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Jamie Smart is a Sunday Times bestselling author, educator, speaker and coach who presents regularly at major conferences worldwide. He shows individuals and organizations the unexpected keys to clarity, the ultimate leverage point for creating profound transformation and meaningful results. Jamie's primary focus is in showing business leaders, entrepreneurs, coaches, therapists and other transformation professionals how to bring subtractive psychology and the principles behind clarity into their work with clients, into their own businesses and into every aspect of their lives. In addition, he works with a handful of 1:1 coaching clients and leads selected corporate programs. Jamie has keynoted conferences for organizations ranging from the NATO Defense College to the mental health charity, Rethink Mental Illness and the Council of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. His corporate clients range from household names like Hewlett Packard and Dun & Bradstreet to The Specialist Works, an SME ranked as one of the Sunday Times's 100 Best Small Companies to Work For. He has appeared on Sky TV and on the BBC, as well as in numerous publications including The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Huffington Post and Psychologies Magazine. As well as CLARITY he is also the author of the books RESULTS: Think Less, Achieve More, The Little Book of Clarity and The Little Book of Results. Jamie lives in the UK. When he's not working, he loves spending time with his family, travelling, walking, drinking coffee and exploring.Contact Jamie Scott:https://www.jamiesmart.com/money audio - email request to info@jaimesmart.com Dr. Kimberley Linert Speaker, Author, Broadcaster, Mentor, Trainer, Behavioral Optometrist Event Planners- I am available to speak at your event. Here is my media kit: https://brucemerrinscelebrityspeakers.com/portfolio/dr-kimberley-linert/ To book Dr. Linert on your podcast, television show, conference, corporate training or as an expert guest please email her at incrediblelifepodcast@gmail.com or Contact Bruce Merrin at Bruce Merrin's Celebrity Speakers at merrinpr@gmail.com 702.256.9199 Host of the Podcast Series: Incredible Life Creator Podcast Available on... Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/incredible-life-creator-with-dr-kimberley-linert/id1472641267 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6DZE3EoHfhgcmSkxY1CvKf?si=ebe71549e7474663 and on 9 other podcast platforms Author of Book: "Visualizing Happiness in Every Area of Your Life" Get on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3srh6tZ Website: https://www.DrKimberleyLinert.com Please subscribe, share & LISTEN! Thanks. incrediblelifepodcast@gmail.com Social Media Links LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-kimberley-linert-incredible-life-creator/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimberley.linert/ The Great Discovery eLearning Platform: https://thegreatdiscovery.com/kimberley l

Jim Kalb is currently the President of OptiFuse, an innovative high-growth manufacturer of power protection components distributed by high-quality select wholesalers throughout the world. OptiFuse has been listed on the Inc. 5000 for the last 5 years, as well as being named as one of Forbe's magazines "25 Best Small Companies" in 2017. This Episode is Sponsored By: Jon Ostenson, Founder of FranBridge Consulting and Top 1% US Franchise Consultant is here to help you explore the world of non-food franchising opportunities today. Jon and his team are part of the largest brokerage in the US and have vetted the market thoroughly. FranBridge is hands down the premier source of the best opportunities in the non-food franchising world. You can hear more of Jon's story and how he started FranBridge Consulting on Episode 250 of our podcast. Sign up for a free consultation call with Jon today at millionaire-interviews.com/franbridgeconsulting and receive a FREE copy of his new book Non-Food Franchising. Franbridge Consulting offers five more non-food franchise opportunities in 2024 that you can explore. FranBridge is hands down the premier source of the best opportunities in the non-food franchising world. You can hear more of Jon's story and how he started FranBridge Consulting on Episode 250 of our podcast. Sign up for a free consultation call with Jon today at millionaire-interviews.com/franbridgeconsulting and receive a FREE copy of his new book Non-Food Franchising. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Millionaire Interviews. ***

Kris Cody is the CEO and founder of a freakishly cool clothing company…  Paka Apparel!  While in college… Kris took a trip to Peru and while he was there… he came across a sweater made with wool from alpaca fiber.  He loved the thing… and when he came back to the states… he realized all of his friends wanted one too.  As Kris started to dream about the possibilities… he was also struck with the thought of sourcing everything right from Peru… from the families that he'd interacted with on his trip.  He also loved the thought of hiring local women to craft sweaters and clothing he could send around the world. With that dream in mind… Kris started a company called Paka Apparel in 2017.  He fueled the launch of Paka with a Kickstarter campaign that initially had a goal of $20,000 and they hit that in under 24 hours.  Kris and the campaign went on to raise more than $350,000 in 30 days.  From that exciting start… Paka has now created a line of washable alpaca apparel and ethical performance outerwear, along with Paka's tried and true sweaters, hoodies and socks. And get this.  Paka Apparel… under Kris's leadership… has been celebrated for their efforts to localize Paka's supply chain:  All of Paka's alpaca fiber is sourced from free-roaming herds in Peru. 90% of products are manufactured in Peru. And… over 100 Quechua (keCHwa) women weavers are employed and Paka pays them a wage that's 4x the living wage in Peru!  And the clothing looks awesome too!   I'm loving this story!  And Kris is obviously living the DREAM THINK DO life… so let's get to this!   MORE INFO ON KRIS: Find out more about PAKA: www.pakaapparel.com/ Find Kris on Instagram: instagram.com/kris_cody/ Find PAKA on Instagram: instagram.com/paka/ You can learn more about Kris Cody here: https://bit.ly/3Plba2n HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT BECOMING A LIFE COACH? (Get YOUR score!) Have YOU ever thought about becoming a Life Coach, Success Coach or Business Coach… but you've wondered whether it would be a good fit for YOU? Let's get YOUR predictability of success score: www.mitchmatthews.com/cpsa   That's right!  Download the Coaching Predictability of Success Assessment to see if becoming a successful and profitable Coach is right for YOU!   VIDEOS ABOUT PAKA AND KRIS'S JOURNEY: Here's some of the videos that Mitch and Kris referenced during their conversation. Here's more of the backstory on PAKA: Check out mitchmatthews.com/396 Check out Mitch's OTHER PODCAST: ENCOURAGING THE ENCOURAGERS You can now check out Mitch's new podcast called “ENCOURAGING THE ENCOURAGERS” anywhere you listen to podcasts.   It's specifically designed for coaches, speakers and content creators and provides quick doses of inspiration, strategy AND… of course… encouragement! Check out: www.encouragingtheencouragers.com!  Find it on Apple Podcasts:  Click here Find it on Spotify: Click here Find it on Anchor: Click here Find it on Google: Click here Okay… NOW…I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU: How about it!?   What did you think of Kris's approach to life and how curiosity led him to start PAKA? I just love out “curiosity” led him to take that initial trip to Peru.  And how finding that one sweater led him to starting a MOVEMENT. By the way… that's exactly what I think PAKA is.  Sure… it's a freakishly cool clothing brand.  But… I think Kris and his team are starting a MOVEMENT… one small step at a time. How about YOU?  How might you apply the concepts he was talking about to start a MOVEMENT of your own? You sure don't need to launch a clothing brand… but how could you “follow YOUR curiosity” to find more of the things YOU were put on the planet to do? By the way… Kris is young and he started young.  And that's awesome!!! But I think that his approach can be applied to ANY stage of life… especially if you give yourself permission to take small but intentional steps forward! Want proof?  Check out THIS EPISODE where I interview Shawn Askinosie about how he left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory.  He was in his mid-50's when he started that journey… and he… as Kris would say, “kept following his curiosity” and he's never looked back.  By the way… Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri. They source 100%  of their cocoa beans directly from farmers across the globe. Askinosie Chocolate was recently named one of the 25 Best Small Companies in America by Forbes and Shawn himself was named by “O,” Oprah's magazine, as one of the 15 guys who is literally saving the world. Very cool. Okay… now you know the question is coming!  Are you ready?   Here it is: What's something (BIG or small) YOU want to do as a result of hearing THIS episode?  Lastly… PLEASE share this powerful conversation with a friend or family member who might be needing it… right now!  They'll thank you! And hey… remember… I believe in you! - Mitch  Episode Minute By Minute:  0:00 Welcome back! Let's talk about big dreams amidst doubts and fears. 4:17 Mitch shares his excitement about today's guest, Kris Cody, and recounts Kris's journey from discovering alpaca fiber sweaters in Peru to founding Paca Apparel. 6:50 Kris's backstory of backpacking in South America, paying for his travels with high school savings, and working at an animal refuge in Bolivia. 8:19 The inception of Paca Apparel, from finding the original alpaca sweater to starting the company out of his dorm room at 19. 10:06 The Kickstarter campaign story: how Kris's vision and a video of Peru's beauty and the people behind the clothing captivated the internet. 11:27 The importance of transparency and connecting consumers to the origins of their clothing, highlighting the problems within the apparel industry. 13:40 Kris reflects on feeling unqualified and overcoming imposter syndrome through authenticity, asking for help, and learning from mistakes. 16:48 Kris shares how he found mentors and advisors to help guide Paca Apparel's growth and his approach to seeking advice. 18:34 The announcement of Paca Apparel's flagship store in Cusco, Peru, to serve as a physical home base and an adventure center. 23:08 Mitch and Kris discuss the concept of traceable alpaca, allowing customers to know exactly where their garments originate from, highlighting Paca's commitment to transparency and impact. 27:56 Kris offers advice to dreamers: get in touch with yourself, ignore external noise, and understand the finite nature of time as motivation to pursue your passions. 37:17 Mitch's Minute! Biggest takeaways and action steps

Who you are is inseparable from what your business provides. Shawn Askinosie, founder of Askinosie Chocolate, knows this better than most. He tells the story of the human connections that helped him start his chocolate business. Shawn began with an advisory board of trusted acquaintances to fill in his knowledge gaps. Now, Askinosie Chocolate is recognized as one of the 25 Best Small Companies in America. His business shares profit with cocoa farmers and funds community projects around the world. To Shawn, social responsibility is part of his business's DNA. Check out Shawn's book Meaningful Work, as well as his TEDx Talk Find Your Calling Where It Hurts. 

This episode is sponsored by Davwill Consulting. Emotional agility? Yep, it's needed more now than ever. Let's chat! Click Here In 2006, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and never looked back. His company, Askinosie Chocolate, was recently named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America.” So far the company has provided over a million school lunches to malnourished children in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry. Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World.” He's received two honorary doctorates and given a popular TEDx. Shawn's book, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin Random House titled “Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul” is an Amazon #1 bestseller. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri, and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center now in its 20th year serving children and families in Southwest Missouri. Connect with Shawn at: http://www.askinosie.com/ http://www.shawnaskinosie.com/ https://twitter.com/shawnaskinosie https://www.instagram.com/shawnaskinosie/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnaskinosie/

Best selling author, social enterprise founder, CEO and social impact pioneer: Shawn Askinosie shares the true benefits of understanding your supply chain. Shawn setup Askinosie Chocolate 16 years ago with his daughter Lawren and was recently named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America.” He's been named by O, The Oprah Magazine, “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World” and has an Amazon #1 bestselling book titled “Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul.” In this podcast discussion, Shawn sheds light on the efforts and rewards of knowing who his cocoa growers are; how he's making globalisation work for him; and why now is the time for good cash flow management. He dives candidly into how his father's death spurred an innate desire to “deep work,” triggered his abandonment of a 20 year legal career and paved the way to his true calling: chocolate. From working across his value chains, Shawn cites a key takeaway: “I aspire to continue to learn from them about this notion of ‘enough' – how farmers demonstrate the joy of what seems so small.” To the big businesses, he says: “there is a way for your big business, to engage in the supply chain in a way that will change your life.” “If we're not at the tip top levels asking how much is enough, then nothing will be enough. I think that we have runaway greed that forgets why we're doing this, what our purpose is. And I'm fearful of this. But by the same token, I'm very optimistic for the future of capitalism, because I believe that we're in the midst of a sea change.” Listen to the full podcast here. Links: Meaningful Work, Shawn's book: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/547277/meaningful-work-by-shawn-askinosie-with-lawren-askinosie/ The Prophet, by Khalil Gibran: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prophet_(book) What Should I Do with My Life? By Po Bronson:: https://www.amazon.com/What-Should-Do-My-Life/dp/0345485920 Estimating the economic incentives necessary for eliminating child labor in Ghanaian cocoa production, by Jeff Luckstead, Francis Tsiboe & Lawton L. Nalley: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0217230

In 2006, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and never looked back.Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Amazon, the Philippines, and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. They open their books to farmers, translating financials into their language and profit share with them.Recently named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America”, the Askinosie Chocolate mission is to serve their farmers, their neighborhood, their customers, and each other, sharing the Askinosie Chocolate experience by leaving the world a better place than they found it. So far the company has provided over a million school lunches to malnourished children in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry.Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World.” Shawn has been awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. Seth Godin, entrepreneur, and author, recently praised the company's model: “[Shawn] has built a practice of creating a worthwhile luxury good that directly benefits people. Not sort of. Not a little. But directly.”Shawn's book, recently released, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin titled "Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" is an Amazon #1 New Release. Read Seth Godin's review of the book here. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri.To inquire about a chocolate tasting or a general speaking engagement, please visit my blog. Learn more about Shawn at: https://askinosie.com/

From Blow Pops to Forbes' Best Small Companies! Rob Dube got his start selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and is President and Co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America's Best Small Companies. Throughout Rob's 26 years experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community — a unique approach to business that has driven the company to success in its industry and as a top workplace. Rob is also the author of donothing™: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, set for release in early 2018, and founder of the upcoming donothing™ leadership silent retreat. Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon's Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big! Connect with Rob Dube: Twitter: @robddube  Website: www.imageoneway.com Email: rdube@imageoneway.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robdube His TEDx Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_rgKop-Bc  And his book and retreat: http://www.donothingbook.com 

Can small businesses have an outsized impact? Is there a way to stay small and push against the cultural conditioning of ‘scale at all costs'? What makes a business truly great? Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory. Askinosie Chocolate has provided over a million school lunches to malnourished children in Tanzania and the Philippines, and recently named by Forbes as “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America” - living proof that small companies can do good and still be profitable.This podcast is produced by Buffer, an affordable and intuitive social media marketing software used by over 160,000 small businesses to build their brand on social media.

Make It Happen with Will Polston - Episode - 104 - The Principles Of Clarity with Jamie Smart Episode Notes Make It Happen with Will Polston - Episode - 104 - The Principles Of Clarity with Jamie Smart Make It Happen with Will Polston is a weekly podcast that consists of a combination of episodes with Mindset Strategist Will Polston and episodes with Will's guests from around the world providing you with insights on how you can transform your excuses into results to benefit yourself, your family, your friends, your community, society, humanity and the universe, what he calls - The Ripple Effect. Jamie Smart is a Sunday Times bestselling author, speaker and executive coach who presents regularly at major conferences worldwide. He shows individuals and organizations the unexpected keys to clarity; the ultimate leverage point for creating profound transformation and meaningful results. Jamie's primary focus is in showing transformation professionals and business leaders how to bring the principles behind clarity into their work with clients, into their own businesses and into every aspect of their lives. In addition, he works with a handful of 1:1 coaching clients and leads selected corporate programmes. Jamie has keynoted conferences for organizations ranging from Hewlett Packard to the Council of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries. His corporate clients range from a Fortune 500 business designated by Ethisphere as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies to an SME ranked as one of The Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For to. He has appeared on Sky TV and on the BBC, as well as in numerous publications including The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Huffington Post and Psychologies Magazine. As well as The Little Book of Results, he is also the author of the books RESULTS: Think Less, Achieve More, CLARITY: Clear Mind, Better Performance, Bigger Results and The Little Book of Clarity. Jamie lives in the UK. When he's not working, he loves spending time with his daughters, travelling, walking, drinking coffee and exploring. In this episode, Will has Jamie as his guest and they talk about: - The principles behind clarity - The benefits of having clarity - How clarity helped him grow his business - The subtraction theory and how it can help you achieve your goals To find out more about Jamie, click here. Join the free Make It Happen Community Facebook group by clicking here. Take the 5-Minute Quiz that Reveals What's Preventing You from Living a Purposeful, Inspired and Energised Life You Love by clicking here.

America's Car-Mart chief financial officer Vickie Judy appearance on the Auto Remarketing Podcast coincided with the company that has a network of 151 buy-here, pay-here dealerships celebrating another achievement. In the midst of celebrating its 40th anniversary, Car-Mart also was recently named to Forbes' 2021 list of America's Best Small Companies.

Joining us today on Pass The Secret Sauce is Jim Kalb, the president and founder at Triad Components Group - the parent company of OptiFuse, Switch Components and Vortex Technologies. Triad Components Group (OptiFuse) has been listed on the Inc. 5000 for the last 6 years as well as being named as one of Forbes magazine's "25 Best Small Companies" in 2017. In 2019, TCG became an Employee-Owned company (ESOP). Jim has a passion for helping others to grow themselves and their businesses through mentoring, professional development, and the never-ending curiosity to make people, products, and systems better.  In this episode we discuss: Introduction to the episode  [2:06] Jim's intriguing childhood background  [3:10] Going to San Diego State to study, getting away from his town and family  [8:05] Working a cool job in an international firm, traveling to different countries  [9:45] How Jim started his first company [13:45] Getting into huge debt; $ 4M down to $ 50K worth of stuff in 2000 [15:25] How many times he crashed and when did he solidified things [16:50] Jim shares the three types of farming analogy and the hunting analogy [17:35] Mentoring entrepreneurs and his advice to people wanting to get into business  [20:35] Doing custom-stuffs that other companies will never do for their customers [25:50] Training people to look for opportunities to be authorized distributors [30:55] Things he overcame overtime of being in the business [35:05] Opening a program of selling his company to his employees [38:55] What are the future endeavors of [43:15] [Job Announcement] How to become part of the Triad Components Group  [44:05] Categories of people they want to engage with  [49:10] Links to sources and tools: Connect with Jim Kalb on LinkedIn If you want to become a part of the TCG or want to get mentorship, inquire at: jimk@triadcomponentsgroup.com Visit the TCG website and check their services Link to other PTSS episodes: Recalibrating Business Transactions Using Digital Technology With Peter Lehrman Speed Matters in Brand Development with Francisco Serrano Internal Culture, Core Values, Dream Teams and More with Robert Mason Thanks for listening. Don't forget to like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/passthesecretsauce to get updates on new episodes. If you haven't already, please follow and leave a review for our podcast, we'll really appreciate it. And as always, don't forget to pass the secret sauce. Support our podcast If you're a fan of the show, there are three simple things you can do to support our work: Subscribe, rate and review: https://p...

This month, we will be highlighting three companies selected as part of Hawaii Business Magazine's annual "Best Places to Work" list. Selected under the "Small Companies" category is Hawaii Energy. We sat down with Mireya Norman, Program Support Services Manager at Hawaii Energy to talk about all the great things that Hawaii Energy does for both their employees and the community. Hear about what makes Hawaii Energy one of the best small companies to work at. 

About Rob Dube:Rob started in business by selling Blow Pops out of his high school locker. Today, he’s the president and co-founder of imageOne, which was rated Top 25 list of Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies ( 2018,2019) and Best workplace in Michigan.Throughout Rob’s decades of experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers and the fabric of the community.This unique approach to business has driven the company to success in its industry and acknowledgment as a top workplace in Michigan . ImageOne is the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and is well-known as an exceptional company with local and national recognition for its strong focus on culture.Rob is also an avid meditator, the author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, and the founder/organizer of donothing retreat. He is also podcast host of ‘ Donothing ‘He’s also a contributor to Forbes, Thrive Global and EO Octane.You can connect with Rob Dube by going to Website : www.imageoneway.comFor book, speaking, and leadership retreat info: donothingbook.comBooks recommended by Rob: Small Giants, Traction.Part 1 Interview Link : SU17:Part 1 From selling pops to being ranked by Forbes Magazine as one of the Top 25 Small Giants in America with co-founder Rob Dube------------------------------------------------------------------MY BOOK UPDATE:>>My Book "WINGS OF A WOMAN " is live on Amazon. The fifteen writers are here to help women step out of their shadows. Wings of a Woman is about the interconnectedness of mind, body and spirit between one human being and another. This is a book that needs to be read many times over. On the surface the stories will talk about grief, resilience and a fierce fight for the truth; but when you dig deep down, you will find that each story talks about craving human connectedness. All proceeds from the book sale are going to a UK based charity Vidya Dhan with a mission of helping educate girls in India. Here is the global Link to buy the book : mybook.to/wingsofawoman After you have ordered your copy. We want you to feel proud, you just gave a girl wings. Share it and encourage others to join in this movement. Use hashtag #Igaveagirlwings.CONNECT WITH ME:>>You can follow me atFacebook PageInstagramLinkedinPlease send me your feedback , your key takeaways, any topics you would like me to cover, any concerns and questions at showupwithpriyanka@gmail.comWORK WITH ME:As a Director of Operations with 12 years corporate experience as a Senior Engineer,  I help multiple 6 figures or more impact driven, heart centered entrepreneurs  to scale  by smart systems, empowered teams and streamlined operations to increase revenue and eliminate the chaos. Curious , learn more at http://scaleupwithpriyanka.com/Let’s talk about making the crazy go away in your business: Book a call with me calendly.com/scaleupwithpriyanka/discoverPODCAST LAUNCH RESOURCE:>>If you are looking into launching your own podcast - check out this course which I went through to launch my podcast in 28 days to Top 60 rated show on Itunes 'Entrepreneurship category'. This is my affiliate link to sign up for the podcast course :  https://aff.podcastprofitlab.co/17187/60011

Jon and Jeff talk with Rob Dube, author of ‘Do Nothing’ on the power of meditation and how to quiet our minds and get back to center during stressful times. Rob Dube, Author and President of imageOne: From Blow Pops to Forbes’ Best Small Companies! Rob Dube got his start selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and is President and Co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies. Throughout Rob’s 26 years experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community — a unique approach to business that has driven the company to success in its industry and as a top workplace. Rob is also the author of donothing™: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, set for release in early 2018, and founder of the upcoming donothing™ leadership silent retreat. Back to the Blow Pops — an early passion for entrepreneurship took shape in high school, when Rob teamed up with imageOne Co-founder and CEO Joel Pearlman to start their first business together, selling Blow Pops. Today, with Core Values as the foundation, Rob and Joel have grown imageOne into the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and a company well-known as exceptional; receiving national recognition for its rapid growth and strong focus on culture. Along with its 2017 Small Giants distinction from Forbes Magazine as one of 25 Best Small Companies in America, imageOne is also recognized as a National Best and Brightest Company to Work For (5 time honoree), one of Inc. 5000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in America (6 time honoree), a 2017 Positive Workplace by the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and one of Crain’s Detroit Cool Places to Work 2018 (2 time honoree). Rob is a Member of the Small Giants Journey and past Member of the Board of Directors for the Small Giants Community, the Board of Trustees for the Boys and Girls Club, and past President of the Detroit Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Rob received the 2013 RARE Everyday Hero award for community service. As an author and speaker, Rob challenges business leaders to donothing™, sharing his lessons learned from more than 12 years of a daily meditation practice, as well as biannual silent meditation retreats. In addition to his book, he is a contributor at Forbes, Thrive Global, and EO Octane.   Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon’s Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!   Connect with Rob Dube: Twitter: @robddube Website: www.imageoneway.com  Email: rdube@imageoneway.com  LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robdube  His TEDx Talk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQ_rgKop-Bc  And his book and retreat: http://www.donothingbook.com 

Welcome to our special “Dream Together” Q&A series.  We're going after the biggest questions we've received over our 15 years of BIG Dream Gatherings.  That's right.  As we held these events around the country, we'd always wrap up with a Q&A with the audience. That's when we'd go after the biggest questions and the biggest challenges people face when moving forward on their dreams and goals. In today's episode, I'm going to offer some simple but powerful strategies to help you to get CLEAR and help you to get STARTED.  So… let's do this. RESOURCES: Episode 195: Shawn Askinosie: Finding Your Call and Feeding Your Soul: www.mitchmatthews.com/195  Episode 250: 3 Things I've learned from 250 Episodes of DREAM THINK DO  (I talk about perfectionism in this one!) https://mitchmatthews.com/250/ Episode 262: Dan Grec: Finding Happiness Amid Chaos: https://mitchmatthews.com/262/ THE “DREAM TOGETHER” APP IS HERE! That's right! Our DREAM TOGETHER App is here! The “Dream Together” app is designed to help you clarify your goals as well as connect with like-minded individuals so you can “dream together” to make those dreams (big or small) a reality! So… HERE ARE THE STEPS: STEP 1: Download the app. Find “Dream Together” for your Apple Device: HERE Find “Dream Together” for your Android Device: HERE STEP 2: Sign up and enter the group code: dreamthinkdo STEP 3: Be inspired by the dreams that are already there.  Then… follow and encourage a dream or two! STEP 4: Post at least one of your own dreams… and then invite friends to join you so you can DREAM TOGETHER! Let's do this! MORE ABOUT THE EPISODE: Okay… so as we've held our BIG Dream Gatherings around the country over the last 15 years… we'd always try to include a Q&A session at the end. Now… if you're new to DREAM THINK DO… and you're not familiar with what a BIG DREAM GATHERING is… the short version of the story is… these are fun… HIGHLY interactive events that we'd hold… that would bring people together in a room… anywhere from 30 to 800 people at a time… I'd kick it off with a talk… but then we'd have people write down some of their goals and dreams on sheets of paper… post them on the walls… and then we'd invite everyone to go around the room to look at each other's dreams and then write notes on the “dream sheets.”   People could offer encouragement… ideas… suggestions and offers to help.   Now… with the current season we're in… we've created an APP called “Dream Together” to provide the same opportunity… to… well… dream together… but now instead of being in the same room… we can do it from our phones and dream with people around the world. It's pretty cool! Well… as I was saying… when we'd hold our BIG DREAM GATHERINGS… we'd do a Q&A at the end to give people the chance to ask any questions about things that were holding them back. And one of the biggest questions… one of the most common questions… that would almost ALWAYS come up was… “Which dream do I go after?” It makes sense though… right?  People would come to this event… and come up with a couple… all the way to sometimes 20… to 30… dreams. STORY ABOUT IAN. So… they get excited… but then their brain starts to spin because they're thinking, “Great!  Now that I have clarity on all these things I want to do… things I could do… where do I start?  Which one should I go after first?” And this is an important question for several reasons. 1. If you're a perfectionist… this question can KILL your dreams before you even get started!  You're sooooooooo worried about starting out with the PERFECT choice… and doing it PERFECTLY… that you never start. “Perfectionism is the mother of Procrastination.” - Michael Hyatt “The fastest way to break the cycle of perfectionism is to give up the idea of doing it perfectly and instead embrace uncertainty and imperfection.” - Arianna Huffington Or as I like to say… “Progress beats perfection.” And… “Let's learn as we go!”   2. Another reason it's a BIG question is… a lot of people are VERY busy… busy schedules… lots pulling at you… lots on your plate.  You probably don't have TONS and TONS of time… days and days… to just throw around.  SO… you want to be smart with how you're spending your time.  Hey… you're listening to DREAM THINK DO… so I'm betting you don't want to waste a day of the time you've got on this rock.  Am I right? Those are 2 reasons… and there are many more.  BUT… since we're keeping this episode at 15 minutes… we'll leave it at that. So let's get to those questions I promised you. All right… maybe you've been using the DREAM TOGETHER app… and you've got a few dreams in mind… let's help you decide on which one to go after next. So… the first question I like to ask in this scenario is…  “Of all the dreams and goals you could go after… which might be the best in THIS season of your life?” It's a simple… but powerful question. It's all about thinking about your CURRENT SEASON… and then weighing out which dreams would be the best fit for you… right now? And I think it is important to mention… that just because a dream isn't right for “this season” of your life… it doesn't mean that's a bad dream… or a silly dream.  It's just not right for THIS season.  So give yourself some grace and say, “It's a good dream… it's just not for right now.” At the same time… a powerful follow up to our SEASON question can be: “What might be a way to take a small but significant step towards one of my bigger dreams?” I'll give you a few examples. You may have a big dream of traveling the globe… but right now… there's a flippin' pandemic… so it's not physically possible… or maybe you're in college and the funds just aren't there quite yet… or… you've got little kids and you're navigating a full house… so the thought of global travels lights you up… but then almost starts to feel soul crushing… because it might be a while. Well… what if you gave yourself permission to run some experiments… To run some drills. To have some fun with it. What if you gave yourself permission to take 15 minutes a few times a week… to plan a dream trip.  To ask, “If I had the time… where would I go?” Or… “How have people like me taken a trip like this?”  And do some research. Heck… we've even talked to people about this very thing on DREAM THINK DO. People like Dan Grec… who got the idea to drive from Alaska to Argentina in a Jeep.  He didn't have the money or the vacation time when he got hit with the idea… but over 3 years… he just gave himself permission to do the research on how he MIGHT do it.  And then gave himself permission to take mini-trips… to see if he even liked taking short road trips… to be sure he'd actually want to do a marathon trip like that.  But as he kept experimenting… he kept falling deeper and deeper into more loooooooove with the dream.  AND he kept finding more doors opening to make it possible.  And the dream… the one that seemed IMPOSSIBLE when he started… became a reality.  He drove from Alaska to Argentina… and then he drove AROUND Africa… and he continues on… and adventure travel and photography is now his day job.  Just because he was willing to ask these two questions. https://mitchmatthews.com/262/ Another example… might be… that you don't LOVE your current job… and one of your big dreams is to find a job… or a career that you LOVE.  BUT you're not even sure what THAT dream career might be. Well… maybe you can ask yourself… “What might be some small but significant steps towards figuring this out?” https://mitchmatthews.com/195   I'll give you an example of this type of approach.  In episode 195, I talked with Shawn Askinosie who had been a successful criminal defense lawyer… but he'd fallen out of love with it.  So he started to give himself room to experiment with other types of types of work.  As he did… he allowed himself to take night classes, watch TED talks, invite people he was curious about to coffee to hear more about what they did… and as he did that… he discovered an unknown passion for chocolate.   This journey eventually inspired him to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and he's never looked back.  And NOW…  Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri.  They source 100% of their cocoa beans directly from farmers across the globe… and Shawn is active in helping to create sustainable farming in each area he partners with. NOT ONLY THAT… but Askinosie Chocolate was recently named one of the 25 Best Small Companies in America by Forbes and Shawn himself was named by “O magazine,” and Oprah Winfrey as one of the 15 guys who is literally saving the world.  How cool is that?   But he found that passion… because he was willing to give himself permission to DREAM… to start small… to experiment… and to learn as he went. His dream was to find his DREAM CAREER. But he didn't know what that was.  So he asked a better question for THAT season. “What might be some small but significant steps towards figuring this out?” So… if you've been wrestling with the question: Which Dream should I go after right now?” Some questions to ask yourself can be: “Of all the dreams and goals you could go after…  which might be a good one in THIS season of your life?”   If the dream seems TOO big to pursue right now, you can ask: “What might be a way to take some  small but significant step towards  one of my bigger dreams?” And hey… if your dream feels pretty BROAD… like how Shawn wanted to find his next dream career, but he wasn't sure what that might even be, you can ask:  “What might be some small but significant  steps towards figuring this out?” And then… it's all about giving yourself permission to START. Keep taking those small but significant steps forward… and more clarity… will come.  Not to mention some amazing experiences too!   It's like Abraham Maslow once said, “In any given moment we have two options: To step FORWARD INTO GROWTH  or to step back into SAFETY.” And hey… I don't know about you… but I find the best moments in life tend to come when we're growing.   Amen?  Amen. Let's do this! I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!: Let me know.  Join the conversation at mitchmatthews.com/316.  You'll be able to grab the questions we talked about… you can check out the episodes and interviews I mentioned… plus you can grab the DREAM TOGETHER app too… if you haven't. Plus, leave a comment and let me know about one of those small but significant steps you're going to take this week.  I can't wait to hear from you! Also, know that we're going after topics like… “How do you ask for help on your dream?” and “how to make space for your dreams” in this DREAM TOGETHER series.  So be watching for those… and heck… leave a comment on subjects YOU would like me to go after! Until then… do me a favor.  Please leave a review for the podcast wherever you're listening to it… and please share it with a friend.  Because those are the ways we can work together to help the world to dream bigger… think better and do more of what we were all created to do! Let's do this! Talk soon my friend!   EPISODE MINUTE BY MINUTE: 0:02 What to expect today 2:32 Download the Dream Together app 5:31 What dream should you focus on? 7:01 The underlying problem to today's topic 8:23 Breaking up with perfectionism  10:20 What is the dream that makes sense for this season? 14:38 Getting clarity on what your dream is 17:48 How can you start today? 18:13 How to get more resources

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. This allows the chocolate to be traced to the source and labeled authentic single origin. It also enables Askinosie Chocolate to profit share with the farmers, giving them a “Stake In the Outcome,” a principle he learned from author/entrepreneur Jack Stack. Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBCand numerous other national and international media outlets.

Scott is the CEO of Attunely Inc. A proven, compliant, and trustworthy machine learning platform that makes the recovery of receivables easy, seamless, and profitable. Attunely has earned recognition as one of the Best Places to work in Seattle, #29 of 50 Best Paying Companies, and #7 of 50 Best Small Companies to work for. Scott brings over 30 years of technology executive management experience in both domestic and international markets. Scott’s career spans decades of technology innovation with US WEST, Starbucks, startup Vendaria, aQuantive, and Microsoft. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Joe Cirulli, Founder and CEO Gainesville Health & Fitness (GHF), has led life focused on two things: helping people become healthy and building an inspiring, thriving company culture. Never wavering in his vision or efforts despite adversity—from working for companies that went bankrupt to living on his last 12 cents in his car—Joe’s quest always has been to inspire human potential. At 24, he started Gainesville Health & Fitness with only $1,700. Today, GHF is one of the most well-known and respected health clubs for the world. GHF’s visionary goals, like Joe’s own, are well-known among company staff. Focused, aligned efforts leading the company’s vision, developing leadership and motivating team members continually propel GHF to reach its true potential. GHF’s many accolades include guiding Gainesville, Florida to become “The Healthiest Community in America,” featured on the cover of INC Magazine, and becoming the only Florida company named one of “The Best Small Companies in America, 2016” by Forbes. Joe was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 for contributions to his industry. Video link mentioned: https://fb.watch/1g9noHBvIK/ Connect with Joe Cirulli: https://www.ghfc.com/joe#.V9mELJMrIkg Connect with GHF: https://www.facebook.com/gainesvillefit https://www.instagram.com/gainesvillehealth https://www.youtube.com/user/GHFCadmin https://www.linkedin.com/company/gainesville-health-&-fitness Join us in Making Pittsburgh Healthy: www.makingpittsburghhealthy.com Follow & ask us questions on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MakingPittsburghHealthy/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makingpittsburghhealthy/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/draarontressler Please rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts! Every review helps others find the show. Thanks for the support!

Jon and Jeff talk with Rob Dube, author of ‘Do Nothing’ on the power of meditation and how to quiet our minds and get back to center during stressful times. Rob Dube, Author, and President of imageOne: From Blow Pops to Forbes’ Best Small Companies! Rob Dube got his start selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and is President and Co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies. Throughout Rob’s 26 years experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community — a unique approach to business that has driven the company to success in its industry and as a top workplace. Rob is also the author of donothing™: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, set for release in early 2018, and founder of the upcoming donothing™ leadership silent retreat. Back to the Blow Pops — an early passion for entrepreneurship took shape in high school, when Rob teamed up with imageOne Co-founder and CEO Joel Pearlman to start their first business together, selling Blow Pops. Today, with Core Values as the foundation, Rob and Joel have grown imageOne into the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and a company well-known as exceptional; receiving national recognition for its rapid growth and a strong focus on culture. Along with its 2017 Small Giants distinction from Forbes Magazine as one of 25 Best Small Companies in America, imageOne is also recognized as a National Best and Brightest Company to Work For (5-time honoree), one of Inc. 5000’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America (6-time honoree), a 2017 Positive Workplace by the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and one of Crain’s Detroit Cool Places to Work 2018 (2-time honoree). Rob is a Member of the Small Giants Journey and past Member of the Board of Directors for the Small Giants Community, the Board of Trustees for the Boys and Girls Club, and past President of the Detroit Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Rob received the 2013 RARE Everyday Hero award for community service. As an author and speaker, Rob challenges business leaders to donothing™, sharing his lessons learned from more than 12 years of daily meditation practice, as well as biannual silent meditation retreats. In addition to his book, he is a contributor at Forbes, Thrive Global, and EO Octane. Connect with Rob Dube: www.imageoneway.com www.donothing.com     Connect with Jon Dwoskin: Twitter: @jdwoskin Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jonathan.dwoskin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejondwoskinexperience/ Website: https://jondwoskin.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jondwoskin/ Email: jon@jondwoskin.com Get Jon’s Book: The Think Big Movement: Grow your business big. Very Big!  

What would motivate someone to become a criminal defense lawyer? For 20 years. Then leave to become a humanitarian chocolatier? I’ve chosen this show with Shawn Askinosie as my first guest appearance on the Motive podcast because it got to the heart of my desired focus. His company, Askinosie Chocolate, was recently named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America.” The Oprah Magazine “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World.” Friends, if you are a chocolate lover...of real, fine chocolate, do yourself a favor. Go to Askinosie.com/. But to this show, Shawn's dad died at 14 and tore his world apart, he set a maniacal pace to accomplish big achievements and prove to God he didn't need him. He ultimately pursued law school and withstood 11 law school rejections, and went on to have an exemplary career. But he never overcame his dad's sickness and death. This led him to volunteering for palliative care at a hospital and starting a five year journey to a different vocation. A significant statement from him in this episode is this, “It’s a funny paradox, but the first step in sorting myself out was actually not to think about myself, and instead to focus on other people.” Shawn wrote a book that was first sent to me, along with some great chocolate, by my Dad, Dan Miller, who got to know and greatly appreciate Shawn. The book is called, Meaningful Work - A Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. I highly recommend it and you can find it wherever you buy books, and at his website, shawnaskinosie. Let me say this, if you want a great taste of what this Motive podcast is about, this is a show to listen to.

Rob Dube started his first business by selling Blow Pops out of his high school locker. and now he is the president and co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes’ Small Giants: America's Best Small Companies. Throughout his 29 years of experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of his customers, and the fabric of our community. He is also a meditator of 15 years, host of the podcast Leading with Genuine Care, author of do nothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, and organizer of the do-nothing Leadership Retreat. Please enjoy! Please visit https://nishantgarg.me/podcasts for more info. Follow Nishant: Instagram: instagram.com/garg_nishant https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ https://twitter.com/nishantgar

With the world as it is, people oftentimes are afraid to extend a helping hand because of a traumatic personal experience. To discuss why your work is meaningful in a broader aspect and how to overcome fear is Shawn Askinosie. He is the Founder of Askinosie Chocolate, listing on the top 25 Best Small Companies in America, he and his team continue to provide help to those in need. Shawn and Rodney Flowers talk about how you can build new habits that will benefit you and the people around you. Recognizing that humanity, as a race, should move forward together and not leave anyone behind, they share their insights on what the purpose and meaning of life is in the grand scheme and how you can do your part by staying in your own lane. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share!Here’s How »Join the Game Changer Mentality Community today:rodneyflowers.comGame Changer Mentality FacebookGame Changer Mentality InstagramGame Changer Mentality LinkedInGame Changer Mentality TwitterGame Changer Mentality YouTube

With the world as it is, people oftentimes are afraid to extend a helping hand because of a traumatic personal experience. To discuss why your work is meaningful in a broader aspect and how to overcome fear is Shawn Askinosie. He is the Founder of Askinosie Chocolate, listing on the top 25 Best Small Companies […]

Rich is the Founder, President, and CEO of IPM. Prior to IPM, he spent 15 years with two divisions of Johnson & Johnson in various operations and engineering management leadership roles. Rich established IPM in 1988 with a focus on creating a values-based company comprised of high-integrity top performers. Today, his focus is primarily assisting in strategy development to address complex client needs, driving IPM's own strategy, and ensuring the preservation of IPM's culture and sustainability toward its 100th-anniversary vision. Rich is actively recruited by organizations to present his philosophies on business ethics, organizational culture, strategy realization, entrepreneurship, and project management excellence. Reflecting the culture of integrity that Rich instills, IPM has been recognized over the years with multiple awards, including one of Forbes' 25 Best Small Companies in America, and multiple years as one of the Best Small and Medium Workplaces by Great Place to Work® Institute and Fortune magazine. Most recently, IPM was the recipient of the prestigious 2018 Malcom Baldrige Quality Award Excellence, the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive. What you'll learn about in this episode: How Rich viewed leaving Johnson and Johnson after 15 great years not as running away from Corporate America but instead running toward his dream. What Rich learned when he analyzed the ability of top companies to execute critical projects. Why was IPM created and what is the 100-year-goal. How is IPM able to be on track for a record year during a time of such adversity and uncertainty. What is the difference between confidence and trust. Why is it so important to engage the members of your organization intellect AND heart. How do leaders at IPM measure the Heart Index. How do you create heart in an organization. What are the keys to having the tough and uncomfortable conversations. Additional resources: Integrated Project Management - https://www.ipmcinc.com/

From Blow Pops to Forbes' Best Small Companies: Rob Dube started selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and is now President and co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America's Best Small Companies.Throughout Rob's 27 years of experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community. This unique approach to business has driven the company to success in its industry and acknowledgment as a top workplace. imageOne is the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and is well-known as an exceptional company, receiving local and national recognition for its strong focus on culture.Rob is an avid meditator of 13 years, the author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, and founder/organizer of the donothing Leadership Silent Retreat. In addition to his book, he is a contributor to Forbes, Thrive Global, and EO Octane.- https://www.donothingbook.com/Today's Podcast episode is sponsored by Restream.io a free live stream platform capable of streaming to every platform at the same time. Signup - http://restream.io/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

From Blow Pops to Forbes’ Best Small Companies: Rob Dube started selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and is now President and co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies.Throughout Rob’s 27 years of experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community. This unique approach to business has driven the company to success in its industry and acknowledgment as a top workplace. imageOne is the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and is well-known as an exceptional company, receiving local and national recognition for its strong focus on culture.Rob is an avid meditator of 13 years, the author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, and founder/organizer of the donothing Leadership Silent Retreat. In addition to his book, he is a contributor to Forbes, Thrive Global, and EO Octane.- https://www.donothingbook.com/Today's Podcast episode is sponsored by Restream.io a free live stream platform capable of streaming to every platform at the same time. Signup - http://restream.io/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

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In 2006, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. His company, Askinosie Chocolate, was recently named by Forbes “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America.” So far the company has provided over a million school lunches to malnourished children in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry. Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World.” Shawn's book, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin Random House titled “Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul” is an Amazon #1 bestseller.   Show Notes "Men love to wonder, and that is the seed of science." - Ralph Waldo Emerson   Have you ever thought about running a chocolate business and what that would mean for you? This episode of The  Entrepreneurial You   is all about this sweet business.   Here is a snippet of what  Shawn shared:   "The business is a Cause. And the cause supports the business; it's a circle. And so what I mean by that is, when I started the company I knew that I wanted to directly engage with Farmers. I wanted to meet them. I wanted to be in their homes. I wanted to get to know them and I've done that for 15 years. This next time I travel, whenever that'll be (after a vaccine then) It'll be my 45th origin trip since I started to meet with farmers, and that's a lot of travel.    Then when I became You know engaged with them and understood what was happening in their communities, it was a very natural step for us to say. not can we fix this, this is a very important notion not can we come in as the great white Savior and solve all your problems, The question is can we be your partner? Can we be your friend? And is there a way for us to together contribute to some of these issues in your village? And so that's the way it started in the school lunch program started about 12 years ago in the Philippines."   Listen to the episode and let us know what is your biggest takeaway.   Connect with Shawn Askinosie:   Website   Visit our Sponsor: Jamaica Stock Exchange   Email: Heneka Watkis-Porter    Support The Entrepreneurial You here fo US$5.00 monthly: https://glow.fm/tey.   Looking for spiritual upliftment? Listen to My Daily Devotion. A very short devotional to get you closer to God. Listen on:  Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts  

Rob Dube started in business by selling Blow Pops out of his high school locker. Today, he’s the president and co-founder of imageOne, which was rated Top 25 list of Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies ( 2018,2019) and Best workplace in Michigan.Throughout Rob’s decades of experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers and the fabric of the community.This unique approach to business has driven the company to success in its industry and acknowledgment as a top workplace in Michigan . ImageOne is the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and is well-known as an exceptional company with local and national recognition for its strong focus on culture.Rob is also an avid meditator, the author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, and the founder/organizer of donothing retreat. He is also podcast host of ‘ Donothing ‘He’s also a contributor to Forbes, Thrive Global and EO Octane.You can connect with Rob Dube by going to Website : www.imageoneway.comFor book, speaking, and leadership retreat info: donothingbook.comBooks recommended by Rob: Small Giants, Traction.Please send me your feedback, any topics you would like me to cover, any concerns and questions at showupwithpriyanka@gmail.comYou can follow me atFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Show-Up-With-Priyanka-Podcast-103190054621506Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/priyankakhandalkar/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyanka-khandalkar-265bab18/  

147. Ruby Receptionist | Jill Nelson is CEO of Ruby Receptionists. She's grown the business into a four-time winner of FORTUNE magazine’s top five Best Small Companies to Work for, and a Portland Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies in Oregon recipient for the record breaking past twelve years. Today, Ruby's 600+ employees provide friendly, live, receptionist service integrated with a "front desk in your pocket" mobile app, helping over 10,000 small businesses across the US win new business and create loyal, raving, customers.This Episode is Sponsored By:BetterHelp helps you connect with professional counselors in a safe and private online environment. BetterHelp is available Worldwide - with over 3,000 USA Licensed Therapists that you can talk with about any issues. For a Limited Time, Get 10% OFF your first month with discount code: MILLIONAIRE. For this discount, go to: millionaire-interviews.com/betterhelp.Gusto is making Payroll, Benefits, and HR easier for Small Businesses. In fact, 9 out of 10 customers say Gusto is easier to use than other payroll solutions. Gusto also saves you time – 72% of customers spend less than 5 minutes to run their payroll. Get 3 Months FREE by using this link: millionaire-interviews.com/gusto.Honeybook is the #1 Business Project Management Tool for business owners. Honeybook helps organize your client communications, bookings, contracts, & invoices. They even have built-in automation that consolidates services like Quickbooks, Google Suite, Excel, Gmail, Mailchimp, & more. Right now, Honeybook is offering 50% OFF your 1st Year when you visit: millionaire-interviews.com/honeybook.Online Trading Academy is the leader in investing and trading education. Their flexible learning style lets you take classes in person or online. Online Trading Academy even has a 94% Satisfaction Rating based on more than 190,000 Reviews! Sign up for a Free 3-Hour Introductory Investing Class & also receive a Professional Insider’s Kit as a BONUS, by using this link: millionaire-interviews.com/otatrade. Want to Support the Show? Well we'd love for you to join our Patreon Group!  What's in it for you?  Well you'll instantly get a scheduled call from Austin, where he'll help you with your current or future business... Sign-Up Now at millionaire-interviews.com/patreon.

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. This allows the chocolate to be traced to the source and labeled authentic single origin. It also enables Askinosie Chocolate to profit share with the farmers, giving them a “Stake In the Outcome,” a principle he learned from author/entrepreneur Jack Stack. Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBCand numerous other national and international media outlets. The Askinosie Chocolate mission is to serve their farmers, their neighborhood, their customers and each other, sharing the Askinosie Chocolate experience by leaving the world a better place than they found it. The company is currently sustainably feeding over 1,600 students per day in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry, Askinosie Chocolate sets the standard: they are one of the few chocolate makers in the world who press their own cocoa butter (to make their chocolate truly single origin) and the only American craft chocolate maker to produce a natural cocoa powder; they were the first American craft chocolate makers to create white chocolate, as well as a chocolate hazelnut spread (says The New York Times: “one spoonful of Askinosie’s Chocolate Hazelnut Spread and all memory of Nutella is gone”). Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." They said, "Why we're fans: The philanthropically-minded chocolate entrepreneur aims to get students thinking about business ethics in a way that could have ripple effects for generations." For his efforts in "Advancing food standards... by creating social, economic, and environmental impact", Shawn was awarded Top Business Leader of the Year in 2013 by the Specialty Food Association. Shawn has been awarded honorary doctorates from University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. In 2015, Askinosie Chocolate was awarded a complimentary membership to the Clinton Global Initiative for the company’s social efforts around the world. Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author, recently praised the company's model: "[Shawn] has built a practice of creating a worthwhile luxury good that directly benefits people. Not sort of. Not a little. But directly.” Askinosie Chocolate has received 3 Good Food Awards, considered to be the Oscars of food; 6 silver awards from the Specialty Food Association; and 7 International Chocolate Awards, including the Gold World Award for the Dark Chocolate + Licorice bar. The small team at Askinosie works directly with all of their retailers and sells their chocolate into specialty food stores, luxury boutiques, and high-end grocery chains throughout the US in nearly all fifty states and across the globe. Shawn's book, recently released, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin titled "Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" is an Amazon #1 New Release. Read Seth Godin's review of the book here. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri.

During his tenure, Ron Alvesteffer has helped Service Express define its market and create a unique performance driven culture for employees. Service Express's Core Value “to work with our employees to help them achieve their personal, professional and financial goals” creates opportunities for employee achievement and has led to outstanding individual and team performances resulting in individual and company success. As a result, Service Express has been named one of the Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation 5 years in a row. Service Express has also been named to the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America 10 of the past 11 years as well as one of the Top 25 Best Small Companies by Forbes Magazine. Under Ron's leadership, Service Express has averaged double-digit revenue growth year over year and has expanded the geographic footprint nationally. Ron implemented Service Express' Performance Measurement System (SR5) which tracks monthly and quarterly goals and results. A company focus on delivering exceptional customer service is the basis for Service Express's industry leading Net Promoter Score of 84. Ron authored the eBook, The Service Express Way – values and principles of a growing company. In it Ron shares the beliefs and philosophies, along with real-life stories from the field that have driven these remarkable results. What you'll learn about in this episode: How Service Express's BHAG OF $500 million in revenue makes them self-assess constantly in everything they are doing and… How the BHAG is not about the #, rather it is about the opportunities the number presents How Service Express develops their bench and why it is so important Why it is so powerful when the leaders in the one hour Monday morning executive huddle share leadership lessons, best practices, and priorities for the week Why he stresses to his leaders to get away from their laptops and get around their people to coach, teach, and mentor How the way Dean Smith did things with the Carolina Way and John Wooden did things at UCLA ties into The Service Express Way and mission. Their focus wasn't on winning games—the focus was on playing the game the right way, executing the fundamentals and then winning was a by-product. How getting to know his people helps him decipher between a bad month and a trend and what action he takes based on what he figures out Why he believes it comes down to solving problems and helping people Why vulnerability is so key and the moment he finally bought into the value of asking for help How you are actually robbing your people of the opportunity to show you they can help solve the problem when you keep the problem all to yourself as a leader....thinking you are protecting them Shares a great Juwan Howard leadership story as told to him by a manager who was on the receiving end of that lesson Additional resources: Website: www.ronalvesteffer.com Website: www.serviceepxress.com Twitter: @RonAlvesteffer

135. OptiFuse | Jim Kalb is currently the President of OptiFuse, an innovative high-growth manufacturer of power protection components distributed by high-quality select wholesalers throughout the world. OptiFuse has been listed on the Inc. 5000 for the last 5 years, as well as being named as one of Forbe's magazines "25 Best Small Companies" in 2017.This Episode is Sponsored By:The Simple Habit app offers quick audio meditation so that busy people like you can squeeze a little tranquility into their day. If you want the premium features, which unlock thousands of additional meditations, then use our link: millionaire-interviews.com/simplehabit.Capterra is the leading, free online resource to help you find the best software solution for your business. With over 850,000 reviews of products from real users, discover everything you need to make an informed decision! To help support the show, go visit them at: millionaire-interviews.com/capterra.AutoSlash makes it easy to get the best deal on your next car rental! To slash the price of your next automobile rental, visit AutoSlash via this link: millionaire-interviews.com/autoslash. *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Millionaire Interviews. ***Support this Podcast via Patreon Feedback? Questions? Comments? We would love to hear from you! Hollar at us via: Twitter (@acpeek or @millionairepod), Instagram (@millionaire_interviews), LinkedIn (@austincpeek), Facebook (@millionaireinterviews), or Email: austin@millionaire-interviews.com.

I fundamentally believe that if everyone in this world meditated in their own way or gave meditating a shot it would transform their lives. For my entire life whenever I heard the word “meditation” I immediately dismissed it.A picture of a hippie chanting “OOOOOM” popped into my mind every single time.I eventually began to shift my view after I learned Oprah Winfrey, Ray Dalio, meditated and praised it highly for their success. I thought meditation was something you did to relax like taking a pill or going for a walk.I was far from the truth. I began my meditation journey on a bus October 29th, 2016. I downloaded the Headspace app…put on my headphones..closed my eyes and followed the instructions.I opened my eyes 10 minutes later…and everything was different. I didn’t know how to describe it or but things were just different...I don’t have any science to describe this but anecdotally speaking…I believe my attention muscle was refocused and shifted.For the first time in my life, it felt like I was seeing things through a different lens. I was able to focus in on conversations and my surroundings a bit more instead of being stuck in my head all day.I consider October 29th, 2016 the first day of my consciously aware life. I continued my 10-15 minute meditation practice every single day from then on out. I missed a day here and there because I am still human. Here’s where things get interesting. Within only one week…the foundation of my entire internal world started shifting. I couldn’t articulate this at the time but I actually became MORE pissed and angry. It felt like the life I had created for 18 years was melting away.It felt like I was on the run from something. Luckily, at the time I didn’t understand the concept of self-development..because it felt like I was getting worse, not better.After another week I had a spiritual transformational experience in my life. It was a moment where I surrendered to myself…and understood that reality is a reflection of the exact decisions, choices, and effort I had ever made.What I learned was…Your Life = Subject (you) x Environment Which means if you close your eyes and focus on your breath, in the present moment you are essentially creating your own environment and allowing a deep submersion of who you really are. My meditation practice has been the foundation of my existence. Every morning I meditate for 20-30 minutes and 5-10 minutes at night. I view mindfulness meditation as an exponential meta-skill that improves every single thing you do. Meditation isn't something you necessarily do to become unstressed. You meditate to find out why you're stressed. Check out this amazing episode from three unbelievably successful, peaceful and happy individuals, Rob Dube, David Meltzer and Chip Conley.New York Times bestselling author and hospitality entrepreneur, Chip Conley is a leader at the forefront of the sharing economy. At age 26, the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality took an inner city motel and turned it into the 2nd largest boutique hotel brand in the world. After being CEO of his innovative company for 24 years, Chip accepted an invitation from the founders of Airbnb to help transform their promising home sharing start-up into the world's largest hospitality brand.Dave Meltzer is currently the CEO of Sports 1 Marketing one of the world’s leading sports & entertainment marketing agencies, which he co-founded with Hall of Fame Quarterback Warren Moon. Rob Dubé started by selling Blow Pops out of his locker and is now president and co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked as one of Forbes's Best Small Companies in America in 2017.You're listening to the 49th episode of the Humans 2.0 podcast, solo-series, FLOW! Today's episode I am strictly speaking to those with a personal brand, business, hustle, organization, corporation, etc. Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

Today's interview is with Sarah Wood of Unruly Media and follows on from my recent interview: Social business is not just social media, it takes real transformation – Interview with Brad W Martin and Vala Afshar of Enterasys. Founded in 2006 by Scott Button, Matthew Cooke and Sarah Wood, Unruly has 120+ full time employees and offices in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Detroit, LA, London, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm and Sydney. Unruly has delivered, tracked and audited 1.65 billion video views across 2,000+ successful social video campaigns for over 400 brands since 2007. Milestone campaigns include T-Mobile's Life's for Sharing series, Evian's global Roller Babies hit, Old Spice's Man Your Man Could Smell Like campaign and Coca-Cola's Happiness series. Unruly's mission is simple: to deliver the most awesome social video campaigns on the planet. However, it was when they ranked No. 27 in the Sunday Times' 100 Best Small Companies to work for in 2012 that I decided I'd like to find out more about what makes them tick and what makes them so successful. This interview makes up number forty-six in the series of interviews with authors and business leaders that are doing great things and helping businesses innovate, become more social and deliver better service.

Today's interview is with Will Beckett of Hawksmoor, a rapidly growing restaurant brand in London, and follows on from my recent interview: Customer service, people and how caring does scale – Interview with Gary Vaynerchuk #1aDayQandA It was when they ranked No. 36 in the Sunday Times' 100 Best Small Companies to work for in 2012 that I decided I'd like to find out more about what makes them tick and what makes them so successful. This interview makes up number forty-eight in the series of interviews with authors and business leaders that are doing great things and helping businesses innovate, become more social and deliver better service.

Today's interview is with Fiona McSwein, Chief Customer Officer at Simply Business, the UK's favourite business insurance broker. They've just been awarded first place in The Sunday Times' 100 Best Small Companies to Work For list (mid-sized category) this year. They are also a Sunday Times Tech Track 100 company and were recently named in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA. Fiona joins me today to talk about what it takes to build an award winning and customer centric culture. This interview follows on from my recent interview – Behavioural science, customer experience and why we should test more things – Interview with Rory Sutherland of #ogilvychange – and is number 160 in the series of interviews with authors and business leaders that are doing great things, helping businesses innovate and delivering great service and experience to their customers.

081. ImageOne Print Solutions | Rob Dube is co-founder of ImageOne & author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you’ll ever take. He started selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school now his company, ImageOne, is ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies... *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Robe Dube Interview. ***   

Jill Nelson is CEO of Ruby Receptionists. She's grown the business into a four-time winner of FORTUNE magazine’s top five Best Small Companies to Work for, and a Portland Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies in Oregon recipient for the record breaking past twelve years. Today, Ruby's 600+ employees provide friendly, live, receptionist service integrated with a "front desk in your pocket" mobile app, helping over 10,000 small businesses across the US win new business and create loyal, raving, customers. This Episode is Sponsored By: BetterHelp helps you connect with professional counselors in a safe and private online environment. BetterHelp is available Worldwide - with over 3,000 USA Licensed Therapists that you can talk with about any issues. For a Limited Time, Get 10% OFF your first month with discount code: MILLIONAIRE. For this discount, go to: millionaire-interviews.com/betterhelp. Gusto is making Payroll, Benefits, and HR easier for Small Businesses. In fact, 9 out of 10 customers say Gusto is easier to use than other payroll solutions. Gusto also saves you time – 72% of customers spend less than 5 minutes to run their payroll. Get 3 Months FREE by using this link: millionaire-interviews.com/gusto. Honeybook is the #1 Business Project Management Tool for business owners. Honeybook helps organize your client communications, bookings, contracts, & invoices. They even have built-in automation that consolidates services like Quickbooks, Google Suite, Excel, Gmail, Mailchimp, & more. Right now, Honeybook is offering 50% OFF your 1st Year when you visit: millionaire-interviews.com/honeybook. Online Trading Academy is the leader in investing and trading education. Their flexible learning style lets you take classes in person or online. Online Trading Academy even has a 94% Satisfaction Rating based on more than 190,000 Reviews! Sign up for a Free 3-Hour Introductory Investing Class & also receive a Professional Insider’s Kit as a BONUS, by using this link: millionaire-interviews.com/otatrade.   Want to Support the Show? Well we'd love for you to join our Patreon Group!  What's in it for you?  Well you'll instantly get a scheduled call from Austin, where he'll help you with your current or future business... Sign-Up Now at millionaire-interviews.com/patreon.

I had the magnificent opportunity to explore Rob's mind on meditation, positivity, and becoming a catalyst in lifting others up. Rob Dube is the President of imageOne From Blow Pops to Forbes Best Small Companies! Rob started his first business in high school selling Blow Pops out of his locker. For the last 28 years, he’s served as President and Co-founder of imageOne, ranked as one of the Top 25 Small Businesses in America on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants. Throughout Rob’s entrepreneurial journey, he’s developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community. A unique approach to business that has driven the company to success in its industry, and as a top workplace. imageOne is simply the best at helping clients optimize and manage print, automate business process, and secure documents and is well-known as an exceptional company, receiving local and national recognition for its multi-award-winning culture. Rob is an avid meditator of 14 years, the author of donothing™: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, the organizer of the donothing™ leadership silent retreat, and host of the donothing™ podcast. Along with its 2017 Small Giants distinction from Forbes Magazine as one of 25 Best Small Companies in America, imageOne is also recognized as the number one Top Workplace in Michigan, a National Best and Brightest Company to Work For (6 time honoree), one of Inc. 5000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies in America (6 time honoree), a 2017 Positive Workplace by the University of Michigan’s Stephen M. Ross School of Business, and one of Crain’s Detroit Cool Places to Work 2018 (2 time honoree). Rob is a Member of the Small Giants Journey and past Member of the Board of Directors for the Small Giants Community, the Board of Trustees for the Boys and Girls Club, and past President of the Detroit Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Robreceived the 2013 RARE Everyday Hero award for community service. Rob Dube : LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robdube/ imageOne - http://www.imageoneway.com/ donothing book - http://www.donothingbook.com/ Host: Mila DeChant Website: https://www.miladechant.com/ itunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/human-becomings/id1462178012 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/miladechant/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miladechant/

Jim Kalb is currently the President of OptiFuse, an innovative high-growth manufacturer of power protection components distributed by high-quality select wholesalers throughout the world. OptiFuse has been listed on the Inc. 5000 for the last 5 years, as well as being named as one of Forbe's magazines "25 Best Small Companies" in 2017. This Episode is Sponsored By: The Simple Habit app offers quick audio meditation so that busy people like you can squeeze a little tranquility into their day. If you want the premium features, which unlock thousands of additional meditations, then use our link: millionaire-interviews.com/simplehabit. Capterra is the leading, free online resource to help you find the best software solution for your business. With over 850,000 reviews of products from real users, discover everything you need to make an informed decision! To help support the show, go visit them at: millionaire-interviews.com/capterra. AutoSlash makes it easy to get the best deal on your next car rental! To slash the price of your next automobile rental, visit AutoSlash via this link: millionaire-interviews.com/autoslash.   *** For Show Notes, Key Points, Contact Info, Resources Mentioned, & the Fabulous 4 Questions on this episode visit our website: Millionaire Interviews. *** Support this Podcast via Patreon   Feedback? Questions? Comments? We would love to hear from you! Hollar at us via: Twitter (@acpeek or @millionairepod), Instagram (@millionaire_interviews), LinkedIn (@austincpeek), Facebook (@millionaireinterviews), or Email: austin@millionaire-interviews.com.

From Blow Pops to Forbes’ Best Small Companies: Rob Dube started selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and is now President and co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies.Throughout Rob’s 27 years of experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community. This unique approach to business has driven the company to success in its industry and acknowledgment as a top workplace. imageOne is the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and is well-known as an exceptional company, receiving local and national recognition for its strong focus on culture.Rob is an avid meditator of 13 years, the author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, and founder/organizer of the donothing Leadership Silent Retreat. In addition to his book, he is a contributor to Forbes, Thrive Global, and EO Octane.- https://www.donothingbook.com/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

From Blow Pops to Forbes' Best Small Companies: Rob Dube started selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and is now President and co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America's Best Small Companies.Throughout Rob's 27 years of experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community. This unique approach to business has driven the company to success in its industry and acknowledgment as a top workplace. imageOne is the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and is well-known as an exceptional company, receiving local and national recognition for its strong focus on culture.Rob is an avid meditator of 13 years, the author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, and founder/organizer of the donothing Leadership Silent Retreat. In addition to his book, he is a contributor to Forbes, Thrive Global, and EO Octane.- https://www.donothingbook.com/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

From Blow Pops to Forbes’ Best Small Companies: Rob Dube started selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and is now President and co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies.Throughout Rob’s 27 years of experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community. This unique approach to business has driven the company to success in its industry and acknowledgment as a top workplace. imageOne is the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and is well-known as an exceptional company, receiving local and national recognition for its strong focus on culture.Rob is an avid meditator of 13 years, the author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, and founder/organizer of the donothing Leadership Silent Retreat. In addition to his book, he is a contributor to Forbes, Thrive Global, and EO Octane.- https://www.donothingbook.com/Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

Shawn Askinosie is CEO and Founder of Askinosie Chocolate as well as author of the book Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers in regions all over the world and sharing the profits with them. The Askinosie Chocolate mission is to serve farmers, their neighborhoods, their customers, and each other by leaving the world a better place than they found it. So far the company has provided over a million school lunches to malnourished children in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Askinosie Chocolate was named by Forbes as “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America” and Shawn was also named by O, The Oprah Magazine, as “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World.”In this episode, Stew and Shawn discuss Shawn’s remarkable personal journey from being a phenomenally successful criminal lawyer, who never lost a case, to a life-changing moment that caused him to realize he needed to leave the law. Shawn speaks candidly about the imperative to explore one’s grief, one’s “pain point,” helping others to help oneself. He co-founded a The Lost and Found Grief Center and worked in a palliative care unit, “searching, searching, searching” for five years before finding his way to chocolate making and working intimately, and directly without delegating, with indigenous cocoa bean farmers in the Amazon and Tanzania. Shawn’s story is honest, sometimes wrenching, and inspirational. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In 2006, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers that they profit share with on three continents. Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBC and numerous other national and international media outlets. Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." He has been awarded honorary doctorates from University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. Shawn is the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri. His new book - Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling And Feed Your Soul, co-written with his daughter Lawren Askinosie, is already a #1 bestseller on Amazon.

In 2006, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers that they profit share with on three continents. Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBC and numerous other national and international media outlets. Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." He has been awarded honorary doctorates from University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. Shawn is the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri. His new book - Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling And Feed Your Soul, co-written with his daughter Lawren Askinosie, is already a #1 bestseller on Amazon.

Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers around the world. Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBC and numerous other national and international media outlets.   During today’s conversation, Shawn gives us a look behind the scenes of his business, how he started it from trial lawyer to chocolatier, and the ups and downs of what that process was like. We also discuss meaningful work and what Shawn the drive and passion to continue to do what he does even though it can be really really difficult. One of my major takeaways from today’s conversation is Shawn’s approach to business and his idea of reverse scale. We explore whether or not we can build a profitable business that aligns with our ethics and our morals and if that can be profitable for you.   In this broadcast, Shawn and I talk about:   How did Shawn pivot in his career choice What did Shawn do in the beginning stages of his business What were some of the biggest challenges Shawn faced How did Shawn use his skills from being a lawyer in his chocolate business Why does Shawn like being in a place of need How does faith play a role in Shawn’s entrepreneurial journey Why should entrepreneurs focus on kindness How important is silence for your mindset What does Shawn think of Social Entrepreneurship What is scale and reverse scale How does scale not necessarily equal value What is Shawn’s exit plan   How to Connect with Shawn:   Shawn’s Book askinosie.com shawnaskinosie.com   Get the Latest Broadcasts of In The Trenches   Subscribe to In The Trenches on iTunes   How You Can Support In The Trenches   Did you enjoy today's broadcast of In The Trenches? Please click here to leave an honest rating and review on iTunes. Your review helps me spread the word of this podcast, which allows me to line up amazing guests and continue to produce this podcast ad-free. Thanks so much in advance for your support.  

From Blow Pops to Forbes’ Best Small Companies: Rob Dube started selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and is now President and co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies. Throughout Rob’s 27 years of experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community. This unique approach to business has driven the company to success in its industry and acknowledgment as a top workplace. imageOne is the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and is well-known as an exceptional company, receiving local and national recognition for its strong focus on culture. Rob is an avid meditator of 13 years, the author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, and founder/organizer of the donothing Leadership Silent Retreat. In addition to his book, he is a contributor to Forbes, Thrive Global, and EO Octane. What you’ll learn about in this episode: How an experience in college taught Rob the importance of culture, diversity, and extraordinary customer experience Why Rob believes a strong culture and a diverse team are important to delivering an extraordinary experience How Rob has built a reputation for creating and driving exceptional culture within his businesses How Rob sold his company and then realized that the culture of the new ownership wasn’t a match, and why he repurchased his company How Rob and his partner came to define their purpose as “delivering the X” to everyone, every day, every time How reading Small Giants by Bo Burlingham changed the way Rob views business leadership and growth How an experience while researching for his book, Do Nothing, taught Rob the importance of understanding and getting to know your team What advice Rob would offer to any business leader starting off on a path of diversity and inclusion What resources Rob recommends as valuable assets for building a strong and vibrant business culture How to connect with Rob Dube: Website: www.donothingbook.com LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/robdube/ Twitter: @robddube Facebook: www.facebook.com/rob.dube.1 Instagram: www.instagram.com/robddube/ Additional resources: Small Giants by Bo Burlingham: https://amzn.to/2Ufbpkz Traction by Gino Wickman: https://amzn.to/2CSIKXV The Great Game of Business by Jack Stack and Bo Burlingham: https://amzn.to/2FV9vN2 Website: www.smallgiants.org Website: www.zingtrain.com

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. This allows the chocolate to be traced to the source and labeled authentic single origin. It also enables Askinosie Chocolate to profit share with the farmers, giving them a “Stake In the Outcome,” a principle he learned from author/entrepreneur Jack Stack. Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBCand numerous other national and international media outlets. The Askinosie Chocolate mission is to serve their farmers, their neighborhood, their customers and each other, sharing the Askinosie Chocolate experience by leaving the world a better place than they found it. The company is currently sustainably feeding over 1,600 students per day in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry, Askinosie Chocolate sets the standard: they are one of the few chocolate makers in the world who press their own cocoa butter (to make their chocolate truly single origin) and the only American craft chocolate maker to produce a natural cocoa powder; they were the first American craft chocolate makers to create white chocolate, as well as a chocolate hazelnut spread (says The New York Times: “one spoonful of Askinosie’s Chocolate Hazelnut Spread and all memory of Nutella is gone”). Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." They said, "Why we're fans: The philanthropically-minded chocolate entrepreneur aims to get students thinking about business ethics in a way that could have ripple effects for generations." For his efforts in "Advancing food standards... by creating social, economic, and environmental impact", Shawn was awarded Top Business Leader of the Year in 2013 by the Specialty Food Association. Shawn has been awarded honorary doctorates from University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. In 2015, Askinosie Chocolate was awarded a complimentary membership to the Clinton Global Initiative for the company’s social efforts around the world. Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author, recently praised the company's model: "[Shawn] has built a practice of creating a worthwhile luxury good that directly benefits people. Not sort of. Not a little. But directly.” Askinosie Chocolate has received 3 Good Food Awards, considered to be the Oscars of food; 6 silver awards from the Specialty Food Association; and 7 International Chocolate Awards, including the Gold World Award for the Dark Chocolate + Licorice bar. The small team at Askinosie works directly with all of their retailers and sells their chocolate into specialty food stores, luxury boutiques, and high-end grocery chains throughout the US in nearly all fifty states and across the globe. Shawn's book, recently released, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin titled "Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" is an Amazon #1 New Release. Read Seth Godin's review of the book here. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri.

Ron Alvesteffer, CEO and President of Service Express, believes that by putting people first, success is inevitable. He’s helped Service Express define its market and create a unique, performance-driven culture with the core value “to work with our employees to help them achieve their personal, professional and financial goals.” Under his leadership, Service Express has been named by Forbes Magazine as one of the Top 25 Best Small Companies, and it was on the list of the Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation five years in a row. Service Express has also been named to the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America 10 of the past 11 years. Ron authored the eBook The Service Express Way. In it, Ron shares his beliefs and philosophies, along with real-life stories from the field, that have driven these remarkable results. On this week’s donothing podcast, we chat about his less-than-straightforward path to leadership, how he was inspired to put people first and why “things are always more clear looking back.” What you'll learn about in this episode: 1:00 — Ron talks about how he starts his day by “doing something” with CrossFit and discusses how exercise energizes him for the day ahead. 4:00 — Ron explains how and why he finds the worldwide CrossFit community so welcoming. 12:27 — What Ron appreciates about his home gym, 8th Day Gym, in Grand Rapids. 16:50 — Ron talks about his “normal childhood” growing up in Fenton, Michigan. 21:05 — Ron explains why his mom is such an inspiring role model. He also talks about his positive relationship with his dad. 26:10 — What triggered Ron to finally start searching for a more stable career and life path post-college. 31:00 — Since Ron’s grades were too low to get into a four-year university, he describes how going to community college—and some smart talking—finally got him into Central Michigan University. 35:45 — Why this life experience inspired him to teach his kids the importance of taking initiative when communicating with leadership. 37:00 — How he graduated college with a teaching degree despite being a less-than-stellar student. 45:15 — After the school board decided not to hire Ron as a teacher, he decided to re-think his career path and dove into the sales world. 49:55 — Why moving to Nashville for a much-needed change prepared him for a career at his current company, Service Express. 54:41 — How falling in love with his wife while visiting home brought him back to Michigan, and why she was instrumental in finding his job at Service Express. 55:42 — Ron discusses his most significant mentors in Nashville, including Beth Tanner at Tanner Corporate Services, and Mark Fortune and Tina Mayberry from Contract Sales Managers. He talks about why they impacted him so much in sales and beyond. 58:28 — Ron talks about his and his wife's long-distance relationship while he was still living in Nashville and how he popped the question. 1:08:45 — What happens when Ron sometimes get a little too passionate about things and how he knows when to “turn it down.” 1:11:00 — Why he loves the movie Rocky and how it relates to him personally. 1:13:10 — Ron describes his moments of self-doubt and how he pushed through them. 1:16:05 — Ron talks about his wife’s difficulty in becoming pregnant and how it taught him patience, perseverance and believing that everything happens at “the right time.” 1:20:00 — Why Ron believes in “leading with the person first” and talks about whom he looks up to in sales including Zig Ziglar, Brian Tracy and Tony Robbins. 1:21:50 — Why Ron announced that he was going to leave Service Express three years into the job and what convinced him to stay on and become a better leader. 1:28:20 — Ron explains the circumstances that led to him becoming the president of Service Express just a few years later. 1:35:00 — Ron describes how he runs his company with a people-centric culture focused on each employee’s entire well-being. 1:39:00 — Why he helps his employees reach their personal and professional visions, plus a few favorite examples of how Service Express assisted them in achieving their goals. 1:44:12 — Ron and Rob discuss why putting people first creates amazing company cultures, boosts productivity and builds deeper relationships with employees. 1:45:50 — Why is this Michigan native such a huge Pittsburgh Steelers fan? 1:47:00 — What inspired Ron to get a tattoo...and does he still like it? Connect With Ron Alvesteffer Online Personal Website Service Express Website Facebook LinkedIn Twitter Instagram Download Ron’s eBook The Service Express Way

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back.Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. This allows the chocolate to be traced to the source and labeled authentic single origin. It also enables Askinosie Chocolate to profit share with the farmers, giving them a “Stake In the Outcome,” a principle he learned from author/entrepreneur Jack Stack.Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBCand numerous other national and international media outlets.The Askinosie Chocolate mission is to serve their farmers, their neighborhood, their customers and each other, sharing the Askinosie Chocolate experience by leaving the world a better place than they found it. The company is currently sustainably feeding over 1,600 students per day in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry, Askinosie Chocolate sets the standard: they are one of the few chocolate makers in the world who press their own cocoa butter (to make their chocolate truly single origin) and the only American craft chocolate maker to produce a natural cocoa powder; they were the first American craft chocolate makers to create white chocolate, as well as a chocolate hazelnut spread (says The New York Times: “one spoonful of Askinosie’s Chocolate Hazelnut Spread and all memory of Nutella is gone”).Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." They said, "Why we're fans: The philanthropically-minded chocolate entrepreneur aims to get students thinking about business ethics in a way that could have ripple effects for generations." For his efforts in "Advancing food standards... by creating social, economic, and environmental impact", Shawn was awarded Top Business Leader of the Year in 2013 by the Specialty Food Association. Shawn has been awarded honorary doctorates from University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. In 2015, Askinosie Chocolate was awarded a complimentary membership to the Clinton Global Initiative for the company’s social efforts around the world. Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author, recently praised the company's model: "[Shawn] has built a practice of creating a worthwhile luxury good that directly benefits people. Not sort of. Not a little. But directly.”Askinosie Chocolate has received 3 Good Food Awards, considered to be the Oscars of food; 6 silver awards from the Specialty Food Association; and 7 International Chocolate Awards, including the Gold World Award for the Dark Chocolate + Licorice bar. The small team at Askinosie works directly with all of their retailers and sells their chocolate into specialty food stores, luxury boutiques, and high-end grocery chains throughout the US in nearly all fifty states and across the globe.Shawn's book, recently released, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin titled "Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" is an Amazon #1 New Release. Read Seth Godin's review of the book here. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri.- askinosie.com- https://www.amazon.com/Meaningful-Work-Quest-Great-Business/dp/0143130315Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

During his tenure, Ron Alvesteffer has helped Service Express define its market and create a unique performance-driven culture for employees. Service Express's Core Value “to work with our employees to help them achieve their personal, professional and financial goals” creates opportunities for employee achievement and has led to outstanding individual and team performances resulting in individual and company success. As a result, Service Express has been named one of the Best & Brightest Companies to Work For in the Nation 5 years in a row. Service Express has also been named to the Inc. 5000 List of Fastest Growing Private Companies in America 10 of the past 11 years as well as one of the Top 25 Best Small Companies by Forbes Magazine. Under Ron's leadership, Service Express has averaged double-digit revenue growth year over year and has expanded the geographic footprint nationally. Ron implemented Service Express' Performance Measurement System (SR5) which tracks monthly and quarterly goals and results. Ron authored the eBook, The Service Express Way – values and principles of a growing company. In it Ron shares the beliefs and philosophies, along with real-life stories from the field that have driven these remarkable results. What you'll learn about in this episode: How Ron's education and career path resulted in his current position as President and CEO of Service Express Why Service Express has experienced double-digit revenue growth every year, as well as a 98% customer retention rate and an NPS of 84 Why Service Express's company culture focuses on employees even more than customers, and how that has fueled their growth Why Service Express's hiring process involves actively searching for people who fit the culture What Ron looks for in hiring new employees to determine whether a new person will match the culture well How Service Express works to help its employees achieve their personal and financial goals How Service Express handles the challenge of hiring someone who doesn't end up fitting the organization How Ron handles the difficult separation conversation, which he calls the "Danger Zone" Which business leaders and mentors have been the strongest influence on Ron's career and leadership style What goals Ron is aiming for in the future of Service Express and "The Service Express Way" What advice Ron would give to other entrepreneurs looking to create their own powerful culture and values Additional resources: Website: www.ronalvesteffer.com Twitter: @RonAlvesteffer LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ronalvesteffer/ The Service Express eBook: www.serviceexpress.com/careers/the-service-express-ebook/  

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back.Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. This allows the chocolate to be traced to the source and labeled authentic single origin. It also enables Askinosie Chocolate to profit share with the farmers, giving them a “Stake In the Outcome,” a principle he learned from author/entrepreneur Jack Stack.Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBCand numerous other national and international media outlets.The Askinosie Chocolate mission is to serve their farmers, their neighborhood, their customers and each other, sharing the Askinosie Chocolate experience by leaving the world a better place than they found it. The company is currently sustainably feeding over 1,600 students per day in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry, Askinosie Chocolate sets the standard: they are one of the few chocolate makers in the world who press their own cocoa butter (to make their chocolate truly single origin) and the only American craft chocolate maker to produce a natural cocoa powder; they were the first American craft chocolate makers to create white chocolate, as well as a chocolate hazelnut spread (says The New York Times: “one spoonful of Askinosie's Chocolate Hazelnut Spread and all memory of Nutella is gone”).Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." They said, "Why we're fans: The philanthropically-minded chocolate entrepreneur aims to get students thinking about business ethics in a way that could have ripple effects for generations." For his efforts in "Advancing food standards... by creating social, economic, and environmental impact", Shawn was awarded Top Business Leader of the Year in 2013 by the Specialty Food Association. Shawn has been awarded honorary doctorates from University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. In 2015, Askinosie Chocolate was awarded a complimentary membership to the Clinton Global Initiative for the company's social efforts around the world. Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author, recently praised the company's model: "[Shawn] has built a practice of creating a worthwhile luxury good that directly benefits people. Not sort of. Not a little. But directly.”Askinosie Chocolate has received 3 Good Food Awards, considered to be the Oscars of food; 6 silver awards from the Specialty Food Association; and 7 International Chocolate Awards, including the Gold World Award for the Dark Chocolate + Licorice bar. The small team at Askinosie works directly with all of their retailers and sells their chocolate into specialty food stores, luxury boutiques, and high-end grocery chains throughout the US in nearly all fifty states and across the globe.Shawn's book, recently released, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin titled "Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" is an Amazon #1 New Release. Read Seth Godin's review of the book here. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri.- askinosie.com- https://www.amazon.com/Meaningful-Work-Quest-Great-Business/dp/0143130315Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back.Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. This allows the chocolate to be traced to the source and labeled authentic single origin. It also enables Askinosie Chocolate to profit share with the farmers, giving them a “Stake In the Outcome,” a principle he learned from author/entrepreneur Jack Stack.Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBCand numerous other national and international media outlets.The Askinosie Chocolate mission is to serve their farmers, their neighborhood, their customers and each other, sharing the Askinosie Chocolate experience by leaving the world a better place than they found it. The company is currently sustainably feeding over 1,600 students per day in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry, Askinosie Chocolate sets the standard: they are one of the few chocolate makers in the world who press their own cocoa butter (to make their chocolate truly single origin) and the only American craft chocolate maker to produce a natural cocoa powder; they were the first American craft chocolate makers to create white chocolate, as well as a chocolate hazelnut spread (says The New York Times: “one spoonful of Askinosie’s Chocolate Hazelnut Spread and all memory of Nutella is gone”).Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." They said, "Why we're fans: The philanthropically-minded chocolate entrepreneur aims to get students thinking about business ethics in a way that could have ripple effects for generations." For his efforts in "Advancing food standards... by creating social, economic, and environmental impact", Shawn was awarded Top Business Leader of the Year in 2013 by the Specialty Food Association. Shawn has been awarded honorary doctorates from University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. In 2015, Askinosie Chocolate was awarded a complimentary membership to the Clinton Global Initiative for the company’s social efforts around the world. Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author, recently praised the company's model: "[Shawn] has built a practice of creating a worthwhile luxury good that directly benefits people. Not sort of. Not a little. But directly.”Askinosie Chocolate has received 3 Good Food Awards, considered to be the Oscars of food; 6 silver awards from the Specialty Food Association; and 7 International Chocolate Awards, including the Gold World Award for the Dark Chocolate + Licorice bar. The small team at Askinosie works directly with all of their retailers and sells their chocolate into specialty food stores, luxury boutiques, and high-end grocery chains throughout the US in nearly all fifty states and across the globe.Shawn's book, recently released, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin titled "Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" is an Amazon #1 New Release. Read Seth Godin's review of the book here. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri.- askinosie.com- https://www.amazon.com/Meaningful-Work-Quest-Great-Business/dp/0143130315Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

Rob Dube is the President of imageOne and Author of do nothing, the most rewarding leadership challenge you ever will ever take.Check out Rob's podcast - https://www.donothingbook.com/podcast/From Blow Pops to Forbes’ Best Small Companies! Rob Dube got his start selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and is President and Co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes’ Small Giants: America's Best Small Companies. Throughout Rob’s 26 years experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community — a unique approach to business that has driven the company to success in its industry and as a top workplace. Rob is also the author of donothing™: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, and founder of the donothing™ leadership silent retreat.Back to the Blow Pops — an early passion for entrepreneurship took shape in high school, when Rob teamed up with imageOne Co-founder and CEO Joel Pearlman to start their first business together, selling Blow Pops. Today, imageOne is the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and receives national recognition for its rapid growth and strong focus on culture. imageOne is a National Best and Brightest Company to Work For, one of Inc. 5000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies, a 2017 Positive Workplace by the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, and a Crain’s Detroit Cool Places to Work 2017. Rob is a Member of the Small Giants Journey and past Member of the Board of Directors for the Small Giants Community, the Board of Trustees for the Boys and Girls Club, and past President of the Detroit Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Rob received the 2013 RARE Everyday Hero award for community service.As an author and speaker, Rob challenges business leaders to do nothing™, sharing his lessons learned from more than 12 years of a daily meditation practice, as well as biannual silent meditation retreats. In addition to his book, he is a contributor at Forbes, Thrive Global, and EO Octane.If you would like more information on Rob please check out the following links below:Rob Dube LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robdube/imageOne - http://www.imageoneway.com/donothing book - https://www.amazon.com/donothing-rewarding-leadership-challenge-youll-ebook/dp/B079SWHVHM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Back in 2005, my guest, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and he's never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri. They source 100%  of their cocoa beans directly from farmers across the globe. Askinosie Chocolate was recently named one of the 25 Best Small Companies in America by Forbes and Shawn himself was named by "O," Oprah's magazine, as one of the 15 guys who is literally saving the world. Very cool. Shawn and his daughter, Lawren, who is the Chief Marketing Officer for Askinosie, recently published a book together called Meaningful Work: A Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. One reviewer wrote, "'Meaningful Work is not only a book about saving the world, it's about how businesses can and should solve problems in the world, and how positive change begins with individual action." I love it. Listen To The Podcast: RESOURCES: Meaningful Work Book: http://bit.ly/2NU9KNc Website: askinosie.com INTERVIEW: I knew when I heard his story that I had to have Shawn join us for an episode. Shawn, welcome to DREAM THINK DO. Thank you, Mitch. Appreciate the intro and I'm looking forward to this. Me too! You know, I look forward to every interview, but some I look forward to just a little bit more than others. I've been really, really excited about this. Many DREAM THINK DO-ers, have navigated a career change, or are contemplating a career change. How did you go from defense attorney back in 2005 and decide you want to make chocolate? The way it started, I loved my job and I think a lot of your listeners can probably relate to what I'm about to say, but I loved it and I loved it for a long time. I did it for almost 20 years. I never lost a criminal jury trial. Wow! I specialized in super serious felony cases and built my reputation in the defense of murder cases. To say that comes with a little stress would be an understatement. No kidding! When you love what you're doing, it doesn't feel stressful until you stop loving it, and that's what happened. I stopped loving it But I didn't have any hobbies, I didn't have an idea of anything else to do. I'd always wanted to be a lawyer. The real struggle for me in this transition, which was five years long by the way, was a struggle of choices. I just didn't feel drawn. I didn't feel called. I couldn't find my vocation. It seemed as though the more desperate I became, the further away it was from my reach, so to speak. Then it was just like this vicious circle of, "What's going to happen?" I really prayed a very simple prayer that went like this: "Dear God, please give me something else to do." I said that, sometimes many times a day, but I said it every day for almost five years. It was just a simple prayer, one born of desperation. I had no hobbies at first, so I started some hobbies. I bought a Big Green Egg grill and did all the meals on the Big Green Egg and loved it. Then I started baking, making cupcakes. I made thousands of cupcakes. Then I started making chocolate desserts and I had no idea where chocolate came from, zero. But one day, I was driving to a distant relative, driving to her funeral, and it was out near my grandparent's farm about an hour from here in southwest Missouri. I just had this idea. "Hey, what about making chocolate from scratch?" I had no idea where it came from. Yeah, where does that come from? Yeah. And this is the doing part. Within three months of that light bulb, I was in the Amazon, learning how farmers influence the flavor of chocolate by how they harvest the cocoa beans. Then I started to wind down my law practice. I bought equipment from all over the world, completed my last jury trial, and here we are. That's incredible. I love that. I know we've been back and forth a little bit,

I fundamentally believe that if everyone in this world meditated in their own way or gave meditating a shot it would transform their lives. For my entire life whenever I heard the word “meditation” I immediately dismissed it.A picture of a hippie chanting “OOOOOM” popped into my mind every single time.I eventually began to shift my view after I learned Oprah Winfrey, Ray Dalio, meditated and praised it highly for their success. I thought meditation was something you did to relax like taking a pill or going for a walk.I was far from the truth. I began my meditation journey on a bus October 29th, 2016. I downloaded the Headspace app…put on my headphones..closed my eyes and followed the instructions.I opened my eyes 10 minutes later…and everything was different. I didn’t know how to describe it or but things were just different...I don’t have any science to describe this but anecdotally speaking…I believe my attention muscle was refocused and shifted.For the first time in my life, it felt like I was seeing things through a different lens. I was able to focus in on conversations and my surroundings a bit more instead of being stuck in my head all day.I consider October 29th, 2016 the first day of my consciously aware life. I continued my 10-15 minute meditation practice every single day from then on out. I missed a day here and there because I am still human. Here’s where things get interesting. Within only one week…the foundation of my entire internal world started shifting. I couldn’t articulate this at the time but I actually became MORE pissed and angry. It felt like the life I had created for 18 years was melting away.It felt like I was on the run from something. Luckily, at the time I didn’t understand the concept of self-development..because it felt like I was getting worse, not better.After another week I had a spiritual transformational experience in my life. It was a moment where I surrendered to myself…and understood that reality is a reflection of the exact decisions, choices, and effort I had ever made.What I learned was…Your Life = Subject (you) x Environment Which means if you close your eyes and focus on your breath, in the present moment you are essentially creating your own environment and allowing a deep submersion of who you really are. My meditation practice has been the foundation of my existence. Every morning I meditate for 20-30 minutes and 5-10 minutes at night. I view mindfulness meditation as an exponential meta-skill that improves every single thing you do. Meditation isn't something you necessarily do to become unstressed. You meditate to find out why you're stressed. Check out this amazing episode from three unbelievably successful, peaceful and happy individuals, Rob Dube, David Meltzer and Chip Conley.New York Times bestselling author and hospitality entrepreneur, Chip Conley is a leader at the forefront of the sharing economy. At age 26, the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality took an inner city motel and turned it into the 2nd largest boutique hotel brand in the world. After being CEO of his innovative company for 24 years, Chip accepted an invitation from the founders of Airbnb to help transform their promising home sharing start-up into the world's largest hospitality brand.Dave Meltzer is currently the CEO of Sports 1 Marketing one of the world’s leading sports & entertainment marketing agencies, which he co-founded with Hall of Fame Quarterback Warren Moon. Rob Dubé started by selling Blow Pops out of his locker and is now president and co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked as one of Forbes's Best Small Companies in America in 2017.You're listening to the 49th episode of the Humans 2.0 podcast, solo-series, FLOW! Today's episode I am strictly speaking to those with a personal brand, business, hustle, organization, corporation, etc. Please do NOT hesitate to reach out to me on LinkedIn, Instagram, or via email mark@vudream.comLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/Twitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/Humans.2.0.PodcastMark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2Podcast

Have you ever wondered how you can effectively scale a service-based business without losing quality and your sanity? Today’s guest expert shares a case study on how she scaled a reception business to 500 employees and $50 million dollars.   15 years ago, Jill Nelson started from humble beginnings, but has grown her business, Ruby Receptionists, into a four-time winner of FORTUNE magazine’s top five Best Small Companies to Work for, and has helped over 8,000 small businesses across the US service and create loyal customers. Today, she shares a case study of how she was able to make it all possible.   Jill found out after graduating from university that her accounting degree just wasn’t for her. On a whim, she took a receptionist position and that’s when things clicked. She learned that there was real value in having a personal connection while growing a successful business. She was a critical touch point for the company.   Jill wanted to create an executive suite, but she had no money and she had no business experience. After obtaining a business loan, she was able to launch everything an executive suite could offer… minus the office space. Jill used her resources wisely and learned early on what her unique value proposition was and used it to her advantage.   With an extreme focus on friendly and attentive customer service, Jill’s client feedback praised the receptionist for making an excellent first impression on their customers and helping them land new client deals because he/she sounded professional and knowledgeable over the phone.   This very friendly and personalized service can be difficult to scale up, but Jill has managed to grow it to nearly 500 employees and still retain a personalized feel for each of her customers.   Jill has maintained this consistency by having a lot of systems in place and also by their trademarked ‘service pyramid’ that outlines clearly their business model and how they deliver exceptional service to their customers. The service pyramid is a bit of a regulation cheatsheet meets personalize service that incentivizes rule breaking.   Interview Links: Callruby.com Jill on LinkedIn Callruby.com/scalingupbusiness   Resources: Scaling Up for Business Growth Workshops: Take the first step to mastering the Rockefeller Habits by attending one of our workshops. Scaling Up Website Gazelles Website Bill on YouTube   TWEETABLES:   “The phone call is the most important touch point for your customers and your new customers.”   “We just won a new client because the receptionist was so nice or we just won a new customer because you actually answered your phone!”   “How can you make a personal connection when you have all these rules and regulations?”   Did you enjoy today’s episode? If so, then head over to iTunes, and leave a review. It helps other entrepreneurs discover the Scaling Up Business Podcast, so they can also benefit from the knowledge shared in these podcasts.   Scaling Up: How a Few Companies Make It...And Why the Rest Don’t, is the best-selling book by Verne Harnish and the team at Gazelles, on how the fastest growing companies succeed, where so many others fail. My name is Bill Gallagher, host of the Scaling Up Business Podcast and a leading business coach with Gazelles.   We help leadership teams to get the 4 Decisions around People, Strategy, Execution, and Cash right so that they can Scale Up successfully and beat the odds of business growth success. Our 4 Decisions are all part of the Rockefeller Habits 2.0 (from the original best-selling business book, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits).

(https://bdacademy.pro/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Fluidly-Caroline-Plumb-e1525788488181.jpeg) Caroline Plumb Caroline Plumb OBE is Founder and CEO of Fluidly, a venture-backed startup using data and machine learning to deliver automated cashflow forecasting and management for SMEs. Caroline previously co-founded and led FreshMinds, a market research consultancy, and FreshMinds Talent, a recruiting business. Her businesses have won a number of industry awards and listed in the Sunday Times’ 100 Best Small Companies to Work For. Caroline is one of the Prime Minister’s Business Ambassadors, representing the Professional & Business Services sector. She has a First Class degree in Engineering, Economics and Management from Oxford University, is on the industrial advisory board of the Engineering department and was awarded an OBE in the Queen’s 90th Birthday Honours List in 2016. She has three very noisy small children. In just 22 minutes, you’ll hear all of these great career insights for accounting professionals: How Fluidly was born and why cashflow is the number one stressor of small business owners 60% of business owners have lost sleep over cashflow and the management of cash Accountants are the very best business advisors to business owners Owners of very small businesses can hold a lot of critical business information in their heads, but once they start growing, they need help with cashflow forecasting The ONE FOCUS the great accounting firms have that the rest don’t The accounting profession is always changing, and always will be The challenges large accounting firms face in a world where products and services are moving to subscription models Project based work and value added services for large accounting firms are hard to land, hard to price and hard to deliver, but worth it The impact of technology and automation on the changing accounting profession How can you use a rich ‘real time’data set to see what’s coming up and see round corners – the icebergs before you hit them and see what your competitors can’t Accountants can add the most value by applying their expertise to drive their clients forward with insight and recommendations that are more future based than historical What predictive analytics offers accountants to predict what’s coming next based on the data they’ve seen When it comes to advisor, it’s never one size fits all s- to drive revenue, segmentation looks at the business and the person behind it Good accountants are brilliant with the mechanics of a product or services – to make sure it’s a good fit for client needs The go to market process of understanding customers and markets and tailoring products and services to create a more consistent brand proposition What a ‘T shaped accountant’ looks like – people in senior roles have breadth of knowledge across the firm with depth of expertise in key areas Can small accounting firms learn anything from the larger ones or is it the other way round? What entrepreneurial accounting firms like Baldwins are doing, and the extent of their ambition and vision The power of relentless curiosity to uncover new possibilities, particularly in innovation and creating new categories Why it’s hard to be different and why you have to deeply understand unarticulated wants and needs of clients and what is causing them pain Great advice – ‘know what you don’t know, and then find someone that does.’ To contact Caroline: 0207 611 1001 Twitter: @cplumb Liked your Top 100 Club Podcast Interview with Rob Brown" target="_blank">email her directly>> Fluidly website (https://fluidly.com/)

Rob Dube is co-founder of ImageOne & author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you’ll ever take. He started selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school now his company, ImageOne, is ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies...   Want to Support the Show? Well join our Patreon Group! What's in it for you? Here's just a few of the perks of joining: (1) Instantly Schedule a Call with Austin - where he'll help you with your current or future business... (2) Discounted Pricing for Our Business Masterminds - where you can connect with other listeners... (3) Get Listed in Our Business Directory - for valuable SEO Juice... & so much more... Before Prices Increase... Sign-Up Now at millionaire-interviews.com/patreon.

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory, Askinosie Chocolate, and never looked back. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBC and numerous other national and international media outlets. As someone who encourages and inspires entrepreneurs to take the leap from intentional contemplation to purposeful action, Shawn Askinosie was named “One of the 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World” by Oprah Magazine. In his newest book, Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul, Shawn shares how businesses can and should solve problems in the world, and how positive change begins with individual action. In this conversation, Branden and Shawn explore the journey of weaving social responsibility into everything we do — the overarching idea that doing more is not enough, but work worth doing is. soundsgoodpodcast.com/shawn

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory in Missouri, sourcing 100% of their cocoa beans directly from farmers across the globe. Recently named “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America” by Forbes, Askinosie Chocolate was founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and is regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry. But other than the honestly sourced cocoa, what’s the secret of Askinosie Chocolate’s success? According to Shawn Askinosie (and his daughter Lawren Askinosie), there is a lot more, as he shares in Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul.

Engagement is a great personal passion and helping leaders and managers to build engaging cultures and become more engaging is a prime focus for our business. Engagement impacts financial performance, staff retention, absenteeism, productivity and well being. I therefore love to talk to guests who can talk very practically about what they have done to build a really engaging culture. Shaun Bradley is the very engaging People Director at employee engagement company Perkbox and their approach to engagement was acknowledged in their listing in the Sunday Times as one of the Best Small Companies to work for in 2017. Join us to find out about the initiatives from Shaun's extensive experience that have fostered a high-performance culture that encourages people to bring their most awesome self to work and make a meaningful contribution. The days when HR looked after engagement and jobs for life are over. It is now the responsibility of all leaders and managers. Ignore it at your peril!

Engagement is a great personal passion and helping leaders and managers to build engaging cultures and become more engaging is a prime focus for our business. Engagement impacts financial performance, staff retention, absenteeism, productivity and well being. I therefore love to talk to guests who can talk very practically about what they have done to build a really engaging culture. Shaun Bradley is the very engaging People Director at employee engagement company Perkbox and their approach to engagement was acknowledged in their listing in the Sunday Times as one of the Best Small Companies to work for in 2017. Join us to find out about the initiatives from Shaun's extensive experience that have fostered a high-performance culture that encourages people to bring their most awesome self to work and make a meaningful contribution. The days when HR looked after engagement and jobs for life are over. It is now the responsibility of all leaders and managers. Ignore it at your peril!

Rob is President and Co-Founder of imageOne, a Document Lifecycle Management company. Rob’s journey began in ninth grade when he and his current business partner, Joel Pearlman, launched their first business selling blow pop candy out of their school lockers. Rob and his partner realized early on that their passion for delivering an extraordinary customer experience would be key to their success. It is this passion that has become the driving force behind imageOnes success. Rob has completed 14 marathons and is an avid meditator and loves spending time in Northern Michigan with his family and friends. ----- My guest today has some surprising ways to tap into his creativity and increase his success. Today, I’m with Rob Dube and talking to him about his thoughts regarding working smarter and not harder. What he has to say is not exactly what you might think the owner of a company that Forbes named one of the “Best Small Companies” would say though. According to Rob — and he has the backing of researching and the fact that leaders all over the world embrace this strategy — that slowing down is the key to unlocking both your creativity and your leadership potential. Putting away your technology opens up the mind and relieves stress. This is because silence enables the mind to clear away chaotic thoughts and clarity emerges. Successful business CEOs and all branches of the military practice some form of meditation. If you’re going to become a leader, you have to give your company your full energy and your employees your full presence. If you don’t those that rely on you can feel the disconnect. How does Rob suggest that you do this in order to be successful? Attend a silent retreat. Listen to more about Rob’s experiences with silent retreats and how this lead to his newest book “Do Nothing.” Ways to contact Rob: Website: www.imageoneway.com Book: “do nothing: The most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take.”

Host Richard Eisenberg interviews Shawn Askinosie, a former successful criminal defense lawyer who switched careers to find meaningful work by starting Askinosie Chocolate in Springfield, Mo., where he’s the CEO. Forbes has called it one of the 25 Best Small Companies in America, and the 16-person small business has a big heart, sharing profits with its farmer partners and feeding 2,600 students in Tanzania and the Philippines through its A Product of Change program.

Rob Dube is the President of imageOne and Author of do nothing, the most rewarding leadership challenge you ever will ever take.From Blow Pops to Forbes' Best Small Companies! Rob Dube got his start selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and is President and Co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes' Small Giants: America's Best Small Companies. Throughout Rob's 26 years experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community — a unique approach to business that has driven the company to success in its industry and as a top workplace. Rob is also the author of donothing™: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, and founder of the donothing™ leadership silent retreat.Back to the Blow Pops — an early passion for entrepreneurship took shape in high school, when Rob teamed up with imageOne Co-founder and CEO Joel Pearlman to start their first business together, selling Blow Pops. Today, imageOne is the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and receives national recognition for its rapid growth and strong focus on culture. imageOne is a National Best and Brightest Company to Work For, one of Inc. 5000's Fastest Growing Private Companies, a 2017 Positive Workplace by the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, and a Crain's Detroit Cool Places to Work 2017. Rob is a Member of the Small Giants Journey and past Member of the Board of Directors for the Small Giants Community, the Board of Trustees for the Boys and Girls Club, and past President of the Detroit Chapter of the Entrepreneurs' Organization. Rob received the 2013 RARE Everyday Hero award for community service.As an author and speaker, Rob challenges business leaders to do nothing™, sharing his lessons learned from more than 12 years of a daily meditation practice, as well as biannual silent meditation retreats. In addition to his book, he is a contributor at Forbes, Thrive Global, and EO Octane.If you would like more information on Rob please check out the following links below:Rob Dube LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robdube/imageOne - http://www.imageoneway.com/donothing book - https://www.amazon.com/donothing-rewarding-leadership-challenge-youll-ebook/dp/B079SWHVHM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

Rob Dube is the President of imageOne and Author of do nothing, the most rewarding leadership challenge you ever will ever take.From Blow Pops to Forbes’ Best Small Companies! Rob Dube got his start selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and is President and Co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes’ Small Giants: America's Best Small Companies. Throughout Rob’s 26 years experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community — a unique approach to business that has driven the company to success in its industry and as a top workplace. Rob is also the author of donothing™: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, and founder of the donothing™ leadership silent retreat.Back to the Blow Pops — an early passion for entrepreneurship took shape in high school, when Rob teamed up with imageOne Co-founder and CEO Joel Pearlman to start their first business together, selling Blow Pops. Today, imageOne is the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and receives national recognition for its rapid growth and strong focus on culture. imageOne is a National Best and Brightest Company to Work For, one of Inc. 5000’s Fastest Growing Private Companies, a 2017 Positive Workplace by the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, and a Crain’s Detroit Cool Places to Work 2017. Rob is a Member of the Small Giants Journey and past Member of the Board of Directors for the Small Giants Community, the Board of Trustees for the Boys and Girls Club, and past President of the Detroit Chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. Rob received the 2013 RARE Everyday Hero award for community service.As an author and speaker, Rob challenges business leaders to do nothing™, sharing his lessons learned from more than 12 years of a daily meditation practice, as well as biannual silent meditation retreats. In addition to his book, he is a contributor at Forbes, Thrive Global, and EO Octane.If you would like more information on Rob please check out the following links below:Rob Dube LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robdube/imageOne - http://www.imageoneway.com/donothing book - https://www.amazon.com/donothing-rewarding-leadership-challenge-youll-ebook/dp/B079SWHVHM/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=Humans 2.0 Twitter - https://twitter.com/Humans2PodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/markymetryMedium - https://medium.com/@markymetryFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/mark.metry.9Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/markmetry/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-metry/Mark Metry - https://www.markmetry.com/

From Blow Pops to Forbes’ Best Small Companies! Rob started selling Blow Pops out of his locker in high school and now he is President and Co-founder of imageOne, which was ranked on the 2017 list of Forbes’ Small Giants: America’s Best Small Companies. We discuss: How to continually smash plateaus when you stay in one rapidly changing industry for a long time The power of listening critically to your customers Why honesty, integrity, humility and vulnerability give you better insight into your customers’ needs The importance of being extremely focused on your core competency Throughout Rob’s 26 years of experience, he has developed an unwavering passion for delivering extraordinary experiences that positively impact the lives of his team members, the goals of their customers, and the fabric of the community — a unique approach to business that has driven the company to success in its industry and as a top workplace. imageOne is the leading organization in Document Lifecycle Management and is well-known as an exceptional company, receiving local and national recognition for its strong focus on culture. Rob is an avid meditator of 12 years, the author of donothing: the most rewarding leadership challenge you will ever take, set for release in early 2018, and organizer of the donothing leadership silent retreat. Learn more about Rob at Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/theimageoneway/) . (http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/smashing-the-plateau) Facebook Twitter LinkedIn 0Shares

Rob Dube is an author and the President of imageOne, a company ranked by Forbes as one of America’s Best Small Companies.  He's passionate about the positive effects meditation can have on our brains, bodies, and hearts and shares how his meditation practice has changed his life, his company, and his leadership style. Wait till you hear about his amazing Leadership Retreat!

You know that old story of a successful criminal defense lawyer who quits practicing law to start a bean to bar chocolate factory? Yeah...it’s a new story for me too. But that is the story of Shawn Askinosie. Shawn is a remarkable human being. Not because Oprah Magazine named him “One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World” or because Forbes named his small batch, award winning chocolate factory, Askinosie Chocolate ‘One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America’ (both of which are true by the way). It’s because Shawn holds a contemplative vision for his life and business to create a more just and loving world. Askinosie Chocolate is a direct trade business that profit shares with their partners, the cocoa farmers, from around the world. Shawn and his team are recasting how a profitable business can operate in the world with integrity, passion and humility. In this conversation you will get a taste for Shawn’s values as he shares about his experience as a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, how he recognizes the relationship between joy and sorrow, the lasting impact of his 6th grade teacher, why he wanted Askinosie Chocolate to be direct trade, profit sharing and open book management from its inception,... and what the hell he means by the phrase, ‘It not about the chocolate, it’s about the chocolate. This is just a taste of Shawn’s deeply empowering book, Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. You can buy the book, Meaningful Work, wherever beautiful books are sold. To learn more about Shawn visit (and order chocolate) at askinosie.com.  

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean to bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award winning chocolate factory located in Springfield, Missouri, sourcing 100% of their beans directly from farmers. The only chocolate maker working directly with cocoa farmers on four continents, Shawn travels to regions of Ecuador, the Philippines and Tanzania to source cocoa beans for his chocolate. This allows the chocolate to be traced to the source and labeled authentic single origin. It also enables Askinosie Chocolate to profit share with the farmers, giving them a “Stake In the Outcome,” a principle he learned from author/entrepreneur Jack Stack. Recently named by Forbes "One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America", Askinosie Chocolate has also been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, on Bloomberg, MSNBCand numerous other national and international media outlets. The Askinosie Chocolate mission is to serve their farmers, their neighborhood, their customers and each other, sharing the Askinosie Chocolate experience by leaving the world a better place than they found it. The company is currently sustainably feeding over 1,600 students per day in Tanzania and the Philippines, without any donations. Founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry, Askinosie Chocolate sets the standard: they are one of the few chocolate makers in the world who press their own cocoa butter (to make their chocolate truly single origin) and the only American craft chocolate maker to produce a natural cocoa powder; they were the first American craft chocolate makers to create white chocolate, as well as a chocolate hazelnut spread (says The New York Times: “one spoonful of Askinosie’s Chocolate Hazelnut Spread and all memory of Nutella is gone”). Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." They said, "Why we're fans: The philanthropically-minded chocolate entrepreneur aims to get students thinking about business ethics in a way that could have ripple effects for generations." For his efforts in "Advancing food standards... by creating social, economic, and environmental impact", Shawn was awarded Top Business Leader of the Year in 2013 by the Specialty Food Association. Shawn has been awarded honorary doctorates from University of Missouri-Columbia and Missouri State University. In 2015, Askinosie Chocolate was awarded a complimentary membership to the Clinton Global Initiative for the company’s social efforts around the world. Seth Godin, entrepreneur and author, recently praised the company's model: "[Shawn] has built a practice of creating a worthwhile luxury good that directly benefits people. Not sort of. Not a little. But directly.” Askinosie Chocolate has received 3 Good Food Awards, considered to be the Oscars of food; 6 silver awards from the Specialty Food Association; and 7 International Chocolate Awards, including the Gold World Award for the Dark Chocolate + Licorice bar. The small team at Askinosie works directly with all of their retailers and sells their chocolate into specialty food stores, luxury boutiques, and high-end grocery chains throughout the US in nearly all fifty states and across the globe. Shawn's book, recently released, co-written with his daughter Lawren, published by Penguin titled "Meaningful Work: The Quest To Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul" is an Amazon #1 New Release. Read Seth Godin's review of the book here. He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri and the co-founder of Lost & Found, a grief center serving children and families in Southwest Missouri. https://www.askinosie.com/

In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory in Missouri, sourcing 100% of their cocoa beans directly from farmers across the globe. Recently named “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America” byForbes, Askinosie Chocolate was founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and is regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry. But other than the honestly sourced cocoa, what’s the secret of Askinosie Chocolate’s success? According to Shawn Askinosie (and his daughter Lawren Askinosie), there is a lot more, as he shares in Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. In 2005, Shawn Askinosie left a successful career as a criminal defense lawyer to start a bean-to-bar chocolate factory and never looked back. Askinosie Chocolate is a small batch, award-winning chocolate factory in Missouri, sourcing 100% of their cocoa beans directly from farmers across the globe. Recently named “One of the 25 Best Small Companies in America” byForbes, Askinosie Chocolate was founded at the forefront of the American craft chocolate revolution and is regarded by many as a vanguard in the industry. But other than the honestly sourced cocoa, what’s the secret of Askinosie Chocolate’s success? According to Shawn Askinosie (and his daughter Lawren Askinosie), there is a lot more, as he shares in Meaningful Work: A Quest to Do Great Business, Find Your Calling, and Feed Your Soul. Shawn Askinosie shares: · How to create a work life that reflects what’s most important, so that it’s not a drain on physical and mental energy · How to use the principles of “integrated kinship” in order to achieve your business’ calling · “Success” no longer translates to “profitable” alone—it also encompasses happiness, purpose, and community · Despite their inclination, most entrepreneurs are skeptical that their business can have a purpose beyond making a profit. Askinosie says, there’s no need to wait for your business to live out a calling…begin now · The business philosophy of “reverse scale” not to get bigger, but to get better at staying small. Meaningful Work is not a book about “saving the world,” but how positive change begins with individual action. It’s a book for anyone who may be successful but unsettled, in a hurry for answers, and ready for the next journey, or anyone just starting out and looking for the on-ramp. It’s a story about Shawn did it, how he is still doing it, and how others can do it too. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Shawn Askinosie is the founder of Askinosie Chocolate. Lawren Askinosie, his daughter, is the Chief Marketing Officer. Their business model has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and on Bloomberg and numerous other media outlets. Shawn was named by O, The Oprah Magazine, as "One of 15 Guys Who Are Saving the World." He is a Family Brother at Assumption Abbey, a Trappist monastery near Ava, Missouri. https://www.askinosie.com

Business Radio Special: Host Dan Loney broadcasts LIVE from the First Annual Forbes Small Giant Conference 2017 in New York City, a celebration of America’s Best Small Companies, 25 privately owned companies that have chosen to be great instead of big. In this hour, he speaks with Nancy Traversy, Co-Founder and CEO of Barefoot Books, Ted Castle, President and CEO of Rhino Foods, Nawal Motawi, Founder and Owner of Motawi Tileworks, and Salvatore Melilli, National Audit Leader for Private Markets Group KPMG, on this special edition of Knowledge@Wharton. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Business Radio Special: Host Dan Loney broadcasts LIVE from the First Annual Forbes Small Giant Conference 2017 in New York City, a celebration of America’s Best Small Companies, 25 privately owned companies that have chosen to be great instead of big. In this hour, he speaks with Loren Feldman, Senior Editor for Entrepreneurship at Forbes and host of Mind Your Business on Business Radio, Bo Burlingham, Forbes Contributor and author of "Small Giants: Companies that Chose to Be Great Instead of Big," Zawadi Bryant, CEO of NightLight, Glen Tripp, Founder and CEO of Galileo Camps, on this special edition of Knowledge@Wharton.https://www.forbes.com/forbes-live/event/small-giants/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Paul chats with Jill Nelson, Founder and CEO of Ruby Receptionists, about what shaped her business and life.  From humble beginnings, Jill has grown Ruby Receptionists into a four-time winner of FORTUNE magazine’s top five Best Small Companies to Work for, and a Portland Business Journal’s Fastest Growing Companies in Oregon recipient for the past nine years.  A fervent supporter of local business, she has served on the board of Entrepreneurs Organization for over five years and acted as a mentor in its Accelerator program, successfully helping business owners reach that $1,000,000 revenue mark. A sought after speaker on culture driven growth, Jill has shared her management philosophy of incenting, inspiring, and empowering employees with global brands such as Mercedes-Benz, Leroy Merlin of Europe, and Kiabi of France. Her vision for Ruby includes a workplace employees are excited to come to each day, and are inspired to learn, grow, and connect with others.

Rob Dube is an author and the President of imageOne, a company ranked by Forbes as one of America’s Best Small Companies. He's passionate about the positive effects meditation can have on our brains, bodies, and hearts and shares how his meditation practice has changed his life, his company, and his leadership style. Wait till you hear about his amazing Leadership Retreat!

Jim Lewcock is CEO of The Specialist Works, an innovative advertising and media agency that’s been selected as one of the Sunday Times 100 Best Small Companies to Work For. And one of the interesting things about Jim is that he’s recently created Goodwill Rocks, a charity that creates millions of pounds worth of value for other charities by partnering with the advertising industry. For full show notes, please visit http://www.jamiesmart.com/rmp07  

We are thrilled to welcome Spencer Williams, President and Owner of West Paw Design, a US manufacturer of eco-friendly pet toys and beds for cats and dogs, to The Second Stage. As an honoree on the 2016 Forbes' list of America's Best Small Companies, Mr. Williams will share his entrepreneurial journey, why the decision to implement Open-Book Management, and the impact it has had on his organization's success.

Spencer Williams, President and Owner of West Paw Designs / www.westpawdesign.com, joins me on this edition of the Business Builders Show. Spencer talks to us about taking over a small manufacturer of pet products based in Montana about 20 years ago and the journey to what the company is today - 75 employees and a company that is receiving national recognition.Spencer tells us how he made the Forbes' 2016 Small Companies list, what role Open Book Management played in that journey and how and why West Paw Design became the first pet product manufacturer to be certified as a B Corp. Spencer is a terrific communicator. I would call him a great teacher. No matter what size your business is or what industry you're in - Spencer Williams delivers knowledge you can use. Less than 25 minutes - BIG ROI on time invested.Thanks for listening and learning with me. I look forward to getting your comments. Text me at 570 815 1626Marty WolffI want to thank Pride Mobility Products. the global leader in manufacturing consumer-inspired power wheelchairs, scooters and lift chairs for those with disabilities for supporting this edition of the Business Builders Show with Marty Wolff www.pridemobility.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Frank Curzio of Stansberry & Associates discusses the biggest mistake investors make when it comes to dividend investing and brings you to the universe of elite small-cap dividend-payers... In this interview, Frank - editor of The Small Stock Specialist and Phase 1 Investor - discusses elite small-cap companies with great business models, stable cash flows, and long histories of dividend payments. These picks are simply in “niche” businesses that don't have massive markets to serve. Thus, they don't rise to mega-cap status, even though they are steadily growing. And their small size makes them fly under the radar of many institutional investors. Listen to this interview to find out how you can benefit from Frank's research in the small –cap sector. You can find out more about Frank Curzio, and sign up for his free weekly podcast at www.stansberryradio.com.

Frank Curzio of Stansberry & Associates discusses the biggest mistake investors make when it comes to dividend investing and brings you to the universe of elite small-cap dividend-payers... In this interview, Frank - editor of The Small Stock Specialist and Phase 1 Investor - discusses elite small-cap companies with great business models, stable cash flows, and long histories of dividend payments. These picks are simply in “niche” businesses that don't have massive markets to serve. Thus, they don't rise to mega-cap status, even though they are steadily growing. And their small size makes them fly under the radar of many institutional investors. Listen to this interview to find out how you can benefit from Frank's research in the small –cap sector. You can find out more about Frank Curzio, and sign up for his free weekly podcast at www.stansberryradio.com.