Food Safety University

Money management can not come with a messed up mindset. At least not with any success. So, if the first thing that happens to you when you think about money is you shut down or your mind races...then this is the episode for you.

You have your team assembled. Now what? You need to figure out what problem are you solving? Revenue, Expense, Profit? Dig out your P/L and let's get to work Then come check out www.dirigofoodsafety.com and let's book a call about working together.

There are 5 to 6 KEY people on your money team. 3 of those are gonna surprise you. 3 are going to ask the questions that need asking 1 is going to give you the data you didn't know you needed to drive great decision making. 1 is going to drive a perspective shift that will make all the difference. Who are they? Tune in and find out, then click over to Dirigo Food Safety to book a call and let's talk about Dr. P being on your team.

This summer we are going to change how you think about money. Less panic, more space and more money. Today's episode is all on the upcoming series and I give you one key exercise to start the summer off right. Tune in and take notes. Interested in more? Come check us out at Dirigo Food Safety 

How are you at managing your time? Did you know that time is a construct? IT IS TOTALLY MADE UP. And so are your bull^&%$ excuses for why you don't have time. Learn about it ALL here with the amazing coach Vikki Louise. We talk about what time hacking is and how to use it. We are talking about what it costs to waste your time. This episode will seriously change your life. Then go check out Vikki at www.vikkilouise.com

This episode is all about that ONE famous question that can throw our train of thought directly off the track: 'What if...?' Today, we'll discuss some common questions that new plant managers ask themselves and, in turn, lose time, happiness and productivity. Join us!

What an interesting set of podcasts we've had. I now have people emailing me and saying "Dr. P! I did my who before how question and OMG everything worked" So.much.fun. On this, the last episode of the series, we are talking supply chain. Because someone has to. Folks, the supply chain in local foods is, as my NCOIC used to say "tore up from the floor up". What results are you creating with your supply chain? Is it the one you want? Were you able to supply what you needed this past year? Take a minute and ask yourself why.  Because your success with your supply chain comes down to WHO you are being, every time (pssst...this is true of EVERY relationship). Get square with all that this episode.

Just picture it...you have a gleaming new piece of equipment arriving tomorrow. You've got everything planned and the installation is going to work flawlessly. The tech is already in town, training your employees, and the maintenance crew is all set for the new equipment to arrive and be integrated into the production space. And now your reality...OMG I NEED [Insert Equipment name here] or else everything is going to fall apart. If the first scenario is your reality...skip to the end of the episode, because I talk about how to get rid of your equipment graveyard If the second is more on par with your life, this episode is going to knock your socks off.

Accountability certainly has an impact on productivity and your bottom line. But what if I told you that productivity was the least important result of implementing personal responsibility in your workplace? Listen in for my easy-to-follow plan for managing by leveraging your team's strengths, and building a culture of 360 degree accountability - from the top of the bottom, and from the bottom up. 

Do you avoid writing your corrective actions? I have so many clients who do. And they avoid it because of one thing. This episode will cover that one thing in depth and show you a way to deal with it. This episode will change the trajectory of your facility and your life

Meetings can often feel like unfocused downtime that takes us away from production. What if your meetings could be short, sweet, focused and to the point? They can be, and in today's episode, we'll discuss the WHO and the HOW. First it's important to discuss who we want to be while leading these meetings.  As it turns out, regularly scheduled meetings have just as much to do with building relationships as they do reviewing metrics and giving directions.

When should you lead your company into new markets? And, what the heck do I mean by a new market any way? There are 2 kinds of new markets, which we cover in the podcast... But, there's the THINKING first, before the charging into a new market. What are the questions you need to ask yourself? Get more goodness here...www.dirigofoodsafety.com

Have you ever found yourself thinking, 'What if we spend all this time and money training our employees, and they leave for another company?' If so, I would answer you with 'Well, what if we DON'T train them, and they stay?' A robust training program is highly beneficial to your bottom line, but more importantly, is a huge foundational block for building a company culture of retention, engagement, collaboration and innovation.

What if your expansion project...what is next on the horizon for you in terms of floors, walls and ceilings, your new equipment, your new footprint ...came from your highest and best self? What if the question isn't...how am I going to find the money? But rather...who am I going to be? That my friend...is magic.

Every worker wants to feel safe enough to do their job correctly and to the best of their ability. It's a management team's responsibility to be committed to providing that. Where does your business stand on safety? Join us this week to discuss the ins and outs of auditing your business' safety plan. We discuss Worker's Comp, forming a team, training and more!

Are you leading or are you managing? There is a really big difference. Being a leader is taking a step back, not coming in on top of someone. Join me as I talk with Matt McGhee a Plant Leader in the oil/gas industry. He has studied and practiced leadership for his whole career. Our fascinating conversation will change the way you see your plant.

Welcome back to our leadership series. Let's talk about leading employees. What's your plan there? Remember results...then who...then how. You can use this question with every employee issue you have. Ready to get to work? Go to www.dirigofoodsafety.com and let's do it.

Do you find your plant finances to be a black box? Are financial statements accessible and transparent? Do you know what to measure or how to tell if you're making money? Join us today, as we interview plant finance and project management expert Dane Creighton about his experiences as a new plant manager and how we recommends wrapping your head around your financial statements.

This leadership series is going to change your life. Let's get real on what it means to create results. It doesn't mean what you think it means. It means showing up as who you are meant to be and getting ish done till the result is created. That is it It's no harder or easier than that. 

I have been doing a lot of thinking and coaching on leadership. And, I've come to the conclusion that a lot of people are failing at it in our food plants...not because they aren't trying...but because they are trying too hard. What? Heresy...I know. Here's the thing though...leadership is a learned and learnable skill. I just think we've learned the wrong lessons. I think people are making it way too hard and are suffering a LOT as a result. This series is designed to start to fix that. We are going to start with how I help my clients set their course of direction and then talk about the process we use for figuring anything out. Finally, I am going to introduce you to a new way of thinking about how to make any decision.

This week, we talk to Travis Stockstill, AKA American Butcher! Travis is an expert butcher and production manager who has overseen several high-complexity plants in his highly accomplished career, including Ready-to-Eat facilities. He shares some of his personal experiences and gives advice to food production managers of all skill levels.

One of the most awesome things about my life is that I am a graduate of Wellesley College. Being in the "W Network" as we call it brings certain advantages. Not only can I find alums almost anywhere in the world doing anything that I might have a question about, we also have professors that do very interesting work and are more than happy to talk to grads...even ones decades out! Meet Professor Robert Paarlberg, a political science professor and researcher of ag policy. He and I discussed his new book "Resetting the Table: STRAIGHT TALK ABOUT THE FOOD WE GROW AND EAT" This discussion was fascinating because we are absolutely more alike than we are different and there are so many solutions on the table for feeding people...not just calories...but food. More about the book and Professor Paarlberg here

In this week's episode of the New Plant Manager series, we address all of your recent questions by taking a deeper dive into what exactly a gap audit is! In this episode, you'll learn about: Gap Audits and why need do them Risk Analysis Elements of a Program Elements of a Standard Operating Procedure What auditors are looking for Tune in to find out how to make management life much less difficult and time consuming!

What is the next step in breaking through to make money as a food producer? Thru questions Important ones (because yes, there are dumb questions...the ones you don't want answered with the truth) Questions empower On today's podcast, I'll teach you the ONE question I ask that changed everything Ready to get going... Well, you have a great OPPORTUNITY here... join us at food safety university TODAY. https://www.foodsafetyuniversity.com/food-safety

In part 3 of our New Plant Manager series, we'll continue on our internal gap audit. This week, we'll be taking a look at the first portion of our Operations Structure, the Facilities Programming.  We'll take this opportunity to discuss the most important elements of any program: Risk Analysis Risk-based policies Prerequisite programs SOPs sSOPs Verification and Calibration Validation Work Instructions ...as they pertain to your physical assets, such as equipment, facilities and the ground you're built upon.

If you are thinking about opening a business, going into co-packing or thinking about what it is like to work with me...I want to introduce you to some of the best women in the food space on the planet. Go deep with Jennell and Alicia as we talk about how I have coached them to grow and build their business.  If you've ever wondered what it is like to be my client...here is your chance to listen in! Then go check out Casco Bay Creamery.

Have you ever walked into a new management job and wondered, 'Where the heck to I start?' If so, this episode is for you. In this week's installment of The New Plant Manager series, David discusses the first part of the New Plant Management Model, the Organizational Gap Analysis.  In other words, we find out about your company's reporting structure and determine what you already have for a robust personnel management program, and what you need and then how to bridge the gap.  It's the first steps to stepping into your new role as a manager in a new plant.

In this week's episode of the podcast we are going to take making money as a food producer even further than the beliefs we talked about last week. Beliefs are first. Next we've got to talk about dreaming big...how much money do you want to make? How do you set a goal without killing yourself?

This episode of The Food Safety University Podcast is the first of a new weekly segment called' The New Plant Manager' with David Zarling. David is a Senior Associate at Dirigo Food Safety with a background in production management, plant management, and all levels and forms of butchery, including USDA inspected field slaughter.  In this series, David will discuss everything you need to step into a plant management role or assume the GM role in a plant new to you. We'll discuss a model that lets you confidently become the manage that your team, your shareholders and you need you to be. 

Great news all, this is another peak behind the scenes look at Dirigo Food Safety and what we are doing, where we are going and how we are run. David Zarling, plant manager, butcher and leadership coach extraordinaire is joining me today to talk shop. And, we have some pretty cool announcements for the podcast. Listen up and share, because we are doing all sorts of good things around here.

Why are you making food? Why on earth are you putting all this effort into your business? In part 1 of our series I am going to tackle this issue head on with you. These episodes are going to make your THINK. And then they are going to make you GROW.

You know who LOVES a well executed food safety plan? Your future self. The one who can deal with any problem thrown at them because they've got a great foundation. But how do you even develop a relationship with that person? Who are they and how do you think about them?

Are you arguing with reality and spending your time re-litigating the past? Many clients do this frequently. It makes total sense because...that's how you were taught to think. But what if you could stop doing that. What if you could stop focusing on the stuff you can not change, and focus on the stuff you can. That's what happens when you decide who you want to be in your business, before you decide what you want to do. Who before how...always.

Today, I am bringing my coach, the wonderful Maggie Reyes, on to the podcast to talk about communication. Maggie brings a world of experience to the topic of communication, from her position in HR in the cruise industry, to being a life coach for Type A women who are creating better marriages, and now she's bringing it to food manufacturing! Because food manufacturers are people...who need to communicate with other people. All of Maggie's goodness can be found at maggiereyes.com and check out her Marriage MBA program 

Calibration...what a thrilling topic! It's pretty rad though that there are all sorts of devices out there that measure whether or not our food meets our critical limits though!  But the deal is...you have make sure those devices are working. How you ask? Well, good thing you can find out.  And, when you want to stop worrying about whether your SOPs are ok and just want the swipe files...time to join us at Food Safety University. Enroll today and get Certified HACCP training Certified Preventive Controls Training All the SOPs you'll ever need for your food safety plan The 90 day validations for passing your audit Live support from me...answering any question, every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month Click here to check it out

I am delighted to bring you this interview with Jill Stuber, the Food Safety Coach. Jill, like me, knows that it is the people who are the key to making your facility work. Listen in as we talk about how we coach our clients and the transformations coaching brings. You can catch all Jill's goodness at the Food Safety Coach.

Competence...Does your workforce have it and do you know? And for that matter...why is it important? A competent workforce is your key to saving time, money and a lot of energy. So how do you get a trained and competent workforce? Listen in!

Pest management is one of those things that is pretty easy to get right. Unless of course you don't do it. You know more than you think you do around pest control!

In talking with so many clients what is really obvious is that they are looking for really big wins...I get it...big wins feel good. But it is the small stuff, done right, every day that makes the biggest difference

When my clients look at document control they often cringe. It's boring, it's hard, and it shows little result. Well, no kidding is sucks if you approach it like that. What if your document control process was the key to the efficiency of your food safety system?

I am a total Gen Xer and sci fi fan...and as such...I love Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy And so my friends...think of this episode as having nice friendly red letters that say...Don't Panic Look, I know it is easy to panic in a crisis. But you can over come that. Listen up for how. And if you want to do all your planning the easy way...go download the 12 Steps of HACCP to get started

2021 is going to be the year of habits around here. And today on the podcast we are going to start with the habits to get into to create the results you want in the world I'm discussing The Proofing Box method and the questions you need to ask to get your results.

Happy Holidays! Ready to get your food business going? Tune into our amazing conversation with Ted Lebow of Kitchen Table Consultants Learn what we wish you knew BEFORE you got started... And check out Ted here https://www.kitchentableconsultants.com/

Making sure that the equipment you use to monitor your product and process is incredibly important. There are certain things you need to do to make this work. Listen in for how to set up your calibration program. This is a great nitty gritty episode for everyone who is wondering the HOW of food safety, so you'll want to take notes.

If we have learned anything in 2020 it is that keeping our facilities and our people safe is pretty tough. We've got different competing needs that we have to balance and it is anything but easy. Let's make it a little easier. This episode is going to cover what to do to get your facility or farm secure as it can be. The approach, as our approach to all things, is through the HACCP planning process. Download the 12 steps of HACCP now by going to www.foodsafetyuniversity.com

There are 3 statements that make training effective. And I am 99% sure you don't know what they are, or why you need to agree with them. I am also 99% sure that every single corrective action you write has Training as an action.  Let me be the first to tell you...you are doing it wrong. More training isn't the answer. Better training is.

Truly, you can't talk about Sanitation too in depth here on FSU. Today I talk with Leon Witham, one of my favorite people in food safety. Leon brings an incredible level of dedication and service to our industry and his customers. There is probably almost no question on sanitation he can't answer.

This is the most 2020 thing to talk about. How we dress and how we protect ourselves and the product at work is a learned and learnable skill. You just need to DECIDE to learn it. You need to make the choice that doing PPE and personal hygiene the right way, every single time you do it, is an activity worth doing.

Wait what??! Episode 1? That's right folks...we are having a rebrand. The Smallholder Food Business Development Institute Podcast is now... Food Safety University Let's do it!

In food manufacturing you need a Customer Complaint program. It's something you've got to think about and document. I see so many of my clients freak out about them that they routinely get caught short in all the things they could learn from them. If that's you...here's the podcast that fixes that.

Corrective Actions and Preventive Actions... What are the steps?  What do you need to think about? Because for your program to be effective...you need to have harder conversations than you are having. You need to dig deeper and GO THERE. Stop pencil whipping this stuff. Use your mistakes to get better.

There is jurisdiction and there's authority. Who has what where in your business and what does it mean for you and your relationship with your regulators?

In the 6 step framework I introduced in Episode 103 I said it can be used for anything. Well, today we are going to deploy it for how to keep on keepin' on as COVID is our reality for some time. Today's episode will go over who is on your response team, what the scope of the problem is, who solutions apply to, what the heck the solutions are and the steps for implementation and continuous process improvement. This is a very important episode folks. Tune in, take notes and think. Helpful Links: https://www.fda.gov/media/141141/download https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-manufacturing-workers-employers.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/organizations/meat-poultry-processing-workers-employers.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/guidance-manufacturing-workers-employers.html#create-assessment-plan

Matthew is one of my favorite people and I am delighted to speak with him about his journey. He and I have worked together on a number of projects. His wisdom and care and heart centeredness in the agricultural world is a breath of fresh air for entrepreneurs everywhere. Need more goodness? Check out his brand new podcast on Heritage Radio Network: Jupiter's Almanac

Do you do what you say you are going to do and is it helpful... I am sorry to say that it isn't enough to just write your HACCP plan. You've got to make sure it works. And you've got to make sure all the SOPs that support it work to. You do that by doing a 90d validation. Learn how and where you can get more help on this episode.

There are 6 steps to ANY food safety project whether it is SOPs, or HACCPs or employee training... Learn what they are and how to get them to work in your business.

If you are a company trying to pass an audit...tune in because you need a food fraud vulnerability assessment. And I got a program for that. In today's episode we are going to cover... What is food fraud? What are the commonly adulterated foods? How do you do a food fraud assessment?

Ready for the next 100 episodes? Because I am.  Let's set the stage though... Goals. You've got 'em. You love setting them, they feel awesome. Are you using them to beat the stuffing out of yourself? Probably.  Which makes you feel bad. So you set more goals for yourself because that makes you feel good and productive. Welcome to The High Achiever Goal Cycle. Let's get off that hamster wheel and onto running awesome businesses. Listen in, and start observing where you are doing all.the.things. and whether or not that is working for you. Then join us over on The Proofing Box (the FREE Facebook group) and let's talk about the goals. Over the course of the next 100 episodes we are going to talk about food safety and business planning What's working What's not working And what are we going to do differently. HACCP Business planning Life Get ready

It's been 8 1/2 years on our business journey It's been 14 1/2 years on our marriage journey What works? What doesn't work? What are we going to do differently? Tune in and find out.

Are you ready for a 3rd party audit? Well, if you've ever wondered what you need to do to prep, this is the episode for you. Join me as I interview 2 auditors from ASI on what goes into an audit and what you can do to make the whole process easier.

When I last covered testing and environmental monitoring we talked a lot about the how of what you do... Today we talk about the why... Doing product testing and environmental monitoring well gives a lot of insight into your food safety culture. Get on board with how to do the testing and what it means for your company.

How much time do you spend in preventive maintenance...and how much in urgent and emergency maintenance... Next question...how awful does all that emergency maintenance feel. Awful, right? What if you instituted PM and made this all suck less? What if your maintenance dept had FUN at work once in a while? Imagine how much more they'd get done my friend! Join my on this week's episode live on The Proofing Box and let's talk about how to make that happen.

I say HACCP, you say HACCP...and we mean different things... Say wha?! Crazy, I know. But join me for this podcast and learn about the vocabulary! Let's clear all that up so that you can get your plans written!

You food changes lives. How do I know this? Because it's changed mine. Yours, my clients, the whole smallholder food movement...it changes lives. And changing lives is tough work and requires a lot of you. And when the going is rough, I want you to think about the opportunity you have to be a product of your product. I am going to tell you how that process works with me, and how you can incorporate that into not only your every day work, but your SOPs and how you work in your business.

What's the mindset around being organized? That's the real question. Anyone can 5S their facility once...but it takes a lot more brain work to keep your facility and stuff under control.

We talk a lot about goal setting around here and it is easy to go down the rabbit hole of attachment to goals. Commitment though, is much more powerful. Both can be useful, but commitment will get you everywhere, where as attachment doesn't. Tune in to learn the difference. And when you are ready to commit...book a call.

Let's diving into your relationship with yourself...what are the things you build your life on? Are they what you want to bring forward into your future?​ The foundations of freedom and opportunity are pretty simple... Wealth Community Compliance When we work to understand these we build assets. PERSONAL assets.... 1) Your relationship with yourself 2) Your relationship with others 3) The products of your life 4) The processes of your life 5) The capital in your life Where are you with the personal assets in your life?

Vets- listen up! This vet is talking to another awesome vet this week. Matt runs Vet Pivot, works in finance and is the walking definition of amazing.  We cover lots of awesome stuff for non vets in this one as well, so you will all want to tune in!

Talking finance and small business today on the podcast. We've got a fun interview with John Stoj out of Sandy Springs, GA. He's a whiz at all things finance for small business. Finance and the world we live in today is no easy task, but John makes it wicked fun.

Last week I talked about the mindset around racial justice. This week is the how.  - Learn how to go through a SOP so that it works for you. - Learn the 3 key pieces of implementing an Inclusive Excellence SOP. Need the SOP? Join us at the Proofing Box...it's in the files section

The goals of Inclusive Excellence are - to center to conversations of our colleagues of color and other cultures in ways that they wish to be centered - to be an example of what is possible when we dig into discomfort - to be an example of what a white woman can do to be part of the conversation and be brave and make mistakes Join me for the transformation

Join us for this fascinating interview with Paula Horne, entrepreneur extraordinaire. Learn how she's transitioned out of the military and into a world of hot sauce. Our conversation is fun and chock full of what you need to know as you are getting your business started.

I get it...you think monitoring and verification is wicked boring/tedious/hell of a lot of work Here's the deal, you can change your whole outlook on your business by approaching monitoring and verifications as activities that create wealth, community and compliance. Join us to learn how and the dive into those question by joining us on The Proofing Box. https://www.facebook.com/groups/proofingbox/

Jeff Hahn is the owner and principal of Hahn Public. Jeff focuses on brand crafting, message development and crisis communications and I ask you...how desperately is that needed right now? Grab a pen and be prepared to take notes on how you can lead through effective communications. This is so important right now.

As local food has its moment, we are finding out a LOT about value and pricing. What do we mean when we say value? How are making sure you are delivering value to your customers? How does that affect your profit? Grab your pen, paper and brain and let's find out.

This week I talk to Larry Shiller, an educator and practitioner of how grit and resilience can be used in our lives and workplaces. How gritty are you? Find out here https://www.gritterprofile.org/

How does something so prosaic as trace and lotting create wealth and freedom?  Such a great question, I am glad you asked! Because this episode will not only tell you how freedom lies on the other end of a functioning trace and lot program, but, how to do one. It's VASTLY easier than you think. So get to work. Want help with that? Book a call with Dr. P to get into the Power Group for May. 90 days to build the foundation of your business.  

Are you ready to get your time management game on? Join me for an amazing interview with Christina Roman of Pique Coaching She's an expert at helping you focus and get your work done, quite getting distracted and get the results you want in your business and life

There are so many questions out there about mobile slaughter, and this episode is all about answers... Humane handling Water/sewage- and errata here...I am off by an order of magnitude it is 0.3 gallons of water per pound of value added processing. Join us at The Proofing Box with questions.

That is Critical Control Points and Critical Limits Know 'em, love 'em and execute them with perfection. Find out how...

Join us as Dr. P talks to Sheila Austin. Sheila is doing some really interesting things in small ruminants in FL. Her experience and insight is invaluable if you are thinking about going into processing.

I have a radically new approach to regional food supply chains. This is information that our communities need, right now. How do you approach your supply chain? How do you manage your supply chain? What if it isn't all as hard as you think?

Join me as I interview Barbara Shepherd a cannabis entrepreneur. This fascinating conversation covers a wide range of things you need to be thinking about as you start your cannabis venture.

In this week's episode we are covering some discussion about corona virus to start and then we are diving into justification for decisions in your hazard analysis. Really...why are hazards NRLTO or RLTO? Even know what that means? Well listen in and find out!

Felicia is an amazing coach who really gets performance. She started her coaching business from a conversation about clean eating and body image. Do you know what conversation your target market is having about their foods? Tune in to find out.

Anxiety. It might actually be a public health crisis. I have anxiety, you might, or someone you know and love might. Join us for a magical conversation with Kelly, a superb life coach who focuses on transforming anxiety from something terrible...to something you can live with.

We've gone through the five pre-steps of HACCP and now we are on to the meat of the matter as it were. And here is where everyone gets stopped. Stopped in confusion and overwhelm and regulations and AIGH ISN'T THIS SUPPOSED TO BE A CCP. That overwhelm all comes from a fear that you are going to do it wrong and nothing is going to work and all your efforts will be for nothing. Stop. Breathe. I get it. I've been there. I was once new at this too. Listen, you aren't writing the Bible or any other Holy Book. You are writing a food safety plan. It is ok if it isn't right on the first or even 10th try. It won't be. Write it anyway. Write it in fear and loathing and failure. Know that is what you are going to feel when you write a hazard analysis. Plan on it. It is the tax you get to pay for building the business of your dreams.

Branding. Live by it. If your brand ain't working for you, it ain't working. Join us as I chat with David Lemley of Retail Voodoo on how to get your brand squared away. And then of course, it is off to the welders with you so you can get one for your cattle! JK, we freeze brand them now.

Negative emotions can be in us and drive us forward and... nothing is going wrong. Feelings always create actions. You get to figure out if they are going to drive actions that move you forward.

I get it, folks are worried. But, listen, this doesn't have to overwhelm you. Simple measures around handwashing and biosecurity are the name of the game. If you've got questions head on over to The Proofing Box and ask 'em!

A verified Process Flow Diagram. You either have it or you don't. Many is the time I've walked through a plant and said "did anyone actually LOOK at this?" because "umm, no" is usually the answer. Let's fix that shall we? 

Are you ready to create results? Leaders create results.  What would your life look like if you stepped into leading yourself? It sounds simple, and it can be. But, acknowledging and stepping into your own leadership is a profound journey. Local food needs leaders, it needs you. Join me on this journey, won't you?

Seriously, what could be more fun than process flow diagramming? The ANNOUNCEMENT I am coming out with for my veteran community. How do we do it around here? We build community.

In this episode I go over the STRIVE questions and the thought management process that I use to create trust and credibility. It doesn't matter what you are selling, you need to manage your mind to achieve the results you are looking for.

What if everything you knew about marketing and sales was wrong? Join me for this first in a 4 part series on exactly how to sell to grow and scale your business .

Join me with Charlie Tidd (my awesome brother) as we talk about managing inventory inputs. This episode is going to change everything about how you see all that stuff stacked up in your walkins, your coolers and freezers.

Step 3 of pre planning for success is understanding your customer and understanding how your customer consumes your food.  The bigger question here is how are you providing value to your customer, and then tying that value to your food safety plan.

The underlying stability of The Proofing Box is the mindset management around leadership. What is it, how do you understand it and how do you practice your own leadership?

An encore presentation of our 5s discussion with Charles Tidd. Join us this week on the podcast where Dr. P and Charlie Tidd talk about the basis of 5S in food manufacturing and how they can help you in your own facility.

You've formed your team. Now what. Now you have to describe what you make. It shouldn't be hard...and yet.

Why is leadership tough? How have you go about solving your leadership problems and what hasn't worked? What is your MVP and how can you use this concept to drive your business forward?

Let's not shoot for the stars just yet... Let's just start with the 3 steps to feel marginally less awful

You've decided to embark on a food business. Now you need a food safety team. Why? Food safety is a team sport! Listen in for the history of food safety planning, how we got here, and how to start on your documented food safety plan.

How do we look at the obvious results?  - Health - Wealth - Relationships Why do we look at the obvious results? Because telling ourselves truth, even if it is optional thoughts, creates clarity and allows us to manage our minds, which is the KEY asset in a business. When we serve up truth to ourselves, we have our own back. We learn that we belong to ourselves, and so many of us have a story of not belonging. Being vulnerable to the truth in our lives allows us to decide.

On today's episode we are going to cover what to feed your food animals. Primarily cattle and hogs. Let's get some feed biochemistry going my friends!

One of the best tools in my mind management toolkit is questioning assumptions. What assumptions do I make in around my thoughts? Asking this question takes thought work to the next level and can create massive breakthroughs in your life. Learn the 5 questions I ask myself during my own self coaching and work them into your life.

I've gotten a ton of questions on ASF. Well, here are some answers. The short version...if your pigs are blue and dying, call your state vet. The podcast covers a bit more than that though, so tune in!

Guess what? Negative thoughts about everything...are totally optional. What would happen if you decided that your negative thoughts, when they happen, aren't serving you? Miracles, that's what. You'll feel like you lost 20# in an instant. Join me and learn how to stop hugging the cactus. Learn how dropping negativity builds assets and creates wealth (no, I am not kidding). Learn how I drop the negativity in my head It's an amazing episode!

Let's talk how you know you are making what you are making. It's through putting systems in place. Today we are talking on farm quality assurance systems, I promise they aren't as scary as you think! Join us to learn about PQA Plus, BQA, LQA, FQA Find out about the first, easy step you can take to create an on farm quality assurance system. Links from today's podcast: https://lambresourcecenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/2013-Updated-SSQA-Manual.pdf http://www.fao.org/3/X5624E/x5624e08.htm https://www.sfbdi.com/facilitywebinar https://www.bqa.org https://www.pork.org/certifications/pork-quality-assurance-plus

When we choose anger over empowerment When we choose to avoid food safety planning by being angry it costs us a LOT It costs our health, our wealth, and our relationships. What is your inaction or your anger costing you?

This is one of those topics where people just simply tune out. They know that they are supposed to do it, and they just don't. Why is that? Cause it is boring Cause it is hard (not really) Cause they are afraid of it Let's clear that up shall we?

Food safety is all about action. Often times, we act first, believe second. So what are those actions? How do we actually mitigate risk? What does that mean for leading and serving ourselves, our teams and our customers?

What could be more fun for a food facility than doing internal audits? Well, I love to do them, and now you can to! But seriously folks, internal audits are the difference between the results you have and the results you want. Why? Because if you decide to do the work, they allow you to show up to your product, process and people. Be brave my friends. Come learn how to serve up truth with internal audits.

Join me on a trip through a thought download. What does it look like when I confront the thoughts that keep me up at night?  Thought work is a learned and learnable skill that requires vulnerability. Join me on this amazing journey.

What if how you did calibration was how you did everything? Listen in and learn what I mean...

What does finding your purpose look like? Sit and think Health, Wealth, Relationships What are some themes that have run through your life? What does your future self think? How did I do it? Why bother at all?

Testing doesn't have to be complicated. I promise Join Dr. P as as she walks you thru both FSIS N60 testing and USDA/FDA environmental monitoring for Listeria.  If you are still overwhelmed, book a call and we'll get you straightened out https://www.sfbdi.com/applicationcall

A follow up to the emergency call y'all heard about last week. How do you keep the doors open? 1) Observe 2) Train 3) Act 4) Document Now you know how to keep the doors open.

This is an encore presentation of Wealth Creation.... What would happen if you opened up your business plan and put Food Safety costs in there? The real costs?I kid you not, you would build wealth in your organization and your life by doing food safety well. You'll have a more realistic cost structure so that food safety costs don't smack you in the face. You'll find out that telling your financial truth builds wealth.  I promise, you'll have less anxiety and sleep better When you stand in your truth of what your business needs to succeed and thrive you will actually build the business that you were meant to build.

How much time do you spend thinking about what you are going to eat next? Or regretting what you ate? How much time would you have if, say, you didn't do that? A lot. A lot more time to go out and solve the problems you were meant to solve in the world. Listen in to find out how, and stick around for the awesome download at the end!

OK folks...do you even know what your product IS? Let's define that first. THEN let's talk about how to measure defects. What are the best ways to measure defects? Listen to the end to get the handout that is super easy to start with TODAY.

I mean seriously, who else but Dr. P is gonna tackle stop over eating in the food industry. In this episode we talk about the reasons we over eat and how to bring awareness to your eating process.  And guess what? Feeling your feelings is the trick to everything.

You’ve heard me talk about the importance of lean processing before on the podcast and how following this methodology helps eliminate waste in your facility. But today we’re going to talk about the importance of one of those wastes specifically: The waste of human potential. Yes, you pay your employees to do a job and give them the tools they need to do it, but I’d like to ask you an important question: Are you getting the best work out of your people? If you don't engage an employee’s knowledge and expertise, how do you expect to improve the process? These people on the front lines are the most capable at identifying problem areas. And more importantly?  They can develop the solutions to your problems. Join me on the podcast this week where I talk about the importance of truly engaging and utilizing your employees so that you can eliminate waste and create sustainability and profit.

Join me on the podcast this week where I talk about the unharnessed power of your beliefs. And how when you believe in the power of the future—YOUR future—you harness the power to decide who you want to be and how you want to grow your business.

Join me this week where I’ll cover what it means to be regulated by the FDA and the steps to take to be compliant. Plus, scroll down to download our handy white paper to help you get prepared.

Join me this week on the podcast where we talk about the importance of managing your feelings and how working with a coach can set you up for true success when building your dream business.

This week is more of  Dr. P and Charlie Tidd discussing the basis of 5S in food manufacturing and how they can help you in your own facility.

Join us this week on the podcast where Dr. P and Charlie Tidd talk about the basis of 5S in food manufacturing and how they can help you in your own facility.

Join me this week on the podcast where I’ll teach you the one thing that will allow you to summon the courage and commitment to be able to do absolutely anything you put your mind to.

Join me this week on the podcast where we talk about the amazing asset your facilities program is and how it, when invested in, builds wealth for your company.

Join me this week on the podcast where we’ll talk about how scheduling weekly epic fails allow you to become familiar—and ok with!—failure so you can reach your goals faster. Get ready for an amazing episode, folks!

What if decisions were neutral? How fast would you make decisions if you knew that your life was going to be amazing no matter what? That you could do anything given any decision that you make? You'd make more money (indecision is the primary way that my clients waste money) You'd feel WAY better You'll sleep better because you'd know that you were doing it all just right How? Because you'd have decided that the way you decided, was just right for you. Don't fall into the trap that it is the result that tells you if the decision was good or bad. Because it isn't. It is what you THINK about the result that makes it good or bad. So go ahead. Make decisions. It's amazing.

      You can live in your future, even when you don’t know the how. Crazy ehh? Here's what we are going to do today: 1. Decide on your impossible goal 2. Write it down 3. Schedule actions over the next month where you’ll fail forward 4. Coach yourself on what happened   We are in business, when you fail forward, you are going  to learn so much and do everything so much faster you’ll get to profit faster you'll have less anxiety you'll sleep better you'll learn to stand in discomfort in service of your goal you can meet your goals without knowing the how

Dr. Pfannenstiel appeared on the Exemplar Global Food Safety Expo to teach STRIVE. This powerful tool allows anyone to solve any problem at work by addressing the root cause of problems...our thoughts.

What if you could  track things from your customer to your supplier? After this episode you are going to know to to know where everything is! You are going to find out way more about your inventory and inventory cost that you thought possible  This will lead to Much less anxiety and much better sleep Do lotting well and you will drive waste out of the system and create profitability.

Approaching your life and your business with openness and intentionality will help you achieve the results that you want.

When you do receiving, refrigeration, and storage right, you will be vastly more efficient. You will have higher profit margins. You will be more secure that all your cold storage is cold. You will sleep better. You will have time to do other, more interesting things to drive growth in your business (and not in your cooler).

Do you overdrink? Do you not want to. Listen in to find out how we tackle overdrinking here at SFBDI

Foodpreneurs This week, we are covering time management Why? When you show up to getting your stuff done, you will make more money. Not only that you’ll make more profit because you will be vastly more   efficient by making decisions ahead of time You will have more emotional energy for the things you want to do. You’ll have more capacity to think and drive creativity You will have so much less anxiety  You will not only be building the business you are meant to build, you’ll be building the life you were meant to build You can do it. Learn how

Maintenance, I get it, it's a pain. But if you follow the plan and do it, here's your results... Have   more uptime   More uptime equals more profit   More uptime means you have more emotional energy to go and do the stuff that   drives your business forward   Sleep better because your machinery is working   Create the production system you want and need   Shift the way you think about maintenance and bring uptime into your life

When you rely on yourself to feel good, you have better ideas to drive your own prosperity When you stop relying on other people, on circumstances to make you feel good,   you will take control of yourself and your own feelings You are going to become aware of what your feelings feel like in your body. What it feels like when you  surrender power to someone else When you leave emotional  childhood and step into emotional adulthood, everything changes. You ARE the person the universe calls you to be.

What would happen if you found out how things really work in your facility?? Observations help you learn your truth. Truth creates wealth Standing around observing people in your facility? Teaches you to be brave. Being brave at work changes everything. Did you know observations actually build core strength? cause standing around and actively observing is actually pretty isometric! Foodpreneurs...being in your truth allows you to build the business you   were meant to build. Be brave and build it

What are manuals and boundaries? What if you could release people, including yourself from them What if you let go of all the manuals; see people how they really are, see yourself for how you really are. See reality for what it is.   I've got to say the financial benefits of not arguing with reality are pretty awesome. You spend your time on stuff making money When you drop your manual for yourself, you take a massive   step of living free from shame. You'll get so much better sleep Believe me, showing up to the world as who you are is amazing. Join us.

Today we are going to clear up what we mean by hazards and hazard based plans. Then, let's get some clarity on what is and is not a HACCP plan   Next, decide on whether or not you need a HACCP or preventive controls plan. Remember, decision making is wealth making.   What if you could feel like you understand where you are in your hazard based food safety planning by actually thinking and understanding the process? Amazing!   Of course, you'll sleep better because you know you are controlling   your hazards (which you must do, HACCP plan or no)   When you understand hazard and hazard based food safety plans you'll stand in your truth of where your business is and make amazing decisions from there.

What would happen if you opened up your business plan and put Food Safety costs in there? The real costs? I kid you not, you would build wealth in your organization and your life by doing   food safety well You'll have a more realistic cost structure so that food safety costs don't smack you in the face. You'll find out that telling your financial truth builds wealth.  I promise, you'll have less anxiety and sleep better When you stand in your truth of what your business needs to succeed and thrive you will actually build the business that you were meant to build.

How you do corrective actions is the metric of your food   safety culture At the end of this episode you can download the CAPA Program, so stick around! Do you stand in the truth of your organization? When you do, you will make decisions faster. Faster decision making means getting through issues faster and wasting less time. You'll have less reputational damage whether internal or external reputation! The faster you show up to your truth, the better you will feel. You will sleep better and have less anxiety Folks, there is no substitute for standing in your truth Learn how.

Are you over thinking your problems in lieu of being uncomfortable in the actions of solving your problem? Think, feel, act, fail, learn, grow.

As we move into the new year, ask yourself: - what do you want to be an example of? - how do you want to show up in the world?

What is the Entrepreneur Mindset magic formula? (hint, it is deceptively simple, but not easy) A flexible mind is your greatest asset as an entrepreneur.   Doing your thought work is the quickest way to get from point A to point B   You will have clarity on who you are and where you are going.   You will make decisions faster and make more money   You will have authority and agency in your own life   I promise, you'll sleep better Show up to yourself and your business the way that you are supposed to show up. Find out how.

Foodpreneurs, today, we are going to introduce lean manufacturing into   local food Learn how to take the 8 wastes of lean, and observe your processes to drive dramatic results. You are going to see your facility in a whole new light. When you waste less, you reduce expenses and increase profit. It is pretty much that simple. The clarity lean processes bring you is unsurpassed.  Efficient business where people are clear about what’s being made, where they are going and what they are doing are businesses that can live into the future.

Buffering is when we use external things to change how we feel emotionally. It’s something we do to keep from fully experiencing our lives, to hide from reality, to procrastinate, to not show up and face the music and face ourselves and our feelings. We don’t want to face the truth of our lives because we don’t want to experience any type of negative emotion. We feel entitled to feel happiness and pleasure all of the time. We feel entitled because we have been TAUGHT that we are supposed to be happy all the time. When we aren’t happy all the time, we think something is wrong. And then we buffer to stop feeling like something is wrong in our lives. But, when you stop buffering,  you move to the 50:50 balance that most of life is. You stop using your limited mental energy on the false pleasures buffering provides and instead use it on what drives your life forward and gives it meaning. 

What if we could stand in discomfort and make massive progress? People who are willing to stand in discomfort are able to do anything Imagine: You will stop beating yourself up and telling yourself you’ll get things done, cause you’ll actually get things done You'll sleep like a baby (though, given how my kids sometimes slept, I think we should change this phrase to you'll sleep like a teenager on a Sunday morning) You will show up to the world the way you were meant to

Garbage in, garbage out folks. What supplies do you use in your food and how are your customers mitigating the risk of your food? Learn what everyone needs to know from meat and poultry, to fish to produce, and everything in between!

Verification and Validation, they are a headache and half to most folks. You've written your food safety plan, and now you have even more work? Seriously??  So how do we actually do verification and validation? It is actually pretty simple:  Figure out what you said you were going to do Figure out if you did it Fix it if you didn’t.   This brings clarity.   Writing down what you said you were going to do = being   decisive. Being decisive = making more money   Stand in a place of clarity and know your truth   Be more calm and centered and know your own discomfort   Being sure of yourself is incomparable, you will build what you were meant to build when you create clarity in your business and in your life.

What if during a recall you thought "I can handle anything" Learn how to manage your mind to: - Reduce the time associated with a recall and save money - Change your entire outlook on how a recall affects your business - Actually get some sleep and stop worrying even during the recall - Know, without a shadow of a doubt, that you can handle anything

Are you creating a future built on your past? Or do you want to create a future based on who you are going to be in the world when you have the results you want. Listen in and learn how.

Let's talk audits. Do you need one? What kind are there? When should you get one?

How do you overcome all the obstacles in your business and your life? Through S.T.RI.V.E. Join us on this amazing journey

Cleaning and sanitation. There's no substitute for understanding your process and doing it right. Learn how. And then, go download our pre-op checklist

Learn the system I've used to grow my business by 50%, year after year. I am not kidding.

Stop selling food, start selling results Let's talk about why people don't buy food and why your sales conversations are super frustrating Don't you wish you could get to your target market so you can make more money/sell more product to those who want your awesome food? What if you confidently understood and served your target market? You'd sleep better, make more money and build the business you were meant to build.

Are you creating the conditions to create safe food? Well, that's what GMPs do! Tune in to find out the actions you need to take to make a difference. Listeners that stick out through the end will find out how to get our special bonus Facilities SOP!

Guess what? Falling into overwhelm and confusion is EXPENSIVE. What if you could Understand how the facts of the world around us, our thoughts, feelings, actions and results are related? You could looking at yourself and look at your surroundings and not freak out. Imagine a life with less anxiety. Imagine a life being free from past limitations to create the business they've always dreamed of.