Toptimizers
48 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsDo you dream of spending all day by the water? Are you ready to make that dream a reality? Join us every Wednesday for innovative ideas, great guest speakers, and the best ideas to optimize your water sports business to the top. Whether you're floating on top of the water or diving below, we have all the best business advice and most entertaining stories for you on this show.
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Introducing the New Toptimizers
October 07, 2020 14:22 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBWhen you start researching steps to take when opening a new business you’ll see so much hype about finding your niche, narrowing your focus, or only talking to your target audience. And we understand that. You definitely want to know who it is you’re trying to work with. But sometimes it’s not so obvious who exactly will need the services you are offering. When we first started Toptimizers we went in with open minds saying that we would work with any business but in the back of our minds we...
Take Care of Yourself First with Ama Brew
September 30, 2020 14:00 - 18 minutes - 16.7 MBAma Brew has perhaps the most important lesson of all time for entrepreneurs. Take care of yourself. Sounds simple but we all know that taking time to unwind and giving ourselves a little TLC from time to time is the most difficult to schedule. Ama experienced burnout in the corporate world as well as in her first business. She quickly learned that taking time for herself and learning to set boundaries was of such great importance that she turned it into a business. Today, Ama helps others t...
You Don't Know What You Don't Know with Doug Collins
September 23, 2020 13:00 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBYou don’t know what you don’t know. Doug Collins speaks with us about taxes and business ownership. He has a wealth of knowledge about all the ins and outs of tax write-offs that most people are unaware. At a young age, Doug’s dad was always pushing books on him regarding business matters. That really gave him his start and passion toward working for himself. From corporate to entrepreneurship, the economy helped him make the leap. The change of mind was fascinating to him and he has 18 take...
Follow Your Path When You Least Expect It with Ann Ragan Kearns
September 16, 2020 14:07 - 21 minutes - 19.6 MBAnn Regan Kearns founded Odyssey Public Relations in June of this year, 2020. Formerly she was a publicist and, unfortunately, laid off due to COVID. Instead of searching for a new job, she launched the public relations business that she had wanted to do. Admittedly, she had to be pushed off the ledge from security into the abyss of entrepreneurship! And miraculously that ‘little’ push actually gave her the confidence to jump ship from the corporate world. Now that Ann Regan is helping compa...
Am I Really An Entrepreneur? with Lowell McKelvey
September 09, 2020 15:54 - 37 minutes - 34.8 MBLowell McKelvey with MKB Lawyers feels he doesn’t quite fit the definition of entrepreneur because he isn’t innovative like Elon Musk. And that is what makes Lowell a great attorney, always questioning every definition of a word. Attorneys who break away from traditional corporate law to hang their own shingle by nature innovative as they share greatly in the entrepreneur dilemma! How to do what you love or your practice and still run the business side of things is the universal question bei...
Be Seen Be Profitable Be Impactful with Laura Fravel
September 02, 2020 16:02 - 28 minutes - 26.2 MBDare to be seen, find your voice, and get accountable. Laura Fravel with Laura Fravel Studios is a personal brand expert and that is exactly what she will help you do. Laura inspires us to brand ourselves because it is a great way to market our business. She emphasizes the need to tell our stories, own our stories, and scream our story to the world. Laura’s process for helping others find their story starts with getting clear. The first step is to write down what you liked about every job. Y...
You Can Do Anything For A Year with Mindie Kaplan
August 26, 2020 14:59 - 28 minutes - 26 MBTry anything for one year. That is the advice from Mindie Kaplan with Maleroom who our guest is today. Starting her career in structured corporate America she took the leap into entrepreneurship intentionally choosing to live her life outside of her comfort zone. Mindie took to the road and travels for a living, ambushing men for dating advice. She believes it is better to get dating advice for women from men and has a great time learning that men might not be so simple after all. It took a ...
If You Can't Stop Thinking About It You Should Be Doing It with Case Lane
August 19, 2020 14:29 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBCase Lane with Ready Entrepreneur is our dynamic guest today. She loves to travel and right now spends her time planning travel. She is from Canada and has a vast background in travel and international diplomacy. She always had in the back of her mind that she wanted to be an entrepreneur. Although she had fascinating jobs and became an attorney, she still chose to do her own thing and that is being an entrepreneur. She helps people who are ready to stop working for someone else’s vision, wh...
Absolutely Worth It with Elizabeth Pampalone
August 12, 2020 15:45 - 35 minutes - 32.8 MBElizabeth Pampalone made it a whole eight months in a cubicle before she said, “no way not for me I’m not sitting in a box” and entered the world of entrepreneurship! Her vast experience with computers, networking, building businesses all include marketing and that is what brought her here today. Elizabeth builds brands in a week! That’s right, she will spend one of those days with you creating and scheduling a year’s worth of social media posts. Can you imagine having that dreaded task done...
Do It, Delegate It, Do Away With It with Brandon Turner
August 05, 2020 12:52 - 36 minutes - 33.4 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Brandon Turner about how creating processes in your business leads to maximum efficiency. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Brandon Turner With a mom for an entrepreneur and a dad in IT Brandon’s journey into being an IT entrepreneur was written in the stars Always fascinated with entrepreneurship and wealth but unaware that h...
Stay Humble, Be Open Minded with Nicholle Overkamp
July 29, 2020 12:33 - 31 minutes - 28.7 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Nicholle Overkamp about overcoming obstacles in life and business. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Nicholle Overkamp Nicholle became an entrepreneur almost immediately after college Owner of PowHERhouse Coaching, Wilcox Financial Group, and author of Money Bitch PowHERhouse Money Coaching Be resilient and open to opportuni...
Drop the Need for Routine with Jackie Bertolette
July 22, 2020 13:07 - 16 minutes - 15.6 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Jackie Bertolette about her journey into entrepreneurship through unconventional times. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Jackie Bertolette From corporate to stay at home mom to entrepreneur Haute Ohio Magazine Ohio and Midwest talent in the fashion industry Using low self-esteem to build a fashion brand empire - a lifelong ...
Stop Answering Questions with Mad Singers
July 15, 2020 12:01 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Mads Singers about the importance of good management to ensure business success. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Mads Singers Having a great manager put Mads on the path to entrepreneurship Mads Singers Management Coaching Helping new business owners or management teams learn how to manage a team and a company Helping to r...
Build a Business You Could Sell with Creighton Wong
July 08, 2020 13:45 - 39 minutes - 36.3 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Creighton Wong about building the mindset needed to become an entrepreneur. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Creighton Wong Running a business as a digital nomad A former attorney in California but switched paths to entrepreneurship when the economy dropped and jobs were hard to come by Exponential Clients Helping businesse...
Be Patient, Be Present, Be Joyful with Ryan Stanley
July 01, 2020 14:39 - 42 minutes - 39.5 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Ryan Stanley about being the creator of your own life and building yourself into the best version of you that you can be. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Ryan Stanley Being an entrepreneur is like being an artist - you start off with a blank canvas and end up with something beautiful Working with startups helped spark an int...
Redefining Home Field Advantage with Kristen Fulmer
June 24, 2020 13:48 - 36 minutes - 33.9 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Kristen Fulmer about sustainability in architecture and building your network. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Kristen Fulmer Kristen was born to parents that loved sustainability and sports Sustainability and architecture in undergrad and graduate schools Sustainability and consulting for strategies in sustainability withi...
Personality Isn't Permanent with Dr. Benjamin Hardy
June 17, 2020 13:17 - 53 minutes - 49.9 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Dr. Benjamin Hardy about personality, why personality tests are harmful, and how you are in control of defining your personality. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Dr. Hardy The journey to writing Personality Isn’t Permanent Personality Personality tests can be harmful to your mental health Taking on labels through tests or ...
Always Be Willing To Try with Donna Egbulem
June 10, 2020 13:11 - 33 minutes - 31.1 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Donna about using external resources to make your visions turn into a reality. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Donna Working in Uganda for care, treatment, and prevention of HIV The impact of COVID-19 on advocacy efforts in Uganda Sproutly Support Services Adopting self-development strategies CV and resume review to quant...
Roll With The Punches - Because There Will Be Punches with Casey Jourdan
June 03, 2020 13:04 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Casey Jourdan about rolling with the punches, because there are punches, and growing along the way. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Casey Jourdan Joining the military pre-9/11 Deploying to and getting injured in Iraq Disabled women veteran advocacy Deciding to move and become a business owner Casey’s Business Working wit...
Don't Let Fear Hold You Back with Tatum Skipper
May 27, 2020 12:15 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Tatum Skipper about how she decided to break away from a perfectly planned life to live a gypsy life as an entrepreneur. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Tatum Skipper From med school to social media Just say yes to everything Taking risks leads to big rewards Bon Voyage Babes Taking the leap into entrepreneurship Travel ...
Build Your Team With Authenticity with Stacey Sorgen
May 20, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Stacey Sorgen about building a community culture and a brand that listens to their consumers through entrepreneurship. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Stacey Sorgen From English major to the medical field to health and fitness How can we help people learn about their bodies before it’s too late? MODYBODY Fitness What made ...
Build Your Team With Authenticity with Stacy Sorgen
May 20, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutes - 40.2 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Stacy Sorgen about building a community culture and a brand that listens to their consumers through entrepreneurship. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Stacy Sorgen From English major to the medical field to health and fitness How can we help people learn about their bodies before it’s too late? MODYBODY Fitness What made yo...
Believe In Yourself with Julie Johnson
May 13, 2020 14:26 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Julie Johnson about believing in yourself and not letting stereotypes hold you back from reaching your potential. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Julie Johnson Utilizing the current pandemic situation to become an entrepreneur Building a company at a young age Julie Johnson Creative Starting with YouTube at a young age lea...
Scaling Your Business with Tom Matzen
May 06, 2020 14:33 - 55 minutes - 51.3 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Tom Matzen about scaling your business strategically to avoid business failure. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Tom Matzen Everyone should spend time in the service industry Learn how to treat people Stop targeting everyone as your audience Becoming an Entrepreneur Taking the leap into entrepreneurship Moving away from r...
Self Care is Not Selfish with Alison Katschkowsky
April 29, 2020 16:28 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Alison Katschkowsky about choosing the path that is right for you while breaking expectations and following your passion. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Alison Katschkowsky From being waitlisted for PT school for 3 years to making the decision to pursue a career in fitness A classic lesson in faith to make the leap away fro...
Failure Is Not Permanent
April 22, 2020 13:00 - 42 minutes - 39.2 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Miha Matlievski about failure and how to bounce back bigger than ever to overcome any obstacle you may face. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Miha the Fail Coach Miha loves cooking, dancing, supporting animal rescue, and his Failures Anonymous non-profit Life Before Fail Coach Miha has always been an entrepreneur Miha dropp...
Business Culture Alignment with Emma Garrison
April 15, 2020 12:35 - 38 minutes - 35.9 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Emma Garrison about creating a management team that really leads their team and how to overcome self-doubt when being an entrepreneur. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Emma Garrison Feedback culture from Target Lack of culture embodiment at Mortgage Company Taking the gap between great and awful culture to build a business a...
Systems for Productivity with Lucas Root
April 08, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 42.5 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Lucas Root about developing systems to make your personal and business life more efficient. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Lucas Root Starting Urban Paleo Chef was Lucas’s first taste of entrepreneurship Learning that you can influence the lives of others Taking responsibility for your own business decisions Creating Syst...
Table Talk: The Entrepreneur Dilemma
April 03, 2020 14:37 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBWelcome to Table Talk with Toptimizers. Table talk is our ramblings about awesome articles or topics we find that we want to share with you. Join us for these bonus episodes outside of our regular show dates. We’ll see you at the top! When you open a business you essentially take on two job roles - running the business and working in the business. When you have less work, you become really good at getting all of the business activities done which leads to an increase in work. But when the ...
Table Talk: Building Teams That Work
April 03, 2020 14:04 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBWelcome to Table Talk with Toptimizers. Table talk is our ramblings about awesome articles or topics we find that we want to share with you. Join us for these bonus episodes outside of our regular show dates. We’ll see you at the top! Building a cohesive team that fits your company culture and ensures employment longevity can be a real headache. We have some tips to make the hiring process more efficient and successful. We also discuss what kind of perks employees are looking for and how y...
Building Your Style Brand with Maria from Dabar Couture
April 01, 2020 13:00 - 32 minutes - 30.3 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Maria from Dabar Couture about following your dreams into entrepreneurship and finding your passion. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Maria from Dabar Couture Be stylishly you Following your dreams Who were you before Dabar Couture? Where did your name come from and how do you use it as a conversation starter for your busin...
Table Talk: How a Business Coach Helps Solve Problems
March 27, 2020 13:23 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBWelcome to Table Talk with Toptimizers. Table talk is our ramblings about awesome articles or topics we find that we want to share with you. Join us for these bonus episodes outside of our regular show dates. We’ll see you at the top! Business coaches can help you become solution-oriented rather than problem-focused in your business. We walk you through the Problem Solving Process where we learn how to identify problems and build solutions. We take quite a few steps to reach a solution fro...
Table Talk: Business Coaching vs Business Consulting
March 26, 2020 12:40 - 6 minutes - 6.15 MBWelcome to Table Talk with Toptimizers. Table talk is our ramblings about awesome articles or topics we find that we want to share with you. Join us for these bonus episodes outside of our regular show dates. We’ll see you at the top! Business coaches are your cheerleaders to keep you moving forward. We help you set goals, stay on track, and keep you motivated to reach those goals. Business consultants are more hands-on. If you need more help, need more knowledge, or are out of time to get...
When Life Turns a 180 with Suz from CarpenterOne80
March 25, 2020 14:55 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Suz from CarpenterOne80 about the curve balls that life can throw at us and how we can use entrepreneurship to adjust and build the life we want. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Suz from CarpenterOne80 You say you would die for your kids, but would you change for them? When Life Flips 180 Degrees Changing jobs, health issue...
Table Talk: Working with Remote Teams
March 24, 2020 11:08 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBWelcome to Table Talk with Toptimizers. Table talk is our ramblings about awesome articles or topics we find that we want to share with you. Join us for these bonus episodes outside of our regular show dates. We’ll see you at the top! Remote teams open up your candidate pool so that you can find the right person instead of just the closest person. When you hire remote workers you still have all of the same options when it comes to employment type - full-time employee, contractor, or freel...
Table Talk: What is Project Management?
March 23, 2020 12:15 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBWelcome to Table Talk with Toptimizers. Table talk is our ramblings about awesome articles or topics we find that we want to share with you. Join us for these bonus episodes outside of our regular show dates. We’ll see you at the top! A project is an activity outside regular business operations that has a defined beginning and end. A project manager should be the person overseeing these projects instead of passing off the project to the operations department. Each project has a project li...
Table Talk: Coronavirus and Fear
March 20, 2020 21:32 - 20 minutes - 18.5 MBWelcome to Table Talk with Toptimizers. Table talk is our ramblings about awesome articles or topics we find that we want to share with you. Join us for these bonus episodes outside of our regular show dates. We’ll see you at the top! With our new reality crashing down all around us, we’re facing high levels of fear in our society. Is this something we have to learn to deal with for months to come? Are we overreacting? How can we make this experience more positive? Join us today to talk...
Owning Your Lifestyle with Lyn from Couch to Active
March 18, 2020 13:00 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Lyn from Couch to Active about getting stuck in a corporate career and what it takes to make a rational choice to become an entrepreneur. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Lyn from Couch to Active Exercise should not be dreadful but getting off the couch is the hardest part of all. Leaving the Corporate World Before you start...
From Burnout to Business Ownership with Ashleigh from One Village Media
March 11, 2020 13:00 - 43 minutes - 40.4 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Ashleigh from One Village Media about how she was able to turn burning out of her job into the motivation she needed to become a successful entrepreneur. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Ashleigh from One Village Media Burning Out of Animal Welfare Before you started OVM you were pretty set on working with animals for your w...
Table Talk: 6 Reasons Why Businesses Fail
March 10, 2020 21:06 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBWelcome to Table Talk with Toptimizers. Table talk is our ramblings about awesome articles or topics we find that we want to share with you. Join us for these bonus episodes outside of our regular show dates. We’ll see you at the top! Businesses can fail for a variety of reasons. We typically hear about lack of capital, bad location, and so on. But what about all of the other reasons your business may be struggling that you're not thinking about? This episode goes over 6 not so obvious re...
Table Talk: From Coronavirus to Entrepreneurship
March 07, 2020 14:51 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBWelcome to Table Talk with Toptimizers. Table talk is our ramblings about awesome articles or topics we find that we want to share with you. Join us for these bonus episodes outside of our regular show dates. We’ll see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Coronavirus Outbreak Prompts Employers to Review Sick Leave Policies Find the Article Here Remote Work CDC Recommendations Employee Retention Resources: Workday Productivity Sign up for Virtual Networking Events Be a Gu...
Table Talk: Managing Your Time
March 06, 2020 16:07 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBWelcome to Table Talk with Toptimizers. Table talk is our ramblings about awesome articles or topics we find that we want to share with you. Join us for these bonus episodes outside of our regular show dates. We’ll see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Time Management Is About More Than Life Hacks Find the Article Here Awareness Arrangement Adaptation Tips for training yourself into time management Tools we use Resources: Time Tracking Tool Project Management Tool ...
Follow Your Happiness in Entrepreneurship with Anna from Anenome
March 04, 2020 17:36 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today to talk with Anna from Anenome about building a business that you’re passionate about and why finding your happy is so important. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Anna from Anenome Anna’s Path to Anenome What inspired Anna? What was your path to this business? Why is it so important to be happy with what you do?...
Table Talk: 2020 Business Trends
March 02, 2020 18:54 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBWelcome to Table Talk with Toptimizers. Table talk is our ramblings about awesome articles or topics we find that we want to share with you. Join us for these bonus episodes outside of our regular show dates. We’ll see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: 2020 New Business Trends to Inspire You Find the Article Here Peer Groups Machine Learning and AI Professional Organizers Sustainability Experience vs Product Veteran Owned Businesses Resources: Sign up for Virtual Net...
What To Do When You And Your Business Are No Longer Compatible
February 26, 2020 23:11 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBShow Notes Welcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Today we are talking about all of the options you have available when you and your business are no longer compatible. What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Sometimes our businesses don’t go as planned - we may need to rebrand, sell the business, close our doors, or even file bankruptcy. Before making any quick decisions, take these steps to consider where your business falls. Pivo...
Table Talk: Optimization and Consistency
February 20, 2020 15:42 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBWelcome to Table Talk with Toptimizers. Table talk is our ramblings about awesome articles or topics we find that we want to share with you. Join us for these bonus episodes outside of our regular show dates. We’ll see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: What is Table Talk? 5 Trends in Entrepreneurship You Can’t Afford to Ignore in 2020 Find the article here How to Guarantee Success in Your Business (Seriously!) Find the article here Resources: Sign up for Virt...
Goal Setting for Your Business
February 19, 2020 13:00 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today for an overview of why goals are so important, how to prioritize your day, and various techniques for setting actionable goals. We’ll see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Setting goals isn’t as straightforward as just writing down a list of all the things we want in life. So how do you turn all those dreams into actionable goals? That’s what we’re here to talk...
Introduction to Toptimizers
February 12, 2020 21:26 - 38 minutes - 36 MBWelcome to Toptimizers. The show designed to help you optimize your business to the top. Join us today for an introduction to Toptimizers, our founders, and our business. We hope to see you at the top! What to expect in today’s show: Introduction Meet Sam and Shelly Our story for opening Toptimizers Why Toptimizers? Toptimizers assist company decision-makers improvement opportunities goal setting profit improvement definition of objectives We are result-oriented We believe it is ...