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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 301: Building a 7-figure business leveraging AirBNB arbitrage with Jorge Contreras

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Eggs! Today’s special guest is real estate investor and AirBNB coach Jorge Contreras. Jorge is a real estate investor and Airbnb expert passionate about helping people create time, financial and geographical freedom through investing. His track record of success is undeniable, having retired at 29, achieving millionaire status at 30, and now earns 7 figures from his vacation rental business. Jorge joins us today to talk about what it takes to get started with Ai...

Mar 16, 202350 min

Eggs 300: Raising venture capital the right way with Jason Kirby

Woot woot! Episode 300!!!! Hey everyone, and welcome back to Eggs! Today’s special guest is Jason Kirby. Jason is the co-founder and CEO at Thunder.vc, a digital broker democratizing access to capital for venture-backable startups. As a serial entrepreneur, Jason is and has been the executive leader of four different startups that have been acquired or sold and have raised more than a combined $40 million dollars. This experience and his acquired knowledge uniquely qualify him for his present ro...

Mar 09, 20231 hr 2 min

Eggs 299: Uncovering hidden profit in your business with Chris Hervichon

Hey guys, welcome back to Eggs! Today's special guest is Chris Hervochon. Chris is the sole proprietor of his own CPA firm, which provides outsourced accounting and tax preparation services primarily for marketing and creative agencies. Before founding his firm, Chris spent ten years working in forensic accounting and corporate accounting and finance. He has been featured in numerous publications, including Journal of Accountancy, South Carolina CPA Report, AICPA Certificates Wall of Fame, Accou...

Mar 02, 202344 min

Eggs 298: Using comedy to grow your business with consultant Chris Tabish

Welcome back to another episode of Eggs Classics! This week's episode features special guest Chris Tabish. Chris is a Silicon Vally business professional, stand-up comedian, and the author of the book "Comediology" which is all about how to be more effective and fulfilled in business by using comedy. We had an awesome conversation about life, relationships, business, comedy and so much more. You're going to want to take a listen—and take notes! Rate, like, share and subscribe to Eggs anywhere gr...

Feb 23, 20231 hr 1 min

Eggs 297: From the bottom to the top in a male dominated industry with Myoshia Boykin-Anderson

This week on Eggs Classics, we have special guest, founder, and CEO of AndTech Solutions, Myoshia Boykin-Anderson. Myoshia truly represents the “American Dream.” A native Houstonian and a proud graduate of Jack Yates Senior High School, Myoshia saw some of life’s most difficult times, but she didn’t let that stop her from striving for a better future. In November 1998, with no savings and no college degree, Myoshia got her first taste of entrepreneurship by starting her first company. Over the p...

Feb 16, 202352 min

Eggs 296: Taking a chance on yourself and pursuing the unknown with Jason DeFillippo

On this week's special episode of Eggs Classics, we have guest Jason DeFillippo. Jason is an award-winning podcast producer, editor, and host. He is the co-creator and co-host of the popular podcast Grumpy Old Geeks. His production credits consist of a literal who’s who of the top podcasts in the business including some of the most downloaded shows on the internet. His clients include The Jordan Harbinger Show, The Tim Ferriss Show, The Gladiator Way, and The Kevin Rose Show. Since 1994, well be...

Feb 09, 20231 hr 9 min

Eggs 295: Leading a team made up of "the smartest people in the room" with Christian Espinosa

Hey everybody, and welcome back to Eggs! Today's special guest is cybersecurity thought leader Christian Espinosa. Christian is the best-selling author of the popular book, The Smartest Person in the Room, an entrepreneur, a cybersecurity engineer, a certified high-performance coach, professor, and lover of heavy metal music and spicy food. He’s also an Air Force veteran and Ironman triathlete. Christian used to value being the “smartest guy in the room,” only to realize that his greatest contri...

Feb 02, 202352 min

Eggs 294: Revolutionize your Marketing with Artificial Intelligence and Chris Carr

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Eggs. Today we have special guest, the founder and CEO of Farotech, Chris Carr. In 2001 Chris launched Farotech, then a web design company. It evolved quickly into a comprehensive digital marketing agency. Farotech specializes in helping clients in the healthcare, orthopedics, SaaS, and cybersecurity fields see explosive growth through a proven marketing system. In the more than 23 years that Farotech has been operating, it has grown rapidly to more than 40 empl...

Jan 26, 20231 hr

Eggs 293: How to truly protect your business and personal information with Michal Cizek

Hey everybody, and welcome back to Eggs. Today's special guest,founder and CEO of GoodAccess VPN, Michal Cizek. Michal started his first successful venture at the age of 18 and has since run the gamut of business projects in the cybersecurity and VPN space. In 2020, he took his nearly 20 years of experience in the field and launched Good Access, a global SaaS company trusted by customers in more than 120 countries. Under his tutelage, he’s grown the business by more than 300% in just two years. ...

Jan 19, 202346 min

Eggs 292: How AI will help you realize the potential of humanity with Suman Kanuganti

Hey Everybody, and welcome back to Eggs. Today’s special guest is a very interesting one, co-founder and CEO at Personal.ai, Suman Kanuganti. Suman is a creator and entrepreneur that is passionate about solving problems for humans by converging multiple emerging technologies. His experience spans open-source projects, blockchain, robotics, AI, AR, wearable tech, video streaming, and fintech. Previous to Personal.ai, Suman also founded Aira Tech, recognized as one of Time Magazine's Best Inventio...

Jan 12, 202356 min

Eggs 291: Finding Success with Social Media Marketing with Tony Restell

Hey everybody, happy 2023, and welcome back to Eggs! This year is hitting the ground running with social media expert and owner of Social-Hire Tony Restell. Tony is a multiple-time founder and entrepreneur who, after selling his previous startup, pivoted from selling ads to companies recruiting fresh talent to help those same companies find social media marketing success. With an eye for largely professional service organizations selling B2B and B2C, Social Hire helps reduce the noise, risk, and...

Jan 05, 202353 min

Eggs 290: 2022 EGGY Awards - Annual Award Show

Hey everybody, and welcome back to a very special episode of Eggs. That’s right. Listeners of the show know that this is not only the last show of the year but also our best, and this year is no exception. It’s the fifth annual Eggy Awards! Now… What's an Eggy, you might ask? Well, it's our opportunity to celebrate just a few of the more than 50 amazing guests willing to grace our airwaves in the last calendar year. We take some clips and mash them together into a super-powered, highly motivatin...

Dec 29, 20221 hr 28 min

Eggs 289: 40 Years of Revolutionizing the Technology of Live Music with Robert Scovill

Hey everybody, and welcome back to another exciting episode of Eggs! Today’s special guest is award-winning audio engineer and Senior Specialist for Live Sound Products at AVID, Robert Scovill. Robert is a modern-day renaissance man with interests and activities spanning the wide breadth of professional audio. He is a 40-year veteran of the professional concert sound and recording industry and has mixed over 4000 events in his career. His engineering and production talents have been enlisted by ...

Dec 22, 20221 hr 3 min

Eggs 288: Kicking off holidays with the Eggs Crew - Ryan and Mike

Due to an unexpected guest cancellation, Mike and Ryan sit down for a casual conversation to talk about Mike's recent career pivot, what to expect from the show this holiday season, and so much more. As you know, these shows are always listener favorites, so tune in for a casual visit with the guys.

Dec 15, 202237 min

Eggs 287: Learn networking strategies that will supercharge your job search with Christy Rosen

Hey everybody, and welcome back to Eggs! Today’s special guest is a certified career coach and resume writer, founder of Ikigai Coaching and Consulting Christy Rosen. Christy enables career seekers to define, clarify, and establish long and short-term career goals—goals that will provide fulfilling results. Working with hundreds of job seekers at all levels looking to enter the workforce or transition to a new role entirely, Christy has led her clients through the many challenges of a job hunt b...

Dec 08, 20221 hr 2 min

Eggs 286: Uncover your hidden purpose with Dr. Eric Holsapple

Hey everybody, and welcome back to Eggs! This week we have special guest, real estate CEO and entrepreneur Dr. Eric Holsapple. On top of a successful 40-year career as a real estate developer and lecturer, Dr. Holsapple has used a practice of mindfulness to transform not only his life and business but those of many others. He has been practicing yoga and meditation for more than 30 years and has developed a unique perspective on how merging business and mindfulness can be a catalyst in changing ...

Dec 01, 202255 min

Eggs 285: The role of artificial intelligence in human resources with Phil Strazzulla

Phil is an entrepreneur, and the founder of SelectSoftware Reviews, a website dedicated to helping HR and Recruiting teams to find and buy the right software through in-depth, expert advice. Phil started his career working in venture capital before getting his MBA from Harvard Business School. Our Guest: Phil Strazzulla Founder and CEO of Select Software Reviews https://www.selectsoftwarereviews.com/ ---- Credits: Hosted by Ryan Roghaar and Michael Smith Theme music: "Perfect Day" by OPM The Car...

Nov 17, 202255 min

Eggs 284: Finding your dream job in the tech business with Taylor Desseyn

Hey everyone and welcome back to Eggs! This week we are excited to bring to you high-powered tech recruiter and podcast host, Taylor Desseyn. Taylor has been recruiting at Vaco since 2011 (and recruiting is like dog years, so he has a lot of experience to speak to). While he recruits on every skill set within technology, his main focus is on software engineers and developers. During his tenure, he’s met over 4,000 engineers and helped place over 450+ people in their dream jobs. Taylor has been v...

Nov 10, 202245 min

Eggs 283: Creating a meaningful customer experience with Aaron Weiche

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Eggs! Today’s special guest is co-founder and CEO of Leadferno, Aaron Weiche. Aaron has been instrumental in building Leadferno into a world-class web-to-text messaging platform that enables businesses to close more leads more quickly. But this isn’t all he’s done. He is an established entrepreneur and multiple-time founder, running several companies and digital marketing agencies over the past 20 years. Before Leadferno, he was CEO of GatherUp, scaling it to se...

Nov 03, 20221 hr 9 min

Eggs 282: A conversation with the Eggs crew - Mike and Ryan

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.

Oct 27, 202256 min

Eggs 281: Evolve your mindset and discover your authentic self with Brian Bogert

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Eggs. Today's special guest is a performance coach and motivational speaker Brian Bogert. Brian is a passionate performance coach, business strategist, top sales professional, and philanthropic leader who believes in helping growth-minded individuals achieve the best version of themselves: their most authentic selves. Brian teaches how to leverage radical authenticity and awareness to create the intentional life his clients have been dreaming of, but have strugg...

Oct 20, 20221 hr 7 min

Eggs 280: Creating a company culture that fuels collective performance with Gustavo Razzetti

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Eggs! Today’s special guest is Gustavo Razzetti. Gustavo is the CEO and founder of Fearless Culture, a culture design consultancy that helps teams do the best work of their lives. Gustavo is the creator of the Culture Design Canvas, a framework used by thousands of teams and organizations worldwide to map, assess, and design their culture. For more than 20 years, Razzetti has utilized this process to aid leaders from the Fortune 500, startups, nonprofits, and ev...

Oct 13, 202259 min

Eggs 279: Everything you need to know about brand tracking with Angeley Mullins

Hey everyone and welcome back to Eggs! Today’s special guest is CMO and CGO at Latana, Angeley Mullins. Latana is an AI-powered brand tracking solution designed to help brands make better marketing decisions. As a leading B2B startup, Angeley and the Latana team help users worldwide to understand key brand insights for both themselves and their competitors, enabling them to zoom in on the audiences that drive their business. For the last 18+ years, Angeley has worked with companies from all over...

Oct 06, 202252 min

Eggs 278: Developing a growth mindset from the ground up with Ryan Niddel

Hey everybody and welcome back to Eggs! This week we have a very special guest, CEO, board member, entrepreneur, and top business growth specialist Ryan Niddel. Ryan is a leading authority on growing the revenue of companies by improving their EBITDA through increased operational efficiency, lean manufacturing principles, and more, based on years of real-life experience. He has worked on the acquisition or exit of more than a dozen companies seeing them surpass collective sales of more than $240...

Sep 29, 20221 hr 9 min

Eggs 277: Developing a conscious leadership mindset with Jeff Deckman

Hi there and welcome back to Eggs. Today's special guest is entrepreneur and leadership coach, Jeffrey Deckman. Jeffrey is a nationally recognized thought leader and award-winning author on the next evolution of business leadership: Conscious Leadership. His recently published book on the topic, “Developing the Conscious Leadership Mindset for the 21st Century” won a total of four national and international Stevie Awards® and is an Amazon best seller. He’s also 2021’s winner of the International...

Sep 22, 20221 hr 9 min

Eggs 276: How to survive and thrive under any economic conditions with Alejandro Szita

In this episode of Eggs, the podcast, we are pleased to introduce you to Alejandro Szita. Alejandro is a California & Florida mortgage broker and president of Prosperity Lending, a firm that specializes in servicing self-employed borrowers such as artists and small business owners. A real estate and mortgage professional since 2005, Alejandro has seen the world of real estate finance from all angles—commercial, residential, and capital raising. Not only does he have a significant background ...

Sep 15, 202244 min

Eggs 275: Helping hydrogen energy enter the mainstream with Stacey Smith

Hey everyone, and welcome to an exciting episode of Eggs. Today’s special guest is Stacey Smith, CEO of Plasma Kinetics. In the race for alternative fuels technology — and supremacy — Plasma Kinetics has created an innovative hydrogen storage solution that stores the gas in a solid state. According to their website, this system is safe, clean, and scalable, holding more energy than lithium-ion battery technology, at less cost, and can be recharged in just minutes. Their patented hydrogen capture...

Sep 08, 202244 min

Eggs 274: Reclaiming and reconnecting with our authentic creative selves with Albert Flynn DeSilver

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Eggs! First things first, thank you all so much for your ongoing support and your contribution to our ever-growing community of business leaders and entrepreneurs. Be sure to visit our website, eggscast.com, for more than 250 past interviews with amazing people who have been willing to share their experiences with our audience. Also, be sure to follow us on the socials for the latest and greatest from the Eggs show. But now… today’s show. Today’s special guest i...

Sep 01, 20221 hr 1 min

Eggs 273: Navigating the path to financial freedom with Bob Wheeler

Hey everybody, and welcome back to Eggs. Thanks so much for tuning in this week and contributing to our ever-growing community of entrepreneurs and business leaders. Be sure to check out our website at eggscast.com for past episodes from the brilliant people who have been kind enough to share their knowledge on the show, and today’s episode will be no exception. Today’s special guest is the incredible Bob Wheeler. Bob is a financial expert, motivator, author, comedian, podcast host, and founder ...

Aug 25, 202258 min

Eggs 272: Creating YOUR realistic path to a million dollar business with Jason Yormark

Hey everyone, and welcome back to Eggs. Today’s special guest is none other than Jason Yormark. Jason is the founder of Socialistics, a leading social media agency that helps businesses turn their social media efforts into real, measurable results. With 20+ years of marketing experience under his belt managing the social media efforts for the likes of Microsoft Advertising, Office for Mac, the US Airforce, Habitat for Humanity, and more, Jason has led the field, becoming recognized as a top B2B ...

Aug 18, 20221 hr 1 min
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