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I'd like to thank the Austin Business Journal for carrying on this decade-long tradition of sporadically mentioning Nutrabolt IPO rumors after each new major business milestone has been reached. The first IPO rumors showed up in an August 2014 PricePlow blog post…after it noticed a spike in search traffic related to Nutrabolt receiving a significant minority investment from private equity firm, MidOcean Partners. Then, at the end of 2022…I predicted Nutrabolt would go public within the next year after receiving an $863 million investment from Keurig Dr Pepper. But what major business milestone did Nutrabolt recently reach that restarted this IPO rumors heading into 2025? Nutrabolt just exceeded one billion dollars in trailing twelve months retail sales data. And you might be wondering…how elusive is that feat? Within the ingestible CPG categories of food, beverage, and supplements…there's only about 80 total brands that currently exceed one billion dollars in annual retail sales. In 2002, Nutrabolt (legally known as Woodbolt Distribution) was founded with the launch of the sports nutrition brand Cellucor. And then nine years later, Cellucor launched the C4 pre-workout product, which is currently (and has been for much of the last decade) the leading pre-workout brand globally. In early-2017, Nutabolt acquired Scivation, the maker of the top-selling post-workout recovery brand Xtend. But it was a year later when Nutrabolt made the single-most important decision in the company history to-date by launching carbonated C4 Energy drinks, which as I just mentioned essentially forced that hero SKU of Cellucor to be spun off into its own platform brand. Additionally, Nutrabolt acquired a significant minority stake in Bloom Nutrition last January…having the strategic foresight to allocate a portion of that KDP capital beyond simply fueling the energy drinks segment growth. And by all accounts a year later that strategic investment decision has paid off mightily…especially after Nutrabolt helped Bloom successfully launch its own energy drink about six months ago. And as I predicted…with KDP being impressed by the standout launch Bloom energy drinks had at Target last summer, it decided in October to sign a national sales and distribution deal with the female-forward positioned brand that began officially this month. But while Bloom might've been the first significant minority (but strategic) investment…I don't see it being the last. And that's because since that Nutrabolt and KDP deal content…I've been forthcoming on my belief that the executive leadership team is strategically focused on building a health and wellness focused version of Unilever. But while some portfolio expansion might come from internal brand (and product) development, I believe most will happen from accretive deal making that extends Nutrabolt into more key consumer-driven wellness platforms. So, my latest first principles thinking content will start by stating assumptions of the Nutrabolt investment criteria...but then explain which brands I believe could be potential fits for Nutrabolt within the attractive consumer-driven wellness platforms of healthy longevity need states like brain/cognitive health and gut health, but also protein and hydration. Potential Targets mention include: LMNT, Seed Health, Timeline Longevity, Thorne Healthtech, Neutonic, and Legendary Foods FOLLOW ME ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LINKEDIN⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TWITTER⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠INSTAGRAM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠FACEBOOK⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In 2022, Julia shared the front page of the Austin Business Journal with Elon Musk for the annual edition of the most influential people to watch in Texas. Not long after, Elon Musk's quip, “DEI must die” went viral. Julia wanted to respectfully respond in her own way, so she recently gave a TED Talk titled “The Ultimate Win: Why DEI Can't Die.”In today's episode, Julia describes the experience of giving a TED Talk and gives us a preview of her talk's contents.Take a listen to hear how Julia powerfully articulates the value of DEI and differing perspectives.Resources:Learn more at The Color of MoneyWatch Julia's TED TalkDownload your own 411 tool for free Become a real estate agent HEREConnect with Our HostsEmerick Peace:Instagram: @theemerickpeaceFacebook: facebook.com/emerickpeaceDaniel Dixon:Instagram: @dixonsolditFacebook: facebook.com/realdanieldixonLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dixonsolditYouTube: @dixongroupcompaniesJulia Lashay:Instagram: @iamjulialashayFacebook: facebook.com/growwithjuliaLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/julialashay/YouTube: @JuliaLashayBo MenkitiInstagram: @themenkitigroupFacebook: facebook.com/obiora.menkitiLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/bomenkiti/Produced by NOVAThis podcast is for general informational purposes only. The guest's views, thoughts, and opinions represent those of the guest and not KWRI and its affiliates and should not be construed as financial, economic, legal, tax, or other advice. This podcast is provided without any warranty, or guarantee of its accuracy, completeness, timeliness, or results from using the information.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Rich Russakoff about why CEOs burn out and self sabotage. Rich Russakoff (https://www.linkedin.com/in/richrussakoff/) is an internationally acclaimed business coach, speaker, author, and serial entrepreneur. As President and CEO of ‘Coach to The Best', Rich guides CEOs and entrepreneurs throughout the world. Rich is always in demand as a speaker, and has spoken at INC Magazine Conferences, the Fortune Growth Summit, The International Franchise Association, and at over 100 other entrepreneurial conferences and workshops throughout the world. He has also been a member of the faculty on the Entrepreneurial Masters Program at MIT for the past 20 years. He writes a daily email called Food For Thought, which is the basis of his books, People, Time & Money: Volume One, published last June, and People, Time & Money: Volume Two which was published in July. He is also the author of How to Make Banks Compete to Lend You Money and the chapter on bank financing in Verne Harnish's NYT's bestselling book Rockefeller Habits. Rich's articles have appeared in CBS Moneywatch, CNN's Ask the Expert, and the Austin Business Journal.  Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!

This is the Women of Influence Podcast series, delivering next level insights and expertise live from GlobeSt.'s Women of Influence Conference.The Women of Influence Podcast Series is an exclusive mini-series of The Crexi Podcast, an insider's look at all things commercial real estate, produced in collaboration with GlobeSt. The Crexi team visited Women of Influence and recorded in Lake Tahoe, California, from the floor of the conference, highlighting movers and shakers in commercial real estate. The Crexi Podcast explores various aspects of the commercial real estate industry in conversation with some of the top professionals in the space. In each episode, we feature different guests to tap into their wealth of CRE expertise and explore the latest trends and updates from the world of commercial real estate. In this episode, Crexi's Shanti Ryle sits with DeLea Becker, Founder and Owner of Beck-Reit Commercial, and Barbara Morrison, Founder and President of TMC Financing, to cover wide-ranging topics, including:Introduction to The Crexi PodcastMeet DeLea Becker: Background and AchievementsDeLea Journey into Commercial Real EstateNavigating the Great RecessionTransition to Commercial Real EstateThe Importance of Long-Term VisionEmpowering Women in Commercial Real EstateAdvice for Aspiring InvestorsConclusion and Contact InformationMeet Barbara Morrison: A Pioneer in Small Business AdvocacyThe Journey of TMC FinancingExpanding Impact: Working Solutions and TMC Community CapitalBarbara's Early Career and Civic LeadershipBarbara's Path to Commercial Real EstateUnderstanding the SBA 504 Loan ProgramTrends and Insights in Small Business Real EstateAdvice for Aspiring Women EntrepreneursConclusion and How to Connect with Barbara About DeLea Becker:DeLea Becker is the Founder & Broker of Beck-Reit Commercial & Beck-Reit Asset Management. In addition, she owns with her husband, a 25-year-old Heavy Highway Civil Construction Company, Beck-Reit & Sons, Ltd which specializes in TxDOT road & bridge repair.Her experience in Commercial Real Estate started as an investor and developer. She has vast knowledge in the greater Austin area real estate market with expertise in East Austin. She seeks to purchase Income Producing Properties across Texas, Vacant Properties to tenant in Central Texas, and Old Buildings to gut and rehab in Austin Texas. She lowers her risk exposure in investing by having her companies manage all aspects - Brokerage, Property Management & Construction. DeLeas's focus is growing her personal CRE portfolio while the majority of her brokerage clients are serviced by Brokers she has working for her company.DeLea actively champions women with careers in Commercial Real Estate to become active investors with their knowledge and expertise. Real Estate has proven through history to be an excellent path to growing wealth, DeLea is adamant that women get in the game.DeLea is a member of many professional organizations that are specific to Commercial Real Estate and Business. She has been honored with awards from Austin Business Journal, Bisnow, CREW, CCIM, WRECONF, CREi Summit, Otso Influencer, and the National Association of Realtors.About Barbara MorrisonBarbara Morrison, a Bay Area small business advocate and civic leader, is the founder and president of TMC Financing, a certified Development Company that provides SBA commercial real estate financing.In 1981, Barbara founded TMC Financing to provide access to affordable capital with the SBA 504 loan program for small business owners to purchase the real estate utilized by their business. From just 6 employees lending in the 9 Bay Area counties, TMC has grown into the largest CDC in the nation, providing financing for small businesses in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, and Hawaii.  Under her visionary leadership, TMC has facilitated over $14 billion in SBA commercial real estate loans for over 7,000 small businesses, leading to the creation of an estimated 60,000 jobs.Recognizing the needs of smaller entrepreneurs, not able to take advantage of the 504 program, Barbara expanded her impact by founding Working Solutions a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), in 1999. This initiative addressed the financing gaps faced by start-ups, women, minorities, and low-income businesses unable to access conventional funding sources. Working Solutions was “incubated” in the TMC office until it grew into self-sufficiency.  Today, it is one of the most successful CDFIs in the country.In 2018, repeating the method of incubating another nonprofit, Barbara founded TMC Community Capital (TMC CC), an online, technology-based microlender. Since its inception, TMC Community Capital has disbursed over $7 million to approximately 350 businesses, providing crucial support to under-served entrepreneurs. Notably, 82% of the loans facilitated by TMC CC supported entrepreneurs of color, while 56% benefited women-owned businesses and 75% aided business owners with low-to-moderate income levels.Morrison developed her passion for small business economic development early in her career while serving as deputy director of the Mayor's Office of Economic Development in San Francisco.A former mayor and city council member for the city of Belvedere, Morrison has been widely recognized for her advocacy for women and small business owners, as well as the leadership she provided for many community organizations.Currently, Barbara participates in several influential organizations, including the Oakland Chamber of Commerce and the International Women's Forum (IWF). Her engagement in these organizations reflects her ongoing commitment to fostering economic growth, supporting entrepreneurship and helping local communities grow and thrive.About GlobeSt. Women of Influence: The Women of Influence Conference is an exclusive two-day event that celebrates the women who drive the commercial real estate industry forward. These influential leaders will discuss the critical issues facing CRE now and in the future, what it means to be a woman in business today and how women CRE leaders can uplift and support each other on their journey to the top.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe to our newsletter and enjoy the next podcast delivered straight to your inbox. For show notes, past guests, and more CRE content, please check out Crexi's blog. Ready to find your next CRE property? Visit Crexi and immediately browse 500,000+ available commercial properties for sale and lease. 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Today we're diving into a topic that is often overlooked as a ‘bore' or even ‘chore' by many Direct Selling business owners: compliance. What exactly is compliance, and why does it matter? Let us answer that for you and, while we're at it, we'll also share how it can help your business to grow!  Compliance is often an avoided topic - viewed as a restriction but what if I told you that it's an important tool to have under your belt? That understanding it and how it applies to your business could make your Social Media strategies more effective?!  To help us navigate this, we've brought on a special guest, Jonathan Gilliam. Jonathan is the founder and CEO of Momentum Factor, a leading digital risk management firm specializing in compliance monitoring, education, brand protection, and online reputation management. He's also the mind behind Field Watch, a compliance management platform that helps businesses grow safely and responsibly. In today's conversation, we'll explore how compliance can be less scary, and why it's so important in protecting your business and brand. Jonathan will share his expertise, offer practical strategies and share insights to guide you in safeguarding your business and making a positive impact in the industry.  Let's jump in and explore how to grow your business the right way while protecting what matters most. Enjoy the episode!   We'll be talking about:  ➡ [0:00] Introduction ➡ [4:25] A fun fact about Jonathan ➡ [7:16] Getting into the Direct Selling industry ➡ [10:04] What actually is compliance and why is it important? ➡ [11:36] Direct Selling vs other industries ➡ [13:27] Awareness of being non-compliant ➡ [14:19] What is and isn't okay to post?  ➡ [15:59] The risk of non-compliant claims online ➡ [19:15] The most common compliance issues ➡ [22:05] Things someone can say and cannot say ➡ [26:24] What to do if somebody else is non-compliant ➡ [29:20] Alerting the compliance department ➡ [32:38] Old content that is going bite you down the track ➡ [34:16] 3 tips from a compliance expert ➡ [36:17] Common mistakes people are making ➡ [39:11] What to say when you can't say anything ➡ [45:17] A word of advice from Jonathan ➡ [46:53] Check out Momentum Factor's website ➡ [48:02] Jonathan's recommended book ➡ [48:49] Jonathan's dream superpower ➡ [49:45] Jonathan's favourite quote ➡ [50:37] Jonathan's advice to his past self ➡ [51:09] Final thoughts   Resources:  Book Recommendations ➡ Lean StartUp by Eric Ries: https://bit.ly/4h0zu5s ➡ Find Jonathan's books here: https://momofactor.com/resources/books/    Quote: ➡  “If you don't go, you don't know” About our guest: Known for developing innovative solutions to difficult digital challenges, Jonathan Gilliam is Founder & CEO at Momentum Factor – the leading AI-powered digital risk management firm specializing in compliance monitoring and education, brand protection and global online reputation management, as well as the developers of the FieldWatch Compliance Management platform. Jonathan graduated with a BA degree from the University of Texas at Austin, followed by graduate studies at Rice University. While his firm has been named an Inc. 5000 America's Fastest Growing Private Companies honoree by Inc. Magazine in 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021, Jonathan has been recognized by the Austin Business Journal as one of Austin's Best CEOs twice.  A published author, Jonathan's books ‘Social Selling: How Direct Selling Companies Can Harness the Power of Connectivity and Change the World' and ‘Blastoff! Creating Growth in Direct Selling Companies: Lessons in Momentum from CEOs & Industry Leaders', helped shape the Direct Selling industry conversation about new media and delivered a vision of social media's promise for Direct Selling companies.   Connect with Jonathan Gilliam: ➡ Jonathan Gilliam's Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.gilliam ➡ Jonathan Gilliam's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathangilliam/ ➡ Find Jonathan's books here: https://momofactor.com/resources/books/    ➡ Momentum Factor website: https://momofactor.com/ ➡ Momentum Factor X: https://x.com/MomoFactor/ ➡ Momentum Factor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/momofactor/ ➡ Momentum Factor LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/momentum-factor/     Connect with Direct Selling Accelerator: ➡ Visit our website: https://www.auxano.global/ ➡ Subscribe to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/DirectSellingAccelerator ➡ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/auxanomarketing/ ➡ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/auxanomarketing/ ➡ Email us: grow@auxanomarketing.com.au If you have any podcast suggestions or things you'd like to learn about specifically, please send us an email at the address above. And if you liked this episode, please don't forget to subscribe, tune in, and share this podcast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode is a conversation about child sex trafficking and how we can learn and become more aware of how to defend our children from online abuse.To tackle this crisis, you need someone who is experienced, passionate and focused to create the necessary impact.That person is my special guest, LisaBeth Thomas.LisaBeth Thomas, is the Founding President of Texas Women in Business and the Not on Our Watch TX, a statewide campaign against child online sexual exploitation and sextortion.LisaBeth “LB” Thomas is regarded as one of the most respected women in Central Texas for her creativity and successful advertising campaigns, as an award-winning producer, motivational speaker. She was awarded as “Woman of Influence” and recently profiled by the Austin Business Journal.LB is passionate about using her marketing experience and her know-how to protect our children.Not on Our Watch Texas (NOWTX)is rallying all women in business to raise awareness of online abuse, exploitation, and sextortion to help protect children and youth. It will take all of us to educate our families, schools, churches, and other communities on how to defend our children from online predators.This project is an initiative of:Texas Women in BusinessThe NOWTX Vision:A Texas where children are free from abuse and exploitation.The NOWTX Mission:Our mission is to secure a brighter future for Texas by providing education, resources, and support to prevent child sexual abuse and exploitationDonations are always welcomed as NOWTX goes throughout Texas to educate both parents and children on the red flags to look for and how to be protected from online predators. Connect with LB ThomasFor more information: Website - https://notonourwatchtx.com/ CONNECT WITH DEBIDo you feel stuck?  Do you sense its time for a change but unsure where to start or how to move forward?  Schedule a clarity call!Free Clarity Call: https://calendly.com/debironca/free-clarity-callWebsite – https://www.debironca.comEmail – info@debironca.comThe Family Letter by Debi Ronca – International Best Sellerhttps://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SSJFXBD

In this episode, Terri Broussard Williams recounts her journey as a change-maker and leader, highlighting her work in anti-smoking initiatives and social justice education. She presents her "Fire Starter Formula" for success, focusing on purpose, planning, communication, and action. Williams' approach emphasizes authenticity and empowering others. Lastly, discover how she transitioned to a more fulfilling life, found her "why," and developed her success formula. Watch the full episode on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtBkVKPRIjU&list=PLjpOgJSwvjVHbHqxlTwle4CdCShSDLQ-m&index=77&t=18sAbout Terri Broussard Williams:Terri Broussard Williams, a renowned change maker, has made an indelible mark in her 17-year journey in non-profit leadership, lobbying, and public speaking. Achieving legislative victories and recognized as one of Austin Business Journal's Most Influential Women, Terri's commitment to impactful change is evident. Her advisory roles and Movement Maker platform underscore her dedication. Armed with a Master of Non-Profit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and a Graduate Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University, Terri is an influential thought leader. She leads the Social Justice Graduate Certificate Program at The Bush School and Center for Non-Profits at Texas A&M.Please click here to learn more about https://terribwilliams.com/media/About Brad SugarsInternationally known as one of the most influential entrepreneurs, Brad Sugars is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and the #1 business coach in the world. Over the course of his 30-year career as an entrepreneur, Brad has become the CEO of 9+ companies and is the owner of the multimillion-dollar franchise ActionCOACH®. As a husband and father of five, Brad is equally as passionate about his family as he is about business. That's why, Brad is a strong advocate for building a business that works without you – so you can spend more time doing what really matters to you. Over the years of starting, scaling and selling many businesses, Brad has earned his fair share of scars. Being an entrepreneur is not an easy road. But if you can learn from those who have gone before you, it becomes a lot easier than going at it alone.Please click here to learn more about Brad Sugars: https://bradsugars.com/Learn the Fundamentals of Success for free:The Big Success Starter: https://results.bradsugars.com/thebigsuccess-starter

In this episode recorded live in Austin at SXSW EDU 2024, Dustin chats with Eva about the work her and her team at Capital IDEA do to support diverse learners achieve careers in fields like healthcare and tech. She explains the nuances of how to personalize each student's experience to set them on a path for success.  Guest Name: Eva Rios-Lleverino, Deputy Executive Director at Capital IDEAGuest Social Handles: LinkedInGuest Bio: Eva Rios-Lleverino has been with Capital IDEA since its launch in 1998. She plays an instrumental role in leading the organization's programmatic operations and administration. Eva has more than 25 years of experience in the higher education and nonprofit sectors. She was selected as a McBee Fellow by the Austin Area Research Organization in 2014, and was named an Emerging Leader in 2012 through the Bank of America's Neighborhood Builders' Leadership Program. She is a 2007 graduate of the Hispanic Austin Leadership Class and a 2004 recipient of the Austin Business Journal's “Rising Star Award.” She holds a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice from Texas A&M International University. Her passion for Capital IDEA's mission is centered on a desire to provide opportunities for people to have a better future and to see lives changed forever. - - - -Connect With Our Host:Dustin Ramsdellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/https://twitter.com/HigherEd_GeekAbout The Enrollify Podcast Network:The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too! Some of our favorites include Generation AI and I Wanna Work There. Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — the next-generation AI student engagement platform helping institutions create meaningful and personalized interactions with students. Learn more at element451.com. Connect with Us at the Engage Summit:Exciting news — Dustin will be at the 2024 Engage Summit in Raleigh, NC, on June 25 and 26, and we'd love to meet you there! Sessions will focus on cutting-edge AI applications that are reshaping student outreach, enhancing staff productivity, and offering deep insights into ROI. Use the discount code Enrollify50 at checkout, and you can register for just $200! Learn more and register at engage.element451.com — we can't wait to see you there!

Janice Omadeke shares her tips for building the career-shaping mentor relationships that can dramatically speed up your career progression. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) Just how big a difference mentorship makes in your career 2) The trick to finding the best mentors 3) How to build a transformational mentor-mentee relationship Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep964 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT JANICE — Janice Omadeke is a pioneering serial entrepreneur who made a life-altering decision when she transitioned from her role as a corporate graphic designer to embark on a journey into startup life. Omadeke earned recognition as one of Entrepreneur Magazine's 100 Women of Influence in 2022. Her voice and commitment to mentorship and entrepreneurship can be found in publications such as Forbes, the Harvard Business Review, The Austin Business Journal, Black Enterprise, and Inc. Alongside her entrepreneurial expertise, she holds a PMP certification and has received a certification in Entrepreneurship from MIT. Omadeke is the former CEO and founder of The Mentor Method, an enterprise software designed to drive transformative change within company cultures through the power of mentorship. Guided by her belief in data-driven decision-making as a cornerstone for strategy, innovation, and cultural transformation, she has honed this model through over a decade of leadership experience within Fortune 500 companies. Her roster of influential clients includes Amazon and the U.S. Department of Education. With a unique blend of directness and compassion, Omadeke is dedicated to making a positive impact. Her approach is both strategic and heartfelt, always driven by a deep sense of intention. Beyond her professional pursuits, you can find Janice cooking, reading, taking on a self-development project, or a combination of the three. • Book: Mentorship Unlocked: The Science and Art of Setting Yourself Up for Success • Instagram: @janiceomadeke • LinkedIn: Janice Omadeke • Website: JaniceOmadeke.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Lost and Founder: A Painfully Honest Field Guide to the Startup World by Rand Fishkin • Book: Masters of Scale: Surprising Truths from the World's Most Successful Entrepreneurs by Reid Hoffman • Book: The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale • Forbes Article: How Becoming A Mentor Can Boost Your Career • Guider: Mentoring Statistics: The Research You Need to Know in 2024 • Sun Microsystems Study — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Acorns. Start saving and investing for your future today with Acorns.com/awesome• Harvard Business Review. Get 10% off your subscription at HBR.org/subscriptions with the promo code AWESOME• LinkedIn Jobs. Post your job for free at LinkedIn.com/BeAwesomeSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

L. R. Jones is a pseudonym for New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, whose dark, edgy fiction includes the highly acclaimed novels The Poet, A Perfect Lie, and the Lilah Love series. Prior to publishing, Lisa owned a multistate staffing agency recognized by the Austin Business Journal. Lisa was listed as #7 in Entrepreneur magazine's list of growing women-owned businesses. She lives in Colorado with her husband, a cat who always has something to say, and a golden retriever who's afraid of her own bark. Her latest novel is The Wedding Party. Learn more at: lisareneejones.com.Intro reel, Writing Table Podcast 2024 Outro Recording

There's a simple answer in this download: Don't confuse The Austin Business Journal with the Chamber of Commerce. Business leaders and executives expect the facts, and  as ABJ Editor Colin Pope explains, when the local economy is challenging, it's up to the ABJ staff to tell the truth.

Tonight we're chatting wih L. R. Jones, author of the new book THE WEDDING PARTY. (https://www.amazon.com/Wedding-Party-Thriller-L-Jones/dp/1662508891/)ABOUT THE AUTHOR: L. R. Jones is a pseudonym for New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. Her dark, edgy fiction includes the novels You Look Beautiful Tonight, The Poet, A Perfect Lie, and the Lilah Love series. Prior to publishing, Lisa owned a multistate staffing agency recognized by the Austin Business Journal and was #7 in Entrepreneur magazine's list of growing women-owned businesses. Lisa lives in Colorado with her husband, a cat who always has something to say, and a golden retriever who's afraid of her own bark.ABOUT THE BOOK: For a bride-to-be and her fiancé, secrets and lies make this a killer celebration in this psychological suspense thriller.Carrie and Oliver. A couple completely in love and the hosts of a wedding to remember at Colorado's legendary Stanley Hotel. This is Carrie's fairy tale come true. Her fiancé, Oliver, is Mr. Tall, Dark, and Handsome; successful; and utterly devoted to her. Now family and friends have gathered to celebrate. It's sure to be a wild night as the drinks flow freely and the fun begins. But the morning after is murder.FBI agent Andi Castle was just supposed to be a plus-one. This should have been a calming weekend getaway from what she does best: catch killers. Instead, Andi's on the hunt again. The hotel is on lockdown. Secrets are being unearthed. And no one is above Andi's suspicions. But which secrets are worth killing for? Andi's forced to find the answers fast…before someone else dies.

This week on the Forbes Books podcast, Joe is joined by inspirational guest Ashley Connell, CEO and Founder of Prowess Project. Ashley is an intrepid entrepreneur and advocate for women, with her thought leadership pieces appearing in Forbes, Austin Business Journal and at SXSW. For the first 15 years of her career, she was an award-winning tech marketer in Austin and London. Driven to have both a thriving career and time for family, Ashley started Prowess Project, an integrated platform for job training, community and work opportunities to help caregiving women return to the workforce as Online Business Managers. The proprietary matching technology pairs jobseekers and employers based on professional compatibility. So far, 70% of trained women get hired within 3 months through Prowess Project. When she can find spare moments outside growing her company, Ashley enjoys walks with her baby girl and bulldog, yoga, and spaghetti and meatballs. Tune in for an inspiring discussion about entrepreneurship, women in business, and achieving work-life fulfillment.

Eric Copper is a trusted and well-known expert in the Austin real estate arena. Having grown up in a family of Realtors, it's safe to say that real estate is woven into his DNA.   After recognizing Eric's leadership and emergence into the Austin market, Gary Keller, founder of Keller Williams Realty International, enlisted him as the broker for his flagship offices in 2006. At the helm, he led over 1600 agents, and was responsible for over 7,000 transactions and $1B in sales volume annually. In 2010, he returned to his roots and began actively selling again.   Since 2012, Eric has garnered numerous accolades in the field, having been recognized as both the #1 Top-Selling Agent in his company of over 900 agents locally, and ranked in the Top 5 by the Austin Business Journal. Eric is a proud member of the prestigious and exclusive Luxury League, Platinum Top 50, and Elite 25TM organizations, and was most recently named “Salesperson of the Year” by the Austin Board of Realtors in 2019.   Born and raised in Chicago, Eric relocated to Austin in 2000, and has felt at home ever since. He is actively involved in the community, serving as a major contributor and volunteering his time and leadership to several non-profit organizations that he is passionate about.   Connect with Eric at https://ericcopper.com/  ---------- Visit www.builthow.com to sign up for our next live or virtual event.   Part of the Win Make Give Podcast Network

In the age of digital technology, our children's exposure to potential dangers like sexual exploitation and sextortion has never been more significant. Join Theresa and LB as they delve into the critical issue of safeguarding our children in the digital realm. Be part of the movement to keep our children secure, informed, and resilient in the digital age. Together, we can make a difference and keep our kids protected from the digital dangers that lurk just a click away. About LisaBeth "LB" Thomas LisaBeth “LB” Thomas is regarded as one of the most respected women in Central Texas for her creativity and successful advertising campaigns, as an award-winning producer, motivational speaker and the Founding President of Texas Women in Business. She is currently spearheading Not on Our Watch TX, a statewide campaign against child online sexual exploitation and sextortion. For 14 years, LB was the Big Cheese of the LBTJ Ad Agency and Video Production Company and now runs Big Cheese TV. LB had and continues to have unique opportunities in the film and television world.  As an award-winning producer has produced for ABC, HBO, Disney, FOX, HGTV, Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids franchise, Sin City, Predator, Shark Boy and Lava Girl), Hope Floats, Miramax, E!, Discovery Channel and numerous reality shows.   With proven leadership and marketing expertise, Thomas guided her company's success by creating long-term relationships and successful results for their local, regional, national and international clients. In 2015, LB dissolved LBTJ but continues to partner with clients to create award winning creative, public relations, strategic media planning and placement that gives her clients the winning edge over the competition and helps them to exceed their sales projections year after year. LB is the founding president of Texas Women in Business and led the organization to over 500 members their first year and was awarded “Woman of Influence” and recently profiled by the Austin Business Journal.  Currently, in partnership with the Governor's Commission for Women, LB is spearheading Not on Our Watch TX (NOW) an awareness campaign against online sexual exploitation of children. LB has three kids, four grandchildren and lives in Blanco with her partner David with their two dogs and cat. Learn more from LB and how to save your child at: https://notonourwatchtx.com/ About Theresa Inman A wife and a mother to two children and grandmother, Theresa Alexander Inman is a Parenting Coach, Board Certified Behavior Analyst, and Infant Toddler Development Specialist. She was introduced to the field of behavior analysis in 2007 after working in many capacities in the juvenile justice system. Her goal is to improve the lives of children and families by helping them strategize child develop skills to prevent or reduce the effects of possible delays while having fun! Theresa is also an author, having published ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠“How Can I Help My Child Communicate?”⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ in 2022. Connect with Theresa today! • Instagram | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theresa Inman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • LinkedIn | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theresa Inman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • BabyBoomer.org | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Theresa Inman⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • YouTube | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Parenting with Confidence⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • Tiktok | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.tiktok.com/@parentcoachtheresa • Spotify via Anchor.fm | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Parenting with Confidence ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: https://www.theresaalexanderinman.com/ About Parenting with Confidence Parenting with Confidence with Theresa Alexander Inman presents you with answers if you are a tired and frustrated parent with a child diagnosed with a developmental delay. We aim to lift you up from the pressure of doing it right and provide you with the resources to set you and your child up for success! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theresa-alexander-inman/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theresa-alexander-inman/support

Welcome to Episode 211! Bingham Group Associate Hannah Garcia CEO A.J. Bingham review the week (of 8.7.2023) in Austin politics and more. This week we focus on the Zilker Vision Plan going down, and Council's two budget work sessions reviewing their individual priorities (links below!) • Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison (D1)→ https://austincouncilforum.org/viewtopic.php?t=1854 • Council Member Vanessa Fuentes (D2) → https://austincouncilforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=4126#p4126 • Council Member José Velásquez (D3)→ https://austincouncilforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=4133#p4133 • Council Member Chito Vela (D4)→ https://austincouncilforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=4131#p4131 • Council Member Ryan Alter (D5)→ https://austincouncilforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=4129#p4129 • Council Member Mackenzie Kelly (D6)→ https://austincouncilforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=4128#p4128 • Mayor Pro Tem Paige Ellis (D8)→ https://austincouncilforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=4132#p4132 • Council Member Zo Qadri (D9)→ https://austincouncilforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=4135#p4135 • Council Member Alison Alter (D10)→ https://austincouncilforum.org/viewtopic.php?p=4127#p4127 BG READS TOP PICKS (Subscribe here → bit.ly/447KHt5) • Austin City Council puts controversial plan for Zilker Park on hold (KUT)→ https://www.kut.org/austin/2023-08-07/austin-city-council-puts-controversial-plan-for-zilker-park-on-hold • Why corporate relocations, expansions are way down in the Austin area (Austin Business Journal)→https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2023/08/02/austin-economic-update-2023.html • New Austin Energy GM says there are '80 things' to do better after winter storm (KXAN)→ https://www.kxan.com/investigations/increasing-austin-energy-bills-preventing-power-outages-new-austin-energy-gm-talks-top-priorities • Equity Action slams budget proposal as ‘throwback to the '90s' (Austin Monitor)→ https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/08/equity-action-slams-budget-proposal-as-throwback-to-the-90s • New state law to allow ETJ residents to leave city's jurisdiction (Community Impact)→ https://communityimpact.com/austin/san-marcos-buda-kyle/government/2023/08/07/new-state-law-to-allow-etj-residents-to-leave-citys-jurisdiction/ EPISODE 211 Bingham Group Update -> We've formed a new practice area focused on Government Incentives and Economic Development. -> https://www.binghamgp.com/services ABOUT THE BINGHAM GROUP, LLC Bingham Group works to advance the interests of businesses, nonprofits, and associations at the municipal and state level. Follow Bingham Group on LinkedIn at: bit.ly/3WIN4yT Connect with Hannah on LinkedIn at: bit.ly/3RberR3 Contact us at: info@binghamgp.com We are a HUB/MBE-certified Austin lobbying firm. www.binghamgp.com

Spend five minutes with Carrie Vanston and you'll see someone who is truly committed to helping bring the best out of you. She's kind, personable, and sweet as the smoothest glass of Texas sweet tea you've ever had. But don't let that fool you. She is relentless too! But in a good way. Her commitment to helping leaders find that next gear and to bring a better version of themselves to the surface is fierce. She won't let you get away with not putting in the work let alone living on the same old tired excuses. Carrie's belief is the real leader the world needs is still inside of you, and she's on a mission to bring it out. Her leadership mindset approach is changing the way companies are run and helping leaders become something they never thought possibe. Here's a bit more about Carrie: Carrie's articles have appeared in the Austin Business Journal, Texas CEO Magazine, and the Austin's National Speakers Association Anthology. Her article, "3 Ways to Energize Your Mindset After a Win," appeared in the Texas CEO Magazine in June 2023 and an earlier article "Five Keys to an Engaged and Innovative Culture" was one of the magazine's top 5 most read articles of the year.  She is a popular speaker on being a more self-aware, connected, and visionary leader and has made presentations around the world including the Product Management Institute, VMware, Unilever International, Remax, IEEE, University of Texas SAGE Program, National Association of Health Care Recruiters​, Morgan Stanley, Laurea University, Finland, Product Camp, Texas Women's Chamber, and many others. Carrie has a long history of helping others be more innovative, successful, and sustainable. During her years at Technology Futures, Inc. (TFI), she co-authored the award-winning book, MiniTrends: How Innovators & Entrepreneurs Discover & Profit From Business & Technology Trends. The book, as well as workshops and conferences she directed, focused on the importance of a growth-oriented mindset for success and sustainability.​ She is presently a Board Member at TFI.   She later led Corporate Cultures That Rock, which helped organizations improve their culture and engagement.  Carrie founded the Austin/San Antonio Chapter of Association of Corporate Growth's ACG C-Suite Roundtable and Mastermind and directed it for a year and a half. She has been the ACG Ambassadors Officer since 2018. She was a 2022 Honoree for Austin Business Journal's Women in Business and is an Advisor for the non-profit, Art 84.  She was formerly a National Adviser and Austin Board Member of the Academy of Culture Ambassadors.  Carrie is an Energy Leadership Index Master Practitioner (ELI-MP), iPEC Certified Professional Executive Coach (CPC), Accredited ICF Coach (ACC), and a Professional Speaker at the National Speaker Association.  On the personal side, Carrie loves to dance, travel, and spend time with her two amazing teenage sons.

Tweed Ukuku Coffee: https://www.tweedcoffee.com/retail-coffee/ukuku-reserve-12oz-bagArticle from Austin Business Journal: https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/news/2023/06/20/hb-2071-pfc-reform-affordable-housing-incentives.htmlWelcome to Make It Rain: Multifamily Real Estate Investing for Millennials!  We're Daisy and Luc, two millennials who love multifamily investing.  With every episode, whether we're discussing a special topic or have on an amazing guest, the goal is to provide education and resources for anyone interested in investing in multifamily real estate, especially if you're a millennial.  We're excited to chat with you about the what's, the why's, the how's, the who's.  The best way to show support is to share it with anyone who might benefit from it and leave us an awesome review. Check out our website at makeitraincapital.com for more goodies.  Take action on your financial future TODAY! For more info, check us out at makeitraincapital.com.

With today's guest, functional diagnostic practitioner Maja Miller, we are diving into how internal health impacts how we are able to show up in all areas of our lives, business included. In the episode we talk about health in terms of trauma and stress as well as nutrition and gut health, and examine how prioritizing your health is the key to sustainable high-performance in business and life.   Maja Miller is a metabolic health coach and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner: A fancy way of saying that she uses clinical labs to analyze blood, urine, stool, hair, etc to figure out why her clients feel burned out, exhausted and sick. She then uses those results to create tailored, bio-individual protocols to reverse their symptoms. As the owner of Maja Miller Wellness, a six-figure business she helps highly productive individuals and ambitious professions transform their bodies from the inside out through her signature programs like the Adrenal Detox, the Inside Out Protocol and Next Level. Over the course of her career in wellness she's worked with over 10,000 women, 1,500 of which have been within her online programs. She's been a podcast guest on many shows including Low Ticket High Impact, Ideas & Impact, The MindFuel Entrepreneur and Ideas & Impact with Jeremy Jones. She's also been featured in print in Forbes, Austin Fit Magazine and the Austin Business Journal. Maja lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and pups.     In this episode, we cover… Why "healing from the inside out" is the key to a healthy business, relationships, & life How trauma stressors impact our bodies and functioning (including autoimmune diseases) Taking responsibility for our own healing Why nutrition and functional health can be so overwhelming without support Maja's approach to supporting her client's health journeys The major role gut health plays in our life (and how complicated maintaining a healthy gut can be)   Quotes "Your external world is simply a reflection of your internal world... That is often times a very difficult realization and truth to absorb."   "What I'm finding now is that in the past it would be when you're in your 40s or 50s you were starting to see the results and the symptoms of those stressors. Now I'm working with clients in their 20s and 30s."   "In the U.S. it is impossible to be micronutrient sufficient, period, end of story. Impossible. Even if your diet is perfect, on-point, organic."   Links & Resources Mentioned in this Episode Laptop Lifestyle Co Links: Website Instagram Tik Tok YouTube Channel   Other Links Mentioned Maja's Website Maja's LinkedIn Maja's FaceBook How to Work With Maja Ritual Microbiome Labs

L. R. Jones is a pseudonym for New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, whose dark, edgy fiction includes the highly acclaimed novels The Poet, A Perfect Lie, and the Lilah Love series. Prior to publishing, Lisa owned a multistate staffing agency recognized by the Austin Business Journal. Lisa was listed as #7 in Entrepreneur magazine's list of growing women-owned businesses. She lives in Colorado with her husband, a cat who always has something to say, and a golden retriever who's afraid of her own bark. On the podcast we talk about her latest novel, You Look Beautiful Tonight, and an annual event she recently launched called Readers Take Denver.  More about Readers Take Denver: https://www.readerstakedenver.com/ For more information, visit www.lisareneejones.com. For video versions of this podcast, subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBP81nfbKnDRjs-Nar9LNe20138AiPyP8 Mark Stevens' website: https://www.writermarkstevens.com/ Intro Music by Moby Gratis: https://mobygratis.com/ Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs: https://danosongs.com/

Tonight we're chatting with LR Jones, the author of the new book You Look Beautiful Tonight– she's also known as New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones, whose dark, edgy fiction includes the highly acclaimed novels The Poet, A Perfect Lie, and the Lilah Love series. Prior to publishing, Lisa owned a multistate staffing agency recognized by the Austin Business Journal. Lisa was listed as #7 in Entrepreneur magazine's list of growing women-owned businesses. She lives in Colorado with her husband, a cat who always has something to say, and a golden retriever who's afraid of her own bark. For more information, visit www.lisareneejones.com.You Look Beautiful Tonight comes out June 1, 2023 from Thomas & Mercer. It follows Mia Anderson, a librarian who receives an anonymous note from a secret admirer, whose devotion ends up turning deadly.Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review: "In this devilishly twisty standalone…Jones reveals her characters' secrets and motives slowly, expertly ratcheting up the pace before an explosive conclusion. This white-knuckler is not to be missed."This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/4268760/advertisement

John Egan is a content marketing strategist, writer, editor, and blogger in Austin, Texas. Before diving into content marketing, John spent several years as a reporter and editor at several newspapers, including seven years as an editor and managing editor at the Austin Business Journal. Many small businesses are stymied by where to start when it comes to content marketing. John's nuts-and-bolts approach to content marketing makes it easy for small businesses to attract, entertain, educate, and retain audiences and form lasting relationships with their customers. Listen to this episode to hear more about the strategies John has found that can help any business get started in the right direction with its content strategy.  Resources Shared: John Egan Your Content ChampionThe Stripped Down Guide to Content Marketing by John EganThryv 

Brett Hurt is the CEO and co-founder of data.world, an Austin-based Certified B Corporation and public benefit corporation. data.world makes it easy for everyone—not just the "data people"—to get clear, accurate, fast answers to any business question. data.world's cloud-native data catalog maps its customers siloed, distributed data to familiar and consistent business concepts, creating a unified body of knowledge anyone can find, understand, and use. data.world is also home to the world's largest collaborative open data community, including public COVID-19 datasets. In 2017, 2018, and 2019, data.world was honored on the “Best for the World” list by B Lab that recognizes the top 10% of all B Corps globally. And in 2020, data.world was named by the Austin Business Journal as one of the top-three companies to work for. Brett is also the co-owner of Hurt Family Investments (HFI), alongside his wife, Debra. HFI are involved in 115 startups, 31 VC funds, and multiple philanthropic endeavors. Brett co-founded and led Bazaarvoice as CEO, through its IPO, follow-on offering, and two acquisitions. Bazaarvoice became the largest public SaaS (Software as a Service) business in social commerce and was named by the WSJ as one of the top IPOs of 2012. Brett also founded and led Coremetrics, which was rated the #1 Web analytics solution by Forrester Research and, like Bazaarvoice, expanded into a global company and leader. Coremetrics was acquired by IBM in 2010 for around $300m.   In 2017, Brett was given the Best CEO Legacy Award by the Austin Business Journal. He is a Henry Crown Fellow and Braddock Scholar at the Aspen Institute. Brett began programming at age seven and doing so on the Internet at age eighteen. He finished his book, “The Entrepreneur's Essentials”, in August 2019 (available at databrett.medium.com for free). Subscribe on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE-RwBRU99XI_K5N1TaQXsQ Timestamps: 0:00 - 4:45 - Business is Art 4:45 - 7:43 - Data.World 7:44 - 10:30 - Mathematics and Seeking Truth 10:30 - 14:40 - Markets Are Conversations 14:41 - 18:51 - Brett's origins 19:00 - 29:59 - Company culture, authenticity, and timing of ideas. 30:00 - 43:59 - Hiring and checking references. 44:00 - 47:59 - Giving back is not an option. 48:00 - 54:00 - The importance of diversity in company culture. 54:01 - Henry Crown Fellowship

Renée Rouleau is a celebrity esthetician, beauty entrepreneur and skin expert who established her namesake skincare brand in 1996. Having built her company from the ground up over the last 25+ years, Renée has learned the value of growing a great company versus a big company and building a brand that has recently being named as “A Best Place to Work” by Austin Business Journal.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the Author, Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur of Coach to the Best, Rich Russakoff.Rich recognizes that entrepreneurs can sometimes get caught up in the day-to-day operations of their businesses and lose sight of their role as leaders. He helps these individuals step back, reevaluate their priorities, and focus on what they do best: building relationships and creating a vision for their company. By shifting their focus from operational management to relationship building, entrepreneurs can become more effective leaders and drive their businesses forward. Rich provides the support and guidance needed to make this transition, helping entrepreneurs rediscover their passion and purpose as leaders.Rich emphasizes the importance of attracting and developing talented individuals in the success of a business. He points out that having a team of skilled and dedicated individuals is a critical factor in determining the success or failure of a company. The ability to attract and cultivate great people who have the skills and expertise to help the business succeed is a key differentiator for successful businesses. Rich works with entrepreneurs to help them build strong and effective teams, recognizing that the quality of the people they bring on board will have a major impact on the success of their ventures.Key points from the Episode:What is Coach To The Best about?3 stages of business growthDiscovering how Rich Russakoff helps companies with high growthWhat lifetime learners know that startups don't?Understanding the role of CEO in the businessWhat are the things to look for when attracting leaders and managers?About Rich Russakoff: Rich Russakoff is an internationally acclaimed business coach, speaker, author, and serial entrepreneur. As President and CEO of ‘Coach to The Best', Rich guides CEOs and entrepreneurs throughout the world. Rich is always in demand as a speaker, and has spoken at INC Magazine Conferences, the Fortune Growth Summit, The International Franchise Association, and at over 100 other entrepreneurial conferences and workshops throughout the world. He has also been a member of the faculty on the Entrepreneurial Masters Program at MIT for the past 20 years.He writes a daily email called "Food For Thought", which is the basis of his books, People, Time & Money: Volume One, published last June, and People, Time & Money: Volume Two which was published in July. He is also the author of How to Make Banks Compete to Lend You Money and the chapter on bank financing in Verne Harnish's NYT's bestselling book Rockefeller Habits. Rich's articles have appeared in CBS Moneywatch, CNN's Ask the Expert, and the Austin Business Journal.About Coach To The Best: Rich works with entrepreneurs to help them become better leaders. He helps them identify their strengths and weaknesses and provides guidance on how to improve their leadership skills. Through a combination of coaching, mentoring, and training, Rich equips entrepreneurs with the tools they need to be confident, effective, and successful leaders. Whether it's through improving communication skills, building more effective teams, or developing a clear and inspiring vision, Rich is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs become the best version of themselves as leaders.Links Mentioned in this Episode:Want to learn more? Check out the Coach To The Best website at https://coachtothebest.com/Check out Coach To The Best

Terri Broussard Williams discusses her impactful journey in change-making and success, including accomplishments like launching anti-smoking initiatives and serving as a social justice program instructor. She introduces her "Fire Starter Formula" for success, emphasizing purpose, planning, communication, and action. Terri's focus on authenticity and helping others shapes her perspective on success. Explore her transition to a fulfilling life, discovering your "why," and her success formula in this episode.About Terri Broussard WilliamsTerri Broussard Williams, a renowned change maker, has made an indelible mark in her 17-year journey in non-profit leadership, lobbying, and public speaking. Achieving legislative victories and recognized as one of Austin Business Journal's Most Influential Women, Terri's commitment to impactful change is evident. Her advisory roles and Movement Maker platform underscore her dedication. Armed with a Master of Non-Profit Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania and a Graduate Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University, Terri is an influential thought leader. She leads the Social Justice Graduate Certificate Program at The Bush School and Center for Non-Profits at Texas A&M.Please click here to learn more about Terri Broussard Williams.About Brad SugarsInternationally known as one of the most influential entrepreneurs, Brad Sugars is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and the #1 business coach in the world. Over the course of his 30-year career as an entrepreneur, Brad has become the CEO of 9+ companies and is the owner of the multimillion-dollar franchise ActionCOACH®. As a husband and father of five, Brad is equally as passionate about his family as he is about business. That's why, Brad is a strong advocate for building a business that works without you – so you can spend more time doing what really matters to you. Over the years of starting, scaling and selling many businesses, Brad has earned his fair share of scars. Being an entrepreneur is not an easy road. But if you can learn from those who have gone before you, it becomes a lot easier than going at it alone.Please click here to learn more about Brad Sugars: https://bradsugars.com/Learn the Fundamentals of Success for free:The Big Success Starter: https://results.bradsugars.com/thebigsuccess-starter

Terri Broussard Williams has built her career on a solid reputation as an authentic, courageous, and impactful change agent. Throughout her journey as an award-winning non-profit executive, lobbyist, and public speaker, Terri has transformed public and community service into a professional art form, positively impacting the lives of millions of people.Over the course of her 17-year career as a government relations executive for a large international non-profit, Terri realized her dream of creating significant, community shifting outcomes. Her most distinguished accomplishments include the passage of key pieces of legislation, such as The Louisiana Smoke-Free Air Act. She achieved this game changing career milestone at the promising age of 28.As one of Austin Business Journal's Most Influential Women in Central Texas, Terri's commitment to creating meaningful, groundbreaking, and systemic change is clear. She provides inspirational and altruistic leadership to advisory boards including the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Engagement, the Louisiana State University Diversity Advisory Board, and the LBJ School of Public Policy – Women's Campaign School Advisory Board, among others. Terri continues to “pay it forward” with thought leadership around change as the founder of the Movement Maker platform (www.movementmakercollective.com).Terri graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master of Non-Profit Leadership. As the student commencement speaker and winner of the Excellence in Social Impact Award, she demonstrated her authenticity as an approachable, courageous, and refreshing thought leader fully capable of inspiring her classmates to create change and turn moments into transformative movements.Previously, Terri graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Social Impact Strategy Executive Education Program where she served as a Teaching Fellow and received a Graduate Certificate in Diversity and Inclusion from Cornell University. Terri is now serving as the inaugural instructor for the Social Justice Graduate Certificate Program at The Bush School and Center for Non-Profits and philanthropy at Texas A&M. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University.Please click here to learn more about Terri Broussard Williams.About Brad SugarsInternationally known as one of the most influential entrepreneurs, Brad Sugars is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, and the #1 business coach in the world. Over the course of his 30-year career as an entrepreneur, Brad has become the CEO of 9+ companies and is the owner of the multimillion-dollar franchise ActionCOACH®. As a husband and father of five, Brad is equally as passionate about his family as he is about business. That's why, Brad is a strong advocate for building a business that works without you – so you can spend more time doing what really matters to you. Over the years of starting, scaling and selling many businesses, Brad has earned his fair share of scars. Being an entrepreneur is not an easy road. But if you can learn from those who have gone before you, it becomes a lot easier than going at it alone. That's why Brad has created 90 Days To Revolutionize Your Life – It's 30 minutes a day for 90 days, teaching you his 30 years experience on investing, business and life.Follow Brad on Social Media:YouTubeInstagramFacebookLinkedInTikTokTwitter30X LifeBrad Sugars' Entrepreneur University For more information, visit Brad Sugars' website: www.bradsugars.comThe Big Success Podcasthttps://businessinnovatorsradio.com/the-big-success-podcast/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/ep-5-terri-broussard-williams-the-big-success-podcast-with-brad-sugars

Thad Price and Joe Lynch discuss the Talroo story. Thad is CEO at Austin-based Talroo, a data-driven job and hiring event advertising platform that helps businesses reach the candidates they need to build their essential workforce. About Thad Price Thad Price is CEO at Austin-based Talroo, the data-driven job and hiring event advertising platform that helps businesses reach the candidates they need to build their essential workforce. He provides leadership, strategy, and guidance to all departments. With more than 17 years of experience in online recruitment and the job search vertical, Thad is a recognized thought leader in the HR/TA space. He genuinely believes that there is no industry that plays a more integral role in the economy.  Thad uses his cross-functional experience to turn client feedback into innovative products that help companies hire better. Under Thad's leadership, Talroo continues its mission of disruption in the industry. Prior to joining Talroo, he was a VP of Business Development at Job.com. Connect with him on LinkedIn at  https://www.linkedin.com/in/thad-price-2368b/ About Talroo Talroo is a data-driven job and hiring event advertising platform that helps businesses reach the candidates they need to build their essential workforce. Through AI, unique talent audiences, and a pay-for-performance model, Talroo enables companies to find their ideal candidates and reduce cost-per-hire. Talroo has earned a spot on the Inc. 500/5000 list of fastest-growing companies, as well as the Austin Business Journal's Fast 50 list, for six consecutive years. Visit https://www.talroo.com/ to learn more. Key Takeaways: The Talroo Story Thad Price is CEO at Austin-based Talroo, the data-driven job and hiring event advertising platform that helps businesses reach the candidates they need to build their essential workforce. In the podcast interview, Joe and Thad discuss Thad's career path to CEO of Talroo along with the founding of Talroo.  Talroo is a data-driven job advertising platform that reaches the candidates you need to build your essential workforce. Talroo specializes in the transportation and logistics sector and works with some of the industry leaders like UPS, FedEx, and McLane Trucking. Talroo uses a pay-for-performance job advertising Talroo is a data-driven job advertising solution that reaches the candidates businesses need to make hires. Unlike destination job sites, Talroo uses a consumer marketing approach to deliver job opportunities to candidates where they are already spending time online - like what Google and Facebook ad networks do for their advertisers, Talroo uncovers candidates that companies most want to hire. Learn More About The Talroo Story Thad on LinkedIn Talroo on LinkedIn Talroo on Facebook Talroo website The Logistics of Logistics Podcast If you enjoy the podcast, please leave a positive review, subscribe, and share it with your friends and colleagues. The Logistics of Logistics Podcast: Google, Apple, Castbox, Spotify, Stitcher, PlayerFM, Tunein, Podbean, Owltail, Libsyn, Overcast Check out The Logistics of Logistics on Youtube

Can you imagine yourself building huge apartment buildings? Could you be in charge of dozens - or even hundreds - of construction workers? On this week's episode of Women Creating Wealth tune in and be inspired by commercial real estate developer, Julie Jumonville! Connect with Julie: Www.thegeysergroup.com About Julie Jumonville - Partner, The Geyser Group As a co-founder of The Geyser Group, Julie brings her civil engineering and real estate experience to lead the team in finding unique commercial opportunities and ensures the execution of these projects. Julie has an extensive network of local Austinites she helps with their commercial real estate needs. Prior to Geyser, Julie was the founder and CEO of the engineering firm Avery Environmental Services, and founder and CIO of the successful health and wellness startup UpSpring Baby, which sold to Reckitt Benckiser in 2019. She holds a Masters in Environmental Engineering from Southern Methodist University, and a BS in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M. Recently, Julie was recognized by The Austin Business Journal as a Women in Business Finalist and was elected to the board of directors for the Waterloo Greenway Park development in downtown Austin. In her spare time, Julie can be found playing competitive tennis or surfing with her family on Lake Austin and volunteering in Costa Rica. Julie currently serves on the Austin Monitor Board, the Alchemy Theater Board, and takes 20 kids annually on a mission trip to Costa Rica.

Are you suffering from stress, anxiety and burnout? Do you go through the anxiety, depression and burnout cycle? Are all these are caused by hard work or other external circumstances? How does your gut affect your mental health, energy levels and overall health?Maja Miller is the Founder of Maja Miller Wellness, a metabolic health coach and functional diagnostic practitioner who helps busy professionals understand the root cause of their health symptoms through the use of clinical labs and create tailored protocols to reverse them. Most of her clients are busy women who optimize their healthy without losing their sanity through crazy workouts. So many attribute their stress, anxiety and burnouts to inaccurate sources and Maja is here to change the narrative.Maja cares that people are safe, seen and heard. She does that by building brands that empower entrepreneurs and innovators to feel the best they've ever felt in their bodies. When that happens they're able to connect to and achieve their deeper purpose. Her work is not about following cookie cutter advice. She has been featured on Forbes and the Austin Business Journal. Maja believes that your metabolism is as unique as your fingerprint. This means that whatever you do to get healthy has to be tailored specifically to you. All the years that you spent grinding have wreaked havoc on your body. How you feel is limiting your work, relationships & peak performance! Change takes work, but you can work smarter, not harder. She is here to help you do the right things, in the right order at the right time so that you have the energy you need to slay your day!Known as the Health Detective, Maja runs clinical labs to figure out the root cause of all your health symptoms. Then use those results to tailor a personalized power plan to reverse your symptoms once & for all!On this episode, Maja explains the causes of not having enough energy, belly fat, insomnia, anxiety, digestion issues and yo-yo dieting. Many have found copy and paste templates to not work anymore.Listen as Maja shares:- how to listen to your body- how your body communicates with you- reasons you do not lose weight despite healthy diet and exercise- why a one-size-fits-all diet does not work for everyone- why our nutritional needs are different- gaslighting in health- when doctors can't explain your symptoms- adrenal disorders and insufficiency- the gut-brain connection: why your gut is your second brain- how your gut affects your immune system- how gut health affects mental health- how to understand food labels and nutrition- how food affects your brain, mood and other factors...and so much more!Connect with Maja:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/maja.j.millerWebsite: https://www.majamiller.com/Website: https://iopnextlevel.com/applyListen to Speaking and Communications Podcast:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6aa1XhcT5sWVbfWXV7SsTYApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-get-rid-of-stress-and-anxiety-w-maja-miller/id1614151066?i=1000587730016YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuo3mKJXC5AAdditional Resources:"How To Heal Yourself" with Dr. Victor ManzoFeel free to reach out on:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eloquentspeakersclubInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachandspeaker/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roberta-ndlela-93774121/Email: roberta4sk@gmail.com

Speaking and Leadership go together like hand in glove. As a matter of fact many organizations offer training and facilitation in both as they are so closely paired. Today's guest has figured out a 6 step method to brining leadership to the for-front, but no just for leadership. For speaking and over all business development. Rich Russakoff is an Internationally Renowned Speaker, Serial Entrepreneur, Author & Coach of 7 EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award Winners, and over 100 INC. 500 Award Winners. Rich is the author of Make Banks Compete to Lend You Money, the chapter on bank financing in Verne Harnish's NYT's best-selling book Rockefeller Habits, and People, Time & Money: Volume 1. His articles have appeared in CBS's Moneywatch, CNN's Ask The Expert, and the Austin Business Journal. Connect with Rich:https://coachtothebest.com/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/company/coach-to-the-best/Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/coachtothebest/Got a comment, idea for a topic, or would you like to be a featured guest on Speaking of Speaking? Reach out to Carl: askcarl@carlspeaks.ca And check out the website for more tips: https://carlspeaks.ca/Book Carl for your next summit, podcast, or live event:https://carlspeaks.ca/contact-carl/If you're a coach, consultant, subject matter expert or speaker and are looking to start your own podcast, Carl and his team can help you strategize a show that fits your brand and your budget. Head on over to Podcast Solutions Made Simple to get started:https://podcastsolutionsmadesimple.com

This episode is co-produced with the Austin Technology Council. ATC is a 30 year old association focused on promoting and facilitating growth of technology companies in Central Texas. Over the past three decades the business ecosystem in Austin has changed, and ATC is actively changing, too. Learn more at https://AustinTechnologyCouncil.org. Today we chat with Nad Elias, CEO at recruitAbility. His story of working in the recruiting business for nearly 25 years, and his commitment to growing his team and culture will inspire you.   About Nad Elias Nad Elias has been in the search recruitment industry for 20+ years. Recognized as one of the top 50 recruiters in Texas, he is known for working with and advising companies on their talent acquisition and retention strategies, consistently delivering on-target results, and building high-performing teams. Nad founded recruitAbility with the purpose-driven mission to make the lives of everyone they connect with better. Nad's career has spanned all aspects of employer and people development. He's trained, lead, and developed recruiting organizations serving various industries while always focusing on the value-added services they provide when it's done right. His experience includes running executive searches and managing nationwide projects with companies ranging in size from start-ups to the Fortune 500. He began his career out of college in the recruiting industry, and it's all he's ever known. Austin is home to Nad and his family. A University of Texas graduate, he is the incoming President of the Central US Entrepreneurs Organization (EO). He has been a finalist for Austin's best CEO's by the Austin Business Journal for the last 2 years and has lead recruitAbility to one of Austin's best places to work the last 4 out of 5 years. When he's not following the active lifestyles of his two kids, Nad plays and coaches basketball and enjoys a round of golf whenever he can fit it in! About recruitAbility  recruitAbility is a tech enabled consulting firm in the recruiting industry that partners with business leaders to strategically grow their organizations. We set out to reimagine recruiting by building a process and platform that helps our clients find and retain the right people. We help our clients grow through our direct hire, contract, and managed recruiting solutions. HTTPS://thomsinger.com/podcast/recruitability  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Starting in any industry can be overwhelming with vast choices. You won't know where to start or how to discover what's right for you. How can you stand out in a world full of competition? In this episode, John and Knolly reveal the niche marketing secrets to help you identify the career path that's ideal for you. Be on top of your game using proven strategies from the experts.    Knolly Alexander Williams Jr. was born in Brooklyn, NY on Feb 15, 1970. At the age of 12, he began his career in sales and marketing when he began helping his dad who sold his hand-crafted jewelry at the local college and weekly flea market. Starting at rock bottom in 2003, he grew to become one of the Top 7 real estate agents in Austin, TX (ranked by Austin Business Journal out of more than 9,500 agents and based on actual production).   Knolly listed and sold more than 1000 houses during his first 10 years in the business, which placed him within the Top 1% of REALTORS in the United States. He also loves to show real estate agents how to earn $250,000 or more a year, work 30 hours a week or less, take 4-5 vacations a year and be debt-free! Join us to unlock your greatest potential, moving from doubt and fear of taking action and discovering the right niche for you!   Show Notes 2:00 Getting To Know Knolly Williams Knolly shares how the pandemic created fear and panic in the business. That's why he rolled up his sleeves and helped agents focus and navigate through the pandemic. He comes from a place of contribution and adding value during one of the darkest times in the market.   4:00 Navigating Through The Market Knolly and John talk about the ups and downs of the market from having low inventory, sky-high pricing, too much competition, and other crazy opportunities. They were able to stay optimistic and thrive using their strategies. As Knolly put it, "if the market is good, you're gonna have a great time, but if the market is bad, you're gonna make 2-3 times better if you know how to play the game".   8:45 The Listing Game Knolly listed and sold more than 1000 houses during his first 10 years in the business, which placed him within the Top 1% of REALTORS in the United States. By doing it consistently, he built muscle memory for the listing game.   12:45 All About Niche Knolly shares that the easiest way to start is by finding your niche. Answer these two questions: 1. What do you have that all other agents don't? 2. What makes you different? He further explains that being an expert in a particular field will make people come to you. This will give you the advantage of writing your own pricing because you stand out in the market.   15:03 Become An Expert Agents tend to overthink and overcomplicate the process of a niche market. As per Knolly, you become an expert in any industry by studying everything about it.   19:08 Gift Of A Niche When you establish yourself as an expert, regardless of the market condition people will come to you. People will look at you as an investment and not an expense.   23:00 Paycheck You'll Never Spend Knolly shared a powerful story about a homeless guy who went to his event, took the risk, and grab the opportunity of learning his system even without any experience. Fortunately, he was able to close the deal, and the rest was history. The moral of the story is to take action!   27:34 From Fighting to Learning In Knolly's story, the guy went from fighting for survival to getting into the room to learn and take action. What pushed him to go beyond? He deeply explained that fear and doubt create lack, to remove fear and doubt you have to believe and take action. Go beyond knowing to being.   37:00 Opportunities To Look For Knolly shares 8 places to look for opportunities: Trial listing, Pre-NOD, old expires, the sphere of influence, probate, divorce, circle prospecting, and off-the-market listings.   51:40 Choosing The Right Niche Knolly's advice on niche picking is to always base it on your personality profile. You have got to know and understand the dynamic around your profile and choose a niche that is compatible with your profile.   53:44 What's The Return On Investment? The return on investment is faster than expected when you are committed and consistent in a particular niche.  

After 15 years of being a part of the legal industry and working for several national and local nonprofits...Susanna decided to make a change in her career path. At the beginning of the 2013, she began to do some serious soul searching and wanted to find a path that could make the most impact in the current society. She realized that one of the biggest decisions in a person's life is buying a home, and wished to be a part of making this dream a reality. Susanna is currently the National Sales & Leadership Coach for Watters International Realty Systems. She began her career as a buyer agent and has been in the industry for 9 years. As a result of her perseverance and hard work, she climbed up the career ladder and is now serving as a coach for sales and leadership helping real estate agents to reach their goals and achieve success. Top Producer for the Entire Brokerage 2015 (2nd year in real estate) Became the Brokerage's Director of Sales in 2017, Team placed 1st the Austin Business Journal awards 2017 n 2020, led the team to closing a record 920 transaction (went from 550 to 920). 1st at the ABJ awards Get in touch with Susanna: https://salesminicourse.com/convert-leads-to-appointments http://www.ChristopherWatters.com     If you want to know more about Dr. Jason Balara and the Know your Why Podcast: https://linktr.ee/jasonbalara     Audio Track: Back To The Wood by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Artist: http://audionautix.com/

Do you want to know what networks are looking for directly from an executive who is also a show runner? Enter Cindy Villarreal who sits down with Leslie and breaks down everything form story to script to analytics. Do not miss this one!More about Cindy:Cindy Villarreal is a versatile, network executive producer and show-runner with 30 years of entertainment experience in new media, episodic TV, and feature films overseeing projects for many broadcasting networks including the CW, Viacom, Verizon Go90, CBS, Alloy Media, NFL and Awesomeness TV among others for distribution. Villarreal is listed as one of 100 Most Influential Hispanics, by Hispanic Business Magazine and credited as one of the Top 10 Most Powerful Women by Austin Business Journal. In 2019, Villarreal spearheaded diversity content within Viacom producing hit shows including My Dream Quinceañera and Taking the Stands. She is a Streaming TV pioneer in the OTT market having founded the Cheer Channel Television Network in 2009, a gamified, immersive streaming platform. She is an A-Z producer distributing original content to both major TV and new media networks. A passionate storyteller, Villarreal is a screenwriter and consults with over 100 writers for both TV and feature film.

Amber Gray, Founder & CEO of Trusty OakFind her here:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trustyoak/Twitter: @TrustyOak Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trustyoak/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/trusty-oak/Amber Gray is the founder and CEO of Trusty Oak, an Austin-based virtual assistant company providing administrative and marketing support to small business leaders, authors, and creative teams. A people-first approach to hiring, along with a scalable growth model have positioned Trusty Oak as a flexible, dependable, and affordable alternative to hiring administrative and marketing employees. In 2021 and 2022, Trusty Oak was named Freelancer Hiring Platform of the Year, and in 2021 Amber was recognized as Austin Business Woman of the Year. Before founding Trusty Oak, Amber spent five years at a rapidly growing digital agency based in Austin, TX. Four of those years, she was responsible for hiring and leading both local and virtual teams while working closely with clients ranging from CEOs to bestselling authors to build their brand online. As VP of Operations, Amber helped lead the company's growth to #15 on Austin Business Journal's Fast50 List in 2014.As a female founder and leader of a company that has quickly established a recognizably special culture within a non-traditional workforce, Amber has energized and empowered women from diverse professional and personal backgrounds to go against the grain of historically standard female roles in business, technology, and leadership. Trusty Oak provides an opportunity for experienced admin and marketing professionals to work independently as freelancers, but with a supportive internal network consisting of other ambitious and resourceful remote workers.More About Trusty OakToo many entrepreneurs are overworked, overwhelmed, and lonely. Trusty Oak is on a mission to combat small business burnout and get companies growing by connecting driven entrepreneurs with the best freelance virtual assistants in the U.S. Trusty Oak's purpose is to foster entrepreneurship and self-employment in the United States – for both small business owners and independent freelance workers across the country. With a passion for leadership and mentorship, the Trusty Oak team focuses on rounding up the very best virtual assistants in the business and is dedicated to providing reliable, high-quality virtual assistant services to the growing number of busy small business founders.

Dr. Finance Live Podcast Episode 72 - Lisa Copeland Interview - Real Estate Expert - EXP RealtyThis is Episode 72 of the Dr. Finance® Live Podcast hosted by Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV (aka “Dr. Finance®”). Dr. Criniti interviewed Lisa Copeland, an International Keynote Speaker, Real Estate Expert, Top .5% of Realtors nationwide, Television Personality, I Heart Radio Host, Best-Selling Author, Podcast Host, regular Fox Business contributor, Award-Winning Sales Expert, #entrepreneur, and Former award winning Automotive Dealer Principal. Lisa Colegrove Copeland leads a real estate team of over 850 licensed realtors in 19 Countries with her business partner HGTV's Tarek El Moussa. Lisa is currently working on a book “Conquering The Shift." The premise is to help businesses conquer the shifting market with practical first world advise from Lisa and other notable experts. Lisa's accolades and awards include: • 2021 Forbes Council of Coaches • 2018 Texas Auto Writers Association- Journalist • Awarded Top 100 Women in Automotive Industry in 2015 by Automotive News • Named to Board of Directors of Women in Automotive in 2016 • “Women of Distinction” award, named by the Girl Scouts CTX in 2012 • Served four years on the FCA National Dealer Council • Named one of the Five Most Powerful Women in Austin by the Austin Business Journal in 2012 • Led the first FIAT retailer to break the NAFTA sales record by selling more than 100 new FIAT 500's in one month in 2012 • In 2015, Copeland and FIAT of Austin earned FCA's highest honor “The Walter P. Chrysler” Award for sales and service excellence • Recognized as #6 Best Workplace in North America by Automotive News in 2013 and 2015 • Named “Outstanding Business Leader 2014” by Northwood University. • Global Real Estate Influencer- eXp Realty LLC • Top 50 women in Real Estate Her success story has been featured in prominent publications including the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, Marie Claire, Fox Business and Bloomberg. #podcast #interview Dr. Anthony M. Criniti IV (aka “Dr. Finance®”) is the world's leading financial scientist and survivalist. A fifth generation native of Philadelphia, Dr. Criniti is a former finance professor at several universities, a former financial planner, an active investor in diverse marketplaces, an explorer, an international keynote speaker, and has traveled around the world studying various aspects of finance. He is an award winning author of three #1 international best-selling finance books: The Necessity of Finance (2013), The Most Important Lessons in Economics and Finance (2014), and The Survival of the Richest (2016). As a prolific writer, he also frequently contributes articles to Entrepreneur, Medium, and Thrive Global. Dr. Criniti has started a grassroots movement that is changing the way that we think about economics and finance. For more information about Doctor Finance, please visit https://DrFinance.Info. Disclaimer: This Podcast is for informational purposes only. It is presented with the understanding that the author(s) and the publisher(s) are not engaged in providing financial, legal, or other professional services. If financial, legal, or any other form of advice is needed, please consult a financial advisor, an attorney, or another professional advice-giving entity. Also, the opinions and views expressed by any guests on this Podcast do not necessarily represent

Welcome to today's episode of If Not Now Wen. We are talking with special guest and serial entrepreneur Henrik Johansson. Henrik co-founded and built the product company Boundless into a $100M company. Currently he is the co-founder and CEO of Gembah, a product development platform and marketplace with a vision to democratize product innovation. Henrik specializes in technology-enabled services, marketplaces, and software as a service. He is an expert on scaling startups, building world-class teams, culture, and scalable processes and infrastructure and has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Austin Business Journal, and was named Counselor's 2017 Person of the Year. Henrik believes that we are born to create and that it is innately and uniquely human to want to create things. His mission is to democratize product creation and bring the ability for anyone who has an idea for a product to be able to create it. Henrik has such a big heart and a desire to make a difference by connecting the world and empowering everybody to create and make their dream come true. I hope you enjoy his inspiring story as much as I do! In this episode we'll talk about:

Henrik Johansson is a serial entrepreneur who co-founded and built the product company Boundless into a $100M company. Currently he is the co-founder and CEO of Gembah, a product development platform and marketplace, and the Executive Producer of Final Product, a reality TV show incubated at Gembah. He was previously a co-founder and board member of OutboundEngine, and before that the president of EverydayWealth, and co-founder and president of Creditland. Johansson specializes in technology-enabled services, marketplaces, and software as a service. He is an expert on scaling startups, building world-class teams, culture, and scalable processes and infrastructure and has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Austin Business Journal, and was named Counselor's 2017 Person of the Year."

On this week's podcast, we welcome back Brent Campbell. We discuss what investors and people living in the Austin MSA should expect in the city and what is actually happening in the housing market. Don't miss how the city will keep growing and shaping in the next few years. Brent leads the retail acquisition team at Don and Quick Co. He was recognized by the Austin Business Journal as a Commercial Real Estate Heavy Hitter in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017. In the last fifteen years, he has closed deals with a transactional value of over $140 million and leased more than 2.6 million square feet of commercial real estate. He is a past president of the Heart of Round Rock Neighborhood Association and previously served as a member of the Round Rock Zoning Advisory Committee, and the Round Rock Business and Retention Committee.

With more than two decades of experience leading branding and marketing campaigns for local and national clients, Maria is the Co-founder and CCO at MODintelechy as well as the Founder of Four Wings Marketing. Her work has earned over 85+ industry awards and Maria is passionate about giving back to the Austin community. She is a long-time supporter of Ballet Austin and Austin Sunshine Camps. She is on the Board of Directors for the Girls Empowerment Network and Center for Child Protection, where she is a founding member of the Guardian Angel Society.Maria has no shortage of wisdom to share."I wanted this and there was no plan B." "If you want something bad enough, you can make it happen." "I get inspired by seeing people doing big things and thinking bigger." "So much of life is about moving forward." "If your procrastinating about something start on it for 10 minutes and see how fast it can flow" "So many people don't get started because of a fear. I think starting eliminates a lot of the fear or at least it shows you what do be afraid of." "Fear is okay and being afraid to so something is okay, but you still have to do it if you want to reap the benefits." "There is so much more and wonderful when you focus on the good." " We just love to live." "Planning for the future is fine but what are you doing today?" "Everything at it's right time."Die with memories, not with dreams."I'm sure we've missed some...listen in to find your own inspirationJoin me and my guest, Maria Orozova, president and creative director of The MODintelechy as we talk about leading, branding, and marketing for local and national businesses. She shares her journey from immigrating to America from Bulgaria with her family to starting a small graphic design firm of her own to merging companies with her husband, and truly enjoying life.  In this episode, you will learn:·       Maria's immigrant story of moving to America·       Private and business relationships·       Maria's process of making big decisions·       Renovation and transfer of the company to a historic building·       True partnerships with clients·       And much more!~About Maria Orozova:As the Founder and CCO of MODintelechy, Maria has over two decades of experience leading branding and marketing campaigns for local and national clients. Her work has earned over 85+ industry awards, with special recognition as one of Graphic Design USA Magazine's “People to Watch.” She was named an Austin Under 40 Awards winner, an honor granted annually to Austin's emerging business and community leaders, as well as a winner in Austin Woman Magazine's Woman's Way Business Awards. Maria is also a featured writer for elite publications such as Entrepreneur Magazine and the Austin Business Journal. A dedicated philanthropist, Maria is passionate about giving back to the Austin community and is a long-time supporter of Ballet Austin and Austin Sunshine Camps. She serves on the Fashion Marketing Advisory Board for The Art Institute of Austin as well as on the Board of Directors for the Girls Empowerment Network (GEN) and Center for Child Protection, where she is a founding member of the Guardian Angel Society. In addition to her professional and volunteer duties, Maria has a wide range of personal interest

Thom Singer sits down with one of the most successful entrepreneurs in Austin, Texas. His friend, Brett Hurt, is the author of The Entrepreneur's Essentials and the founder of six successful companies.  In this conversation they chat about Brett's entrepreneurship, the new book, what makes a B Corporation, and how Brett can do a 22 minute plank. This interview is full of useful information for anyone at any level of their business career.   About Brett Hurt Brett Hurt is the CEO and co-founder of data.world, an Austin-based Certified B Corporation and public benefit corporation. data.world makes it easy for everyone—not just the "data people"—to get clear, accurate, fast answers to any business question. data.world's cloud-native data catalog maps its customers siloed, distributed data to familiar and consistent business concepts, creating a unified body of knowledge anyone can find, understand, and use. data.world is also home to the world's largest collaborative open data community, including public COVID-19 datasets. In 2017, 2018, and 2019, data.world was honored on the “Best for the World” list by B Lab that recognizes the top 10% of all B Corps globally. And in 2020, data.world was named by the Austin Business Journal as one of the top-three companies to work for. Brett is also the co-owner of Hurt Family Investments (HFI), alongside his wife, Debra. HFI are involved in 115 startups, 31 VC funds, and multiple philanthropic endeavors. Brett co-founded and led Bazaarvoice as CEO, through its IPO, follow-on offering, and two acquisitions. Bazaarvoice became the largest public SaaS (Software as a Service) business in social commerce and was named by the WSJ as one of the top IPOs of 2012. Brett also founded and led Coremetrics, which was rated the #1 Web analytics solution by Forrester Research and, like Bazaarvoice, expanded into a global company and leader. Coremetrics was acquired by IBM in 2010 for around $300m. In 2017, Brett was given the Best CEO Legacy Award by the Austin Business Journal. He is a Henry Crown Fellow and Braddock Scholar at the Aspen Institute. Brett began programming at age seven and doing so on the Internet at age eighteen. He finished his book, “The Entrepreneur's Essentials”, in August 2019 (available at databrett.medium.com for free). Two beautiful children and married to Debra, my much better half, since 1996. About "The Entrepreneur Essentials" Book The Entrepreneur's Essentials developed through Brett's series of blog posts called Lucky7—named in honor of his mother—to help all entrepreneurs take proactive steps to avoid mistakes that, though common, can have a hugely negative impact on their business. Brett presents this book as a guide with 23 informative lessons, pulling from impactful experiences from his own life as both a startup CEO and investor, sharing dual perspectives to give deeper insight. He explores the stages of a startup's progression from deciding on a company name to hiring well and understanding what it takes to be an inclusive leader worthy of your own company. Whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or a first-time business owner, The Entrepreneur's Essentials will help you explore ways to make your startup better. You can get the book at https://theEntrepreneursEssentials.com  About data.world data.world is the enterprise data catalog for the modern data stack. Their cloud-native SaaS platform combines a consumer-grade user experience with a powerful knowledge graph to deliver enhanced data discovery, agile data governance, and actionable insights. The company is home to the world's largest collaborative data community, which is free and open to the public. It's where people discover data, share analysis, and team up on everything from social bot detection to award-winning data journalism. They use what we learn from this community to improve the enterprise product and vice versa.  www.ThomSinger.com/podcast/brett-hurt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I am excited to welcome Nicole Kessler to Luxury on Location. Nicole has been an Austin real estate leader for over 30 years. As one of Austin's top Luxury agents, Nicole is consistently recognized and honored with accolades for her success as an industry leader. She is a long-time member of Austin's Elite 25, has been named a Platinum Top 50 agent, Austin Luxury League member, and Austin Business Journal top producer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What's going on with the Austin real estate market? In January, Open Door sold 8.5% of all the sold listings on MLS. How does this impact our current inventory crisis? What does that mean for the next several months? We interviewed Chris Jacobs for our podcast and we dig into the data to interpret it and try to predict what the future holds... -- Ryan was awarded the Austin Platinum Top 50 Realtors Award for 9 years running, he was recognized as a Top Producing Team by the Austin Business Journal. He was awarded the Platinum Top 50 Executive of the Year Award as well as the Austin Board of Realtors Indy Broker of the Year Award. He served on the board of directors for the Austin Board of Realtors as well as the Customer Advisory Board for Workplace by Facebook. He specializes in agent productivity, recruitment, technology, and automation. He's spoken on stage at Inman Connect, Curaytor Excellence, and Ylopo Summit. He's written a monthly column for Inman News and is a frequent collaborator for and advisor for several real estate technology companies. Ryan is available for panels, keynotes, podcasts, and frequent board positions as time allows. Check out all podcasts here: https://realtyhack.com Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2JhAgjs Apple podcast: https://apple.co/3rgpCKZ Google: https://bit.ly/37Hhb3u

Join us as we discussed all things Austin / Central Texas with Parimal Rohit from the Austin Business Journal.  

Candy Barone is a powerful mentor to leaders. And even though she has had lots of success in this area, she notes that she was very much working in the pushing-aggressive, masculine type energy that she used during 20 years in corporate. This episode is the story of Candy's “unraveling” of who she was and how she was running her business. She got to the point of severe burnout and had to give herself permission just to “be.” We talk about how she learned to lean into the Divine Feminine and her soul even more.Today Candy works with leaders in the capacity to shift the level of consciousness and raise the level of leadership. We talk about how to create an enlightened "Soul-ciety," and how that looks in the world. If you have ever pivoted, or want to change gears in your business, it can be scary. There is some discontent, then you must make the hard choices about what to give up or allow things to fall away. As Candy says, we need to learn how to do the dance of learning a deeper soul's purpose. What she shared that needs to happen is giving permission to change course, maybe even hate what you have been doing, but allow yourself to restore and get off the grid in a way that works for you, and provides a gentleness of mind/body/spirit.Coming from the place of being a very driven, high achieving alpha female, the way Candy shares how she learned to “allow the process of creation” versus having to hustle is inspiring. Additionally, Candy shares the steps for how to start making this pivot.Candy Barone is a badass, heart-centered soul guide and thought leader. She is a leadership development expert, international speaker, and Amazon best-selling author. Through her unique frameworks and training. Candy guides individuals and teams through conscious leadership transformation, where they learn how to powerfully influence and create impact from a space of deep authenticity, compassion, integrity, and grace.Candy is a catalyst in bringing a new perspective to how we define, model and activate leadership, "soul leadership." Candy teaches people how to lead from love, with love, and that leadership is ultimately a choice. Everyone's choice. She emphasizes that leadership is everyone's opportunity AND everyone's responsibility.She's been showcased in publications and spaces such as CNN.com, U.S. News & World Report, The Austin Statesman, Austin Business Journal, The Chicago Tribune, ciLiving TV and has served as a panel facilitator for Fast Company at SXSW, among numerous radio shows, magazine, and podcasts. Candy lives in Austin with her super cool dog, Payton … who truly has her wrapped around his little paw.Awaken your potential! Get in touch with Candy Barone for signature programs that are designed to help you level up your life, business and purpose>> https://www.candybarone.com Join the Enlightened SOULciety FB Group>> https://www.facebook.com/groups/308182260702555 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jeff Wilkinson is a longtime Austin entrepreneur, currently serving as the chairman and CEO of Keystone Bank. With his personal and unique human-centric approach to banking, Jeff leads Keystone Bank to focus on integrity, honesty and resilience. Jeff has over 28 years of experience in the financial and business industries with a focus on finance and business development. He has led various organizations in their expansion of locations and increased their assets. Previously, he founded Pioneer Bank in Austin. Under his leadership as the CEO and president, he managed to grow the banks' assets to $1.2 billion and expanded to 22 locations across Texas. During this time, Pioneer Bank was ranked as one of the largest local banks headquartered in Austin by the Austin Business Journal. In 2018, Jeff founded Keystone Bank with a successful capital raise of $20 million. He founded Keystone Bank with a maverick and entrepreneurial approach to local banking that ultimately allows for easily accessible financial resources to its community members. With its easy access to financial guidance, Jeff prides himself on being an active listener and problem solver to best tailor the bank's services to every client. Jeff holds a Bachelor of Science in accounting from the University of Central Missouri. He resides in Austin where he serves on multiple nonprofit organizations such as: the Austin Habitat for Humanity Finance Committee, the Board of Trails Property Owners' Association and on the Advisory Board for Qualtik. For more information, please visit: https://www.keystone.bank/ Other Links: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1247345226015053 (Morning Motivation Facebook Group) http://motivation.guywhoknowsaguy.com/ (Morning Motivation) Mentioned in this episode: Network without talking to strangers Did you know that you can network without ever talking to a stranger? It's true. Networking is not about awkward conversations and elevator pitches. It is about making connections and creating value. I'll teach you how in a two minute video at https://www.guywhoknowsaguy.com/innercircle Get my MP3 I have recorded my book in audio form. Get your copy for free at https://www.guywhoknowsaguy.com

Be sure to join Candy Leigh's official Facebook Group, The Female Collective, an inspirational place for connecting heart-conscious, soul-awakening womxn.You can connect with Candy through her website, and check out her book that started this journey, Finding Life In Between, available in paperback, kindle, and on Audible.About Candy Barone:Candy is the CEO & Founder of You Empowered Strong, a company that truly specializes in "feeding the soul of business.” She is a catalyst in bringing a new perspective to how we define and activate leadership, "soul leadership." Candy teaches people how to lead from love, with love, and that leadership is ultimately a choice. She emphasizes that leadership is everyone's opportunity and everyone's responsibility. Candy is a leadership development expert, trainer, executive coach, international speaker, Amazon best-selling author & member of the Forbes Coaching Council. She has been showcased in publications such as CNN.com, U.S. News & World Report, The Austin Statesman, Austin Business Journal, The Chicago Tribune, ciLiving TV and served as a panel facilitator for Fast Company at SXSW, among numerous radio shows and podcasts. Connect with Candy on her website. 

You can connect with Candy Leigh through her website, and check out her book that started this journey, Finding Life In Between, available in paperback, kindle, and on Audible.About Candy Barone: Candy is the CEO & Founder of You Empowered Strong, a company that truly specializes in "feeding the soul of business.” She is a catalyst in bringing a new perspective to how we define and activate leadership, "soul leadership." Candy teaches people how to lead from love, with love, and that leadership is ultimately a choice. She emphasizes that leadership is everyone's opportunity and everyone's responsibility. Candy is a leadership development expert, trainer, executive coach, international speaker, Amazon best-selling author & member of the Forbes Coaching Council. She has been showcased in publications such as CNN.com, U.S. News & World Report, The Austin Statesman, Austin Business Journal, The Chicago Tribune, ciLiving TV and served as a panel facilitator for Fast Company at SXSW, among numerous radio shows and podcasts. Connect with Candy on her website.