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Josh Elledge of UpMyInfluence.com
You’re gonna love this DAILY, commercial-free entrepreneur spotlight show. We feature CEOs and founders of 6-9 figure B2B companies. Agencies, coaches, consultants, and other leaders share not only their success stories - but their advice for business leaders focused on business growth.
You’re going to hear real stories from real people all in 15-25 minutes time - perfect for your commute.
On this podcast, your host, Josh Elledge encourages entrepreneurs to share not only their expertise but their stories and their hearts.
We believe that every person has a unique message which can positively impact the world. Even YOU! If you’d like to be featured on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur, apply here: https://UpMyInfluence.com/guest/
374 - Authentic Persuasion in Sales with Cutter Consulting Group's Jason Cutter
Jason Cutter is the CEO & Founder of Cutter Consulting Group, Creator of Authentic Persuasion, and Host of The Sales Experience Podcast. Cutter Consulting Group inside sales call center operations that offer B2C & B2B products and services. They assist in setting up sales systems and processes and overall help businesses meet lifelong clients and boost their sales.
25:1518/08/2020
373 - Selling Wholesale on Amazon with Mommy Income's Kristin Ostrander
Today on the show is Kristin Ostrander, Founder of Mommy Income and Host of The Amazon Files. Kristin started on Ebay, selling items, to make ends meet. She discovered Amazon early on and started selling there instead. Her husband had a serious accident, couldn't work, had a newborn, and lost their house. In 2014 she had to start all over. This led her to a Facebook group of amateur Amazon sellers where she shared advice for sellers. Their encouragement led her to begin her own business to teach others how to start Amazon stores.
22:3817/08/2020
372 - Improving Your Life and Wealth with Judd Armstrong
The guest for today is Judd Armstrong, the Founder of Unlisted Project app. Judd was the Founder of Jaybird, the 3rd most successful wireless headphones after Beats and Bose. He sold the company to Logitech for $95M in 2016. After taking some time off to farm in Australia, Judd was inspired to help people create wealth by developing Unlisted Project app that allows people to double their money every 6 months by investing in Bitcoin.
26:1914/08/2020
371 - Economics Experts with Insight Economics' Dr. Mickey Ferri
Today on the show we have Dr. Mickey Ferri, Economic Damage Expert with Insight Economics. Insight Economics supports companies and people in legal disputes who have been affected economically. They specialize in companies with patent infringement in the pharmacy and tech industries. He helps determine the value of patents which allows patent owners to know how much a lawsuit is valued.
18:5813/08/2020
370 - Ghostwriting, Editing, and Coaching with Laura Is Writing's Laura Gale
The guest for today is Laura Gale, the Owner of Laura is Writing. Laura began working in the industry in a publishing house. She slowly transitioned over to her own business. Most of her clients are in the based in the United States instead of Europe, where she resides.
24:1912/08/2020
369 - Sales Consulting and Gumption Mentoring with Petite2Queen's Lynn Whitbeck
Today on the show is Lynn Whitbeck, the Founder & CEO of Petite2Queen, President of Tiger Press, and Host of Claim Your Career Crown. Petite2Queen is a virtual mentoring community for people who want more out of lives and careers. Lynn Whitbeck has knowledge and expertise to share to young women. She dedicates herself to providing sustainable tools and insights to women, and embracing visualization of the big picture.
20:3311/08/2020
368 - The EOS Process with Admentus' Jeff Chastain
Jeff Chastain is the Founder of Admentus, Inc. Admentus is a business coach consulting firm with 15+ years of experience. Jeff helps businesses develop cohesive infrastructure to encourage growth. The coaching helps move businesses past the teenage stage and grow into bigger successful companies.
23:0010/08/2020
367 - All-in-One Business Platform with Vonza's Dr. Uyi and Dr. Faith Abraham
On the show today is guests Dr. Uyi and Dr. Faith Abraham, Founders of Vonza. Vonza is a one-step solution to running your online business. Instead of having to deal with using several different platforms, plugins, and programs, business owners can use Vonza for a business platform with all the tools needed built in to the website.
26:4007/08/2020
366 - Launching Products Through Crowdfunding with nwcDIGITAL's Nick Cesare
Todays guest is Nick Cesare, Founder of NWC Digital. NWC Digital is a product launch agency. Nick's father was an entrepreneur and started over 60 companies. You could say Nick caught the entrepreneurial bug. His dad was the first investor in Teespring and Nick began creating Facebook ads to sell the T-shirts. Selling t-shirts got him involved with funding start-ups through crowdfunding. He moved across country and created NWC Digital a year and a half ago.
25:1406/08/2020
365 - Genuine Time Management with AnnikasLol's Annika Rosendahl
On the show today is Annika Rosendahl, Founder of Annikaslol.Annika is a business consultant to help owners and entrepreneurs manage their time in a holistic way. Her services include books, speaking engagements and consulting in person and online. Annikaslol helps working moms love their time with coaching and training.
27:1405/08/2020
364 - The Millennial Employee with The Millennial Whisperer's Chris Tuff
Chris Tuff is the Executive Vice President and Director of Content Marketing & Partnerships for 22 Squared and author of "The Millenial Whisperer." Chris helps executives and business owners learn how to adapt and change mindset toward their millenial employees. He helps create a positive work culture that spans generational thinking. Chris has found that millenials want inspirational, authentic, and autonomous leadership. They want the human connection, and the Millenial Whisperer explains how to achieve that.
29:3504/08/2020
363 - All About Paid Advertisements with Hernan Vazquez Media LLC's Hernan Vazquez
Hernan Vazquez is the Founder & CEO of Hernan Vazquez Media LLC. HVM focuses on paid digital ads, email marketing, and sales funnels. They help clients grow their revenue with email automations and marketing funnels. Hernan has been doing digital marketing for 11 years and got into Facebook ads about 6 years ago.
25:5203/08/2020
362 - The Franchise Expert with The Daly Coach's Kim Daly
Todays guest is Kim Daly, CEO & Founder of The Daly Coach and Consultant with FranChoice. Kim has been a franchising consultant for 18 yrs. She grew up in the Miss America pageant circuit, and discovered she really likes helping people. Through FranChoice she helps people buy franchises. This involves a multi-month process of developing relationships with her clients and helping them make clear, sound decisions when buying a franchise.
22:1331/07/2020
361 - Money Spaces with Nikki Klugh Design Group's Nikki Klugh
Nikki Klugh is the Principal Designer for Nikki Klugh Design Group. Nikki Klugh Design Group is an interior design company to help you make your space look beautiful. Nikki has been interior designing for 20 years and her team of five have been nation-wide for five years. She implements color theory to inspire her work and make rooms look bright and modern.
23:0230/07/2020
360 - Brand Community with AspireIQ's Anand Kishore
Today on the show we have Anand Kishore, the Founder and CEO of AspireIQ. AspireIQ is an SAAS solution based community intelligence marketing platform. For the last 7 years they have been in business creating brands clients will love. AspireIQ empowers brands to identify most important members of any community, and provide you with honest unbiased feedback. They figure out what each person wants in order to create a brand people can connect with.
23:2629/07/2020
359 - Defining Compliance with the Compliance Podcast Network's Tom Fox
Todays guest is Tom Fox, known as the Compliance Evangelist and Founder of Compliance Podcast Network. He's an anti-corruption compliance attorney. He was severely injured in an accident in 2010. While recovering he began blogging and learned what social media is. Blogging led to podcasting about compliance. He realized the compliance component could be so much bigger than anti-corruption. Now he hosts 28 podcasts and produces an additional 12 podcasts for others. He plans to starts a COVID compliance next.
20:0528/07/2020
358 - ServiceCart™ with myKaarma's Ujj Nath
On the show today we have Ujj Nath, Chairman and CEO of myKaarma. MyKaarma is an SAAS platform for automotive service centers to make things run smoother. They support multi-language live texting, and allow you to pay online before arriving at the center. They work with over 1000 dealerships like Honda, Mercedes Benz, Porsche, and Volkswagen.
20:4027/07/2020
357 - Legal Marketing with Practice 42's Audrey Ehrhardt
Todays guest is Audrey Ehrhardt, Founder and CEO of Practice 42. Practice 42 is a custom legal marketing & performance coaching company. She became an attorney and then created the company Practice 42 while incorporating the best of both worlds of law and marketing.
23:4126/07/2020
356 - Modern Email Marketing with Boundless Labs' Chase Dimond
Chase Dimond is a partner in Boundless Labs. Boundless Labs is an email marketing agency. They've sent hundreds of millions of email resulting in $35+ million in revenue. They work with about 40 brands, 8 of which are CBD companies.
21:3325/07/2020
355 - High Ticket Sales with Ledoux Enterprises' Wayne Ledoux
Wayne Ledoux is Owner & Founder of Ledoux Enterprises. He started his own inbound sales marketing firm in 2016 focusing on home construction and solar using Facebook & Instagram ads. COVID-19 has caused him to pivot into new industries: cybersecurity and business coaching.
25:4024/07/2020
354 - Your Sweet Spot with GracePoint Publishing's Michelle Vandepas
Michelle Vandepas is Owner & Publisher of GracePoint Publishing. Michelle is a business coach and leader for any struggling business who needs to get back on their feet. She also helps others launch books, TEDx talks, and more. Her skills in publishing and consulting are endless and readily available.
25:0423/07/2020
353 - Crematory and Cadaver Transports with Renegade Acquisitions' Kenneth Armbruster
Kenneth Armbruster is Executive Director and CEO of Renegade Acquisitions. Renegade Acquisitions is consolidating the crematory and cadaver transport industry. They purchase fire-based crematories to repair and rebuild. Because of the heavy usage, crematories need to be rebuilt & repaired every 6-8 years.
25:4422/07/2020
352 - Dealing with Brutal Realities with Extraordinary Advisors' Todd Palmer
The guest for today is Todd Palmer, Founder of Extraordinary Advisors. Todd Palmer is a retired CEO of Diversified Industrial Staffing, author of 2 books, and hired to come in and fix companies. He begins by working with company leadership first. He holds CEOs accountable for any staff issues, and then solves the problem from the root.
25:2621/07/2020
351 - Scale Businesses on Relationships with The Virtual Edge's Matthew Clark
Matthew Clark is Chief Igniter of The Virtual Edge and Co-Creator of The Rainmaker System. The Rainmaker System is designed to help clients get 2-5 high-volume LinkedIn leads without paying for ads. He knows how to structure sales systems and processes to generate cash quickly. Using LinkedIn is a great gateway to boost your business and get more clients.
24:1320/07/2020
350 - Overcoming Public Speaking Fears with ByVictoriaL's Victoria Lioznyansky
Todays guest is Victoria Lioznyansky, Owner & Founder of By Victoria L and Brilliant Speakers Academy. Victoria was always afraid of public speaking. She learned some techniques to cope with the mindset of public speaking. People began to notice how good and natural she was even as an introvert, and came to her for tips & training. So, it became a business.
22:4219/07/2020
349 - Media Monitoring with BrandMentions' Razvan Gavrilas
Razvan Gavrilas is the Founder of BrandMentions and Cognitive SEO. BrandMentions is a brand social media tracking tool launched in 2018. They help you gain insight on your brands reputation and connect you with other influencers. Cognitive SEO is a full-featured SEO company designed for SEO professionals and agencies. They are a company of 13 people based in Romania.
26:5718/07/2020
348 - Better Than A Job Board with Lensa's Gergo Vari
Todays guest is Gergo Vari, the Founder and CEO of Lensa. Lensa is an interactive job search website to find a career right for you. The website has analyzed over 80 million resumes. Lensa helps jobseekers find a job that fits their lifestyle and interests them. Gergo has mastered the technology to provide ready workers with connection to employers.
18:4517/07/2020
347 - Bermuda Shorts, Reviews, and Development with OneStopDevShop's Geordie Wardman
Geordie Wardman is the Founder of OneStopDevShop and WaveReview, and Host of The Big Break Software podcast. At OneStopDevShop, they take on the vision of your product, and work with you to ensure its success using software development. Over on WaveReview, Wardman runs an SaaS company started in 2013 providing online reputation services for boutique hotels, spas, salons & Amazon customers.
26:5816/07/2020
346 - Metamorphosis with The Makeover Master's Mike Young
Mike Young is the Founder of The Makeover Master, and host of the Made Over podcast. Young is a mentor who specializes in businesses who aren't running well, and can't seem to figure out why. His podcast, Made Over is all about how he flipped his life around and now he has a successful business helping others achieve exactly what he did.
29:2515/07/2020
345 - Social Media Wizardry with Shedavi's Elizabeth Davis
Elizabeth Davis is the Founder and CEO of Shedavi. Shedavi is a hair care brand for textured curls and use a paraben free, organic, cruelty-free vegan formula. Since 2016, Davis has been running the store and using social media to sell hair care focused on inspiring others and making you look as good as you feel.
24:2014/07/2020
344 - All About PPPs with Credit Suite's Ty Crandall
Ty Crandall is CEO of Credit Suite. Crandall's business helps you get approved for a business loan even when you can’t qualify for one with no cash flow or collateral requirements. He is also the author of two of the bestselling books on consumer and business credit. Credit Suite is here to help your business build credit.
23:1213/07/2020
343 - Ingenuity Knows No Age with RethDigital's Joseph Reth
Today's guest is Joseph Reth, CEO of RethDigital.RethDigital is a storytelling-focused digital agency based in Modesto, CA. They launched in 2019 and have done various things from website building to brand building and generating ROI. At only 17 years old, Reth is one of the youngest CEOs to exist.Learn more about RethDigital by listening to the episode of The Thoughtful Entrepreneur above and don’t forget to subscribe! Apple Podcasts – Stitcher – Spotify –Google Play –Castbox – TuneIn – RSS.
25:2912/07/2020
342 - Building Resilience with David Couper Consulting's David Couper
David Couper is CEO & Founder of David Couper Consulting. For the last 20 yrs, David has worked with healthcare professional leaders and organizations on culture transformation, executive and leadership development, change management, and working with overwhelm and building resilience in for profit and not for profit.
25:4711/07/2020
340 - Global Credibility with Mitchell Levy
Todays guest, Mitchell Levy is a Global Credibility Expert and TEDx speaker, and the AHA guy at AHAthat.com Levy is an International bestselling author of over 60 books, and helps others become bestsellers, too. He extracts the genius from your head in a two-three hour interview so that his team can ghostwrite your book, publish it, distribute it, and make you an Amazon bestselling author in four months or less.
25:5209/07/2020
339 - Efficient Use of Your Time with Paul Maskill
Paul Maskill is a Small Business Advocate and Host of The Business Owner's Freedom Formula Show. Paul is a serial entrepreneur who became an Ultimate Freedom Mastermind to share how he took his businesses to the top. Based in Raleigh, he helps small businesses thrive by guiding and connecting them with others. He has great reviews on customer experience and treats the customer how you want to be treated.
25:1408/07/2020
338 - Instant Success with Mysteek Naturals' Electra Davis
Electra Davis is Founder of Mysteek Naturals. Mysteek Naturals is a temporary hair dye store with tons of bright colors without the chemicals. Her company has skyrocketed and customers love the products handmade, no developer or dye formula. Electra Davis was one of the first to create a chemical free hair color product, and they are a Black woman, veteran-owned small business.
21:3507/07/2020
337 - Making a Virtual Assistant Living with the Horkey Handbook's Gina Horkey
Today's guest is Gina Horkey, the Founder of Horkey HandBook. Since 2014, Gina Horkey has been helping people start and grow their own freelance writing and virtual assistant businesses by openly sharing her own journey. Virtual assistants provide so much help for your business and less stress on your hands.
23:3506/07/2020
336 - Picking Up The Pieces with The Food Heals' Allison Melody
Allison Melody is the Owner of Melody Production, and Host of The Food Heals Podcast. The Food Heals is all about sharing the secrets of living a healthier, happier life. The podcast brings together skincare professionals, beauty gurus and nutritional experts to tell their tips and tricks.
23:5105/07/2020
335 - The Business of Speaking with Kennetik Kommunications' Robert Kennedy III
Robert Kennedy is Founder and CEO of Kennetik Kommunications.Kennedy is also the Host of The RK3 Show where he talks with his guests about leadership and communication. RK3 International focuses on creating confident authority figures and help employees grow to leaders.
24:5104/07/2020
334 - The Necessity of Small Business with The Main Point's Glenn Main
Glenn Main is the Managing Partner of The Main Point.Successful business owners get stuck when they have a problem they cannot solve. They lose sight of the future. Progress grinds to a halt. So, they bring their biggest problems and challenges to The Main Point. Once business owners regain their future they can move forward with confidence.
25:2103/07/2020
333 - Getting Your Story Right with James Cook Media's Samuel Cook
Samuel Cook is the Co-Founder & CEO of SanityDesk, and Founder and Creative Director of James Cook Media.SanityDesk is a tech startup tool for authors and experts to self-publish online. They are built for small business owners and offer coaching courses to help them connect to an audience online.
21:5702/07/2020
332 - Stand Out on LinkedIn with Scott Aaron
Scott Aaron is the Creator & Founder of LinkedIn Lead Generation. For Scott, communicating person to person is what helps a company grow. Using LinkedIn is an amazing gateway to grow your business and increase your number of engaged clients. His program, LinkedIn accelerator, has helped thousands of network marketers, entrepreneurs and individuals experience explosive growth.
24:1001/07/2020
331 - Positioning to Profit with Patty Dominguez
Patty Dominguez is the Founder of Positioning to Profit. Prolific Positioning is the method she devised to help businesses with their brands. Developing a business' position is the foundation to growth. You can make a good living finding your own tribe/niche; it doesn't have to have the Oprah effect.
24:3830/06/2020
330 - Journalism and Public Relations with ExpertClick's Mitchell Davis
Mitchell Davis is the Editor and Publisher of ExpertClick. Mitchell started his PR business in 1984 with publication of the Talks Show Guest Directory. He also founded The News Council, to help non-profit groups use the power of his networking free of charge. He is the Director General of the International Platform Association, the speakers association founded by Daniel Webster in 1831.
17:3329/06/2020
329 - Military Entrepreneur with From Military to Millionaire's David Pere
David Pere is the Owner of From Military to Millionaire. David is an active-duty marine who runs a real estate investment company. He also provides coaching for others to retire from the military and cut expenses, boost income, and invest to build wealth faster.
19:5428/06/2020
328 - Crunching Doughnut Numbers with Cassmer Ward
Cassmer Ward is the Owner of Intelligent Design Engineering. Ward is the author of "How Much Does it Cost to Make a Donut?", a book about his accounting and CFO career. This guy is amazing and has fantastic CFO advice for businesses who are suffering right now, or think they are suffering.
24:3727/06/2020
327 - Foreseeable Lead Generation with Legendary Leadgen's Dana Lindahl
Dana Lindahl is the Founder of Legendary Leadgen.They help turn leads into sales with the Legendary System. This system is designed to optimize your reach and grow your publicity. Professionals are ready to help you generate leads on the daily.
24:0126/06/2020
326 - Captivate.fm with Rebel Base Media's Mark Asquith
Mark Asquith is the CEO and Co-Founder of Rebel Base Media and Podcast Websites.Everything you need to create, grow, and monetize your podcast is available on Podcast Websites. Mark is a podcaster himself so his knowledge allows him to give personal support and the program Captivate has helped create many amazing podcasts.
26:2925/06/2020
325 - Focusing On Fun with The Savannah Bananas' Jesse Cole
Jesse Cole is the owner of The Savannah Bananas. Jesse Cole is the author of Find Your Yellow Tux and host of the podcast Business Done Differently. They host baseball games and implement a policy they call "Perfect Fan Testimonial", fans get the best treatment such as no advertisement inside the stadium, all-you-can-eat tickets and more. They aspire to give you the best experience of a baseball game.
25:0724/06/2020
324 - Branded Merchandise with Printful's Raitis Purins
Raitis Purins is the Head of Marketing at Printful.Printful is an on-demand merchandise store. Customers can choose any logo or design to print on the various objects to sell for their brand. They drop ship, have no minimum level and no upfront costs.
19:0523/06/2020