Jill and Brad are LIVE AT TECHWEEK! The first stop on The Hand Gesture Tour in Chicago, IL, was a raging success. They laughed, they cried, they wore gloves and took shots and donned ski goggles and shouted a whole lot -- at a live audience. They discussed what their perfect day is like, and Kyle Joseph did the running man in a red tracksuit the entire time that Rob Clearfield played the keys and Mike McGee -- Mike on the Mic -- emceed the whole thing. It was a blast, to say the least.

For the Top 5, Jill and Brad discuss the top productivity killers and how to kill them.

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Jill and Brad discuss the top tips on working solo and how to be productive. From starting your day with a physical activity (“Let’s get physical, physical…”) to interacting with others to taking a nap! Know any tips that they missed? Call Jill & Brad at 708.872.7878 and let them know.

Jill and Brad discuss the top tools write great email newsletters. From offering value, value and more value to keeping it short (they really mean it) to intriguing headlines, there are very likely tweaks that you can make to write a better newsletter for your business. Got any tips that improve your open rate? Call Jill & Brad at 708.872.7878 and let them know what they missed.

Jill and Brad discuss the top business tools to plan for the future. From creating goals for your business to budgets to key performance indicators to mastermind groups, there are loads of tools to help you plan for your future (if you really want to, the way Brad suggests. Jill might call you and tell you not to use any of these, but you may as well try them and see if they help you out. Have any that they missed? Call Jill & Brad at 708.872.7878 and let them know what they missed.

Jill and Brad discuss the top 5 ways to stay healthy as a business owner. From minding your schedule to standing up to taking more breaks, there are easy ways to stay healthy but you just have to remind yourself. A lot. Have any health tips that they missed? Call Jill & Brad at 708.872.7878 and let them know what tips they missed. Let’s do this!

Jill and Brad discuss the top mistakes that business owners make. From trying to be the jack of all trades (don’t do it!) to taking all of our biz’s responsibilities on by ourselves (don’t do it!) to selling your products or services to the wrong people (don’t do it!), there are plenty of mistakes that we all make and reminders about them are good for your health. Have any that they missed? Call Jill & Brad at 708.872.7878 and let them know what mistakes they missed (because that would be yet another mistake that they make.)

Jill and Brad discuss the best ways business owners can be better leaders. From becoming a bookworm to finding inspiration in other leaders to asking for feedback, you can find myriad ways to build your position as head of your biz. Have you experienced any ways to become a better leader that they didn’t mention? Call Jill & Brad at 708.872.7878 and let them know. You know you wanna.

Jill and Brad discuss the best numbers to check out that help you understand where your business is and how to keep it growing. From cash flow to sales funnels to employee morale to customer satisfaction, there are a select few ways to track your progress and figure out what’s working for your product or service. Have any that they missed? Call Jill & Brad at 708.872.7878 and let them know what you think about their Top 5 Numbers To Watch. It does a body good.

Jill and Brad discuss the best ways to make a great impression. From knowing when it’s time to calm down to becoming more memorable to sticking to your personal style to speaking up, there are so many ways to make a better impression in business. To make the best kind of impression, call Jill & Brad at 708.872.7878 and tell them what you think about their thoughts. It’s 100% doctor-recommended.

• Jill and Brad discuss ways to turn their dreams (and yours!) into reality. From learning how to fail fast to creating feasibility tests to asking people for input the right way to creating time for different projects, there is obviously more than one way to turn your dreams into reality. But it’s only obvious to Jill and Brad until you listen to this episode.