We ALL know what to expect with a hospitality business, but a lot of businesses have forgotten the customer service aspect of their company. I sat down with Josh McCallen, CEO of VIVÂMEE Hospitality and Renault Winery, to talk about how he got into the industry, the hurdles he’s faced, and most importantly, how he is revitalizing the way his businesses serve their customers. An established business acquisition guru and owner, Josh knows exactly how to revive the soul of each business he acquires...
Dec 16, 2021•36 min
The service industry knows him as “Uncle Joe,” and if you’re an HVAC, plumbing, or home services business owner, you’re NOT going to want to miss this week’s episode! Joe has decades of experience in the sales industry and serves as a coach to businesses looking to grow and increase their ROI. As an educator in the home services industry and an entrepreneur, he has helped businesses like yours all over the country meet—and exceed—their revenue goals. Tune in for Joe’s tips on how you can grow yo...
Dec 09, 2021•58 min
Just in time for the holiday season, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr. Peter Andrade of Helping Hands Abroad about the amazing things he is doing to give back to underprivileged communities abroad. He is more than just a plastic surgeon. Peter’s story is truly one of a kind, in his dedication and passion for helping these individuals around the world. Be sure to check out this week’s episode! Keep up with The Lion's Den! Visit our website: https://digitallion.com/ Facebook: https://www...
Dec 02, 2021•20 min
This week, I sat down with Trish Ryznar, co-owner of LubeMaster, and what an incredible conversation we had! Trish has a unique story: Being in a male-dominated industry, we spoke about the struggles and hurdles she has overcome with her business to be successful. Tune in for this week’s episode; you’ll be inspired, no doubt! #LFG it's time to grow! #DigitalLion #LionsDen #Podcast #SmallBusiness #DigitalMarketing #ClientSuccess Keep up with The Lion's Den! Visit our website: https://digitallion....
Nov 18, 2021•18 min
Welcome back to another edition of The Lion's Den Podcast! This week, I had the chance to sit down with Joshua Kim, owner of 7a Accelerator , to talk about business finance, digital marketing, and give business owners some great advice for acquiring SBA loans. #LFG it's time to grow! Watch the FULL episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TPWHT5k9rQA Keep up with The Lion's Den! Visit our website: https://digitallion.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Lancebachmanndigital Instagram: https://www...
Nov 11, 2021•25 min
Tommy Mello, A-1 Garage Door Service | The Lion’s Den Podcast Welcome to a very special edition of the Den, where Bill Rossell is taking over and traveled all the way out to Phoenix, AZ for a remote episode with Tommy Mello, the author of Home Service Millionaire and owner of A-1 Garage Door Service , for a no holds barred conversation about home services, marketing, and leadership. This is one conversation you don’t want to miss. #LFG #DigitalLion #TommyMello #LionsDen #Podcast #HomeServiceExpe...
Nov 04, 2021•57 min
Why is right now the best time to be in the home services space? Tune in for this week’s episode of The Lion’s Den with Pete Danielson, Vice President of Market Development for Service Nation / Service Roundtable , to find out about the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the home services industry. #LFG it’s time to build! #DigitalLion #LionsDen #ServiceNation #ServiceRoundtable #ServiceWorldExpo #SWE2021 #HVAC #DigitalMarketing #Podcast #TradeSchool #1SEO #IndustryExpert #BusinessGrowt...
Oct 28, 2021•31 min
This week on the Lion’s Den, I had the opportunity to speak with Steve Fraser, USA’s first Olympic Gold Medalist in Greco-Roman wrestling who served as national coach for Team USA and is now the Chief of Donor & Alumni Relations for USA Wrestling . Tune in to hear how Team USA is helping athletes succeed both on and off the mat, the future of youth sports, and what it takes to truly become an Olympic champion! #LFG #DigitalLion #TeamUSA #GoForTheGold #Olympics #Wrestling #Marketing Keep up w...
Oct 21, 2021•28 min
Happy Thursday and welcome back to another episode of The Lion’s Den Podcast! This week, I had the opportunity to sit down with Andrea Ahern (candidate) and Kyle Davis (incumbent), two local politicians running for seats on the Newtown Board of Supervisors, about the biggest issues facing the families of Newtown Township and how they plan to improve the community by taking a more business-oriented approach to running local government. #LFG change starts on a local level! Watch the FULL episode o...
Oct 14, 2021•36 min
Is your business leveraging conversational marketing to win and retain customers? Tune in to this week’s episode of the Lion’s Den with Brad Scruggs, Chief Marketing Officer for ZyraTalk , a platform that is helping businesses across every vertical generate more qualified leads and dramatically increase customer engagement on all communication channels. #LFG it’s time to win the local level! #DigitalLion #LionsDen #DigitalMarketing #1SEO #ZyraTalk #AI #MarketingAutomation #BusinessGrowth #Custom...
Sep 30, 2021•18 min
Welcome to this week’s episode of The Lion’s Den everybody! Today, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Mike Mabin Jr., President and CEO of PennFab, one of the country’s largest steel fabrication companies to talk about Mike’s journey from the ground up in his family’s organization and the obstacles he overcame to take over the family business and carry on his father’s legacy. #LFG #DigitalLion #DigitalMarketing #PennFab #Steel #Fabrication #Septa #CEO #FamilyOwned #Legacy #Leadership #USA W...
Sep 23, 2021•23 min
Welcome to this week’s episode of The Lion’s Den everybody! Today, I had the opportunity to sit down with John McNesby, President of the Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police, at a time when police officers are under more scrutiny than ever before, especially in our city. #LFG Tune in for my no-holds-barred conversation with Philly’s top cop. #DigitalLion #Philadelphia #FOP #JohnMcNesby #foplodge5 #PhillyPD #Podcast Watch the full interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/icohZ8XzJ_I Keep up with ...
Sep 16, 2021•37 min
In honor of Patriot’s Day this weekend, I am FIRED UP to welcome today’s guest, the honorable Patrick J. Murphy , Iraq War veteran, U.S. Congressman, and the 32nd Under Secretary of the Army to share his story and talk about the work he’s doing as a Vetrepreneur to empower our military veterans through work in the public and private sectors. #LFG this is the conversation Americans need to hear! #DigitalLion #LionsDen #Podcast #PatrickJMurphy #Veteran #Vetrepreneur #Congress #Army #NeverForget #A...
Sep 09, 2021•52 min
This is the moment you’ve been waiting for, my no holds barred interview with CJ Bachmann, my successor and the new CEO of 1SEO Digital Agency. Tune in as we look back through CJ’s ten years with my agency, working from the ground up to now leading one of the largest agencies in the country. #LFG grab the popcorn! We’re just getting started #DigitalLion #1SEO #DigitalMarketing #SheLeads #CEO #WomenWhoHustle Watch the FULL episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/kZvm3IsHf48 Keep up with The Lion's D...
Sep 02, 2021•25 min
This week on the Lion’s Den, I had the chance to sit down with Gregg Golin, CEO of SpotLyte Health to hear how he took his mental & behavioral health practice from zero to over $1 million in just over a year during the pandemic and made #therapy easier and more accessible than ever before through the use of technology. #LFG #DigitalLion #telemedicine #businessgrowth #therapy #mentalhealth Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/z_-zw0jz4n4 Keep up with The Lion's Den! Visit our w...
Aug 26, 2021•28 min
Welcome to The Lion’s Den! I am FIRED UP to share my conversation with Bernard Tynes, Senior VP, and Director of #Marketing and #DataAnalytics at Penn Community Bank in Bucks County. Bernard has been named to the region’s Forty under 40 and one of Philly’s top influencers and is paving the way for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the industry. LFG! You’re not going to want to miss this conversation! #DigitalLion #LionsDen #Podcast #1SEO #PennCommunity #Banking #Finance #DigitalMarketing #Infl...
Aug 12, 2021•24 min
Welcome back for another episode of the Lion’s Den! This week, 1SEO’s Chief Sales Officer, Bill Rossell, is taking over the Den to speak with Brad Casebier of Radiant Plumbing & Air Conditioning to talk about his new book The Survival Guide to Working with Your Spouse: Build a Business with Your Lover without Losing Your Mind available now on Amazon! Brad and his wife Sarah have scaled Radiant to incredible success down in Austin, TX, and are providing a no holds barred look into how they di...
Aug 05, 2021•42 min
Fired up to have two rockstar digital marketing coaches, Alicia Johnston and Nick Rau from Nexstar Network on The Lion’s Den today! If you’re in the trades or own a home services company you’re going to want to hear what these two have to say about how to grow your business online RIGHT NOW! LFG! Thank you Nexstar, it’s time to build! #DigitalLion #LionsDen #Podcast #Nexstar #HVAC #HomeServices #Coaching #BusinessGrowth #DigitalMarketing Watch on YouTube now: https://youtu.be/3UmU3IR6olk Keep up...
Jul 29, 2021•50 min
Patrick Edmonds, Proposify | The Lion’s Den Podcast If you want to close more sales, you’re not going to want to miss my conversation with Patrick Edmonds, Chief Marketing Officer for Proposify on this episode of The Lion’s Den Podcast. The future is digital and Patrick’s team is taking business intelligence and proposal #data to the next level with their platform. #LFG take control of your sales process, it’s time to grow! #DigitalLion #LionsDen #Podcast #DigitalMarketing #Proposify #Sales #Tec...
Jul 22, 2021•21 min
Today I’m joined in The Lion’s Den by Heather Arlinghaus, to talk about how their HVAC and plumbing business is taking their digital marketing to the next level! #LFG #DigitalLion #Podcast #HVAC #Nexstar #SEO #DigitalMarketing #WebsiteDesign #Sales...
Jul 19, 2021•27 min
Special Edition of the Lion’s Den Podcast! I’m down in Nashville celebrating my anniversary with my wife Emily, so this week Casey Quinn took over the Den to sit down with 1SEO Digital Agency’s Director of SEO, Anthony Kane to hear about his professional journey and to talk about a very special project Anthony and I have been working on that will be rolling out very soon. Big things happening at 1SEO, get ready for this game changer! #LFG #DigitalLion #1SEO #DigitalMarketing #SEO #Podcast #Lions...
Jul 08, 2021•21 min
Today I’m joined in The Lion’s Den by Evan Fehler, Senior Director of Marketing for MedTrainer, to talk about how their platform and services are revolutionizing the healthcare compliance industry and stay one step ahead of the government. Tune in to find out how their partnership with 1SEO helped modernize MedTrainer’s marketing strategy and generated record-breaking results for their business! Have a safe 4th of July Weekend everyone! #LFG #DigitalLion #Podcast #MedTrainer #Healthcare #SEO #Di...
Jul 01, 2021•16 min
Welcome to The Lion’s Den Podcast! This week, I had the privilege to talk with Austin Haller, Founder & CEO of Schedule Engine. Before starting Schedule Engine, Austin came up as a contractor, owned a $30 million energy company which he and a partner acquired, and sold for 3x their investment in less than 3 years! Since starting Schedule Engine, his focus has been bringing technology to the #homeservices sector that never existed before! This is a conversation you won’t want to miss! #LFG #D...
Jun 24, 2021•26 min
The Fight for Philly’s District Attorney is Heating Up! Welcome to the latest episode of the Lion’s Den Podcast where I had the chance to sit down with Chuck Peruto, Philadelphia criminal defense attorney and GOP candidate to take on Larry Krasner for the District Attorney position in November. Tune in to find out why Chuck is running for office and how he hopes to combat gun violence and crime to help transform Philadelphia. Wishing both candidates the best of luck - get the popcorn ready peopl...
Jun 17, 2021•58 min
This is the POWER of digital marketing right here people! Welcome to this week’s episode of The Lion’s Den Podcast, where I’m joined by Dr. Mark Legnola of Blue Bell Community Chiropractic Center to talk about how his business went from desperation-mode during the pandemic to too many leads to handle, all because of the right digital marketing strategy! #LFG there’s always a way to succeed, you just have to put in the work! #DigitalLion #LionsDen #Podcasts #Chiropractor #LeadGeneration Watch the...
Jun 10, 2021•25 min
Welcome to the 100th episode of The Lion’s Den! Today, I’m with a very special guest who I’ve seen grow personally and professionally and am honored to call him a very good friend, Matthew Rathgeb, owner of Matthew Rathgeb Painting . Tune in to hear how Matt overcame the demons of addiction and homelessness to change his life and build one of Philadelphia’s top painting companies in just a few years. If this doesn’t get you FIRED UP I don’t know what will. Thank you to everyone who has joined th...
Jun 03, 2021•31 min
I had the chance to nerd out a little bit with today’s special guest on the Lion’s Den, Barry Schwartz, CEO of RustyBrick. Inc, Executive Editor at Search Engine Land, founder of SearchEngine Roundtable, and an industry authority on all things Google! With 20+ years in the industry, you’re not going to want to miss this if you’re trying to build your business online with digital marketing! #LFG #DigitalLion #SEM #SEO #SearchEngineLand #GooglePartner #MarketingNews Watch the FULL episode on YouTu...
May 27, 2021•34 min
Are you willing to BATTLE for the success of your business? Tune in for the latest episode of the Lion’s Den Podcast with a very special guest, Mike Agugliaro, author, speaker and co-founder of CEO Warrior , to learn how he’s exponentially grown his businesses in the service industry and how you can dominate YOUR market by changing your mindset. Watch the FULL episode of YouTube: https://youtu.be/TguCURtWqJg Keep up with The Lion's Den! Visit our website: https://digitallion.com/ Facebook: https...
May 20, 2021•53 min
Data Talks, Bullshit Walks I’m FIRED UP to welcome Carl Ippoliti, an HVAC industry veteran and Director of Residential Sales & Marketing for Peirce-Phelps , to talk about the challenges facing the home service industry and why marketing, communication, and company culture are more important than ever before. This is a MUST WATCH episode for anyone in the #HVAC or home services industry! #LFG #DigitalLion #DigitalMarketing #Podcast #PeircePhelps #Carrier #Bryant #Sales Watch this FULL episode...
May 13, 2021•45 min
Most people would think you were insane trying to open a restaurant during the pandemic. On this week’s episode of The Lion’s Den, I’m fired up to welcome Nicole and Fred Rabena, the owners of La La Lobster , back into the Den to hear how they were able to not only open one but TWO restaurants with a third location on the way during a time when most small businesses are closing their doors forever. #LFG You won’t want to miss this conversation. It’s time to build! #DigitalLion #Podcast #La...
May 07, 2021•42 min
