom line.

Coverage Creates Trust

Local leadership is not about cherry-picking “ideal” businesses.

It’s about owning the market responsibly.

If we believe small businesses are underserved, then we don’t pre-judge who deserves our time. We serve everyone the same.

Why? Because:

• They may need us in the future

• They may refer someone who does

• They may share your educational material

• They may know someone who should be doing this work alongside you

Coverage creates trust.
Trust creates opportunity.

Market ownership requires structure

If you want to steward a local environment, you must know your environment.

That means every business:

• Documented

• Trackable

• Followed up with

• Served consistently

1. Create a spreadsheet or use a free CRM (like HubSpot).

2. Build a list of every business in your defined area.

3. Include:

   • Business name

   • Address

   • Phone/email

   • Notes section

This is not admin work.
This is market stewardship.

Additional commitments

• Join your local Chamber of Commerce

• Attend local networking events

• Be present, curious, helpful, and authentically you — not salesy

• Go Social! Follow local social media guidelines so people see you both in town and online

Leadership Reflection

Am I willing to steward the whole market — or only the parts that feel easy?

Your Community Business Owners Will Be Stronger Because of You!

You Got This,

Stop hoping, start expecting 💰

There’s a fascinating experiment in physics that quietly reveals something most people miss about reality.

When scientists fired tiny particles through two slits, something strange happened…

 

When no one was observing, the particles behaved like waves — spread out, full of infinite possibility.

 

But the moment they were observed, they collapsed into a single, definite form.

 

Possibility became reality.

 

What’s interesting isn’t the science itself — it’s the implication.

 

Nothing solidified until attention was applied.

 

Hope and expectancy work the same way.

 

If you truly want to become wealthy, it’s time to trade hope for expectation.

 

Hope says, “Maybe someday.”

 

Expectancy says, “It’s already done, it’s only a matter of time until I see it.”

 

When you hope for money, you keep it in the realm of possibility. When you expect it, you allow it to take shape.

 

This is why hoping can feel exhausting — it keeps you stuck in a perpetual cycle of waiting.

 

Expectancy is calm, certain and relaxed. It does not chase or worry, it sits back and knows that the Universe can make things happen in ways we can’t consciously conceive.

 

For the next 21 days, instead of hoping money will show up, practice expecting it — without needing to know “how”.

 

And if you’d like guidance in building that expectancy with a free online app, then go here for your business.

Does your CPA proactively call you?

No? It's not because they don't care.

It's because calling you costs them money.

Think about it.

Every hour they spend on the phone with you is an hour they're not filing a tax return.

Every strategy they research for you is time away from processing returns.

Every proactive recommendation requires analysis, documentation, and follow-up.

None of that is profitable under the traditional CPA model.

So they don't do it.

They wait for you to call them.

They answer questions when asked.

They file what you give them.

And you interpret silence as "everything's fine."

But silence doesn't mean you're optimized.

It means nobody's looking.

Want someone who's actually looking?

Growth after subtraction?

Most owners do not actually need to work harder to grow their business.

What they need is fewer things competing for their attention at the same time.

I have watched incredibly capable, disciplined, and motivated business owners stall out year after year, not because they lacked effort or intelligence, but because they were trying to move too many priorities forward all at once.

Outreach.
Content.
Systems.
Tech.
Branding.
Niche selection.
Messaging.
Follow up.

Everything feels important. Everything feels urgent. And because of that, nothing gets done exceptionally well or long enough to compound.

This is where most momentum quietly dies.

Progress accelerates when complexity is removed.

The fastest growing businesses are almost boring in how focused they are. Not because they lack ambition, but because they understand how growth actually works.

One clear audience.
One sharp message.
One primary channel.
One system they commit to long enough for it to start working for them instead of against them.

They are not chasing every new idea or reacting to every new tactic. They are protecting their attention and putting it where it matters most.

Clarity creates momentum because it removes decision fatigue.
Focus creates confidence because you are no longer second guessing every move.

When your business feels scattered, it usually is not a sign that you need to add something new. It is almost always a sign that you need to subtract.

Subtract distractions.
Subtract unnecessary tools.
Subtract side projects that dilute energy.
Subtract decisions that pull you away from your core objective.

Decide what matters most right now and let everything else wait.

Growth rarely shows up when you pile more on your plate. It usually shows up after you simplify, commit, and give one strategy the time and consistency it needs to work.

Less noise.
More precision.
Better results.