How can you push the boundaries of creativity past their limits? Why does collaboration beat competition? What is the future of Photography? Troy Christopher Plota is a leader in photography and his company Plotaverse is using technology to reinvent community, collaboration, and the future of creativity. In today's episode Troy shares on:Creating a Tech StartupManagers, Artists, and PiratesCreating with your passionWorking with CelebritiesWhat comes after you reach your dreams and ideas?Digital ...
Aug 09, 2018•50 min
Entrepreneurs are told to craft a persona, to be authentic. It seems that all the internet rockstars have the perfect image, the right story, or have it all together. Should you create a persona? How can you be authentic? Can you have a persona and be authentic? Going deeper into persona and authenticity is hard especially since the bar is being set so high for influencers and creators. In today's episode we look at the differences of persona and authenticity. We talk about some of the lies that...
Aug 06, 2018•24 min
Claude Zdanow has chased his dreams since he was a child. He has built successful recording studios working with people like Drake, Eminem, Yo Yo Ma, The Chainsmokers, and the Chicago Symphony. He is now on a new journey as he builds the Stadiumred Group.In today's episode Claude and I also discuss marketing, the changing music industry, building a business as you learn, building a lifestyle brand, evolving your business, see the future in business, perseverance in hard times, believing in your ...
Aug 02, 2018•1 hr 10 min
Jarl Jensen is a specialist in inventing and innovating many medical devices. He has issued patents having retail sales of over $500 million dollars. Jarl shares how you need to own your idea and build a team around you. Being hands on with your ideas is the key to making them reach their full potential.In today's episode Jarl and I also discuss his new book 'Optimizing America', creating a cultural economic change, making economics cool, how understanding economics can help you create your own ...
Jul 31, 2018•45 min
Chad Frey is at the bleeding edge of the Maker Movement. Chad shares how entrepreneurs and makers are changing education through S.T.E.M. and S.T.E.A.M. By bringing the maker movement directly into schools we are able to shape the next generation of innovators and influencers to think outside the box and bring new solutions to the problems they face. In today's episode Chad and I also discuss education, co-working, makerspaces, diversity, the social responsibility of entrepreneurs, the importanc...
Jul 30, 2018•1 hr 5 min
Leon Logothetis chose to give up a life of comfort for a life of fulfillment. This took him from being a stock broker in London to traveling the world through the kindness of strangers. His journeys are documented in the Netflix series 'The Kindness Diaries'. In today's episode Leon and I also discuss The Kindness Diaries, living your best life, kindness, tv production, chasing your dreams, division versus unity, living in the unknown, finding fulfillment and purpose, and much more.Leon Logothet...
Jul 26, 2018•39 min
Everyone is talking about hustling, but the hustle is often unsustainable. Michael Levitt shares how you can create a healthy hustle and prevent burnout in today's episode. He tells us how a disciplined hustle is the key to reaching your full potential and goals.In today's episode Michael and I also discuss overcoming loss and catastrophic events, hustle vs a paced journey, setting boundaries in business, keeping work at work, scheduling your life to be more productive, essentialism, creating th...
Jul 23, 2018•51 min
Ryan Williams is an expert into the world of influence. He literally wrote the book on it, 'The Influencer Economy'. On today's episode he shares how you can use storytelling and emotion to begin to influence others with messages of significance.In today's episode Ryan and I also discuss being curious, standup comedy, purpose versus passion, collaboration, being unintentionally rich, making your greatest hits, understanding value, depression, and much more.Ryan is a storyteller, marketing/brandi...
Jul 19, 2018•59 min
Phil Rosenthal created Everybody Loves Raymond and now he's on a new adventure creating and staring in the hit Netflix show 'Somebody Feed Phil'. In today's episode Phil shares how he got his start, writing a hit TV show, turning your passions and dreams into a vocation, why everyone should travel, the importance of celebrating diversity, family and friendship, never waiting for one day, planning your trip, living beyond expectations, and more.From the Emmy-Award winning creator of Everybody Lov...
Jul 16, 2018•52 min
Innovation in technology is rapidly evolving. One of the hot and growing industries in technology is robotics. But how do you make robotics easy to use and affordable for every day life? C.J. Windisch is on a journey to bring robotics to the masses.In today's episode C.J. and I discuss robotics, using technology to make life better, software vs hardware, building machines, learning by doing, innovation, why tech founders should know foundational code, the maker movement, focused work, social res...
Jul 12, 2018•50 min
New technology is being used to solve old problems. Sam Rusani is on the bleeding edge of using new technologies to innovate in industries that go back thousands of years. Sam is the Chief Revenue Officer at ShipChain. ShipChain is reinventing how we manage shipping on a global level. Their technology is built on Blockchain and allows businesses and individuals to track the source and history of their individual items. Fair Trade coffee is a great example of knowing the story behind your product...
Jul 11, 2018•51 min
Eric Reed is a piano player well know in jazz circles. He has played with some of the great musicians of our time. In today's episode Eric shares the keys to success on how to navigate the business of music for the next generation. We also dive deep into creating your signature sound as a musician. Being a musician is balancing the art with the industry of music. Eric's passion for music is rooted deeply in family and faith. He shares how these two elements build his success in music and how it ...
Jul 05, 2018•2 hr 11 min
We all struggle with failures and tragedy in our lives. How can you move past tragedy and into success? Mary Shores shares how her personal tragedies drove her to finding independence and success with her own business. She also shares how you can do it in your life too.In today's episode we dive deep into mindset, staying hyper focused, driving deeper connection with what you want, how our beliefs impact our actions, how are words reinforce our self image, self-care, hustle, how to study success...
Jul 02, 2018•49 min
Is your business generating prospects but not highly qualified leads? How can you identify your perfect customer and have them reaching out to you? Tom Poland is a lead generating guru. He shares the keys to building effective lead generation systems to make your business filled with perfect customers.In today's episode we dive deep into lead generation, scaling online, using technology to reach a global customer, listening to your team, building a team where everyone is using their strengths, b...
Jun 29, 2018•48 min
Do you feel like no one is listening? Maybe you don't feel like you have the authority should should with your business. Michael Greenberg shares how you can start building credibility using content. He says that it's not what you know or who you know, but it's who knows what you know. We also dive deep into networking and building influence in the episode.In the episode Michael shares about why we need to change business schools, the power of apprenticeships, getting into business without a bus...
Jun 25, 2018•43 min
Entrepreneurship is a difficult journey. What if I told you that you are making it harder? Today I share why simplicity should be the core of how you should chase your big ideas and dreams. In the episode we redefine simplicity and complexity to better communicate how you can simplify ideas and dreams. I also share how simplicity became part of my entrepreneurial journey. Here are a few key tips for the episode:Simplicity isn't easy, it's intentionalSimplicity isn't cheepSimplicity isn't boring ...
Jun 21, 2018•26 min
Does your work matter? Are you living with purpose? Jeremy Ryan Slate shares how he stopped hating his life and started creating a life of purpose. Now he helps others get their message heard by the right audience. Jeremy will share how you can start making your work have purpose!In the episode Jeremy Ryan Slate shares how you can connect with the right people, craft great content with a message of value, create authority, build community, taking your audience on the journey with you, using Face...
Jun 18, 2018•43 min
Liz Theresa is creating a fresh approach to web design and copywriting taking her clients from concept to creation. The key to good copy is to make your words count. This has led Liz on a journey to become a mission centered entrepreneur that is building a business filled with passion and purpose.In the episode Liz shares how her unusual journey from side hustle to impactful business. We discuss helping others live on their terms, creating your own path, you don't need permission to start, the i...
Jun 14, 2018•51 min
Jason Cavness is a retired army officer who is now impacting the world through entrepreneurship. He started a Human Resources company to help companies turn their bad HR practice into positive change. Jason also helps businesses save money through better HR.In the episode Jason shares his entrepreneurial story. We discuss how to build strong teams by focusing on common values instead of company culture, how to find employees in unusual places, the startup culture, being in a community of entrepr...
Jun 12, 2018•42 min
Every entrepreneur has to find their motivation. Motivation is a hard thing to define and understand. It's even more difficult to stay 'motivated'. So how can we use motivation in our entrepreneurial journey? How do we find and keep the enthusiasm, drive and ambition to keep moving forward? In today's episode I share some insights on how introspection is the key to motivation. Motivation is also fueled by intentional action. Throughout the episode I share some stories and insights to help you on...
Jun 07, 2018•21 min
Julie Broad has been on a journey of entrepreneurship. She built a successful real estate business, wrote a best selling book, and now helps others write books to share messages that matter. She has found that the missing piece is always action.In the episode Julie shares her story of entrepreneurship and how her journey led her to helping others write books. We discuss how she had to overcome the rejections of her ideas by publishers. She turned that rejection into a best selling book that made...
Jun 04, 2018•44 min
Mike Compton of Three Chair Productions is a video expert. He and his team work with entrepreneurs, small businesses, and corporations to craft a story through video. In the episode Mike Compton shares how you can use well crafted videos to tell your story too. We discuss the process of video production and how to use research to create videos to represent you. He walks us through the process of identifying, defining, getting to know, and communicating directly to your audience. We also discuss ...
May 31, 2018•47 min
Starting an entrepreneurial journey can be overwhelming. There are so many things that you need to do. One of the areas that is often overlooked is the legal responsibilities of starting your entrepreneurial journey. What entity type should you be, how do I write a contract, copyrights, trademarks, and countless other questions are unknown to those chasing big ideas and dreams.In the episode Rachel Brenke addresses those and many other questions you need to be asking to make sure launching your ...
May 30, 2018•49 min
Every entrepreneur faces disappointment when chasing and creating their big ideas and dreams. It often can challenge us to choose if we will stay the course or derail our plans forever. Anyone chasing big ideas and dreams encounters moments of fear, failure, being overwhelmed, and so many other emotions…but disappointment is one of the most difficult emotions to overcome. Disappointment can set us back and feel like an unbeatable obstacle in our journey as an entrepreneur. Those who choose to pu...
May 29, 2018•48 min
What does it take to build success? Jim Akers shares why community is the key to business success. You can not get where you want to go on your own. We were created for community. In entrepreneurship a trusted coach, mentor, and leader will help you on the journey. It's the support of each other and input that can drive us past fear, failure, and other obstacles to make our dreams real!In the episode, we also discuss pivoting your business, being an ordinary person living an extraordinary life, ...
May 21, 2018•43 min
Jonny Hate Marketing and he shows you how you can have impact without all the work. One of the keys is to stop thinking about B2B and B2C and starting thinking in terms of Human to Human business. Another tool that Jonny teaching others is the 3 pillars to success. First you need to define what you do. Next you need to know who it's for. Finally you need to know how you can deliver it. We also discuss the craft of closing and sales, finding your 'accidental' career, adapting to the unknown, the ...
May 17, 2018•52 min
Ever feel like you are living less then your 'Best Life Ever?' Kimi and Pua have built a company to help people and businesses to stop living a compromising life and start living the best life.In today's episode Kimi and Pua share how they found their own best life ever and why they have a burning passion to help others. They believe that you need to focus on what breaks your heart so that you can make a real impact. We also discuss finding fulfillment in life, living to your potential, podcasti...
May 14, 2018•1 hr
Have you ever felt like others didn't understand your idea? Maybe you don't feel you don't know how you can craft the right message for you big idea? Or your might feel isolated and that you are the only one that get's your idea? No matter your struggle, communication is the key to getting others to help you make your big idea or dream a reality. It's the difference between doing it alone or brining others along the journey from dream to reality. On today's podcast we give you 7 steps to help yo...
May 10, 2018•34 min
If you don't like your current story, it's not to late to change your future story. Jason Treu tells us how we can create a blueprint for our future.In today's episode we discuss creating a career blueprint, realizing your potential, removing your blindspots, the highs and low of entrepreneurship, finding happiness and fulfillment, purpose, the social aspects of business, drive versus motivation, and much more.Jason Treu (Troy) is an executive coach who works with corporate executives, rising st...
May 07, 2018•1 hr 11 min
What is the future for health care? How can we find true health? Dr. Phil Carson shares his journey of finding the root causes in his own life and making the changes to create good health. It's time to rethink medicine, big pharma, an our lifestyles as a whole. It's time for using natural solutions to solve our health problems.In today's episode we discuss coaching people back to health, finding natural solutions to health problems, holistic health, the power nutrition plays in health, the docto...
May 03, 2018•57 min
