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EGGS! The Podcast

Ryan Roghaar and Michael Smithwww.eggscast.com
Eggs is podcast that centers around creativity in all forms. From building businesses, personal projects and constructing brands to crafting music empires, finding social fame, fortune and more—we discuss whatever, whenever, with whomever in search of patterns, expertise, shared experience and knowledge. Along with our guests—usually experts in a field or subject—we drill down to uncover the steps taken and the hurdles crossed in pursuit of excellence, aiding our listeners in chasing down their own dreams and taking their "egg" from coup to table. Eggs is a show co-hosted by Mike Smith "DJ Ontic", a Seattle, WA based DJ and Ryan Roghaar owner of R2 Media Group, a full-service marketing communications agency based in Salt Lake City, UT and Barcelona, Spain.
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Eggs 271: How to grow revenue and scale a product launch with referrals and Raúl Galera

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Eggs! This week’s special guest is none other than Raul Galera, Chief Advocate at ReferralCandy. ReferralCandy is a referral program management tool that, since its launch, has amassed more than 30,000 paying users generating more than $10M in annual revenue. What’s cooler than that? Among those 30,000 users, they have paid out more than $300M in referral commissions! Referrals are the key marketing tool for a lot of businesses, and for many of us, we simply don...

Aug 11, 202257 min

Eggs 270: Starting, scaling, and selling your business with Chad Rubin

Hey everybody and welcome back to Eggs! Today we have special guest — the founder and CEO of Profasee — Chad Rubin. Chad is a lifelong entrepreneur. In 2008 he decided to set up his first eCommerce shop — Crucial vacuum — selling vacuum cleaner parts out of his garage. It was a great success! It wasn’t long before that site exploded from just one to thousands of different SKUs, but that experience showed Chad one thing. Due to a lack of proper technology to manage their growth — and thousands of...

Aug 04, 202252 min

Eggs 269: Growing not one but two companies amid pandemic by Howie Zales

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Eggs. This week we have Emmy award-winning camera operator turned entrepreneur Howie Zales. With over 25 years of television experience, Howie created HJZ productions in 2000 to address the need for a professional sports broadcasting crew and staff in the New York Market. Under his leadership, HJZ grew and became a nationwide provider of top talent in broadcasting and a multi-million dollar organization. In 2019 Howie formed a new company, Viridity Entertainment...

Jul 28, 202256 min

Eggs 268: Positioning your business for acquisition with Thomas Smale

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Eggs! Today’s special guest is the founder and CEO of FE International, Thomas Smale. FE International is a leading mergers and acquisitions firm dedicated to helping software and tech companies get maximum value from the sale of their business. Thomas founded FE International in 2010 with the aim of helping entrepreneurs running self-funded and profitable businesses exit. Since then, Thomas has built FE into an industry-leading M&A advisory for on to one-hu...

Jul 21, 20221 hr 1 min

Eggs 267: Starting and scaling a business during a global pandemic with Ian Foster

Hey everybody, and welcome back to an exciting episode of Eggs. This week we’re featuring Eggs show Alumni, none other than Ian Foster. Ian made his first Eggs show appearance on December 20, 2018, shortly after completing his time on Discovery Channel’s hit series Bering Sea Gold. Since that time, Ian’s journey took a turn for the entrepreneurial. , While finishing his Master's internship as a social work counselor when COVID-19 hit, he and his fellow interns transitioned to remote counseling u...

Jul 14, 20221 hr 8 min

Eggs 266: Employing self-leadership to unlock personal potential with Andrew Ryder

Hey everybody and welcome to another exciting episode of Eggs. Today’s special guest is Andrew Ryder. Andrew is an entrepreneur and leadership consultant, advisor to tech giants, government entities, and the fortune 500. He’s also an author and an expert on creating valuable content that works, fueling your business. After leaving school where he triple-majored in chemical engineering, applied physics, and chemistry, he set out on an entrepreneurial adventure. However, Andrew quickly soured on t...

Jul 07, 20221 hr 9 min

Eggs 265: Grow your business today with a powerful SEO strategy and Vikas Singal

Hey everyone and welcome back to Eggs. This week we have special guest, SEO wizard, and entrepreneur, Vikas Singal. Also known as Sam, Vikas is the creator of SamBlogs a digital marketing firm based in India. Unlike your typical SEO agency, SamBlogs creates a unique experience for their clients that addresses their challenges and caters to their business needs with clarity, simplicity, experience, and most importantly honesty. From a small village in India, and with a background in mechanical en...

Jun 30, 202244 min

Eggs 264: Thriving through adversity and successful living with Bew White

Hey everybody, welcome back to an insightful episode of Eggs! Today’s special guest is Bew White. Bew is the chairman of the board at Gabriella White — along with its family of brands — Summer Classics, Gabby, and Wendy Jane. Bew graduated from Auburn University in 1972 with a degree in textile engineering, then went to work for Avondale Mills — his family-owned textile manufacturer. After 6-years, at just 28 years old, Bew left the nest and founded his own company, Vista Corporation, specializi...

Jun 23, 202259 min

Eggs 263: Crafting an impactful narrative for your organization with Guillaume Wiatr

Hey everybody and welcome back to Eggs! Today we have very special guest, Guillaume Wiatr. Guillaume is a business strategy consultant, leadership coach, writer, and artist who founded the consulting firm, MetaHelm. A former big-firm strategy consultant, Guillaume has founded four ventures of his own and is a widely sought-after coach by senior executives of top-tier companies like Alaska Airlines, the Gates Foundation, and Google, as well as governmental agencies in France and the United States...

Jun 16, 20221 hr 1 min

Eggs 262: Developing an adaptable mindset in a constantly changing world with Robert Overweg

Hey everyone and welcome back to Eggs. Today’s special guest is the founder of the Adaptable Mindset Program, Robert Overweg. Robert and his team are focused on empowering people to develop their own adaptable mindset and develop mental flexibility. Coming from an art and technology background, Robert observed a correlation between the rapidly changing and evolving world and what seemed to be a decline in mental adaptability. This insight led to the creation of the Adaptable Mindset program – a ...

Jun 02, 202257 min

Eggs 261: Building and scaling a remote team with Andy Cabasso

Hey everyone welcome back to Eggs! Today's special guest is a lawyer turned marketer and startup founder Andy Cabasso. Andy is co-founder of an all-in-one link-building and email outreach platform called Postaga. Postaga has been featured on Product Hunt, where they were the number one product of the day and number two for the week. In addition to Postaga, Andy has proven to be quite a prolific entrepreneur. After practicing law he launched Juris Page, a digital agency that specialized in buildi...

May 26, 202259 min

Eggs 260: Protect your intellectual property through an effective patent strategy with Thomas Franklin

Hey everybody and welcome back to Eggs! Today's special guest is a senior partner at the law firm Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton and the founder of Triangle IP, Thomas Franklin. As a partner at Kilpatrick Townsend, Thomas focuses his practice on aggressive patent prosecution and strategic portfolio management for high-tech companies. He is also a subject matter expert in a broad spectrum of technology including computer engineering, networking, software, semiconductors, blockchain, medical i...

May 19, 202257 min

Eggs 259: Grow your reputionation and revenue through effective podcasting with Roger Nairn

Hey everybody and welcome back to Eggs. Today’s special guest is podcast industry veteran, strategist, and CEO and co-founder of JAR Audio, Roger Nairn. Roger is a lateral thinker, problem solver, strategist, and finder of new ways. He believes in the power of the happy customer and spent years managing client relationships and building brands for some of the biggest companies in the world in his experience at global advertising agencies like DDB and Cossette. However, after an opportunity prese...

May 12, 20221 hr

Eggs 258: Creating a world-class social networking experience with Josh Simons

Hey everyone and welcome back to Eggs. This week we have a great guest in store for you. Today we’re chatting with Josh Simons, the CEO, and co-founder of Vampr, the world’s largest and most active social-professional network for musicians. Recognized by Fast Company as one of the Most Innovative Companies in 2022, Vampr is home to over one million users and is active in every country on the planet. In fact, the music startup has helped fledgling musicians broker over 7 million connections world...

May 05, 202255 min

Eggs 257: A conversation with Mike and Ryan – The Eggs Crew

We're back again for another catch up with Ryan and Mike where the guys rap about Ryan's Mini-Mø Tour 2022 to NYC and Boston, also an update on Mike's post BootCamp job hunt. It was a fun conversation, join us, won't you!?

Apr 28, 20221 hr 1 min

Eggs 256: Life-scaping and compassionate business building with Monique Allen

Hey everyone and welcome back to Eggs! On this week's show, we have special guest, Regenerative Business Coach, and Founder of The Garden Continuum, Monique Allen. Over the last three decades, Monique Allen has watched as the growing commercialization and commoditization of the landscaping industry undermined the benefits of its increased accessibility to those seeking to improve their land and mental states. With this in mind, she founded the Life-Scape MethodTM. As a lifelong gardener, busines...

Apr 21, 20221 hr 2 min

Eggs 255: Winning it big on TVs Master Chef with Shaun O'Neale

This week on Eggs presented by Goodside Skateboards and Deli Fresh Threads we sit down with Chef Shaun O'Neale. Shaun is the winner of Fox's Master Chef season 7 hosted by Gordon Ramsay and Christina Tosi in addition to publishing his very own cookbook My Modern American Table. We had an awesome conversation about growing up back east, breaking into the underground rave/party scene as a DJ in Florida and later becoming the first DJ to play the Las Vegas strip in front of more than 100,000 people...

Apr 14, 202256 min

Eggs 254: Catching up with Mike and Ryan - The Eggs! Crew

Back for a quick catch up join Eggs Show hosts Michael Smith and Ryan Roghaar for an exciting talk about summer travel, future plans, and a little of this and that. These shows are always listener favorites so tune in for a casual visit with the guys.

Apr 07, 202252 min

Eggs 253: Crafting a DIY Plan for Financial Fitness with Aryeh Sheinbein

Aryeh Sheinbein has used what he's learned from his time working with some of the world's top venture capitalists, hedge funds, and banks and taken it to the Amazon selling market, as well as a variety of other ECommerce enterprises and ventures. He has over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry including senior positions in-house, private equity firms and hedge funds. Consulting and teaching others what he has learned is truly his passion, he hates to see business owners and...

Mar 31, 202259 min

Eggs 252: Avoid burnout and become financially resilient with John Briggs

Hey everyone and welcome back to Eggs. Today’s special guest is the founder of Incite Tax and Accounting and the author of Profit First for Microgyms, John Briggs. John’s accounting firm has more gyms for clients than any other firm in the country – not to mention thousands of other client-driven businesses. Through this vast experience, he has learned that achieving a highly profitable business can be overwhelming, particularly with all the barriers and uncertainties that a new owner could be f...

Mar 24, 202258 min

Eggs 251: Adapting to change when growing a tech startup with Josh Little

Hey everyone and welcome back to Eggs. Today’s special guest is Josh Little. Josh is the founder of four companies – Maestro, Bloomfire, Qzzr, and most recently Volley – that have collectively been used by hundreds of millions of people and featured by organizations like TechCrunch, Mashable, Entrepreneur, and Forbes. With two successful exits and a third anticipated, he’s currently on a mission to help remote team communication suck less with his fourth creation, Volley–a video messaging app. D...

Mar 17, 202258 min

Eggs 250: Why cybersecurity is everyone's business with Scott Schober

Hey everybody and welcome back to Eggs. This week we’ve got special guest, President, and CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems, best selling author, and sought-after public speaker, Scott Schober. Scott is a relentless scientist, engineer, and innovator. He is the inventor of cell phone detection tools that are used to enforce ‘no cell phone policies’ worldwide. These instruments are effectively used around the globe to find contraband cell phones smuggled into correctional facilities and corpora...

Mar 10, 20221 hr 3 min

Eggs 249: Uncovering and leading with your authentic self with Drew Smith

Hey everybody and welcome back to Eggs. Today's special guest is Drew Smith. Drew Smith is an award-winning professional songwriter (RIAA GOLD) and country artist based in Nashville, TN. He is the owner of Gray Sound Recording LLC, working as a producer and senior mixing engineer and the creator of “The Before You Record Course,” for new artists. Drew’s work has been recorded in many countries including the US, Canada, Ireland, Germany, and Australia — among others — by legends including Merle H...

Mar 03, 20221 hr 4 min

Eggs 248: Become a better leader by becoming a better communicator with Shawna Schuh

Hey everyone and welcome back to Eggs. Today’s special guest is Shawna Schuh. Shawna helps business leaders evolve into their highest potential by unlocking their inner communicators and giving them the skills they need to guide teams both small and large and across generations. With more than three decades of experience — and two TED talks under her belt, Shawna has become an innovative thought leader who can help you unpack the pesky problems one encounters when managing people. With a curious...

Feb 24, 20221 hr

Eggs 247: Build a 7-figure business without sacrificing your wellbeing with Isaac Ho

Hey everybody, welcome back to eggs. Today's special guest is sales and mindset coach Isaac Ho. Isaac has pioneered an approach to coaching that not only addresses sales and mindset skills but also includes an emotional and physical health aspect that has helped his clients achieve double to triple their income while maintaining peace of mind both inside and outside of their business. From his early days as a 17-year-old health coach at the YMCA to owning his own gym at 22, always the consummate...

Feb 17, 202259 min

Eggs 246: Amplify your business with data-driven content marketing strategies with Julia Gifford

Hey everybody and welcome back to Eggs! Today's special guest is co-founder of Truesix and PR Manager at Desktime, Julia Gifford. Julia is a Canadian-born tech enthusiast, writer, and entrepreneur focused on helping small brands succeed through content marketing, social media marketing, public relations, and more. Julia’s expertise has helped her many clients — and her own business — achieve broad exposure to ever-larger audiences. She does this by leveraging data you may not even know you have,...

Feb 10, 202255 min

Eggs 245: Double your revenue in 90-days with Simon Severino

Hey everybody, I’m Ryan, and this is Eggs. Today’s special guest is CEO and founder of Strategy Sprints, Simon Severino. Simon helps the owners of SaaS and service businesses learn how to run their companies more efficiently resulting in sales that soar. He created the Strategy Sprints® Method that doubles revenue in 90 days by getting owners out of the weeds, helping clients rapidly gain market share using weekly sprints. He is also a Forbes Business Council Member, a contributor to Entrepreneu...

Feb 03, 202250 min

Eggs 244: Making financial literacy accessible with John Stoj

This week on Eggs Classics we have special guest is John Stoj. John is likely the only Investment Advisor you've ever met who has managed both $3.5 billion and a sushi kitchen! From a career in finance that began on a Wall Street trading floor over twenty-five years ago, with stops at investment & commercial banks, money managers, and even his own hedge fund, John was uniquely prepared to see the financial services industry for what it is: flush with companies and professionals far more focu...

Jan 27, 20221 hr 4 min

Eggs 243: Build your empire by investing in land with Jack Bosch AKA The Land Guy

This week on Eggs, we have special guest Jack Bosch, AKA The Land Guy. Jack is a real estate investor, educator, husband, and father. Originally an immigrant from Germany who came over with just two suitcases and a boatload of student debt, Jack (along with his wife Michelle) has found his niche in real estate buying and selling more than 4,000 lots and unimproved properties since 2002. Since then, Jack has made it his mission to educate people on this lucrative aspect of real estate investing a...

Jan 20, 202249 min

Eggs 242: Grow your business through sponsorship with Ken Ungar

Hey everyone and welcome back to eggs. Today's special guest is Ken Ungar. Ken is the President & Founder of CHARGE. A company focused on unlocking the power of sponsorships to enhance the brands and grow the businesses of the C-suite, sales workforce, and nonprofit space alike. Ken’s clients and collaborators have included Honda, Acura, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Coca-Cola, Disney, and more, in addition to fifty-plus professional athletes in the NFL, NASCAR, and IndyCar. Here to talk about Ho...

Jan 13, 202251 min
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