{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Growth-Drive's Business Advisor Coffee Klatsch","title":"Coffee Klatsch 09-15-2026","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3816,"description":"Summary\nThis week's Klatsch focused on collaboration and billing within the Growth-Drive community — George Sandmann praised the arm's-length model where members consolidate billing while still helping clients on single projects, Mike Garrison echoed a preference for simpler billing, and George encouraged public shout-outs to collaborators on LinkedIn — before shifting into conference logistics, with attendee lineups shared for the BEI conference, the 40Strategy workshop in AZ, and a call for who's headed to the EPI Summit in May, wrapping with a quick takeaways round led by Tip Quilter on the importance of the first conversation.\nKeywords\nCoffee Klatsch, Growth-Drive, collaboration, arm's-length model, billing structure, referral community, BEI conference, 40Strategy workshop, EPI Summit, LinkedIn shout-outs, business advisors, exit planning\nChapters:\n0:00 – Curated experience & Summit teaser\n13:53 – Restaurant analogy: process over buffet\n28:19 – Collaboration model & billing discussion\n29:19 – LinkedIn shout-outs encouraged\n31:45 – Teresa thanks Erik & John for collaboration\n32:33 – Intro offered for Mike L\n36:05 – BEI conference attendees\n37:09 – 40Strategy workshop attendees\n38:02 – EPI Summit planning\n43:28 – Ed steps out\n55:49 – Tip takes the floor\n1:02:16 – Lightning round: key takeaways\n1:03:27 – Closing remarks","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/-sIUb_cPfT9nzpGda854VhPZxMHmi44j3LO7OZaKqhE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lMzcz/ODM1NTNiYjgyNzBk/ZWRjZjZkMjlmODk2/NWU2Zi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}