Vanessa Shaw is designing the business that will give her the life that she loves. In today's episode she shares how you can do the same thing with your business and how you can reconnect with your dreams and passions. Her specialty is the 'Zone of Genius'. She gives us insights into what the Zone of Genius is and how you can find your zone. Along the way you will learn how you can put the right team around you so that everyone is living to their full potential in their zone of genius too. Vanes...
Dec 13, 2017•59 min
Damion Lupo is a disruptor changing the perceptions around money, business, and life. In today's episode Damion shares that we are not meant to play small and should start designing the life we want to live. We dive deep into the world of learning versus our traditional model of education. Other topics include: redefining success, finding fulfillment, starting with gratitude, expanding our impact, developing our confidence muscle, and much more.Born with an entrepreneurial spirit Damion started ...
Dec 11, 2017•49 min
Steve Lowisz is a specialist in the world of Human Resources, entrepreneurial best practices, and talent management. In today's episode he give insights into identifying talent including where to find it, what to do with it, how to develop it, and how to maintain and retain it. We also discuss purpose versus motivation. Steve dives deep into the importance to culture in your organization and how a culture of diversity can set you up for success. 'Who you are tomorrow should be more than who you ...
Dec 08, 2017•44 min
Whitney Nicely is an expert in Real Estate Investing. In today's episode she share about being the 4th generation entrepreneur and how it has set her on her own path of entrepreneurship. On her journey of entrepreneurship she found a passion for Real Estate Investing as her key to freedom. She finds people with a problem and she solves it. Over the last few years Whitney has been able to create systems and strategies in place to automate the daily operations of her business.Whitney Nicely went f...
Dec 06, 2017•53 min
Jeffrey Shaw has been a leading portrait photographer for the last 30 years. In this episode he shares the story that set him up for success in business. It all comes back to speaking the secret language of your customers. Jeffrey also gives us some insights into how you can take the uncommon and make it into a thriving business. We also discuss why many of the 'traditional' views of business and marketing need to be changed. It all starts with taking your area of authority and turning it into t...
Dec 04, 2017•53 min
Dr. Rachna Patel shares in this episode how Alternative Medicine is going against the world of traditional Medicine. Her speciality is Medical Marijuana. She shares about the difference between medical marijuana versus consumer marijuana. She also shares about the responsibility around medical marijuana. The industry has also been held back from fully researching marijuana and gathering good data around this type of medicine. This lack of research has held back the potential of the medical value...
Dec 01, 2017•50 min
Bud Torcom shares the importance of social media and digital marketing for small businesses and entrepreneurs. He gives valuable insights, tips and tricks you can use to learn how to maximize your online exposure. This starts with targeting the right audience with the right message and then using the tools available to craft a strategy to reach your goals. Beyond marketing, Bud has a passion for creating culture in the work place. A culture that enables people to reach their full potential witho...
Nov 28, 2017•42 min
On today's episode Tim Fulton shares untaught lesson and realities of small business ownership. Tim has over 30 years helping small businesses achieve their vision. In the episode we discuss many important topics for small business owners and entrepreneurs including knowing your strengths and building a great team around you, seeing your blindspots as a business owner, why you need a visionary and a business integrator, the power of coaches / mentors and pier group, why business is personal, ant...
Nov 27, 2017•47 min
On today's episode we chat with Jeff McManus on how to help others find greatness. While Jeff's primary role is to oversee Landscape Services at the University of Mississippi, he knows that his larger role is to grow leaders. Topics in the episode include: landscaping, passion, leadership, culture, and failure / success. In the episode, Jeff shares a quote from former Chancellor Robert Khayat. 'Don't do it for me, let's do it because we are doing it together.' This belief is lived out every day ...
Nov 24, 2017•38 min
On today's episode we chat with Tom Mulliez on how he turned his love for the outdoors and adventure into thriving business. We also discuss how you can take an idea and make it into a reality. Along the way Tom has kept business fun while building a fine tuned team to build his business. He shares how hiring the right or wrong people will deeply impact the success of your business. Tom is a father, husband, entrepreneur, and the visionary behind iTREKKERS. Tom founded the company in 2014 after ...
Nov 22, 2017•47 min
On today's episode we chat with Glenn Livingston. Glen shares his journey of overcoming obesity and his food prison. As a psychologist Glenn researched and studied different approaches with overcoming eating disorders. He has now taken his own experiences and research to help others overcome their problems with food so that they 'Never Binge Again'.Glenn Livingston, Ph.D. is a veteran psychologist and was the long time CEO of a multi-million dollar consulting firm which has serviced several Fort...
Nov 20, 2017•51 min
On today's episode we chat with Dave Cornell. Dave shares his journey of overcoming fear and finding fulfillment. His story is filled with loss, hidden passions, and discovery. Dave shares how you can find your own voice by crafting a life of courage. Ultimately your passions and gifts don't go away, you just need the courage to step into them.From playing basketball internationally, to corporate America, to the unemployment lines, Dave brings a message that no one wants to talk about, yet every...
Nov 16, 2017•51 min
On today's episode we chat with Tommy Breedlove. Tommy has been on a journey of discovery to go beyond the typical definition of success to write his own definition. In the episode he shares his love for business, going from jail to coach, how change your mindset of one of abundance, and dealing with fear and insecurity. Ultimately he believes that as business owners we need to be intentional about blending humanity with profitability. Ultimately this will lead you to your zone of brilliance.Tom...
Nov 13, 2017•1 hr 3 min
On today's episode we chat with Maxwell Finn. Max is a third generation entrepreneur. He shares the lessons that he has learned from his Dad and Grandfather on his own journey of entrepreneurship. We also talk about the death and rebirth of entrepreneurship in fabric of American Culture and how it is affecting the Millennial Generation. We finish the episode chatting about digital marketing and how small businesses can adapt and use it to their advantage.Maxwell Finn is CMO and co-founder of Uni...
Nov 09, 2017•58 min
On today's episode we chat with Erik Seversen about what he has learned through his life of adventure. He shares how he balances everything all while staying authentic to himself. Throughout the interview we discuss a wide range of topics including following opportunities, leadership, approaching adversity and the unknown, going against the expected, passion, purpose, meaning, and belonging. Erik shares amazing insights that will transform our thinking and changing our perspective on how we appr...
Nov 06, 2017•53 min
On today's episode we chat with Jeremy Adams about his entrepreneurial journey. He has started several successful businesses and is currently partnering with a few other entrepreneurs to start a new digital marketing company called Unicorn Innovations.On the episode Jeremy shares how he started his journey into the business world at a very young age. One of his keys to success is building incredible teams of experts. Other topics discussed are finding true success, how to build a network of infl...
Nov 02, 2017•50 min
It is very difficult and expensive for hackers to break into large corporations. It is much easier for them to attack the little guys.Over 70% of all cyber crime is directed towards small and mid-sized businesses. This means that large companies and government organizations are now very concerned about how their small business suppliers and vendors address cyber security.Adam Anderson, entrepreneur and cyber security professional partnered with Tom Gilkeson, Director of Corporate Security for Mi...
Oct 30, 2017•44 min
Eric was born in Lake Forest, Illinois, but was raised in Bristol, Wisconsin. He grew up having to make extremely tough decisions, such as deciding to root for the Bears or Packers… just kidding. But cheering on the Cubs… not so much (also, now you know he's not a bandwagon fan).In all reality, growing up on the state line and playing sports in Illinois while going to school in rural Wisconsin taught him a lot at an early age about the different walks of life.Eric was always an extremely outgoin...
Oct 26, 2017•44 min
Mark J. Podolsky (AKA The Land Geek) is widely considered the Country’s most trusted and foremost authority on buying and selling raw, undeveloped land within the United States.He has been actively investing in Real Estate and Raw Land since 2001 and has completed over 5,000 unique transactions. Mark’s company, Frontier Equity Properties, LLC, is an A+ rated BBB real estate company.Mark has achieved this level of success largely due to his core business philosophy – “Happy Customers Guaranteed.”...
Oct 23, 2017•40 min
Nathan Hirsch is a 28 year old serial entrepreneur who is an expert in hiring remote workers and eCommerce business. He co-founded his first company out of his dorm room in 2009 drop shipping products on Amazon.com and built it to sell over $20 million worth of products over 5 years. While scaling, Nathan discovered the power of outsourcing and ended up building an remote army of freelancers. In 2015, Nathan co-founded and become the CEO of FreeeUp, an online hiring marketplace focused on connec...
Oct 19, 2017•45 min
From his home in St. Paul, MN Bob Stromberg travels continually performing his very unique blend of original story, standup and shtick. His work has left lasting impressions on Fortune 500 companies, raised multimillions for non-profits, garnered literary and theater awards and broken box office records in the US and Europe. The London Times said “ He’s a genuinely funny man”. The Chicago Sun Times called him, “... a mesmerizing physical comedian.” Most impressively, Bob has joined a very small ...
Oct 16, 2017•1 hr
Hannah Payne is the founder and designer behind Luba, a high-end ready-to-wear line where every sale goes back to support women through her charity, the LOVE Foundation. In her junior year of college, Hannah secretly "studied abroad" in Florence - little did her parents know, she was taking drawing and sewing classes to further her passion into a tangible business. While doing research for a school project, Hannah was disturbed to find out that there were more animal shelters than women’s shelte...
Oct 12, 2017•51 min
Today we celebrate Columbus day. Columbus day and Columbus himself have become increasingly controversial over the last few years. Weather you love or loath Columbus, there are important lessons we can learn from him. In today's episode I share on the importance of Pilgrimages and Purposeful Journeys. I also leave you with 10 reasons why Pilgrimages might be the perfect thing to spark your next big idea or chase that long lost dream.10 Tips to a Perfect Pilgrimage Be OpenBe BraveInteractGo somew...
Oct 09, 2017•28 min
Christos Shepherd is the Co-Founder of Campfire and an Ex-Airline Boss. Fresh out of undergrad, Christos started - and later sold - Air Thalassa, a Greek airline. He went on to help governments and entrepreneurs in Africa to start airlines of their own. During a stint at JetBlue, he launched award-winning products like Mint - America's first-ever lie-flat experience.Born in Jamaica but given a Greek name, raised in London but now living in New York, married to a Nigerian and learning Chinese (ve...
Oct 05, 2017•51 min
Michael Gebben spent 7 years building a video company that was the envy of everyone in his field, GebbsTV. One day he woke up to the realization that he’d built a cage of his own making and given up so much of his life in the name of something that didn’t really mean a whole lot. So he hit reset, and over the last three years, rebuilt his life and his career around what matters and even launched a new inspirational YouTube Channel. He has profoundly changed is metrics for success.Michael’s curre...
Oct 02, 2017•1 hr 10 min
EDDIE YOON is the founder of EDDIEWOULDGROW, a think tank and advisory firm on growth strategy. Prior to that he was a partner at The Cambridge Group where he worked for 18 years, a strategy consulting firm founded in 1975 that specializes in helping CEOs and senior leadership teams within Fortune 1000 corporations drive growth by understanding how to unlock new sources of consumer demand. In the last 5 years, he has helped double numerous businesses including cable media company, food brand, be...
Sep 28, 2017•1 hr 6 min
What does it take to make instruments like tubas, trumpets, french horns, euphoniums, and saxophones? Jonathan Hodgetts set out to innovation in the world of brass instruments all while making the cost more assessable to musicians. In his quest he has re-birthed old instruments and created new models. Wessex Tubas was established by experienced British tuba player, Jonathan Hodgetts, in 2010, with the aim of bringing the pleasure of brass music making to the masses.Discovering untapped potential...
Sep 25, 2017•37 min
Have you ever had the dream to purchase or build your perfect car? Richard Schickman started The RSR Project and is living that dream.Richard's passion for classic cars started early in his life. In his teens he spent his days working on restoring all types of cars. Along the way he birthed a new passion for classic Porsche cars, specifically the coveted Porsche 911 RSR racing cars. Since his youth he has built a successful career in the real estate world. Along the way he decided to return to h...
Sep 21, 2017•49 min
Most of us never take the time to face our fears. Leonard Kim thinks we should start with our fears and use those to drive us to greatness. Ultimately fear should drive us. In part one of our episode we discuss Facing and using your fears to direct you, overcoming failure, Personal branding, Overcoming startup failure, Ice cream, Becoming the expert and thought leader, Why Shortcuts are killing you, Defining Success, and so much more.Leonard Kim’s TEDx Talk, Why You Should Let Your Fears Guide Y...
Sep 18, 2017•54 min
Creating ideas and finding your dream can feel impossible to reach. Andy Beckerman shares his journey into finding his true identity and chasing his dreams, something that he didn't think could ever happen. In part one of our episode with Andy we discuss comedy, finding your identity, discovery your dreams, getting honest with yourself, dealing with the unexpected, the process of ideas and creativity, getting past your safety net, and so much more.Andy Beckerman has been writing and performing c...
Sep 14, 2017•51 min
