Small Business Answer Man
329 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsWondering how you can become better at running your business? Entrepreneurship can be stressful. There is too much to do and not enough time.
If you’re isolated in your daily decisions, have no fear! Success and balance are possible. The Small Business Answer Man podcast is here to help you grow your business without losing your mind.
We interview experts and find solutions so your business grows and you get your time back. Join the Small Business Answer Man podcast with Gary Wilbers, where you master the art of running a successful business, using practical advice from experts who want to help you succeed.
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Ep: 177 Mark Mansingh
June 07, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 31.7 MBMark Mansingh is a senior HR, Compliance, PEO and Benefits Consultant. Mark understands the challenges that come with running a small business. While getting a master's degree in leadership development he started and ran a successful financial advisory firm for more than 10 years. Today, he works as an HCM Business Consultant for Paychex where he has helped over 500 business businesses navigate HR, Compliance, and benefits as well as streamlining and integrating their systems to save signifi...
Ep: 176 John Vuong
May 31, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 27.2 MBJohn Vuong is a seasoned sales professional and Internet marketer with an exceptional track record helping companies grow their clientele and profits. Through 15 years of experience working with CEOs, business owners, and marketing leaders at some of Canada’s most successful corporations, John developed a deep understanding of local marketing dynamics and consumer behavior. John’s entrepreneurial spirit and experience working with more than 5,000 local business owners inspired him to start h...
Ep: 175 Jon Schram
May 24, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 34.1 MBJon Schram is an IT support expert and the founder & CEO of The Purple Guys, a tech company that has grown since 2001 to become the Midwest’s premier provider of IT support services. The Purple Guys is a fast-growing, 7-digit business that has helped hundreds of companies grow by solving their IT problems and providing them with stress-free, bulletproof tech support. Jon and his wife, Jill, have three children and have founded two businesses together.
Ep: 174 Aaron Walker
May 17, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 34.8 MBAaron Walker has founded more than a dozen companies over the past 42 years and has appeared on more than 2000 podcast interviews. He attributes much of his success to having surrounded himself with his mastermind counterparts. Aaron spent a decade meeting weekly with Dave Ramsey, Dan Miller, Ken Abraham, and 5 other amazing entrepreneurs. Aaron is the founder of Iron Sharpens Iron Mastermind that now hosts 20 groups with National and International members. Aaron is the author of View From T...
Ep: 173 Allen Hunt
May 10, 2021 08:00 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MBDr. Allen Hunt Bio: Dr. Allen Hunt is a nationally known speaker and bestselling author. His books include Confessions of a Mega-Church Pastor: How I Discovered the Hidden Treasures of the Catholic Church, Everybody Needs to Forgive Somebody, and Nine Words: A Bible Study to Help You Become the Best-Version-of-Yourself. Dr. Hunt stepped aside July 1, 2007, as Senior Pastor at Mount Pisgah, a congregation serving more than 15,000 people each week through all of its ministries in Alp...
Ep: 172 Brad Connors
May 03, 2021 08:00 - 31 minutes - 30.1 MBBrad Connors, President, has been advising individuals, corporations, and institutional investors since 1994. Brad has built his practice, iWealth, in Waseca & Bloomington Minnesota. Brad affiliated with Investment Centers of America, Inc. in 1998 and was consistently in the top 5% of his peers, including 2010 ICA Representative of the Year. In 2014, Brad was honored with the distinguished Community Service Award at ICA’s Regional Conference. The award was presented to Brad based on his su...
Ep: 171 Perry Marshall
April 26, 2021 08:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBPerry Marshall is one of the most expensive business strategists in the world. He is endorsed in FORBES and INC Magazine. He’s guided clients like FanDuel and InfusionSoft from startup to hundreds of millions of dollars. He founded the $10 million Evolution 2.0 Prize, with judges from Harvard, Oxford and MIT. Launched at the Royal Society in London, it’s the world’s largest science research award. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Labs uses his 80/20 Curve as a productivity tool and his rein...
Ep: 170 Jason Holzer
April 19, 2021 08:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MBGrowing up in Taos, Missouri, Jason was raised in a small town with a loving family that gave him every chance to succeed. His parents were supportive and provided everything this 17-year-old could ever want. That is until his life changed forever on May 8, 2003, when his dad unexpectedly passed away by suicide leaving him, his mother and two younger sisters behind. Through hard work, dedication, and a strong faith in God, He is now a certified teacher and thought coach, accomplished...
Ep: 169 Joel Goldberg
April 12, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 35.1 MBA native of suburban Philadelphia and Chicago, Joel Goldberg has been a member of the Kansas City Royals television broadcast since 2008, serving as the host of every pregame and postgame show on FOX Sports Kansas City. The University of Wisconsin graduate won a 2001 Mid-America Emmy for sports reporting and has covered multiple championship teams in Major League Baseball and the National Football League. Joel built a 25-year career developing and maintaining strong relationshi...
Ep: 168 Archbishop Joseph Naumann
April 05, 2021 08:00 - 29 minutes - 30.9 MBArchbishop Joseph F. Naumann was ordained a priest in 1975. He served as the Archdiocesan Pro-Life Coordinator from 1984 to 1995 and as Vicar General in the Archdiocese of St. Louis before being ordained as Auxiliary Bishop of St. Louis/Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla in 1997. He was appointed Administrator of the Archdiocese of St. Louis in 2003 and became the Archbishop for the Archdiocese of Kansas City in 2005. Archbishop Naumann currently serves the USCCB as the Chair of the Pro-L...
Ep: 167 Season 13 Recap
March 29, 2021 08:00 - 26 minutes - 25.7 MBThe time has come again to do a recap. With the first quarter of 2021 just wrapping up we are going to do a season recap on the thirteenth season. It’s hard to believe that we have done 3 years of podcasting! Each guest that we have had on the podcast has taught us something different. Below are just a few of the highlights from our thirteenth season of podcasts.
Ep: 166 Mark Shaiken
March 22, 2021 08:00 - 35 minutes - 36.7 MB41 years in the law; then one day, no more law. Mark left the big firm, corporate bankruptcy practice to pursue things about which he had a passion. Now he measures each day by what he gives and tries to make a difference in a small way. To do so, Mark teaches photography to returning veterans, he is the vice chair of Think 360 Arts for Learning which brings art to inner city kids and the elderly, and he is on the finance and audit committee of Habitat for Humanity - Metro Denver. Mark’s sto...
Ep: 165 Sean Campbell
March 15, 2021 08:00 - 42 minutes - 45.4 MBSean has been training, mentoring, and educating all his life. An exceptionally well-regarded conference speaker and author, Sean has delivered talks for Fortune 50 companies and top-tier conferences. He has also been the author of several books on technical as well as business topics. Sean has also been a professional services firm owner for over 20 years. His professional services work has spanned consulting engagements with the Fortune 50 and startups you’ve heard of, the sale of hi...
Ep: 164 Tyler Sullivan
March 08, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes - 44.4 MBTyler Sullivan is the founder of BombTech Golf, an eCommerce store with over $15 million sold online since 2012. Tyler also runs EcomGrowers where he and his team have helped countless Shopify owners add 6-7 figures in additional sales to their eCommerce stores by optimizing email systems and ad campaigns to find hidden revenue streams. Over the years Tyler has come to learn the formula for running successful and profitable eCommerce businesses. He believes that even with online companies th...
Ep: 163 Lamar Hunt Jr
March 01, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 38.4 MBLamar Hunt Jr. has always felt the weight of the responsibility that comes with being born into opportunity. The Hunt family has a long history of entrepreneurship and investment in oil and petroleum, real estate, philanthropy, faith-based education, and, perhaps most famously, in sports. As the founder of Loretto Companies, Lamar Hunt Jr. has created a vehicle that can help him to use his resources to benefit others. The four Loretto Companies include Loretto Commercial, Loretto Sports Ve...
Ep: 162 Pete Paciorek
February 22, 2021 09:00 - 37 minutes - 33.5 MBPete is a youth coach/mentor. He is married to his high school sweetheart and has 3 young children. A former professional baseball player from a family of 10 pro athletes, Pete uses the vehicle of sport to bring out the innate positive character in our youth and teens. His non-profit and book are called Character Loves Company. He is pursuing a doctoral degree in Character Education and Citizenship at the University of Missouri, St. Louis. He works at Principia School in St. Louis, where he ...
Ep: 161 Steve Kahan
February 15, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 38.7 MBSteven Mark Kahan has successfully helped to grow six start-up companies from early-stage development to going public or being sold, resulting in more than $3.5 billion in shareholder value. He is currently Chief of Staff at Thycotic, which will become the seventh. He has just written a book published by Wiley and Audible and available on Amazon.com called “Be a Start-Up Superstar.” The book teaches those graduating college and young professionals how to earn a great living doing what the...
Ep: 160 Frank Agin
February 08, 2021 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.9 MBFrank Agin (http://frankagin.com) is president of AmSpirit Business Connection, an organization that empowers entrepreneurs, sales representatives and professionals to become successful through networking. He is also the host of the Networking Rx podcast, a weekly short-form podcast with insights and interviews related to better business relationships. And he narrates the Networking Rx Minute, a micro podcast with daily ideas and inspiration. Finally, Frank is the author of seve...
Ep: 159 Dr Evi Prokopi
February 01, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes - 37.2 MBDr. Evi Prokopi is a multicultural expert, having lived in six countries and worked with people from 58 countries. She has tremendous experience in recruiting, training, coaching, mentoring, leading and managing project management teams for Fortune 100 companies and start-ups. Evi, the founder and President of Cosmoleadership, the Global Leadership Association, is the first and youngest Greek female to ever speak at the Global Project Management Institute Congress and she is one of the World...
Ep: 158 Jonathan DeYoe
January 25, 2021 09:00 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBJonathan DeYoe has led an independent financial planning firm since 2002. He and the Mindful Money team work one on one with three hundred families and foundations. The Mindful Money team offers simple steps to financial success and tools to mindfully overcome emotional and cognitive biases related to money. Jonathan provides keynotes and workshops at conferences and associations. His team works with businesses to build transparent retirement plans for businesses and financial educatio...
Ep: 157 Anne Rulo
January 18, 2021 09:00 - 35 minutes - 31.4 MBAnne Rulo is an author, speaker, licensed marriage and family therapist, and licensed professional counselor. She is the author of two Bible studies, Cultivating Joy and The God Blanket. Anne lives in northwest Missouri with her two children and husband Tim who is a teacher and head football coach.
Ep: 156 Lance Woodbury
January 11, 2021 09:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBAs an advisor to closely-held agriculture businesses for over 20 years, Lance Woodbury works as a member of the Next Gen team to provide an expert level of guidance surrounding long-term planning discussions and decisions to meet both business and family goals. Lance specializes in coaching family businesses as they work through estate and succession planning issues, tackle difficult discussions, and create plans to protect and pass on legacies. Lance brings a robust background in agricul...
Ep: 155 Mandy Barbee Lanier
January 04, 2021 09:00 - 41 minutes - 35.6 MBMandy Barbee, MA Economics & CCHT founder of Palladium Mind, is a transformation and healing expert who has helped hundreds of clients across the globe to overcome anxiousness and thrive in business, health, and life. By combining the power of imagery with their innate capabilities, she empowers men and women to regain a positive sense of control, transcend struggle, and enjoy everything more. Mandy’s signature method is the natural result of certifications in clinical hypnotherapy, neurol...
Ep: 154 Season 12 Recap
December 28, 2020 09:00 - 28 minutes - 27.8 MBHere is the recap of the twelfth season of the CHARGE Podcast. Check out our show notes at CHARGEPODCAST.COM for more information.
Ep: 153 Ryan Carr
December 21, 2020 09:00 - 32 minutes - 29.2 MBRyan's purpose is to live with passion, presence, and optimism, and to positively impact people to maximize their potential so that we can all create and live the life we love! He currently works as the Sport Performance Supervisor at Barton Health in South Lake Tahoe. Prior to Barton, Ryan was a performance and strength & conditioning coach at Princeton University, Seton Hall University, Iona College, and the University of Hartford. Carr is a Certified Mental Performance Consultant...
Ep: 152 Tommy Breedlove
December 14, 2020 09:00 - 42 minutes - 46.3 MBTommy Breedlove is a Wall Street Journal & USA Today bestselling author of the book, Legendary. He is a relationship and mindset coach who is a regularly featured keynote speaker at global events. He serves clients and audiences by empowering them to build and live Legendary Lives. He guides them to build a lasting legacy, work in their zone of brilliance, obtain financial confidence, and live with meaning and balance.
Ep: 151 Nina Venturella
December 07, 2020 09:00 - 36 minutes - 33.3 MBNina Venturella is a Certified Nutrition Specialist, Certified Personal Trainer, and nutritionist who has worked in the field of health for over 20 years. In her career, she struggled with clients improving, but not resolving core health issues. Realizing that she could achieve greater results, not only by putting “good stuff in” but at the same time “getting bad stuff out”, Nina began her studies in detoxification. With a focus on the lymphatic system, the primary location where toxins are ...
Ep: 150 Dolores Hirschmann
November 30, 2020 09:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBDolores Hirschmann is an internationally recognized strategist, coach, speaker, and founder of Masters in Clarity, a strategy and coaching company that helps clients clarify their message and implement virtual business growth systems. Dolores has been a remote employee and virtual business owner for over 20 years. As a former TEDx organizer, Dolores understands how to help experts, authors, consultants, coaches, doctors and other service business owners position themselves as thought leaders...
Ep: 149 Dr. James F. Richardson
November 23, 2020 09:00 - 42 minutes - 39.7 MBCompany Founder, Podcast Host, and Author Dr. James Richardson is the founder of Premium Growth Solutions, a strategic planning consultancy for early-stage consumer-packaged goods brands. He has helped more than 75 CPG brands, including those owned by Coca-Cola Venturing as well as emerging brands such as Mother Kombucha. He also hosts his own podcast—Startup Confidential, and his thoughts appear regularly in industry publications such as Foodnavigator. James is also the author Ramping ...
Ep: 148 Jared Curry
November 16, 2020 09:00 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBDon’t be fooled by his age! Jared Curry, 18 years old, is already the CEO of Scope Marketing where he oversees a team of completely remote digital marketing geniuses. They are helping new companies double their ROAs within weeks. At 16, Jared Curry read Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki and it changed his life. Now, Jared is changing the face of eComm marketing.
Ep: 147 Clint Padgett
November 09, 2020 09:00 - 31 minutes - 28.5 MBClint is a seasoned entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience as a project manager and leader. He is a published author, teacher and expert in team building and the art of conversation. Clint is a ForbesBooks Featured Author, ForbesSpeakers Thought Leader and frequently speaks at conferences on the subject of project management and teamwork, including the Executive Education program in the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he is an adjunct profe...
Ep: 146 Peter Winick
November 02, 2020 09:00 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBPeter Winick is the founder and CEO of Thought Leadership Leverage. For the past two decades he has helped individuals and organizations build and grow revenue streams through designing and growing their thought leadership platforms as well as acting as a guide and advisor for increasing business to business sales of thought leadership products. His clients come from a diverse set of backgrounds and specialties. They include New York Times bestselling business book authors, members of the ...
Ep: 145 Jen Thornton
October 26, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MBJennifer has developed her expertise in Talent Strategy & Leadership Professional Development over her exciting 20+ year career as an HR Professional. She’s led international teams across Greater China, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S. to expand into new markets, managing franchise retailers, and developing key strategic partnerships - all while exceeding business objectives and financial results. The rapid growth of her consulting firm 304 Coaching has been largely due to Jennifer’s uncon...
Ep: 144 Gary Wilbers
October 19, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MBGary Wilbers has been a successful entrepreneur his entire life. He now uses the knowledge he’s gained through his experiences to help individuals & organizations ascend to their peak through coaching, training & speaking. He is also the author of three books, Positive Culture Wins, 21 Ways to Attract, Retain & Engage Millennials and The High Achiever Leadership Formula. Gary's fourth book, Cultivate Positive Culture: 10 Actions to Faithful Living, comes out October of 2020. Gary is involve...
Ep: 143 Thom King
October 12, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 35 MBPart CEO, part personal development wonk, and part biohacker info geek, Thom King is a self-confessed serial entrepreneur. While his favorite book list contains many success-oriented and personal-development classics, the traditional definition of achieving success (e.g. make a lot of money) is not what inspires or motivates King. He follows more of a “you aren’t doing well unless you’re also doing some good” line of thinking. King’s company has been built around the simple principle of “do ...
Ep: 142 David Sears
October 05, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 37.9 MBCommander Dave Sears, USN (ret.) served 20 years of active military duty within the United States Special Operations Command as a U.S. Navy SEAL officer. Commander Sears served on multiple east coast SEAL Teams, Naval Special Warfare Development Group, Joint Commands, and Headquarters USSOCOM. Dave has participated in a number of conflicts and contingency operations in Latin America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. He is a graduate of Boston University and the Naval Post Graduate School with an MS...
Ep: 141 Season 11 Recap
September 28, 2020 08:00 - 22 minutes - 21.8 MBHere is the recap of the eleventh season of the CHARGE Podcast. Check out our show notes at CHARGEPODCAST.COM for more information.
Ep: 140 Jason Collin
September 21, 2020 08:00 - 41 minutes - 35.2 MBJason’s success as a leader has spanned more than two decades throughout the private sector, nonprofit sector, and public sector. Building high-performance teams has been his silver bullet to propel multiple seven-figure businesses. His practical and systematic approach to building business through happy, healthy, loyal teams, is now wrapped up in the High Performance Team Effect. Jason is also the current Mayor of South Lake Tahoe, CA. His leadership experience, positivity, and collaborativ...
Ep: 139 Jennifer Longmore
September 14, 2020 08:00 - 40 minutes - 31.7 MBJennifer Longmore, Leading Authority on Soul Purpose, and Elite Business Coach to enlightened entrepreneurs, is a sought-after media personality, 3-time best selling author, is world-renowned for her laser like clarity in seeing into the depths of your soul and bridging your connection to universal consciousness. For more than 15 years, she has served clients in permanently shifting the limiting beliefs and patterns that prevent them from being who they really are so that they can live the...
Ep: 138 Rick Fessler
September 07, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 35.7 MBRick proudly serves as the CEO of CH&M. CH&M is a family of businesses with a focus on PEOPLE over PROFITS. All too often, companies have neglected to see the synergies of a healthy work-life balance. An overworked, unappreciated employee brings that home with him/her, putting stress on important personal relationships. However, employees that are treated with the decency and respect they deserve will become better husbands, fathers, wives, mothers, friends, and neighbors. Rick believes tha...
Ep: 137 Tim Tinnin
August 31, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35 MBTim is the founder of Angiepalooza and Red Slipper Warrior Project. He is a 32 year veteran of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Tim founded Angiepalooza and Red Slipper Warrior Project after the death of his newlywed bride, Angie to colon cancer. He continues the mission today, promoting the empowerment of women and young girls fighting cancer.
Ep: 136 Stephen Minnis
August 24, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutes - 28.2 MBA native of St. Joseph, MO, Stephen Minnis received his Bachelor’s degree from Benedictine College in 1982. He obtained his Juris Doctorate degree from Washburn University in 1985 and Master’s of Business Administration degree in 1993 from Baker University. Minnis began his legal career in the county prosecutor’s office for Johnson County, Kansas. Then at Sprint Corporation, he held the position of director, state regulatory and general attorney for 14 years. He served as president of the ...
Ep: 135 Grant Aldrich
August 17, 2020 08:00 - 35 minutes - 29.1 MBGrant founded OnlineDegree.com with a purpose-driven mission: make college more accessible and affordable for everyone. After graduating college with an overwhelming amount of debt, he was determined to change how students embark on their college education. Grant has spent his entire career working in startups with nearly 15 years of experience and 2 prior exits to a publicly traded company. He has been a board member and donor to a number of non-profits, an advisor to many publicly traded c...
Ep: 134 Larry Linthacum
August 10, 2020 08:00 - 36 minutes - 28.2 MBDr. Larry Linthacum is the superintendent of Jefferson City Public Schools. Dr. Linthacum has been in education for 26 years, 12 of those as a superintendent, and the last 5 in the Jefferson City Public school district. This brings his education career full circle in that he began as a Business teacher and Coach at Jefferson City High School. Dr. Linthacum received his BS from the University of Missouri Columbia where he was a four-year letterman on the football team. His Masters Degree a...
Ep: 133 Mitchell Earl
August 03, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 25.7 MBMitchell is COO of Discover Praxis – a startup bootcamp and job placement program for entrepreneurial young professionals who want more than college. He's the author of Don’t Do Stuff You Hate, and frequently writes about how to navigate life and careers. He's radical about creating a better future and helping others do the same.
Ep: 132 Michele Molitor
July 27, 2020 08:00 - 39 minutes - 35.3 MBMichele is an Executive Confidence Coach & Rapid Rewire Expert and Founder and CEO of Nectar Consulting Inc. Michele uses brilliant techniques to shift mental blocks and enhance the capacity of leaders, helping them build high performing teams and exponentially increasing bottom-line results.
Ep: 131 Jeff Mains
July 20, 2020 08:00 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBBio: Jeff Mains is an expert at turning ideas into enterprises. He has built five companies generating over $200 million in combined revenue. He is the founder and CEO of Intelligent Contacts, a software company which fixes one of the biggest problems in healthcare . . . billing. Helping healthcare providers extend the same great patient experience of care onward through a patient-friendly billing process. Fanatical about helping entrepreneurs build stellar companies Jeff leads a growt...
Ep: 130 Wilhelmina Springmeyer
July 13, 2020 08:00 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBWilhelmina lives to be outside; a dream to influence and educate led to Digital Marketing. Wilhelmina started her career working with equestrian entrepreneurs nationwide before moving home to Las Vegas. While in Las Vegas she began working with creatives, lawyers and medical device companies utilizing social media for sales acceleration, maximizing organic reach and earning up to $2.6 Million in sales within 90 days. After moving to St. Louis for love, Wilhelmina began working with coaches a...
Ep: 129 Season 10 Recap
July 06, 2020 08:00 - 28 minutes - 25.6 MBHere is the recap of the tenth season of the CHARGE Podcast. Check out our show notes at CHARGEPODCAST.COM for more information.
Ep: 128 Mike Bonventre
June 29, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 31.7 MBMICHAEL A. BONVENTRE Former Undercover Consultant to Citizens & Law Enforcement, Entrepreneur / New & Struggling Business Motivational Speaker / Author / Consultant / Business Coach Michael Bonventre has consulted federal, state, county agencies, small businesses, large corporations, private groups, and families since 1982. Mr. Bonventre began speaking to business owners, corporations, and educational institutions about profit and loss issues that plague businesses and communities nat...