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November 22th, 2022 -:-- Who we are
E116: It's All About the Service
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E116: It's All About the Service

In this episode Roger Fuerstenau discusses why price isn’t always the main factor when it comes to making business decisions. Hear how service can trump price as the deciding factor when it comes to y...

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November 22th, 2022 -:-- Who we are
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E115: Better Data Equals Better Decisions

Tune in to hear how having the right Human Capital Management (HCM) system helps keep your data accurate and efficient, and can help you make better business decisions. Roger Fuerstenau shares why you...

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November 8th, 2022 -:-- HCM
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E114: Why Haven't Things Changed?

This week Roger Fuerstenau recaps what he encountered at this year’s SHRM conference. Hear how in a world of ever-changing technology, how much actually has not changed when it comes to HR professiona...

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October 25th, 2022 -:-- HR
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E113: So Your Retirement Plan is Running Perfectly

Roger Fuerstenau is joined by Paul Dowd, CIMA®,AIF® this week to continue their conversation about retirement plans. In a previous episode they discussed the benefits of starting a plan if your compan...

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October 11th, 2022 -:-- Retirement
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E112: Top 10 Reasons To Convert To Our HCM Platform

This week Roger Fuerstenau reveals the top 10 reasons converting to our HCM platform is the best move you could make for your company. Want to get more efficient? Listen in. Want to have a system that...

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September 27th, 2022 -:-- HCM
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E111: 111 Still the Top 10 Reasons To Replace Your Payroll Vendor

This week Roger Fuerstenau revisits a popular topic and shares why now is the time to start the conversation of looking into replacing your payroll vendor. Tune into this week’s episode to hear why it...

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September 13th, 2022 -:-- Payroll
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E110: How Do You Find Us?

How do you find us? Roger Fuerstenau tackles that question in 2 ways this week - how do you get connected with us and then how do our clients find partnering with us. Our track record speaks for itsel...

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August 30th, 2022 -:-- Who we are
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E109: Your Attorney Says…It’s All About The Handbook

Want to control risk? Then you better have a company handbook. Roger Fuerstenau discusses a recent meeting where our director of BenHR, Kim Drezdzon, talked about the importance of having a handbook, ...

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August 23th, 2022 -:-- HR
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E108: Don’t Have a Retirement Plan At Your Company?

Roger Fuerstenau is joined by our newest teammate, Paul Dowd, CIMA®,AIF® this week. Learn about why your company should have a retirement plan if you don’t already have one in place. When is the right...

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August 16th, 2022 -:-- Retirement
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E107: Why Are Companies Leaving Their Current Payroll Vendor?

This week Roger Fuerstenau shares what we’ve been hearing and seeing about why companies are leaving their well known, big name brand payroll vendors. How do we do things differently? Listen in and h...

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August 9th, 2022 -:-- Payroll
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E106: How Much Does Payroll Cost For a Small Business?

This podcast was recorded at Connect & Simplify™ HQ in Brookfield, Wisconsin. We help hundreds of state-wide businesses reduce their total cost of payroll through time savings. For many businesses in ...

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August 2th, 2022 -:-- Payroll
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E105: Now’s the Perfect Time to Move Your Payroll To Us

Not happy with your payroll vendor? Thinking about making a change but aren’t sure about timing? Now is the perfect time to move your payroll to us! That is this week’s subject, as Roger Fuerstenau di...

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July 26th, 2022 -:-- Payroll
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E104: HCM Benefits Almost Any Size Company

lmost any size company can benefit from using a human capital management (HCM) system. This week Roger Fuerstenau talks about how most companies can benefit from using an HCM system, both in efficienc...

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July 19th, 2022 -:-- HCM
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E103: Think Like a CFO

How do you, as an HR professional, communicate your admin system’s limitations and the capabilities of available systems in the marketplace? This is the topic Roger Fuerstenau discusses this week as h...

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July 12th, 2022 -:-- HR
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E102: How Current Are You?

How important is it that your vendor for admin tasks like payroll, HR, time labor management, employee benefits, retirement plans and human capital management stays current? We’ve heard it’s a big dea...

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July 5th, 2022 -:-- HCM
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E101: Do Good Reviews Really Matter?

Do good company reviews really matter? This week Roger Fuerstenau delves into that question. While they may play a role in your decision-making process, it’s important to do your homework and research...

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June 28th, 2022 -:-- Who we are
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E100: Keeping It 100

We have reached episode 100! Have you heard the term “Keeping It 100”? Roger Fuerstenau discusses this term and how it applies to us: our leadership, teams, team mates, service and HCM platform. Tune ...

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June 21th, 2022 -:-- Who we are
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E99: I'm Fine!

How is your company doing? If your answer is “I’m fine”, you’ll want to listen in to what Roger Fuerstenau has to share this week. “I’m fine” usually doesn’t mean what we think it does. Do you have ad...

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June 14th, 2022 -:-- Who we are
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E98: Whats Your Company Worth? Part 4

In the last part of this 4-part series, Roger Fuerstenau discusses how implementing a human capital management system (HCM) can help improve your company’s worth as it pertains to the current rise of ...

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June 7th, 2022 -:-- HCM
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E97: Whats Your Company Worth? Part 3

This week Roger Fuerstenau continues looking at ways we can help grow your company’s worth. Using our tech and service to improve your administrative tasks gives your employees the tools and time to i...

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May 31th, 2022 -:-- HCM

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