In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the founder and CEO of Unstruk Data, Kirk Marple. Unstruk Data unlocks the power of unstructured data by storing it in a data warehouse. Unstructured data can be anything from audio or visual data, and Kirk details that analytics can be run on geospatial and temporal unstructured data. This data can be analyzed using machine learning and artificial intelligence to show trends in a generated knowledge graph. Kirk explains how unstructured data is a core piece of what we as consumers do and use on the web. This data is typically referred to as “dark data'' in the industry, which isn’t looked at for its value and is forgotten. Kirk sees the massive oversight this is, which is why Unstruk Data came about. Unstruk Data strives to triage a myriad of data for users in record time, with data being analyzed in real time while users are still in the field. Kirk got his start in software development and media processing. This common thread throughout his career drove him to start multiple businesses, earn roles in the corporate world, and once his experience came to fruition, the ideas behind Unstruk Data were born. Kirk built the platform over several years, then gained funding and built a core team that has launched them into the data management solutions space. Kirk also elaborates on how he gets the word out. Unstructured data isn’t necessarily a well known niche to business owners and it’s largely overlooked and taken for granted. If you’re not looking to expand your team or time expenditures, investing in the analysis of your unstructured data might be the right move to make to streamline your business. Unstruk Data believes that the analysis of unstructured data should become the norm in the industry and they consider their work a building block in data solutions across industries. They don’t target any one vertical – because any space would benefit from collecting and evaluating this sort of data. If this data is adequately utilized and correlated, these databases can be connected to even larger, more streamlined databases. Kirk also explains how one of Unstruk’s design elements is that it is easy on the user and simple to navigate. They believe in making this data and analytic value accessible to business owners across industries. The future of data and data analytics is in the hidden value of unstructured data. These solutions are designed to push innovation, integration, and collaboration throughout countless verticals. Learn more about Unstruk Data at https://www.unstruk.com/. Check out Kirk on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkmarple/. Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, thanks for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to coach, speaker, entrepreneur, and the founder and CEO of MELD Fitness + Wellness, Micah Logan. Micah got started in entrepreneurship and fitness by accident. Micah has worked in a variety of gyms and studios in leadership roles, and studio ownership came later for him as he educated himself and capitalized along the way. MELD Fitness + Wellness is also a franchise, so anyone can start their own boutique fitness micro-studios. Micah shares how he created a system that’s easy to follow and digest for franchisees, and how he accumulated the knowledge to teach others. Being undereducated and undercapitalized can be reversed, as these were the first obstacles Micah overcame in his business. Micah also shares how to add other revenue opportunities to boutique micro-studios, including smoothie bars, merchandise shops, and more. MELD Fitness + Wellness just launched and their first objective was to get their brand story out into the fitness industry. While MELD started in Boston, Micah shares that they intend on growing and expanding across the east coast. MELD also offers discounts to minorities and veterans to help make fitness, nutrition, and franchising more accessible to those who truly need it. Josh and Micah also talk about the differences between a franchisable business and a non-franchisable business. A business must be profitable, it must be scalable, and it must have integrated systems and processes in order to be franchisable, according to Micah. Repeatable and determinable steps are tied to systems and processes, so make sure these are outlined explicitly, especially if you plan on breaking into the fitness industry. Prioritizing systems and processes has been an inherent and core piece of how Micah has run his businesses in the fitness industry for over a decade, and he used every available moment and resource to improve these aspects of his business. Identifying and patching needs in your business starts first with systems and processes, but needs to constantly be refined and changed as your business scales. Always keep a close eye on your growth and whether or not your SOPs still meet your company’s needs and pain points. Your business needs to stay as consistent as you can make it, and if you notice things change day to day, record those changes so that those variables can be identified. Learn more about MELD Fitness + Wellness at https://www.meldfranchise.com/.   If you’re looking to reach someone on their team to learn more about MELD Fitness + Wellness, you can contact them HERE. Check out Micah on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/micahlogan/.  Check out Micha’s website at https://micah-logan.com/. Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, thanks for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the founder and CEO of Involve.ai, Gaurav Bhattacharya.&nbsp;Involve.ai is a customer intelligence platform that helps you power your company's growth through artificial intelligence and data analysis. Customer data is collected in order to help customer support teams be more proactive and data driven. You can also prevent churn, grow revenue, and deliver amazing customer outcomes, all through machine learning. Machine learning is a crucial aspect of A.I. software and analysis.&nbsp;Data warehouses often just require API plugins to access siloed reports, data, and dashboards. This is one way to improve your customer experience right away, combined with the right proactive tactics. SaaS companies with monthly subscription products and services can benefit greatly from the use of this data and customer retention can grow significantly almost instantly.Knowing the truth about your customers is essential to increasing customer attraction and retention and Involve.ai helps you truly understand your customer base. Gaurav also explores his background and origin story. He's gone from developing video games to programming and platform building. This is how Involve.ai came to be, all launched off of their vision of better the customer experience across multiple industries. The COVID-19 pandemic launched many businesses into customer retention mode, which helped stoke Involve.ai's success.Gaurav also clarifies the true definition of an A.I. driven software -- if it involves machine learning and teaches itself how to improve using neural pathways, it's truly artificial intelligence. This data helps differentiate what different customer teams need to do to address their specific pain points. Involve.ai's software observes the issues within a customer's team and helps formulate actionable insights that can be offered to users. Some of this data collection and analysis can even be conducted unsupervised, meaning there’s always data being utilized to improve the customer experience.Multi-billion dollar enterprises focus on building their customer data analysis for a reason. This analysis and customer-centric data collection is what pushes companies past the obstacles involved in their specific customer experience.&nbsp;Involve.ai is well on its way to building a generational, legacy based company that innovates the data analysis space. If you’re interested in learning more about getting your feet wet in customer data analysis, check out Involve.ai’s demo on their website.&nbsp;Learn more about Involve.ai at https://www.involve.ai/.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you’re looking to schedule a demo with someone from the Involve.ai team, you can schedule one HERE.&nbsp;Check out Gaurav on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhattacharyagaurav/.&nbsp;&nbsp;Check out Involve.ai on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/involveai/.&nbsp;&nbsp;Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures.<a href="https://upmyinfluence.com/b2b"...

In this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to the CEO of Boomtime, JP Clement.Boomtime is a next-generation digital marketing agency with a twist. Boomtime stands out and apart from other agencies because they productize their marketing services and sort them into packages that focus on different pain points. No matter where you struggle with your digital marketing, they have a specific package that will meet your needs. They also offer à la carte services to make digital marketing more efficient and scalable.These packages are composed of various digital marketing subcategories and Boomtime has developed their own proprietary software to automate their systems and processes. Automation and relationship building can go hand in hand – if executed correctly.&nbsp;Josh and JP also explore LinkedIn's recent changes and the best digital marketing practices on the platform. Whether that’s optimizing your profile, how you use your voice, following up with true connections, and more, JP reminds us that LinkedIn is people connecting with other people (NOT companies.) LinkedIn's algorithm is changing, but just like utilizing SEO with Google, you CAN make LinkedIn work for you.JP also says your email is actually your greatest asset. Boomtime's capture package is all about adding good prospects to your email list -- you own your email forever, so you'll never need to worry about losing your email-based network.You can capture email addresses from LinkedIn in order to expand your email network through the true connections you've made on LinkedIn. Don't forget to ask for email addresses when you post value-driven content for all to see. When you offer value, asking your audience to opt-in is both appropriate and effective.JP also recommends you to pay close attention to your content marketing. This helps you automate aspects of your relationships through nurturing and drip campaigns. Staying top of mind is essential, so be ready to follow up nurture campaigns to continue staying relevant to your prospects. Holistic management of your email list is both extremely effective but also inherently tied to successful content marketing, so focus on those areas in 2022.&nbsp;Don’t put all of your eggs in one basket and combine elements and subtypes of digital marketing to see optimal success. When you’re ready to engage with a digital marketing agency, be ready to get your social media ducks in a row and utilize multiple mediums for the best results.&nbsp;Check out Boomtime at https://www.boomtime.com/.&nbsp;If you’re looking to schedule a call with someone from the Boomtime team, you can contact them HERE.&nbsp;Check out JP on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jpclement/.&nbsp;Check out Boomtime on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/boomtime/.&nbsp;Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks to Riley Oickle Real Estate Investor's Riley Oickle.&nbsp;Riley runs four different businesses based out of Canada – he primarily focuses on making real estate investments and also teaches others how to make their first real estate investments. He and his team also partner and run short-term rental properties, and they offer mentorship coaching that teaches other investors how to run short-term rental properties.&nbsp;How do you figure out the investment model that works for you, though? Josh and Riley discuss active versus passive investing. Almost all beginner investors prefer passive investing, but you need to make sure you know what comes with the investments you choose. Determine your ideal path by assessing how you want to be investing and how you want that to be a part of your day to day. Passive investing is the more attractive option, but seek a mentor or guidance first before jumping into it.&nbsp;Josh and Riley also discuss how the real estate market swings and how that affects movement in the market. Riley explains that multifamily investments are doing well. Because house building has slowed significantly in the last couple of years, many people are living in rental homes like multifamily apartment units. This works well for investors in the multifamily space, especially since vacancy is at an all time low and residency is at an all time high in the rental market. Riley also shares that people are also leaving urban centers and moving to more rural or suburban areas.&nbsp;What about short-term rentals? Well, Riley shares that travelling is picking back up and now is the time to start looking to add short-term rentals to your portfolio. He has found that positioning yourself with short-term rentals in the right areas has been profitable for him.Riley also talks about making the shift from private investor to mentor and coach. He shares that at some point, lenders tighten things up for private investors, and you need to decide how you’ll handle that. Pivot and find ways to conduct partnerships/joint-ventures or other solutions to help when you need to make some pivots.Follow Riley Oickle on social media if you’re interested in starting in real estate investing and are looking to learn to make your first investment. There are also articles on Riley’s blog on his website geared towards those wanting to make their first investments. Check out Riley’s content to learn more.&nbsp;Learn more about Riley Oickle Real Estate Investors at their website https://www.rileyoickle.com/.&nbsp;Check out Riley’s blog at https://www.rileyoickle.com/blog.&nbsp;Check out Riley Oickle on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/rileyoickle/?originalSubdomain=ca. .&nbsp;Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to Paige Arnof-Fenn, the founder and CEO of Mavens &amp; Moguls.&nbsp;Mavens &amp; Moguls is a virtual marketing department for companies that want an outsourced marketing team. Paige explores how she and her team look at a company’s marketing pain points. They do a deep dive of your social media accounts, your customer service journey, your existing content marketing, and more. They evaluate and determine where you’re performing well and where you need to improve.&nbsp;What Paige finds interesting in doing new marketing research is that companies claim to have already done their research. She explains that they might have done research with friends and family, but not necessarily a third-party, unbiased group. Only true unbiased market research, someone you hire independently, can give you the truth about what you’re trying to market.&nbsp;An independent marketing professional can offer a “straight story” lens that will give you this honest look. You can even use inexpensive survey software – as long as you don’t lead the witness. You need to do it yourself and ask truly unbiased questions that offer genuine, helpful feedback. Only quality feedback (and it won’t always be good feedback) will end in quality results. Paige says to push and probe, ask your audience why they feel how they do about your marketing.&nbsp;The dangers of doing an unobjective survey or study? Well, Josh explains that no one is smarter than the market. If you don’t get good data, you just won’t see the traction you’re looking for.&nbsp;Paige explains how to prioritize once you get good market data. Budget is an important factor, meaning you need to prioritize and fix one thing at a time. She explains that you need a good foundation if you want to scale and build. Do you have the right words, visuals, and designs? Are you on social media? Is your website search engine optimized? Ask yourself these questions as you go through each step of your marketing strategy.&nbsp;Paige also shares that everyone has a platform when they’re online. She encourages entrepreneurs to be authentic to who they are and use what platforms work for them. Share things that are relevant to you, your mission, and your audience. Start small and build as you go and stay consistent. There are endless online marketing and networking opportunities – you just have to do the work.&nbsp;Learn more about Mavens &amp; Moguls at their website http://mavensandmoguls.com/.&nbsp;&nbsp;If you want to reach out to someone on the Mavens &amp; Moguls team, contact them at http://mavensandmoguls.com/contact-us.html.&nbsp;Check out Paige Arnof-Fenn on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/paigearnoffenn/.&nbsp;Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge speaks with the founder of Vocal Impact Productions, Laura Sicola.&nbsp;Laura has given successful viral TED talks, is an author, expert on influence, and a podcaster! She shares that she’s an executive communication coach. Her job is to make sure that when her clients talk, people listen. Leaders have genius and vision that make them the brains behind an operation. If you’re a business leader, you have to make sure that when you speak to your audience, you’re able to properly articulate your vision.&nbsp;Laura also shares some common communication struggles that many of us are familiar with. There’s a gap between what we say and what someone else hears. This gap in communication is the source of all conflict. The essence of inspirational leadership is closing that gap and helping your audience hear what you need them to.&nbsp;Josh and Laura talk about the most common communication mistakes to be more cognizant of. She explains that we need to become better storytellers – we need to not get stuck in the weeds. Tell a story about what your product or service does to solve a problem. Use empathy to reach your audience. Be exciting, be engaging, and don’t get caught up in the innocuous details.&nbsp;Laura’s TED talk explores an interesting topic;&nbsp; great leaders need to know how best to say their names. How you say your name will either bolster or undermine your first impression on someone. Don’t tell someone your name as if you’re asking a question; say your name slowly, separate your first and last name and give your whole name in individual pieces, and control your tone strategically.&nbsp;Josh shares a tidbit here – if you’re going to be interviewed, don’t assume the interviewer knows how to say your name. Approach them beforehand and make sure they know your name (and your domain names!) Laura shares that you should always clarify people’s names and pronunciations before you commence engaging with them, especially if you’re interviewing them for content marketing.&nbsp;Laura explains that speaking communication is a three-fold process. It’s verbal, vocal, and visual. What story are your words, tone, and body language telling? Your delivery changes the interpretation of words – delivering great words poorly is like dipping a pearl in mud. Poor words with great delivery is like putting lipstick on a pig. You need to master the words you say, the way you say them, and your body language to be an effective speaker.&nbsp;Learn more about Vocal Impact Productions at their website https://vocalimpactproductions.com/.&nbsp;If you want to reach out to someone on the Vocal Impact Productions team, contact them at https://vocalimpactproductions.com/contact-2/.&nbsp;Check out Vocal Impact Productions on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/vocal-impact-productions/.&nbsp;Check out Laura Sicola on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/drlaurasicola/.&nbsp;Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure...

In this episode of the Thoughtful Entrepreneur, your host Josh Elledge talks to the founder and CEO of Convert ROI, David Schloss.&nbsp;Convert ROI takes complicated ad plans and makes them simple. David has done this work for 14 years. Josh and David explore what’s working today in the ad space, especially given how much outdated information is out there. Short form content has taken over, according to David, and platforms like TikTok, Instagram reels, and YouTube reels have dominated. Ask yourself how your ads can fit naturally into the short form environment – condense your messaging if needed and use these types of ads. From a paid and organic standpoint, short form content combined with other social media marketing is an excellent strategy right now.&nbsp;Josh and David also talk about what brands are appropriate for these short form content platforms. You don’t need to dance on TikTok for your brand, you simply need to effectively condense your normal ads into 30 second content that can fit onto these platforms. Users want something they can connect with, and they’re buying into you, so enjoy yourself and be authentic when you’re marketing with content. Stay excited and engaged with your audience and keep their attention through your words, tone, and body language. You also don’t need massive reach to be effective – as long as you build loyal followers, that’s enough.&nbsp;Convert ROI controls about 3 millions dollars worth of ad spend, mostly on Facebook and Instagram. David also talks about the issues many entrepreneurs see with ads on these social media platforms. What happened recently is that Apple changed tracking forever by giving users the option to not be tracked whatsoever when they boot up their devices. The word 'tracking' seems negative, which makes many users turn off the setting. Now, on those users' devices, ads can’t be optimized. It’s getting harder to make ads work, so there’s more attention than ever to the quality of your ads right now. They’re reaching less viewers, which means the quality of the content needs to be top notch.&nbsp;Josh and David also talk about how to future-proof your ad strategy a bit. Use new features that launch on various platforms as quickly as possible, when the price for the ads is cheapest and your content in this feed will be favored when it grows. We’ll often assume that people won’t use these platforms, but you can easily reuse short form or premade content on these platforms and this gives you a chance to become featured on these new and ever-growing networks.&nbsp;Learn more about Convert ROI at their website https://convertroi.com/home.&nbsp;&nbsp;Check out Convert ROI on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/convertroi/.&nbsp;Check out David Schloss on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidmschloss/.&nbsp;Don’t forget to subscribe to The Thoughtful Entrepreneur and thank you for listening. Tune in next time!More from UpMyInfluence:✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Extend Your Customer Lifetime ValueOn the show today is Ryan Carruthers, Founder, and CEO of The Membership Mastery.Ryan helps business owners build a membership site of their dreams. The Membership Mastery program helps you figure out the best ways to not only simplify your membership offer but monetize it. In this episode, Ryan shows us his secrets of starting and growing a successful membership website, how to get into the mind of your customers, growing your community, and more! If you’re wondering how to build your membership program the right way, Ryan is here to help you through the entire process and get you top results for your business.Learn more about Ryan Carruthers and his work at The Membership Mastery on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

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Simulated DiamondsOn today's episode of the show we're joined by Olivia Starling, Founder and CEO of&nbsp;Starlette Galleria.Olivia is a connoisseur of luxury jewelry. But let’s be honest, good jewelry that won’t turn your skin green is expensive and sometimes still doesn’t last. That is why she created this little space, for women just like you! Everything is made with sterling silver, plated in real rose gold, 14k gold, or white gold. Olivia is bringing you confidence at a fraction of the price.There are many reasons as to why Olivia starting selling luxury sterling silver jewelry that will never turn your finger green or cause a reaction. Between pregnancy, travel, conserving your diamond, or just saving your money on your wedding. Women buy maternity clothes, maternity bras, maternity underwear, and even maternity shoes. So why not wearing maternity wedding rings? Don't stress over puffy pregnancy fingers, get a maternity wedding ring.There are various reasons to leave your real wedding and engagement rings and other expensive pieces home while traveling. Your wedding ring is easy to swap out but difficult to replace. When you travel with your wedding ring, you are risking loss, theft, and damage on one of your most prized possessions. Don't travel with your real wedding ring, you can get a simulated diamond ring and other travel jewelry can help ensure the safety of precious and sentimental pieces.One of your most prized possessions is your wedding ring. Wearing it every day can decrease the lifespan of your diamond. Same as wearing a shirt over and over, it would eventually fade and look dull. The same thing happens as you expose your wedding ring to chemicals, UV rays, and contact with other surfaces. Swap your ring out and save it for special occasions.Starlette Galleria is a great option when you’re trying to save money as well. Especially when it comes to marriage and weddings. Spending thousands on an engagement ring may not be the wisest decision when you are starting out a marriage. Avoid the unnecessary expense by buying a simulated diamond ring. Take that ring budget and put that money to work for you in a different way.Olivia Starling founded e-commerce jewelry brand&nbsp;Starlette Galleria&nbsp;out of her basement. In the first 6 months, Olivia’s company grew to over 6 figures in sales. In the first two years, her company organically grew without paid advertisements to multi-six figures in sales. Without any prior business experience, Olivia has learned to juggle being a single mom, operating a company out of her basement, and leading other women to success on her Instagram page. Olivia has been able to boot-strap her company and build a team. Olivia credits her success to working in her father’s lumber yard in a small Wyoming town as a young girl. She has never been afraid of hard work and loves to take on new challenges. Olivia's passion is to show other women that if she can do it, they can too. She strives to highlight the importance of why you should consider going for more affordable, stylish jewelry optionsLearn more about Starlette Galleria and what Olivia does as Founder and CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our...

Build Your BusinessOn today's episode of the show we're joined by Itamar Shafir, CEO of&nbsp;Umbrella.Umbrella powers thousands of marketing agencies globally. They work with agencies, consultants and other B2B professionals who sell marketing solutions. Manage their own call center to generate appointments exclusively for Umbrella members.If you’re building an agency or trying to scale, you probably already know that doing everything yourself limits your growth. With Umbrella, you have a strong partner that supports your fulfillment, marketing and branding efforts. That gives you the breathing room to focus on being a trusted advisor to your clients. You can provide the core value to your clients and leave sales development and execution to Umbrella.Umbrella provides marketing services for multiple platform; Google advertising, Facebook advertising, Outbound Email marketing, Business listings, AI Chatbots, Texting solutions, Pay-Per-Result SEO, Cash-back advertising, Pay-Per-Revenue Marketing, Reputation Management &amp; Review generation, Website building, and everything in between. They also provide supporting services such as Small-Business-Financing.&nbsp;Growing your marketing business is easier when Fulfillment, Getting Clients, and Branding are done for you by a white label digital marketing agency. Umbrella will focus on growing marketing agencies and provides a clear channel for growth to thousands of marketing agencies through a white label platform.They deliver leads, appointments, top-notch fulfillment services, marketing training and even an “Umbrella”&nbsp;brand called Umbrella Local for small agencies to work under and benefit from the credibility and resources of a large brand.Umbrella Local is a full service digital marketing and accessibility agency focusing on servicing small businesses. They have extensive experience working with entrepreneurs in all niches including service providers, retailers and offline and online businesses.A strong brand is based on trust. And trust translates into sales. That creates a huge difference for members when they engage with potential clients. Over the years, Itamar has learned that for clients to grow he needs to be a trusted advisor that can chart a simple plan for growth. He is able to execute a plan in affordable and predictable steps, the go-to for any marketing need. He will do it for you so you can focus on your businessItamar believes advancement in technology is disrupting the traditional employment structure, giving rise to a new breed of independent business owners, seeking knowledge, business opportunities and formulated path for growth. He is working with leading quality brands to provide franchise-like business opportunities for these new independents, at an affordable price and with no risk.Itamar is the person who makes the difference for any investor. He and his visions are the reason why your clients will invest in your company. If you're looking to start, expand, or improve your online marketing business, look no further. Not only does Umbrella provide amazing training and support, they work tirelessly to continually bring one-of-a-kind offers with the biggest game changers in the field, partnering you up with the big guys to increase your business's potential many times over.Itamar and the team at Umbrella not only know their stuff, and offer all the great products and service you might expect, but importantly they are good people with a genuine desire to help those who partner with them.Learn more about Umbrella and what Itamar does as CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking...

Inspiring Lessons of Success&nbsp;With us today is our guest Chris Voss, a Consultant Coach Of The Beacons of LeadershipChris Voss has been a CEO and Serial Entrepreneur for over 25 years, building and managing a multitude of corporations in differing fields of the social industry. His experience in business ownership and controlling interest investments range from: mortgage, real estate, stock markets, investing, retailing, computers, clothing lines, talent agencies, courier companies, personnel companies, call centers, construction, pay per call industry, club promotions, and social media, etc.He is an excellent leader in his industry (and yours). He can help guide your business in the right direction. He will provide you with tons of cutting-edge information as well as the inside scoop on lots of juicy upcoming projects and sites pertaining to the social web. He's an energetic, driven, active guy who knows how to get the ball rolling and keep it that way.Chris Voss is one of the most outstanding researchers. He not only stays abreast of technology that is moving faster than Moore's law, but in the process manages to educate thousands of people every day by making the most advanced strategic use of that technology that has measured in some time. He is a great producer, a great researcher and a thoroughly team and global oriented leader.He is a business dynamo who refuses to be put into one box. He also has the ability to communicate a marketing strategy so you can understand it and do it. Chris gives a comfort factor of the future. While many proclaimed social network experts tell you what is coming, Chris explains why it is here already and helps you to not miss opportunities to be a part of the first waves of change in networking or to avoid the sink holes of negative marketing ideas or the miss-use of the newer networking technologies.Chris is one of those entrepreneurs and business owners that has more experience than 90% of business owners. He knows business strategy and social marketing strategy extremely well. He wrote a book that is filled with a multitude of insightful stories, lessons, and experiences in leadership &amp; character. It gives you the secrets in his CEO/Entrepreneurs' Toolbox that was used to scale business success, innovate and build a multitude of brick-and-mortar companies.It shares the vision, lessons and hard work that was used to build successful multi-million dollar companies with very little capital. He shares amazing stories of acquiring companies and pulling them back from the brink of bankruptcy, along with other extraordinary tales of innovation and resilience.In this new digital age, Chris shares with you how he reinvented himself after the 2008 recession, wiped out all of his companies to win multiple awards and become a Forbes Top 50 recognized brand. He built The Chris Voss Show and its Podcast up to an audience of hundreds of thousands of people.It will inspire, motivate, and move you to your own successful path by using his experience, knowledge, vision in a recollection of memories and lessons. It will give you the tools to build success in your life and business to become the best leader and person you can be.Learn more about Chris and The Beacons of Leadership on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Change the world&nbsp;The guests today are Amy and Scott Malin, the Co-Founders of&nbsp;Trueheart.Trueheart is a full-service creative agency that works at the intersection of Hollywood and philanthropy. They connect celebrities and purpose-driven brands with deserving charities and help raise millions of dollars for important causes. Their global media campaigns shine a spotlight on the important work of best-in-class non-profits. They are committed to utilizing their talent and expertise to make the world a better place.Trueheart is the venture of husband-and-wife dynamic duo Amy and Scott Malin. They are passionate advocates for the causes they champion and believe we all have the have power to make a difference.As social entrepreneurs, Amy and Scott have worked tirelessly to raise funds and awareness for worthy causes such as Adoption and Foster Care, Animal Rescue, Cancer Research, Children’s Healthcare, Climate Change, Disaster Relief, Domestic Violence, Gender Equality, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Human Trafficking, Hunger, LBTQ Rights, Marriage Equality, Poverty, Racial Equality, The Arts, The Environment, Women’s Empowerment and more.Amy and Scott are a team of creative strategists, experienced producers, compelling writers, visionary directors, special event artisans, marketing experts and media gurus. They are committed to utilizing their talent and expertise to make the world a better place, which is why every project they produce has a deserving cause at its core. Their parties have a purpose, their campaigns are unforgettable and the duo help their clients leave a lasting impression. Their passion for philanthropy led them to create the Trueheart social impact search engine as a meaningful way to give back and democratize giving. With a quick and easy switch to let Trueheart power your internet searches, you no longer have to donate money to make a big impact. Now, you can simply search as you’ve always done and help transform communities around the world. You will be supporting the network of fully vetted non-profits who are doing critically important work on the ground to make the world a better place.At Trueheart, Amy and Scott believe wholeheartedly in the Transparency of Giving, which is their way of showing donors where every dollar goes to make Fund A Dream projects a reality. With every worthwhile project the Trueheart community funds, they will show you the results with inspiring videos and beautiful photos, so you can see the impact they made by coming together to do good.They pride themselves on creating memorable event experiences. Over the last 20 years, they have produced thousands of parties tailored specifically to each of their clients. No matter how big or small your budget, we are experts at making your vision a reality. Whether you are planning a private party, wedding, charitable fundraiser, or corporate event, they will help you create and execute an unforgettable experience for your guests.Amy and Scott are extremely motivated to leave this world better than they found it. The duo believes that small acts of kindness can create a powerful ripple effect of goodness. They want their kids and future generations to inherit a sustainable planet and grow up in a society where love, peace, equality and justice are the guiding principles. Join them and help be the change we all wish to see in the world.Learn more about Trueheart and what Amy and Scott do as Co-Founders on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures.<a...

Closing The SaleOn the show with us today is Nikki Rausch, Founder and CEO of&nbsp;Sales Maven.Sales Maven is an organization dedicated to authentic selling. Nikki specializes in the conversation of sales. She teaches a five-step approach to the sales conversation; the selling staircase. The idea behind it is to teach entrepreneurs, business owners, just the structure of a conversation so that not so you're having to read a script, but instead you're able to have real conversation know where you are in the conversation.Nikki will guide you through the often misunderstood and overwhelming sales process in a way that will feel good to you and get actual results. The process in which she teaches — a tried-and-true framework — with a proven structure so that those who implement this sales process see results in their business in a big way.She believes in a Different Way to Do Sales. Most people who teach selling skills talk about the importance of the follow-up and how many prospects you have in your funnel but do not get into the actual sales conversations – the words you need to say – necessary to book a client. Nikki’s approach s different. She will teach tangible skills that, when you take action and implement them in your own business, will give you massive results.Her focus is on the sales conversation itself. By giving people the “what to say” and “when to say it” so that those who implement bring a significant increase to your revenue and find more satisfaction in working with your ideal client. She helps you package your skills and services so that you attract the right clients and build your success. If you're juggling different ideas or concepts, Nikki helps put the puzzle pieces together in a way that makes sense to your target audience. In addition to her extensive expertise in sales, Nikki is an exceptionally kind and generous person.The art of selling can be overwhelming and uncomfortable if you don’t have a process to follow. Selling isn’t about you.&nbsp;It’s about the person in conversation with you.&nbsp;It’s about your lead, your prospect, your connection. How you can make the selling process as easy as possible for them so they get clear on whether or not they need what you’re offering. Selling isn’t selfish. Selling is ultimately providing value to your prospects in a way that makes them excited to exchange their dollars for your offer. Because they are confident that your offer will change their life and that transformation is worth the money.There are no pushy sales tactics with Nikki. Sales Maven is a safe place for you to feel cared for, heard, and supported as you grow your business, find your voice, and amplify your impact. It’s time to ditch the anxiety and learn to sell so you know how to close your next prospect with confidence. When you are prepared to&nbsp;shift the way you think about sales, you transform the way you do business. You transform the&nbsp;revenue you bring in, the&nbsp;impact you make, and the&nbsp;relationships you cultivate. And this is what Nikki will show you how to do.Learn more about Sales Maven and what Nikki does as Founder and CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Create Captivating ContentOn the show today is Guy Bauer, the Founder and Creative Director at Umault.Umault is a boutique video marketing agency that helps B2B brands create captivating content, engage the right people, and drive sales. They use their genuine empathy and unfettered imagination to burrow into your customers’ heads and emerge with insights about the things that aggravate and delight them. Then, they create riveting visual storylines that make your business prospects feel seen and understood. They make complex concepts not just simple, but sexy, cool, and compelling. By breaking rules, taking risks, and subvert industry norms to deliver truly transformative video ads.Boring, corporate videos don’t stick in the minds of your prospects. Prospects are people just like the rest of us — they respond to emotion. Umault makes ads that make people&nbsp;feel&nbsp;something. Something they’ll remember not only tomorrow, but also years down the line. When you’re ready to make a dramatic, lasting impact, you create a B2B video with Umault. They concept, script, and oversee B2B ad campaigns that turn ordinary businesses into extraordinary brands.Guy has been making commercial videos for over 20 years and is the author of “Death to the Corporate Video: A Modern Approach that Works.” He started the agency in 2010 after a decade of working in TV, film and radio.He has a track record of going above and beyond what’s typically asked of a video production company. Guy is passionate about the creative process and cares deeply for the people on his team. He remains calm in stressful situations and excels in client service. He surrounds himself with experts in the field and doesn’t hesitate to ask for critical feedback to improve outcomes – an uncommon trait among many creatives in leadership. Aside from his passion and knowledge in this field, Guy is a great communicator among the people his works with.Guy understands that a business won’t be watching your ad — a human will. And humans want to feel delighted. But making a delightful video isn’t all there is to it. The magic comes from unlocking a totally original idea that resonates. By telling stories that thrill and delight, while hitting all of your key messages and business prompts.When working with Guy and his team you would work with a bunch of down-to-earth people who just plain love what they do. Surrounding their selves with people who aren’t afraid to take bold chances on great ideas. Creativity requires trust, and they can’t trust people who they can’t be their selves with. And for another, their secret mission is to create unforgettable video marketing campaigns that help underdog businesses feel deeply, deeply cool about what they do. He’ll generate offbeat visual storylines calibrated to make your business prospects feel seen and understood.In B2B marketing, the idea is everything, and Guy is a professional idea-finders. He’ll bring your concept to the big screen and get your ad in front of the right people, and they’ll be inspired to take action. So, ditch the corporate video and make something magnificent with Guy.Learn more about Umault and what Guy does as Founder and Creative Director on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation...

The Power of Pursuit&nbsp;Today's guest is Curtis Stamp, founder and CEO of The Goal Achiever Academy.The Goal Achiever Academy will help you learn, grown, improve your life and smash your goals. For anyone who wants to be more, do more, and have more.Curtis Stamp, a serial entrepreneur, Consultant, and personal development and mindset coach.&nbsp;He teaches entrepreneurs how to go from stuck to unstoppable by taking control of their thinking, and building a powerful mindset to grow and effectively lead their business, enjoy great relationships, increase their freedom of time and money and to live their life's purpose.He teaches you through a life-changing time-tested formula - Thinking into Results. 6 months of deep study &amp; coaching to teach you how to make a change at the root level to transform every area of your life.Stop asking why. You are supposed to set goals. Dissatisfaction with your life is a healthy, creative state of mind. We are designed to be discontent! Constructive discontent is the very heart of motivation. In fact, one of the most dynamic laws of life is The Law of Creation and Disintegration. Every expression of life is moving in one direction or another. Absolutely nothing will remain as it is. You are either improving the quality of your life, or you are taking away from it. The choice is yours. It is a decision only you can make. To make no decision is to make a decision. When you become sufficiently dissatisfied with your life as it is, you will begin to think of ways to improve it – you will decide on a goal.People everywhere carry around big ideas that die inside their brain. All of us have flashes of creativity with breakthrough potential that we don't pursue. We kill our dreams with inaction. There is a reason this happens and Curtis be showing you why and how to make your ideas materialize. He wants to personally invite you to refuse to be a person that settles. Commit to putting you first and join him where you will learn how to break-free from what is holding you back. You will become crystal clear on where you want to go and understand it is much simpler than you think. He will be teaching actionable, strategies that took him from being dissatisfied, unhappy and unfulfilled, where he felt stuck in every area of his life to finding his purpose, helping others succeed, abundance and true wealth.Curtis knows that everyone wants to be better versions of themselves, do and accomplish more life goals in a shorter period of time, and have all the things on their wish list, but most people are stuck in an endless cycle of fear, self-doubt, overthinking, procrastination and negative thought patterns. In fact, most people spend their whole life barely achieving anything that they really want.The best way to figure out what it is you really want. If you have no destination (goal), all your decisions will be like playing in a minefield. He’ll help you get clarity so all your decisions will be in harmony with where you want to be.A time-proven and simple strategy that’ll get you burning hot to reach your goals so you will stay on the path to success no matter what challenges and obstacles you face.Learn what to do when procrastination, fear and self-doubt appear and finally start achieving those really big goals - the scariest ones that you’ve only imagined up to this point.Learn more about The Goal Achiever Academy and what Curtis does as Founder and CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence&#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. <a href="https://upmyinfluence.com/guest" target="_blank"...

Disaster Proof Your BusinessJoined with us today are Corey Harris &amp; Julie Traxler, the Co-Founders of&nbsp;SB Pace.SB Pace is a boutique coaching and consulting firm that works exclusively with small businesses of 20 or fewer employees on strategy and growth through coaching, acting as fractional employees, consulting, and shared deliverables. In today’s world, succeeding as an entrepreneur takes both desire and motivation. Success requires more than just wanting it to happen. Success requires making it happen. At SB PACE, they customize their approach for every client. They understand that no two business owners are exactly the same, so why should their approach be the same for every entrepreneur? They match their style with their clients, making the transition into working with them seamless.Their number one goal is ensuring that your customers are delighted.&nbsp;By making sure your voice is heard, your customers are happy, and your social media marketing excels. Julie and Corey Understand that every small business is different.When the global pandemic hit in early 2020, Julie and Corey took it as the sign they had been waiting for. They both felt the call to action to help small business owners and entrepreneurs - the two groups of people that had been impacted harder than almost anyone else by the lockdowns and government mandates. SB PACE started as a passion project.Julie and Corey have evolved SB PACE over time to focus more on helping aspiring entrepreneurs launch new businesses and helping existing small business owners with operation and growth strategies. While they have fine-tuned and perfected their approach for working with clients, one thing hasn’t changed: their passion for small business. They have held true to their core values of building relationships, never selling services their clients don’t need, working hard while having fun, and holding each other and clients accountable.They hate coaches and consultants due to high prices and low value.&nbsp;But that’s not how SB PACE operates.&nbsp;Julie Traxler and Corey Harris spent years in corporate America, watching high-priced consultants sell services that weren’t needed, they started SB PACE with a mission.&nbsp;A mission to offer value to each client, to never sell services that aren’t needed, and to understand fully what a client needs before they ever try to sell anything.&nbsp;Julie has over 20 years of experience working with small business owners.&nbsp;She’s led clients through acquisitions and mergers, always keeping the needs and priorities of the business owner in mind.&nbsp;Julie is an expert at project management, change management, communication, coaching, and mergers &amp; acquisitions.&nbsp;As one half of the SB PACE team, Julie focuses on listening, understanding, and then solving.&nbsp;Corey also has over 20 years of experience working with small business owners.&nbsp;He focuses on the processes that keep your business running smoothly.&nbsp;With a background in owning and operating restaurants, Corey knows what it is to be a small business owner.&nbsp;He brings a strong background of logistics and operations knowledge to the team as well as a deep understanding of finance and cash flow.&nbsp;Corey rounds out the SB PACE team with his analytical approach to business.&nbsp;Learn more about SB Pace and what Corey &amp; Julie does as Co-Founders on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.&nbsp;More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn

Business OwnershipOn today's episode of the show, we're joined by Wes Barefoot, President of&nbsp;Path to Freedom.&nbsp;Path To Freedom is all about helping people get into business for themselves through Franchising. Whether you’re an existing business, owner, or looking to get into business for yourself for the first time, Franchising can be a great way to take control of your life, and create Freedom for yourself. With thousands of franchise opportunities available today, it can be a very overwhelming process to evaluate these opportunities, and find one that makes sense for you. That’s where Wes come in. As a professional Franchise Consultant, He works with you to help you understand franchising, determine if it’s a good fit, and if so, to navigate the entire process of identifying franchise companies that may be a good fit, conducting due diligence, and even securing financing. Ultimately, He helps match people with the perfect franchise business to help you achieve your goals, and create Freedom in your life.Wes is a passionate entrepreneur with extensive experience in franchising. Wes brings years of experience as both a franchisee, as well as working with Franchisors, where he’s worked across a variety of operational, management and franchise development roles, with several franchise companies. Franchising has had a tremendous impact on Wes and his family’s life, and now Wes loves to help others take control of their lives, and create freedom for themselves through business ownership.There are many, many franchise opportunities out there these days. Some are good, some aren’t and without guidance, it’s very difficult to find the one that is the perfect fit for you. Wes’ proven franchise consulting process places his focus on you and your goals for business ownership.Wes knows that people buy a business because there is a result they are trying to achieve in their lives. It may have to do with money, leaving a legacy, achieving a certain lifestyle, time management, or something else but it is important to understand what this desired result is. A business is like a vehicle, and to find the best one, you must first be clear on where you want to go. He has a methodical process he uses, when working with people to find out what that result is and helping them to find the business that will help them achieve it.And the best part is…You pay nothing for the services Wes offers at Path To Freedom. There is no obligation or cost to you for these franchise consulting services, or for the information about franchise opportunities Wes offers. Wes is paid fees by the franchise companies, who respect the processes he follows and who recognize the high quality and fit of the prospective franchise owners Wes is able to refer to them. You pay exactly the same franchise fees with any franchise business, whether you work with Path To Freedom or not. Path To Freedom is able to provide a win-win scenario for you as the franchisee candidate, and for the franchisors as well. If you’re ready to chart your own path to&nbsp;freedom, Wes is a true professional. He prepares and researches his guest and business thoroughly and facilitates unique and powerful conversations. He will I help you take control of your life, and create freedom for yourself through business ownershipLearn more about Path to Freedom and what Wes does as President on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence&#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.&#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures.<a...

Future-Proof Your Workforce With us today is our guest Matt Cowell, the CEO of Quanthub. Quantum is a data skill platform. Data skills are pretty ubiquitous in the world, we all need them regardless of role. And Quantum has an assessment platform to help companies determine who has data skills if they're interviewing for data scientists, data engineers, these types of roles. They also have an upskilling platform to help organizations build data literacy skills across the entire enterprise; Sales, marketing, operations, finance. QuantHub provides an efficient yet rigorous vetting platform for hiring data/AI professionals and a modern, in the flow of work, learning platform to build data competency across the entire enterprise. Their two-sided solution helps you build an organization with the skills to deliver on the power of your data. which means you’re running a more efficient, profitable enterprise with engaged, motivated employees. Technology is driving our world into the digital revolution, but people are getting left behind. We help companies develop their strongest asset in this revolution: their people. Quantum helps companies leverage the power of their data by making sure their employees have the right data skills. Matt serves as CEO at QuantHub, responsible for leading the company’s strategy, growth, and operations. Prior to joining QuantHub, He spent the last 15 years running product and tech at PE-backed companies, including building a product and engineering organization at Daxko to deliver 10x revenue growth, 7 acquisitions, and 3 enormously successful recapitalizations in just 10 years. While at Daxko, he led the team to deliver the first machine learning/AI solution to the market, predicting customer membership churn and also propensity to donate. Matt fully believes companies are facing a larger skills gap than they realize. The jobs being created today are not jobs employees/candidates are ready to fill. What this means is that companies cannot realize the full potential of their data and are leaving a lot of money on the table in the process. He has a passion for developing authentic relationships with customers to truly understand what drives them, and then crafting creative solutions to their most critical problems. He is the type of person that can walk into any room and befriend anyone in the room, jump right in to solve complex problems, and then give clear directives on what to do next. He has a genuine concern and compassion for the people he is working with and whatever they are working on. Matt is a true champion of design thinking and holds a standard of integrity and excellence — he always brings a fresh perspective to any challenges faced. Matt is one of the best leaders and one of the best product strategists. Matt is a guy who is never satisfied with status quo and will lead any product organization, develop/execute a customer strategy, or even to serve as a leader who is equally comfortable handling product, technology, marketing, or customer success functions. Work with Matt and Create a culture where AI projects are not put on the shelf but are put to work and make business impact that beats the competition. Learn more about Quanthub and what Matt does as CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.  More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation...

The guest today is Kris Reid, business growth strategist of Ardor SEO Ardor SEO is a predictable, reliable revenue to grow your business. People can’t buy from you if they can’t find you. Most businesses fail, not because they have bad products or services, but because they can’t get enough customers. Ardor developed a simple system to get your message in front of your ideal customers to predictably grow your business. Marketing can be hard, expensive, and you can waste a lot of money. It doesn't have to be this way, if you follow the right system. Their simple, repeatable system gets your words in front of your ideal people, gets them to take action, and become customers. A website is like a business card. A business card doesn’t work if you don’t hand it out. A website doesn’t work if people can’t find it. Kris is a business growth strategist. He is one of the few guys in the digital marketing and SEO space that gets what agency needs and knows how to support the company's strategy. He gives a lot of great information and insight into how your website can be improved upon. The strategy that Kris put together is very exciting. Kris is knowledgeable and proactive, and will take a great deal of genuine interest with a successful outcome. Every business is different, every market is unique, but when it comes to SEO, Kris knows the system delivers every time. He has worked with so many companies in every industry With Guaranteed Results. He will help you build your online reputation, become the ultimate authority of your niche, increase conversions through authority marketing and dramatically increase your business. It’s a numbers world we live in today. From sales numbers to cost per product and conversion rates, a business has to consider specific metrics to stay afloat on the market. A company leader like Kriss in this environment must aim for positive numbers for their business and partners. Over the years, he has acquired extensive knowledge of SEO and its practical application in various industries. With a Computer Software Engineering degree from the Queensland University of Technology, Kriss got a solid technical background as well. Kris aims to offer the most for his clients at Ardor SEO. As a Digital Growth agency, his goal is to give you the tools and information to leverage the World Wide Web and its resources fully. A unique strategy he’s been able to develop is Guaranteed SEO. He can show you weak points in your website’s UI and help clients deliver the right message to their customers when they do arrive through that now more highly visible front door. Building a valuable digital asset does take time, but getting a basic website to perform, generate customers, and grow your business doesn’t have to be an uphill battle. Imagine having a website that works for you. Where you don’t have to go out to find customers, customers find you. Customers seek you out! A website that converts visitors into new customers, day after day, month after month. Focus on what you love and do best, running your business! Learn more about Ardor SEO and what Kris does on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Seeking Financial Magic On the show with us today is Michelle Cooper, CEO of Alchemy Accounting. Alchemy Accounting is a straight-talking, numbers-loving bookkeeping and accounting firm dedicated to entrepreneurs who demand clear, easy-to-understand, accurate financial information to make powerful decisions at every stage of their business. Whether you are starting, growing or scaling your business, we support you with the right services. Their goal is to end suffering for entrepreneurs when it comes to their bookkeeping and accounting. They believe too many entrepreneurs struggle with their business finances. Alchemy Accounting wants you to feel proud of running your business and positive even if you feel your numbers aren’t good enough right now. There is no need to feel disempowered, lost or alone when it comes to financials. It doesn’t have to be hard! If You are a mission-driven, purpose-driven business owner with big dreams. You to have it all with the help from Alchemy Accounting. Michelle is powerhouse entrepreneur; High priestess of profit, Accountant, Business Coach, Speaker, Mom, Adventurer and world traveler, Straight-talker, and Big-hearted. Too many entrepreneurs struggle with their business finances. She will help you sort out your financial chaos so you can proudly run your business. Ultimately, she ends suffering for entrepreneurs around financials and money help you fall in love with your numbers. Her experience includes more than 20 years of working in business strategic growth and 20 years of working with taxes, financial strategy and analysis in high-pressure, fast-moving environments. Michelle has worked on the frenzied European trading floor for a top bank. Created tax and strategy plans in the hallowed halls of international tax and audit firms. Architectural firms, food and beverage and manufacturers have turned to her to help them go from red to black. Ten years ago, She opened Alchemy Accounting and Bookkeeping after working with high-profile, passion-driven entrepreneurs who were successful on the outside, but, behind the scenes, their business financials were a mess. Worse, when they met with traditional accounting firms, they said they felt judged, shamed or embarrassed about their financial disorganization. Michelle Won’t judge! She educates about your business finances – and keep it simple! By working fast, staying in touch regularly and returning calls. Michelle is here to help. If your business is thriving and doing great. You’re a success! Now it’s time to get your finances on track too. Grow your wealth. Stay profitable. Imagine: Your business accounting is current; Your books up to date; Your tax worries resolved. Michelle does not just talk about financial peace of mind – she will deliver it to you. Her approach being straight-talking, honest, transparent with a dash of tough love as needed. She’s not going to sugar coat anything when it comes to your business financials, and will always have a custom action plan ready to go for you. Bookkeeping and accounting is what she does best, so you can focus on what you do best. So, if you need peace of mind and confidence in the financial foundation of your business. Michelle will straighten out your finances, get you on track and give accurate, detailed financial records. In a Judgement-free, easy-to-understand, simplicity and customized Business – these principles you want. Learn more about Alchemy Accounting and what Michelle does as CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill...

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PROVIDING AIRCRAFT APPRAISAL SERVICE On today's episode of the show we're joined by Jason Zilberbrand, President of VREF. VREF is one of two authorized books for aviation, similar to what Kelly Blue Books offers for aviation. They provide software, and then print a book every quarter. VREF is aviation’s most trusted valuation guide and data source since 1994 providing valuations on all fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, engines as well as a comprehensive reference on all modifications, upgrades and maintenance expenses. VREF is the official valuation guide of AOPA, and the only SaaS cloud-based valuation platform in aviation with over 7000 assets tracked daily. Jason got started in business through his family, who owned an aviation insurance company in 1994. He was offered to take over the operations of the business of VREF and jumped on the opportunity. He then restarted the software development, rebranded, and rebuilt the company. He continues to build out of passion for the Aircraft Industry. Bringing a 27-year-old company that had no real infrastructure and turned it into quite a business. If you want to build a business super quick, you got to have a really strong web presence. He is considered an expert in aircraft valuations, appraisals, and aircraft transactions, and his background is diverse with knowledge in technology and aviation. Jason is a true leader in terms of market knowledge and an innovator in terms of conducting business. He has a deep desire to succeed in anything and everything he does. Using out of the box thinking has allowed him to develop strategic and personal relationships within the industry from Aircraft OEMs to high-net-worth individuals When technology is changing, and nothing happened for years, Jason adapted with the industry. Now, there is talking about alternative power plants, Aircraft are changing. Materials are changing the way that their manufacturers are changing. Having a database that has been built to handle alternative power plants. If you rely on data to make key decisions, VREF has over 25 years of proven historical data. Jason has improved the system to have information more accurate to the current market with regular updates, which is extremely important in today’s economic environment. He likes to look at how many aircraft are coming out of operation. Paying attention to those numbers because there's a direct correlation to fleet size and active aircraft and operation. And then how many are on the market and how much that data changes day to day really does direct for a lot of it doesn't directly influence the data, but there's definitely a correlation between aircraft values and demand and scarcity. Isn’t it fascinating to see how many planes get removed from active service every day? Faced with new challenges every day. By taking over a new business, technology changing, markets crashing, finding staff with this ever-changing world. Jason has overcome many obstacles. He was able to recognize a lot of weaknesses, a lot of things over the years that could be done better. With such a small industry, Jason has helped VREF appraise several thousand aircraft, individual and fleet, with values in excess of 300 Billion Dollars &nbsp; Learn more about VREF and how Jason become the Business Owner on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. &nbsp; More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation...

Ethical Business Coaching On the show today is Josh Biro, the founder of The YogaPreneur Collective. The Yoga Premier Collective is the culminating concept of over a decade of coaching yoga entrepreneurs all over the world. The Method is the ethical way to grow a sustainable yoga business you love while creating maximum impact in your community. Created for yoga business owners by yoga business owners, this method will help you break through your profit plateau and take a paid vacation while your business runs itself within a year. After growing up in a yoga family and then managing and building yoga Studios, ultimately owning his own studios and then selling them, Josh and his family went traveling full time. They were able to start working with Studios all over the world online and yoga entrepreneurs online. He is one of the most sought-after business coaches in the yoga industry, and is obsessed with studying the difference between studio owners who are killing it, and those who are just getting by. Josh thrives on the satisfaction of knowing that he’s helped a do-good entrepreneur have more time to themselves, more money to affect change, and ultimately, more freedom to live the lives they want to live. Your business is positively impacting your community! And when you consider the hours, passion and effort that you put into it, you deserve to be fairly compensated. He has realized that when you run any small business, it's very isolating at the top, you might not have the acumen resources tools necessary. And although information is readily available, filtering what information is specifically useful for your business takes a lot of effort, and then it goes back to that accountability. Sometimes you just need someone in your corner. Josh has a belief in the product and sees the power in himself and the people that he teaches. He wants to amplify that. He believes it's the most efficient way to have a larger impact on the local community and ultimately the world. He helps studio owners build sustainable businesses that will stand the test of time, and produce thriving communities, packed classes, and consistent profits. He focuses on the long-game work with you closely to help you realize your goals Do you feel like you’ve plateaued, or if this last year has thrown you for a loop and you're trying to figure out how to get back on your feet? Josh and The Yoga Premier Collective is working on exactly that. Spending all your time at the studio isn’t sustainable. You’ve invested so much you’re determined to see it succeed. But are you making time for your own practice? Do you take time away for you and your family? If you want to be able to relax and enjoy your life as a yoga studio owner, you need to work with Josh Biro. Most yoga business owners open up because they're passionate about yoga, but they lack the training and tools to grow their business. Josh will reignite your passion and give you the strategies to turn your business into a well-oiled machine so you can change lives and have a life of your own! &nbsp; Learn more about YogaPreneur Collective and what Josh does as founder on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Focusing on Loan ForgivenessWith us today is Aaron Smith, the Co-Founder of SavySavy is a fintech that helps people better manage and understand their student loan debt. The TurboTax for your student loans. Savy will be there for you to help throughout the 5 to 15 years it might take you to pay down your student loans. Savvy is offered as a benefit for employers, for membership groups and financial institutions that are trying to help their constituents and customers and employees address student debt. Using innovative technology and a team of thoughtful industry leaders, they help loan borrowers discover new repayment and loan forgiveness options. The student loan debt crisis is postponing the American Dream and the rules to reduce payments and forgive debt are so confusing that the public agrees the system is broken. Savi is a social impact technology founded by long-time student loan experts and advocates. Working to solve the pressing student debt crisis affecting 47 million borrowers by helping them discover new repayment and loan forgiveness options.Aaron Smith is a long-time student loan expert and advocate with experience in the intersection between higher education and financial technology. He co-founded and served as the original Executive Director of Young Invincibles, one of the largest and most impactful youth advocacy and policy non-profits in the country.He feels that borrowers everywhere should be able to manage their debt, lower their payments, and find a path to student loan freedom. Aaron is passionate about creating honest and effective financial technology that helps every day, working class people. He believes that people shouldn't spend their lives buried in student loan debt.Student loan payment is your second largest monthly payment after your rent or your mortgage, It's a big deal. Aaron understands that student loan debt is not like other types of debt. He has found a way for you to set your monthly payment based on your income, and will help you figure out the strategy around your repayment. Savy is going to help if there's any issues or challenges you have, to help you stay on track and monitor your loans over time.Do you need to find a Path to Student Loan Freedom? Savi identifies the best loan repayment &amp; forgiveness programs based on each user's unique financial picture and goals. Savi is on a mission to help with their cutting-edge financial technology that makes it easier. Aaron is very outcome-driven, always going above and beyond in the pursuit of positive impact.Don’t get discouraged and throw yours hands up. If you ignore your loans, it’s only going to hurt your credit debt, and is going to continue to accumulate through interest. You're only going to fall further and further behind. Aaron is here to help stay on top of all the changes, and help you see where the opportunities are. The program helps achieve meaningful savings both in monthly budgets and in the overall cost of debt. Get back your life today by being debt free.Learn more about Savi and what Aaron does on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Podcast strategyToday we're joined with our guest Jeremy Enns, founder and CEO of Counterweight Creative.Counterweight Creative a podcast production and content amplification agency specializing in helping health and wellness entrepreneurs create podcasts and become the go-to authorities. There’s more to launching a successful podcast than hitting record and waiting for listeners to show up.&nbsp;While podcasting is more competitive than ever, Jeremy has developed a podcast launch framework to help you create content that resonates deeply with your target audience and get your show in front of them right off the bat.Jeremy stated out by traveling the world for years. Doing record production and music part time, started discovering the world of online business and realized music production is a little difficult for recording in Studios with people remotely. He was a huge fanatic about podcasts at the time was able to pivot into that. Podcasting was continually taking off every year. When Jeremy first Pivoted back in 2015, podcasting was really starting to gain traction on a bigger level and he really quickly and easily found a bunch of clients and was able to go full time on that and hit the roadJeremy’s mission is to help support each and every member of his team in being and becoming their best selves every single day.&nbsp;By running regular workshops to help in their personal growth, weekly co-working sessions, quarterly visioning &amp; goal setting meetings and supporting each other personally as well as when it comes to the work we do. He wants to develop team members to the point where they have the skills, experience, and mindset to open up more opportunities elsewhere, but choose to stay because they’re bought into our culture and the people who create it.He has designed a podcast agency around the principle that people brought together around a common goal can change the world. This belief flows through our decisions about who is hire on his team, the clients he works with, and who he partners with.You are the expert when it comes to your subject matter, but don’t know the ins and outs of consistently delivering it to your audience? Jeremy will work with you on everything from content strategy to booking guests to audio post-production, content repurposing and social media management. He is there for you to take the tedious tasks out of the production process so you can focus solely on your zone of genius: Serving your audience.He’s on a mission to teach everything I know about podcasting marketing, growth, and monetization for free. The opportunity is not to funnel information to our listeners but to take you on a journey of shared discovery.If you've got a podcast you're looking to take to the next level or you're just looking to get started in the wide and wonderful world of podcasting, Jeremy would love to chat and talk through what it would look like to go from where you're at now to getting the results you want.Learn more about Counterweight Creative and what Jeremy does as founder and CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Building trustJoined with us today is Hany Fam, Founder &amp; CEO of Markaaz.Marquez is the world's first and only platform to connect every business on the planet. Marquez is your trusted go-to network to find pre-verified partners and customers and monitor business updates – all in one place. It was started specifically for small businesses to help small businesses connect with each other, and connect with big corporations. The reason being that small businesses were really struggling.Hany believes small businesses are the backbone of not only the global economy, but communities worldwide. ​That’s why He’s combined the best of talent and technology to create the world’s first platform dedicated to protecting and growing small businesses. ​​He’s there to help you build a more trusted network of suppliers so you can have reliable cash flow and ultimately get back to what’s important: your customers and your business.​ By putting your trust in Hany, he’ll help save you time and money, and make your money go further. After all, you started your business for a reason: to help your customers and to earn a living. ​​By getting verified and engaging with verified suppliers, you can get back to business.&nbsp;Markaaz&nbsp;is an easy-to-use network that can be accessed from your desktop and mobile to find, monitor, and soon pay partners. You can search through 100 million+ business listings, all in one place. Through those listings, you can see your partner’s and customer’s business profile and monitor their business information, including number of employees, years in business, key contacts and&nbsp;business credit risk score&nbsp;and&nbsp;business credit risk class.&nbsp;Soon you will receive real-time alerts, so you know exactly when their status changes.Hany&nbsp;held global leadership roles in business transformation, value creation and technology, gaining depth of experience in payments, B2B platforms, enterprise partnerships and SaaS. Under&nbsp;Hany’s&nbsp;leadership, Mastercard Track was launched, the first and only global trading platform connecting every supplier and buyer on the planet to simplify and automate the exchange of payments and related data. The values will make you feel comfortable to do business with them. Authenticity by helping each other to be their best selves. They have Loyalty being a team in the good and the bad. They have so much Determination and an amazing Impact of doing well by doing good.Hany understands how many hours a business owner spends searching the internet to find new partners, suppliers, and customers. With the pandemic and global supply chain disruptions, he knew there had to be a way to do business more safely and efficiently. He started Markaaz to reduce structural inefficiencies in the market. The platform not only protects you from fraud, but helps you stand out, and improve your cash flow. He is creating a game changing platform and is passionate about turning visionary concepts into commercial successes. Hany believes in a world where all businesses have equal and inclusive access to opportunities, resources and financing, and making that happen right here. With Hany, you can confidently make the best decisions for your business.Learn more about Marquez and what Hany Fam does as Founder &amp; CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence&#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.&#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move...

EXCITE. DELIGHT.&nbsp;IGNITEToday's guest is Gerry Foster, Brand Strategist of&nbsp;Gerry Foster Branding.Gerry Foster Branding help service-based business owners who offer expertise - skills, talents, and abilities - create a big brand, and a strong message that sells, so you can excite, delight, and ignite your market. They help owners who continually struggle to attract great clients by clearly setting you apart, elevating your credibility, crafting a juicy brand promise, tagline, and more. In the end, they make your marketing stronger!Gerry helps you accelerate what you're wanting to accomplish by making sure your brand is different and superior to your competitors to drive more 'Grade-A' clients to you. He wants to help you stop feeling disappointed or ignored by developing a highly distinctive, exceptional brand that will vastly improve your online marketingHe will help strengthen your brand by increasing its perceived value to the world, eliminating any uncertainty about how to make it stronger, or confusion about how to get noticed. As well as put an end to you feeling upset by helping you get more clients through an unrivaled brand promise and emotional-based messaging that spotlights the special advantages you offer. Gerry will help you create and implement a world-class brand that provides a wonderful experience no one else does by making it as interesting and appealing as possible to speed up salesGerry’s presentations, training, and coaching are not about doing more of the same, maintaining status quo, or playing small. He wants to assist, guide, and support owners who are willing to flip the script, go to the deep end of the pool, and turn the tables in their favor. He believes this can be attained by creating brands so unexpected, so profound, and so striking … blessings to owners can only multiply over time.As a Brand Strategist, Gerry specializes in working with service-based business owners who want to stand out, get noticed, &amp; be desired so they can have more impact and make more money. He’s the creator of the Big Brand Formula, a proven 3-step guided system he uses that enables his clients and students to ‘find the rhythm’ of their brand for greater success. From this system, they have been able to transform what they offer into magnificent, high-performance brands. Strategic branding is the only work he’s done in his entire adult life! He’s dedicated his life to creating brands that people can fall in love with, cherish and value.Gerry is not in this to make money; he is here to put something out into the world that you will find invaluable. Are you ready to take your business to the next level? He makes it easy to work with him and makes you think outside the box. With his marketing strategies being top notch in defining who you are as a business. He will give you a competitive advantage over your competitors. If you choose to work with Gerry, you will generate more business because your branding strategies will be well defined. He is committed to your success.Learn more about Gerry Foster Branding and what Gerry does as a Brand Strategist on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation...

Changing Procedures; Changing the OddsOn today's episode of the show we're joined by Frank Zaccari, CEO of&nbsp;Life Altering Events.Author, Speaker, Media Personality; Frank is an engaging&nbsp;key note speaker and written communicator, with a successful history of guiding companies through transitions and turnaround environments, Frank is also a gifted listener with an ability to facilitate discussions that offer value to everyone in the room and is known for his professional interview style.Frank has had a long and successful career as a professional problem solver committed to growth and process improvement. He has helped countless organizations and quickly determine what is and isn't working, make the necessary changes, create a foundation and establish processes and procedures to sustain success.His success includes computer hardware, computer software, professional services, software development, wholesale, manufacturing, college athletics, the insurance industry, and nonprofits.Frank also hosts a TV show called Life Altering Events. It is Frank’s overarching brand and signifies those “aha” moments or events that change our lives for better or worse. These life altering events occur in every aspect of our professional, personal, and family lives. Life altering events present us with opportunities to seize the moment and make difference in our own life, and those of our loved ones, friends, and business associates.There also can be a fork in the road where we can fall apart or pick up the pieces and start moving forward toward better times and better people. His many interactions with people from all walks of life are the basis for Frank’s interview shows and writing career. His goal is to show people they are not alone and encourage them to keep moving forward. One of his favorite quotes is "The secret to walking on water is to&nbsp;know where the rocks are.&nbsp;Frank&nbsp;will help you find the rocks.Frank knows that change is coming faster than our ability to understand it and create a plan of action.&nbsp;Being "smart" is no longer enough. The intellectual that is required to research, create, design, invent, develop, and test, is very different from the innovative mindset needed to start, scale, and sustain a businessHe feels that too often we are living the life we were told to live – not the life we want. For many of us, the reason is fear. Fear is a powerful emotion. It motivates some people to take action while paralyzing others. We will never rid ourselves of fear. It is an emotion we all have, but we can learn how to prevent fear from dominating our life.Frank is a business change expert. He knows how to introduce processes that will make you more effective, identify hidden opportunities to make you more competitive, and transform struggling teams into profitable businesses. He doesn't hold back; he helps you see what's required to get your intended result and he goes home. What Frank does isn't magic but the result is nothing but magic! If you feel your story would be compelling to a wide audience, join Frank as his guest of either of his shows, Life Altering EventsLearn more about Life Altering Events and what Frank does as CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.&nbsp;More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Digital Marketing SuccessWith us today is our guest Katrina Padron, the Founder and CEO of North Star HQ.North Star HQ is a full-service digital agency in which can outsource marketing or you can help your internal team become more successful at marketing. They also train internal marketing teams with our strategies. North Star HQ is a team of thinkers, tinkers, innovators, and thought leaders driven by helping clients solve business problems with solutions that combine data, aesthetics, and effectiveness. They help businesses reach new heights using top-level strategy and digital creativity throughout their full-service marketing solutions. It is Designed For growth stage companies seeking sustainable marketing, sales, and lead generation programs. Companies in advanced B2B industries such as advanced manufacturing, business services, energy, engineering, and technology, as well as companies navigating essential technologies to support the complete marketing cycle.With Not the Marketing Girl your own staff will still plan and implement campaigns that build clout in your field and consistently attract your ideal clients. With Rescue Blocks, you do the heavy lifting, they make sure you’re focusing your energy in the right places. They embolden&nbsp;your marketing lead to champion your brand. You’ll generate leads, eliminate knowledge gaps, and reduce turnover.Katrina envisioned a different kind of agency that sits at the intersection of marketing and technology. Holding a Master’s Degree in Sociology from DePaul University, Katrina is an award-winning marketer with nearly 15 years of industry experience. She also has passionately served as a voice for technological advancement. Additionally, Katrina has served as medical support for underrepresented, as well as, underserved populations.In just a few quick years, Katrina bootstrapped a digital marketing agency to a top choice firm. Additionally, she landed herself on national stages, shared thought leadership concepts on social media Today and social media Examine. She also wrote a sought-after book, “Ideas Worth Stealing: 42 Social Media Strategies to Build a Brand, Create an Audience and Increase Sales.”Katrina loves to build brands. She also loves to communicate messages and grow business success stories. North Star HQ has grown to a team of ten with globally recognized clients. She’s a CEO that’s never afraid to get her hands dirty, Katrina can read astrology charts and a P&amp;L. With over 15 years of experience, and changes the way growth-minded teams bring in business.&nbsp;She we realized how important it was for to design the employer marketing strategy as well as the marketing message. Katrina wanted everything designed for the clients’ internal message to have the same care she poured into their external message, and create a seamless experience for their employees. There are some agencies that want worldwide domination — but Katrina just wants to work with great people to create things everyone is proud of.Lots of companies have the same problem you do. Your digital marketing team creates some exposure but their efforts don’t perform in any meaningful way. If your marketing people know your brand, know how to write, and are comfortable with new web-based tools- but just can’t get the parts to work together, you need to meet Katrina.Learn more about North Star HQ and what Katrina does as Founder and CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out...

Explosive Business GrowthJoined with us today is Dmitrii Kustov, the Founder of&nbsp;Regex SEO.Regex SEO is fully custom digital marketing company. By using in-depth marketing and industry research to take your measurements. They sit down and discuss your background and expectations before making recommendations. Once the research is done, they’ll put together a personalized execution strategy so you can see exactly how they are going to push you to the front page. With high performance marketing plans for companies looking to expand their SEO capacity and reach new markets.Your brand is a visual representation of what you stand for. It shapes how clients perceive your products, services, and company as a whole. With Regex SEO’s team of professional designers and marketers, they collaborate with you to develop a branding strategy that gives your brand a distinct voice and personality. Your website should have an engaging feel without sacrificing functionality. Their web developers and designers are capable of building custom layouts and applications that help turn your vision into a reality. The final element is consistency. With an in-house creative development team, they will work with you to ensure consistent branding across logos, websites, email graphics, and even print media.Dmitrii is an entrepreneur and founder of Regex SEO, he has produced websites and run marketing campaigns for major companies. As the Internet Marketing Director, Dmitrii works with Regex SEO to help businesses big and small grow their online presence. His interests are diverse and he loves a challenge. Dmitrii looks for clients that inspire his passions and push his limits.Regex SEO was built To Solve A Problem. Like all great innovation, Dmitrii started this company as a response to a problem. In the digital marketing industry, pre-packaged plans, over-promised sales, and under-delivered results became the norm. Sick of the absent clarity and bad work, he decided to start his own company. The same thirst for honest, personal work that sparked his company’s start is what is brought to clients every day.The Houston SEO experts developed a research-based process that generates higher rankings and more leads by accounting for the unique qualities of each business or industry that we service. It’s the same process they use internally because they know it works. The founders met working for larger firms in the digital marketing industry. They regularly saw clients sold things they didn’t need, or convinced to overspend on poorly optimized marketing plans which didn’t sit well with them. That’s when they decided to start their own company and do something about it. Regex is based on honesty and data-driven research. Regex SEO is all about telling clients what they really think they need. Studying their business, background, and industry, and then craft a custom marketing plan that actually makes sense for their specific situation.Whether you want to drive more traffic to your website or convert more visitors into paying customers - contact Dmitrii for a personalized consultation. He’ll help you find the best solutions for your project and deliver a custom quote to get the job done.Learn more about Regex SEO and what Dmitrii does as Founder on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Simplifying Your Website MarketingOn today's episode of the show we're joined by Michael Buzinski, Founder and CEO of&nbsp;Buzzworthy Website Marketing.Buzzworthy is a company that will build, optimize, and market websites for service-based businesses. Michael created a system called the Rule of 26 that allows the company to really pinpoint what they need to do to create traffic and conversions of sales from clients’ websites so that they can now rely on a predictable stream of new business coming into their business. It narrows the focus of website revenue growth down to three key performance indicators. The rule helps entrepreneurs take control of their website marketing without having to learn high-level marketing analytics or complex strategies.Michael has been building websites and increasing client's revenues through digital marketing since 1999. By leveraging the power of all things digital, he has drastically increased the profitability of hundreds of websites. Over the years, Michael and his team have developed profitable digital marketing methodologies, web apps, and DIY platforms that allow them to scale their involvement in your marketing as desired. No fluff, no long contracts or lengthy wait times to get the marketing you need to succeed. He is on a mission to double the revenue of businesses across America through digital marketing. This is a journey you should be a part of.The company has three ways to work with them. They understand every business experiences unique challenges at different phases of the business lifecycle. That is why they offer flexible options that meet any challenge you have in digital marketing. Such as doing it yourself; You have more time than money, but don't want to figure out marketing on your own. You can get access to their DIY tools that increase website revenue today. If You have segments of your marketing working, but need help in executing others. They will work together with you and make the most of your digital campaign. If you don’t have the time or interest in managing your digital marketing, they will do it for you. They have proven processes that always deliver results and maximize return on investment. Michael is a dedicated learner and focused professional. Because of his commitment to consistent learning and professional improvement you are dealing with an authentic professional. He has wonderful ideas for improving your business and provides you with the necessary tools to market your business while freeing up your time. Buzz is a valuable member of the digital marketing world with the vision and tools to bring any creative project to life. His work is on point and demonstrates exceptional attention to detail. Michael’s understanding of marketing platforms and architecture has proven useful with work for Web Development, SEO, and video content. His imagination and technical savvy make him well suited to the digital age. He is forward-thinking and brings passion and enthusiasm to his work. Not happy with the amount of sales/leads coming from your website and want to simplify your website marketing process? Stop feeling tired of overpaying for digital marketing and fancy agency fluff and let Michael help you implement the Rule of 26 into your business.Learn more about Buzzworthy and what Michael does as Founder and CEO on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free<a href="https://upmyinfluence.com/1"...

Going green. On the show today is Noel Carroll, the CEO of Biofriendly.  Biofriendly Corporation was formed to help humanity tackle the ever-present problem of environmental damage. The company’s first target was to help solve the global problem of air pollution. We live in a world that continues to bloom technologically and the need for electricity, shipping services and high-speed transportation has never been greater. Unfortunately, this still creates more and more pollution despite the worldwide effort to move toward renewable fuels and energy. This Corporation was founded in 1999 to combat the worldwide problem of air pollution. Since that day Biofriendly has expanded its purpose to include all aspects of environmentalism, with the specific goal of making the topic more accessible and easier for anyone to adopt. Saving the Earth from the comfort of your desk has never been easier! Biofriendly is here to help your business convert to green and start saving the planet. They are dedicated to providing the most convenient solutions for biofriendly business. Biofriendly makes it a point to support other green organizations that are making a difference to the planet. Biofriendly wholeheartedly supports the energy transition that we are seeing in developed countries from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources and electric vehicles. They focus their efforts on cleaning the fossil fuels that have the longest path to transition. The company’s purpose is much grander than the fight against air pollution. There are many more problems that affect the health of the planet and they wish to do their part to solve those too. Furthermore, as humans continue to grow and innovate, new environmental problems will certainly arise. To confront this, they have created Biofriendly Planet, an online network that provides, news, education and entertainment to inform and engage the environmental advocates of tomorrow. A life of marketing and business development has led Noel to an odd career path. Viral video and website promotion, soccer goal manufacturing, feature filmmaking, and now... environmentalism? It has been a winding and diverse career, but he would have it no other way. While filmmaking was his dream job, the opportunity to run one of the fastest growing environmental companies in America was too important to pass up. Environmentalism has become an embattled, political topic and it needn't be. At Biofriendly, it is his mission to not only bring easy, green solutions for the world's most pressing planetary problems, but also, to make environmentalism fun and approachable for anyone. Noel was recruited to take the head job at Biofriendly in March of 2018. Since then, the company has nearly doubled in size and has expanded from an additive sales business to an environmental solutions, education and entertainment company. He focuses on modernizing the company and pushing it toward a leadership role in the environmental space. It is hard to be positive if you are not doing something that in itself is positive. If your product or service is something that you feel negative about, then thriving is hard and burnout is easy. This does not mean that you need to quit your job or try to sell something else, but it does mean that you may need to rethink your strategy. Noel seeks out and invests in new, green technology, and supports green and humanitarian organizations who share in our quest for a better planet. Learn more about saving our planet and going green in business on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a...

&lt;h3Going Beyond. On the show today is Nicole Jansen, Founder and Podcast Host at Leaders of Transformation. Nicole is here to make waves and create positive change in the world. Her passion for transformation and growth extends to the next generation, where she teaches and empowers aspiring leaders through conferences, webinars, courses, guest podcasting, and mentoring. She encourages everyone to take a step back and figure out what is holding them back. Nicole's goal within her community is to gather together leaders who want to create this kind of transformation and be part of the solution instead of perpetuating the problem. Each of us is either one or the other. We get to choose. Her passion for transformation and growth extends to the next generation, where she teaches and empowers aspiring leaders through conferences, webinars, courses, guest podcasting and mentoring. Nicole knows Your time is valuable, and she respects that. Her podcast is packed with pearls of wisdom, tips and stories to inspire, equip and empower you as a Leader of Transformation. To transform something is to change its condition, character or nature. She believes that the change we want to see in the world can become a reality by transforming the way we see ourselves, the way we see others, and the way we see the world around us. Our world needs more people who will step up and be a Leader of Transformation. Leaders who elevate others, empower them, give them a hand up, and encourage them to be their best. Who replace fear, doubt and judgement with faith, hope and love. Who take the lead and encourage new habits that support the health of our planet, our relationships and our life experience. It starts with leading ourselves first. This world needs more leaders, who live and lead themselves well, and who uplift and empower others to do the same. Leaders who make this world a better place for everyone. We are experiencing a leadership crisis right now. Too often, leaders at the highest levels are sacrificing ethics, collaboration and generosity for greed, competition and personal gain and setting a poor example for others to follow. There is a cry for change that is reverberating around the globe. It all comes down to leadership. A great leader doesn’t just accumulate followers. A great leader builds other leaders – because they know it’s not about them. Are you a leader? What motivates and inspires you? How are you using your success and influence to create a better world around you? Is your public persona congruent with your personal integrity? Where is your opportunity for self-growth. You’re either growing or dying. Lifting up or tearing down. Moving forward or sliding backwards. Who is challenging you to grow, expand, unlock the greatness in others and move forward powerfully? What could you accomplish if you eliminated the pain of past experiences along with the fear of failure and what other people might think? Nicole is confident that no matter how happy, accomplished and influential you are, there is more joy, freedom, fulfillment and impact available for you. Learn more about Leaders of Transformation and Nicole Jansen in this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Gain Insights on your Consumers. On the show today is Daniel Cohen, Head of Business Development at Data Driven Insights. Data Driven Insights is a full-service market research agency which offer interactive dashboard reporting, market and catchment analysis, geo-mapping, focus groups, mystery shopping, telephone interviewing, face to face interviewing, online surveys, ethnographic research, competitor analysis, the list goes on… If you need to make sense of the data you own, or know you’d benefit from understanding your market better, their specialists can help you navigate through the best choices for your business. Data Driven Insights specializes in both data analytics and market research we can offer a suite of products to suit your particular needs. They license data sets and have access to valuable demographic and locational segmentation of the UK population, including lifestyle, behavior, and socio-demographic information. They can tell you all about your catchment, now and in the future. Their powerful custom-built dashboards help you visualize that information in useful ways, using geo-mapping to understand where your potential customers live. They also create dashboards to help you capitalize on any data you own. By building in reporting over time, you can track admissions, sales funnels, or whatever data you need to visualize. They are special because they do both dashboards and demographics, Data Driven Insights can give you the information you need in an interactive format that will help you create actionable strategies, measurable over time. They also understand that not everybody is into data, that’s what they are there for. Their team will walk you through the options and help you decide what you need to make the best decisions for your organization. Regular data analysis can help you assess your KPI’s and track your team’s progress, keep on top of your sales funnel, and ensure your business is not only right on target but one step ahead. At Data Driven Insights they specialize in providing bespoke market research based entirely around your needs. On top of this they can develop your own interactive dashboard based around the data that you, and your team, need to track. They offer interactive reports to help you visualize your data in actionable form. The tools are easy to use, intuitive and don’t require specialist training. And they are always available to help. Drill down, gain insight, make decisions based upon facts and not assumptions. Successful businesses engage with market research. It helps them identify and leverage trends, maximize opportunities in their market, and to find more of their ideal customers. Daniel is passionate about helping businesses thrive and enjoys the process of making that happen. With over 20 years experience of commercial business, across many industries, he expertly tailors’ projects to suit clients’ needs. He ensures the flow of information, analysis and recommendations are communicated precisely and are on target. He is an engaging and creative professional with a passion for sales and marketing. He is an excellent negotiator with an easy manner and a sharp mind. He has a knack for understanding the key elements of a situation and I'd happily recommend him for any endeavor. Daniel knows that understanding your data is the key to understanding your market, finding new customers, and futureproofing your business and he wants to help you leverage that knowledge to achieve your goals…whatever they may be! Learn more about Data Driven Insights and Daniel Cohen in this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales...

Beautiful buildings. On the show today is Karen Frome, Founding Principal of Rise Projects. Karen is a designed dedicated to making the world more beautiful. She is super passionate about creating spaces, structures, communities, and relationships. She has set out to inspire others to create to color the world. Karen began as an entrepreneur and gained clients by word of mouth. In this episode we talk about her journey and what kind of work she has done in the past. Tune in to this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur to hear more from Karen Frome. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Delivering growth.Here with us today is Felix Velarde, Co-Founder of 2Y3X.2Y3X is a two year program designed to increase your revenue by three times. They are suited up with experienced industry leaders to show you how to scale up and grow. The goal is a transformative change for both your business and you as a leader.Felix and his team have the strategies to help clients convert their teams into thought provoking leaders. With the right tools, any business can transform into a money-making-machine.Learn more about what Felix can do for you and your business on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur.More from UpMyInfluence✅ We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.✅ Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.✅ Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Public Relations with purpose. On the show today is Laura Gross, the Founder and President of Scott Circle Communications. Scott Circle is a public relations firm based in Washington, DC, working with all mission driven clients to raise their profile on issues that matter. So we're working with nonprofits, advocacy organizations and programs helping to advocate for those issues, whether it's getting them press coverage, content creation, or everything in between. Laura strives to help clients from all over the globe raise awareness on various important issues. SCC is an industry-leading, award-winning agency and proudly certified Women Business Enterprise (WBE). Check out this episode to hear more. Tune in to hear us chat about PR with a purpose on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Weather the storm. Today we're joined by Van Carlson, the CEO of SRA.  Van helps companies save money through 401k and 831b plans. SRA is an administrator of these plans, helping educate other businesses and firms to understand and follow the guidelines of their tax plans. SRA has made it possible for any successful business to take advantage of the same tools previously reserved for Fortune 500 Companies. The company cares deeply about the financial security of clients and their businesses. SRA's talented and motivated team strives to provide creative, quality, well-designed plans to address the varying needs of the clients they serve. Learn more about what 401k and 831b plans are and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Influencing network. On today's episode we're joined by Tinashe Chaponda, Founder and CEO of Sosani Agency. Sosani Agency is an influencer marketing system without the hassle. They have developed an in-depth network of influencers across multiple niches to connect you to the best influencers for your marketing needs. Sponsored posts need to look and feel genuine to get results. Sosani's content creation team has got you covered, generating content that is perfect for your brand. They even handle influencer management and do all the talking for you. Listen in on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur to find out more about Sosani's influencer network. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Hiring happens here. The guest for today is Steve Edwards, the Founder and CEO of Premier Virtual.  Premier Virtual is a software that puts on virtual events, particularly geared towards hiring, like 24/7 virtual hiring rooms, recruiting, job fairs, and more. Steve switched his business to fully online in 2018 and when COVID hit it became obvious that this is the next big thing for hiring people. Their platform is easy to use and stream off of and allows you to customize any settings and speaker options. Tune in to this episode to hear about how Steve got started and founded Premier Virtual. Learn more about hiring employees virtually and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Data on Data on Data. On the show today is Mike Potter, the Co-Founder and CEO of Rewind. Rewind is here to help protect businesses' SaaS and cloud data. Their platform enables companies to back up, restore, and copy the critical data that drives their business. Their vision is to be trusted by millions of businesses to backup and protect the important business data they have in the cloud. Rewind values accountability, honesty, respect, and giving back. Listen in on this episode to hear some insight from Mike on how Rewind is able to protect your most critical data through the cloud. Learn more about Rewind and Mike Potter in this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence&#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.&#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.&#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Betting on the Jockey. On the show today is Kasey Jones, Expert Authority Coach &amp; Growth Strategist of A Better Jones. A Better Jones is here to help small businesses and startups grow faster by focusing on personal branding, authority growth, marketing strategies, and optimization. Kasey empowers founders to harness the power of what makes you different to build high-growth businesses with impact. She is focused on giving first and being honest. Listen in on this episode to hear some insight from Kasey on how she successfully turns entrepreneurs into profitable leaders dominating the industry. Learn more about A Better Jones and Kasey Jones in this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence&#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE.&#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here.&#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Efficient planning. On today's episode we're joined by Madhu Chamarty, Founder and CEO of BeyondHQ. BeyondHQ delivers the industry’s first distributed workforce planning platform, combining talent, cost, and location data to enable cross-functional decision making for hybrid teams. Their easy to use interface enables collaboration and creates better experience for employees working together. Companies need a fast, reliable, and transparent way to inform decisions for scaling and optimizing the business. BeyondHQ provides the trusted, real-time data required to determine where they should hire and physically locate their workforce. Learn more about what BeyondHQ can do for your business on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Evolve your mindset. On today's show we're joined by Jarrod Haning, Mindset Performance Master Coach. Jarrod is a mindset coach helping others gain confidence and change their mindsets. He helps others uncover the business breakthrough they've had within them all along. By incorporating positive mindset techniques, Jarrod shows clients how they can boost their revenue and increase their client fulfillment. Running a business isn't always sunshine and rainbows. Sometimes you need a little push to get to the big breaking point of success. Jarrod can teach you how to change your business mindset and start doing less to make more. Learn more about what Jarrod does as a Mindset Performance Master and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Find financial freedom. On today's episode we're joined by Ramona Cedeno, the Founder and CEO of FiBrick. FiBrick is an accounting practice based in New York City, offering accounting, bookkeeping, and tax planning. Their team works side-by-side with clients to help address their short and long term accounting and tax planning needs, while considering their individual vision of success, and structuring a roadmap towards achieving these goals. Ramona is a CPA and CGMA with 20+ years of experience as a Financial Controller for Fortune 500 companies, pre-IPO start-ups, and small companies. Her expertise has allowed her to help hundreds of companies and their financial future. Learn more about what Ramona does at FiBrick and much more on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.

Wonderful web design. The guest with us today is Payge Kerman, President of Wink Digital. Wink Digital is a full-scale marketing agency, specializing in web design and development. Their team dedicates time to every element of web design and create websites that are precise and immerse your audience. They also do marketing strategies and work with businesses helping them create logos to get their brand out there. They've worked with over a thousand clients in the past three years, and they're great at what they do. Tune in to this episode to hear more about Payge from Wink Digital. Hear more from us on this episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur. More from UpMyInfluence &#x2705; We are actively booking guests for our DAILY Entrepreneur Success Podcast. Schedule HERE. &#x2705; Are you a 6-figure consultant? Let us fill your sales schedule and move you to 7-figures. Learn more here. &#x2705; Check out our free Authority Transformation Masterclass.