The Entrepreneur Way

Rick Elmore is an entrepreneur, sales and marketing expert. As the Founder and CEO of Simply Noted, Rick developed a proprietary technology that puts real pen and ink to paper to scale handwritten communication, helping businesses of all industries scale this unique marketing platform to stand out from their competition and build meaningful relationships with clients, customers, and employees. Founded in 2018 and based in Tempe, Arizona, Simply Noted has grown into a thriving company with clients of various sizes across the country including in hospitality, real estate, insurance, nonprofit, franchise, B2B, and others. Rick has served as the company's CEO since its founding, for more than three years, and has over a decade of sales and marketing industry experience. “I help businesses of all industries to stand out from their competition & build meaningful relationships by using unique marketing platform” “every person kind of has that analysis paralysis in that they don't get started. If you don't get started today most likely are never going to get started. And it is just getting started and taking that first step… That's what it is to build a business, it's just one step at a time… And you have got to be patient… It may take a long time”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nxB

Stephen Dean first built his career in information technology, working as a developer for Hewlett-Packard and several start-ups. He received his MBA from Duke before co-founding Keona Health, where manages all facets of finance, marketing, and operations. “I really do feel that figuring out how to get through… Life is tough… And being able to get through the hardships and being able to be comfortable with situations that are uncomfortable and that are hard and you don't know what success is going to look like. But creating a plan and taking that next step anyway is kind of key to all of life whether you're an entrepreneur or not”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nwU

Josh Bremmerer, co-founder and CEO of Komodo Covers, is an innate navigator, an experienced leader in the boating industry with over a decade of experience in management and company development and a lifelong passion for boating. “Hang in there man… It will all be okay in the end. If it's not okay it's not the end”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nvV

Yong-Soo Chung left a successful career in cryptocurrency software engineering to found his first 8-figure e-commerce business Urban EDC, a venture with an impressive social media following. He then went on to launch GrowthJet, a Climate Neutral Certified third-party logistics company. Yong-Soo is passionate about sharing the lessons he's learned with other entrepreneurs so they too can start a bootstrapped company that is both profitable and sustainable. “Start first of all. Starting can be very difficult for a lot of people. So, start and then whatever you decide on just be consistent. I think consistency is really, really important… The most important factor for survival is consistency… Really focus on something that you can control… Just having something that you can control and doing that consistently, that compounds over time. So, consistency is a really important aspect of all of this”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nvk

Valerie Hayes is on a mission to help small businesses beat the odds and push through the roadblocks to become an industry leader. She helps overburdened entrepreneurs, small business owners, and CEOs run their companies like a high-performance sports car. Fast and effective. “Growing your business is all about personal development. That is it in a nutshell. Yes, it is about growing your market share, maintaining profitability, protecting your profit margin, hiring the right people. But all of those decisions are made by you. If you are hunger in some negative thought process or not willing to hire people who are better than yourself… And unfortunately, it happens all of the time, entrepreneurs and small business owners are often tempted to hire B and C players because then they won't threaten them in their position of leadership or direction for the company. So, the ability to grow your business is more about personal development than anything else ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nuY

Matt Ostanik is an entrepreneur who has founded four startups. In 2019 he started working on Grateful, a platform where socially good businesses do “grateful giving” by donating to their customers' favorite nonprofits. In today's world, social good has never been important and is a powerful tool for customer retention. “Entrepreneurship takes incredibly hard work. It's really a combination of three things… Entrepreneurial success… It's having a right vision or strategy; it's executing, executing, executing and delivering on it; but it is also having a bit of the right timing and the right product or service at the right time and place as well. But you are never going to get there without really hustling as hard as you possibly can to throw all of those things at it as well… It's a long journey but it's absolutely worth it… Keep going, its persistence… Persistence pays off on the entrepreneur side as well. So keep fighting, keep pushing, keep running that next race and it's always a journey and it's absolutely worth it”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nuD

Kurt Wilkin is a trusted advisor for high-growth, middle-market companies as founder and managing partner of Bee Cave Capital and Co-Founder of HireBetter. With a passion for growth and a hard-earned, proven set of tools in his toolbox, Wilkin works with other entrepreneurs and CEOs to help them escape the start-up mindset and achieve next-level success. “Keep grinding. It's hard work, it's glorified when you see Mark Zuckerberg and Steve jobs of the world… But it's a grind and it's worth it if you can continue the journey”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nuj

Wei Deng is the founder and CEO of Clipboard Health, an app-based marketplace that matches healthcare facilities with nurses nearby, and operates in dozens of U.S. cities. It is backed by Sequoia Capital and Y Combinator. Wei was previously with Sendwave, and started her career as a lawyer. “my best advice is to talk to customers and put one foot in front of the other. It's like exercise. If you want to lose 50 pounds tomorrow don't try to lose it all tomorrow. Like I mentioned progress is non-linear. I think if you lose the first couple of pounds you will see that compounding effect of wow I can do this and I just need to do more of this and it seems suddenly very doable. I think that unblocking your own psychology there is probably the most powerful thing you can do as an entrepreneur ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nt5

Dr. Christopher Croner is a Principal with SalesDrive, LLC, a firm that specializes in the selection and deployment of high performing salespeople. Dr. Croner is co-author of the book, Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again. Dr. Croner developed the proprietary DriveTest® assessment and the Drive Interview for salesperson selection. “Monitoring what you think about, and keeping in mind that you become what you think about. But also, after setting a goal rather than focusing too much on the goal… Think about the consistent process that you will use to reach that goal. So coming up with a consistent process, a consistent system… A consistent system that you can use to reach a goal… A consistent process that you can use. And focusing on the process”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nsC

Jordan Schindler is on a mission to simplify health and wellness. As the Founder/CEO of Nufabrx, he built the #1 fastest growing company in the region as named by Charlotte Business Journal, and has developed and launched a new category of products to 8-figure revenue and nationwide retail “This back to this idea of perseverance… It's trying to figure out what you do and what you know better than other people. What insights do you have that you can build a business around? The other one that we have adopted is get to ‘no'. How do you try to get to an answer as fast as possible… Sometimes that no teachers us a lot”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nrJ

Best known as the founder of Beast Gear, Ben Leonard is the classic millennial entrepreneur. He built a business on a laptop, in a cupboard, in his spare time. The difference? Ben grew an international 7-figure business and successfully exited after 3 years; the business holy grail. “Just start. Give yourself permission to start. Too many people feel oh I am not qualified to do that, I can't do that I don't have the right background, my degree is nothing to do with that, I have never done this before. But actually, you should just get started. Some of the best entrepreneurs of all time did that. Richard Branson sold tickets for a flight before he even had a plane. You should just get going. ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nrl

Rabi Gupta is a serial entrepreneur. Working alongside his current founding team for 10+ years, they have used AI to build recommendation engines, social platforms and enterprise software. His first startup iDubba/iCouchapp was a “TV show recommendations + social engagement” app that had 2M+ monthly active users at the time it got acquired. Rabi then made a bold move to Silicon Valley to start a new company. While there, Rabi became frustrated that the ability to build relationships lacked technological innovation and intelligence. And so, EvaBot was born. EvaBot is an emotionally intelligent gifting relationship solution that enables thoughtful companies to accelerate the key relationships that increase both growth and competitive advantage. With a platform built to generate emotional engagement and to collect actionable intelligence, they are the standard in amplifying the customer and employee experience, creating an unforgettable journey for the recipient and truly valuable insight for the company. Their vision is to set the standard for business relationships by using AI to personalize the physical and digital experience. “Perseverance and determination is very important. And also, always keep learning and build a very good team. If you have your team with you, you can solve any problem ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nqg

Timber Barker is the CEO/Founder of Boom Interactive, a software development company that specializes in AI solutions. An advocate for making the design process easier, the technology Timber and his team have created reads, recognizes and learns from complex line drawing, floor plans, and sketches which are then used to generate real time 3D environments in the Construction (Design & Build) Industry, Education, Film and TV, Public Safety and eCommerce markets. Prior to co-founding Boom Interactive, Timber was the CEO/Owner of Studio 11k, which provided technical marketing solutions, mainly focusing on software development, web, and mobile tech. Before dabbling in the entrepreneurial space, Timber worked for notable companies such as Ernst & Young, AT&T and Citigroup. An advocate for education, Timber simultaneously serves as the Chief Technology Officer for a nonprofit called Sneak On The Lot, a filmmaking school for the younger generation that provides them with a safe and effective way to express themselves through film and the arts. During a time when many arts programs have been cut due to budgetary constraints, Timber is fighting for Sneak On The Lot to be placed in underserved schools across the country. “You want to validate, you want to create a prototype, build a team, sacrifice and then protect. And not necessarily in that order . But you need to show those five things before you are worthy enough to ask for anyone else to give you money. and then you only have a chance. So, if you can do those five things and do them in your way and however you want to interpret those you will find more success. I truly believe if you omit any one of those it will be harder for you… I am not saying impossible but it will be harder”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-npB

Michael Brooks is a strong believer in harmony, teamwork, loyalty and partnership. He has spent years building successful businesses with remote freelance talent and implementing strategic solutions through digital marketing and electronic payments. “Get committed. Figure out what you are committed to”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-npd

Jotham S Stein is the principal of the Law Offices of Jotham S. Stein P.C. He has over 20 years experience representing both high level executives and lower level employees. Stein is a graduate of Stanford Law, Princeton and is admitted to practice law in many states. “if you have any leverage at all protect yourself on day one before you go into a relationship with anyone you are doing business with. If you are starting a small company with your family, you are better off you each protect yourself against each other in a very friendly way on day one. If you are going into a relationship starting a new company protect yourself from day one so that you don't wind up being forced out when you take in investors and grow your company…”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-noM

Bill Nussey is a career tech CEO with several exits, including a billion-dollar IPO. He is now launching several clean energy ventures, starting with Freeing Energy. This project started with a TED talk that grew into a top podcast, and is now a book, which hit Amazon's #1 new release. “show up early. You could think about that for minutes and hours and realise what it really means… But show up early. And the second thing is… And it's kind of building on it which is be prepared. There is opportunities in your life where you don't see it coming in something amazing is going to knock on your door. Have your ducks in a row and be ready to seize it. Plans are great but plans rarely come together. The successful people that I've met and worked with Cs the opportunities that they didn't see coming and they are ready for them”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nnE

Liam Martin is a serial entrepreneur who runs Time Doctor and Staff.com — one of the most popular time tracking and productivity software platforms in use by top brands today. He is also a co-organizer of the world's largest remote work conference — Running Remote. He just wrote a book by the same name about why everyone got remote work wrong during the pandemic and he's here today to help us figure out how to run a successful remote company “Identify whether you are an entrepreneur or not… We talked about that before. What that means is you are someone who can't work someone else because you don't want to get dominated by someone else's rules – you want to make your own. If you are in that state you are an entrepreneur. And then make failure as quick and as easy as humanly possible. That's what I would do, whatever the idea is. The ideas may be bad, you are actually probably going to have to go through three or four ideas before you come up with one that actually gets you some traction but that is the journey. And to get very tactical actually ,I would do this for about three years. If you can't make any money within three years, stop, something is either wrong with your ideas, your execution or yourself. You may not be an entrepreneur ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nn7

Jane Hanson grew up in rural Minnesota, coming to New York three decades ago to join NBC as an anchor and correspondent in NY. She co-anchored “Today in New York,” and hosted “Jane's New York”; She covered events ranging from the tragedy of 9/11 to the joy of Yankees victory parades to Wall Street and Washington; has interviewed presidents, business leaders, prisoners, and celebrities; traveled as far as the Gobi Desert of Mongolia and the great depths miles below New York City for her special reports. Most recently, she hosted a daily entertainment and lifestyle program, New York Live, for NBC4. Jane has won 9 Emmys; was named Correspondent of the Year by New York's Police Detectives and Firefighters, among many other awards. Jane has served as the March of Dimes Walk-America Chairman, honorary chair for the Susan B. Komen Foundation's Race for the Cure, and as a board member of Graham Windham, Phipps Houses, the Randall's Island Sports Foundation, the Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, and Telecare. She has taught at Long Island University, Stern College, and the 92nd Street Y. and was President of the New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. She is currently a much sought-after communications coach working with top-tier leaders in every field, while continuing to emcee, speak and host broadcasts. “You have literally got to believe that you will succeed and you cannot let the obstacles get in your way. You must always put one foot in front of the other. It is a journey; it is not a sprint. And to be able to succeed takes a lot of what is going on in your head and your attitude… The way you keep on with life is change your attitude. So consistently keep your attitude in a good place. Don't give up.”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nmn

Ralf Specht is the author of “Building Corporate Soul”. He developed the Soul System™, a framework that powers culture and success for any business. After two decades with McCann Erickson in various executive roles, he was a founding partner of Spark44, an innovative, industry-first joint venture with Jaguar Land Rover. Under his leadership as CEO, Spark44 grew to a 1,200 people business in 18 countries. His second book “Beyond The Startup” shares the operational innovations that drove Spark44´s growth before it joined forces with Accenture. His driving vision is to make soulless companies a thing of the past. “don't take yourself too serious. Entrepreneurs need to have a huge commitment to what they are about to be doing. And every now and then you can think that there is nothing else in the world but definitely there is… There is lots outside that. So don't take yourself too serious, and find a good balance in your private life because you will need that to manage the difficult days and nights that are up there and there will be some ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nlu

Joel Sandoval, CPA is a successful entrepreneur and tax mastermind, having helped business owners save $37 million in taxes. The story of his start in the tax industry goes back to the peak of the real estate market crash in 2007. He was new to the job force with one foot in the real estate industry. However, with so many people losing their homes, he was afraid he had hit a brick wall in real estate. Fortunately, the CPA at the escrow company he was employed with, shared her experience as an accountant during such a volatile time. This ignited a spark in Joel, he began talking with other CPAs which only further increased his interest in the accounting industry. Four years later, Joel officially graduated from California State University, Bakersfield with a business degree and a concentration in accounting. Starting his tax and accounting firm was step one to the massive success he has achieved today. Like many small business owners, Joel was juggling all aspects of the business alone. He was cold calling, meeting with clients, preparing and filing tax returns. Today, he owns Sandoval Tax CPAs and serves as the leader for his growing team. He has a passion for helping business owners maximize their profits by reducing their taxes. His firm has clients all over the United States which he meets with virtually on a regular basis to ensure he is doing everything he can by being proactive. Sandoval Tax CPAs on average saves business owners anywhere from $15k to $30k in taxes EVERY year. Ultimately, Joel's wishes for the firm consist of being the top CPA firm in the country for both English and Spanish speaking business owners. Although he and his firm have already achieved great success, this is only the beginning for him and his business endeavors. “Really have a strong mindset because if you have the right mindset, you can achieve your dreams, you can achieve your desires. But you are going to have to be able to overcome any obstacles so you might as well be prepared and train your brain to overcome those challenges”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nkz

Fred Joyal is #1 Amazon Bestselling author, speaker, entrepreneur, and business advisor. He co-founded the most successful dentist referral service in the country:1-800-DENTIST, which, over 30 years, generated over $1 billion in revenue. Along with this achievement, he has also been awarded the Conrad Hilton Distinguished Entrepreneur Award by Loyola Marymount University, and had a successful career at one of the top advertising firms in Los Angeles; for which, as the company's CEO, he has written over 200 television and radio commercials, written two books on marketing, dabbled in stand-up and improv comedy, acted in bad movies and excellent TV commercials. “Start. Get up every day and start something and focus on what you need to do that day – it will aggregate. Don't get too involved about your five or 10 year plan because nobody can predict five years from now anymore. Listen to the marketplace, listen to what your customers are telling you. A lot of people don't do that and they don't adjust to that. And don't complain about the fact that your business is hard because if it were easy then everybody would be doing it. Be happy that it is hard, be excited that it is really hard and be really good at it”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nkl

Mike Malatesta is an entrepreneur who has helped start, grow, and sell two amazingly successful waste management companies. One sold for mid-8 figures and the other sold for low-9 figures. Mike also created and host the "How'd it Happen Podcast" [200+ Episodes] where I explore stories, lessons, and wins with some of the most fascinating and successful people in the world. His new book, "Owner Shift - How Getting Selfish Got Me Unstuck" is a philosophical memoir that reveals the secret to why so many entrepreneurs get stuck and how they can SHIFT to get free once again. Following the success of his book, Mike founced Owner Shift Coaching, an exclusive and customized one-on-one coaching program for high-performing entrepreneurs and CEOs. “Get ready for a wild ride. And I mean a wild ride in an exceptionally positive way and a wild ride in a challenging way that you can't even anticipate. And I don't say that to scare people but to get people prepared and ready because this is not an easy game to play but it can be very rewarding game particularly if you know… Just like a professional sports team knows they are going to get beat on a play, they are going to get hurt and things are not going to go right. Lots of things are not going to go right and you are not going to win every game but if you stick to the basics of business, you have resilience, you know that you can't expect perfection but you also know that every single day you can get better - I think that's what you need”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-njJ

Macy Troyer is the founder and CEO of Blossm Social Media, a social media marketing agency. She is a business owner and entrepreneur. Macy is an expert in personal branding, social media marketing, and scaling brands in both the public and private sectors and for professional athletes. Receiving her first award for entrepreneurship and innovation at 17, Macy's most significant assets are providing solutions, growing brands online, and bringing ideas to life. “Choose your pain because no matter what route you choose you are going to be challenged and it is going to be hard”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-njn

Farzad Rashidi is the lead innovator at Respona, the all-in-one digital PR and link-building software that combines personalization with productivity. He also runs the marketing efforts at Visme, where he helped the company gain over 12 million active users and pass 2M monthly organic traffic. “it's going to be okay… Sometimes it's easy to get freaked out about things… Knowing that mistakes happen and things don't always go the way you want them to is part of the journey. And when you look back at it, things will always make sense and it's not always as bad as it is in your head”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nii

John Connors is the co-founder and CEO of Boathouse Group, a Boston based full-service marketing and technology agency focused on how marketing can drive company performance. He has built the business over 18 years purely on referrals and a great reputation, as well as a simple idea that if you make a promise, you keep a promise. This mindset has rewarded John and his company with large success along with a high retention rate among clients. After starting his career at the largest agency in New England (Hill, Holliday) and the largest agency in the world (McCann), he launched his own firm in 2001. John has a strong belief that agencies and marketing departments have lost the respect of C-Suites and boards over the past few decades, while possessing an equally strong conviction that now is the best time in a generation to rebuild that respect based on the ability to connect strategy, data, creativity and technology. “Get started… Stop thinking about it and get started”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-ngT

Beginning his entrepreneurial journey at age 19, Jeremy D Brown used his free time to interview hundreds of successful people across the country, learning from their expertise and acting on their advice. As Jeremy's business development and sales expertise grew, he decided to write his first book in order to establish authority, generate leads, and increase his credibility. The result? His business exploded and Jeremy knew he had found his calling - empowering leaders to share their stories. “Stop listening to this podcast and any podcast and any webinar and anything that you are doing right now and go and start working at it, get it done. I wouldn't listen to any more of Neil's 2000 plus podcasts unless it's in the background while I actually doing what I say I'm going to do so that you become the person that Neil then calls to be on the podcast instead of just listening to it”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-ng1

Prior to founding UXReactor, Satyam Kantamneni led various in-house design organizations such as Citrix and PayPal. He is also an alumnus of Harvard Business School. While at Harvard, Satyam realized that most businesses aren't leveraging the full power of User Experience (UX) Design as an engine for strategic growth. So, he resolved to change that. Through UXReactor, Satyam demonstrated that UX can and should drive enterprise-wide innovation and business outcomes. UXReactor has enabled its clients-partners to generate hundreds of millions in additional revenue from user-cen-tered innovation. Satyam is passionate about user-centered innovation and he is authoring a book titled which will be released in May 2022. “Take it one quarter at a time. Don't worry about trying to figure out where and how you will end up 10 years from now … Don't let the destination mess with the journey and enjoy every phase of the journey and plan for every sub phase of the journey. But don't plan for the big part because you don't know where you will end up and what will happen, what resources, what the market … Don't try to control them, don't try to predict them just work in the first quarter or two ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nfx

Tracy Benson is the CEO and co-founder of Obsesh, the sports marketplace platform connecting consumers to top athletes, and empowering athlete entrepreneurs to manage, merchandise, market, and monetize their fans online. Previously she was Global Chief Marketing Officer at Seek Thermal, Global Chief Marketing & Product Officer at Monster Inc. (maker of Beats by Dre and Monster headphones), Head of Marketing at Best Buy, Hyper-Growth Market leader at The Home Depot (where she developed the first athlete-work program for Olympians) and Sales & Marketing Manager at AT&T. Tracy was an All-Conference NCAA volleyball athlete at Western Illinois University before becoming a professional beach volleyball player. She earned an MBA in Marketing & Finance from the University of Notre Dame. “Fear can kill growth. You can't be afraid, stay focused, understand your why, put your story out there, don't let fear get in the way. Your job is to solve a problem as an entrepreneur. Don't give up to early. Rarely is it a honeymoon other ride rarely but if you have got your purpose and you understand your story keep telling that story keep focused on that story. The journey of how you will solve your problem is going to change because we are in this changing environment”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-neZ

Sherrie Clark is the founder and CEO of Storehouse Media Group as well as a best-selling and award-winning author, ghostwriter, author coach, editor, publisher, and book marketer. She uses her 17 years of acquired skills, accomplishments, and experiences to raise up best-selling and award-winning authors, many of whom are entrepreneurs and leaders. To date, she has worked on over 160 books, noting the common struggles many authors share, especially new ones. Her online courses were created to show them how to address those challenges before they arise so they can achieve success with writing a book. So whether she's coaching authors one-on-one, in groups, or through her online courses, she's passionate about ensuring they create a book they're proud to have their name on. Over the years, Sherrie has been dubbed the “Page-Turner Queen” because of her ability to communicate through storytelling and skillfully pull stories and messages out of people. She then masterfully crafts them in a way that not only breathes life into them but also gives her clients credibility and value so that they can become the go-to expert in their profession. As a national speaker, she enjoys sharing her love for storytelling and how it can change lives, even cultures. She learned how to tell a good story as a police officer with the NYPD and has honed this skill ever since through content writing, copywriting, and books. Sherrie has enjoyed every role and phase of her life. She feels each one has contributed to where she's at now, doing what she's most passionate about, and fulfilling the adage, “Do what you love to do, and you'll never work a day in your life.” “be methodical in starting and building your business. There is a saying that says don't quit your day job and to me that means that if you are wanting to build a business do it on the side, keep working your job - the job that is providing for you and your family. Because in reality building a business and realising that kind of income it can sometimes take some time and if you replace it with your job you may find yourself and your family in a bad place without that financial support - and it could become really hard on the family as well. And to make matters worse you will become desperate ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-neg

Amanda Hamilton believes most business owners are getting it wrong. It's not about just delegating. It's about delegating with intention. She is the founder of Hamilton Raye “Your Outsourced Admin”, which brings professional remote administrative support to startup organizations and businesses so that you can claim your most valuable nonrenewable resources. “Even when the times are tough and you get extremely discouraged don't lose that momentum. Find the one little glimpse of light that you could see out of a challenging circumstance to keep yourself going. Because it can be really tough and it can feel really dark at times but there is definitely light at the end of the tunnel. And while it takes a long time to get there will get their and everyone goes through it.”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-ndu

Trevor Blake is a physicist by background who grew up extremely poor. Eventually, he tapped into the workings of energy, consciousness, and transformation and began creating through intentionality. Over the last ten years, Trevor has created and successfully exited three separate companies for over $600 million and never hired a single employee. "So, I have all the same doubts that everyone else has but what I learned through all of the biographies and all of the testing I have done through life is the tools and techniques that I can use for myself to help me get through that”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-ncZ

Dr. Gordon Jones is a former healthcare executive turned entrepreneur. With more than 30 years of digital innovation, entrepreneurship, and business development experience, Dr. Jones has founded and invested in a variety of projects and startups. Alongside his role leading the emergence of Validide, he is the Adjunct Professor of Blockchain, Data Privacy and Self Sovereign Identity at the University of South Carolina. Dr. Jones earned his bachelor's degree in business administration from The Citadel. Following two tours as a member of the United States Army, Dr. Jones completed his master's and doctorate degrees in health administration from the Medical University of South Carolina. “Really think about all you are going to have to endure in order to do this because it is going to be very difficult and I don't want you giving up two quickly. So, once you commit to your idea… And there is different ways to bring it to market, you don't have to do it by yourself. You can patent it and licence it. But at the end of the day really think about how you want to bring this thing to life, decide on what path you want to do that in, and then once you commit then you have got to stick with it”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-ncp

Shawn Khorrami has made a career of identifying and artfully handling the issues most business owners don't even look at or lose sleep over. He has been a serial entrepreneur since the age of 16, having started and managed more than a dozen businesses involving products and services across a wide range of verticals. “Take the steps forward… Don't be so hard-headed about the product, have flexibility… You have to have that flexibility to keep on developing to bring what you envision as product you are bringing to the world and the problem you are solving…to understand that the world may have different ideas of what that problem is and you may not fully understand it and that may mean changing. So that is a very important thing that I do not see a lot of times”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-nbA

Ed Vincent is an Entrepreneur with over 25 years business, technology and management experience including 6 years banking and valuation experience. Founded an e-commerce business in 1999 which was sold to a competitor in 2001. Repeat Founder including SimplyEngage, myProducer, & Predict Ventures. Currently Founder & CEO of festivalPass. Specialties: Subscription Business Models, Marketplaces, NFTs, Corporate Development, Marketing and Branding, Company Structuring, Technology Marketing Solutions, Entertainment Consulting, Complex Deal Structuring “Patience… I think every entrepreneur expects things to go faster than they do… I think the patients to realise that value is built over time and things don't always happen as fast as you expect them to. Persistence and patience is what usually creates value”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-n9g

Tiffani Higgins is the founder of the Stay at Home Bookkeeper Academy and a mother of five amazing children. She started her career out as a CPA working 60 hours a week during tax season, feeling guilty for “choosing” her career over her family. She realized 80% of what she was doing in bookkeeping data entry and could be done from anywhere, so why was she working for a corporation away from her family? Now, she works for herself for 10 hours a week, makes nearly the same pay with no more long days, no stress, and, most importantly, she gets to spend valuable time with her sweet family. She started the Stay at Home Bookkeeper Academy to teach thousands how to make money while pursuing the freedom in life they desire, whether working from home or on the road in an RV. “if you feel stuck in any way in your business there is a solution, you just have to find the right person that can help you with that. So, whether that's a coach or a business partner or a vendor or a team member somebody out there has the solution so don't focus on the problem focus on how you can attract that solution”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-n3P

Renee Fry is the Co-Founder and CEO of Gentreo, an on-line software provider with a mission to provide affordable, accessible and easy-to-use estate planning tools for everyone. Renee has led and helped start multiple companies, served in the Massachusetts government cabinet as head of Business and Technology and is a graduate of Harvard Business School. “Do it, try it, get going. Those are the things that to many people spend too much time asking questions, planning… Put something out there, try it out see what's working, see what's not working… When I say do it it's more get product, get going and make sure that people have something to try out, and that you get your name out there as well”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mVY

Jordan Ostroff is a visionary entrepreneur, President of LegalEase Marketing, Managing Partner of Jordan Law Fl, Host of multiple facebook live show and the Chair of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Florida. “You have to know your ideal client. The more that you know your ideal client, the one you truly want to work with, the best kind of client as specifically as possible the easier every other decision becomes because you can think about where they are now and that's where you can market to. You can think about where they are going to go when they need you and that's where you market to. You can think about what they are really concerned about and you can write about that or talk about that in what you are putting out there. You can think about what they want to see out of the company when they hire it and you start doing those things. You start thinking about what they want to see after they have done hiring you and start doing those things to get referrals and more business”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mGe

Cody Bjugan has been a key player in 30 development projects, developing 2,300 lots/units from raw dirt to create $920M in revenue from residential real estate development. He started VestRight in 2019, to teach others the system that got him into the game, a simple way to create 5 to 7-figure paydays from off-market land deals, without owning or developing the land, without debt, and with very little cash at risk. “Just don't stop. Keep going, keep pushing, don't give up on yourself, you are worthy and you are capable… A lot of entrepreneurs are their own worst critic… Get out of your own head and just don't stop, don't give up, keep pushing forward… Really be aware of have you put limitations on yourself and are those fair limitations or are they limitations that you need to figure out how to overcome and remove from your thinking”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mEN

Bryan Rhode is the founder of ACUMEN Apparel, a new men's clothing brand keeping dress shirts tucked and tight all day. He served in the Marine corps infantry and practiced corporate law before becoming a prosecutor. Rhode served as Secretary of Public Safety for the Commonwealth of Virginia. “My best advice is just to stay at it. It's a lengthy process… There are going to be million reasons to turn your back along the way and just stop particularly when you see how long process is. But if you are really committed to it my advice to you, is you have just got to stay with it, stay with it, stay with it, stay with it, keep going. It seems long, it seems hard but you will look back and it will have gone by in a blink and you will be amazed at what you can achieve”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mEH

We live in a post-trust world, but Jeremy Miner understands what it takes to not push, but persuade customers in the world of selling. As the founder of 7th Level Communications, Jeremy educates how to close more sales in less time, learning how to communicate to today's cautious, skeptical buyers. “learn how to position your brand the right way where people don't view you as some needy company but you are viewed as more of a trusted authority, viewed more as an expert who is going to get them the results that they want. It's all about how you position your brand”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mEB

Robert Overweg is the founder of the Adaptable Mindset program. He and his team empower people to develop their own Adaptable Mindset, to develop mental flexibility. Learn how to create mental space and to find new possibilities. “Follow your own path, take care of this mental space that we have been talking about, take care of your inspiration and build a structure that supports you. Like structure of how many times you exercise, where you take your inspiration and a few things which helped me a lot which is how to find your USP, your unique selling point. It could be by thinking what is your spiky point of view? What is the one thing that you believe is true but other people still have difficulty accepting but you can have beautiful discourse about and you can talk for hours or days about that specific subject. I think those are wonderful tips. ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mwX

Bew White began his entrepreneurial journey at age 28, and despite many ups and downs, started his own company called Summer Classics - he designs, creates, and builds beautiful furniture. Bew was inspired to write his biography outlining his successes and failures and what it means to live a truly substantial life. The book, "A Summer Classic, The Bew White Story", helps readers jump into the wealth of experience of Bew White. He offers crucial lessons in both business and life to those who have ambition but perhaps not the road map to success. “Have those six characteristics or stop… The grit… Push through. Don't let anything get you down. Push through. And you will think that you can't push through but you can. You have got to have that grit to be able to push through”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mwx

Guy Remond - Non Executive Director, Investor & Entrepreneur An experienced individual with over 20 years in the tech, software & consulting/advisory industries, as a founder, director, investor and advisor. Brief Profile: Guy's working career began in retail where he enjoyed an eleven-year stint in various managerial positions. Following this, he followed his passion for anything technical and branched out on his own into the technical world. In 2001 he was a founding member and CEO of Cake Solutions Limited and over the next 16 years, he directly oversaw the development of the business from a small start-up to that of an international, multi-million-pound company respected as being at the cutting edge of engineering and process in the open-source software development world. After being recognised in the Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 and being viewed as one of the most unique, forward-thinking and fast-growth companies in the industry Cake Solutions Limited was acquired by a multinational corporation and the business was subsequently rebranded as Disney Streaming Services, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a company owned by The Walt Disney Corporation. As a creative and widely experienced individual with a keen focus on personal development, company culture and process improvement, Guy has invested in a number of companies and is actively working with these companies in a non-executive director or chairman role, helping them to fulfil the leadership's drive to a successful outcome. Guy is building two new organisations with his business partners Gary Fletcher and Dave Zumpano. EHE Capital Limited is a highly efficient tech-led Private Equity organisation with a genuine focus on supporting entrepreneurs through their companies high growth stage through to a successful conclusion. We also provide qualified, high-quality deal flow for investors, private equity and venture capital organisations. Guidr LLC is a legal document platform whose moonshot is to be the largest legal entity in the world that does not employ any lawyers. We are digitising, democratising and demonetising legal services, helping smaller law firms compete in the digital era. In addition to his working commitments, Guy dedicates time to charitable activities. For well over a decade he has worked with Variety - the Children's Charity in a number of voluntary roles, currently acting as the Chairman for the North West region in the UK and more recently as a Trustee for the organisation. “There is going to be more change in the next 10 years than there has been in the last 50. Any businesses that are not tech led or tech driven in the next 10 years that don't adopt AI won't be around, they will just disappear. All future businesses have to be tech led and they have to understand how artificial intelligence is going to affect that business and they then have to be on top of that and ahead of the curve and that will give them a fighting chance ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mwr

With us today is Kenny Gray, founder of Grayt Media. Kenny and his team help businesses find their unique message. He is here today to provide insights on creating unique, creative strategies that produce effective results to help scale revenues, boost brand awareness, and enhance the user experience. “Come up with your plan and work it. And believe in yourself because nobody else is going to show up for you, no one is going to do it for you and no one is going to tell you that you are going to be great at it and you can do it. You just need to have goal and a vision and go for it. Even if your business or whatever your idea doesn't pan out you are going to learn so much and it's going to bring so much tremendous value to your life win or lose. Just keep swimming”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mwf

Vikrant Shaurya is the CEO & Founder of BestsellingBook.com, #1 Bestselling Author, sought-after Book Launch Manager, and an internationally recognized Digital Publishing Expert. He has helped thousands of entrepreneurs and first-time authors actualize their dreams by joining them in their self-publishing journeys through his courses, coaching, and done-for-you services. “Your business is kind of a reflection of your personality. The way you are, the way you are systemised, the way you deal with people, the way you prioritise. It is going to be reflected in your business. So, this really important to also work on yourself along with business. So, if you are constantly working, if you are constantly improving your business, I highly recommend people to improve yourself as well. And of course, improving yourself on all of the areas of your life not only with finance and business but also with productivity, with health, with relationships and all the other areas of your life which is going to drastically improve your business and also it's going to make your entrepreneurial journey very easy”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mw3

Edwin Rojas was born for the entertainment industry. From stumbling into a magic shop at ten, entertaining “at sea”, to climbing his way up to corporate office as a talent booker, Edwin founded Rojas Talent Group and has now produced shows for numerous casinos, theatres, resorts, cruises and top corporations while also managing entertainers and consulting to major venues. “Follow your gut and just be the best you can be at whatever you are doing and don't do everything for money. The money will come. If you are the best at whatever you are doing the word will spread like wildfire … People talk to people and you are going to have… There is nothing like word-of-mouth”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mvQ

Evan Nierman is a crisis management expert who serves as the Founder and CEO of Red Banyan, a globally renowned public relations firm that guides clients through complex high stakes situations. He is also the bestselling author of CRISIS AVERTED: PR Strategies to Protect Your Reputation and the Bottom Line. “If you will it it is not a dream. If you believe in yourself and you believe in your team and you every day, take incremental steps to make yourself a little bit better each day. It's like this Japanese concept of kaizen which is incremental improvement. If you get a little bit better as a person or as a business every single day in short order the gains are massive”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mvw

Dom Einhorn is the founder and CEO of CXSports, a technology platform that helps amateur and semi-professional sports teams develop and monetize their brand and media assets. Dom also serves as the president of Sarlat Rugby, a semi- professional rugby team founded in 1903. “Never give up. I've seen so many ventures that should have succeeded and did not ultimately succeed simply because the entrepreneur threw in the towel to early… If you truly are on the wrong track then yes you need to cut your losses but it doesn't mean you have to give up being an entrepreneur. Try to pivot and try to find something that works. When you are doing gambles make calculated gambles that don't cost you a fortune. Be able to quickly cut your losses and iterate. If you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur try and stay in entrepreneur and not get a job just because you had a failure. Don't be afraid to fail. Fail as quickly as possible. The quicker you fail the cheaper it is. ”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mv6

20 years ago, Joseph Wilkins founded ProCreative marketing agency and has produced ad campaigns for clients including Google, Linkedin and McDonalds. With two decades experience, hundreds of millions of views and over $50 MILLION in tracked sales, Joseph shares his 8 step process to help other businesses drive online sales. “Get off your rear end and do it… You have got to outcomes… You can get off and go and do it and it will be outrageously successful or it can fail. And in both cases, you are going to learn… If you genuinely have a great business idea or even a good business idea with great marketing and great confidence you can take a good idea and you can make it great but you will never know if you don't just go for it.”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-muN

Jared Mitchell is the co-founder of SkinCarebyAlana - which is one of the largest online retailers of organic and all natural skin care products. He started the company with his wife and is responsible for over 30 million dollars in product sales. Jared is also the eCommerce consultant for NPDigital and founder of BeefySites, which is focused on helping e-commerce founders scale up their businesses. “In the US the stat that I heard is 75 percent of all new businesses that are attempted fail. I think there is a good reason for that. I think number one people give up way too early. It's about blood sweat and tears. There is going to be times when you are going out of business. You not only feel that you are, your numbers not only say it but you are. And you are in charge of your own destiny… If you are actually going to do it right starts from day one, make sure that your product is amazing. Do the right research… I rather see somebody wait and keep it as a side hustle for three or six months before rushing into something that is going to fail”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mur

Ambrose Blowfield is one of Australasia's leading trainers and specializes in mastering the sales conversation, business-to-business selling, mindset development and long-term business growth. He has delivered training in person in 10 different countries across 3 continents, his online training has helped over 15,000 businesses in 20 countries, across 6 continents. “aside from building a great and open support team around you it has to be persistence and perseverance. I think it was Thomas Edison said that genius or success becomes from one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration. I think that is absolutely true in entrepreneurship. Having a great idea or a great product or a great service isn't enough. You have got to be able to persevere and to see yourself through the ups and downs of life and business and the economies of the world and even the local economy. You are going to have to work hard hence pick something you are passionate about and then you will put in the perseverance”…[Listen for More] Click Here for Show Notes To Listen or to Get the Show Notes go to https://wp.me/p6Tf4b-mu7