Amateur To Pro

Zac Maurais shares his lessons learned building, scaling and selling profitable businesses. Zac is the co-founder of Favor a food and errand delivery service that sold to Texas supermarket H-E-B. He recently launched Sunroom, a home rental app and service currently only available in Austin, Texas.  Zac shares insights from his journey building profitable businesses and creating a culture that attracts high performing talent.  

Maggie O'Neill shares insights about her journey to becoming a professional artist, business owner, philanthropist and influencer.  

In this segment we sit down with professional trainer and fitness expert Corey Phelps about mindset, dietary and behavior shifts to help you perform and feel your best, personally and professionally. 

In this episode, we break down career strategy, behaviors of high performers and how to stay disciplined enough to accomplish goals with competing demands on your time.   

We talk to Tom Ruder about the basics of financing, the art of the pivot, how to grow a profitable franchise and why a solid foundation is key to success as a leader. 

Rachel Segal, President and Founder of Canadian based digital communications firm This is Big talks about harnessing technology to make your presence known in a crowded marketplace.  

Ryan Argentieri talks with Phil Pine, founder and CEO of Capital Educators, about taking risks, providing exceptional customer service,  and building an organization that withstands the test of time. 

Ryan Argentieri talks with Garrett O'Shea of Pockitship about how to grow a brand slowly using best practices from advertising and marketing.  The episode also covers performance boosting habits and behaviors, and the mindset changes required to disrupt the status quo. 

Tune in to hear Ryan Dempsey Argentieri and Meghan Ogilvie of DogTag Bakery unpack mission-driven leadership, creating community and the foundation of small business success. DogTag Bakery is a Washington DC based 501C3 with a national reach and a growing product line.    Learn more about DogTag and get free resources on fromamateurtopro.com.  

In this episode we talk with bestselling author, founder of Predominantly Paleo and creator of  and Legit Bread Company Jennifer Robins about how to launch and grow a thriving business or movement from the ground up.  Jennifer is the epitome of a boot-strapped entrepreneur who is mission driven and service oriented. Don't miss this chance to be inspired and learn proven methods for sharing your viewpoints and making a difference in the process.  Visit fromamateurtopro.com for more information and free resources!

Ryan talks with Emily Peters, CEO and founder of Uncommon Bold, a communications, marketing and strategic everything firm based in San Francisco with a global reach who works with some of the hottest tech and health care companies.  Emily debunks authenticity in branding, making an impact with integrity and how to stand out in a crowded field.    Visit fromamateurtopro.com for more information and free resources! 

In this episode we learn the habits, behaviors and mindsets required to start a business and succeed under pressure, with award-winning journalist and founder of Storyline, Chris Frates. We’ll hear about the importance of telling an authentic story, how to improve an elevator pitch and how having fears is the key to true success.   Visit fromamateurtopro.com for more information and free resources!

In this episode we talk to Oscar Santana Zeballos about how to follow your dream and persevere against all odds. We also cover the importance of setting company culture, sticking to your principles and working past unexpected obstacles to find new opportunities.   Visit fromamateurtopro.com for more information and free resources. 

In this episode, we learn what drives Santana Moss; what started his passion for football and how he never let what people say deter him from reaching his goals to become a professional. We talk about how to hustle to get what you want, and why it’s so important to move through roadblocks. Santana shares his perspective on how to use the low points in life to get what you want most.  Visit fromamateurtopro.com for more information and free resources!