Challenges, Stresses, and Overall Outlook – Business Leader Priorities of 2023

Our 2023 Priorities for Business Leaders survey is out, and we’ve got Stu Richards, CEO of Bredin talking to us about the findings. In the first episode of this three-part series, hear at Stu talks with host Rob Parsons about the challenges, stresses, and overall outlook that business leaders of today are facing. Hear about everything from their concerns over inflation and the labor crisis to customer retention and operational issues.

Topics include:

00:18 – Meet Stu Richards and Bredin
01:05 – Priorities for Business Leaders study
02:44 – Overall outlook of business owners
04:58 – What business challenges are top of mind
05:38 – The challenge of inflation
06:33 – Concerns about obtaining loans
07:20 – Keeping customers happy
08:15 – Tactical operational issues
09:59 – Variation with challenges based on company size
12:36 – Stress felt by business leaders
14:30 – What business owners would say to their younger self
15:58 – Preview for Parts 2 and 3

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