In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Evan Carmichael. This amazing guest is a serial entrepreneur, social media influencer with over 2 million subscribers on YouTube, international speaker, and best-selling author. He is working to solve the world's biggest problem: Untapped human potential and has occupied the hashtag #Believe. We talk about Evan's journey to becoming a thought leader and YouTube sensation, he gives his insight on how to find your purpose and passion. Then how to...
Oct 24, 2019•29 min•Season 2Ep. 40
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Fritz Lehman, who is a business leader and currently the Chief Operating Officer at Zencos. Fritz brings 34 years of experience in all aspects of solutions sales, delivery and customer support from his time at SAS culminating with the role of Executive Vice President and Chief Customer Officer. We talk about Fritz's journey to becoming a leader in customer experience and support, his insight on what it takes to create long-term trust and custom...
Oct 09, 2019•44 min•Season 39Ep. 2
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Margaret Molloy, who is the Global Chief Marketing Officer at Siegel+Gale, a world-renowned strategic branding, and design firm. She oversees new business, sales and marketing and is one of the most visible CMOs on social media today. Margaret was awarded the 2017 B2B Marketer of the Year by The Drum. We talk about Margaret's journey to thought leadership, her insight on the power of simplifying a brand, brand storytelling, marketing strategy, ...
Oct 02, 2019•43 min•Season 2Ep. 38
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Spiros Margaris, who is a venture capitalist and founder of Margaris Ventures, a TEDx speaker, and he is one of the foremost global thought leaders and influencers in the FinTech and InsurTech spaces. He helps others understand how technology and coding will change our lives, corporations, and nations. We talk about Spiros's journey of failure and success, FinTech, VC funding, how to become a thought leader, technology, and more. Questions: Giv...
Sep 20, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 37
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Kelvin Joseph, who INC Magazine once recognized him on their top 30 entrepreneurs under 30. He is also a sports marketing guru, American Advertising Federation Trendsetter, LinkedIn Marketing Influencer, Motivational Speaker, top relationship builder and was the COO and CMO of Steiner Sports, and is now the CEO of Kool Kel Marketing. We talk about Kelvin's journey being the CMO at Steiner Sports and why he started Kool Kel Marketing. We also ch...
Sep 19, 2019•43 min•Season 2Ep. 35
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Neil Patel, who is a New York Times bestselling author, The Wall Street Journal calls him a top influencer on the web, Forbes says he is one of the top 10 marketers, and Entrepreneur Magazine says he created one of the 100 most brilliant companies. He was also recognized as a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 30 by President Obama and a top 100 entrepreneur under the age of 35 by the United Nations, and co-founded companies such as Hello Ba...
Sep 12, 2019•22 min•Season 2Ep. 36
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Dave Gerhardt who is the VP of Marketing at Drift, which is the world's leading conversational marketing and sales platform that helps businesses connect now with the customers who are ready to buy now. He is also a B2B marketing leader, brand builder, co-creator of the Seeking Wisdom Podcast, HYPERGROWTH, and the official book on Conversational Marketing We talk about Dave's story and experience working at Drift, B2B marketing, conversational ...
May 08, 2019•31 min•Season 2Ep. 34
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Daniel Gefen, who is a bestselling author and top-rated podcast host with over 250,000 downloads, having interviewed over 150 influential leaders such as Neil Patel, Russel Brunson, Tom Bilyeu, and JP Sears. He has also interviewed Billionaires, Bestselling Authors and World Class Athletes, featured in major publications including Forbes, Inc and been a guest on over 60 podcasts. We talk about why Daniel got into podcasting and how it changed h...
Apr 25, 2019•57 min•Season 2Ep. 33
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Bobby Umar, who is an inspirational speaker, coach, and one of the most prolific advocates of heart-based leadership in North America. Inc Magazine named him one of the Top 100 Leadership Speakers. Bobby is a 5x TEDx speaker, and one of the top social media influencers in the world, with over half a million followers. He has been named the "2nd Best Business Coach to Follow" on Twitter and the "4th Best Leadership Influencer" according to Kred....
Apr 18, 2019•32 min•Season 2Ep. 32
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Junior and Emily Alabi, who are a brother and sister salsa duo originally from San Francisco and now living in Los Angeles have performed, taught, and competed all over the world. They are one of the hottest Pro-couples on the International circuit bringing them to be one of the best in the world.They are an 8-time National and International Salsa Dance Champions and are the youngest solo internationally traveling couple with electrifying routi...
Apr 11, 2019•48 min•Season 2Ep. 31
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Ben Sardella, who is a SaaS pioneer that was recently named InsideSales' "Sales Development Thought Leader of the Year, serial entrepreneur, and Co-founder of Outbound Works, which automates the sales development process for B2B companies. We talk about Ben's entrepreneurial journey, outbound sales and how his company automated the process, problems that sales reps make, lead generation, AI, and much more. Listen and Subscribe on iTunes - https...
Mar 27, 2019•36 min•Season 2Ep. 30
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Alex Pirouz, who is the Founder of Linkfluencer, which is recognized by Forbes as Australia's Leading LinkedIn Training Company. He now focuses on the strategic direction of the business which in little over 5 years has educated over 20,000 businesses in 35 countries and 60 industries. We talk about Alex's entrepreneurial journey, how to create real and authentic messages and videos on LinkedIn with purpose, LinkedIn lead generation, sales, and...
Mar 20, 2019•39 min•Season 2Ep. 29
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Chris Widener, who is a top 50 speaker in the world, NY Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of numerous books including “The Art of Influence” and “Leadership Rules", and a successful entrepreneur on influence, sales, and leadership helping people achieve their Peak Performance. We talk about how Chris reached a high level of success as a speaker, coaching others for success, his struggles and obstacles he overcame, leadership, ho...
Mar 14, 2019•47 min•Season 2Ep. 28
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Chris Doerfler, who is the Founder of 3DFS Software-Defined Electricity, a company being at the forefront with innovative digital electricity saving and efficiency technology, who also recently won the NC Tech Startup Showcase in which six startups demonstrate technology they hope is future-changing. We talk about Chris's entrepreneurial journey on how and why he started 3DFS, we discuss his experience in bootstrapping the company and also deal...
Mar 08, 2019•36 min•Season 2Ep. 27
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Sahaj Kothari, who is an award winning author, speaker and founder of Ensere, and recently recognized as the UK's National Top 10 Entrepreneur and Innovator for some of the innovative and disruptive solutions within both the E-commerce and 3D Printing space. He was also recognized as UK’s under 35 Top New Talent (TNT) by industry’s leading publications. We talk about how and why Sahaj started Ensere, how his company helps B2C companies sell the...
Feb 27, 2019•50 min•Season 2Ep. 26
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Andrea Waltz, who is a professional speaker talking to diverse audiences from 80 to 8000 around the world, Co-Author of multiple business fables including the #1 best-selling title, Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There. She is passionate about teaching audiences how they can overcome fear of failure and rejection and reprogram how they think about the word No! We talk about how to be courageous in business, and overcoming ...
Jan 30, 2019•38 min•Season 2Ep. 25
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Dewayne Beamon, who is a super flyweight professional boxer with a record of 16-1-1,11 knockouts, 6 titles, and two international titles, he is also voted twice for 2018 prospect of the year, and has recently signed with highly respected promotional group known as Zanfer Promotions who is run by highly respected Fernando Beltran. He has defeated all odds against him by joining the boxing game at age 23 and easily beating well known boxing conte...
Jan 23, 2019•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 24
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Michaela Alexis, who is one of North America’s most in-demand speakers on topics related to personal branding on social media, particularly LinkedIn. Since then, she has replicated that success, with dozens of articles and content receiving millions of views and reads, featured on the likes of CNBC, BuzzFeed, Success.com , Inc., and more. We discuss Michaela's journey to how she built her personal brand, how to create content that goes viral, s...
Jan 16, 2019•52 min•Season 2Ep. 23
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Alex Wilhelm, who is a writing guru and influencer working for years with top tech news and digital publications such as TechCrunch, The Next Web, and currently is Editor-in-Chief at Crunchbase. We discuss top technology trends in our country, the impact and difference between funded startups vs. organic startups. In addition, we talk about the growth and impact investors have on companies, validity of our news and media, and much more. https:/...
Aug 23, 2018•31 min•Season 1Ep. 22
On this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Fabio Marrama, who is considered one of the top young up-and-coming business professionals in Southern Ontario, Canada, and has won the Top 40 Under 40 Business Achievement Award in Hamilton as one of the top business professionals in the region. Fabio is also a leading marketing consultant, brand and community builder, and LinkedIn strategist with over 5 million posts views and has been mentioned in top publications like Forbes and TheSpec. He...
Aug 16, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 21
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, please welcome Matthew Bergens who was commissioned as an Officer in the U.S. Army and was stationed at Fort Bragg, NC with the infamous 82nd Airborne Division. In late 2015, Matt was diagnosed with cancer. He went through multiple surgeries and radiation, and was later medically retired from the Army. Matt seeks to attend Medical School with hopes of helping children fight cancer as he did himself, which takes us here today on how founded BailaCura, which...
Aug 08, 2018•52 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, please welcome Anthony Iannarino, who is a bestselling author and internationally recognized speaker on sales, success, personal development, leadership, and entrepreneurship. He has 3 privately held staffing firms that generate annual revenues of $50M, and has consistently been named one of the 25 most influential people in the world in sales and marketing. Me and Anthony chat about getting rid of the "salesman stigma", proven outbound sales tactics and s...
Aug 02, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 19
My guest on this episode is Bill Harper, who has been a brand junkie since 1998, having created brand strategies and creative campaigns for more than 300 top brands around the globe including Denny’s and Enterprise Rent-a-Car. He has built four successful advertising/strategic branding agencies and his fourth one now known as wmHarper. Me and Bill chat about how to find a brand's purpose and message, differences between startup branding and corporate branding, integrated marketing, and much more...
Jul 26, 2018•56 min•Season 1Ep. 18
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with the amazing Sean Stephenson, who has inspired millions of people around the globe through his YouTube videos, books, and famous Ted Talks. He is a global leader, influencer, one of the most well known motivational speakers, and self-help authors today. Me and Sean talk about how to find your passion, what creates and maintains happiness, and living a purpose-driven life. We also chat about personal branding, how to engage with an audience, and ...
Jul 18, 2018•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, my awesome guest here is Monica Wood, who is the Co-founder and CEO of Myxx. Which is an innovative recipe solution that connects personalized recipes to consumers, retailers and brands. We chat about starting up a company and being a mother of three, and receiving funding. We talk about working with large brands in the food industry, sales and marketing strategies, overcoming struggles, building a technology platform, and more. Questions Asked: I heard a ...
Jul 13, 2018•41 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Dionisios "Dio" Favatas, who currently leads digital marketing for the award-winning truth® youth tobacco prevention campaign helping to extend the reach of the brand and its advertising. As an industry-recognized leader and digital marketing innovator, Favatas, in 2017, received the prestigious American Marketing Association’s 4 under 40 Emerging Leaders Award. In 2016, he earned a spot in the Direct Marketing News “40 under 40” list and was r...
Jul 04, 2018•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 15
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with James Avery who is the Founder of Adzerk, which is an innovative cloud API platform for building integrated native ads and sponsored listings. We discuss a few different topics such as digital advertising, product development, building a tech company, how to compete in a tough space, patience and planning, and much more. Some Questions Asked: James, what really caught my attention before reaching out to you was firstly I saw your company on Tec...
Jun 28, 2018•59 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Hashem Al-ghaili, who one of the most well known science communicators on social media within science, technology, and nature. Hashem gained global popularity for his educational and engaging videos and just reached 8 billion video views. We discuss a few different topics such as the future of artificial intelligence and the blockchain/crypto, medicine and health, nature and global warming, and lastly his tips on social media content. Some Ques...
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 13
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Megan Ewoldsen, who is a dedicated mother of three, successful entrepreneur and social celebrity bringing fitness & nutrition plans to the palm of your hand with her app - STRIVE with Megan. We talk about Megan's journey going from a very top beach body coach to starting a fitness company and building a successful mobile app known as "STRIVE with Megan". We also discuss building a company while being a mother of three and growing a huge soc...
Jun 13, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode of Tales from the PROS, I chat with Michael Brenner is a globally-recognized keynote speaker, author of the bestselling book "The Content Formula" and the CEO of Marketing Insider Group. He has worked in leadership positions in sales and marketing for global brands like SAP and Nielsen, as well as for thriving startups. Michael and I talk about how he best automates social media content and distribution for efficiency and time saving. We also discuss best practices in B2B digital...
Jun 06, 2018•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 11
