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The Michael Girdley Show

69 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

Conversations about finding success in life, investing, and entrepreneurship.Hosted by Michael Girdley (Twitter:@girdley)

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Episodes

Nick Gray, founder of Museum Hack - Profiting from awesome in-person events - The Michael Girdley Show episode 51

September 16, 2022 04:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Nick Gray (@NickGrayNews), we had the first face-to-face interview as we talk about what it’s like to be an entrepreneur in their 30s, and shared some tips on publishing a book and hosting events! ----- Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! Follow us on Twitter @GirdleyShow Find success in small business investing and entrepreneurship. ----...

James Camp, Founder of Nanoflips.com - Solopreneurs and Scale - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 50

September 09, 2022 15:00 - 57 minutes - 39.3 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by James Camp (@JamesonCamp), who grew up in New York City and is a Jack of All Trades, especially on marketing strategy, monetization, and website flipping. We talk about how he lost $100,000 trying to acquire a firm, the downside of financial touts, and stock buying schemes he's encountered. ----- Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! Follow ...

Dave Kline, Owner of SkillScouter - How to become a great manager? - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 49

September 02, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.8 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Dave Kline (@dklineii), from Bridgewater & Moodys Analytics and a Management Accelerator, we talk about management and leadership. We went through a bunch of topics and shared different insights on human nature, human nature, how to work yourself into being a new manager, the shift in hiring overseas, and more! ----- Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Do you enjoy our content? Ra...

Joe Wilson, Managing Partner at Undeterred Capital - VC from the ground up - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 48

August 25, 2022 10:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Joe Wilson (@_joewilson), a Deep Tech Investor who runs a VC Fund in LA, we talk about a lot of interesting things like the works under deep tech and bioscience investing, how Joe acted to the COVID Pandemic 2020 as a scientist and also went through defining what a shady business is or not. ----- Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! Follow ...

Linda Lebrun, Writer Recruitment at Substack - Online content masterclass - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 47

August 19, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Linda Lebrun (@Substacklinda) to talk about her work at Substack: Focusing on emerging creators in the finance space. We also go about free and paid newsletters that are sent by email, who makes money doing what, advantages and disadvantages & compare these as a consumption tool to other platforms like YouTube and TikTok.  Linda provided a lot of excellent suggestions about being unconventional in your content creation and how it may benefit you in you...

Tai Rattigan, Global Head of Partnerships at Deel and Co-Founder at Partnership Leaders - The Magic of Partnering Well - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 46

August 11, 2022 10:00 - 1 hour - 45.4 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Tai Rattigan (@XOptimiser), we talk about two major topics of interest. We talk about how partnerships work (Which is something that's a total black box domain that Tai extensively covered during the hour. Then the second thing we talked about was making money at paid communities. He operates a paid community for partnership professionals that work at startups, and it was awesome to talk through how he got it started and how it works. ----- Do you lo...

Rohun Jauhar, Co-founder of JT Capital - From W-2 into Real Estate - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 45

August 04, 2022 11:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Rohun Jauhar (@RohunJauhar), we talk about Real Estate, his specialty which is apartments in Florida and Texas. Then we went into a bunch of life and self-help kind of stuff as well as hiring virtual assistants and how to make the leap from having a day job to becoming an entrepreneur. ----- Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! Follow us on...

Moses Keagan, Founder of Adaptive Realty - Perspectives on Real Estate - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 44

July 28, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Moses Kagan (@moseskagan) who is a real estate and private equity professional from Los Angeles, we talk about how real estate's different in California, how his strategy works there and somehow not in other places, and the effective interest rates on what people are doing with real estate. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Fol...

Moses Kagan, Founder of Adaptive Realty - Perspectives on Real Estate - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 44

July 28, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Moses Kagan (@moseskagan) who is a real estate and private equity professional from Los Angeles, we talk about how real estate's different in California, how his strategy works there and somehow not in other places, and the effective interest rates on what people are doing with real estate. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Fol...

Kyle O'Hehir, CTO of Constitution Lending - Real Estate Open Season - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 43

July 21, 2022 08:13 - 1 hour - 45.7 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Kyle O’ Hehir (@financeguy725) who runs a lending and real estate business from Connecticut, we talk about having bought dozens, if not more, different units of real estate with his partner. Kyle is also a really pretty inspiring high energy guy. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on Twitter @GirdleyShow Find success i...

Barrett O'Neill, CEO of Bright Line Media - The competitive mindset - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 42

July 14, 2022 08:26 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB

Michael Girdley @Girdley is joined by @barrettjoneill we talk about his journey into entrepreneurship, starting as a competitive athlete, the differences & similarities, and mindsets. Also, we talk about his two businesses, he runs a digital agency, and then secondarily runs a storage business. We also had a great exchange on global workforces and how to hire overseas. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you...

Justin Hill, Hill Law Firm - San Antonio Love Fest - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 41

July 07, 2022 08:22 - 1 hour - 47 MB

Michael Girdley @Girdley is joined by Justin Hill (@jahlawfirm), a lawyer in San Antonio. We talked about how personal injury works and discussed three business ideas. Not only that, but we also talk about our San Antonio experiences, the history, and projects on how to improve the city’s lifestyle. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on Twitter @GirdleyShow ...

Kevin Dahlstrom, CEO of Swell Money - The future of wealth building - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 40

June 30, 2022 09:51 - 1 hour - 46.2 MB

Michael Girdley @Girdley is joined by Kevin Dahlstrom (@Camp4), we talk about how to become multi-dimensional, get to identify the cliches and what it is like when GenX-ers joins in the Twitter Community, how leaders and CEOs work to be where they are now. Kevin also talks about his banking app business, Swell, that grew over time and became an LP in great Real Estate deals. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * D...

@SpiritofPines - Living the No-College American Dream - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 39

June 23, 2022 08:02 - 1 hour - 49 MB

Michael Girdley @Girdley is joined by Pine Baron (@SpiritofPines) the first anonymous guest on the podcast. We talked about his journey to develop wealth and get into real estate buying, why Pine wished to be anonymous on Twitter, why people trust corporations so much these days and which corporations we trust. ----- Thanks to our sponsor! * Harbor Capital is a hyper-focused Class B industrial real estate investment firm. They are building a portfolio of quality industrial assets in the f...

Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is constant evolution - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 38

June 17, 2022 12:48 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

Michael Girdley @Girdley is joined by Jesse Pujji @jspujji from St. Louis, we talk about all the cool stuff that he does, especially the Venture Studio that he’s running. It is a business that incubates and creates other businesses. It talks about having to reboot your business every six to nine months and the coolness of the Sikh, the religion of which Jesse is a practitioner, is one of the neatest things to stumble upon in recent years.-----Thanks to our sponsor!* Harbor Capital is a hyper-...

Jesse Pujji of Gateway X - The CEO job is constant evolution - The Girdley Show Episode 38

June 17, 2022 12:48 - 1 hour - 57.1 MB

Michael Girdley @Girdley is joined by Jesse Pujji @jspujji from St. Louis, we talk about all the cool stuff that he does, especially the Venture Studio that he’s running. It is a business that incubates and creates other businesses. It talks about having to reboot your business every six to nine months and the coolness of the Sikh, the religion of which Jesse is a practitioner, is one of the neatest things to stumble upon in recent years. ----- Thanks to our sponsor! * Harbor Capital is a hyp...

Eric Jorgenson - GP of Rolling Fun - Information Dealer Extraordinaire - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 37

June 09, 2022 09:39 - 1 hour - 57.4 MB

Michael Girdley @Girdley is joined by Eric Jorgenson @EricJorgenson, author of the book Navalmanack. We talk about his new book, generational differences, we recap the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, why he takes photos of sandwiches and puts them on social media, his career and how he's established a career as an information dealer. Subscribe to our channel! ----- Thanks to our sponsor! * Harbor Capital is a hyper-focused Class B industrial real estate investment firm. They are buildin...

Tyler Tringas of Calm Fund - Going against the grain of classical VC - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 36

June 02, 2022 10:50 - 1 hour - 49 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Tyler Tringas (@tylertringas), Calm Fund GP & Founder, to talk about how the calm fund works as an alternative to VC, lessons running in-person & online events, why to live in CDMX, how to raise money as a founder, how to hire as a tech founder, and much more! ----- Thanks to our sponsor! * Harbor Capital is a hyper-focused Class B industrial real estate investment firm. They are building a portfolio of quality industrial assets in the four big citi...

Can’t get a permit? Just drive-through the Prime Minister’s Palace - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 35

May 27, 2022 00:14 - 1 hour - 97.1 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Levi Benkert (@Levijameshere) to talk about Harbor Capital, hiring architects overseas, his real estate endeavors, starting Verde Beef in Ethiopia (& his story with the Prime Minister), fundraising: tricks & techniques, outlook on America’s future, and more. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on Twitter @GirdleyShow ...

Levi Benkert of Harbor Capital - Can’t get a permit? Just drive to the Prime Minister’s Palace - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 35

May 27, 2022 00:14 - 1 hour - 48.6 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Levi Benkert (@Levijameshere) to talk about Harbor Capital, hiring architects overseas, his real estate endeavors, starting Verde Beef in Ethiopia (& his story with the Prime Minister), fundraising: tricks & techniques, outlook on America’s future, and more. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on Twitter @GirdleyShow Fi...

Searching with a Thesis: How to run an ETA Fund with Steve Ressler - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 34

May 18, 2022 11:50 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Steve Ressler (@steveressler), we talk about building the Brydon Group to combine Private Equity with Entrepreneurship through acquisition, the sentiment flip on social media, how much attention should you pay to Social Media, networking & learnings at annual shareholder meetings, and much more. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel *...

Steve Ressler- Brydon Group - Searching with a Thesis: How to run an ETA Fund - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 34

May 18, 2022 11:50 - 1 hour - 89.6 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Steve Ressler (@steveressler), we talk about building the Brydon Group to combine Private Equity with Entrepreneurship through acquisition, the sentiment flip on social media, how much attention should you pay to Social Media, networking & learnings at annual shareholder meetings, and much more. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel *...

Steve Ressler of Brydon Group - Searching with a Thesis: How to run an ETA Fund - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 34

May 18, 2022 11:50 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Steve Ressler (@steveressler), we talk about building the Brydon Group to combine Private Equity with Entrepreneurship through acquisition, the sentiment flip on social media, how much attention should you pay to Social Media, networking & learnings at annual shareholder meetings, and much more. Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel * ...

Chris Bakke of Laskie.co - How to fix your hiring process and more - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 33

May 11, 2022 11:40 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Chris Bakke (@ChrisJBakke) to talk about why hiring is broken, good & bad ways to hire, LinkedIn vs. Twitter: content and audience differences, finding the balance between good content and shitposting on Twitter, www.laskie.com, and much more! ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on Twitter @GirdleyShow Find success in s...

How to fix your hiring process? With Chris Bakke - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 33

May 11, 2022 11:40 - 1 hour - 82.5 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Chris Bakke (@ChrisJBakke) to talk about why hiring is broken, good & bad ways to hire, LinkedIn vs. Twitter: content and audience differences, finding the balance between good content and shitposting on Twitter, www.laskie.com, and much more! ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on Twitter @GirdleyShow Find success in...

There is Bar in San Antonio for Austin Expats?! Talking with Meghan Skornia - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 32

May 04, 2022 11:11 - 1 hour - 88.1 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Meghan Skornia (@MeghanSkornia) to talk about urban planning, zoning codes, the Great Springs project, affordable housing, why you should live in San Antonio, and much more. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on Twitter @GirdleyShow Find success in small business investing and entrepreneurship. ----- Show Notes: 0...

Meghan Skornia of Asakura Robinson - There is Bar in San Antonio for Austin Expats?! - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 32

May 04, 2022 11:11 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Meghan Skornia (@MeghanSkornia) to talk about urban planning, zoning codes, the Great Springs project, affordable housing, why you should live in San Antonio, and much more. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on Twitter @GirdleyShow Find success in small business investing and entrepreneurship. ----- Show Notes: 0:0...

Jay Vasantharajah - Things I wish I had learned 10 years ago about Pricing Power - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 31

April 27, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Jay Vasantharajah (@jayvasdigital) to talk about money as a taboo in the tech space, pricing power & how it affects business; the “Top Talent” contradiction, hiring overseas, Businesses being alive through systems, Twitter, and much more! Jay is a great thinker and even a better person, hope you enjoy this one. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content...

I wish I had learned 10 years ago about Pricing Power - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 31

April 27, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 98.2 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Jay Vasantharajah (@jayvasdigital) to talk about money as a taboo in the tech space, pricing power & how it affects business; the “Top Talent” contradiction, hiring overseas, Businesses being alive through systems, Twitter, and much more! Jay is a great thinker and even a better person, hope you enjoy this one. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our conten...

Should you start a Conference to make money? - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 30

April 22, 2022 16:21 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by John Wilson (@WilsonCompanies) to talk about the HoldCoConf, building a personal brand, the relevance of joining a business community, the plumbing industry, and much more. How do you make a repeatable, scalable, unbeatable Hiring system? Michael Girdley (@Girdley) walks us through his take on hiring. Save on resources in advance by hiring the best fits for each role. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Su...

John Wilson of Wilson Companies - Should you start a Conference to make money? - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 30

April 22, 2022 16:21 - 59 minutes - 41.2 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by John Wilson (@WilsonCompanies) to talk about the HoldCoConf, building a personal brand, the relevance of joining a business community, the plumbing industry, and much more. How do you make a repeatable, scalable, unbeatable Hiring system? Michael Girdley (@Girdley) walks us through his take on hiring. Save on resources in advance by hiring the best fits for each role. ----- * Do you love The Michael Girdley Show and want to see our smiling faces? Su...

Turning the Tables! Michael Girdley gets interviewed on the Next Gen Podcast - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 29

April 13, 2022 05:25 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) joins The Next Gen Podcast (@TheNextGenPod) to talk about how he takes business concepts and turns it into reality by incubating or putting up businesses, shares his stories in his entrepreneurial journey, experiences, struggles & wisdom gathered throughout his career. We liked the episode so much that we decided to post it ourselves, thanks to Connor & Gio for the allowance! ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our ...

Turning the Tables! Michael Girdley gets interviewed on the Next Gen Podcast - Unusual Profits Episode 29

April 13, 2022 05:25 - 45 minutes - 63.2 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) joins The Next Gen Podcast (@TheNextGenPod) to talk about how he takes business concepts and turns it into reality by incubating or putting up businesses, shares his stories in his entrepreneurial journey, experiences, struggles & wisdom gathered throughout his career. We liked the episode so much that we decided to post it ourselves, thanks to Connor & Gio for the allowance! ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our ...

Picking the hottest 12 Ycombinator graduates with @BuggerOAF - Unusual Profits Episode 28

April 09, 2022 13:22 - 50 minutes - 69.8 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by @buggeroaf to talk about YCombinator, the start-up accelerator. They discuss experiences, benefits & requirements to participate in the ecosystem, transactional vs. emotional engagement, the importance of timing, and much more. ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on Twitter @unusualprofits Find success in small business investing a...

Picking the hottest 12 Ycombinator graduates with @BuggerOAF - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 28

April 09, 2022 13:22 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by @buggeroaf to talk about YCombinator, the start-up accelerator. They discuss experiences, benefits & requirements to participate in the ecosystem, transactional vs. emotional engagement, the importance of timing, and much more.-----* Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel.* Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show!* Follow us on Twitter @unusualprofits Find success in small business investing and e...

How does the World of Mezz Lenders Work? (Plus a great perspective on life)! - Unusual Profits Episode 27

March 24, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 86.1 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Matt Willes (@SkolCapital) to talk about Mezzanine lending. How does it work? When is it useful? How is a loan structured? We talk about Willes Capital, the industry, common practices, risk management, and much more. ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on Twitter @unusualprofits Find success in small business investing and ent...

How does the World of Mezz Lenders Work? (Plus a great perspective on life)! - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 27

March 24, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Matt Willes (@SkolCapital) to talk about Mezzanine lending. How does it work? When is it useful? How is a loan structured? We talk about Willes Capital, the industry, common practices, risk management, and much more. ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on Twitter @unusualprofits Find success in small business investing and ent...

Matt Willes of Skol Capital - How does the World of Mezz Lenders Work? (Plus a great perspective on life)! - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 27

March 24, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 44 MB

Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Matt Willes (@SkolCapital) to talk about Mezzanine lending. How does it work? When is it useful? How is a loan structured? We talk about Willes Capital, the industry, common practices, risk management, and much more. ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on Twitter @unusualprofits Find success in small business investing and entrepr...

Moneymaking Ideas with Shingi - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 26

February 24, 2022 15:01 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MB

New Business Ideas episode! Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Shinghi Detlefson (twitter: @shinghiD) and Hayden Cohen (Twitter: @haydenjcohen) and pitch each other business ideas and schemes. ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on twitter @unusualprofits Find success in small business investing and entrepreneurship. ----- Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (0:37) Y Co...

Moneymaking Ideas with Shingi - Unusual Profits e26

February 24, 2022 15:01 - 29 minutes - 41 MB

New Business Ideas episode! Michael Girdley (@Girdley) is joined by Shinghi Detlefson (twitter: @shinghiD) and Hayden Cohen (Twitter: @haydenjcohen) and pitch each other business ideas and schemes. ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on twitter @unusualprofits Find success in small business investing and entrepreneurship. ----- Show Notes: (0:00) Intro (0:37) Y...

How I hire great people - Unusual Profits e25

February 18, 2022 15:00 - 43 minutes - 59.8 MB

How do you make a repeatable, scalable, unbeatable Hiring system? Michael Girdley (@Girdley) walks us through his take on hiring. Save on resources in advance by hiring the best fits for each role. ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on twitter @unusualprofits Find success in small business investing and entrepreneurship. ----- Show Notes: (00:00) - Intro (01:07...

How I hire great people - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 25

February 18, 2022 15:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MB

How do you make a repeatable, scalable, unbeatable Hiring system? Michael Girdley (@Girdley) walks us through his take on hiring. Save on resources in advance by hiring the best fits for each role. ----- * Do you love Unusual Profits and want to see our smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Do you enjoy our content? Rate our show! * Follow us on twitter @unusualprofits Find success in small business investing and entrepreneurship. ----- Show Notes: (00:00) - Intro (01:07) -...

The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - Unusual Profits e24

February 10, 2022 15:31 - 1 hour - 93.9 MB

Jesse Tinsley (Twitter: @JesseTinsley) joins me (Twitter: @Girdley) in the show to talk about the his story on founding JobMobz (jobmobz.com), the recruiting business and specifically his niche as a recruiter for the tech industry. (1:07) Jesse tells us what he does and his background. (2:58) Recruiting models and recruiting as a service. (4:14) Pricing, revenue models. (6:26) Global outsourcing trends. (7:20) Rethinking hiring: What makes Jobnmobz special? (11:50) Finding your niche, ...

The recruiter of choice: How JobMobz helps Silicon Valley companies grow so quickly - The Michael Girdley Show Episode 24

February 10, 2022 15:31 - 1 hour - 47.9 MB

Jesse Tinsley (Twitter: @JesseTinsley) joins me (Twitter: @Girdley) in the show to talk about the his story on founding JobMobz (jobmobz.com), the recruiting business and specifically his niche as a recruiter for the tech industry. (1:07) Jesse tells us what he does and his background. (2:58) Recruiting models and recruiting as a service. (4:14) Pricing, revenue models. (6:26) Global outsourcing trends. (7:20) Rethinking hiring: What makes Jobnmobz special? (11:50) Finding your niche, Jesse...

Business Ideas Episode with Shinghi - Unusual Profits ep23

February 04, 2022 15:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MB

New Business Ideas episode! Me and Shinghi Detlefson (twitter: @shinghiD) pitch each other business ideas and schemes. (1:09) 1 credit card that optimizes the benefits when making a purchase (4:50) Part time businesses: Advantages/disadvantages in janitorial services & day cares (7:32) Entering the real estate business through doggy day cares (8:47) Who said taxes aren't fun? Exploiting the tax free threshold on housing (10:38) AI to figure out file names + directories to save automaticall...

Business Ideas Episode with Shinghi - ep22

January 28, 2022 15:00 - 34 minutes - 23.4 MB

New Business Ideas episode! Me and Shinghi Detlefson (twitter: @shinghiD) pitch each other business ideas and schemes. (1:09) $3k/month accountability gym (5:19) A screening service so you know which sport your kid should specialize in (10:29) "Construction Uncle" to validate construction bid pricing (16:25) Monetizing super-niche but valuable content (22:40) Autonomous metal detectors looking for gold / autonomous mining (25:35) Attaching to rocketship software platforms (28:45) One...

The Window Washing Business - Johnny Robinson Co-founder of Orange Window Cleaning - Unusual Profits ep 21

October 12, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB

This week we make a deep dive into the window washing business. Johnny Robinson is co-founder of Orange Window Cleaning in Orange County, CA. We go deep into how they acquire customers, transitioning to a 1099 independent contractor model and how he has expanded his business interests beyond windows to helping small businesses win with digital marketing. Enjoy! Michael

The Non-Ferrous Casting Facilities Business - Reg Zeller of CaneKast - Unusual Profits ep 20

September 27, 2021 21:30 - 1 hour - 58.7 MB

Reg Zeller is CEO of Canekast. He is building the first coast-to-coast network of non-ferrous casting facilities (https://canekast.com/).   Starting with a single foundry, he has since expanded the business by acquiring multiple facilities across the USA.   We cover the dynamics of the foundry, what scale helps and doesn't help with, and how they survive and thrive in a niche dominated by technology that is 50 years old and older.   I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!  Michael

Grocery Store Chain Business - Rob LaBonne of Labonne's Markets - Unusual Profits ep 19

September 19, 2021 01:13 - 1 hour - 52.4 MB

Rob Labonne is COO of LaBonne's Markets (https://labonnes.com/), a 4-store grocery chain with 440+ associates in Connecticut, USA. They are a family-owned grocery store chain located in several smaller towns in Connecticut.  We cover the dynamics of the grocery business, what scale helps and doesn't help with, and how to survive as a smaller provider against the big regional, super-regional and national grocery chains. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did! Michael

The Cargo Aircraft Medical Module Business - Bianca Rhodes is CEO of Knight Aerospace - Unusual Profits ep 18

September 10, 2021 06:00 - 1 hour - 50.8 MB

Bianca Rhodes is CEO of Knight Aerospace (https://knightaerospace.com/) in San Antonio, Texas.    They are a company that makes roll-on/roll-off medical modules for cargo aircraft as well as other equipment widely used in the aerospace industry.  These modules are used to turn cargo airplanes into full-blown flying hospitals for VIPs and other medical patients.   I think you'll see why people love working for Bianca after learning about her and this business.   Michael

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