Decision Vision, the leading podcast on decision making for business owners and executives, released its 100th episode on January 21st. Hosted by Mike Blake, a Director at Brady Ware & Company, this popular show covers different strategic decision-making case studies for businesses and entrepreneurs each week by interviewing subject matter experts on each decision business owners may make. Blake assists companies with strategic transactions by providing understanding of the value drivers and risk levers of those transactions.  Blake specializes in intellectual property-heavy firms, such as software-as-a-service, professional services firms, aerospace, and biotechnology.

For the milestone 100th episode he was joined by David Sparks for “Should I Start a Podcast?”. “David is a successful attorney who also hosts three successful podcasts (Mac Power Users, Focused, and Automators).  I’m a huge fan of his podcasts and we share a passion for technology (especially by Apple) and so he was a natural choice for our milestone podcast,” said Mike Blake.

Together they discussed whether a podcast is a worthwhile decision for business owners. A weakness of most business podcasts? A lack of preparation. Blake does extensive research about his guests and the weekly topics before they come on Decision Vision, and he believes this plays a large part in the show’s success. Blake and Sparks talked about the impact of preparation and the work that goes into a podcast as a successful channel for business.

The podcast recently won a marketing achievement award from the Association for Accounting Marketing.  Blake and his team are leaders in the business podcast space and beyond. Previous guests have included Harlan Jacobs, Jason Jones, Evelyn Ashley, Jared Kleinert, and Carol and Steve Docalavich amongst many other notable business leaders. “These are all subject matter experts who aren’t trying to sell our listeners something. They, like all of our guests, want the listener to be better positioned to make a great decision, whatever that may be,” said Blake. “In this uncertain and fast changing business environment, it is increasingly important for business owners to make solid decisions,” said Brady Ware Managing Director Brian Carr. “Mike and the Decision Vision Team have positioned the firm as a strong resource for businesses of all sizes as evidenced by the podcast’s growing audience,” 

Mike Blake and his Decision Vision team are looking to the future and what they can bring to the podcast to add even more value to the business space. To listen to past and future episodes look for Decision Vision on your favorite podcast app. Transcripts are available at https://bradyware.com/podcasts/decision-vision-podcast/#:~:text=Decision%20Vision%20is%20a%20podcast,love%20to%20hear%20from%20you. Episodes are released every Thursday at 7:00 AM EST.