In this episode of Business Brain, we hit episode 800 and kick things off with a couple of quick-hit tips. Dave makes the case for handing your kids the phone to order takeout, a low-stakes, high-pressure rep that builds lifelong confidence talking to strangers. Then we dig into leaving Zoom open all day so it can transcribe any meeting, even Google Meet or Teams calls, plus why greeting every attendee by name helps AI note-takers like Wispr Flow sort out who said what. We also get into the Stream Deck and Keyboard Maestro setup that launches a clean workday with one button.
The main event is Efficiency Day, Dave’s raw idea for building a team habit around surfacing the friction everyone has quietly accepted. We workshop how to make it work: one person shares their workflow per staff meeting, screen recordings get passed around in Slack, and feedback stays focused on making things faster and easier, not on doing it someone else’s way. Get it wrong and people clam up. Get it right and every workflow keeps getting better, which is exactly how we keep living the Charmed Life. Grab the full Efficiency Day blueprint at businessbrain.show/blueprints.
- 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #800 for Wednesday, October 28th, 2026
- October 28th: National Chocolate Day
- 00:01:58 Tips: Parents, have your kids call for Chinese food
- Or Room service
- Or whatever
- 00:04:24 Tips: Leave Zoom open all day to capture/transcript all your calls
- WisperFlow
- Granola
- Keyboard Maestro
- Elgato Stream Deck
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- 00:14:03 Have an Efficiency Day to iterate every workflow in your company
- 00:22:42 Business Brain 800 Outtro
- This Episode’s Big Takeway: Creating an environment where everyone helps each other with their workflows
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