A successful career in real estate requires a mix of people skills and salesmanship, which can be a challenging combination for introverts. However, introverts can learn to use their strengths to their advantage in the field of real estate. By seeking out guidance and advice, introverts can learn how to navigate the industry and make the most of their strengths. With hard work and dedication, introverts can succeed in real estate and build a rewarding career. Join our guest, Ashley Harwood, CEO ...
Sep 02, 2022•28 min
Staffing is one of the most important aspects of growing a business but can also be one of the most challenging. Not only do employers need to find suitable candidates, but they also need to make sure that those candidates are a good fit for the company culture and will be able to hit the ground running. That's where recruiters come in. A good recruiter will have a vast network of stellar candidates to choose from, and they will also have the expertise necessary to evaluate each candidate's skil...
Aug 04, 2022•42 min
For many businesses, patents protect more than just an idea or a concept. It also safeguards true business assets that are critical to a company’s existence in the long term. Aside from the protection it provides, patents can also be used as leverage to give companies a competitive advantage. It can also drive revenues and profitability, which in some cases, could turn into 9 to 10-figure monetization events. That is why every growing company, regardless if they choose to pursue a patent or not,...
Jun 23, 2022•52 min
Andrew Horn didn’t know what he wanted to do next coming out of college. While his friends were excited to head off to their first jobs, he didn’t have a sense of purpose in his life and felt that he’d hit rock bottom. So when one of his friends pointed out that sitting there sulking about his situation wouldn’t change anything, he knew he had to do something. He realized that he had a desire to be of service to other people deep down. And the times he volunteered to help disabled youth to go in...
Jun 03, 2022•44 min•Ep. 80
Lung cancer is by far the leading cause of cancer deaths in the world. If not detected early, 80% of patients do not make it after five years. Dr. Aki Al-Zubaidi, an interventional pulmonologist, knew that the best way to beat the statistics is early detection. He wanted to identify all the patients in his own clinic who had a specific abnormality, or a spot on the lungs that could become a cancer. Yet, flagging all these patients and trying to keep up with all of them became too overwhelming. H...
Apr 14, 2022•31 min•Ep. 79
They say the path to success is never a straight line. The road to get there has many ups and downs and is riddled with challenges along the way. And for those who were born with a disadvantage, the journey becomes even more difficult. John Fish grew up with dyslexia and struggled with reading and writing. In spite of having a learning disability, his football coach saw his potential and took him under his wing. This helped John realize that being dyslexic is not necessarily a barrier to success...
Mar 22, 2022•42 min
For any business, growth is absolutely essential - most especially now that we are in the digital age. And while more and more people are using their smartphones and devices to purchase their needs, many businesses are now considering having their own web and mobile apps as a means to connect with their customers. Web and mobile apps can be an extremely useful tool for most companies, but developing one can consume a lot of time and money. And if your systems are outdated or you lack the technic...
Mar 15, 2022•42 min
When Brenden Marquardt acquired his first furniture brand, he thought that all he had to do was put it up on the internet and then people would start buying it. As it turned out it was a lot more complicated than that. Convincing people to come to your website and convert them into customers is a difficult process. Yet everything about your site - from the design, to how you answer your customer’s questions - should have that process in mind at all times. That’s where Conversion Rate Optimizatio...
Mar 04, 2022•36 min
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to CEO Secrets. Our guest today was ranked number 363 on the Inc500 list of the fastest privately held companies in America. He was also on this list in 2020 and ranked number 169. That's no small feat to be a part of the list two years in a row. Let's welcome to the show, the President of Astrawatt Solar, Keith Murphy. Keith began his career as a salesperson but saw an opportunity to do things better. After working in the industry for four years, he started his own...
Jan 20, 2022•39 min
Hello, and welcome back to CEO Secrets. Today’s guest is an accomplished business consultant with almost three decades of professional accounting experience. Her company ranked 376th in 2021’s Inc Top 500 list of fastest-growing privately owned businesses in the US. Let’s welcome to the show, the Owner & CEO of Raincatcher, Marla DiCarlo. Marla initially wanted to become a social worker but it was her love of numbers and math that made her go into accounting. Eventually, she branched off wit...
Dec 20, 2021•39 min
Hello everyone and welcome back to CEO Secrets. Our guest for today has over three decades of experience in marketing sales and management, specifically in the field of incentive and loyalty marketing. Achieving a 5,485% 3-year growth, his company ranked 69th in 2021’s Inc Top 500 list of fastest-growing privately owned businesses in the US. Let’s welcome to the show, the Co-Founder & CEO of springbig Inc., Jeffrey Harris. In 1998, Jeff started a loyalty marketing agency that catered mainly ...
Dec 08, 2021•27 min
Hello everyone and welcome back to CEO Secrets. Our special guest for today is a global entrepreneur, speaker, author, and the Founder of PhilanthroInvesting. His company landed a spot on the Inc Top 500 list of fastest-growing businesses in the country for 3 consecutive years. This year, his company achieved a 1,285% growth securing the 374th spot on the list. Let’s welcome to the show, the Founder of Equity & Help, Ivan Anz. Ivan developed his entrepreneurial skills at a very young age. At...
Nov 22, 2021•28 min
Hello everyone and welcome back to CEO Secrets. Our special guest for today was listed as part of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs by Goldman Sachs in 2015, became one of the Rising stars: 90 healthcare leaders under 40 in 2018, and belonged to the Top 40 under 40 Leaders in Minority Health in 2020. His company, a leading provider of innovative healthwear, achieved 14,000% growth over the past 36 months and this has secured them the 20th spot on the top 500 fastest growing companies in the ...
Oct 22, 2021•37 min
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to CEO Secrets. Today’s guest is a successful serial entrepreneur. He has helped his company grow its revenue by 22,381% between 2017 and 2020 which landed them the 11th spot out of 5000 of the fastest-growing companies in America. Let’s welcome to the show, the President and CEO at Texas Solar, Mike Sardo. Mike Sardo pursued a degree in coaching because wanted to be a public school coach. Yet, his path took on a different course and it was his passion for cheerlead...
Oct 18, 2021•36 min
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to CEO Secrets. Our special guest for today was named an Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2021 Central Texas Award winner. He is the CEO and Founder of OJO Labs, which ranked 49th out of 5000 of the fastest-growing companies in America. I’m super excited to welcome on the show, John Berkowitz. John came from a family of entrepreneurs. This fueled his desire to seek out problems that have never been solved before, find solutions, and build a business around them. In 2005, h...
Oct 08, 2021•47 min
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to CEO Secrets. Today we have a very special guest. He is the founder of one of the leading CRM platforms in the real estate space. Let’s welcome, the Co-Founder and CEO of BoomTown, Grier Allen. Grier grew up in a family of real estate agents and this fuelled his passion for the industry early on. This is why even as he started a digital advertising company after college, he felt drawn to go back and focus on real estate. He wanted to build a product that would imp...
Oct 01, 2021•50 min
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to CEO Secrets. I’m super excited to introduce our guest for today. He is an entrepreneur, a marketing genius, and the Co-Founder and CEO of DemandJump. Let's welcome, Christopher Day. Over the last 30 years, Christopher Day has become part of the founding team of nine different businesses. One of the major things he learned from his experience is that throughout all those businesses, the marketing aspect has remained a black hole. Companies would invest in marketin...
Sep 24, 2021•57 min
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to CEO Secrets. Our guest for today is the CEO and Co-Founder at Kitu Life Inc., makers of Super Coffee. He and his brother’s company ranked #18 on Inc. 5000 and they also made it to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2019. Let's welcome, Jim DeCicco. Jim DeCicco came from a humble, blue-collar family. Growing up, he and his brothers became student-athletes. When they were in college, Jim's younger brother Jordan, had to attend basketball practices early in the morning and stay ...
Sep 17, 2021•37 min
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to CEO Secrets. Today’s guest is the CEO of Spartan Investment Group LLC, a company that was included in the INC 500 list for 2 years in a row. They ranked 308th last year and jumped to 166th this year. Let's welcome, Scott J. Lewis. Scott gained his leadership and management skills while he worked as a regional sales manager for a biotech company. Years later, he had the opportunity to join the army. He knew that he’d get really good leadership training and experie...
Sep 07, 2021•26 min
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to CEO Secrets. Today’s guest is a powerhouse in the real estate industry. He’s a top producer, an elite real estate coach and trainer, and the owner of the #1 real estate team in Denver. Let's welcome, Brendan Bartic. Before making it big in real estate, Brendan had been in the Army and worked as a property manager for a private contractor. However, when he went to real estate school, he discovered that his skills were more suited for an agent. Brendan then trained...
Aug 19, 2021•32 min
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to CEO Secrets. I am thrilled to introduce our returning guest for today, a multi-awarded New York City real estate broker, transformational coach, and founder of the Patrick Lilly Team. Let's welcome Patrick Lilly Patrick Lilly has been in the real estate industry for more than 34 years. He has sold over a thousand properties worth more than $1.35 billion in his career. He also received the Keller Williams Pinnacle Award, a distinction presented to the top 20 excep...
Jun 15, 2021•46 min
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to CEO Secrets. I am excited to have on the show today a powerhouse real estate leader, the founder of The Wolek Group. Let's welcome Jennie Wolek. Jennie has been in the real estate industry for 20 years. She started as a solo agent and eventually started a team of her own. Over time, she found her passion and purpose which is to teach, train and empower real estate agents so they don’t have to spend as much time as she did figuring it all out. Recently, she launch...
Jun 08, 2021•28 min
Hello everyone, welcome back to CEO Secrets. I am excited to interview another successful business owner in the real estate world. Let's welcome, Dean deTonnacourt, CEO of HomeSmart Professionals Real Estate Dean used to run a video store before he got into real estate. One of his customers encouraged him to try the real estate world and he never went back as soon as he got into selling houses. He was previously a founding member of Keller Williams Realty in Rhode Island in 2000. In 2014, he fou...
May 28, 2021•36 min
Hello, everyone! Welcome back to CEO Secrets. I am thrilled to have our guest on the show and I am so honored to be interviewing him today. Please welcome, Rick Cunningham. Rick Cunningham was a licensed Landscape Architect before he got into the real estate world. Although he was getting clients for his business, he felt that he was not on the right path. After he finished his MBA, he realized that his real passion was in real estate. That was when he started his career as a real estate agent. ...
Apr 21, 2021•51 min
Hello everyone, welcome back to CEO Secrets. I am extremely excited today to be joined by the creator of one of the leading investment platforms for a done-for-you solution, let's welcome Gary Boomershine. Gary grew up in a family of real estate brokers and entrepreneurs. At the age of 18, he got his license and started selling real estate as a means to pay up for his college education. After he finished college with a degree in Computer Engineering, he worked with one of the largest technology ...
Apr 08, 2021•44 min
Hello everyone and welcome to CEO Secrets. Today, I'm excited to be joined by an expert in real estate investing. Let's welcome, Bradford Shepherd, Managing Partner at Sugarhouse Investments. Bradford Shepherd has been involved in commercial real estate development for 20 years. His experience includes management of hotel and vacation property, retail and café operations, as well as the development of retail and hospitality space. In 2011, he moved to Texas with his wife and that's how he starte...
Mar 31, 2021•24 min
Hello, everyone. Welcome back to CEO Secrets. I am super excited to have an incredible guest today here in the show. Let us welcome, Erin Urban. Erin Urban is the owner of UPP Solutions, a certified Career Strategist and Executive Coach helping experienced professionals to remove their career roadblocks, unlock their potential and elevate their careers. Her past career was in the new construction business before she got into the coaching & consulting world. Erin is also a podcast host, a For...
Mar 23, 2021•30 min
Hello, everyone. Welcome to CEO Secrets. I am so honored to be joined by a successful entrepreneur in the real estate world. Join me in welcoming Mike Simmons. Mike Simmons is the owner of Just Start Real Estate, a Partner at Return On Investment, and also a partner at 7 Figure Flipping. He is also a real estate coach, podcaster, and a speaker. Mike has shared the stage with Gary Vaynerchuk at his Agent2021 Conference. Mike has been into real estate investing since 2008 doing house flipping, bou...
Mar 09, 2021•34 min
Hello everyone, welcome to CEO Secrets. I'm excited today to be joined by an expert on talent retention. Let us welcome Dr. Troy Hall. Dr. Troy Hall is a global expert in Talent Retention Strategies. He is an award-winning culture strategist, radio show host, speaker, author, and talent retention expert. His doctorate in Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship has sent him across the globe to help leaders create cultures of cohesion and retain top talent in their organizations. Let's learn today ...
Feb 02, 2021•47 min
Hello everyone, welcome back to CEO Secrets. I am ecstatic to be joined by an experienced operator both in brokerage and real estate investing. Let's welcome Chris Prefontaine. Chris Prefontaine is the CEO & Founder of Smart Real Estate Coach. He’s been in the real estate business for almost 30 years and is a 3-time best-selling author of Real Estate on Your Terms, The New Rules of Real Estate Investing, and Moneeka Sawyer's Real Estate Investing for Women. Today, Chris runs his buying and s...
Jan 26, 2021•39 min
