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Smart Business Revolution | Turn Relationships into Revenues | Networking | More Clients | Relationship Advice

"Top 100 Small Business Podcasts 2014" -- Small Biz Trends. Former Clinton White House Writer John Corcoran shows you how to build relationships intelligently to get more clients, grow your income and advance your career. Discover how you can use win-win networking and intentional relationship-building with Influencers and VIPs, even if you "hate networking" or feel like you have "nothing to offer" people who are successful. Interviews with today's top entrepreneurs and authors such as Dan Pink, Michael Port, Gary Vaynerchuk, Marie Forleo and Guy Kawasaki, who reveal how they use relationships to grow their businesses and their incomes. Find out more at SmartBusinessRevolution.com.
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Andrei Cherny | From the White House to CEO of Disruptive Fintech Innovator Aspiration

Andrei Cherny is the Co-founder and CEO of Aspiration, a mission-driven company that offers financial solutions that put its customers, their conscience, and the planet first. He has spent nearly 20 years working to make the financial system more open and fair. His background includes working as an advisor to some of America's top companies, Co-founder and President of a media startup, financial fraud prosecutor, historian, White House aide, and Navy Reserve Officer. He has provided strategic co...

May 10, 202139 min

Marc Randolph | From Co-Founder and First CEO of Netflix to Selling to Google for $2.6 Billion

Marc Randolph is the Co-founder and first CEO of Netflix. He is a seasoned entrepreneur and advisor, and he has founded over a half dozen successful startups and mentored scores of other early-stage entrepreneurs throughout his career. Since his retirement from Netflix in 2003, Marc has become a sought-after international speaker who shares his wisdom with entrepreneurs around the world. Marc is the author of the internationally best-selling book That Will Never Work: The Birth of Netflix and th...

May 07, 202145 min

Mike Provance | Innovating in a Highly Regulated Industry

Mike Provance, PhD, is the CEO of 3x3, a marketing technology company focused on modernizing how brands and liquor retailers uniquely engage and sell to the independent channel consumer. He is a serial entrepreneur, author, and speaker on technology model innovation and new venture management. Mike is also a digital technology strategy expert. He has built groundbreaking technology businesses and launched award-winning digital properties for over 30 years in financial services, information servi...

May 03, 202127 min

Dr. Jeremy Weisz | Podcast Production Companies: How Do You Choose Which is Right For You?

Dr. Jeremy Weisz is the Co-founder of Rise25, a company that helps B2B business owners connect with their ideal prospects, referral partners, and strategic partners through a done-for-you podcast service. Dr. Weisz has been involved in podcasting for 11 years and was a senior producer for one of the early business podcasts; he assisted in putting all of their systems in place and helped them add volume, feature, and edify various business leaders. Dr. Weisz has also been running his own podcast,...

Apr 30, 202126 min

Evo Terra | Podcast Lessons from an Early Podcaster

Evo Terra is the CEO of Simpler Media Productions and a podcast strategist with two decades of experience in business operations. He launched his first podcast at 36 years old back in 2004 before podcasting became popular. He has been a host or co-host of over 20 different podcasts and has consulted for, edited, and advised over 700 podcasts — and counting. Evo is the co-author of Podcasting for Dummies and Expert Podcasting Practices For Dummies . He is also the host of Podcast Pontifications, ...

Apr 26, 202123 min

Vinnie Fisher | Scaling a Services-Based Business and Leadership Lessons

Vinnie Fisher is the Co-founder and CEO of Fully Accountable, an outsourced accounting and finance firm for small and medium-sized eCommerce and digitally-based businesses. Vinnie has 20 years of experience growing businesses to eight figures and beyond. After selling his consumer product company in 2014, he launched Fully Accountable to fill the need for modern accounting services in eCommerce and digital companies. A lawyer by trade, Vinnie practiced tax and business law for 10 years before le...

Apr 23, 202119 min

Victor S. Nunnemaker | From a Traumatic Upbringing to Financial Freedom [Top UC Santa Barbara Entrepreneur Series]

Victor Nunnemaker is a serial entrepreneur, investor, mentor, coach and board member. Most recently, Victor became an apple farmer after he purchased an apple farm in California's wine country. Victor overcame an extremely traumatic childhood in poverty and an abusive home. However, in spite of this very difficult upbringing, he went on to become the only person in his family to get both a college and graduate degree. Victor ran track and worked three jobs to pay for college. He went on to take ...

Apr 19, 202149 min

Warren Rustand | From the White House to EO, YPO, and Discovering the Leader Within Us

Warren Rustandis the CEO of Summit Capital Consulting and Co-founder of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization’s Leadership Academy. He is also a husband, father, grandfather, entrepreneur, corporate leader, educator, author, speaker, and philanthropist. He was previously Managing Director of SC Capital Partners, Chairman and CEO of Rural Metro Corporation, and Chairman and CEO of TLC Vision. He also served as the Global Chairman of the World Presidents Organization. Warren was selected as a White Hous...

Apr 16, 202136 min

John Corcoran | How to Get Clients and Referrals Using Podcasts: Interview of John Corcoran on The Thoughtful Entrepreneur Podcast

John Corcoran is the Co-founder of Rise25 Media, a company that connects B2B businesses with their ideal clients, referral partners, and strategic partners through their done-for-you podcast service. He is also a recovering attorney, an author, a former White House writer, and former speechwriter to the Governor of California. Throughout his career, John has worked in Hollywood, the heart of Silicon Valley, and has run his own boutique law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area, catering to small bu...

Apr 12, 202125 min

Greg Alexander | From Gangsters to Growing and Scaling a Professional Services Company

Greg Alexander is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Capital 54, where he decides which entrepreneurs to bet on and which firms to invest in. He supports entrepreneurs by helping them scale and exit their firms, and he does so by sharing how he scaled and exited his own. Prior to opening Capital 54, Greg had two careers spanning 25 years. He co-founded Sales Benchmark Index (SBI), a professional service firm, and served as CEO for 11 years. After scaling the firm, he successfully exited...

Apr 09, 202139 min

Perry Marshall | How to 80/20 and Detox Your Life, Political Correctness, Facebook Censorship and More

Perry Marshall is a business consultant, copywriting legend, and Founder of the $10 million Evolution 2.0 Prize, which aims to solve the number of mysteries in artificial intelligence and the origin of life itself. He is one of the most sought-after business strategists and has guided thousands of clients in hundreds of different industries from the startup stage to building a multi-million dollar enterprise. Perry is also host of the Evolution 2.0 Podcast and the best-selling author of multiple...

Apr 05, 202145 min

Dr. Jeremy Weisz | [Live Episode] How to Build Thought Leadership Through Podcasts and Content Marketing

Dr. Jeremy Weisz is the Co-founder of Rise25, a company that helps B2B business owners connect with their ideal prospects, referral partners, and strategic partners through a done-for-you podcast service. Dr. Weisz has been involved in podcasting for 11 years and was a senior producer for one of the early business podcasts; he assisted in putting all of their systems in place and helped them add volume, feature, and edify various business leaders. Dr. Weisz has also been running his own podcast,...

Apr 02, 202113 min

Don Scales | How to Buy and Sell Over 40+ Companies - with the CEO of Investis Digital

Don Scales is the Global CEO of Investis Digital, an award-winning digital communications company that makes businesses more successful by sharing their brand stories with target audiences such as shareholders, investors, employees, customers, and influencers. Don has more than 30 years of award-winning digital experience. He joined Investis Digital as a CEO of US operations in March of 2016 and became Global CEO in January 2017. He previously led global operations at interactive agencies iCross...

Mar 29, 202126 min

Lawrence Chester | Managing Cash Flows and Excess Costs and How to Predict Future Company Performance

Lawrence Chester is the Founder and President of CFO Simplified, a Chicago-based consulting firm specializing in helping small to mid-sized businesses with their financial and operational needs. Lawrence has served as a CFO for 25 years with companies such as Colovos Company, Republic Windows and Doors, United Service Companies, and High Sierra Sport Company, helping them eliminate losses and improve financial operations and reporting. Lawrence enjoys the challenge of helping companies that are ...

Mar 26, 202123 min

Georges Levesque | From Exiting a Business for Top Dollar to Corporate Rookie to Rock Bottom and Negotiating Your Way Back Again

Georges Levesque is the President of Levesque Negotiation, a firm that provides negotiation training and advice. He is trained in advanced negotiations and business strategy at both the MIT School of Entrepreneurship and the Harvard Business School. Georges is also a senior executive with EF Education First, the world's largest educational organization with over 52,000 employees in 114 countries. He is a longtime entrepreneur, professional speaker, and proud supporter of small businesses. He was...

Mar 22, 202137 min

Cesar Quintero | From Venezuela to Starting a Business, Hitting Rock Bottom, and Building Back Again

Cesar Quintero is a Certified EOS Implementer at The Profit Recipe, a coaching firm that helps entrepreneurs work on their business instead of in their business. He was born in the United States, grew up in Venezuela, and then came back to the US in his early 20s leaving behind a secure job at Procter and Gamble to start his own business. Cesar joined Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) in South Florida and completed the MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program. He currently helps businesses to implemen...

Mar 19, 202132 min

Chris Krimitsos | Founding Podfest Expo and Setting a Guinness World Record

Chris Krimitsos is the Founder of Podfest Multimedia Expo, an event that attracts content creators from around the world to attend and share their expertise while learning from the best educators in the field of podcasting, YouTube, blogging, live streaming, and more. He has been called a change maker, motivator, catalyst for change, and an inspiration. Whether it's a major corporation's CEO or solopreneur, he is passionate about being a difference maker. Chris has facilitated nearly 3,000 event...

Mar 15, 202130 min

Steve Fretzin | Sales-Free Selling: How to Sell without Being Salesy

Steve Fretzin is the President of FRETZIN Inc., where he is devoted to helping law firms and lawyers master the art of business development in order to achieve their business goals and the peace of mind that comes with developing a successful law practice. He is also a three-time author of Sales-Free Selling, The Attorney's Networking Handbook, and The Ambitious Attorney. Steve is also host of BE THAT LAWYER Podcast, a show that demystifies the most challenging elements of growing a sustainable ...

Mar 12, 202128 min

John Warrillow | The Art of Selling Your Business

John Warrillow is the Founder and President of The Value Builder System, a cloud-based assessment tool that business owners use to assess their company's scalability. He has helped more than 55,000 business owners improve their company's value by up to 71%. John is also the author of Built to Sell: Creating a Business That Can Thrive Without You , which has been recognized as one of the best business books by both Fortune and Inc. Magazines. He also wrote The Automatic Customer: Creating a Subsc...

Mar 08, 202135 min

John Corcoran | Podcast Year in Review

John Corcoran is the Co-founder of Rise25 Media, a company that connects B2B businesses with their ideal clients, referral partners, and strategic partners through their done-for you podcast service. He is also a recovering attorney, an author, a former White House writer, and former speechwriter to the Governor of California. Throughout his career, John has worked in Hollywood, the heart of Silicon Valley, and ran his own boutique law firm in the San Francisco Bay Area, catering to small busine...

Mar 05, 202147 min

Dr. Jeremy Weisz, Josh Elkin, Benjamin Yost | How to Get Clients Using Partnerships and Whitelabeling

Josh Elkin is the Founder of Bestcoast Marketing, a company that helps internet-based companies in the B2B technology and e-commerce spaces to acquire high-quality backlinks to increase organic traffic. They have worked with big B2B software firms, e-commerce businesses, and startups to deliver measurable results in the form of increased traffic and conversions. Benjamin Yost is a Partner and Head of Growth at Bestcoast Marketing. He works alongside Josh to assist in the strategy, planning, and ...

Mar 01, 202125 min

Dean Dutro | How to Get More Sales Using Email

Dean Dutro is the Co-founder of Worth eCommerce, a company that helps businesses of all sizes to dramatically grow their revenue by at least 30% with lifecycle email marketing, and he is also the Founder of Email Growth Training where he provides online training that can help businesses boost their sales, increase their profits, and massively grow their e-commerce business. Dean is an e-commerce email marketing expert and is one of Klaviyo's top partners, and he also hosts his own podcast, The R...

Feb 26, 202125 min

Dr. Jeremy Weisz | How to Build Authority In Your Field

Dr. Jeremy Weisz is the Co-founder of Rise25 Media, a company that helps B2B business owners connect with their ideal prospects, referral partners, and strategic partners through a done-for-you podcast service. Dr. Weisz has been involved in podcasting for 11 years and was a senior producer for one of the early business podcasts where he helped to put all of their systems in place and helped them add volume, feature, and edify various business leaders. Dr. Weisz has also been running his own pod...

Feb 22, 202121 min

Marc Summers | Double Dare, Food Network & Coming Up with Letterman and Bob Saget

Marc Summers is the President of Marc Summers Productions. He was the host of Food Network's Unwrapped, a job he has held for eleven years. He has also hosted Next Food Network Star, Ultimate Recipe Showdown, and many specials for the channel. Marc was also Executive Producer of Dinner: Impossible, Food Feuds and Restaurant: Impossible. Marc enjoyed a near-decade association with Nickelodeon including an ongoing role as programming consultant, producer, and director. He is the former Host/Produc...

Feb 19, 202140 min

Dr. Jeremy Weisz | [Live Episode] How to Create Great Content for Podcasts

Dr. Jeremy Weisz is the Co-founder of Rise25 Media, a company that helps B2B business owners connect with their ideal prospects, referral partners, and strategic partners through a done-for-you podcast service. Dr. Weisz has been involved in podcasting for 11 years and was a senior producer for one of the early business podcasts where he helped to put all of their systems in place and helped them add volume, feature, and edify various business leaders. Dr. Weisz has also been running his own pod...

Feb 15, 202125 min

Dr. Jeremy Weisz | Reinventing Learning: How to 10X Your Professional Development Using Podcasting

Dr. Jeremy Weisz is the Co-founder of Rise25 Media, a company that helps B2B business owners connect with their ideal prospects, referral partners, and strategic partners through a done-for-you podcast service. Dr. Weisz has been involved in podcasting for 11 years and was a senior producer for one of the early business podcasts where he helped to put all of their systems in place and helped them add volume, feature, and edify various business leaders. Dr. Weisz has also been running his own pod...

Feb 12, 202121 min

041: JV Crum III of ConsciousMillionaire.com | How to Grow Your Business and Make a Difference

Imagine your family business is failing. You’ve just graduated from college and you’re about to embark on your career. That’s when your father calls and says he needs you to step in and help rescue the family business… or else it’s going under. That’s what happened to JV Crum III. He had no intention of running his family’s trucking line business. But he had to step in and help his father turn around the business, or risk losing it entirely. It turns out JV was able to turn the business around, ...

Feb 11, 202135 min

Shawn Johal | How to Rebuild Your Business After a Setback and Build Better Culture

Shawn Johal is an entrepreneur, business growth coach, workshop leader, speaker, father, and husband. He co-founded DALS Lighting in 2009, a company that he built up from scratch to over 40 employees. From there, he led the implementation of structured growth and tripled the company's revenue. Shawn has been a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur of the Year Award & former President of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Montreal chapter. He has been featured in media publications such as Inc. ...

Feb 08, 202129 min

Carissa Reiniger | Helping Small Businesses to Pivot and Thrive

Carissa Reiniger is the Founder and CEO of Small Business Silver Lining Limited which she started in 2005. She also created a Silver Lining Action Plan called SLAP which is a methodology that has helped over 10,000 small business owners in nine countries to set and hit their growth goals. Carissa has worked with an amazing array of different organizations such as Google, The White House, HP, Intuit, Citi Cards, and Staples to bring more resources and support to small businesses. Carissa's work h...

Feb 05, 202148 min

Elise Holtzman | How to Do Business Development Well - Lessons for Any Size Business from America's Biggest Law Firms

Elise Holtzman is a former practicing attorney, executive coach, and the Founder of The Lawyer's Edge where for the last 12 years, she has worked with law firms to grow thriving businesses, helping lawyers to become better business developers and leaders. Elise provides consulting, training, and coaching for her clients. She also speaks frequently at all kinds of different organizations including State Bar Associations, the ABA Women Rainmakers, The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, and the...

Feb 01, 202137 min
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