Fascinating Entrepreneurs
132 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago - ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsGetting to the bottom of why entrepreneurs choose to do what they do, how they do it, and how they view and approach profitability.
How do people end up becoming an Entrepreneur? How do they scale and grow their businesses? How do they plan for profit? Are they in it for life or are they building to exit? These and a myriad of other topics will be discussed to pull back the veil on the wizardry of successful and fascinating entrepreneurs. Listen to this podcast if you want to learn how to scale and grow your business, build a team, and increase your bottom line.
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Building Brands and Books: Aliza Licht’s Path to Becoming a Marketing Maven Ep. 126
August 09, 2023 12:00 - 30 minutes - 35 MBALIZA LICHT is an award-winning marketer, bestselling author, podcaster, personal branding expert, and the founder of LEAVE YOUR MARK, a multimedia brand and consultancy. She advises businesses and mentors individuals on brand building and career development. Licht leverages over two decades of expertise in marketing, communications, and digital strategy in the fashion industry. Her new book, On Brand: Shape Your Narrative. Share Your Vision. Shift Their Perception is a comprehensive roadmap...
Troy Armour's Journey in Fashion Innovation with Junk Kouture Ep. 125
July 11, 2023 12:00 - 40 minutes - 45.9 MBAs a kid, Troy was two things, creative and not very good at sports. Having left school early to setup an IT business, he found himself with some time on his hands in 2010 and created a hobby for himself which brought two elements of his childhood. Junk Kouture was born. Little did he know at the time, Junk Kouture would become a business in it's own right, the world's first sport for creatives was born and now exists across some 20 countries with kids from the ages of 13 to 18 taking part...
Above and Beyond: Inside the World of Private Jet Travel with Cory Bengtzen Ep. 124
July 04, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 25 MBCory was named Airport Business Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 after only five years in aviation. Before founding CB SkyShare, Cory owned and sold several car dealerships; managing multi-million dollar businesses and large teams involved in all elements of business, from sales to marketing to finance. As an accomplished multi-engine land and seaplane pilot, including twin-engine jets, Cory’s passion for aviation resulted in founding CB Aviation as a one-man operation in 2009; through hard work a...
Path to Empowerment: Exploring Leadership and Financial Empowerment with Dr. Maria E Nemeth Ep. 123
June 28, 2023 12:00 - 25 minutes - 29.1 MBA little background on Dr. Maria… she is: A leading expert in leadership excellence, personal/professional development, and financial empowerment, whose work has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show and Inc Magazine. Founder & Director of the Academy for Coaching Excellence, an internationally accredited coach training program which has trained thousands of leaders worldwide in the nonprofit, for-profit, and governmental sectors. Author of the highly-acclaimed book, The Energy of Money...
The Importance of Public Speaking Ep. 122
June 15, 2023 12:00 - 9 minutes - 10.6 MBNatasha Miller is an award-winning, Wall Street Journal best-selling author. She is the founder and CEO of Entire Productions, an event and entertainment production company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Natasha is a classically trained violinist and celebrated jazz vocalist. She is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10ksb program and has studied entrepreneurship at Harvard and MIT. Natasha is a 3x in a row Inc. 5000 honoree for having one of the fastest-growing businesses in the US. Sh...
Building Empires: Ryan Crownholm's Diverse Business Ventures Ep 121
May 30, 2023 12:00 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MBRyan was born and raised in the Bay Area of Northern California. At the age of 19, he enlisted in the US Army and served in Germany and Bosnia during the conflict in the Balkans. After three years of service, Ryan received an honorable discharge and went on to attend Diablo Valley College. His exceptional academic performance earned him a full scholarship to St. Mary's College of California, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in Business and Economics. While at St. Mary's College, Ryan...
Demystifying Real Estate Investment: Tips and Strategies with Tamar Hermes Ep. 120
May 26, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes - 27.5 MBTamar Hermes is a full-time Real Estate Investor, coach, author, and founder of Wealth Building Concierge guiding women to become financially free through real estate investing and creative non-traditional wealth building. While growing successful businesses in the retail and entertainment industries, she built her portfolio with no prior knowledge or training. She learned firsthand the blocks for women about growing wealthy and trusting themselves to take charge of their finances. Tamar s...
How Gerren Sprauve went from the Insurance Industry to Helping People Fuel Their Drive With Every Assignment Ep. 119
May 16, 2023 12:00 - 27 minutes - 31.8 MBGerren Sprauve is originally from the United States Virgin Islands. For much of his life Gerren has been an ambassador for others, always looking out for those in need, less fortunate, etc. Gerren has always simply wanted to do good. Due to choices made, experiences had and the ultimate labels he placed on them in his mind, he struggled to value himself. And like many of us out there, Gerren decided to build a business to mask much of what was going on on the inside. The industry he c...
Unleashing the Power of Transformation: A Conversation with Christine Kloser Ep. 118
May 02, 2023 12:00 - 27 minutes - 31.6 MBUSA Today and Wall Street Journal best-selling author, Christine Kloser is the Founder and CEO of Get Your Book Done, where for 16 years, she’s coached writers through her proprietary Get Your Book Done process. To date, she’s coached and published more than 650 transformational authors in a dozen countries... with many of her authors leveraging their book to launch and transition careers, grow businesses, land on the stage of TEDx and become sought after media experts. She's been feature...
How Brandon Hatton infuses Conscious Wealth into his Family Financial Planning Advisory Ep. 117
April 26, 2023 12:00 - 24 minutes - 28 MBBrandon Hatton began his career in the financial services industry, working tirelessly for one of the world's largest investment and wealth management firms, Merrill Lynch. However, he soon realized that his fixation on creating wealth had destroyed his health, relationships and sense of self. He knew that, for many like him, in the quest to have ‘enough’, people often fail to realize that they are enough. Brandon became determined to find a win-win approach to wealth management in order to ...
Networking and Mastermind Groups for Growth Minded Entrepreneurs Ep. 116
April 18, 2023 12:00 - 10 minutes - 12 MBNatasha Miller is an award-winning, Wall Street Journal best-selling author. She is the founder and CEO of Entire Productions, an event and entertainment production company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Natasha is a classically trained violinist and celebrated jazz vocalist. She is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10ksb program and has studied entrepreneurship at Harvard and MIT. Natasha is a 3x in a row Inc. 5000 honoree for having one of the fastest-growing businesses in the US. Sh...
Chip Conley’s Joie de Vivre to the Modern Elder Academy Ep. 115
April 12, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutes - 30.9 MBChip Conley joined the tiny tech start-up Airbnb nearly a decade ago after a successful career as a boutique hotel company founder and CEO. He was twice the age of the average Airbnb employee which earned him the title "Airbnb's Modern Elder" who was as curious as he was wise. As the internal mentor to the young Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky, Chip got to see the value of intergenerational collaboration in a company that has now grown to be the most valuable hospitality company in the world. His be...
Optimizing Web3 and Technology Companies for Growth with Cahill Camden Ep. 114
April 05, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 30.2 MBCahill Camden is the CEO of Digital Vision Media Group, an agency that helps web3 and technology companies optimize for growth. As the Fractional CMO for Coinberry and Blockchain Foundry he helped guide both companies to successful 8-figure exits in 2022. He is currently focused on launching his latest startup Press Jockey - a tool that sorts 1,000s of press requests each week. He’s also a Forbes contributor and a bestselling author. Where to find Cahill Camden Website: digitalvision.io ...
Scaling Digital Marketing: From a Single Agency to a Franchise Model with Karen Hite Ep 113
March 28, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBKaren Hite is Co-Owner of Hite Digital and Operations Director at Master Hackers. Her commitment is to help established business owners find clarity so they can focus on revenue generating activities and their pursuit of a fulfilling balanced life. She and her husband started their digital marketing agency which is one of the first (if not the only) Franchise Model Digital Marketing Agency with now 19 franchise locations in the US and over 170 employees. Their mission is to generate 1,000 jo...
Empowering Digital Creators with Craig Swanson Ep. 112
March 15, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBCraig Swanson can pull back the veil of wizardry on founding CreativeLive as well as partnering to push course creators like Sue Bryce, Susan Stripling, and Kaisa Keranen to the multi-million dollar mark, and even acquisition. A couple particular anecdotes that he could cover: Listening as a Superpower to Scale – with KaisaFit, Craig learned that listening is truly your biggest superpower to scale a business. When you implement a strategy that gathers massive amounts of feedback from your ...
Why Entrepreneurs Should be More Vulnerable Ep 111
March 08, 2023 12:00 - 23 minutes - 26.4 MBNatasha Miller is an award-winning, Wall Street Journal best-selling author. She is the founder and CEO of Entire Productions, an event and entertainment production company based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Natasha is a classically trained violinist and celebrated jazz vocalist. She is a graduate of the Goldman Sachs 10ksb program and has studied entrepreneurship at Harvard and MIT. Natasha is a 3x in a row Inc. 5000 honoree for having one of the fastest-growing businesses in the US. Sh...
John Hall talks about the Intersection of PR, SEO and Thought Leadership in Building Brand Recognition and Authority Ep. 110
February 28, 2023 12:00 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBJohn Hall authored the best-selling book “Top of Mind,” published by McGraw-Hill. He has been called a top “sales speaker”, “virtual keynote speaker“, “motivational guest speaker” that people should pay attention to. When you combine his experience he’s one of the best speakers to increase your revenue and employee productivity. He writes weekly columns for Forbes and Inc. and has contributed to more than 50 online publications, including CNBC, Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and Fast Comp...
How Dom DiBartolomeo acquired The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills from his long-time mentor Ep. 109
February 21, 2023 12:00 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBDom is an entrepreneur, food personality, owner of the historic Cheese Store of Beverly Hills and the leading importer of premium Italian foods and specialty products in Los Angeles. Dom is a native New Yorker with a big personality and an even bigger appreciation for great Italian food passed down through generations of family recipes. It’s this same love of food that he shares daily with the Los Angeles community - both with his customers at The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills and his vast...
The Art of Authenticity: How to Define Your Personal Brand Ep. 108
February 14, 2023 12:00 - 20 minutes - 23.5 MBMarina Byezhanova is an entrepreneur, global speaker & university instructor. Co-Founder of a personal branding agency called Brand of a Leader, Marina has been quoted and referenced in such publications as Inc.com, Forbes.com, Fast Company, Success Magazine, Wall Street Journal and the Financial Post, and has spoken to audiences of entrepreneurs and business executives in North America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. She is a tenured member of Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO), having s...
How Melanie Johnson Went from TV Mogul to Publishing Powerhouse Ep. 107
February 07, 2023 12:00 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MBMelanie Churella Johnson is a powerhouse media mogul and entrepreneur. She is the owner and founder of Elite Online Publishing, which has published over 3000 books making all of its authors #1 bestsellers. Melanie got her start in the industry by owning and operating two TV stations in Houston and Dallas that grew to be worth over $100 million dollars. Melanie is also a WSJ/USA Today, 16x best-selling author, and TEDx Speaker. Melanie is a co-host of the popular podcast Elite Expert Insider...
How Stephan Spencer- “the Godfather of SEO” Approaches Who to Work With Ep. 106
January 31, 2023 12:00 - 29 minutes - 40.4 MBStephan Spencer is an SEO expert, founder of the agency Netconcepts, and bestselling author. He has 3 books published by O’Reilly: The Art of SEO, Social eCommerce, & Google Power Search. He's optimized the websites of some of the biggest brands in the world, including Chanel, Volvo, Sony, and Zappos. Stephan hosts the podcasts Get Yourself Optimized and Marketing Speak. Where to find Stephan Spencer Website: www.stephanspencer.com Instagram: @stephanspencer Facebook: Stephan Spencer Yo...
How Stacey Keller reached 2M with Ponyback in under 2 years Ep. 105
January 24, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutes - 30.2 MBStacey conceptualized Ponyback with the hopes of helping others like herself find comfortable, stylish, and flexible headwear that can accommodate long hair in any style. Watching her sons enjoy a plethora of hat options without constraint, Stacey knew it was time to revamp the hat industry. She successfully crafted a prototype for her viral,patent-pending design after dismantling a brand-name hat in her home. Graduating from Wilfrid Laurier University with a Bachelor's in Business Administ...
Discover how Gianina Skarlett's first NFT hit $2M revenue Ep. 104
January 17, 2023 12:00 - 23 minutes - 26.9 MBVenezuelan Founder, CEO, and Lead Engineer of W3 Learn Academy and CTW, a Web3 community-centric brand that has empowered 20,000+ community members worldwide to take space in Web3. Previous to joining the Web3 industry Gigi was a software engineer for an AI Silicon Valley tech company, Where to find Gianina Skarlett Website: www.cryptotechwomennft.com Instagram: cryptotechwomen Twitter: CTW | Explore W3learnacademy.xyz LinkedIn: Crypto Tech Women (CTW) Tech Stack Notion Jira RescueT...
How Joe Apfelbaum harnesses High Energy Marketing using LinkedIn Ep. 103
January 09, 2023 12:00 - 26 minutes - 30.4 MBJoe Apfelbaum is the CEO of Ajax Union, a B2B digital marketing agency based in Brooklyn, NY. Joe is a business strategist, marketing expert, and certified Google trainer. Joe is the author of his new book, High Energy Networking, How to get anything you want in business and in life by building meaningful relationships. When he is not Mojovating entrepreneurs at events and on LinkedIn he enjoys his time in Brooklyn with his 5 kids. Where to find Joe Apfelbaum Website: www.ajaxunion.com In...
How David Miller is Leading Growth in the Hemp world with Flow Gardens Ep. 102
January 05, 2023 12:00 - 21 minutes - 24.3 MBDavid Miller believes in making an impact to support organizations that further the betterment of society through synergizing expert advice. David is a progressive thinker and visionary. For 15 years, he was the founder and CEO for the #1 fastest growing financial company in 2017. He is currently the President of a Cannabis R&D cultivation company and Board Member for a Bi-Partisan PAC to Legalize Cannabis. David's education includes MIT's CEO Masters Program, Oglethorpe, and the University ...
Susan Drumm Explores Neural Pathways and Music Ep. 101
December 27, 2022 12:00 - 23 minutes - 26.6 MBHi, I’m Susan, CEO and Leadership Coach Change can be scary. Or it can be an opportunity. The enlightened leader capitalizes on opportunities in a way that serves humanity. My mission is to help visionary leaders find their path to Enlightened Leadership – their unique leadership growth path and the blind spots that could get in the way. Sometimes, that means making a radical, necessary change that others may view as “crazy.” For me, this moment of radical change happened at age 30, when...
How Marnie Consky built a $10m Chafe-wear Brand with a Freelance Team Ep 100
December 20, 2022 12:00 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBMarnie Rabinovitch Consky is the Founder, CEO and Chief Anti-Chafing Champion of Thigh Society (www.thighsociety.com), an undergarment brand specializing in moisture-wicking, lightweight and breathable multi-use shorts for women that are not shapewear. Marnie is one of those unique entrepreneurs who identified a white space opportunity based on her personal pain point of thigh rub, innovated a solution and then brought it to market. Without any related experience in retail, sales, manufactur...
How Chris Ronzio Transformed Business Onboarding and Training Ep 99
December 13, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 29.1 MBChris Ronzio is the founder and CEO of Trainual, a leading SaaS platform that transforms the way small businesses onboard, train and scale their teams. Chris is the host of “The Fastest Growing Companies” and “Organize Chaos” podcasts as well as the author of the best-selling book “The Business Playbook - How to Document and Delegate What You Do So Your Company Can Grow Beyond You." Where to find Chris Ronzio Website: www.chrisronzio.com Instagram: chrisronzio Facebook: Chris Ronzio Chr...
Just Move with Multi-Million Dollar Business Founder Kaisa Keranen Ep. 98
December 06, 2022 12:00 - 30 minutes - 34.7 MBKaisa Keranen is a personal trainer, fitness educator, and social media influencer known for her fun and innovative ways to get people moving. She graduated from the University of Washington where she was a member of the Track and Field team and later went on to get her Master's in Exercise Science, Sports Performance, and Injury Prevention. As the founder of Just Move, she has developed her own method of movement which she shares daily with her clients and social media followers worldwide....
Get Real with Publicist and Best-Selling Author Anna Crowe Ep. 97
November 29, 2022 12:00 - 20 minutes - 23 MBAnna Crowe is founder and CEO of Crowe PR, a recognized public relations and marketing expert, best-selling author and speaker. Anna has spent nearly 20 years working for iconic brands in New York, Los Angeles and San Diego, pivoting from a Big 4 CPA track, to scaling and leading a national public relations and digital marketing agency. In addition to running her business and empowering people to unlock their true potential through authenticity, Anna sits on the board of the San Diego Chapte...
How Edgar Blazona Disrupted The Furniture Industry with Benchmade Modern Ep. 96
November 22, 2022 12:00 - 22 minutes - 25.4 MBEdgar Blazona is a modernist American furniture designer and founder of wildly popular DTC sofa brand BenchMade Modern. A high school dropout, turned graffiti artist, turned serial entrepreneur, Edgar got his start in the furniture industry because of need: he was young and broke, and his first apartment didn’t have any furniture. Thus, he taught himself how to build some. Along with starting several (!) of his own companies, including Modular Dwellings – a prefab backyard shelter company, ...
How Erin Fabio's Grit Studio Positions Beauty and Wellness Brands for Success Ep. 95
November 15, 2022 12:00 - 16 minutes - 19.2 MBOwner of content + digital marketing agency, Grit Studio, Erin has an 15+ years of experience in content marketing on both the agency and brand sides of the table. She specializes in content creation and strategy for consumer and retail brands in both the beauty and wellness spaces. Brands she’s worked with include Bluemercury, Sassoon, Walt Disney Studios, ABC Family, Lifetime, Marlo Thomas + many others. Erin lives in the Washington, D.C. area and she’s a mom to 2 babies and 2 doggos. Yoga...
How the Darl helps Transform Beauty and Fashion Startups Ep 94
November 09, 2022 12:00 - 17 minutes - 20.3 MBLara Schmoisman is a Digital weaver and powerhouse marketing and branding strategist. A Forbes NEXT1000 Honoree and LA Times Inspirational Women Nominee by helping transform brands to become profitable, innovative, and sustainable. Born and raised in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Lara Schmoisman is the founder & CEO of The Darl a full-service marketing and advertising agency based in LA. Lara is a unique combination of Jewish and Latina, outspoken by nature, tenacious, armed with grit and a sexy...
How Mike Augugliaro went from being an Electrician to Owning 8 Figure Businesses Ep. 93
November 01, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 29.4 MBMike Agugliaro is a sought - after author, speaker, and coach with more than 3 decades of experience in helping people shift their mindset and transform their identities to achieve greater success. He started his career as a young, struggling electrician but figured out the keys to success and built an 8 figure business that he sold in 2017. He went on to build an 8 figure coaching business that he sold in 2020 at the height of the pandemic. Today, Mike leads the FuDog Group team as they hel...
Grow, Scale, and Innovate Your Business with Start-Up Leader Patrick Bryant Ep. 92
October 25, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 29.7 MBPatrick Bryant is serial entrepreneur, professional speaker, and co-founder and CEO of Charleston-based software product agency CODE/+/TRUST. After co-founding his first company Go To Team, the largest staff video crew provider in the U.S., and taking it to 20 offices around the US 25 years ago, his bio is then a steady stream of starting new businesses in media, rolling papers, and software. As a serial entrepreneur, he continues to start and invest in new startups including, Teamphoria (...
Start Winning at Life with Ethan King’s S.I.M.P.L.E. Success Buckets Ep. 91
October 18, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes - 36 MBEthan King is an American entrepreneur with businesses in apparel, fitness, e-commerce, and real estate. He is a dynamic speaker who shares his journey from starving artist to CEO of multiple 7-figure brands. Ethan's work has appeared on Oprah, and he has been featured on the cover of Best Self magazine. He specializes in coaching high performance professionals around the world to live a life by design. Ethan is author of the #1 International Bestselling book–Wealth Beyond Money: Unlocking ...
The Future of Work is Here: How To Automate Your Business Processes with Dan Abbate Ep. 90
October 11, 2022 12:00 - 17 minutes - 19.6 MBDan Abbate is an entrepreneur, thought leader, and investor with a career-long focus in business process optimization and automation using advanced technology, organizational development, and continuous improvement. Dan has a heavy transaction background including startup financing, mergers and acquisitions, and turnarounds. In the late '90s, while he was still in college, Dan started an internet company which serviced and eventually sold to Wall Street-funded .coms. Between the years of 2...
How Alex Feldman Grew Their Small Family Optical Shop to A Luxury Eyewear Brand Ep. 89
October 04, 2022 12:00 - 16 minutes - 19.3 MBAs Founder and CEO of Alexander Daas, Alex Feldman drives the vision and growth of the brand, including its design and distribution, retail presence and ecommerce business. Feldman grew up in the business of opticianry, with his parents owning a small optical shop in San Francisco, California. In 2006 Feldman bought out his parent’s small business and began growing the company. After over a decade of working on the sales floor and styling thousands of politicians, athletes, celebrities, lo...
Reverse Engineer Your Business for Profit with Russell Lundstrom’s Marketing Plan Formula Ep. 88
September 27, 2022 12:00 - 20 minutes - 23.5 MBRussell Lundstrom is an born and bred entrepreneur. Having started multiple 7-figure businesses, and helping hundreds of other businesses repeat that success, he is now on a mission to simplify the world of marketing. Passionate that entrepreneurs are the mind, heart, and engine of the world, he is driven to improve the world through better business. “When good business succeeds, everyone’s quality of life gets better” After 35+ years on the front lines of marketing, Russell created the s...
Leveraging Video to Build and Scale Your Business with Keri Murphy Ep. 87
September 21, 2022 12:00 - 23 minutes - 26.8 MBThe CEO and founder of Inspired Living, Keri Murphy is committed to empowering people all over the world to “Dream it. Live it. BE it!” This international speaker, media expert and business mentor honed her expertise in the entrepreneurial field for over 20 years and on-camera for over 3 decades. Her company specializes in teaching entrepreneurs how to clarify their message, authentically show up on-camera and leverage video in order to build an influential brand. A veteran of television wi...
How Suze Dowling Built an Ecosystem of Household Brands in the Direct-to-Consumer Space Ep. 84
September 13, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 29 MBSuze Dowling is Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Pattern, a family of purposeful brands providing the essentials to make, shape, and grow a home—the foundation of daily life. Suze has built her career in the early stage landscape. Her role is the culmination of a decade of experience at the forefront of the NY start-up community; working hand-in-hand with entrepreneurs from ideation to, now, multiple billion-dollar exits. Prior to co-founding Pattern, Suze was General Manager and P...
How to Stop Settling and Start Driving for the Unreasonable with Kris Kluver Ep. 85
September 06, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 29.3 MBKris Kluver is a dedicated speaker, facilitator, advisor, seasoned entrepreneur, and bestselling author of The Aspiring Solopreneur: Your Business Start-Up Bible as well as The Fable: Life on Your Terms, part of the Defining What’s Next series. He has helped thousands of individuals, couples, and organizations find balance and achieve more than they ever thought possible using simple tools, candid facilitation, and unique stories. Kris has helped organizations achieve eight-figure exits, ten...
How Maricielo Solis Created a Movement of Connection Through Storytelling Ep. 84
August 30, 2022 12:00 - 18 minutes - 20.7 MBCielo Solis is a multilingual media storyteller, executive, and TV journalist turned entrepreneur whose motivation, compassion, and game-changing attitude have all earned her a reputation as a media thought leader. She is the founder & CEO of BLENDtw, a media company focused on producing content that fosters human connection. Through BLENDtw, Cielo produces content that helps people connect through their experiences so they can live abundant and meaningful lives. Disappointed by the lack of...
The Crossrope Story: From a One-Man Operation to a Leading Fitness Brand with David Hunt Ep. 83
August 23, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes - 35.5 MBIn 2011, I suffered a severe injury. I tore a pectoral muscle while bench pressing. I was shocked and angry at myself. Why, 7 years after college sports, was I lifting heavy weights? Now, as an instructor pilot in the Navy, I couldn't fly, I couldn't workout, and I had a painful surgery and long recovery ahead. I was consumed with sadness and self-loathing. Leading up to this incident, I was a skeptic. I'd roll my eyes at stories of silver linings and turning lemons to lemonade. Sure, ther...
How to Build A Family Business Succession Plan with Stephen Shortt Ep. 82
August 16, 2022 12:00 - 30 minutes - 35.1 MBStephen is the Managing Director of ETC Consult and Distributed Training. Stephen is involved in different industries including leadership development and psychometric selection as well as international education and training; inward tourism in Ireland and more recently online and blended learning. Stephen has delivered seminars and workshops; moderated panel discussions and acted as the MC for a range of international events on the topics of entrepreneurship; international communication; l...
How Ivan Estrada Chased His Dreams and Became A Top Real Estate Agent Ep. 81
August 02, 2022 12:00 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBIvan Estrada is an inspirational business leader and top-ranked real estate entrepreneur. Estrada is a top producer at the Beverly Hills office of Douglas Elliman. He is a highly sought-after public speaker on marketing, personal development, real estate, and personal branding by organizations such as Inman, California Association of Realtors, and The Real Deal. Estrada produces a large portfolio of video content, including the popular YouTube series, The Real Estate Minute. He has been fea...
Building Purpose-Driven Brands that Shape Culture with Willow Hill Ep. 80
July 26, 2022 12:00 - 27 minutes - 31.4 MBWillow Hill is an entrepreneur and award-winning creative director at the helm of building the purpose-driven brands of tomorrow. As the Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Scout Lab, her clients include Wix.com, Adidas, Venmo, and scaling start-ups such as Ritual, Maple, Wilde, and more. Prior to Scout Lab, she built and launched Airbnb's global brand, introducing the Airbnb re-brand to the world via major global campaigns. Drove adoption of the Airbnb brand into hyper-growth in the US...
Drink Innovation: How to Create a Winning Product with Billy Bosch Ep. 79
July 20, 2022 12:00 - 25 minutes - 29.1 MBBilly Bosch, as CEO of ICONIC, translates his vision for the “perfect snack and meal solutions” into reality, leading his team in product testing and design. He oversees retail distribution, currently over 8,000 locations. He has closed more than $10 million in capital to finance the business. Where to find Billy Bosch Website: www.drinkiconic.com Instagram: @iconiclife Facebook: Billy Bosch LinkedIn: Billy Bosch SPONSOR This episode is sponsored by Entire Productions- Creating events...
On the Frontlines of America’s Opioid Epidemic: Dr. Arun Gupta’s Breakthrough Solutions Ep. 78
July 15, 2022 12:00 - 28 minutes - 32.9 MBDr. Arun Gupta is a solo primary care physician for 35 years, and an addiction doctor for the past 16 years. Dr. Gupta is the author of the highly acclaimed new book, The Preventable Epidemic: A Frontline Doctor’s Experience and Recommendations to Resolve America’s Opioid Crisis is the best seller, on WSJ & USA today Amazon #1, B&N number 1. Over the years of treating addiction patients, he has seen firsthand the devastation and heartbreak caused to their families and has a passion for stop...
How Gesche Haas Built the Next Wave of Women in Business Ep. 77
July 05, 2022 19:00 - 30 minutes - 34.9 MBGesche Haas is an entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and advisor who is the CEO and Founder of Dreamers & Doers, an award-winning community and agile PR team amplifying extraordinary entrepreneurial women. Dreamers & Doers has built a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem of over 34,000 women globally. Gesche's views on the tech space and beyond have been featured on Bloomberg TV, CNNMoney, The New York Times, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Forbes, Fortune Magazine, Refinery29, Broadly/Vice, ...