Authentic Business Adventures Podcast
181 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsThe business podcast designed for entrepreneurs and small business owners to be inspired by, listen to, enjoy and take some action from.
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How to Have Atomic Grit
July 11, 2024 19:34 - 38.5 MBValerie McGeHee PhD - Author of Atomic Grit On the Her Recipe for Success: "If you had grit, if you could set goals, and you had some sort of social support, which was the missing piece, which is accepting help from others, accepting, mentoring for account help getting help with accountability, you would be successful." Just about every successful business owner has learned, often the hard and expensive way, that you often need to dig deep and find the drive and passion to push through what...
How to Save Money On Business Taxes
July 05, 2024 17:29 - 38.5 MBLarry Pendleton - Larry Pendleton CPA On the Getting the Right People: ""I gotta be able to kind of find the right people to trust instead of finding someone that I halfway trust and I gotta oversee every every step of the way." Just about every successful business owner has learned, often the hard and expensive way, that taxes can be a heavy burden to carry. Once your business starts bringing in some money, after going through all of the sweat and challenges, you learn that the government...
How to Do PR the Right Way
July 03, 2024 21:24 - 38.5 MBMickie Kennedy - eReleases PR Agency On the Knowing Your Audience: "A journalist's job is, of course, to produce content. But even more importantly is to keep their audience happy." News is everywhere, and most of it isn't exactly positive. A lot of it is pretty morbid and serves only to bring the eyeballs to whatever medium the news is being presented on. But those eyes are watching and reading and interested in this information that is taken as fact, almost to a fault. Which means that ...
How to Create Content for Leaders
June 19, 2024 18:10 - 38.5 MBJamie Gale - Helping Leaders Create Content and Podcast Guru On the Power of Gratitude: "People that are grateful, abundance tends to come to them." Podcasts. Almost everybody has them, almost everybody listens to them. But how do you as a business owner get a podcast going? Should you get a podcast for your business? Jamie Gale, serial entrepreneur and podcast builder for businesses in many areas explains how podcasts work and if you should get a podcast for your business. The dynamic ...
How to Grow Your Business With LinkedIn
June 13, 2024 21:17 - 38.5 MBSue Gresham - The LinkedIn Lady On the Power of Gratitude: "People that are grateful, abundance tends to come to them." Social media for grown-ups is really what LinkedIn has become. It is the place to be as a professional and as a person wanting to connect with business owners and professionals to help you on your professional journey. But like most social media channels, there are a ton of different things you can do and the rules are always changing. This means it helps to have a profe...
How to Grow Your YouTube Channel with Eric Cogorno
June 12, 2024 16:34 - 38.5 MBEric Cogorno - YouTube Golf Education On Believing In Yourself: "That was the first time that my brain felt like it was allowed to think big enough. It was the first time I really allowed myself to imagine, what would even be possible here?" Just about every kid wants to be famous on YouTube. Many adults have the same desire. But what does it take to make it on YouTube? Eric Cogorno has made a name for himself in the golf world. Through his videos and lessons he has taken his skills and...
How to Slow Down and Live
June 06, 2024 14:13 - 38.5 MBMelissa Brumm - Slow Life Revolution On Achieving Victory in Business: "So it's sort of like if we help them win, we win. And then if we keep helping them win, we win. Everyone wins." Every entrepreneur shares at least two common traits: 1) They have boundless ideas and 2) They are crazy busy trying to keep up with all that they have going on. Melissa Brumm has taken these two challenges and created a coaching program to help entrepreneurs understand control amongst all of the technology th...
How to Be A Shopify Expert
May 21, 2024 15:23 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBClayton Bates - Shopify Expert On Achieving Victory in Business: "So it's sort of like if we help them win, we win. And then if we keep helping them win, we win. Everyone wins." Shopify has grown to be dominant force in the e-commerce world. Holding about 20% of the market share of e-Commerce platforms, it allows sellers to get up and running quickly. But how do you take your Shopify store from existence to actually making sales? Clayton Bates is a Shopify Expert. He helps Shopify store ...
How to Run for Political Office
May 10, 2024 00:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBPhil Anderson - Candidate for US Senate On Discovering a Disturbing Truth: "It was an indication to me right off the bat that things weren't being run as honestly and fairly and democratically as I had thought they were." It is a rare person that believes that any government is doing the best job they can for the people they are supposed to represent. But while most people complain or attempt to solve these problems from their arm chairs, Phil Anderson is actually getting up and doing some...
The Business of Teaching How to Swim
May 01, 2024 21:55 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBNathan Boehm - Diventures - Sun Prairie, WI On Knowing Where to Set the Bar: "Always the goal for the first day is not to cry in the water. You know, set it nice and low.." Nathan will share with us the fascinating growth story of Diventures from a modest beginning to an enterprise spanning 18 locations nationwide offering an array of aquatic services, including a robust swim school and exciting scuba diving adventures. Nathan dives into the intricacies of managing such a complex operation,...
When to Buy a House
April 26, 2024 17:59 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBRandy Lenz - Real Estate Agent Extraordinaire On the Cost of Change: "It's a little bit daunting right now because some of the new people coming in have no clue how they're even going to get paid." We all need someplace to call home and for those trying to live the American Dream, that means buying a house. But with some recent changes in how real estate agents get paid, interest rates going up and home prices not really dropping, the market is a tumultuous place to do business. Randy Lenz...
Building Wealth Through Real Estate Investment
April 11, 2024 15:49 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBJohn Casmon - Casmon Capital On Being Aware of What Can Go Wrong: "I was making money. I grew my net worth. But at the end of the day, if I got fired from my job or if I got let go, I didn't have enough money to pay all of my bills." Get your money to work for you is great advice. Real estate investing is a great way to do that. Taking real estate investing a step further to making your investments truly passive is by utilizing the skills of those that pool investors together to let econo...
How to Run a Retail Shipping Business
April 01, 2024 19:21 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBShannan Bogle - UPS Store Madison, Wisconsin On Variety Being the Spice of Life: "You never do the same thing twice. And that's what I loved about it was you were always doing something different whether somebody was walking in to have you shipping a book for them and then the next person was having you fax for them, and the next person had an Amazon return. So the variety of it is what caught me." Retail businesses still exist, and the UPS Store franchisees have been growing as people will...
How to Join a Real Estate Investment Group
March 22, 2024 15:21 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBDerek Dombeck - The Generations of Wealth On the Challenging Relationship Employers Are Forced Into: "Speculation and appreciation doesn't pay your bills or keep your family fed. It looks beautiful on a spreadsheet ,on a balance sheet, until things go the other way." Real Estate Investing is a powerful tool for growing your wealth, as well as building a legacy for you and whomever you would like beyond your life. But some real estate investors just want to invest in real estate, and not dea...
How to Avoid Business Legal Issues
March 15, 2024 21:22 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBArta Wildeboer - Real Estate Professional in Canada On the Challenging Relationship Employers Are Forced Into: "People are very sensitive about their disabilities. They're very passionate about having their disabilities, validated having their disabilities. Kind of, just understood by their employers." Legal woes are almost an expectation in business. From the ins and outs of often complex laws, paired with the general lack of legal knowledge, it can make an entrepreneurs head spin and the...
Confessions of a Real Estate Investor
March 08, 2024 21:52 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBJordan Silvester - Real Estate Professional in Canada On the Often Chaotic Fluctuation of the Real Estate Market: "And when it first started happening, it takes a bit to get used to the idea that the market might go up instead of 2% a year, it might go percent up 2% a week. That's how insane the adjustment could be at certain times." Real estate investing is one of the smartest moves you can make. But like most investments, it is not entirely failsafe and it certainly involves some level o...
Private Investing in Business
February 27, 2024 21:12 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBPatrick Donahue - Private Investment On the Importance of Having a Vision: "The reason why I use the the 'qualifier magnetic' is because it's one thing to have a vision, but it has to be a vision that can be articulated where it attracts others to it." Businesses need cash to run. Some from the founders, often some from banks or relatives and sometimes from investment funds. Patrick Donohue, founder and CEO of Hill Capital Corporation, an investment fund targeting entrepreneurial-led busin...
Marketing Around the World With AI
February 15, 2024 16:33 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBVladimer Botsvadze - Marketing Expert On finding your groove: "Brands need to get closer to their consumers in order to win in the long term. Otherwise, it would be tough because still so many big organizations and big brands are very far from their consumers. The strategies that were set years ago, they market like '99 in a 2024 world, and consumers no longer trust them." Just wrapped up an enlightening episode on Authentic Business Adventures with the brilliant marketer, Vladimir Botsvadz...
How To Market a Coaching Business
February 02, 2024 21:00 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBTiago Faria - Coach Marketing Secrets On finding your groove: "I was trying to be someone I wasn't exactly. I didn't know who I was as a content creator, so I was just putting things out there. But at some point, I found my voice and, yeah, it was perfect." In this episode, our host James is joined by special guest Tiago Faria, a business mentor for coaches and mentors with an anti-marketing approach. Tiago shares his insights on using social media to identify and connect with potential buy...
How To Start Real Estate Investing
January 26, 2024 16:53 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBJason Yarusi - Yarusi Holdings - Real Estate Investing On growing multifamily investments: "All we had to do was go in there and just basically run it better. Just put in a better process, lease it up, lease it up higher rates, and now we are meeting our goals." Despite seemingly thousands of apartment buildings going up almost every where you look, the country still has a housing deficit. This is great news for anyone looking to get into the multifamily real estate investing game. Jason ...
How To Build A Massage Empire
January 09, 2024 18:46 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBKayla Stroud-DuSavage - Specific Health Massage On keeping it moving: "Specific health massage offers the perfect blend of relaxation and therapeutic benefits for our clients." If you've ever wondered whether you could make it on your own in the business world, Kayla's story will inspire you. She shares valuable insights on overcoming the notorious first-year hurdle, pricing strategies that honor your worth, and the magic of word-of-mouth marketing. Learn about the uniqueness of hospice mas...
How to Buy a Business
December 28, 2023 19:26 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBRichard Parker - Become a Business Buying Expert On keeping it moving: "Well, you know, sure as God created little green apples, I certainly want to buy a business that's on its way up, not on the way down." The two best days a business owner's life, or just like those of a boat owner: the day you buy it and the day you sell it. But just like when you sell a boat, or anything for that matter, you want to get the highest return. Just as often, the market that may want to purchase your busi...
The Hair -Restoration- Business
December 21, 2023 20:57 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBHelena Gibson - Unveil Restorative Hair Care On keeping it moving: "What am I gonna do? I've had 19 years of this business, and now all of a sudden the government can shut it. I've gotta come up with something else." Helena Gibson has built a successful business with her hair salons in the San Diego, California area. But a funny thing happened in 2020, and she had to temporarily close her doors. As we all know, the pandemic came around and the government forced many businesses to not be i...
How to Start a Food Business
August 18, 2023 17:12 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBSari Kimball - Food Biz Success Food Biz Secrets: "Understanding that just because it's an amazing product in your home kitchen doesn't always translate into a great profitable business plan." Just about everyone loves to eat. A few of us are even pretty good at creating delicious food to eat. Have you ever considered starting a food business? Maybe you've thought of opening a restaurant or packaging your special hot sauce to sell to the world? Some of the questions you may have about start...
Build Backlinks
July 28, 2023 19:56 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBFarzad Rashidi - Respona SEO Secrets: "What you want to do is to build relationships with authoritative resources in your space." Building a website is one thing. Getting people to come to your website, to make a purchase or find a need and a way to contact you is an entirely different game. Previously, to build an audience of any measureable amount, you'd need to manually reach out to hundreds of other website owners, in the hopes of getting some links from their pages to your pages. It...
Business Accounting Secrets
July 20, 2023 22:06 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBLee Philips - Legalees Tax Secrets: "Your little business is the most important tax shelter that you have." You probably started your business because you are very good at the skills needed for that industry. But knowing everything you need to know to take care of the business side of your business can be a challenge. It's knowing what you need to know and knowing what you don't know and knowing when it is time to hire someone that knows what you need to know. Legalees is a company start...
How to Be Debt Free
July 19, 2023 15:45 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBMarcus Garrett - The Marcus Garrett We live in a world where consumption is not only enjoyable, it's expected. But all of that consumption comes at a price. Actually, quite literally many prices. All that consumption costs money and often costs money that the consumers do not have. All this consumption can lead to debt, which leads to your money being consumed faster than you replace it. So how do you escape this circling of the financial drain? Shy of finding a windfall of cash, which...
How to Build A PPC Business
July 06, 2023 17:17 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBMichelle Kop - Level 28 Media To get your business found in such a noisy world you can either pay or do something extreme to get noticed. The extreme stuff doesn't always work, but the paid advertising route, if done correctly, can net you some profitable results. She details some tips and tricks in the PPC world that many people simply don't know, leading to wasted money and time and ending in frustration. Listen as Michelle Kop, founder of Level 28 Media, explains how she started and bu...
How to Get Veterans Dental Coverage
June 29, 2023 17:54 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBKyle Arenson - Objective Veterans Smile Did you know that veterans do not have dental coverage? The people that fought and worked hard for our freedoms do not have basic necessities such as dental cleanings offered to them. Kyle Arneson and his Objective Veterans Smile is working to fix that. With the help of Delta Dental, Kyle is getting veterans the dental help that they need. Listen as Kyle explains the issue and goes into how he is working on solving the problem. Starting in Wiscons...
Teach Kids How to Invest
June 22, 2023 21:20 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBRobert Wynn - Climb USA We've all been given good advice when we were young, sometimes even when we aren't so young. Many of us, myself included, didn't take all of the advice I should have. This is especially true in regards to the advice given about investing. The advice can be summed up into two words, do it. Robert Wynn has taken the idea of given advice and brought it to a whole new level. He has founded Climb USA, which teaches children how and why to invest. He uses real life exa...
How to Sell With Dignity
June 15, 2023 20:37 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBHarry Spaight - Selling With Dignity If you ask some people, sales is a four letter word. Some salespeople seem to uphold the stereotypes of the leisure suite wearing hustler. Harry Spaight, of Selling With Dignity feels there is a better way. After working in some less than great jobs and being told to do less than great things to sell people, Harry decided there was a better way. Listen as Harry explains how he helps train sales people to sell with dignity and actually make sales. ...
How to Incorporate Your Business
June 08, 2023 16:51 - 55 minutes - 38.5 MBMichael Wedaa - Augmentus Business Solutions You start a business because you want some time and money freedom. You know you need to start an LLC, or is it an S-Corp? Who knows what needs to be done to keep your business protected, while also keeping your business on legal and tax compliant ground, while also minimizing what you pay to the IRS? Michael Wedaa is a great help here. He explains, from his book, Corporation & LLC Secrets how to set yourself for success by putting the pieces o...
How to Put Profit First
June 02, 2023 20:52 - 1 hour - 40.9 MBRocky Lalvani - Profit Comes First Most of us are in business for the same reasons, we want more money, more time and to enjoy our work more. But often we end up with less money, spend more time working and blindly hope things will get better soon. But it doesn't have to be that way. You see, money is a tool. Like any tool, the more you know how to use it, the better it will serve you. Rocky Lalvani is a financial expert that helps business owners and bussing entrepreneurs learn how to ...
The Life of a Serial Entrepreneur
March 07, 2023 21:31 - 1 hour - 55.6 MBDan Guerra - SDMCentral Most entrepreneurs share a few common traits. They strive for success, growth and always pursue what is next. They also have a million ideas for other businesses and need to quell that urge to start the next big thing. That last part is a blessing and a curse. It makes it easy, well, easier to pivot. It also can be a distraction. Listen as Dan Guerra shares his entrepreneurial journey from the business of computer repair to website creation to software in the heal...
How to Win in Real Estate
February 28, 2023 21:46 - 53 minutes - 53.8 MBLori and Gordon - Sprinkman Real Estate Buying real estate can be a challenge. Helping people find and buy real estate can be a challenge as well. Lori Schilling's story in business is a phenomenal story of success, challenges, pivots and growth. She started a spa business years ago, built it into a successful empire and sold it. She is now the Lori of Lori and Gordon real estate, using her magnetic personality and savvy business sense to help her clients with their real estate deals. Gor...
Working with Depression and Anxiety
February 21, 2023 20:09 - 59 minutes - 41.9 MBJeanne Kolker - Insight Counseling and Wellness The Covid pandemic has pretty much passed, but the fallout is far from over. During the pandemic it has been reported that depression increased from 11% to close to 40%, from April 2020 - April 2021. Statistics like that are mind boggling, though they also offer an opportunity to help people. Jeanne Kolker is the owner of Insight Counseling and Wellness. She has been in business doing well for years. Once the pandemic hit, the hockey stick o...
How to Share Your Wisdom
February 20, 2023 20:34 - 51 minutes - 36.1 MBKeri Childers - Thought Leader Connection One of the great things about being in business and meeting other entrepreneurs in business is a common feeling of striving for growth. Of working on yourself and your business to contribute to the betterment of your business, society, you as a person, your employees, your clients and a huge push that there is always more than what you believe you can do. I was reminded of this while chatting with Keri Childers. Keri started the Thought Leader Conn...
How to Buy and Grow a Jewelry Store
February 10, 2023 22:25 - 49 minutes - 70.5 MBArt Fish - Prairie Jewelers When it comes to value, the name of the game is trust. This is especially true with a jewelry business. Knowing that the proprietor of the jewelry store knows what is available, what the different items are worth and how to choose just the right piece of jewelry to accomplish your goals all comes down to trust. This was an interesting interview since my knowledge of jewelry is limited. Luckily, Art Fish, the new-ish owner of Prairie Jewelers was able to answer ...
How to Be Healthy and Do It All (Well, Most of It)
February 03, 2023 22:38 - 59 minutes - 44.9 MBJenna Piche - First Light Health Juggling it all is tough. With a family, kids, business and/or a job, mixed in with a little sleep, less than a moment to chill and a barrage of problems that interfere with your already challenging schedule. You try to do it all and eventually, something has to give. Often that something is your health. Jenna Piche knows first hand what this is like. So she not only did something about it, she is helping guide other women to get out of the path to self de...
How to Win at the Massage Business
January 25, 2023 22:04 - 56 minutes - 78.9 MBKaitlin Rohowetz- A Better Body Massage Therapy Every business can cause you a bit of stress. A great massage is a relaxing way to relieve that stress, or at least settle it down for an hour or so. But what about starting, running and operating a massage business? What are the challenges and rewards for getting into the relaxing business of massage therapy? Listen as Kaitlin Rohowetz discusses her journey as an entrepreneur in the business of massage therapy. Her business is thriving and ...
How to Teach With Courses
January 24, 2023 20:03 - 57 minutes - 56.3 MBNancy Giere - Course Creation If you want to teach the world, either you need to spend a lot of time teaching, or a little bit of time creating courses for your students and clients to watch at their, and your, leisure. Listen as Nancy Giere teaches us how to create incredible courses (Read: Not Boring) that your students will actually follow through on. Enjoy! Visit Nancy at: https://nancygiere.com/ [00:00:01.743] You have found Authentic Business Adventures, [00:00:03.640] the business...
How to Print On Walls
January 11, 2023 17:33 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBPaul Baron - The Wall Printer Technology never stops, and Paul Baron has brought the next big thing here. Getting an image of whatever you want on just about any media you want, vertically, is now possible. With The Wall Printer, you can now get that beautiful picture printed on an exterior wall, even brick, and it lasts! Listen as Paul Baron explains the technology, the possibilities and the different ways that you can get involved in the business, either as a client or the person offering ...
How to Travel
January 06, 2023 18:45 - 53 minutes - 56.3 MBKatie Hensel - Travel Made Joyful We all dream of getting away. What they means to you may be different from someone else. We can all agree that travel is fun. But where do you go, what do you do and, arguably most importantly, what do you eat? Listen as well-travelled and addictively energetic entrepreneur Katie Hensel gives us some travel tips as she shares details of her new business, Travel Made Joyful. Katie helps people figure out the details of travel, so that you don't need a vacat...
Love of Gyros and Yogurt
October 28, 2022 21:28 - 53 minutes - 60.9 MBErin and Dimitri Vranas - Yips Yogurt Chips and Parthenon's Gyros A few facts to bring to light how awesome this couple is: Parthenon's Gyros hit 50 years this year. On top of that, they created Yips Yogurt Chips, which alone would be an incredible feat. Erin has enough energy to power a city. Erin and Dimitri Vranas know a thing or two about being incredible entrepreneurs and they are a married couple that works well together. Listen as they share their story of buying the family gyro busin...
Get Debt Free
October 21, 2022 19:55 - 55 minutes - 55.8 MBAdam Carroll - The Shred Method™ It may surprise you that there a huge number of people in our great population that have debt. Some of this debt is staggering in it's size, especially in relation to the income that is in the process of paying it back. Once you get deep in debt, it can be tough to get out. But it is not an impossible task. Listen as Adam Carroll, founder of The Shred Method™ explains some key tips to help both avoid debt and to get out of it. He offers some financial advi...
Graphic Design Business
October 05, 2022 18:58 - 48 minutes - 58.5 MBTara Ingalls - Tingalls Graphic Design There are an almost unlimited amount of places to get your logo, business cards, website or brochures designed. There are about as many places to work to peddle your design skills as well. The interesting thing with business is that it is the little things that often keep people coming back for more, whether as a client, or an employee. Tara Ingalls started Tingalls Graphic Design over 20 years ago. That alone is impressive. But think of all that sh...
Be Your Own Bank
September 16, 2022 19:44 - 53 minutes - 56 MBDrew White - Create Tailwind We have all had to borrow money at one time or another. Maybe for a house, a car or to grow our business. Dealing with lenders can be tough and you leave the decision of you getting cash in your pocket to people that may not have your best interests in mind. So what is a fiscally savvy individual to do? Listen as Drew White, of Infinite Banking Concepts, teaches us how he helps people be their own bank, through the power of a specially designed life insurance p...
Bridge Club
September 11, 2022 21:43 - 1 hour - 74.3 MBGlenna Shannahan - Madison Bridge Club What do Warren Buffet, Bill Gates and Glenna Shannahan have in common? They all play bridge. Glenna just happens to be a bit better at it. Glenna is the owner of Madison Bridge Club, a business that operates on the south side of Madison, Wisconsin for clients to learn and play the game of bridge. Listen as Glenna explains the game of bridge, how to play and how she has trained thousands of clients over the course of decades. Enjoy! Visit Glenna at: ...
Freeing Energy
August 18, 2022 18:58 - 55 minutes - 58.2 MBBill Nussey - Freeing Energy The times, they are a changing. What worked for so long before we are learning, really didn't work all that well. At least, not without consequences. This goes for business as well as energy. My guest today is Bill Nussey, a serial entrepreneur that has started, built and sold companies with enough success to allow him to share his resources to make the world a better place. In Bill's case, he is making the world a better place by studying and sharing his know...
Web Design and Development
August 12, 2022 21:44 - 50 minutes - 51.3 MBAJ Aluthwala - KallistoArt Remember back in the day when all you needed was a yellow pages ad and a landline phone? Maybe you don't, which is fine. Because now we have the internet and the internet is filled with websites. Which means that your business needs a website in order to be found. But how do you create a website? Listen as AJ form KallistoArt details how he cofounded and helped build a web design, SEO and mobile app company. Having started in 2006, he has seen the evolution of t...