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Happy New Year! Your Living Wealthy Partners Derick and Meghan share their unique methods for setting business goals for 2016. But first, a “Drama in Real Life” story about our website’s Big Hack! As always, we’re here to give ready-to-implement “how to’s” from real-life business stories, so we share the 6 Steps to Fixing a Hacked Website. This is a must-listen for anyone with a web presence—and if you don’t have one, they’re great tips for how to set yours up. In the spirit of Living Wealthy in 2016, we look at our year-end practices for building success, making connections, and starting the New Year productively and prosperously. Not sure how to network, or why? Meghan shares a simple trick for networking events that will revolutionize how you represent your passion and gain you more clients and referrals with your very next event!  What can a Theme do for your year? Derick shares his methods and past themes, to show you how setting a theme for “what, where, when and how” will authentically move you toward being your “Ideal Person / Entrepreneur/ Partner” through action-based plans. What are the leading and lagging indicators that you’re on the right path? To get the most out of this Episode, check out our Character Diamond course in Episode 36: “How to Launch Your Business and Build Your Brand.” Our theme this year is providing more “How to’s” for entrepreneurs and business owners; we have new guides coming through the Podcast, and exclusive tools for Newsletter subscribers. Sign up now on www.elwpodcast.com to download the first: our Ultimate Production Tool! Stay tuned: we have more listener-request content and expert advice on the way!

Today's episode is our holiday gift to you! In Episode 53, we examine how wealth is created, to answer questions that burn in the minds of every entrepreneur:  Is it work or investments that make you wealthy? What are the 5 characteristics of self-made millionaires?What are the key questions that I must ask myself, in order to make my own roadmap to wealth? We start this episode by visiting a 20-year study of 1,500 middle class Americans. By completion of the study, about 8% (83 out of 1,057) had become millionaires. We share what themes about wealth arose from this incredible research. To learn more about this study, listen to Episode 35 with Garrett Gunderson. His book, "Killing Sacred Cows," features an article about this study: "The Millionaire Study Summary" by Stephen Palmer.  Continue listening to hear how you can avoid the financial pitfalls that create stagnation and the wealth-suffocating scarcity mindset. Listen now, to start 2016 with a winning, prosperous perspective!

Jann Mirchandani is the founder of Westchester Marketing Cafe, a Certified Women Owned Business and a cornerstone Marketing and Web Development resource for Westchester County (just north of Manhattan and the Bronx). Jan started this venture in 1999, with a ton of experience in the field but without much startup planning. She operated for six (!) years on word-of-mouth, no-marketing-whatsoever client procurement. After that healthy amount of testing, developing and refining Westchester Marketing Cafe's focus, Jann unleashed her marketing expertise and grew the company into one of the most respected and trusted marketing firms in the area.  We at ELW Podcast are thrilled to join Jann in an extensive look at a universal moment in business growth: the moment you decide to go digital (and the many moments when you consider upgrading your digital presence). What should you handle yourself? What should you outsource? What platform(s) should you use? Where do you turn when you have a question at 3am? What should you look for in a good web development company? Wonder no longer! Episode 52 shows you how to leverage your digital resources, to level the playing field with the "big dogs." Tune in for one of our most informative, immediately applicable interviews yet!  

Jill Richmond has a rich history of food industry related start-ups. She is currently the Co-founder and COO of Kraver (a food discovery app that will blow your mind while it indulges your every craving) and previous CEO of Cheftabl. Prior to these projects, she developed successful pop-up restaurants with numerous notable chefs. Put plainly, Jill knows how to build a business around a good meal, and we're thrilled that she's moving her talents to mobile technology.   In this episode, we talk with Jill about the incredible app, Kraver, and the principles behind her team building strategies. We also talk about leveraging small successes quickly to create more growth, as well as the inevitable moments when life gets in the way of entrepreneurship and tough decisions must be made. This episode is perfect for anyone facing a crossroads in their enterprise and wondering whether to take on a limited-time project, double down on a massive undertaking, or step away altogether. It's an absolute must-listen for anyone developing an app!   Jill began her career as a marketing and branded-content development expert, and has over a decade of experience in this field. She is currently focused on food and lifestyle industries and is recognized as an expert on the food & tech ecosystem for companies like Sourcery and United States Healthful Food Council (USHFC).   She has earned a reputation as a strategic and creative thinker in the commercial aspects of sponsorship, amplification, research and advice to start-ups, entrepreneurs and institutions, and has a strong track record of creatively and strategically positioning clients for maximum market impact.   Her skills help brands cultivate online and offline communities and utilize social media to increase consumer advocacy and drive purchasing behavior. Her work has appeared in The Washington Post, The New York Times, BBC, Modern Luxury and Spectator.    Degrees from the School of Oriental and African Studies, University College of London and Rutgers College.

Nadine Cino, LEED AP, is known for her irrepressible entrepreneur spirit. It’s no surprise that the story of TygaBox™ includes wild twists and turns and a memorable cast of characters! You will love this episode, and you will learn from this episode: we guarantee it! Nadine is an impassioned sustainability thought leader, speaker, and writer. Over the past 20 years, as the Chief Executive Officer & co-Inventor of Tyga-Box Systems, Inc., Nadine, along with her partner, Marty Spindel, has transformed the moving and storage industry. Their invention, the Tyga-Box System, has helped companies significantly reduce moving costs by 30% and packaging impacts to people and planet by 100% by replacing cardboard boxes with the innovative, reusable, and efficient Tyga-Box System. We at ELW Podcast have sincere respect for her method of helping the planet with the client-friendly, “Jerry Maguire - show them the money” approach. Nadine promotes her sustainable product by offering an economic benefit. This is a priority about which any triple bottom line enterprise must still be crystal clear. Currently, Nadine is excited to be bringing Tyga-Trax, the moving industry’s first electronic asset tracking system, to the marketplace. Tyga-Trax is poised to be an assets management game changer, as it is the only system in the world that is hands-free, scan-free, host-free, and completely mobile! Nadine is honored to be the recipient of the following awards: · 2008 IFMA Associate Member of the Year Award · 2013 International Women’s Entrepreneurial Challenge Award · 2014 Winner of a New York SmartCEO Brava Award Recently, Nadine has been an invited Speaker at the following industry conferences: · 2014 Sustainability Forum, organized by Global Sustain · 2014 Innovation Forum , organized by CoreNet NY · 2014 IWEC Conference, organized by IWEC Nadine is also a regular contributor to the New York Real Estate Journal on sustainability.

On Episode 49, Kim Grustas teaches us how to 'turn off the noise' so we can save time, communicate efficiently and, best of all, hear where our genuine good sense and experience wants to take us. Kim has been in the natural products industry for 20 years. Prior to launching Good For You Girls in 2007, she owned an advertising firm that specialized in sports nutrition and beauty. Having been involved in the industry before green was “cool”, Kim has first-hand knowledge of where the industry has been and recognizes exciting trends for the future. Her own daughters were the inspiration for Good for You Girls, because they were both born with asthma and allergies. Natural was a way of life for her family, but as her daughters got older and their needs changed she could not find any products she felt were safe, age appropriate or effective for them. Girls today face so many challenging issues, and Kim believes that dodging toxic chemicals should not be one of them. First and foremost, Kim is unyielding when it comes to protecting her daughters and wants other moms to feel comfort knowing that Good For You Girls products will help their daughters navigate through some of life’s most challenging years by building confidence and fostering self-love.

Sandi Webster is a powerhouse entrepreneur with an incredible career. She knows exactly what your business needs--AND how to build flexible work schedules into your model. Create an employer and employee-friendly work environment that allows you to hire better talent than you ever imagined! Sandi Webster is a principal of Consultants 2 Go, LLC (C2G) – a certified, minority, women-owned, management consulting firm that provides marketing and analytics consultants on an interim basis or as an outsourced project to Fortune 500 companies in the Financial Services, Telecom, Insurance – and now Pharma -- industries.  The award-winning C2G is on the Inc. 500|5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America list for three consecutive years. Both Sandi and her business partner, Peggy McHale, and their team are past employees of Fortune 500 companies who now utilize their vast marketing and analytics knowledge to service the needs of their large and mid-size clients. Her consultants are senior executives who have left the corporate world because they needed more flexibility than a corporation allows, and new college grads who want to explore new opportunities before committing to a specific career. Most need little or no training and can hit the ground running. Sandi, and her employees, specialize in developing targeted segmentation and complex analyses for new products and services that allow creative positioning in untapped markets, thereby creating customer awareness, stimulation, usage and retention. Now, their employees are across the US and C2G has offices in New Jersey, New York, Florida and Texas.  A regular speaker to women and young ladies, Sandi fulfills her passion of ensuring that women are fully prepared for business by sharing pertinent, relevant information on working in corporations as well as entrepreneurship and currently has about 15 mentees.  She participates in the NAWBO-NYC Mentoring Program and the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce’s International Women’s Enterprise Council. Among her awards, she is a past awardee of Count Me In for Women’s Economic Independence’s Make Mine a Million $ Business award, NJ Biz Top 50 Women in NJ, and has been featured in Money and Essence magazines.  In 2009, she co-authored Black and White Strike Gold, a book of 52 nuggets designed to help other small business owners grow their businesses to the million dollar mark. Sandi holds an MBA in Management (International) and a BS in Marketing. She is a member of C200, NAWBO, NAFE, Women’s President Organization and both the Manhattan and Brooklyn Chambers of Commerce. In her spare time, she volunteers with The Carter Burden Center for the Aged in Manhattan, walk for American Cancer Society as well as supports scholarships and food programs for underprivileged children in Jamaica, West Indies.

Michael DiCroce is a blogger, patriot, fitness enthusiast and personal finance expert. Michael is Co-Founder of Hold Fast the Iron, a lifestyle organization dedicated to helping others pursue a life well lived by encouraging them to think differently about fitness, finance and what is important in life. Having faced mounting health issues and piling student debt, Michael dropped out of graduate school and set out on a mission to create a better path based on the positive habits he believes are the key to optimal health, financial freedom, a stable marriage and a life of peace and happiness. Michael is a graduate of Colorado State University and holds a BA in Economics.

Sonya Genel joyfully embraces the power of yoga, not only to heal and transform the body, but also to heighten human consciousness and create a radiant life. We embrace Sonya's real-world, 'use-them-now' insights, as we discusses intuitive decision-making, fearless business building, and running your enterprise the way you run your life. Sonya is an accredited yoga instructor, artist and solopreneur who is mastering the mission of blending personal passion with enterprise.  Whether your at the "early CEO" stage of performing every role and relishing in every possibility, or feeling fear around your own (perfectly normal) limitations, Sonya's incredible perspective, total faith in trusting yourself and calm acceptance of success or struggle will help you look at your efforts in a new light.     

Asit Parikh is many things, but in our minds he’s first and foremost an innovator and visionary. In today's episode he shares all of his background in business on the show, but he also talks in depth about a passion project that I think might be one step toward changing the world. He and his family have created a house that has a net positive in energy… In other words, its not just green building or environmentally friendly construction; it actually produces more energy than it consumes. Meet the creator of the 'Tesla of Homes' and hear about working with family, making career changes, and developing new technology in a world that's used to doing things the same old, single-bottom-line way.     LinkedIn:   http://linkd.in/1rronGi Twitter:     @NYApartmentGuru Nest Seekers On Facebook https://www.nestseekers.com/agent/asit-parikh

Santo Mollica has owned a print, copy, and design shop since 1982 in the heart of the East Village in Manhattan. In spite of bigger businesses like FedEx and Staples, and in the face of rising rents and the challenges of being a small business in a huge and competitive city, he's found a way to thrive and even helped pave the way for other small businesses with his landmark court case that set precedent in the state of New York. In today's humorous and inspiring episode Santo shares how to find your place in a competitive marketplace, why bigger isn't always better, and what you can do to create a business that fits your lifestyle.   www.thesourceunltd.com The Source UNLTD On Facebook Santo@sourceunltd.com    

Sales and Marketing Consulting is Ryan Mcmanus' niche at Content Via. He helps small businesses to grow sales, focus effectively, raise capital, and build a business that is scalable and sellable. He's had his share of pitfalls and he'll share his hard earned insights on how he learned to grow a business through focus and why knowing your strengths is a vital component in how to be a successful entrepreneur. http://www.ContentVia.com   ContentVia on Twitter ContentVia on Facebook  

Randy Hartz has seen more ups and downs than most people on the planet but he's managed to use his mindset to build his small business into a powerful example of positive company culture. Randy shares how to be a leader in your business and why it is the key to creating a company culture and mindset for success in everything you do.   His fitness and nutrition business are the fruits of his entrepreneurial mindset, but its his firm conviction and infectious style of leadership that makes it all work!

Baseball enthusiast and entrepreneur Patrick Durkee talks about how he’s taken his passion and turned it into a fun game for other baseball fans across the country. He specifically talks about working with the Major League Baseball Players Association and what it takes to realistically build a relationship with such a huge organization. He also shares how his passion has been able to get him through the hard times and why doing what you love for a living is so important to him. Follow On Twitter Follow On Facebook Support Platinum Series Baseball on IndieGoGo      

Bryce Summers is a psychologist, author, and founder of Queer Sense. Queer Sense is a theory that teaches acceptance of the LGBT community by fostering awareness of how culture shapes attitudes towards LGBT people. Bryce has authored eight fictional novels with five that are currently out on Amazon, and upon completion, Bryce plans to promote his Queer Sense book to help build a bridge from tolerance to full acceptance of the queer community.   www.twitter.com/queersensebook https://www.facebook.com/brycebentleysummers  Support Queer Sense on IndieGoGo: Queer Sense on IndieGoGo listen on ITunes listen on Stitcher

Every small business owner and entrepreneur is always looking for ways to make more money with their business. The problem is that most of us limit our thinking to methods or ideas that already exist within the business. We ask questions like: How do I get more customers? How can I generate more leads for my business? Or how can I increase my conversion rate and close more sales? None of these is a bad question, but learning to play the game differently can fundamentally change the way you think about your business and how you can make more money starting immediately. On today's short call, Derick Van Ness will teach you some new ways to think about making more!

Ever wonder how to build a business that meets the lifestyle you want?  Anna Runyan has figured out how to do what you love for a living, whether in a corporate career or with your own small business - and on today's show she shares how she's been able to create her online business from scratch. Of course she'll also share some of the challenges in starting a business from home, how to manager work / life balance, and how to get noticed and stand out from the crowd with your business. Anna Runyan is the founder of ClassyCareerGirl.com, a Dream Career Launchpad For Ambitious Women.  A former Corporate Consultant and MBA grad, she now helps women get unstuck, ditch their current jobs and transition into their dream careers or businesses in 90 days or less. She provides career and business coaching to over 25,000 women on her blog and her social media channels. This successful entrepreneurial mother and wife is best known for her two signature best-selling programs: “The Love Your Career Formula” and “The Corporate Rescue Plan” with clients enrolled from all over the world. www.classycareergirl.com facebook.com/theclassycareergirl twitter.com/classycareer

Wish you could tap into the mind of someone who's run several different businesses successfully and see how to think like an experienced entrepreneur? This is your chance! Today's guest Randy Ng shares his journey starting as an immigrant from Hong Kong to building businesses for others and then successfully starting several of his own small businesses. Randy reveals how to get on the inside track with your industry, how to choose the right partners for your business, and how to build a company culture that creates happy and productive employees. This episode is packed with important business insights that will have even the most seasoned business owner thinking more abundantly! More About Randy Ng: Randy Ng is a serial entrepreneur who's humble roots began when his family immigrated to the United States from Hong Kong, China. He's grown into a serial entrepreneur owning businesses in several industries including hospitality and government contracting. Randy enjoys traveling the world and spending time with his children as much as possible.  

Starting a new business can be daunting and scary if you’ve never done it before, but with the right support it doesn’t have to be. In today’s episode Meghan Pope joins Derick Van Ness to share how to start a new business and build your brand so that you’ll stand out in the marketplace. At ELW, we’ve been listening to entrepreneurs who are asking how to make their small business grow and thrive in today’s world of marketing, technology, and rapid change. Among other topics we’ll dive deeply into the nuts and bolts of how to build your company’s brand, how to attract good employees, and what to look for in strategic partnerships with your business. These are all themes that small business owners face when launching a new business, and today we’ve got some answers for you and will share how we’re dealing with the same issues with this podcast. If you want help with launching your new idea or business, visit: http://ready.elwpodcast.com for a complimentary consultation. 

NY Times Best Selling Author, Entrepreneur, and Financial Advocate for Business Owner are just a few of the titles that decorate Garrett Gunderson. His companies have been on the Inc. 500 and Utah 50 Fastest Growing Companies, he’s been featured on many major financial television networks, and is a regular contributor for Entrepreneur.com and the Huffington Post. In this episode Garrett shares his wisdom in talking about how make better decisions for your business and life, what taught him how to say ‘No’ to the wrong opportunities, and how following your purpose isn’t fluffy, it’s actually at the heart of long term success. Garrett is also going to be a regular contributor for the show sharing how entrepreneurs can use better financial strategy and understanding to make better investments, save money on taxes, streamline their cash flow and more! Also, there is some good quote info about 19 minutes into the show about the "2 paths" Website: www.WealthFactory.comhttps://www.facebook.com/wealthfactory

Learning how to be a great speaker and influencer is one of the most important skills you can learn according to Roberto Monaco. He should know because he’s helped transform small business owners and entrepreneurs all over the world, and he’s done it through helping them do more than be a great speaker - he’s helped them be more influential in business and life. Roberto shares how he’s been able to go from arriving in the US penniless and not knowing English to doing corporate trainings for over 4000 companies across the world. He also reveals the difference between being a public speaker and being a public leader - and why that distinction makes all the difference. Website: http://influenceology.com/http://influencingfromthefront.com/ Email: roberto@influenceology.com

As an entrepreneur we often wonder why we are doing all of the ‘right things’ but not getting the results we want in our business (or our lives). We continue to do things the best we know how, but feel stuck and frustrated. This episode is how to achieve at a higher level than ever before. Derick Van Ness will talk about why you are stuck and how to break out of a rut in your business. He will share what the Dunning-Krueger effect is, and how you can use it to see beyond your current way of operating your business. This episode is business tips and entrepreneurial advice you can take to the bank!    

Gary Kadi has studied everthing from direct mail marketing to franchises to business models that work and beyond.  His specialty now is helping dental and medical professionals to grow their businesses in integrity while helping their patients get healthier.     He shares his deeply personal experiences and insights of how he overcame challenges with alcohol, what he learned from losing a business, and the stunning realization allowing him to unconditionally love his autistic son. All of these life lessons are universally useful to business owners, entrepreneurs, or anyone who wants to be a better human.   Gary shares so many business & life tips and insight that it would be hard to cover them all here, but rest assured this is an interview you don’t want to miss!  

Gayle Kabaker has forged and unpredictable but exciting career path from her beginnings in fashion designing to animation and (her favorite) painting in watercolor and ink. In this show Gayle discusses how she's been able to stay true to herself as an artist (which ultimately landed her work on the cover of the New Yorker Magazine), what it takes to build a career as an artist in the modern world, and how she's taken advantage of the design and art world changing with technology. She shares how to network effectively as a creative professional and how she's been able to sustain her art career through the twists and turns in her life. Gayle's insight and authentic approach to living a creative life shines as a great example of how to turn your passion into a business.   http://www.gaylekabaker.com http://www.twitter.com/gaylekabaker https://www.facebook.com/GayleKabaker?fref=ts  

22 year old entrepreneur, volunteer, and award winning speaker, Kelly Lovell, is changing the face of doing business in the new economy. She shares how Millennials and Generation Z think and what they are looking for with their careers and employment. Kelly also discussed how to get young people involved in their community, volunteerism, and becoming entrepreneurs from an early age. Her insights on how to think like the younger generation, how to inspire young people in today's world, and what she sees as the key to finding your passion in life are all extraordinary and thought provoking.

Building a brand that stands for something, is everything" according to Conscious Fork founder Kim Gabelmann. She shares that creating a successful business is about consciously making the right choices for your vision and integrity. On today’s show Kim discusses how to make tough business decisions in the midst of the daily grind, how to stay on track with your vision, and how she’s been able to follow her passion as an entrepreneur. Kim also shares some tips for small businesses on how she approaches building her company through creating a strong company culture, and why employees are motivated and inspired to drive from several towns away to just work for her company. She truly opens up about living a life of passion and purpose.

Marketing specialist Paul Rafferty lays bare some of his insights on what it takes to acquire customers and stand out in today’s marketplace. His story of starting Sales Engine International in his home office and how finding the right partnership is inspiring and insightful.   Paul discusses nuts and bolts marketing strategies and answers some tough questions that might be asked on Shark Tank about how to tell if a business is on the road to success or failure. Don’t miss this in depth marketing and entrepreneurship conversation that will help any small business owner understand more about your own business on the road to success.   http://www.salesenginemedia.com/    

LinkedIn Expert and Social Media Ninja, Adam Houlihan, dives deeply into how to use social media in the same way as the most successful companies in the world. He talks about the biggest mistakes the most entrepreneurs use when promoting their business and how to maximize the different social media platforms.   Adam also generously shares the 7-11 rule of how to properly engage prospects online and what one of his influential mentors taught him about starting a successful business. This episode is just dripping with nuggets of wisdom that can help any small business be more successful with their social media and online efforts.   Get Adam's Free Course  here: http://www.adamhoulahan.com/free-4-week-linkedin-course/     http://www.adamhoulahan.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamhoulahan https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AdamHoulahan https://www.facebook.com/adam.houlahan1 https://instagram.com/adamhoulahan/ https://twitter.com/AdamHoulahan https://www.pinterest.com/adamhoulahan          

Mateo Daniel discusses how living and following his passion has been a key to his success - especially when times got tough. He explains how he’s been able to grow a community of people who have his same love, his key to building deep and powerful relationships, and why he chose yoga and partnered acrobatics as his path to following his bliss.

Ehren Hanson a disciple by the great tabla maestro Anindo Chatterjee, began learning tabla at age 15.  In 2005 he received the prestigious “Senior Performing Arts Fellowship” from the American Institute of Indian Studies and is currently living in New York City where he works as a professional tabla player, founder @ Viewcy.com, and director of the Anindo Chatterjee School of Tabla (ACST).   websites:    Company: www.viewcy.com School: http://schooloftabla.viewcy.com Blog: blog.viewcy.com   Social Media:   facebook.com/viewcystudios facebook.com/ehrenhanson   twitter.com/ehrenjhanson twitter.com/viewcystudios    

Greg has been involved in network marketing and direct sales 1996. He got his start in sales at the age of 20 as a telemarketer for a small financial publications company. He quickly worked his way to the top as a sales associate and outperformed an office of over 80 agents. Many times producing 2 and 3 times more than the rest of the organization COMBINED! After starting his own consulting firm, he continued to use the phone and direct marketing principles as his most relied on tools for growing multiple 6 and 7 figure businesses. And upon applying these strategies to his next venture, he built an organization that added over 247 people a WEEK in less than 6 months. With his system, he’s closed deals ranging from $295 up to $75 thousand dollars without ever needing to meet his clients face to face. In 2003 he founded www.100kmlm.com, an online training system dedicated to teaching frustrated networkers real-world marketing techniques necessary to grow average MLM marketers into sophisticated and successful recruiting machines adding up to 5, 10, 20, even 30 people a WEEK into their businesses. To date his MLM training systems have coached many of the industry’s top money earners within the nation’s biggest network marketing companies. He’s helped associates in:   Herbalife Prepaid Legal MonaVie Xango Ecoquest YTB Tahitian Noni Quixtar/Amway ACN Shaklee Enagic Mannatech Vemma And Countless Others As a highly sought after consultant he charges, $997.00 an hour or $5,000 a day for consulting. Despite his tremendous success, Greg’s passion has been focused on helping average home based business owners learn what it really takes to add dozens of people a week into their MLM businesses every week.

Who is J. Massey? J. Massey is a husband, father, entrepreneur and full-time real estate investor/developer. A highly sought mentor who enjoys one-on-one coaching, J. earned a reputation in the world of real estate investing as someone skillful in identifying and solving problems. He has experience completing hundreds of real estate transactions in multiple states. He is also a landlord with more than 300 units in his portfolio. J. hosts the board game CASHFLOW 101 and is a master facilitator. Just being around him will improve your financial IQ. Why? He’ll ask you scenario-based questions that bring out your own critical thinking and creativity. J. has always been interested in business, investing and money. Prior to real estate investing, J. worked in the insurance and financial planning industry as a licensed representative with the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the California Department of Insurance (CDI), and he was a Registered Investment Advisor Representative (RIAR). In his upcoming book, J. Massey’s CashFlow CREATION System: 10 Steps to Creating Wealth in ANY Economy! the author shares with you why he left his financial planning job and the stock market. J. takes readers along his personal journey over the past six years, from squatting in his foreclosed family home to being a landlord and real estate investor with more than 300 units of property that include single-family homes, multi-family dwellings, apartment buildings and commercial retail property. He shares the ups and downs, fears and doubts, the physical and emotional pain, the mistakes and life lessons he’s learned along the way. With a mix of humor and deep insight, J. takes us back to his early days as a novice real estate investor up to today… where he has achieved the lifestyle of his dreams and financial freedom for his family. Now he shares his experience and expertise with readers who want to change their lives, too! Order the book at www.CashFlowDiary.com, where you can also sign up for free how-to guides, podcasts and more! 

Shaneil is a Youth development and self development extraordinaire who believes that ladies in their 20s CAN and are MEANT to have it all. She has proven this in her own life and is a Life Coach and Motivational Speaker working with young women to see that nothing is impossible and that their dreams and desires can become their reality.   In this episode we discuss how to improve your confidence in a way that actually works in the "real world". Shaneil explains how she has personally overcome limiting beliefs and learned to inspire others and follow her dreams. Shaneil truly believes and stands for young women having it all, the confidence, the career, the love /romance, the finances, the travel and lifestyle and most importantly THE IMPACT!   www.missinspirer.comhttps://twitter.com/MissInspirer facebook.com/missinspirer  

Simon Schneider is the founder of 5 start-up companies: the first 1 did ok; the second 1 flamed out in glorious fashion; and the 3rd sold to a larger business. He is now working on his 4th & 5th small businesses on of which, Zyncd, is designed to bring the world's best business expertise to anyone that wants to access it. Simon says:  I am passionate about connecting, sharing advice and learning from others. I believe that tapping into the power of the crowd will change the business world forever as part of the sharing-economy.  In this episode he shares his business advice and start-up experience on how to use a boad of directors effectively, why his first 2 small businesses didn't go very far, and how to shift your business paradigm in a way that will position you for success. He also shares one of his success habits which he began by accident, but found to be an incredibly useful business tool. You can find him online at: https://twitter.com/simon_crowd https://twitter.com/getZYNCD Simon on Google + http://www.zyncd.com https://www.facebook.com/zyncd https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/Simon/Schneider https://www.linkedin.com/pub/simon-schneider/1/272/175

Dino and Shannon Watt cause high-level entrepreneurs and influencers how to discover more passion, fun and excitement in their marriage. Discovering that no success, celebrity or accolades outside the home will ever be as powerful as the potential failure in the home. Both Dino and Shannon were raised in Southern California. It was there, at the age of 5, where they first met. They recently celebrated their 17th wedding anniversary. They now reside in the Salt Lake Valley, UT with their 3 children ages 14, 12 and 11 years old. After experiencing his parents’ painful divorce at the age of eight, Dino had a passion for figuring out how to create a thriving marriage so that no other child would have to experience that pain.His mission really ignited in 2006 while working as a success coach. That year he was awarded Coach of the Year by the Enlightened Wealth Institute. Many of his students were married couples trying to grow a business. In his coaching sessions Dino noticed how frequently couples struggled to effectively work together in their business. Sometimes they had different working styles, goals or means of communicating, undoubtedly causing conflict in their marriage. This realization gave him the opportunity to teach his clients how to incorporate specific systems into their business, and more importantly, marriage. Soon couples were achieving the success in both their business and marriage, they desired as a result of Dino’s individual coaching.  It was through this feedback and encouragement The Business of Marriage training was created. 5 years later The Business of Marriage is now THE premier marriage training available. Dino and Shannon help couples infuse basic business systems, and fresh ideas on communication into relationships. Using an insightful, informal, and a highly entertaining approach, their clients are able to achieve the success in their marriage that matches the success in their business.   Through their passion for, “changing the direction of divorces in the country… then the world”, Dino and Shannon are creating a unique way to impact and enrich the lives of everyone they meet. http://bizofmarriage.com/ http://www.twitter.com/dinowatt https://plus.google.com/u/0/+DinoWatt/posts Dino Watt Youtube Channel Dino Watt on iTunes Dino Watt on Soundcloud    

I am because we are, that’s what makes TSN successful… Everyone wants to climb their way to the top but we do it together. It’s about unity, it always has been and always will be. Skeelo worked extremely hard to help make Major Fm a success and Adz worked hard to prove that we could become UK’s largest independent record store. Omar & Faisal in Six2, Uzma in Sculpt Beauty, Tom in GG, Hamoodi in Go Eating, Shen & Azam in FT, Deven & Krupa in Incipio Academy, Brandon, Pharoah, Tasmin, Christina in Sivvr - and the list goes on. Remember there is no “I” in TEAM. Together we can believe and achieve.   http://www.ajjoshi.com/ http://sivvr.com/ http://www.twitter.com/tsn http://www.twitter.com/sivvr http://www.twitter.com/aj http://www.twitter.com/givemeonewish  

Stephen Palmer has been through many stages since he started his first entrepreneurial enterprise at age 15.  He shares how he used the cash flow from real estate to parlay himself into a passionate writing career and even further into creating businesses that align with his core values. He shares his understanding of the abundance mindset and how he's used it to start several small businesses and take them from start up to living his dream. Stephen Palmer is the author of Manifest Destiny: Choosing a Life of Greatness and Uncommon Sense: A Common Citizen’s Guide to Rebuilding America, the founder of Life Manifestos, a Strongbrook business owner, and a book ghostwriter for mission-driven leaders. Stephen Palmer co-authored, with Garrett Gunderson, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Businessweek, and Amazon bestseller Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths that are Destroying Your Prosperity. He also co-authored, with Kris Krohn, The Conscious Creator: 6 Laws for Manifesting Your Masterpiece Life, as well as Hub Mentality: Shifting from Business Transactions to Community Interactions with Carl Woolston. A political independent and dedicated learner and promoter of personal, financial, and governmental freedom, Stephen Palmer is passionate about political philosophy, economics, history, personal finance, entrepreneurship, religion and spirituality, family, education and culture. (See Stephen's favorite books and movies.) Stephen Palmer graduated from a liberal arts college where he was mentored by Oliver DeMille. Stephen Palmer has also been privileged to be mentored by Steve D’Annunzio. Stephen Palmer is also a graduate and faculty member of Wizard Academy, a “non-traditional business school” with an emphasis on the art and science of persuasive communication. Stephen Palmer and his wife, “Queen Karina,” are raising their four children in southern Utah. When Stephen is not writing or spending time with his family, you’ll find him reading, gardening, or canyoneering in Zion National Park.   http://stephendpalmer.com http://www.facebook.com/stephenpalmer76 http://pinterest.com/stephenpalmer76 http://www.youtube.com/causeofliberty  

Abby is a professionally trained life coach specializing in body-image, confidence and dreams-to-goal life planning. Abby works with the strong belief that each client brings their own unique skill-set to the coaching/client relationship. She works within that belief to build the client’s awareness in their abilities, creating empowering self-recognition that drives her clients towards their goals. She is currently working on developing a strong coaching presence in Baltimore through group coaching and discussion forums.  Abby owns Action in Empowerment with her husband Jody and lives to help and inspire others with her work.      Social Media Handles:    Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/actioninempowerment   LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=131768605&trk   Twitter - https://twitter.com/abbylifecoach  

Dr. Ankur Prakash shares how he's been able to expand his small business from simply being a Chiropractic clinic to a multidisciplinary, one-stop-shop for health and well being in New York City's Upper West Side.   Dr. Ankur explains his holisitic business strategies to movitave employees, build trust, and transform your business from the inside out while putting more profit in the bottom line.

Aleko Souliotes comes from an entrepreneurial background having owned and operated businesses for over 20 years in the insurance, retail, real estate investing and restaurant industries. He shares his mindset and business strategies learned from his first-hand knowledge of how to choose a business, and successfully turn that start up idea into a cash flow generating machine that will build wealth.

Nick Cicero shares his expertise in social media as a Content Marketing Manager and how he's helped companies like Coca Cola, Sony, Barnes & Noble and more to build successful marketing campaigns. He also offers insights on how to work with ad agencies, large brands, and startups while explaining what to do and what NOT to do with digital strategy, content marketing, and social media efforts. 

Dr. Brian Capra shares how to maximize business results through the use of workflow technology and perspective.  As a Chiropractor running his own clinic, Dr. Brian realized that being good at his business was a matter of life or death for some of his patients.  He shares how to identify problems in your current business, how NOT to manage employess, and how using ethical business practices has lead to his success.     www.genesischiropracticsoftware.com https://www.facebook.com/GenesisChiropracticSoftware

Mary-Alice Miller is the founder and CEO of mosaicHUB, an online community and resource center for small businesses.  Prior to making the leap into entrepreneurship, Mary-Alice was a corporate attorney advising businesses, from startups to public companies, for over 12 years.  She started her career as a corporate attorney at Ropes & Gray where she worked on venture capital financings, leverage buyouts and general company representation.  She then spent several years at Fidelity Investments as Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary where she focused on financings, board governance matters and corporate restructurings, as well as worked closely with the business development team on strategic ventures.  After Fidelity, Mary-Alice worked with the venture capital firm General Catalyst on their seed, venture and growth investments.     Mary-Alice was named one of Boston Business Journal’s 2012 40 Under 40 and Mass High Tech’s 2013 Women to Watch.  She is a graduate of Boston College and Boston College Law School.Mary-Alice Miller is the founder and CEO of mosaicHUB, an online community and resource center for small businesses.  Prior to making the leap into entrepreneurship, Mary-Alice was a corporate attorney advising businesses, from startups to public companies, for over 12 years.  She started her career as a corporate attorney at Ropes & Gray where she worked on venture capital financings, leverage buyouts and general company representation.  She then spent several years at Fidelity Investments as Vice President, Associate General Counsel and Corporate Secretary where she focused on financings, board governance matters and corporate restructurings, as well as worked closely with the business development team on strategic ventures.  After Fidelity, Mary-Alice worked with the venture capital firm General Catalyst on their seed, venture and growth investments.  She was named one of Boston Business Journal’s 2012 40 Under 40 and Mass High Tech’s 2013 Women to Watch.  She is a graduate of Boston College and Boston College Law School.

Monica came to America by way of Argentina; listen in to learn how her family made their way to Argentina from Laos and how Monica, at the age of 17 and with just $200 in her pocket, moved to NYC to live the dream. Learn about her dedication to her craft and the preserverance that helped her become a successful entrepreneur.  You DON'T want to miss this interview!    

Dax holds a BFA in Painting/Drawing from the California College of Arts & Crafts and an MFA in Performance from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. A freelance illustrator for the last dozen years, Dax has also been a Course Director of academic drawing at Ex'pression College for Digital Art and Company Apprentice to Blair Thomas & Co. chamber puppet theater, with whom he performed at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art among other venues. He has been an artist in residence for the Tinkering Studio at the Exploratorium, and his cardboard artwork has been commissioned by the Exploratorium and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art as well as being featured in The Art of Tinkering (2014). His forays into sequential art go back to 2004, in the form of cantastoria, which are currently performed under the title Villainette. Shifting gears away from live performance, Failing Sky is his first attempt at a graphic novel, and was nominated for an Eisner Award within six months of publication.

Jessica Robinson is a Conscious Courage Activist, working internationally at the intersection of tech entrepreneurship, strategic partnerships and safety & security. Through Conscious Courage Living, Jessica provides life purpose and career coaching designed to help individuals find the courage to create peace within themselves, thereby creating a movement of Ferocious Beings of Courage around the world. As the founder of PurePoint International, a New York-based company dedicated to increasing personal security among all individuals, particularly women, globally, Jessica consults on safety and security matters and is developing technology solutions for personal security concerns. Before founding PurePoint International, Jessica spent eight years in assets protection in corporate America, concentrating on security, internal and external theft investigations and emergency response and in her last position leading and supporting a six-hundred-million-dollar business. She also collaborated in implementing an enterprise-wide strategy based on public/private partnerships and established community initiatives with local, state and federal public safety partners.   Jessica currently serves on the board of World Pulse, an international nonprofit that lifts and unites women’s voices to accelerate their impact on the world, is a Director of Strategic Partnerships with the Emerging Global Leadership Circle with Impact Leadership 21 and serves on the United Nations Women Committee for Public/Private Partnerships. Jessicareceived a B.S. in law enforcement and justice administration with honors from Western Illinois University. She received her master’s in public and international affairs, with a focus on security and intelligence studies from the University of Pittsburgh and earned an East Asian studies certificate. In 2011, Jessica completed a certificate in business excellence from Columbia Business School Executive Education and the Institute for Personal Leadership. Jessica became a Fellow with the Women’s Leadership Institute at the Impact Center in Washington, D.C. in 2011, and a Fellow with Impact Leadership 21 in 2014.   Connect with Jessica at:    www.The-PurePoint.com and www.ConsciousCourageLiving.com. 

As founder of the GoLab, Steve Golab has developed key business and media relationships in Austin that extend far beyond the city’s limits. He has successfully integrated his relationship-building methodologies into the GoLab network. As a result of Steve’s stewardship, GoLab team members and coworkers not only serve as seamless extensions and proponents of Steve’s vision of a collaborative, co-working community, but as proof that coworking is, in fact, smarter working. Steve has made it possible for the GoLab’s collaborative culture and common technology platform to be bundled and shared with any GoLab partner.     http://www.golabaustin.com https://twitter.com/stevegolab https://www.facebook.com/steve.golab https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevegolab

John is a skilled strategist, executive coach and executive recruiter with a uniquely sophisticated repertoire that’s all his own. He gets his kicks by helping leaders at all levels and teams of all sizes through even the most difficult of transitions. He combines intellectual rigor with a strong understanding of the psychology of great performance to cut through the clutter and get to the heart of strategic talent and development challenges quickly and precisely. He’s a passionate advocate for the philosophy that work should be a great place to spend half your life. He is focused on that mission by helping leaders and teams find their voice, clarify their mission, build on their strengths and get out of their own way. http://www.cornellglobal.com/ Facebook @Cornellglobal  

Michelle Prince shares her branding experise and specialty in teaching entrepreneurs and small business owners how to tell their personal story.   Michelle shares what she learned from her mentor Zig Ziglar and how she was able to make her first book a best seller that launched her speaking career.  

Mary Pisarkiewicz shares to she uses branding and marketing communications so effectively that she was cited as one of the top ten designers in New York City by Moodboard Magazine and how she has grown her food blog to more than 29,000 followers. Steven Mazer talks about how to use strategic branding, social media strategy and development, web production, and multimedia to improve your business results.

Linda Covello has been a writer and photographer for 25 years and shot her first magazine cover at the young age of 25, followed by her first international cover story for Newsweek, at the age of 29.   Linda shares her strategies and real world experiences of how to find mentors, leverage her knowledge, and persevere during her start up years of making her artistic and business dreams come true.