So, you’ve got a great idea for a business. How are you going to get the business started? What do you need to get the ball rolling? Today’s guest, Norty Cohen, has years of experience in bringing ideas to life, however, it isn’t as easy as you think. On today’s show, Norty uses his entrepreneurial insight to explain the essential things every budding entrepreneur needs to know when developing new business ideas. Norty is a self-taught entrepreneur and has been in business for over 20 years. His...
Jan 18, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 114
What does it mean to be a great leader? How do you balance managing all aspects of your business? Today’s guest, Tina Forsyth says the first step to becoming a great leader is to be a great self-leader. How am I Getting in the Way? Tina is a coach, author, educator and entrepreneur. Through her longtime experience as an online business manager, Tina has shifted her focus to helping business owners answer a difficult question, “how am I getting in the way?” Tina asked herself this question in 200...
Jan 08, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 113
Entrepreneurship and personal development go hand in hand. As you age and grow, your perception of the world changes, along with how you see opportunities. As the business world changes, so does your perspective. CEO and author Vinnie Fisher shares how he took his problem-solving skills and channeled them into the digital business world. Vinnie knew he was a problem solver at a young age. After his brother broke his arm, Vinnie took over his paper route and almost tripled his tips. While his bro...
Nov 23, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 112
How do you make a meaningful connection in the digital world? In the oversaturated content market, connecting with customers and other businesses is harder than ever. What if you focused on quality over quantity? What if you combined monetization with meaningful connections? Author and long-time entrepreneur Joshua Lee figured out a way to do just that. Joshua grew up as an only child, so establishing relationships with people was an essential skill he wanted to learn. He knew he wanted to be an...
Nov 16, 2020•49 min•Season 3Ep. 111
Based on the Law of Attraction, all thoughts turn into things eventually. The energy we put into the universe manifests itself into our reality. While the methods of Law of Attraction have been around for a long time, they are difficult to apply to everyday life. Author and entrepreneur Andrew Kap found a new way to apply the Law of Attraction methodology in a practical way — a way that is accessible to anyone. Andrew found the path to entrepreneurship shortly after graduating from college. Like...
Nov 09, 2020•32 min•Season 3Ep. 110
Are you a gym owner struggling to grow your membership base? How do you take advantage of the technology around you to grow your fitness business? Entrepreneur, coach and fitness expert Will Hurst has the tools you need to succeed and grow your business. Like many successful entrepreneurs, Will had the entrepreneurial spirit at a young age. Coming from humble beginnings, Will was not interested in school and thought that college was not an option due to financial stress. In high school, he start...
Nov 02, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 109
What if a rocket or satellite launch became part of everyday life? Is it possible to make space boring? Jason Kanigan, a process improvement expert and space industry networker, is working on exactly that. Jason is the founder and CEO of Cold Star Technologies. His company specializes in process engineering of space technology, data science and small business fraud prevention. Through his longtime entrepreneurial journey, Jason was able to take his wisdom and knowledge and apply it to the space ...
Oct 26, 2020•43 min•Season 3Ep. 108
Being a female entrepreneur comes with its own set of challenges. What is the secret to entrepreneurial success for women? How can women-owned businesses feel empowered to keep going? Speaker, business consultant, TV show host and CEO Lea Woodford has the perfect resources for women on the go. Lea started her entrepreneurial journey at a young age. She began investing in real estate at 18 and was working in the software industry and with a copier company. After the copier company went bankrupt, ...
Oct 19, 2020•32 min•Season 3Ep. 107
Are you an entrepreneur struggling to propel your business forward? Do you need a framework to guide you on a path of personal and professional growth? Business consultant, coach and author Annabelle Beckwith has the principles you need to succeed. Annabelle has always had an eye for business, even as a child. She built her business on a lesson learned from her father. He told her to find something you love to do and make someone pay you for it. After leaving a corporate job and not knowing what...
Oct 12, 2020•47 min•Season 3Ep. 106
Podcast guest Rich DeCicco is a real estate lead generation expert. He started his entrepreneurial journey at the age of four when he started playing the drums. How does being a musician relate to real estate investing? According to Rich, it’s all about taking what you learn and applying it to your next project. As a young musician, Rich knew he would not be paid a regular salary just from playing the drums. He was hired as an intern at a music studio in New York and eventually became part of th...
Oct 05, 2020•45 min•Season 3Ep. 105
What is the clear path to successful entrepreneurship? Is there a clear path? How can you balance your professional and personal life? Author, speaker and CEO Alex Charfen explains how entrepreneurs can expand their business. Like many entrepreneurs, Alex grew up feeling different from others. He was diagnosed with a variety of behavioral problems as a kid and never felt like he truly belonged. As a young adult, Alex struggled with balancing his professional and personal life. After discovering ...
Sep 25, 2020•40 min•Ep. 104
Are you struggling with your marketing strategy? Do you want to explore online advertising and not sure where to start? Pay-per-click ad campaign expert Andrew Muller is here to help entrepreneurs get the most out of their marketing budget through personalized pay-per-click campaigns. Andrew began his online advertising career at a young age. He worked at Bing for years specializing in advertising campaigns and pay-per-click. He noticed that clients were paying a lot of money for generic adverti...
Sep 24, 2020•43 min•Ep. 103
Are you an upcoming entrepreneur that needs advice? Do you have a side hustle to supplement your income? Today’s Business Leaders guest Tony Whatley is here to show you how you can grow your side hustle into a successful business. Known as the side hustle millionaire, Tony finds new ways for entrepreneurs to enhance their productivity and revenue. Tony came from a working-class family and got his first taste of entrepreneurship at a young age. He started buying candy from a local convenience sto...
Sep 21, 2020•49 min•Ep. 102
Is your business struggling to succeed? Are you knee-deep in knowledge products and generic entrepreneurial guides? Today’s Business Leaders guest, Mike Young, has been there, and he has a solution for struggling entrepreneurs. Mike was running a successful mortgage business in the early 2000s. He was a liquid millionaire, with over 200 employees and multiple offices. All of that changed in 2008, when the housing market crashed. Mike’s business was failing, and he wanted out. His partners bought...
Sep 14, 2020•42 min•Season 3Ep. 101
As an entrepreneur, it can be difficult to know the right way to market yourself to others. How do you get other people to understand your big idea? How do you get others to remember your idea? How do you get people to keep talking about you even after you leave a meeting? Today’s Business Leader guest, Michael Roderick, has the answers. Michael got his first taste of entrepreneurship in high school. To help raise money for the English department, he organized a battle of the bands fundraiser. H...
Sep 07, 2020•39 min•Season 3Ep. 100
Can health and fitness help you become a better entrepreneur? If your body is functioning at its highest potential, so can your mind. As an entrepreneur, it can be easy to put aside your health for your business’ success. However, this doesn’t have to be the case. Fitness coach, professional triathlete and entrepreneur Amir Pozderac grew up in war-ravaged Bosnia and was severely overweight compared to his peers. He tried many diets, but nothing helped him keep the weight off long term. As he got...
Aug 31, 2020•48 min•Season 3Ep. 99
Money is a universal language that everyone understands. To some, money has become their primary language, with service as secondary. But, what if you were able to merge those two and become fluent in both languages? Seems impossible, but it’s not. Alex Goldfayn, a business owner and published author, began his entrepreneurial journey early. At the age of 23, Alex owned his own business managing 12 employees, all of whom were over the age of 40. His vision was clear, but had limited experience i...
Aug 24, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 98
Have you ever driven across a bridge and thought to yourself, I wonder how sturdy this really is or questioned how many cars, trucks, vans or motorcycles drove across it? Bridges are, by design, intended to connect two points that would otherwise not be accessible. Bridges create connections to help the flow of travel. They create opportunities that we otherwise wouldn’t be able to experience if the bridge weren’t there. In addition to connecting two points, bridges also provide stability. The i...
Aug 12, 2020•41 min•Season 3Ep. 97
Have you ever questioned yourself? Have you realized that your career isn’t going how you thought it would? What if you had “the dream life, the nice cars, the big house and the “perfect” family? Imagine traveling with a private jet or using a credit card with no spending limit. On the outside, it may look like you have it all. However, deep inside, you know something is missing. Teddy Burriss knew this feeling all too well. He had the dream job, the dream lifestyle, got to travel the world on a...
Aug 10, 2020•30 min•Ep. 96
How many times have you been worried about how you were going to provide for yourself or your family? When was the last time you stood in front of a grocery store check-out clerk, hoping your debit card read approved? Think about a time when you didn’t know if you were going to make ends meet. How did you feel? What did you think? How did you act? Amir Pozderac experienced those unsettling moments in his life, especially while he lived in Bosnia. It wasn’t until early childhood, also during a ti...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 95
Juliette Stapleton is a born entrepreneur. It’s evident in every word she says and every thought she expresses. Her journey towards entrepreneurship and rise to online visibility royalty was quite a ride, but she gained a wealth of experience and knowledge she now shares with others. Her successful track record working with entrepreneurs/individuals at all stages of their own journey speaks for itself, too. Juliette had something of an epiphany in 2017 when she recognized she had abandoned her d...
Feb 19, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 94
In this episode of Today’s Business Leaders, Frank Mendoza shares some of his success secrets for running your own business. Frank is the owner and founder of Catalytics Consulting. After working on several startups at Dell, he got his mini MBA and formed his own company. The Basics of a Startup Before he could launch his business, Frank had to identify what you need from a consulting practice. He came up with four basic things: - Leads - A way to close leads - An execution strategy - Referrals ...
Feb 05, 2020•36 min•Season 3Ep. 93
Many of our guests on this podcast are passionate about what they do, but Pam’s passion for helping people find their fire and create the authentic life they want to live is unique. We get right down to business from the start, and Pam outlines why she does what she does while telling us a bit about her life’s work. As a spiritual life coach, Pam focuses on keeping herself and her clients balanced physically, intellectually and spiritually. Many entrepreneurs are all about the first two areas of...
Jan 29, 2020•38 min•Season 1Ep. 92
It was great talking to Lisa Mallis again on the show. She brings a lifetime of experience, practical knowledge and strategies to help everyone get more life (not just work) out of each day. Our conversation begins with reviewing Lisa’s unique background, and it’s an interesting story. Originally, Lisa was a classroom math teacher who loved students and teaching. Eventually, she moved on to become a school administrator and eventually an athletic director. During this time, she started Impactive...
Jan 15, 2020•33 min•Season 1Ep. 90
I start out asking Dave about how the One Funnel Away Challenge got started and why ClickFunnels has spearheaded this process. We talk about Dave’s process for creating the ideal customer to shape your client and corporate culture, and about the testing process involved. Dave recommends looking at what works in other niches and industries and emulating the best of what you find. A good idea is a good idea, and expecting to develop the best ideas in your industry on your own isn’t realistic. At t...
Jan 08, 2020•16 min•Season 1Ep. 89
On today’s episode, AmpMyContent founder Daniel Daines-Hutt discusses web traffic and conversion. Daniel is an industry expert who has discovered how to drive tons of traffic to his posts time and again. He enjoys the highest ROIs and opt-in rates in the industry, making a lot of money in the process. He not only knows what he’s talking about, but he also practices what he preaches. Getting Back to Content Marketing Basics There are a variety of ways to drive traffic to your website. Yet, it’s i...
Dec 27, 2019•40 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Today’s podcast episode presents a conversation between Gabe Arnold and Wally Carmichael. Carmichael is a shot-from-the hip entrepreneur who can help your business see fantastic results. Keep listening to learn about all the helpful information Mr. Carmichael provides. Mr. Carmichael provides . The Mindset of Abundance Of course, anyone who sets out down the entrepreneurial trail wants to be successful. The first key to attaining that goal is to start with the mindset of abundance . This idea is...
Dec 18, 2019•36 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Hayk Tadevosyan returns to Today’s Business Leaders to offer invaluable insight on what it takes to start and run a successful business. He came to the US with his father in 2001 in search of the American Dream. At the age of 18, Hayk seized the opportunity to break into the insurance industry. Today, he is the top producing agent out of six states in the Pacific Northwest. He has also written a powerful book: The Power of Mindset. Hard Work and Tenacity go a Long Way Hayk's father often stated,...
Dec 11, 2019•33 min•Season 1Ep. 86
When Nathaniel Fraser was a teenager, he had a bit of an epiphany. He had dropped out of high school and was working at a steam cleaning company, and he was selling weed on the side. It didn’t take long for him to realize that making money through marijuana was a lot more engaging and fulfilling than his job. Fortunately, Nathan didn’t immediately turn into a drug kingpin - instead, he decided to start a business. However, being a teenager without a lot of formal education meant that he went to ...
Jul 24, 2019•56 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Janis Pettit makes her second visit to Today’s Business Leaders to talk about how CEOs can both help and sabotage their businesses. During her 30 years of being an entrepreneur, Janis has run four successful companies. She has employed a whole lot of trial and error, but she has always come out on top and learned so much actionable advice along the way. You Can’t Get Away from Yourself Janis shares a common adage about how business problems are always well disguised personal problems . A lot of ...
Jun 12, 2019•43 min•Season 1Ep. 84
