Lindsay Anvik shares her thoughts on how business owners and employees can grow their business just by how they design their day. We all want to be more productive, but too many of us fall back on to do lists and iphone reminders. There are so many more tips and tricks that can lead to giving us back the most valuable commodity-TIME. Lindsay Anvik is a fourth generation entrepreneur and CEO of See Endless, Inc. She travels the world giving seminars on productivity, leadership and marketing to ev...
Apr 15, 2019•50 min
Success. Everybody is chasing it. So, why, even after we catch it, aren’t we happier? Award winning entrepreneur and author, Janelle Bruland, has answers for why success elates some of us and leaves the rest of us feeling empty and tired. Janelle Bruland is an entrepreneur, business leader, and high-performance coach who inspires others to live highly engaged, impactful, and successful lives. She is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of MSNW, a company she started in her living room in 1995 wit...
Apr 08, 2019•39 min
Now more than ever, TRUE loyalty - the kind fueled through positive and emotional interactions with other people - is critical to any business and career. Leena Rinne joins us to talk about why it is critical to develop the skills and activate the strategies for building true loyalty rather than relying on simple habit or convenience. The skills for building true loyalty also apply to employees, colleagues and employers and can benefit you greatly in any career. Leena Rinne is Vice President of ...
Apr 01, 2019•58 min
Podcasting can do three things for you: build authority, visibility, and relationships. You don't have to have millions of downloads to have a six-figure business. Learn how to dominate your niche by leveraging the power of social proof. Matt Johnson provides great insights on this topic. Matt is a marketer, entrepreneur, podcast expert, and musician. As founder of Pursuing Results, a podcast PR & production agency based in San Diego, Matt runs a worldwide virtual team helping business coach...
Mar 28, 2019•46 min
When you have a positive mindset, you are able to see more opportunities for growth and improvement. Acclaimed coach Lee Colan, Ph.D. joins me to explore how to build a positive coaching mindset that you can use to apply the five positive coaching habits. Lee J. Colan, Ph.D., co-founded The L Group, Inc., a leadership and organizational development consulting firm, in 1999. Lee's passion for serving leaders enables him to deliver cut-through-the-clutter tools that elevate leaders and their teams...
Mar 25, 2019•49 min
For new business owners, the abundance of marketing strategies that exist can be overwhelming. As the CEO of his digital marketing agency, Alex Membrillo focuses on helping businesses grow into multi-location companies by aligning them with the best marketing tools that work for them. He joins us today to discuss that very thing. Starting in a 10x10 living room, Alex grew Cardinal into an Inc. 5000 company for 3 years in a row. When he's not leading the fastest growing agency in the southeast, A...
Mar 21, 2019•33 min
Tim Bornholdt shares his expertise in turning a business's offline processes into an app and using apps to more easily scale a business. Tim co-founded the Jed Mahonis Group in 2010. He helps businesses strategize and design iOS and Android mobile applications to bring products and services directly to their customers. His past application work includes Kwikly, which allows dental offices to hire qualified dentists, hygienists, and assistants, and Great Clips, an application for customers to che...
Mar 18, 2019•30 min
With the rise of digital marketing and the beginning of the age of AI, most business owners have forgotten the power of voice to drive conversions, lower cost of sales, and increase customer loyalty. In this episode, Paul Faust of Ringboost.com joins me to explore the decline and subsequent reemergence of voice connection as one of the most efficient tools in your marketing, sales, and customer support arsenal. Paul Faust is Partner and VP of Business Development at RingBoost. A recognized indus...
Mar 14, 2019•1 hr 5 min
It may be comfortable to continue doing what use to work for your business. But, if you are noticing diminishing returns in the form of lower sales and fewer sales leads, it may be time to employ social media to reach potential customers. Michael Roach will go over how to remove the fear about social and create business growth. Michael Roach is an American Marketing Association member and Professional Certified Marketer. His experience with the creative process and visual communications has allo...
Mar 11, 2019•44 min
What if the leadership practices we’ve worked so hard to master are now getting in the way? In fact, what if they are actually holding us down and preventing us from leading for growth and innovation? Forget “what if.” It’s happening. The rules for leadership success haven’t just changed. They’ve radically evolved to accommodate a modern business landscape that’s strangely fluid and requires a more nuanced approach for competing at a higher level. Sara Canaday will offer practical solutions abou...
Mar 07, 2019•51 min
Wondering how you can make more money in your business without sacrificing who you are or what you want? Do you ever feel the people in your life aren't the #1 supporters of your business despite saying that they are? Can't find enough time in the day for yourself? If you said "yes" to any of these questions, get ready to have an even bigger breakthrough during this talk with Shaylene Cameron! Shaylene Cameron is CEO and Founder at Shaylene Cameron Mentoring. After driving over 1 million in B2C ...
Mar 04, 2019•34 min
Energy Leadership awareness allows us to clearly see our thought patterns and choose new ones for greater overall success and satisfaction in work and life. Elise Auxier joins us to share insights and ideas around this important topic. Elise has over 25 years of professional selling experience, sales management and entrepreneurial success. She began her career cold calling in Detroit selling for Xerox. After a couple of years there, she moved on to what is now Covidien and sold cutting edge surg...
Feb 25, 2019•49 min
It is possible to get in front of the audiences of influencers and experts within your industry. That exposure can have a significant impact on your growth. Abdo Riani joins us to share some examples as well as techniques. Abdo Riani is the founder of StartupCircle.co where aspiring and rising entrepreneurs can connect with and learn from successful founders over daily live Q&A sessions. He also mentors and guides entrepreneurs to first paying customers and beyond. Today's show is sponsored ...
Feb 18, 2019•46 min
The average small business loan through the SBA’s bank-funded 7(a) loan program is nearly $420,000, and the ROI of issuing smaller loans has yet to be proven to big banks. Thus, they do so in less frequency, which puts a roadblock in SMB access to financing and business growth. Darrell Esch, Vice President and General Manager of SMB Lending at PayPal discusses the state of SMB lending, the need for SMBs to have access to smaller loans, and how industry initiatives serve as a critical stimulus fo...
Feb 11, 2019•41 min
Many leaders think it's a trade off -- they can either do good or they can lead well. Craig Dowden, Ph.D. shows that these two things are profoundly and importantly interconnected. Dowden combines evidence-based principles from the fields of psychology, leadership and organizational excellence his new book, Do Good to Lead Well: The Science and Practice of Positive Leadership (ForbesBooks, January 2019). Craig is a certified positive psychology coach who is on a mission to share evidence-based l...
Feb 08, 2019•51 min
Protecting your brand and ensuring you have a solid company culture are critical to growth. Jennifer DiMotta joins me to share her three tenets of ecommerce growth. For over 20 years, Jennifer DiMotta, founder of DiMotta Consulting LLC, has helped direct-to-consumer brands with “The DiMotta Method,” a process which fosters aggressive sales and profit growth by helping companies build a financial foundation, design expert strategies, and empower talent. Jennifer encourages brands and retailers to...
Feb 04, 2019•53 min
What does it take to build a business in multiple industries against all the odds, no matter what happens? Peter Sage shares his 30 years experience as an active entrepreneur teaching you how to develop the mindset that is required in any adversity. Peter Sage, 46, is a leading well-known international serial entrepreneur with over 20 start-ups to his credit. Some of them, such as the Energie Fitness Brand, have grown into global success stories. He is the author of The Inside Track. He was name...
Jan 28, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Bill Troy joins me to provide a different marketing perspective that will wow your audience and help you build real business relationships and growth. He shares highlights from his new book CLICKSAND. Bill is an author, speaker, Inc. 500 CEO and a natural-born contrarian who, for 25+ years has helped global brands like Sony, Disney, and Nestle see the world from a different perspective. As CEO of Civilis Marketing, Bill and his team help companies initiate and nurture relationships that drive bu...
Jan 21, 2019•48 min
Richard Chapo is an internet lawyer whose goal is to share law advice without being boring. He'll share his need-to-know tips for any small business with an online presence. Richard is an internet lawyer who specializes in small business because most entrepreneurs know very little about internet copyright law. Richard helps his clients learn how to operate their business in light of new laws that are dividing the web. Richard is unique in that he’s totally aware of how boring law can be, so he t...
Jan 17, 2019•1 hr 4 min
Everyone’s creating content but not everyone is getting an ROI. We can't all rank on the front page. Heck, some of us just don't have time to promote, so what can we do? Daniel Daines-Hutt shares valuable information on how to promote blog content to a cold audience. Daniel is the behind the scenes co-founder of AmpMyContent and the founder of InboundAscension, one of the worlds leading resources to learn advanced retargeting techniques. Daniel has been quoted as a thought leader in the retarget...
Jan 14, 2019•45 min
Back for a second time, Stacey Brown Randall will share with us how we can generate referrals easier. By following her 5 simple steps we will take control of our referral generation. Stacey Brown Randall is a three time entrepreneur, author of Generating Business Referrals Without Asking, and host of the Roadmap To Grow Your Business podcast. Stacey has taught her “no asking” referral generation strategy to hundreds of companies including Bank of America, Real Living Real Estate, Dogtopia, Mass ...
Jan 10, 2019•59 min
To win deals at the prices you want, the needed strategy is differentiation. Mediocre salespeople say what they sell is the “best.” Top salespeople position “different” and lead their clients to say “best” without them ever uttering the word. Lee Salz shares insights from his new book. Lee B. Salz is a leading sales management strategist and CEO of Sales Architects. A recognized expert in sales differentiation, he works with senior executives and business owners across all industries helping sal...
Jan 07, 2019•47 min
There is a critical piece missing in most organizations today: The ability to serve their internal and external customers to create engagement. Larry Stuart, a veteran of the hospitality industry and an expert on the subject has written a book about the missing ingredients of service in today's business culture, how to add those to your organization, and the impact it will surely have on your bottom line. He joins Diane to explore his ideas. Larry is currently the CEO and president of LS Hospita...
Dec 20, 2018•53 min
Unfortunately, most make 4 critical mistakes that prevent their book from realizing massive impact in the marketplace. Mona de Vestel joins Diane to explore easy-to-implement solutions in order to help entrepreneurs leverage their book into a powerful tool for their business. Mona de Vestel is an award-winning author and former Creative Writing professor SUNY. Mona's debut novel ONE STRING GUITAR was a semi-finalist for VCU Cabell First Novelist Award. Her memoir KING LEOPOLD'S DAUGHTER was a fi...
Dec 17, 2018•44 min
The best teams on the planet are the ones that work together, communicate and function as one horde, and even when facing a setback, remain optimistic and confident that together, they'll be able to get back on track and move mountains. Joshua Davidson joins Diane to discuss this important topic. Since founding his company in 2009 at the age of sixteen, Joshua has been on a mission with his team at ChopDawg.com to make a difference and impact as many entrepreneurs as possible. Joshua and his tea...
Dec 13, 2018•51 min
John Warrillow discusses how to build a resilient, and valuable business. Entrepreneurs and small business owners will want to listen in to find out how to build a business that can thrive without you. John Warrillow is an entrepreneur and author with over 20 years of research experience into the small and medium business market. He founded The Value Builder System™ to level the playing field for business owners as they approach their exit. John’s best-selling book, Built to Sell: Creating a Bus...
Dec 10, 2018•35 min
Twenty five year NASCAR industry veteran, Mike Mooney, offers his wisdom drawn from his real life experiences in the white hot and pressure packed world of motor sports. It would be easy to say that Mike’s career has been going in circles for the last 25 years in the motorsports industry. Mike has built a reputation for creating brand, athlete, and sports property distinction by launching and leading award-winning marketing and communications campaigns. He is also recognized for his work in cris...
Dec 06, 2018•53 min
Congress cut taxes! The last time they did that was in 1986. Ronald Reagan was President, Matlock was on TV, Challenger exploded, and we sang along with We are The World. Yes, it’s been a LONG time. So, what do these historic changes mean for you, your family, and your business? Diane Gardner knows the answers! She’s back to translate the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 so you can legally take advantage of every new deduction, credit, and loop hole. Diane Gardner is a Certified Tax Coach, Quilly a...
Dec 03, 2018•50 min
Imtiaz Patel brings extensive, well-rounded experience in business growth to this episode. He shares growth strategies based on competitive thinking and change management. Imtiaz is a strategy and business development executive with a strong track record in building, growing, and turning around businesses. He spent a number of years as a management consultant for companies such as Dow Jones and The Children’s Place, where he developed growth strategies based in digital expansion, market entry, c...
Nov 26, 2018•40 min
What got us here might not get us there! From crypto-currency to blockchain, there’s a lot more to understand to ensure business success. Scott Carter joins us to unravel some of the mystery around the future of finance for business owners. Scott has always had to make his own way with no excuses. Born in tiny New Hampshire, Ohio, he went from elementary to senior high school with the same 40 people. He played every sport in high school and during college was drafted by the New York Yankees. He ...
Nov 22, 2018•54 min
