PJ Glassy, the founder of X Gym , took some time to chat with Gabe about brain science, surrendering to healthy transformations and more. PJ is no stranger to Today’s Business Leaders and has visited the show before. Listen to PJ’s earlier appearance on the show and catch up on the rest of the episodes . Impact of Nutrition and Brain Science on Alzheimer's Disease As a self-described research hound, PJ can easily dedicate hours digging into facts and figures and learning about a variety of topic...
Feb 26, 2018•57 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Calvin Wayman has yet to reach his goals, but he is well on his way. With a resume that includes starting a social media marketing agency, becoming a sought-after speaker and a published author, Calvin has made significant strides in his entrepreneurial journey in a few short years. Calvin sat down with Gabe to talk about fear, motivation and how to create the success you want on this installment of Today’s Business Leaders. The Power of Fear Fear can make people avoid taking action - it can als...
Feb 21, 2018•43 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Zachary Ellison put the years of experience he gained working in the startup industry to work for others when he started Zeskup . Along the way, he has learned many lessons, some of which came about the hard way. In this episode of Today’s Business Leaders , Zachary chats with Gabe about thinking outside of yourself and building scalable businesses. Foundation in Sales Before starting Zeskup, Zachary held several corporate jobs in sales. He ultimately did not enjoy the work, so he moved into the...
Feb 19, 2018•25 min•Season 1Ep. 20
In this episode of Today’s Business Leaders, Gabe chats with Glenn Meder to learn about surviving family businesses and striking out as an entrepreneur. Learning How to Sell Glenn started out working for his father’s business. For about 20 years, Glenn worked mostly in sales and helped develop the business. Glenn learned many important lessons, primarily that he hates working in sales, but also the importance of being able to sell . By putting his own uncomfortable feelings aside, Glenn mastered...
Feb 07, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Gabe chats with Richard Kim, founder of My Video Series , about the skills and traits that go into becoming both an entrepreneur and a good person. As he explains it, varied experiences and excellent mentors put Richard on a path to success. Early Introduction to Business Richard started honing his sales skills in high school. As he grew older, his business intuition evolved, too. Richard was unaware at the time, but he has a strong sales ability that he has always managed to put to good use. Sc...
Jan 24, 2018•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 17
From full-time online poker player to successful entrepreneur, Chris Sparks has led a life that greatly varies from his original intentions. In this episode of Today’s Business Leaders, Gabe of Business Marketing Engine and Chris of The Forcing Function chat about the choices that caused Chris to detour from his chosen path. Best Laid Plans Initially, Chris was not interested in being an entrepreneur. He wanted to make television commercials and was interested in marketing. All of the decisions ...
Jan 18, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 16
In this second in a two-part series, Gabe continues his conversation with Adam Alson of Double Down.Digital . During it, Adam explains how his journey took him from explaining an idea to his father in his parent’s kitchen table to running his own business. This path included a few detours, and things didn’t always go according to plan, but Adam preserved and found success. If you haven’t done so already, get up to speed and listen to the first episode . Just Go Do It From that fateful discussion...
Jan 11, 2018•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Adam Alson offers up some actionable advice based on his own experiences while he chats with Gabe in the most recent episode of Today’s Business Leaders . From his early entrepreneurial efforts to building his own company, Adam has followed and developed his interests on his path towards success. Early Interest in Commerce From an early age, Adam found ways to have fun and make money. From orchestrating his own carnivals to entertain neighborhood kids to selling candy, Adam routinely had some ty...
Jan 08, 2018•42 min•Season 1Ep. 14
In this episode of Today’s Business Leaders Gabe speaks with the inspiring Jeet Banerjee about his entrepreneurial journey. Jeet offers up plenty of actionable advice based on his experiences launching several successful businesses. Learn how failure and impatience can be beneficial and lead you down a path to success. How Miserable Jobs Led to Inspiration As a teenager Jeet took one dead-end job after another and he either quit or was fired from each and every one. After a while Jeet began to f...
Jan 03, 2018•38 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Procrastination can completely derail a project and cause items to perpetually linger on your to-do list. Understanding the causes of procrastination can help you defeat the problem at the source and regain your productivity. Lisa of Impactive Strategies and Gabe of Business Marketing Engine discuss procrastination in an attempt to understand it. Learn what triggers to look out for to keep procrastination at bay. Defining Procrastination Confusion can arise between deferring and procrastination....
Dec 26, 2017•22 min•Season 1Ep. 12
In this episode of Today’s Business Leaders with Gabe Arnold , we meet Los Angeles entrepreneur Miles Anthony . Miles founded Flux Chargers , a company that designs and sells portable phone chargers. In just two years, Miles went from door-to-door sales to an automated revenue stream. After scaling his first business, Milles founded Flux Ventures . This holding company manages more than $200k in cryptocurrencies. Strategies for Business Success Miles advocates blogging to grow your business. Con...
Dec 21, 2017•41 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Pick up the skills necessary to combat an unwieldy to-do list in this episode of Today’s Business Leaders . Lisa of Impactive Strategies chats with Gabe with tips and tricks centered on how to deal with wanting to do it all. Manage Choices Many people believe the key to tackling all of the tasks and projects they want to accomplish comes down to managing time . In an earlier episode, Lisa explained how to manage time . Time management is part of the equation when it comes to being productive but...
Dec 18, 2017•19 min•Season 1Ep. 10
When you are in the thick of things it can be hard to stay on track and focus on priorities. Unexpected challenges can make it especially difficult to cross items off your to-do list. In this episode of Today’s Business Leaders Lisa of Impactive Strategies and Gabe of Business Marketing Engine explain how to merge work emergencies, or fires, into your day. Establishing Priorities You know what your prioritizes are and how to go about accomplishing everything. If not, check out our first episode ...
Dec 11, 2017•16 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Learn how to build your career so you can work on your business, not in it. In this episode of Today’s Business Leaders Gabe picks up some actionable advice from Hayk Tadevosyan . As a self-made business leader Hayk understands firsthand how to structure a business for success. Driven to Succeed Hayk came from modest beginnings, but through determination and perseverance he built a successful business. Born in Armenia, Hayk immigrated to the United States as a teenager. During his early years in...
Dec 06, 2017•26 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Time management sounds elusive and like an impossible goal, but in this episode of Today’s Business Leaders , Lisa of Impactive Strategies and Gabe of Business Marketing Engine break down how to make time management work for you. The trick is to structure your day based on the way you work in order to be most effective. Actionable Advice Balancing time across various responsibilities, tasks and roles is a challenge, and there are certainly times that crossing everything off of your to-do list fe...
Dec 04, 2017•11 min•Season 1Ep. 7
These tips for success stream from Glassey’s conversation with Gabe Arnold of Business Marketing Engine. P.J. Glassey turns his obsession with brain, nutrition and exercise science research into a business which earns a profit and benefits his clients. With X Gym locations in West Seattle and Kirkland, Washington, Glassey’s innovative X Gym 21 Minute Workout Program continues to rack up fitness and financial success. As a gym founder, author of Cracking Your Calorie Code , and producer of Real R...
Nov 29, 2017•38 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In the most recent episode of Today’s Business Leaders learn how to separate a task from a project and take care of business. Lisa of Impactive Strategies and Gabe of Business Marketing Engine get to the bottom of what makes some projects just seem so imposing and impossible. Understanding a Task and a Project Tasks are small items that are a single step and take 15 minutes or less to accomplish. Your to-do list should be comprised of tasks . A project is a bigger endeavor that is made up of mul...
Nov 27, 2017•14 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In the latest episode of Today’s Business Leaders, Gabe and Lisa, of Impactive Strategies , discuss how to deal with email. Email is necessary, but it can easily become a distraction and take up a lot of time. Time is valuable, so getting your inbox under control is a must in order to be productive and make the most of your time. Different Problems Call for Different Solutions Know your challenges to find the best solution and strategies for dealing with email. Also, keep in mind that everyone w...
Nov 20, 2017•18 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Gabe Arnold , founder and CEO of Business Marketing Engine , sits down with Vlad Mkrtumyan , founder of the company Logic Inbound . In “Today’s Business Leaders,” BME’s regular podcast, Gabe picks the brains of other successful entrepreneurs to see how they got to where they are today. Vlad is still a pretty young guy (at least as far as the calendar is concerned). At 26, he has had many business successes and a fair share of failed business attempts, but such setbacks have offered valuable insi...
Nov 15, 2017•41 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Distractions are a very real problem for a lot of people that can completely upend productivity . In addition to getting in the way of work, distractions are just frustrating. Learning how to identify and minimize distractions gives you the ability to refocus and make the most of your time. Actionable Advice from Real World Professionals Each episode of Today’s Business Leaders focuses on tips to improve productivity when working remotely. Catch up on all of the episodes and pick up some handy t...
Nov 13, 2017•17 min•Season 1Ep. 2
On our first episode Lisa Mallis from Impactive Strategies shares with us the magic of 168 and how you can apply it to your own time management strategies. You can get your copy of the 168 cheat sheet here . Did you enjoy this show? Leave us a positive rating and share it with your friends! Want to be featured on the show, go here and book your slot ....
Nov 04, 2017•15 min•Season 1Ep. 1
