Richard Lavina is the CEO and co-founder of consumer, small business and enterprise SaaS accounting-tech company Taxfyle. Prior to founding Taxfyle in 2015, Richard worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers as an auditor. While working at PwC, he obtained his Master of Accounting and was inspired to start Taxfyle, having witnessed firsthand and learned about the systemic inefficiencies of the accounting industry. Since then, Ricky and his team have transformed Taxfyle from an idea to a venture-backed co...
Sep 27, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Jeff is a venture capitalist building a portfolio of exponential technology companies at Miami based venture capital firm Rokk3r Fuel ExO , which he founded in 2017 following a departure from the world of private wealth management. Jeff approaches venture capital with a signature “founder focused, investor driven” mindset, shaped by two decades as a top executive of Bank of America Merrill Lynch. As a managing director and market executive of the financial powerhouse, he managed more than $130 b...
Sep 09, 2019•52 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Jared is a brand strategist, marketing maven, and publicist with over 15 years of experience in the entertainment and media world. As the former editor in chief of the Miami headquartered Ocean Drive Magazine, Jared utilized his 13 years of experience in NYC as the editorial director of In Touch Weekly and Life & Style Weekly (selling a combined 60 million copies per year on the newsstands) to further broaden Ocean Drive’s international appeal and global reach. Jared is also a New York Times...
Sep 09, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Jeff Sass, Chief Marketing Officer of .CLUB Domains and Author "Everything I Know about Business and Marketing, I Learned from THE TOXIC AVENGER." Jeff has over 35 years of experience in the technology and entertainment industries and has co-founded several start-ups including mobile commerce pioneer BarPoint.com in 1999. Jeff joined the .CLUB team in March 2012, and has led the company’s marketing efforts throughout the process of acquiring and launching the .CLUB top level domain. Previously, ...
Aug 27, 2019•45 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Dave is the Co-founder of content marketing subscription service, ContentBacon , He has 25+ years of experience in brand building, marketing and sales. During his career, he has worked with media giants like MGM, Sony, and Comcast, as well as luxury brands, consumer packaged goods, software, professional services firms and numerous start-ups. Dave holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Florida International University and an MBA in Entrepreneurship from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of ...
Aug 26, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Prince Lorenzo is the President and Founder of South Beach Brewing Company, a craft brewery specializing in natural juice brewed beers with electrolytes. He is also Founder and President of Prince Lorenzo’s Royal Treatment, a bath and body line for dogs formulated in Italy with organic ingredients. And if that wasn’t enough, he is also President and Co-Founder of Animal Aid USA, a not-for-profit which has saved the lives of over 26,000 dogs since 2012. In the fall of 2006 he was The Bachelor (9t...
Aug 19, 2019•58 min•Season 1Ep. 39
When it comes to taking an idea and turning it in to a successful business, Benno is a master! For over 30 years Benno has started and scaled many businesses to the tune of tens of millions of dollars. He loves being an entrepreneur and it shows in what he does and how well he does it. FREE "7.5 Steps to Achieving Extraordinary Goals" eBook: http://michaelaltshuler.com/download-e-book/ Facebook: http://facebook.com/MichaelAltshulerBiz Twitter: http://twitter.com/maltshulerbiz Please SUBSCRIBE an...
Aug 19, 2019•55 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Alex is a 4th generation Entrepreneur who grew up in Baltimore Maryland in a family full of Demolition contractors. After being in the demolition business for several years with his father, Alex left the company because he wanted to find a way to truly help contractors be more successful by having access to the best equipment in the world. He saw a need, found a product, started a company and the rest as they say is history. FREE "7.5 Steps to Achieving Extraordinary Goals" eBook: http://michael...
Aug 19, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Dan Abbate is an entrepreneur, thought leader, and investor with a career long focus in business process automation through the use of advanced technology and organizational development and improvement. He is co-CEO and founder of his company 81-c. 81-c acquires 2nd stage businesses with a focus on scaling and maximizing value through operational excellence, and increased liquidity in developing blockchain enabled public markets. FREE "7.5 Steps to Achieving Extraordinary Goals" eBook: http://mi...
Aug 19, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Tim Vogel is an entrepreneur through and through. He’s a visionary with a persistent enthusiasm for new ideas and innovation. He founded a company called Scenthound on a passion for business and a vision of revolutionizing the pet care industry. What gets him out of bed is his excitement about making a difference in the business of dog grooming and about helping people connect with their dogs. He’s also incredibly invested in educating and empowering his employees to achieve their potential. He ...
Aug 19, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Born inBogota, Colombia, maxillofacial surgeon, university professor for over 10 years. He has his MBAfrom AIU, andin 2000 he and Ana Maria Fernandez founded Education First Inc. which today operates 6 Early Childhood Centers and licenses its educational model to over 100 schools in 7 countries. Gilberto is responsible for the strategicperformanceof the company and is certifiedas an internationalinstructor on Parallel Thinking and Thinking maps. He has participated in numerousinternational confe...
Aug 19, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 34
Justin is a faith-based leader dedicated to improving the Quality of Life for everyone he encounters. Quadrupling his company size in a few short years while being a devoted Husband to his beautiful Wife Jessica, and committed Father to the fantastic 4, Mason, Emma, Landon, and Addison. As the proud owner of Kasper Electrical Inc., he has taken the company his father Jay Kasper founded over 20 years later, and built it into a powerhouse that he uses as a platform to increase the Quality of Life ...
Aug 19, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 33
Kristopher Bonocore is a driven leader, focused primarily on enhancing the dynamics of the Advisor/Client relationship. With his nearly 20 years in financial services at publicly-traded and private companies, he brings experience in the areas of advisory, leadership, training, sales, marketing, strategy, and client service. Throughout his career, he has set the bar for his peers as well as those on his team with an intense focus on serving the needs of Clients and Advisors alike. Now, he is taki...
Aug 17, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Garrett moved down to Florida with his family at the age of four. His father was in apparel and then followed his mentor to do insurance. And it’s been insurance ever since. He started working with US Health Advisors in 2010 selling health insurance and quickly became the top producer in the entire company of thousands in 2015. Opened his first office that was 4600 sq. ft on Las Olas in Ft Lauderdale, FL on September 2016 that he quickly outgrew in just 3.5 months and now has 25k sq. ft office i...
Aug 17, 2019•34 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Russ is the CEO of Caddy for a Cure that was created to serve the warrior in need and the needs of many through the game of golf. Russ was the former coach and caddy to World Golf Hall of Fame Member Bernhard Langer for nearly 20 years. He also served as the Head Golf Professional at the Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton, Florida. And he is a Life Member of the PGA of America. Russ currently resides in Coral Springs, Florida with his wife Colleen, and daughter Kayla. Kayla is one of the top j...
Aug 12, 2019•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Katy is the inventor of the Magnetic Lash and Founder of global beauty brand One Two Cosmetics. One Two Lash is the world’s first magnetic lash and the only patented magnetic lash. Katy and One Two Lash have earned praise from media including Allure, O, The Oprah Magazine, Vogue, Wall Street Journal, and hundreds of others. One Two Lash is available in 150+ Sephora stores and Katy regularly appears live on HSN and QVC. In addition to her role as Founder of One Two Cosmetics, Katy mentors young e...
Aug 12, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Mark is a fourth-generation firefighter and is currently President of the board of the Institute for Responder Wellnes s. Mark also owns Influence Media Solutions which is a Marketing, Public Relations, Digital Marketing and Social Media firm with accounts nationwide. Mark is one of the top marketing executives in the United States and has revolutionized how companies reach potential clients thru influence and traditional marketing. His expertise in Marketing, Social Media, Digital Marketing and...
Jul 29, 2019•30 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Vinnie is a noted expert on fishing and author of several well-known fishing magazines where he wrote the monthly Bahamas fishing forecast and other articles explaining and teaching fishing tactics. For the past nine years, with the support of Jimmy Buffett and his company Margaritaville, Vinnie has taken groups of 4 to 25 injured veterans on ocean fishing voyages having the time of their lives. In 2013, Vinnie was awarded the Carry Forward Award with the Wounded Warrior Project. He was also awa...
Jul 29, 2019•38 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Born on a blustery winter’s eve in the city of Moscow, November 30, 1970; Gerald Katz was then known as Igor Katz. His family left for a home in the United States before little Igor was 3. The family Katz took charge of their destiny unafraid of failure and motivated to find their Mecca here in the United States. Igor became Gerald, (Thanks to dad’s taking to President Ford), learned to speak Russian, English, and Spanish and he’s been the master of his passions and vision ever since! Over the y...
Jul 25, 2019•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Andy came down to Florida in 1995. While looking to buy a business, he encountered a company named Transworld Business Brokers. He continued his search for a business, but was offered a position at Transworld as an agent. He joined the company and quickly became one of South Florida’s top performers. Now over thirty-eight years old, Transworld Business Advisors is the number one business brokerage and an international Franchisor through a partnership with United Franchise Group. They have curren...
Jul 23, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Chris is the Founder and CEO of Interchanges , a strategic digital marketing agency, that has generated 1.4 Billion dollars of revenue for their clients over the past 19 years. His company has worked with medium sized businesses all the way up to Fortune 500 companies. Colo CSX, Lamborghini, Palace Resorts and Hard Rock hotels are all happy clients to name a few. He is also the Founder and Head Performance Coach of Live Large Coaching . His true passion is helping people get from where they are ...
Jul 23, 2019•54 min•Season 1Ep. 24
An internet pioneer since 1993, Colin, and partners, have built several internet companies which include Tucows Interactive (TCX), Internet Direct Canada Inc. (TSX: IDX), Hostopia.com Inc.(TSX: H), and GeeksForLess.com . Colin’s companies have won several awards including Profit magazine’s 7th fastest growing company in Canada (1997), Profit magazine’s 2nd fastest growing company in Canada (1998), and Canada’s #1 fastest growing company (2005). He has also been an active member of the internet c...
Jul 22, 2019•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 23
Vicky is the co-founder and CEO of the National Association of Divorce Professionals and started TheCafeD.com , a website dedicated to supporting men and women going through the divorce process. She is also the founder and CEO of Inspiration University… a company that is dedicated to helping women grow their businesses through education, coaching, and networking opportunities. Through Inspiration University, Vicky was able to help thousands of women across South Florida grow their businesses and...
Jul 22, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 22
David Blyer is the President, CEO, and co-founder of Arreva, LLC, a company that provides completely integrated online fundraising and donor relationship management software to the nonprofit sector. He is a veteran software technology entrepreneur with a list of firsts. In 1993, he co-founded Vento Software, the first vertical business intelligence applications provider, which was acquired by Chicago-based SPSS in 1999. Following the acquisition, he effectively grew the company’s revenue from $8...
Jul 03, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 21
After years of working as an intrapreneur for Fortune 500 companies, Bruce had extensive success while earning industry-wide respect for honesty and integrity in building CIC Applicant Background Checks (now First Advantage) from $190,000 in sales to the industry leader with sales over $13,000,000. After he sold the company in 1998, Bruce stayed on as president until he retired in 2000. At the request of several industry business owners, he launched Berg Consulting Group providing services only ...
May 26, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Todd Brown is founder and CEO of Emphasis Benefits. Having spent much of his career in executive level positions he fully understands the most effective way to work on behalf of his employer clients on best outcomes including implementation and renewal pricing and strategy. His 29 years of experience include leadership positions at CIGNA, UnitedHealthcare, Neighborhood Health Partnership and John Alden Life. Todd has industry leading expertise in all facets of managed care including traditional ...
May 26, 2019•31 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Joseph Eppy is an Ohio State University graduate and president and Chief Visionary Officer of The Eppy Group. He and his firm help clients with many facets of financial planning such as: retirement maximization strategies, business solutions, philanthropic fundraising, college funding options, estate planning strategies, and special needs planning. Joe's approach to planning revolves fundamentally around educating his clients to help ensure their ability to make well planned decisions. He works ...
May 25, 2019•51 min•Season 1Ep. 18
A millionaire by age 32, is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author with 16 titles to his name, including blockbusters "How Come That Idiot’s Rich and I’m Not" and “7 S.E.C.R.E.T.S of the Money Masters." An Emory University Doctor of Law and Master of Business Administration, Robert is considered one of the world’s savviest real estate and financial market forecasters. To date he has been involved in over 1,000 real-estate transactions totaling over 100 million dollars. As a...
May 25, 2019•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 17
This globe-trotting, marketing genius is anything but ordinary. Michelle doesn’t think outside the box, she thinks beyond the box. After all, she founded Cruise Planners when working from home wasn't even a thing and travel agents exclusively specialized in cruises. Her vision and leadership keeps the company top-notch and has evolved to sell ALL types of travel. She's a powerhouse with an open-door policy among the Home Office Team, franchise owners and travel partners. Her loyal, approachable,...
May 25, 2019•39 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Josh takes great pride in understanding the issues which confront his clients and then crafting an efficient and effective strategy tailored to achieving his clients’ goals. For example, in the aftermath of the financial crisis, Josh successfully implemented an innovative legal theory to obtain recovery for government sponsored entities and financial institutions from title insurers pursuant to closing protection letter claims. Josh is one of only a handful of lawyers in Florida that stridently ...
May 14, 2019•36 min•Ep. 15
