803: Golden Tax Relief with Ben Golden, Golden Tax Relief Ben Golden, Golden Tax Relief   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 803 Ben Golden Ben Golden is the CEO and Founding member of IRS Trouble Solvers, LLC, an organization helping individuals and businesses with wage garnishments, tax liens, delinquent tax returns, advisory bankruptcy services, and more. Ben takes a very different approach on each unique case and develops a thorough plan that will resolve tax problems efficiently and effectively.   Tax resolution is not just a profession to Ben. It is, indeed, personal as he has had his own experiences dealing with the IRS fighting to right issues which arose from Identity Theft and false tax filings against him. These issues brought him into repeated interactions with law enforcement and various IRS agents and, ultimately, the engagement of a Taxpayer Advocate. The experience only reaffirmed what Ben already knew: Individuals and professionals untrained in tax resolution are at a tremendous disadvantage dealing with the IRS. As an Enrolled Agent, Ben knew how the IRS worked, and yet it was still extremely frustrating to know what needed to be done and not be able to get their help. He could only imagine how someone who doesn’t know or understand the IRS must feel.   Dealing with the IRS can be terrifying for someone who has never had to do that before. Having fought his own battle with the IRS, Ben’s clients can count on him to fight for the best resolution possible with compassion, integrity and the utmost professionalism garnered over his career and practice. He is passionate about helping people that find themselves in the scary situation of owing the IRS money find peace, protection, and posterity. He looks forward to sharing this helpful information with listeners.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Ben Golden about tax relief. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How the IRS is the world’s most powerful and dangerous predator. - How penalties can go up to 63% on payroll taxes if you don’t pay them on time. - Why you’ll have bigger problems if your taxes for your payroll look fraudulent. - What trust taxes are, how they work, and how the IRS collects them. - Why a business owner might run into trouble with the IRS in the first place.   Connect with Ben: Guest Contact Info Facebook facebook.com/goldentaxrelief LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/golden-tax-relief Links Mentioned: goldentaxrelief.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

802: Building Relationships & Brand Through Events & Marketing Brandon T. Adams, Accelerant Media Group – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 802 Brandon T. Adams Brandon T. Adams is a 2X Emmy® Award-Winning Producer, TV Host, Media Expert, Investor and Advisor. He is the founder of Accelerant Media Group which produces Commercials, Social Media Content, and TV Shows that Inspire and Motivate others. Brandon is best known for his work as the host and Executive Producer of the Emmy Award Winning Show, “Success in Your City” which is a show on a mission to redefine the meaning of success. Success in Your City released on Amazon Prime in 2019 and is releasing on bspoke tv and Direct TV in the spring of 2022. The show also is accompanied by the #1 best-selling book “The Road to Success: How to Achieve Success in Business, Life, and Love” which was written by Brandon and his wife Samantha Rossin. He is the Associate Producer of the film, Think and Grow Rich The Legacy and the youngest person to be featured in the film. This film is based on the best-selling book “Think and Grow Rich” by Napoleon Hill which sold over 130 million copies worldwide. Over the past 8 years Brandon has used his background and expertise in digital marketing, video marketing, and crowdfunding to raise over $60 Million collaboratively for various companies and have launched some of the biggest campaigns in history working with companies such as XPRIZE, The Napoleon Hill Foundation, Kevin Harrington Enterprises, Think and Grow Rich The Legacy, Ambitious Adventures TV Show, and Jeff Hoffman, the Serial Entrepreneur behind Priceline.com. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Brandon T. Adams about using events and marketing to grow your brand and build relationships.  Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How hosting events is a great way for you to meet important people in your industry. - Why building relationships with power players helps you cement your brand.  - How having a mentor is a great way for you to make connections. - Why video is a fantastic tool to use to help build your brand. - How videos communicate a story that allows you to emotionally connect with clients. Connect with Brandon: Guest Contact Info Twitter @BrandonTAdams Instagram @brandontadams Facebook facebook.com/BrandonTAdams LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/brandontadams1   Links Mentioned: brandontadams.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

801: Inventing the Commercialization of the Internet   Inventing the Commercialization of the Internet Ken McCarthy, KenMcCarthy.com   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 801 Ken McCarthy Ken McCarthy was one of the original pioneers of the movement to commercialize the Internet. He sponsored the first conference on the subject of the Web’s commercial potential in 1994 with the then 23-year-old co-founder of Netscape Marc Andreessen as the featured speaker. That same year Ken wrote the first article on e-mail advertising that was published in a legitimate marketing industry trade journal. Rick Boyce, who is widely credited with popularizing the banner ad, credits Ken with introducing him to the idea that the Internet could be used as an advertising medium. Writing for Time Magazine, Tony Halle CEO of Charbeat which provides Internet metrics to over 4,000 major online publishers, credited Ken with being the first to grasp the importance of the clickthrough rate. (This metric is the foundation of both Google and Facebook’s fortunes.) Ken’s book “The Internet Business Manual” was the first book on Internet entrepreneurship published in Japan and for many years he served as a consultant to NEC, the Japanese equivalent to IBM, advising them on Internet matters. Since 1993, Ken has developed numerous cutting edge training programs that have not only helped his clients make more money but have also served to advance the state-of-the-art in Internet marketing practice. Since its introduction in 2002, Ken’s System Seminar has been widely regarded as one of the most practical Internet marketing trainings in the world. In 2008, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted him the exclusive right to use the phrase “The System” to describe Internet marketing education products. Before entering the Internet field, Ken produced concerts and radio programs; taught advanced learning strategies at MIT and Columbia University; worked on Wall Street; founded a direct marketing consulting company; and helped start an audio postproduction studio in New York City that was involved in the making of an Academy Award winning film and one of the highest grossing foreign language films of all time. Currently, he is a special adviser to levees.org and Friends of Hudson, a board member and adviser to Meals for Health and the proprietor of JazzontheTube, the second most visited jazz web site on the Internet. Ken’s work both on and off the Internet has been acknowledged in several books including The Complete Guide to Internet Publicity by Steve O’Keefe, Peak Learning by Ron Gross, and How to Make Millions with Your Ideas by Dan Kennedy. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Ken McCarthy about inventing the commercialization of the internet.  Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How the invention of the internet is as important as the invention of the printing press. - Why people who only utilize the internet should be looking at direct mail. - How publishing your own book allows you to stand out in your marketplace.  - Why it’s easy for people to lose or forget about your digital ads.  - How you want to set yourself apart with your marketing strategy.  Connect with Ken: Links Mentioned: KenMcCarthy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

800: Joe Knows Brains , Joe Lamb, Jim Dodson Law   Joe Knows Brains Joe Lamb, Jim Dodson Law   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 800 Joe Lamb Joe Lamb, esq., is a Florida attorney working with Jim Dodson Law, a boutique Personal Injury Law Firm with a focus on bicycle accidents. Joe focuses his practice on fighting for those who have suffered brain injuries in car, bicycle, or other accidents. Joe also hosts the podcast “Joe Knows Brains” in which he discusses the medical and legal aspects of brain injuries.   In his time representing injured cyclists, Joe learned about the long-term debilitating effects felt by those who had suffered brain injuries. Joe holds an undergraduate degree in biomathematics and uses his unique skill set to educate and assist Floridians who have suffered from brain injuries. In the past, he has worked in medical malpractice and insurance defense, providing him a unique perspective from “both sides of the aisle.”   Joe received his JD degree from Florida State University and was admitted to the Florida Bar in 2016. In his free time, he enjoys biking, cooking, and spending time with his dog. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Joe Lamb about fighting for those who have suffered traumatic brain injuries.  Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How people severely injure their brains through concussions when they get into a bike accident. - How concussions were ignored as a serious injury until the NFL started researching them. - Why TBIs can cause major life changes for people that can last forever. - How it’s important to educate people about the legal and medical ramifications of having a concussion. - Why you must hire and trust an attorney when you are in an accident. Connect with Joe: Guest Contact Info Twitter @jimdodsonlaw Instagram @jimdodsonlaw Facebook facebook.com/jimdodsonlaw LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/jim-dodson-law   Links Mentioned: jimdodsonlaw.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

799: From Football Champion to Family Law , Sterling Lovelady, Sessums Black Family Law   From Football Champion to Family Law Sterling Lovelady, Sessums Black Family Law   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 799 Sterling Lovelady Sterling R. Lovelady earned his Juris Doctorate from Stetson University College of Law in 2017 and his Bachelor of Science in Criminology and Criminal Justice in 2014 at Florida State University. While in law school, Sterling received numerous honors and recognitions including the highest-grade designation in his Trial Advocacy class in 2017 as well as being a Finalist in the 2015 Carlton Fields First-year Appellate Advocacy Competition. Additionally, Sterling received the Victor O. Wehle Award at graduation in 2017 for excellence in trial advocacy. During his tenure on Stetson’s Moot Court Board, he competed in the 2015 Emory Civil Rights & Liberties Moot Court Competition, the 2016 Andrews Kurth Moot Court National Championship, and the 2016 Chicago Bar Association Moot Court Competition. Sterling also worked as a Teaching Assistant to a Research & Writing Class in 2015 and 2016. Prior to pursing his legal career, Sterling was a scholarship athlete who played as an offensive lineman with the Florida State Seminoles football team, which went on to win the 2013 BCS National championship during his tenure. Sterling originally joined Sessums Black Caballero, PA in 2016 as an intern and, after graduating law school, joined in 2017 as a paralegal while awaiting his bar exam results. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Sterling Lovelady about practicing family law.  Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How family law helps people strategically exit their marriage. - Why it’s important to separate the assets from the children in divorce proceedings. - How you absolutely need legal representation when going through a divorce. - Why you can’t just settle a divorce and then work it out as time goes on. - How your family law attorney doesn’t make the final decisions, you do. Connect with Sterling: Guest Contact Info Facebook facebook.com/SessumsBlackFamilyLaw LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/sessums-black-family-law   Links Mentioned: sbcf-famlaw.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

798: Telling Profitable Stories , Harry Morton, Lower Street Telling Profitable Stories Harry Morton, Lower Street – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 798 Harry Morton Harry Morton is the UK-based founder and CEO of Lower Street, a podcast production agency specializing in creating shows for agencies, startups, and enterprise clients. As more agencies rush to get into audio, it’s giving rise to lots of half-baked productions nobody actually wants to listen to. According to Harry, it’s not enough to just sit for 30 minutes and talk if you want to stand out from the growing competition. Much more goes into building and running listen-worthy and ROI-positive podcasts. Harry and his team of producers, audio engineers, and marketers have launched more than 50 podcasts and produced thousands of episodes. Their client roster includes the #1 UK business podcast Secret Leaders, brands like Hewlett-Packard Enterprise and Stanford Graduate School of Business, as well as multiple hugely successful agency podcasts. Harry is also a happy father of 2, avid mountain biker, and an occasional music producer Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Harry Morton about telling profitable stories. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How there is an opportunity in podcasting to make something that’s never been made. - Why the podcasting world is sometimes referred to as the Wild West.  - How you want to make a unique podcast that is different from what already exists. - Why packaging and formatting is an important part of podcast production. - How telling a story, with an actual narrative, can be a successful way to create a podcast. Connect with Harry: Guest Contact Info Twitter @podcastharry @TheLowerStreet Facebook facebook.com/lowerstreetmedia LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/harrymorton   Links Mentioned: lowerstreet.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

797: The Magic Couch , Edgar Blazona, BenchMade Modern   The Magic Couch Edgar Blazona, BenchMade Modern   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 797 Edgar Blazona Edgar 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. Necessity became invention.  Along with starting several (!) of his own companies, including Modular Dwellings – a prefab backyard shelter company, Edgar also sharpened his skills in the corporate world at Pottery Barn and Restoration Hardware. As he saw customers accustomed to waiting three months (and more!) for sofas and sectionals that realistically take only a few weeks to make, he realized there must be a better way and founded BenchMade Modern in 2015 to disrupt this norm.  BenchMade Modern offers sofas and sectionals in 5” increments and custom configurations, depths, fabrics and more. Custom furniture arrives at your doorstep within weeks, not months.  Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Edgar Blazona about creating magic sofas.  Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How it’s smart to work for a business that is like the one you want to start. - Why the traditional way of selling and storing furniture has become archaic. - How most people don’t want a sofa that can be made faster than it can be delivered. - Why 10 days is the sweet spot for manufacturing, trucking, and delivery. - How the pandemic caused people to want to go buy more furniture. Connect with Edgar: Guest Contact Info Twitter @benchmademodern Instagram @benchmademodern Facebook facebook.com/benchmademodern   Links Mentioned: benchmademodern.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

796: Why Your Business Needs Branded Video Content , Zack Slingsby, Human Factor Media Why Your Business Needs Branded Video Content Zack Slingsby, Human Factor Media – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 796 Zack Slingsby Zachary Slingsby is a writer, short film creator, and founder of Human Factor Media, an award-winning branded storytelling company that has worked with leading brands and publishers to create videos people actually want to watch. Zack graduated from Fordham University, received his MFA from the New School and has published in several creative and industry publications. He believes the ingredient that makes a literary story great is the same that makes for a great video. His company is based between Nashville, where he lives, and New York City, collaborating with brands to create stories and films instead of ads and interruptions. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Zack Slingsby about why your business needs branded video content. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - Why sophisticated branded narratives are a good avenue for storytelling. - How branded content is any content that isn’t overtly trying to make a sale - How branded content can be a show or a documentary, it isn’t limited to a short video. - Why you want your branded content to be something that connects with clients outside of the sales process. - How you want to have content that resonates with your clients and provides value. Connect with Zack: Guest Contact Info Instagram @humanfactormedia Facebook facebook.com/TheHumanFactorMEDIA LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/human-factor-media Links Mentioned: humanfactormedia.co Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

795: Unleash Your Internal Drive , Bill Yeager, Bill Yeager’s Transfomations Unleash Your Internal Drive Bill Yeager, Bill Yeager’s Transfomations – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 795 Bill Yeager Bill Yeager is an award-winning success and transformation specialist, speaker, author, and fitness entrepreneur. Known for his personal, mental, and physical transformation, he became a Body-For-Life Challenge Champion. In 2018, he launched “Bill Yeager’s Transformations” which features healthy lifestyle and transformation programs that have helped over 500,000 people in over 15 countries.  His lifestyle system can also be applied to other areas in your life such as business and family. Yeager is also the author of Unleash Your Internal Drive: Achieve Your Winning Mindset for Sustainable Weight Loss, Fitness and a Triumphant Lifestyle, a #1 international best-seller.  Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Bill Yeager about his book, Unleash Your Internal Drive. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How many people choose unhealthy coping mechanisms to feel better. - Why people need the mental strength to change to healthier habits.  - How building relationships can help people build their businesses.  - Why writing a book allows you touch people’s lives and leave behind a legacy. - How many people weren’t taught how to handle adversity in life. Connect with Bill: Guest Contact Info Twitter @BillYeager_ Instagram @billyeagers_transformations Facebook facebook.com/BillYeagersTransformations   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

794: Growing Your Business with Affiliates , Dominick Keenan, ClickBank Growing Your Business with Affiliates Dominick Keenan, ClickBank – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 794 Dominick Keenan Dominick Keenan has had several roles within the ClickBank sales organization including affiliate manager, and business development before taking the role of VP of Sales. In this position, Dominick focuses on supporting ClickBank’s current vendors and affiliates as well as growing ClickBank’s business. Prior to joining ClickBank, Dominick worked in business aviation and commercial lending. He holds a bachelor’s degree in aviation management from Rocky Mountain College, and an MBA from the University of Montana Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Dominick Keenan about growing your business with affiliates.  Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How acquiring affiliates takes time and a lot of hard work. - Why people must know who their affiliates are and how they attract business. - How the right thank you gift to an affiliate can go a long way. - Why businesspeople should rely on a hired affiliate manager. - How industry invents and the after parties are a great way to network and meet affiliates. Connect with Dominick: Guest Contact Info Twitter @ClickBank Instagram @clickbank Facebook facebook.com/ClickBank LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/Dominick-keenan-43211462 linkedin.com/company/clickbank Links Mentioned: clickbank.com/podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Radical Relevance for Referrals Bill Cates, Referral Coach International   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 793 Bill Cates Founded by Bill Cates, CSP, CPAE, Referral Coach International will work with you to increase your revenue without increasing your marketing expenses. This is possible by using a proven process to multiply your best clients through referrals and introductions, and to attract more Right-Fit Clients™ by communicating more relevant and compelling value. The Bill Cates Relationship Marketing System™ is a comprehensive, client-centered approach that creates strong client engagement, consistent leverage for new opportunities, and solid connections that lead to new business. We help you build a culture of leverage and value that bring you exponential results. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Bill Cates about his new book, Radical Relevance. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How referrals create leveraged trust that helps gain new clients. - Why businesses need to establish their own credibility and value. - How narrowing your message can help lead you to your ideal clients. - Why businessowners need to create engaged clients to build their referral system. - How having a personal connection and value creates advocates for your business. Connect with Bill: Guest Contact Info Twitter @Bill_Cates Facebook facebook.com/ReferralCoach LinkedIn Linkedin.com/in/billcates   Links Mentioned: radicalrelevancebook.com referralcoach.com topadvisorpodcast.com ultimatereferralsummit.com/offer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

792: Protecting Your Business , Harsh Arora, Kelley Kronenberg   Protecting Your Business Harsh Arora, Kelley Kronenberg   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 792 Harsh Arora Harsh Arora is a Partner and Business Unit Leader at Kelley Kronenberg where he heads the Business Law Practice and maintains his primary office in Fort Lauderdale. Harsh concentrates in the areas of business litigation and complex domestic and international corporate transaction matters. He has experience in various industries both in domestic and international markets with a focus on healthcare, hospitality, leisure, real estate, retail, technology, transportation, and finance sectors. Harsh is a sought after author and speaker on issues relating to domestic business litigation, cross-border business transactions, and tax controversies and has been published in prestigious publications in the United States, Australia and in Europe. He remains active in legal and community organizations. He is the past president of the South Asian Bar Association of Florida and currently serves on the board of directors. Harsh was also a member of the board and past vice president of The India US Chamber of Commerce of South Florida. He is a member of the Business, Health, and International Law Sections of The Florida Bar, American Bar Association, and the Broward County Bar Association. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Harsh Arora about protecting your business. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How working in business can help you practice business law in the future. - Why businessowners must pay attention and plan adequately for the future. - How it’s important to structure things correctly so there aren’t legal issues in the future. - How businessowners need good, solid contracts in place to protect their business. - Why having the right terms in place can prevent businesses from getting chargebacks.  Connect with Harsh: Links Mentioned: kelleykronenberg.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

791: Diaz Divorce Law , Debora Diaz, Law Office of Debora A. Diaz   Diaz Divorce Law Debora Diaz, Law Office of Debora A. Diaz   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 791 Debora Diaz Debora A. Diaz is the founder of Law Office of Debora A. Diaz in New Port Richey, FL. Attorney Diaz recently relocated her firm to modern and expanded space to better serve her clients with the latest technology. Serving the Tampa Bay area for over 22 years providing legal representation in the areas of Family and Marital Law and Employment Law. Firm philosophy is simple: treat clients with respect and aim to exceed expectations. Ms. Diaz meets with all clients personally and will explain the law as it relates to each case. She will discuss the options available while also keeping client goals in mind.  Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Debora Diaz about divorce law.  Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How many people think they know what happens during a divorce. - Why you must speak to a lawyer if there is property or children involved in the divorce.  - How you want a lawyer who is authentic and will tell you what you must hear. - Why mediators need to be impartial problem solvers. - How people can agree to things in mediation that a judge may not order. Connect with Debora: Guest Contact Info Twitter @DeboraDiazLaw Facebook facebook.com/deboradiazlaw LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/deboradiazlaw   Links Mentioned: deboradiazlaw.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Business Law & Military Service Jeffrey Lieser, Lieser Skaff Alexander   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 790 Jeffrey Lieser A co-founder of Lieser Skaff Alexander, Jeff concentrates his practice on complex business and real estate litigation. Jeff also serves as class action counsel and as a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator. From 2017 to 2021, Jeff was named to the Florida Legal Elite roster. The select lawyers on this prestigious list represent fewer than 1.5% of active Florida Bar members. Jeff has also been selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers® magazine each year from 2013-2017, and a Super Lawyer in 2021. In addition, Jeff is a Reserve Judge Advocate in the U.S. Army J.A.G. Corps, where he holds the rank of Major. He previoulsy deployed to Iraq with the First Heavy Brigade Combat Team, First Infantry Division (“Devil’s Brigade”) and served as the Brigade’s Legal Representative in arresting and jailing violent extremists who attacked against U.S. Forces. Jeff prosecuted such terrorist defendants in Iraqi criminal trials, and obtained record-breaking results, including five convictions. Jeff has received multiple awards for his military service, including the Defense Meritorious Service Medal. Jeff attended law school at the University of Florida in Gainesville where he clerked at one of that city’s oldest and largest law firms. After law school, he served as the Finance Director of a successful statewide political campaign and subsequently worked at prestigious, full-service, and statewide law firm. While there, Jeff litigated in state and federal court on behalf of multiple Fortune 500 companies, including insurance companies and financial institutions. In addition to law, Jeff maintains an interest in politics and government. In 2012, Jeff was selected as one of only six delegates who traveled to Australia on behalf of the American Council of Young Political Leaders (ACYPL). The ACYPL is a bipartisan, Washington, D.C. based organization that works with the Department of State to organize international political delegations comprised of individuals who exhibit strong leadership traits in their public or private service careers. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Jeffrey Lieser about business law and military service. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - Why attorneys want to have clients that will respect their time. - How getting you the best result possible may not happen overnight. - Why business owners should invest in legal services on the front end. - How business owners shouldn’t wait to seek legal help until they have a fire to put out. - Why making speaking appearances is a good way for attorneys to get clients. Connect with Jeffrey: Guest Contact Info Twitter @lieserskaff Facebook facebook.com/LieserSkaffAlexander LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/lieser-&-skaff   Links Mentioned: lieserskaff.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

789: Can Going Through a Divorce Make You a Better Family Law Attorney? Shiobahn Olivero, Olivero Law   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 789 Shiobahn Olivero Shiobhan Olivero is a trial lawyer, practicing family law and divorce, and high level criminal defense, in Florida. She is also a certified divorce coach, setting her firm apart from others in the area by bringing a coaching piece to her law practice to help her firm's clients through the emotional aspects of divorce, including deciding whether divorce is the decision to make or not. As an experienced trial lawyer, business owner, adjunct professor, mentor, coach, speaker, and mother, Shiobhan is a powerhouse in the industry. She brings her unique perspectives and experiences into her speaking, mentoring, and coaching programs. In addition to delivering persuasive arguments to juries, she has delivered presentations at schools, business conferences, leadership conferences, legal seminars, classrooms, and workshops.  With the powerful tools delivered through her presentations and coaching, Shiobhan wants to help and inspire her audiences and clients to be the best people they can be so that they can lead a happier, healthier, and fulfilled life. She coaches and help people find their three personal “P’s” – personal peace, personal power, and personal pride - while going through and coming out of painful and tough times. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Shiobahn Olivero about how going through a divorce might make you a better family law attorney. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How divorce doesn’t have to be the end of the road but can be a new beginning. - Why your kid can’t tell the judge what they want to do when they turn 12 or 13. - How kids cannot talk to the judge or come to court in FL without a very good reason. - Why you need to hire a divorce attorney when you are going through a divorce. - How the court will always be involved in custody cases until your child is 18. Connect with Shiobahn: Guest Contact Info Twitter @OliveroLawPA Facebook facebook.com/SOliveroLaw LinkedIn Linkedin.com/in/shiobanoliveroattorney   Links Mentioned: oliverolaw.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Prosecutor to Personal Injury Michael Maddux, MadduxAttorneys.com   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 788 Michael Maddux Attorney Michael Maddux has been a licensed attorney since 1992. Mr. Maddux received his B.A. in Political Science from Florida State University and his law degree from the University of Florida Law School. He is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, and a former member of the American Bar Association. Mr. Maddux has developed a niche practice in civil rights litigation. His criminal defense work allowed him to see violations that needed civil remedies. He actively pursues justice for those wronged by law enforcement through civil suits in federal and state court and assistance with internal affairs investigations. Mr. Maddux acknowledges the difficult job that law enforcement performs while demanding that law enforcement diligently follow state and federal constitutions, internal policies, and standards of decency. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Michael Maddux about practicing as a prosecutor and a personal injury lawyer. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - Why it’s important for lawyers to actively listen to their clients. - How people need defense against heavy handed and abusive law enforcement agencies. - How lawyers need to find a way to connect with their clients to serve them better. - Why the criminal justice system can be a catalyst for helping offenders change. - How people with special needs can have very difficult encounters with law enforcement. Connect with Michael: Guest Contact Info Twitter @madduxlaw Instagram @madduxattorneys Facebook facebook.com/madduxattorney LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/madduxattorneys Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A Systems Based Approach to Marketing Chris Carr, Farotech   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 787 Chris Carr Chris Carr is the founder and CEO of Farotech, an award-winning digital marketing agency. He started Farotech over 20 years ago and is widely considered an expert in Digital Marketing, Web Development and Video Production. Farotech now has 40+ team members and is in the Inc 5000 fastest-growing, private companies in America. Farotech is in the Philadelphia 100, the fastest growing companies in Philadelphia and is a contributor to Forbes and a member of the Forbes Agency Council. Chris has been a keynote speaker at a variety of events such as SEMrush, ExporTech, and the International Trade Association. He is the host of two podcasts: Thought Leader Magazine and Digital Marketing Masterclass. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Chris Carr about a systems-based approach to marketing. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How you must love what you do to have a successful thriving company. - Why it’s important to work both in your business and on your business. - How Farotech helps companies build systems that generate leads who become clients who turn into brand ambassadors. - Why business owners must realize marketing can no longer be a one-person job. - How business owners need to be making data driven decisions for their business. Connect with Chris: Guest Contact Info Twitter @Farotech Facebook facebook.com/farotechmarketing LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/farotech   Links Mentioned: farotech.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Justice for Women Jennifer Justice, The Justice Dept   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 786 Jennifer Justice Jennifer “JJ” Justice is an entertainment and live-experience executive known for her expertise in building artists’ careers and business portfolios by marrying art with commerce. From the beginning of her career, JJ as she is known, has championed gender equality and diversity in the workplace. As general counsel and EVP at Roc Nation, she helped structure the vision and growth of Roc Nation. She served as Jay-Z’s personal entertainment attorney for a total of 17 years as well as Beyonce’s personal attorney for one year while at Roc Nation.  In 2019, JJ founded The Justice Dept. – a management, strategy and legal firm that works with female (and woke male) entrepreneurs, executives, talent, brands and creatives to build and maximize their value focusing in the areas of tech, consumer product, finance, media, entertainment and fashion. JJ has been named a “Game Changer” by Goop, by InStyle as one of the 50 Badass Women Changing the World in 2020, and on Billboard's Women in Power list three times. She has been featured on the TODAY Show and is a regular contributor on NBC News. Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Jennifer Justice about justice for women. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - Why women need to understand their worth and advocate for themselves. - How we have a pay gap between genders that won’t be fixed for at least 200 years. - Why it’s important to enlist and hire other women and pay them fairly at your business. - How women need to understand what they deserve out of their business ventures. - Why women must do the research on what they should be getting and add 20%. Connect with Jennifer: Guest Contact Info Instagram @thejustice.dept   Links Mentioned: thejusticedept.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Medical Practice Commercial Real Estate Kody Miller, Menlo Group Commercial Real Estate   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 785 Kody Miller Kody Miller, MBA, is Chief Operating Officer at Menlo Group Commercial Real Estate. In his role, he leads the company’s recruiting efforts, manages business operations and strategy, and oversees a variety of special projects. Kody played an integral role in Menlo Group’s acquisition of a property management company and the expansion of that services offering. Prior to working at Menlo Group, Kody established a successful career in operations, supply chain and finance. He worked for two years at British Petroleum, where he successfully renegotiated a three-year supply helicopter lease contract that saved the company $30 million. Kody then spent over six years at Intel, serving most recently as a Senior Strategic Finance Analyst. Kody holds a degree in Accounting from Arizona State University and an MBA from Michigan State University. In his free time, he enjoys mountain biking, reading self-development books and participating in water sports. Kody is married with four young children.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Kody Miller about commercial real estate for medical practices. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - Why business owners may need to hire project managers to over-see construction. - How choosing a niche and specialization sets you apart as an expert in your field. - Why commercial real estate for medical practices wasn’t as affected by the pandemic. - How it can be hard to manage the growth of your business in commercial real estate. - Why building a good reputation in your marketplace is everything.   Connect with Kody: Guest Contact Info Twitter @MenloGroupCRE Instagram @menlogroupcre Facebook facebook.com/melotrouprealestate LinkedIn Linkedin.com/company/Menlo-group-commercial-real-estate Links Mentioned: menlocre.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reinventing Accounting for Small Business Courtney DeRonde, TDT CPAs and Advisors   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 784 Courtney DeRonde Courtney DeRonde is a CPA and Managing Partner of TDT CPAs and Advisors, a boutique advisory and accounting firm for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. They help overwhelmed, successful leaders understand and maximize financial information so they can achieve better results and move their organization to the next level. TDT is awarded as a Forbes 2021 Best Accounting Firm.   Courtney is primarily responsible for the firm’s vision and strategic direction. Her professional background includes almost two decades serving small businesses and non-profits. As an owner in her firm and managing partner, she also has firsthand experience running and scaling a small business. Courtney and her husband Brian live in Des Moines, Iowa, along with their three children, M’lynn, Brady and Callen, and their Whoodle, Oscar.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Courtney DeRonde about reinventing accounting for small businesses. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - Why what worked for small business owners in their start-up phase won’t work in any other phase. - How it’s important for business owners to change and pivot as their business grows. - Why you must have the right systems and processes in place to grow and scale a business. - How your employees must know what they should do and who should do it. - Why you must document what flows through the business to be able to scale.   Connect with Courtney: Guest Contact Info Facebook facebook.com/tdtpc LinkedIn linkedin.com/courtney-de-ronde Linkedin.com/tdt-cpas-and-advisors-p-c Links Mentioned: tdtpc.com/sharkpreneur   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Automatic Marketing Machine Danny Decker, AutomaticMarketingMachine.com   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 783 Danny Decker Danny Decker is a speaker, author, podcast host, direct-response copywriter, and marketing consultant for ambitious entrepreneurs. In 2018, he successfully sold his marketing agency which he built from zero to seven figures in just five years, despite operating in a highly competitive industry.   Danny is the author of Marketing Simplified, available through Amazon and all major book retailers, and he is also the host of several popular podcasts, including Marketing Simplified Podcast. Danny is the co-author of a forthcoming book, The Automatic Marketing Machine, which he wrote to help ambitious business owners learn how to stop wasting money on marketing that doesn’t work and learn how to create simple, effective marketing systems that generate a profit.    Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Danny Decker about his new book, The Automatic Marketing Machine. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How you want your marketing to grow your business in a consistent and scalable way. - Why small business owners need to know how marketing works with their business. - How marketing should produce a steady flow of qualified leads to your business. - Why having a steady flow of qualified leads changes everything for your business. - How you don’t want to bounce around from client to client.   Connect with Danny: Guest Contact Info Twitter @automaticmm Instagram @automaticmarketingmachine Facebook facebook.com/AutomaticMarketingMachine LinkedIn Linkedin.com/company/automaticmarketingmachine Links Mentioned: automaticmarketingmachine.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podcast with Impact Anna Parker-Naples, The Podcast Agency   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 782 Anna Parker-Naples Anna Parker-Naples is bestselling Author of ‘Podcast with Impact’ and ‘Get Visible’, Speaker, Coach and audio expert. She helps leaders to get louder by amplifying their message through the power of podcasts. Her own show, ‘Entrepreneurs Get Visible’ is amongst the top 1% of all podcasts globally. Anna has a background as a multi award winning audio producer and voice actor. She began working in the mindset and entrepreneurial space after going from disabled to fully recovered at the top of her field on the red carpets in Hollywood, and wanted others to understand the potential of mindset and NLP to transform their levels of success. She is CEO of ‘The Podcast Membership’ and ‘The Podcast Agency’ - a full consultancy and production service and uses her audio knowledge to help experts reach the masses with their message. She has helped almost 300 podcasts became chart-topping shows since Jan 2020, with a ripple effect that touches millions.     Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Anna Parker-Naples about her book, Podcast with Impact. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How many entrepreneurs don’t understand the unique opportunity having a podcast affords. - Why it’s important to have the right equipment and good audio when making a podcast. - How you must take advantage of the small window to promote your podcast when it first launches to grow your audience organically. - Why having a strong social media following is important when launching a podcast. - How podcast producing agencies should only launch one podcast a week.   Connect with Anna: Guest Contact Info Twitter @AnnaParkerNaple Instagram @annaparkernaples Facebook facebook.com/AnnaParkerNaplesCoach Links Mentioned: annaparkernaples.com Thepodcastangency.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Growing Your Business on Tik Tok Will Perry, Reason Agency   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 781 Will Perry Will Perry is the CEO and CMO of Orlando-based Reason Agency, a direct response ad agency focusing on apparel brands, health and wellness, and healthy food spaces within e-commerce. They help scale up growth-stage ready brands drive significant revenue through paid social media ads such as Facebook and Google ads. Reason specializes in highly optimized split testing & media buying strategies that make acquiring customers more profitable.    Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Will Perry about growing your business on Tik Tok. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - Why people should be excited about using Tik Tok as an advertising platform. - How the changes Facebook makes impacts small businesses. - Why 2021 was a rocky year for a lot of advertisers. - How Tik Tok ads are a lot less expensive than Facebook ads right now. - Why creating native interactions drives sales for your business.   Connect with Will: Guest Contact Info LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/will-perry-4a483958 Links Mentioned: reasonagency.co   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thriving Coach Academy Frank Macri, Thriving Coach Academy   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 780 Fank Macri Frank Macri is the Founder of Thriving Coach Academy. When he started his own journey as a coach over 7 years ago, Frank did not have any prior business experience or a large online following. Yet, he discovered a unique process that allowed him to take his business from zero to multiple six figures before turning 30, making him one of the most successful Millennial coaches in the industry. Now, Frank has trained and mentored over 1,000 individuals looking to start their own coaching practices. He is also the host of the “Life Coaching Secrets” podcast.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Frank Macri about Thriving Coach Academy. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How Thriving Coach Academy has trained over 1000 coaches to date. - Why you can’t let yourself be held back by your own limiting beliefs. - How you need to know how people’s minds work if you want to be a life coach. - Why you don’t have to stay locked into one type of client as a life coach. - How life coaches should let their specialty evolve as they evolve.   Connect with Frank: Guest Contact Info Twitter @_FrankMacri Instagram @frankmacri Facebook facebook.com/frankmacri LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/frankmacri   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Evolved Profits Marc Freedman, Evolved Profits   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 779 Marc Freedman Marc Freedman is a serial entrepreneur, CEO, and best-selling author who loves helping people. He has 40+ years of experience and an extensive network of experts who help businesses answer an important question that each one runs into at one point or another—am I paying more than market price? Sometimes the answer is no. But when the answer is yes, Marc and his team help businesses free up cash so that it can be reinvested into helping employees, growing the business, and creating Social Impact! Marc believes that, like people, businesses can often fall into ruts. One of those ruts is the mentality that the only way to cut costs is to reduce payroll or cheapen the product. In more than 25,000 audits of businesses of all sizes from a range of industries, Marc and his team have found dozens of expense categories in which businesses can lower their spending without adversely affecting their people or their product. His first company, Expense To Profit, focused on ensuring that companies paid no more than market price for the products and services that they needed. After saving companies over $1 billion, Marc has extended his vision of helping others with Evolved Profits, where he helps companies not only reduce their spend, but also extend their positive impact on the world by taking 5% of his fees and donating it to an impact fund that companies can apply to a cause-driven project, community contribution, or donation to a charity partner. Marc’s need to share his expertise with the world also led him to write a book. He is now a #1 Amazon best-selling author in 8 categories, and the book is titled Expense To Profit: Eliminate the Costs that Sabotage Your Growth.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Marc Freedman about his company Evolved Profits. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How building relationships with people who own businesses can set you up for success. - How many businesses don’t know they are paying too much for some things. - How Evolved Profits has helped businesses save billions of dollars. - Why it’s important for businesses to know why something costs what it costs. - Why an ambassador program is a great way to bring in new clients.   Connect with Marc: Guest Contact Info LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/freedmanmarc Links Mentioned: evolvedprofits.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shift Your Marketing Thinking Sean Doyle, FitzMartin Inc   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 778 Sean Doyle Sean M. Doyle is principal at FitzMartin Inc, a leading consultancy focused on sales marketing and management, sales and marketing technology services, and revenue operations for B2B companies. Sean and his team at FitzMartin are focused on long term value creation through a sales-first, scientific approach to driving revenue.   Sean knows that the split personality of marketing is inhibiting growth aspirations. Budget and impact conversations often become contentious: revenue operation marketers tout their ability to drive sales while brand builders argue for longer-term brand investments. The executive team thinks both struggle to demonstrate the near-term value. It is for this reason that Sean’s team believes a thoughtful and datadriven full-funnel marketing strategy can drive significant value.   Sean’s latest book, Shift, explores 19 practical ideas, grounded in the science of behavioral change, that can transform a business’s marketing efforts and, by natural extension, its profitability. A native Pennsylvanian who’s put down deep Southern roots, Sean is a man of family and faith who strives to be a selfless leader. On weekends, you’ll find him out fishing local streams and teaching the art of fly fishing to anyone who wants to tag along.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Sean Doyle about shifting how you think about marketing. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How marketing and sales is applied behavioral science. - How cognitive marketing equips sales and marketing to know when and what to do. - Why you should find a marketing firm that starts with the late-stage deals that don’t close. - Why it’s important for you to look at your customers and see what their needs are. - What full funnel marketing is and how it turns people into customers and fans.   Connect with Sean: Guest Contact Info Twitter @FitzMartinb2b Instagram @fitzmartinmarketing Facebook facebook.com/fitzmartinmarketing LinkedIn Linkedin.com/company/fitzmartin Links Mentioned: Fitzmartin.com Seanmdoyle.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Life Lessons from Winning 18 Million Dollars Playing Poker Daniel Cates   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 776 Daniel Cates Daniel ‘Jungleman’ Cates is renowned in the poker world as a high-stakes cash game crusher, having battled at the highest stakes in both the online and live arenas. The 31-year-old poker pro came into the 2021 World Series of Poker with nearly $9 million in prior tournament earnings to his name. Cates added to that total in a major way at the 2021 WSOP by taking down the $50,000 buy-in Poker Players Championship nine-game event, defeating an elite field of 63 entries to earn the top prize of $954,020 and his first gold bracelet.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Daniel Cates about life lessons learned from winning 18 million dollars playing poker. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - Why it’s important to have determination and to try as hard as you can. - How people can be relatively predictable in life and in poker. - Why underestimating people is a mistake you don’t want to make. - How online poker players do psychological things that live players don’t do. - Why you want to come across as being pleasant during live games.   Connect with Daniel: Guest Contact Info Twitter @junglemandan Instagram @thedancates Facebook facebook.com/jungleman12 Links Mentioned: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-winning-the-game-of-life-92125055/   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

America’s #1 Investment Real Estate Marketplace Josh DeShong, Trelly   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 775 Josh DeShong Josh DeShong is an entrepreneur and business magnate. He is the founder and CEO at Jdre; founder and CEO of Myers Home Buyers; co-founder of Propalytics; and co-founder, CEO, and early-stage investor of Trelly. First known as one of the nation’s top real estate agents, DeShong is now more known for doing groundbreaking work within the real estate industry while shaking things up in the real estate tech space. At age 18, Josh became the youngest person to get their real estate license in the state of Texas; the youngest person ever hired at Keller Williams, then advanced to running one of the top real estate teams in the country by the time he was 21. Josh has been named one of Inc 5000 Fastest Growing Business Founder; Wall Street Journal’s top 100 agents in the country, and has closed over $2B+ transactions. As founder, co-founder, and CEO of his companies, Josh leads his team by example, with the highest level of integrity and a firm commitment to doing the right thing. Josh found a passion for investing and helping others learn how to invest in real estate. That passion is what continues to fuel his drive to develop new and innovative ways for people to buy and sell real estate.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Josh DeShong about America’s #1 investment real estate marketplace. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How Trelly makes buying and selling real estate more efficient. - How Trelly allows you to buy and sell off market real estate for free. - How real estate investors do thousands of transactions a year on Facebook. - How there are over 20 million residential real estate investors in the US. - Why it’s important for Trelly to identify and understand different types of users.   Connect with Josh: Guest Contact Info Twitter @JoshDeShongTeam Instagram @joshdeshongre Facebook facebook.com/TrellyInvestors LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/trelly Links Mentioned: trelly.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Art of the Settlement Jason Lazarus, Synergy Settlement   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 774 Jason Lazarus Jason D. Lazarus, J.D., LL.M., CSSC, MSCC is the founder and chief executive officer of Synergy Settlement Services. Synergy allows trial lawyers to focus on what they do best by handling all the issues which arise at settlement such as lien resolution, Medicare compliance, public benefit preservation, and settlement planning techniques for protecting the recovery. He is also a Principal and President of Multi-Claimant Solutions which offers lien resolution and MSP compliance services for mass torts. Mr. Lazarus is a renowned legal settlement services industry expert. His written work is widely published and his thought leadership in Medicare compliance has been cited by Federal courts and Florida courts including the Florida Supreme Court. He is available to consult with trial lawyers across the country when they are dealing with the issues that arise at settlement including lien resolution, Medicare compliance, government benefit preservation, trusts and protection of the financial recovery. Mr. Lazarus is the proud father of three children: Sarah, Kyle, and Camille. In his free time, he is an avid cyclist and amateur auto racing given his passion for going fast! Mr. Lazarus has a passion for UCF and FSU football. He works out of the Synergy main office in Orlando.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Jason Lazarus about his book, The Art of the Settlement. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How having a niche business can lead to a successful business. - How settlement planning helps protect the person who gets the settlement. - How the book helps prepare lawyers to better serve their clients in settlement cases. - Why people need education on settlement cases before their case resolves. - How personal injury litigation is very diverse.   Connect with Jason: Guest Contact Info Twitter @SynergySettle Facebook facebook.com/SynergySettlementServices LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/syngery-settlement-services Links Mentioned: Synergysettlements.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ExitPreneur Joe Valley, ExitPreneur.io   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 773 Joe Valley Joe Valley is a serial entrepreneur, EXITpreneur, M&A Advisor, Podcaster and Partner at Quiet Light Brokerage, one of the top online business brokerage-advisory firms in the world. Joe has also built, bought, or sold over half a dozen of his own companies. And over the last nine years, he has mentored thousands of entrepreneurs whose goal is to achieve their own eventual exit. He is a ​Certified Mergers & Acquisitions Professional, and a frequent guest expert in mastermind groups, AMAs, on podcasts, and at speaker events for entrepreneurs worldwide.   Joe’s book, The EXITpreneur’s Playbook – How to Sell your Online Business for Top Dollar – shares real-life stories of successful and failed exits, and teaches you how to reverse engineer a pathway to your own incredible exit.   Gino Wickman, author of Traction, and The Entrepreneurial Leap says “This EXITpreneur’s Playbook is a must-read for online entrepreneurs.” Joe has personally closed nearly 100 million in transactions and touched nearly a half-billion in online exits through the entrepreneur-led team of Advisors at Quiet Light   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Joe Valley about helping entrepreneurs sell online businesses. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How you can’t just wake up one day and decide to sell your business. - How entrepreneurs make 50% of their money from their business the day they sell it. - Why entrepreneurs need to focus on the four pillars that buyers look at and what they are. - How setting goals makes you a more successful person and business owner. - Why you must take time off after selling your business for me time.   Connect with Joe: Guest Contact Info Twitter @TheJoeValley Facebook facebook.com/exitpreneursplaybook LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/joe-valley-833ba48 Links Mentioned: exitpreneur.io   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Reinventing the Educational System Sam Silver, Heron Books   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 772 Sam Silver Sam Silver is the Vice President of Business Development at Heron Books, After using the curriculum as a teacher for twenty years, he is now dedicated to providing many more students a chance to study materials that put them in the driver’s seat.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Sam Silver about reinventing the educational system. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How you should take the time you need to learn a subject fully before moving on. - Why most schools are using time inefficiently and how that doesn’t benefit students. - How Heron Books focuses on serving those who decide home schooling is best. - Why Heron Books can help bring home schoolers a higher quality of learning. - How Heron Books uses a student study guide to give the student a path to success.   Connect with Sam: Guest Contact Info Instagram @heronbooks_k12 Facebook Facebook.com/HeronBooks Links Mentioned: heronbooks.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Faith, Social Media, and Business Success Liz Friesen, LizFriesen.com   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 771 Liz Friesen From passive income investments to social media marketing, Liz Friesen’s burning passion is to create a virtual platform to help empower women by attaining accountability and leverage within their own business. Her biggest passion in life is to advocate for small business entrepreneurs looking to gain more social media knowledge and exposure.   Liz understands that in this exact moment, life could not be more hectic – which is why she believes wholeheartedly the power of multiple streams of income and passive income investments.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Liz Friesen about faith, social media, and business success. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - Why you should pay someone else to do things at work you don’t enjoy doing. - How having a high following count gives credibility and leverage on social media. - How you want to be able to attract new followers and convert them to clients. - Why gaining followers can be a fun and enriching experience. - How your mentor needs to be in the position you want to achieve.   Connect with Liz: Guest Contact Info Instagram @liz.friesen Facebook Facebook.com/liz.mcdaniels Links Mentioned: lizfriesen.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

770: How to Avoid Having 12 of Your Most Basic Rights Taken Away Sherri Stinson, Law Offices of Sherri M. Stinson   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 770 Sherri Stinson Sherri Stinson is the owner of the Law Offices of Sherri M. Stinson, a boutique law firm focusing exclusively on estate planning, guardianship, and probate. The firm's core mission is helping clients feel valued and heard at each stage of their life. From there, the firm custom tailors estate plans to reflect each client's core values and their wishes for a strong, ever-lasting legacy. Sherri helps individuals and families take the mystique out planning for life’s worst-case scenarios of incapacity and death. Her firm also helps protect vulnerable seniors from financial exploitation and neglect.   Sherri first felt the desire to help others when she was in middle school and adopted a lowincome senior for Christmas. Sherri says "I remember the joy I felt when I brought this elderly woman a meal and Christmas presents and she was so grateful. Nobody had ever done anything like that for her before and she cried because I had helped her so much." After graduating college, Sherri helped an elderly woman who was being taken advantage of by her landlord. Sherri says "I was able to involve a consumer advocate who stopped the landlord from continuing to take advantage of her. She had a voice because I helped her. Helping others is the best feeling! I can't solve every problem someone has, but if I can somehow make their lives better, then I have fulfilled my life's purpose."   She is a Martindale-Hubbell AV-Preeminent rated attorney. This rating signifies that her peers rank her at the highest level of professional excellence for her legal knowledge, communication skills and ethical standards, and is achieved by only 10% of attorneys. She has served as a board member for 211 Tampa Bay Cares, the Rotary Club of Dunedin and the Clearwater Bar Association, as well as the prior chairwoman for the Clearwater Bar Probate Section. She is an active member in her church and lives in Palm Harbor with her husband, Troy and their 2 children.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Sherri Stinson about how to avoid having 12 of your most basic rights taken away.   Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How many people think they only need estate planning if they are rich or have complicated family situations and why that isn’t true. - Why it’s important to make estate planning decisions so the state doesn’t make them for you. - How not having an estate plan in place can strip people of their rights. - Why having an estate plan is voicing what you want to happen to you should you no longer be able to voice that opinion.   Connect with Sherri: Guest Contact Info Twitter @stinsonlegal Instagram @sherristinsonlegal Facebook facebook.com/stinsonprobatelaw LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/sherrimstinson Links Mentioned: stinsonlegal.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Deep Sentinel David Sellinger,Deep Sentinel   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 769 David Sellinger David Selinger was an early employee at Amazon, working directly under Jeff Bezos. He lead the R&D arm of Amazon’s data-mining and personalization team. He co-founded Redfin (now a multi-billion dollar company) and founded RichRelevance, a company that offers personalized shopping experiences for large retail brands, including Macy's, Barneys New York, Office Depot and others. He is now inventing the next BIG thing in home security: Deep Sentinel.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with David Sellinger about Deep Sentinel. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How people want to be safe in their homes and their businesses. - How Deep Sentinel uses AI to figure out in a half a second is something is a threat. - Why simple scare tactics are sometimes enough to deter a home invasion. - How the AI guards are trained to up the threat if the intruder ignores them. - How the demand for people to watch their security cameras has increased 6x in 2022.   Connect with David: Guest Contact Info Twitter @deep_sentinel Instagram @deepsentinel Facebook facebook.com/deepsentinel LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/deepsentinel Links Mentioned: deepsentinel.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

768: 5 Star Customer Experience, Christoff Weihman   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 768 Christoff Weihman Christoff Weihman is a Keynote Speaker, & America’s Favorite Five Star Customer Service/Customer Experience Expert. He is the Best-Selling Author of 2 outstanding books on Five Star Customer Service & Hospitality; Getting to WOW! & The Customer Experience.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Christoff Weihman about 5 star customer service. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How there is great value in providing excellent service to people who come to your business. - Why people are looking to feel empowered whether they are on teams or individuals. - How training for customer service is usually though of last and why that’s a mistake. - Why writing a book positions you as an expert in your marketplace. - How you should go write your own book because everyone has something valuable to share.   Connect with Christoff: Guest Contact Info Instagram @gettingtowow Facebook facebook.com/christoff.weihman LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/christoff-j-weihman-0a22413 Links Mentioned: christoff360.com Text in: 5 Star to 66866   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GrayT Media Kenny Gray, GrayT Media   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 767 Kenny Gray For over 6 years, Kenny Gray has been helping businesses break through the digital space by providing holistic perspectives and solutions. He has scaled multiple ecommerce brands to consecutive 6 and 7 figure months from his ability to dial in on the user experience.   Kenny’s ability to successfully promote brands has been proven over and over again in a variety of industries. He is now helping clients with big picture marketing strategy by anticipating changes in the market, analyzing the back end user experience, and ensuring the strategic vision is executed on all fronts impeccably.   Kenny consistently provides audiences with the same thing he provides his clients: actionable insights on improving ROI, increasing lifetime value and creative ways of attracting potential customers. Whether discussing paid advertising, data and analytics, marketing automation, SEO, web design and implementation, or conversion rate optimization, Kenny is passionate about helping businesses grow.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Kenny Gray about GrayT Media. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - Why people must build a brand and sell quality products to be profitable. - How GrayT Media can help your ecommerce business grow and succeed. - How you need to come up with a long-term game plan based off your data. - How it’s hard to see what is winning or losing in your ad accounts. - Why you need to pay attention to what’s losing money in addition to what’s making money.   Connect with Kenny: Guest Contact Info Instagram @graytmedia Facebook facebook.com/GraytMedia LinkedIn Linkedin.com/company/grayt-media Links Mentioned: graytmedia.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disrupting Asset Management Stephen Mathai-Davis, Q.ai   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 766 Stephen Mathai-Davis   Stephen Mathai-Davis, CFA, CQF is the Founder and CEO of Q.ai, a Forbes company. He is a full-stack data scientist and recognized as an expert in the application of artificial intelligence and advanced quantitative strategies to global public markets. Most recently, he was recognized as part of the Top 100 in Finance by the Top 100 Finance Magazine and has been shortlisted as one of the top CEOs of 2021 by the Silicon Review. He was recently called one of the Top 100 in Tech from Johns Hopkins University for 2021. Under Stephen’s leadership, Q.ai is taking on the $25+ trillion fund management industry by launching the first AI-powered investment management app. Since its launch in March 2021, Q,ai has received significant attention, including being the #1 Product on Product Hunt while winning the FinTech Breakthrough Award for Best Retail Investment Platform in 2021 and the AI Breakthrough award for the Best Deep Learning Platform in 2021. Stephen launched his first startup in 2018, Quantamize, a leading retail investing website bringing AI-powered investment research to the retail investor market in the US. Stephen designed the AI-powered models which ranked and scored 10,000+ stocks globally along with advanced thematic portfolio strategies. In addition, Stephen also built top-performing advanced AI trading strategies for both US-listed ETFs and Options. Under Stephen's leadership, Quantamize became known as a leader in AI investing and, in November 2019, Forbes Media acquired Quantamize. Stephen is a seasoned trader, securities analyst and macro portfolio strategist with over 15 years of experience in institutional investment management. He's been quoted and interviewed in numerous financial media including Cheddar TV, Forbes, CNBC, Fox Business, Business Insider, Yahoo Finance, Nasdaq, Benzinga, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Inc and more.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Stephen Mathai-Davis about disrupting asset management.   Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How there are more options in micro-investing than there are with big investments. - Why your investing options are limited if you have thousands of dollars to invest. - How the Fin-Tech revolution has been going on for 10 years, but they are still in the early stages. - How Fin-Tech has changed investing and what that means for you as an investor.   Connect with Stephen: Guest Contact Info Instagram @triqtriathlon Facebook facebook.com/TriqTriathlon LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/triq-triathlon Links Mentioned: Triq.ai   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

White Rabbit Intel Rob Turley, White Rabbit Intel   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 765 Rob Turley Rob Turley's goal is to dethrone the enterprise overlords to make it a noiseless market and a level playing field, so all businesses have equal opportunity to thrive. He is driven to put the "people" back into "salespeople" and may the best business win.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Rob Turley about White Rabbit Intel. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How White Rabbit Intel enables people to accurately build target personas of any desired outcome. - Why you want to generate hyper target leads and use hyper target technologies. - How using a quantity of quality approach doesn’t lead to more sales for your business. - Why you want to attract people from your addressable market to make more sales. - How Facebook isn’t driving conversion, it’s making sure content is where it should go based on their algorithms.   Connect with Rob: Guest Contact Info Twitter @WhiteRabbtIntel Instagram @white_rabbit_intel Facebook facebook.com/TheWhiteRabbitTeam LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/white-rabbit-intel Links Mentioned: whiterabbitintel.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Expandi.Io – Expanding Your LinkedIn Results Stefan Smulders, Expandi.Io   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 764 Stefan Smulders Stefan Smulders is a SaaS entrepreneur and a founder of the world's safest software for LinkedIn automation. He’s enjoying his family life in the Netherlands being a proud father of a lovely 4-year-old son Steef.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Stefan Smulders about expanding your LinkedIn results. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How you can use Expandi.Io to automate a lot of repeated tasks on LinkedIn. - Why you want to hyper-target your audiences easily and how Expandi.Io can help. - How you can use LinkedIn to engage people before reaching out to them directly. - How LinkedIn can be a goldmine to find prospects and leads for your business. - How Expandi.Io stays up to date with all the changes LinkedIn makes.   Connect with Stefan Smulders: Guest Contact Info Twitter @SmuldersStefan @Expandi_Io Instagram @expandi.io Facebook facebook.com/groups/linkedin.outreach.family Links Mentioned: expandi.io https://drive.google.com/file/d/11LQjPvy_KcYZ7ic2nGz7g_likeiNoqct/view   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Law Firm Conversions Chris Mullins, The Intake Academy   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 763 Chris Mullins Chris Mullins is a sales and marketing expert and the founder of The Intake Academy. For more than 25 years, through her proprietary and guided training and programs, Chris, along with her team, have helped hundreds of law firms around the country convert more prospects into profitable clients. In her work, she covers every aspect of what any lawyer needs to do to ensure that phone calls - the first touchpoint with clients - convert to become profitable clients.   Chris delivers the information with energy and passion, along with a "no holds barred" approach.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Chris Mullins about her book, Law Firm Conversions. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How businesses aren’t inspecting their leads and why that’s detrimental. - Why many businesses have forgotten that the phone can be used for lead conversion. - How many business owners think that the phone line belongs to the receptionist. - Why the receptionist can’t convert leads into clients for your business. - How to convert a call into an actual paying prospect.   Connect with Chris: Guest Contact Info LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/chrismullinsphonesalesdoctor Links Mentioned: intakeacademy.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Raw Truth About Copywriting Bond Halbert, BondHalbert.com   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 762 Bond Halbert Because of the book The Boron Letters, it’s well documented that Bond Halbert was given the most thorough education in direct marketing history directly from his father Gary C. Halbert but... Bond has continued the family tradition of creating marketing breakthroughs and showing professional copywriters how to write copy which brings in more sales.   Most recently, Bond published the very first book ever written on editing sales copy which many copywriters labeled an instant classic because it’s written in that characteristic Halbert style of being simple yet highly effective way of showing copywriters how to keep a prospect’s attention.   After copychiefing some of the largest financial promotions of our time, Bond pioneered many tactics for getting the highest email open rates in any industry.   After he passed away Bond and his brother Kevin took ownership of TheGaryHalbertLetter.com which is experiencing it’s largest growth spurt which Bond freely admits is built upon his father’s legacy.   Along with his brother Kevin, Bond continues to put out the very best copywriting and other direct marketing related products the industry has to offer, including the now famous Halbert All-Star Audio Series, The Halbert Memorial event and updated versions of his father’s famous books Max Money and The Boron Letters.   The brothers also started the now super popular Gary Halbert Copy Club on Facebook   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Bond Halbert about the raw truth about copywriting. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How people sort their emails by using different email addresses. - Why it’s important to send emails to people’s primary email address. - How there are three main phases in copywriting and what they are. - Why keeping your audience engaged is very important for copywriters. - How copywriters need to pay attention to the experience everyone is having.   Connect with Bond: Guest Contact Info Twitter @Bondodog Facebook facebook.com/bond.halbert Links Mentioned: bondhalbert.com thegaryhalbertletter.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Guardianship, Probate, and Estate Planning , Natalia Bevilacqua, Bevilacqua Law   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 761 Natalia Bevilacqua Natalia Bevilacqua is an attorney licensed in Texas and Florida. She graduated from Florida Atlantic University with a dual major in Business Administration and Marketing and earned a law degree from Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad Law Center.   Natalia started her private practice in 2014 with a goal of helping clients protect their legacy from unintended (and often harmful) effects of state-prescribed distribution of their assets that were earned by prudence and hard-work. When her clients entrust her with their most personal legal matters, Natalia prides herself on taking great care of them, which means speed to some, compassion and frequent communication to others, reasonable cost to someone else. With tremendous support from her family, Natalia built a legal practice that delivers desired legal results and produces satisfied clients. Natalia limits her practice to the interrelated areas of Probate Administration, Guardianship and Estate Planning. Probate Administration experience makes her a better Estate Planning attorney because she sees the practical effects of estate planning documents (or lack thereof) daily. Her knowledge of the legal process and deep compassion for families that find themselves in need of guardian appointment for their loved one, make her a great Guardianship attorney.   Natalia’s most proud moments in life are when she sees children being kind, thoughtful, happy, and productive people, and when a grateful client tells her that she did a great job for them.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Natalia Bevilacqua about guardianship, probate, and estate planning.   Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - Why it’s important for attorneys to focus on one field instead of dabbling in many. - What probate is and why it’s important for people to seek legal counsel. - How prepping in advance can help deal with the expense and delays of probate. - Why going through probate is an expensive process for individuals. - How the last thing people want to do is deal with court proceedings after losing a loved one.    Connect with Natalia: Guest Contact Info Facebook facebook.com/ProbateWillsTrusts LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/natalia-bevilacqua-682678121 Links Mentioned: bevilacqualaw.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Optimal Networks: IT Department in a Box Heinan Landa, Optimal Networks   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 760 Heinan Landa Heinan Landa founded Optimal Networks in 1991. The goal? Build a technology services company that would not only provide its clients with mind-blowing results, but have serious fun doing so. We'd say it worked out well.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Heinan Landa about Optimal Networks, your IT department in a box. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How technology continues to change quickly and to thrive you need to stay up to date - How Optimal Networks will take you through all your IT challenges. - Why it’s important to have a strong, values base culture at your company, - How Optimal Networks is in business to give you the best IT results for your business. - Why having a particular niche to serve can help with your company’s success.   Connect with Heinan: Guest Contact Info Twitter Instagram Facebook LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/heinan-landa Links Mentioned: optimalnetworks.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Grow Your Business Like a Weed Stu Heinecke, Cartoonists.org   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 759 Stu Heinecke Stu Heinecke is a hall-of-fame nominated marketer, a Wall Street Journalcartoonist, best-selling business author, and founder of Cartoonists.org, a group of prominent cartoonists from around the world who donate their art to help charities raise funds. The American Marketing Association just recognized him as “the father of Contact Marketing,” a term coined in his highly successful book, “How to Get a Meeting with Anyone”. Stu is a noted speaker and furnishes agency, training, and consulting support for clients all over the world, from his base on a beautiful island in the Pacific Northwest. He also conducts island strategy sessions aimed to produce rapid growth of client enterprises.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Stu Heinecke about growing your business like a weed. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How cartoons are often the most read and remembered parts of newspapers. - Why using cartoons is an extremely successful marketing tactic. - How people have done outrageous things to get meetings with the right people. - What content marketing it and how you can use it in your business. - Why you should be including the executive assistant and not try to go around them.   Connect with Stu: Guest Contact Info Twitter @StuHeinecke Instagram @stuheinecke Facebook facebook.com/Bystuheinecke LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/stuheinecke Links Mentioned: stuheinecke.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Hooligan to Helping Entrepreneurs Alex Jeffreys, Clients in Abundance   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Kevin Harrington and Seth Greene Episode 758 Alex Jeffreys Alex Jeffreys is the CEO and Founder of Clients in Abundance, and one of the most in-demand internet marketing Coaches and Consultants on the planet. To date, Alex has mentored thousands of clients around the globe, helping them reach new peaks in business and profitability.   He’s “the guy who’s helped more startup entrepreneurs succeed than anyone else in internet marketing history.” Moving forward, Alex has a mission to transform the Coaching Industry forever and openly shares his wealth of experience and proven knowledge with every single client who enters the Clients in Abundance program.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Alex Jeffreys about going from being a hooligan to helping entrepreneurs. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How there are only a few things you must do to make a million dollars. - Why leveraging yourself correctly can get you in front of the right audience. - How there are only three ways to grow a business and what those are. - Why you must simplify if you want to multiply your business. - How you need to look after your clients for retention and ascension.   Connect with Alex: Guest Contact Info Instagram @alexjamesjeffreys Facebook facebook.com/clientsinabudanceconsulting LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/clients-in-abudance Links Mentioned: clientsinabundance.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From Prosecutor to Family Law Andrew Reder, SessumBlack.com   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 757 Andrew Reder Andrew D. Reder is an experienced trial attorney. He has earned a Martindale-Hubbell, AV “Preeminent”® Peer Review Rating—the highest possible rating in both Legal Ability and Ethical Standards. He has been named to the lists of Florida Super Lawyers Rising Stars in Family Law and Lawyers of Distinction. Andrew devotes 100% of his practice exclusively to marital and family law.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Andrew Reder about transitioning from prosecutor to family law. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How family law revolves around helping people solve problems. - Why getting a divorce isn’t always simple and may not be resolved quickly. - How filing for divorce is the same as filing a lawsuit and what that entails. - Why you need to consult with attorney before you start to file for divorce. - How family lawyers spend a lot of time staying up to date on law changes.   Connect with Andrew: Guest Contact Info Facebook facebook.com/SessumBlackCaballeroFicarrottaFamilyLaw LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/sessums-black-caballero-fecarrotta---marital-&family-law Links Mentioned: sessumsblack.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Disrupting the Legal Industry Galen Hair, Insurance Claim HQ   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 756 Galen Hair Galen M. Hair, an aggressive and relentless litigator, is licensed in multiple states and boasts clients from around the world. With large wins both at home and across the country and an impressive record of favorable results, Mr. Hair gained a reputation for getting the job done both inside and outside the court room early on in his career. He focuses not only on the litigation in front of the client, but the long term personal and business effects that his clients’ issues will cause. Viability is key and no small victory is worth it if the client is put in a more detrimental position. With both large firm and boutique firm experience, he combines a large firm comprehensive approach to a small firm low-cost model to achieve impressive results with minimal financial expense. His clients are family to him and it shows. Mr. Hair has been fortunate enough to have several clients enlist him in “bet the company” litigation and has been tasked with protecting clients’ assets during litigation. He enjoys nothing more than fighting for his clients and his uses his unique work ethic, his diverse background, and his courtroom skills to do just that. Mr. Hair is involved in several community-based organizations including Access Louisiana and the 610 Stompers. When he is not fighting for clients or raising money for a good cause, he is focused on skills enrichment – often attending continuing education “just to brush up.” This unwavering success to continual improvement has led him to be named as a Super Lawyer Rising Star, a Top Lawyer by New Orleans Magazine, the Pro Bono Publico Award and numerous other accolades.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Galen Hair about disrupting the legal industry. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How many law firms don’t provide holistic services like Insurance Claim HQ does. - Why it’s vital to have an intention-based business instead of a profit-based business. - How sometimes you must make yourself uncomfortable to find success. - Why you shouldn’t box your business into only offering certain services. - How if you’re the absolute best at what you do, no one can ever catch up.   Connect with Galen: Guest Contact Info Twitter Claim_HQ Instagram @insuranceclaimhq Facebook facebook.com/insuranceclaimhq LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/insuranceclaimhq Links Mentioned: insuranceclaimhq.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Align M & A Advisory Dena Jalbert, Align Business Advisory Services   – The Sharkpreneur podcast with Seth Greene Episode 755 Dena Jalbert Prior to launching Align Business Advisory Services in 2010, Dena Jalbert, Founder and CEO, worked for a variety of companies in various financial leadership roles. She spent time with the Big Four accounting firms, where she gained experience in forensic accounting, transaction advisory services and mergers & acquisitions. She also worked for the Tribune Media Company, where she worked closely with the Publisher doing acquisitions of smaller local publications. Her last position with a private equity group, doing acquisition work for HVAC companies, is where Jalbert identified a significant opportunity to apply her skills and knowledge to a different market segment.   Listen to this illuminating Sharkpreneur episode with Dena Jalbert about mergers and acquisitions. Here are some of the beneficial topics covered on this week’s show: - How business owners can make their businesses recession resistant. - How business owners need to pay attention to opportunities that present themselves. - Why it’s so important to find the right partner for a merger or acquisition. - How investors and acquirers buy businesses for the future. - How businesses must meet the personal needs of the owners, the economics, and growth potential for a merger or acquisition to be successful.   Connect with Dena: Guest Contact Info Twitter @align_BA Facebook facebook.com/alignBA LinkedIn linkedin.com/company/align-business-advisory-services Links Mentioned: alignba.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices