Episode 115

with Ryan Kugler of Plan B, A5 Events and Ideal Content

Ryan Kugler is the president and owner of three companies: Plan B, one of the nation’s largest secondary wholesalers; A5 Events; and Ideal Content.

Born in Chicago, Ryan moved to Los Angeles at a young age where he took an interest in the film industry and made his way onto several studio lots, becoming friends with actor Ted Danson.

During breaks from school, Ryan worked for the family business DVA, which bought and sold VHS tapes. After finishing school, he moved to Florida to work full time at DVA in sales. It took him only a short time to learn the ropes and he quickly moved up to buyer, soon followed by VP of purchasing.

In 2013, Ryan left DVA because he saw the writing on the wall (DVDs were on the decline and many people were watching films on demand). Over the next few years, he started three companies: Plan B, which buys and sells closeouts from manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers; A5 Events, which produces corporate events for large corporations and nonprofit organizations; and Ideal Content, a marketing company that works with Fortune 500 companies to produce new and unique high-end marketing products.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Ryan Kugler about the liquidation and closeout business.

Talking points include:

●    How to buy and sell unwanted inventory.

●    Why cash is king.

●    Taking steps to get rid of inventory.

●    Why there is competition for inventory.

Connect with Ryan Kugler

Website: www.ryankugler.com

Facebook: facebook.com/Plan-B-Distribution-589723291179547/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-kugler-8653265/

Ryan Kugler

ryan@aplanb.com

http://www.ryankugler.com/

https://www.aplanb.com/

BIO

Ryan Kugler is the President and owner of three different companies, A5 Events, Ideal Content, and Plan B (which is one of the nation’s largest secondary wholesalers in the country). 

Born in Chicago, Ryan moved to Los Angeles at a young age where he took a strong interest in the film industry and made his way onto several studio lots becoming a good friend of Ted Danson, star of Cheers, The Good Place, and Mr. Mayor.

On his breaks from school Ryan worked for the family business DVA, which bought and sold VHS tapes. Upon finishing school, he moved to Florida to work full time at DVA in sales. It took him only a short time to learn the ropes, and he quickly moved up to Buyer, soon followed by VP of Purchasing.

In 2013 Ryan saw the writing on the wall (DVDs declining and people watching films on demand) and left DVA, and over the course of the next few years started three different companies: Plan B, which buys and sells closeouts from manufacturers, wholesalers and retailers, A5 Events which produces corporate events for large corporations and Non-Profit organizations, and Ideal Content a marketing company that works with Fortune 500 companies producing new and unique high end marketing products.

Title:

The Liquidation and Closeout Business

Talking Points

◘ Buying and Selling Unwanted Inventory

◘ Cash is King

◘ Steps to Getting Rid of Inventory

◘ Competition for Inventory

Social Media

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan-kugler-8653265/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/Plan-B-Distribution-589723291179547/

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lynnpalmer@clearchannel.com

https://clearchanneloutdoor.com/

VP Sales/Market Manager San Diego, Clear Channel Outdoor

Bio

Lynn Started in Radio where she learned a lot about 5, 10, 15 second advertising clips that needed to get to the point quick with only a few words. That experience gave her a vast portfolio of knowledge and experience and helped her move from radio to billboard advertising where she was hired by Clear Channel Outdoor in 2015.

Clear Channel Outdoor is a worldwide out of home advertising company offering a wide variety of outdoor signs across the U.S., in 43 of the top 50 DMAs. Their billboards, digital billboards, airport signs and other outdoor advertising options enable brands to connect with people in different environments. 

Ms. Palmer is currently the VP Sales/Market Manager in San Diego, CA 

Title

Billboard Advertising: A New and Improved Way of Reaching a Mass Audience

 Talking Points

◘ How Billboard Advertising has evolved

◘ “Out of Home” Mass Reach Medium

◘ Using Data in Aggregate to Identify Where the Customer is and What the Customer Wants

◘ Digital Ads: flexibility to change within Seconds

Social Media

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lynn-palmer-8a0b098/

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Episode 113

with Steven Sashen of Xero Shoes

Steven Sashen, CEO of Xero Shoes, is one of the fastest men over 55 in the United States. He wears nothing but Xero shoes and swears by them. He says most shoe companies design shoes with luxurious cushioning and arch support, making your foot feel comfortable and protected. But those actually hurt the strength of your foot, he says, and cause more injury than his minimalist shoe line.

His company manufactures and sells lightweight performance recreation footwear. People in 97 countries enjoy his sandals and shoes for everything from a stroll on the beach or hike in the woods to a gym workout or marathon run. Xero is all about NATURAL: Natural FIT -- your toes can spread and relax in the wide toe box. Plus the XERO-drop (non-elevated heel and low-to-the-ground design) allows for proper posture, balance and agility; Natural FUNCTION -- Xeros designs let your feet bend, flex and move the way they're supposed to. And they're so lightweight you barely feel them; Natural FEEL -- the exclusive, patented FeelTrue® sole protects you while also giving your feet and brain the ground feedback they want to feel.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Steven Sashen about how naturally-designed footwear can improve your life.

Talking points include:

●    How the major hype from shoe companies about motion control, padding, arch support and stabilization is destroying your feet.

●    Finding a name that fits the brand.

●    Ways to find a product that gives people what they really need.

●    How to listen to what people are asking for and get involved in the conversation.

Connect with Steven Sashen

Website: www.xeroshoes.com

Twitter: twitter.com/xeroshoes

Facebook: facebook.com/xeroshoes

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/xero-shoes/

Instagram: Instagram.com/xeroshoes/

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Episode 112

with Jason Feifer of Entrepreneur Magazine and jasonfeifer.com

Jason Feifer is Editor-in-Chief at Entrepreneur Magazine but he acts more like an entrepreneur. In addition to his full-time job, he writes and hosts webinars and is the host of multiple podcasts. He produces and stars in his online videos and is a blogger, keynote speaker, writer, humorist, producer, editor and life coach. He is redefining how people work in post-Covid America.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Jason Feifer about modern-day entrepreneurship.

Talking points include:

●    How entrepreneurs are problem solvers.

●    How to make the ubiquitous webinar work for you.

●    Why data and failure are your two best friends.

●    How to pick an idea and grow a business.

Connect with Jason Feifer:

Website: jasonfeifer.com

Twitter: twitter.com/heyfeifer

Facebook: www.facebook.com/jasonfeifer

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jasonfeifer/

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Episode 111

with Curt Mercadante of Merc Enterprises

Curt Mercadante helps businesses and entrepreneurs increase their authority brand exposure to the right clients so they can make more money. For 25 years, he has counseled small businesses and entrepreneurs, as well as some of the largest corporations and associations in the country. He built three profitable businesses, including a seven-figure public relations and advertising agency. Curt is a Gallup-Certified Strengths Trainer, host of the Freedom Mindset Radio podcast and author of the bestselling book, “Five Pillars of the Freedom Lifestyle.” He lives in Charleston, S.C., with his wife, Julie, and four children.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Curt Mercadante about authority branding.

Talking points include:

●       The Four Pillars are Attention, Accuracy, Alignment and Authenticity.

●     Create your “one-sentence” impact message.

●     Know who you want to serve, what they want and how you can get it to them.

Connect with Curt Mercadante

Website: https://www.merc.enterprises/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curtmercadante/

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Episode 110

with Karen Love Lee

Karen Love Lee is a passion-preneur coach, empowering highly ambitious men into passion-driven entrepreneurship. As a recovering overachiever driven by unconscious emotional trauma, her healing journey from suicide to self-love to success set the foundation to fulfill upon her life’s purpose: empowering others through her life experiences. As a result of healing her depression, causing subconscious suicidal tendencies, Karen created cutting-edge mental performance techniques interlaced with her gifted intuition. These profoundly effective methods radically enrich the lives and dreams of her leadership-based clientele.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Karen Love Lee about reaching super humanness in yourself and your business.

Talking points include:

●     Get to the root of the problem.

●     The No. 1 dream killer is unconscious fear.

●     Have the courage and willingness to pivot and change.

●     Childhood trauma can shape your life.

Connect with Karen Love Lee

Website: karenlovelee.com

Twitter: https://twitter.com/IgniteYourPower

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KarenLoveLeeDreams

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/KarenLoveLee/

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Episode 109

with Susan Fennema of Beyond the Chaos

Susan Fennema is the Chaos Eradicating Officer (CEO) of Beyond the Chaos, a consultancy helping small-business owners to simplify their operations and manage their projects so they can grow their businesses and get their lives back. With more than 30 years of operations/project management experience in professional service industries, she is on a mission to improve American society exponentially. When not making multi-course dinners, she enjoys Texas A&M football games and Blackhawks hockey. She lives and works from her home in McKinney, Texas, with her husband, dog and cat.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Susan Fennema about managing the chaos in small businesses.

Talking points include:

●   Control the chaos by building systems.

●   Expectations: What you want It to be vs. what it is.

●   Fill gaps by identifying problems and putting a process in place.

Connect with Susan Fennema

Website

Beyondthechaos.biz

LinkedIn

linkedin .com/in/susanfennema/

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Episode 108

with Mitch Levinson of Creative Sizzle

Creative Sizzle is a boutique creative agency focused on marketing and technology in today’s digital environment. Creative Sizzle turns marketing into an engaging and interactive experience through strategy, brand, lead generation and lead capture. CEO Mitch Levinson is a sales and marketing-focused executive, with a strong technology background. His experience in selling, marketing and developing direct technology solutions for efficient and effective sales and marketing programs has made Creative Sizzle a fast-growing digital marketing solution for diverse clientele. Clients and projects range from independent companies with revenue under $1M to Fortune 500 public companies. Helping customers, clients and companies become more efficient and effective through best practice and the use of technology solutions continues to be the focus.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Mitch Levinson about key ingredients for a successful business.

Talking points include:

●     The importance of brand, branding and lead generation.

●     How to update your message based on your tracking report.

●     Figure out what you spend money on, how to track it and who you are trying to reach.

Connect with Mitch Levinson

Website

creativesizzle.com

Twitter

Twitter.com/creative sizzle

Facebook

facebook.com/creativesizzle

LinkedIn

Linkedin.com/company/creative-sizzle/

Instagram

Instagram.com/creativesizzle/

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Episode 107

with Lloyd Yip of Attract & Scale

Lloyd Yip is the founder of Attract & Scale, which helps coaches, consultants and other online entrepreneurs who sell high-ticket offers to massively grow their business by using highly scalable organic strategies. He empowers business owners to grow even without complicated and costly ad strategies or annoying, time-consuming lead-generating tactics. This way, they can create impact, generate wealth and achieve the life of their dreams.

Lloyd is originally from Canada but currently resides in Brazil.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Lloyd Yip about attracting and scaling with organic marketing.

Talking points include:

●     What does it mean to attract and scale?

●     Who are your customers and where can you find them?

●     Why you need to understand the different formats of your digital community.

Connect with Lloyd

Website

attractandscale.com

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lloydyip/?originalSubdomain=ca

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/attractandscale/

Email

lloyd@attractandscale.com

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Episode 106

with Alex Kuhn of Born to Lead

Alex Kuhn learned at a very young age what it takes to achieve anything you put your mind to. He is founder of Born to Lead, which helps purpose-driven entrepreneurs become the leaders they were born to be and start, grow and scale six-, seven- and eight-figure businesses. He trained for the Olympics at age 12 for swimming and at 24 became one of the youngest NCAA coaches, establishing himself as a game-changing leader.

With more than 200 known success stories, his work has helped leaders build businesses that align with whom they are, resonate with whom they want to be, and intuitively fulfill where they want to go.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Alex Kuhn about what it takes to be a great leader.

Talking points include:

●     Why you should love what you do and do it the best you can.

●     How you need to be honest with yourself and know your strengths and weaknesses.

●     Why it’s important to take risks.

●     How you need to show true compassion for your employees.

Connect with Alex

Website

alex-kuhn.com

Facebook

facebook.com/mark.kuhn7

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/alexkuhnco/

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Episode 105

with Stu Massengill of National Trainer with Tony Robbins

Stu Massengill is on a mission to change the statistic from 80% of people not loving what they do to 80% of people falling in love with what they do! He is a Peak Performance Strategist for Tony Robbins and the founder of Finding Direction. Through his podcast and university, he helps people go from lost in life to creating a life full of passion and fulfillment. As a high achiever under 30, Stu has accomplished many things from building an 8-figure business at 20 years old to beating cancer at 24 years old. Stu brings his passion and heart to create lasting impact across the globe.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Stu Massengill about building clarity in your business life.

Talking points include:

●     The power of networking and communicating.

●     F.O.R.M. From occupation, recreation, and motivation.

●     Why it’s important to know where you are, where you want to go, and what your roadblocks are.

●     How your psychology is the chokehold on the growth of your business.

Connect with Stu

Website

stumassengill.com

Facebook

facebook.com/stu.massengill

Instagram

@stumassengill

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Episode 104

with Kevin Zhang of Kreator eCommerce

Kevin Zhang is a serial entrepreneur and the CoFounder & CEO of Kreator eCommerce, a global eCommerce organization including over 60 team members with facilities in 3 countries. At 23, he achieved acclaim in the digital strategy and eCommerce community by generating $20M in sales in his first year as an entrepreneur.

Now 24, Kevin is determined to transform the world of online education. He has spoken in front of 3,000 attendees at Affiliate World and was named a Top 5 Online Entrepreneur by Yahoo Finance. Kevin has educated thousands of students and many have built 6-figure and 7-figure businesses in record time despite starting with zero experience.

Aside from managing his business, he is an active advocate for eCommerce education and has provided mentorship to thousands of students around the world. He is determined to empower and inspire future generations of eCommerce entrepreneurs.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Kevin Zhang about disrupting e-commerce.

Talking points include:

●     Marketing vs. the supply chain.

●     E-commerce toolkit.

●     Selling before having inventory.

●     Stop scroll effect

Connect with Kevin

Website

KevinZhang.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/kevin-zhang-60219670

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Episode 103

with Dan Nicholson of Nth Degree CPAs

When purpose driven entrepreneurs grow tired of spinning their wheels seemingly getting further away from things that actually matter to them, they call Dan Nicholson for help. After completing a prestigious fellowship and working for some of the largest, most successful companies in the world, Dan gave it all up and started his own firm where he was able to develop tools to help his clients and partners answer the one question all successful business owners are asking themselves “Am I going to be okay?” through his financial certainty methodologies. Financial Certainty is an unconventional way of looking at business growth. Instead of focusing on acquiring more, the focus is getting closer to the things that actually matter to the business owner/entrepreneur. The first step to eliminating entrepreneurial anxiety is decreasing the uncertainty around reaching your goals and Dan has developed the tools to do just that, including the “Certainty App” that helps small-to-medium sized business get the financial clarity they need to achieve the success they want.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Dan Nicholson about helping businesses get closer to the things they want.

Talking points include:

●   How to know if you’re going to be okay.

●   Why more isn’t the answer to everything.

●   How businesses need profit and preference-based priorities.

●   The asymmetric bet.

Connect with Dan

Website

nthdegreecpas.com

Twitter

@NthDegreeCPAs

Facebook

facebook.com/NthDegreeCPAs

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/nth-degree-cpas-pllc

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Episode 102

with Boris Musheyev of borismtax.com

When Boris Musheyev graduated from Baruch College in New York City, he wanted to do taxation and nothing else. He started working for a local CPA firm and when preparing tax returns, he soon realized that many of his clients were overpaying. But by the time he was preparing their tax returns, there was not much he could do to help them. Saving REAL money on taxes requires PROACTIVE tax planning. So, Boris decided to become a Tax Planner.

He completed the specialized training to become a Certified Tax Coach (CTC) and opened his own CPA firm in 2017. Boris specializes in tax planning and compliance for self-employed attorneys and law firms. He uses proven tax strategies to save his clients tens of thousands of dollars on taxes every year. Boris believes that accounting is more than just being correct, it’s being strategic, proactive and maximizing tax savings by understanding the tax code. Boris says his firm has one goal: a commitment to doing everything in his power to help his attorney clients to legally reduce taxes and take home more of their hard-earned money.

Boris is a member of the National Association of Tax Professionals and the New York State Society of CPAs.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Boris Musheyev about strategic tax planning and getting the most out of the tax code.

Talking points include:

●     Why you should start with an LLC when creating an entity.

●     How you need to know the rules when opening 401Ks for your employees.

●     Adding your kids to payroll.

●     How to take advantage of tax-free employee health premiums.

Connect with Boris

Website

borismtax.com

Facebook

facebook.com/boriscpataxpro

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/boris-musheyev

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Episode 101

with Paris Pendelton of Diva Hustle Radio

Paris Pendelton is a single mother, educator, artist and entrepreneur. Like many other women of color who are raising children in the black community around the world, she has met enormous obstacles, closed doors and broken dreams in her pursuit of achievement. She has persevered the adversity blocking her path and continued right along the road to success now owning five businesses, including a 100% independently black-owned radio station that aims to bridge the gap between cultural boundaries in Hip Hop, Rap and R&B. Paris dedicates her life to amending social injustices that helps keep her focused on black and brown communities. Paris is an avid volunteer for various community and state initiatives to supporting gender equality and women’s empowerment around the world.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Paris Pendelton about building success for entrepreneurs in the black community.

Talking include:

●   Diva Hustle Radio: combining a talk show with music.

●   Using hip hop as a positive voice for change.

●   Teaching aspiring entrepreneurs business basics.

●   Choosing the right business.

Connect with Paris

Website

divahustleradio.com

Facebook

facebook.com/DivaHustleRadio

Instagram

@divahustleradio

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Episode 100

with Joel Cox of Strategus

Joel Cox is the co-founder and EVP of Strategus. Thanks to the internet, cable and network television have been in decline for decades. Then Covid came along to compress years of consumer digital streaming adoption into a few short months. With this disruption, the legacy media is struggling to survive, and customer-facing companies are recalibrating. Some are powering their way forward as they take advantage of new technologies that, until recently, were only available to the biggest brands and budgets. 

The most powerful tool in this new paradigm – programmatic advertising – is now accessible to millions of small and mid-sized businesses. Ads are delivered “over-the-top” (OTT) of cable on smart TVs, bought in automated, online auctions that occur billions of times every day. In this complex computing environment, these real-time “bid streams” precisely target infinite data points of individual buyers and their behavior patterns – who they are, what they’re shopping for, and where and when they’re likely to buy. 

“This efficiency means that average businesses can reach buyers directly, with high quality and relevant on-demand video advertising” said Joel.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Joel Cox about the democratization of digital advertising.

Talking points include:

●     Powerful TV advertising for the small and medium business community.

●     Consumer choice and advertising relevance.

●     Anonymous consumer training.

●     Advertising access to the open internet of streaming video, episodes, movies, documentaries, and live events.

Connect with Joel

Website

strategus.com

Facebook

facebook.com/strategusdigital

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/joel-cox-84699ba

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with Dr. Travis Zigler of Eye Love

Dr. Travis Zigler is a recovering optometrist turned ecommerce entrepreneur. He is the founder of Eye Love, whose mission is to heal 1,000,000 dry eye sufferers naturally. Dr. Travis and his wife, Dr. Jenna Zigler, use the profits from Eye Love to fund free clinics in Jamaica and the US through their charity, the Eye Love Cares Foundation. Due to the success of Eye Love, others have asked if Dr. Travis would help them grow their business online, and more specifically with Amazon, which is one of his superpowers. Specializing in Amazon Pay Per Click (PPC), Dr. Travis and his team help businesses

scale their Amazon sales and help increase brand clout.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Dr. Travis Zigler about super powered Amazon selling.

Talking points include:

●   Facebook, YouTube, E-mail, and blog posts all point to Amazon.

●   Consumers want to know if a product is a solution to their problem.

●   The importance of brand defensive ads, keyword-based advertising, and product targeting ads.

●   The importance of having an advertising budget.

Connect with Travis

Website

eyelovecares.org

Facebook

facebook.com/doctortraviszigler

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/dr-travis-zigler-9625112a

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Episode 098 with Matthew Januszek of Escape Fitness

Since co-founding Escape Fitness, taking it to a $33 million-dollar global business chosen by big brands and independent fitness professionals, such as the UFC, Equinox, 1Rebel, Sanctuary Fitness and more, Matthew Januszek has continued to be a powerful advocate for functional training. Their goal is to motivate and inspire people to get started and create exercise habits that last. Matthew travels the world, helping studios and gyms to turn their visions into world-class fitness destinations and awesome training experiences. During the pandemic, Matthew has become an advocate for at home training and maintaining physical and mental health to persevere in the face of life's challenges. In addition to being a father, he has started five companies and sits on the board of three companies across three continents. Matthew also interviews industry experts to share insight and experiences for the Escape Your Limits podcast.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Matthew Januszek about the key ingredients for a successful business.

Talking points include:

●   Why it’s important to build rapport with clients.

●   How people need to understand their strengths and weaknesses.

●   Why people need to stay mentally focused and accountable for everything they do.

●   How managing your business after it’s been successful is a whole new ball game.

Connect with Matthew

Website

escapefitness.com

Facebook

facebook.com/escapefitness

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/escape-fitness

Instagram

@escapefitness

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Episode 097

with Marty McDonald of Bad Rhino Social Media

Marty has used social media strategies to actively recruit and build marketing business for over 18 years. He quickly realized the power of Digital Marketing in Recruitment Marketing and Business. Since 2002, Marty has consulted with small businesses and startups to help them succeed online.

Marty is the Author of Great Beer is Not Enough and host of The Taps and Tees Pod

Marty leads the day to day strategy of Bad Rhino’s Operations and Sales Strategies as well as Client strategies for Craft Beer, E-commerce and Golf Brands

cast.

Bad Rhino is a digital marketing agency born out of an idea. What that idea was, is keeping things as simple as possible in a complex internet world. Digital Marketing gets complex. It’s cumbersome, it’s time consuming to do it right, and then all of a sudden you have to lump a new strategy in there, and then Facebook or Google decides to change the strategy. When we started this company, we had a couple of different things that we wanted to make sure we bring to the forefront and one of them is real results.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Mary McDonald about learning social media marketing from the experts.

Talking include:

●   Why people have to start with a plan, they can’t just “post and pray.”

●   How people should do multiple tests and then go with what works.

●   Why people should use the 100-year-old : get the word out, get them interested, and close the deal.

●   How today’s customer is savvier than ever before.

Connect with Marty

Website

banrhinoinc.com

Facebook

facebook.com/BadRhinoInc

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/martinmcdonald

Instagram

@martymac1

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Episode 096

with Travis Bliffen of Stellar SEO

Travis Bliffen is the founder of Stellar SEO, a top rated U.S. link building agency. As an Army veteran,Travis took a leap of faith after a magazine article about the future of SEO. He dove deep and spent a year perfecting his craft. When he opened his firm in 2012, they quickly gained a reputation for being a cost-effective, honest and leading SEO agency. He has written many published works on SEO and link building, as well as being a featured speaker at SEMPO Cities among other industry Events.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Travis Bliffen about search engine optimization and improving your organic visibility.

Talking include:

●   How works.

●   Why you need to know the terms people search for that are most related to your business.

●   How you should look at what your competition is doing that you’re not.

●   Why you need to take into consideration budget restraints when deciding to do something.

Connect with Travis

Website

stellarseo.com

Twitter

@travisbliffen

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/travisbliffen

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Episode 095

with Francis Cholle of Squircle Academy

Twenty years ago, Francis Cholle asked himself: How is it that we are able to get to the moon, and yet are still unable to sustain a balanced relationship with nature? His business, Squircle Academy tries to solve this problem by first dividing the brain into two basic groups: square and circle. The square represents the logical mind, the ability to reason, science. The circle, the more abstract, deals with emotions, creativity, intuition, nature. Cholle says by understanding the importance of both and by synergistically using both in business and in life helps to create an environment where science and nature are one and where ideas, concepts, processes, and ultimately success, flourishes. 

Wall Street Journal and USA Today Best-selling author Francis Cholle uses deep human learning and cognitive science to help leaders and organizations solve complex problems and thrive in a chaotic world.

As an international speaker, he has presented at Davos World Economic Forum, on the TED stage, Wharton and Columbia Universities, to name a few.

His new book is called, SQUIRCLE A New Way to Think for a New World. It offers a simple yet unconventional science-based model to make sound decisions in an unsound world.

To prove that this approach of holistic decision making could help businesses better adapt, innovate and succeed, Cholle decided to start a consulting practice, The Human Company. His unique methodology brought them unprecedented success.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Francis Cholle about Squircle: where science and nature come together.

Talking points include:

●   Why people should combine the logical mind with the emotional mind.

●   How people should pay attention to their intuition.

●   How to make you and those around you better people.

●   How to become a well-rounded businessman.

Connect with Francis

Website

squircleacademy.com

Facebook

facebook.com/squircleacademy

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/squircleacademy

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Episode 094

with Sandy Botkin of Tax Reduction Public Accountant

Sandy Botkin, Attorney and Certified Public Accountant is Chief Executive Officer and Principal Lecturer of the Tax Reduction Institute based in the Washington, D.C. area. During the past twenty five years, Sandy has taught thousands of taxpayers how to save millions on their taxes at his seminars around the country. He consistently earns rave reviews for his clear and humorous presentations.

Prior to joining the Tax Reduction Institute, Sandy spent three years in the tax department of the international accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche. He has extensive financial and legal experience, including five years as a legal specialist in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service.

Sandy has authored numerous technical articles for national publications. His articles have appeared in almost every self-employed and home-based business magazine in the country. He has lectured to various professional and trade groups and has served as an Adjunct Professor of accounting and tax law at the University of Maryland and Columbia Union College. Sandy’s outstanding teaching ability has consistently earned him excellent ratings. In fact, Sandy was one of eight attorneys selected by the Internal Revenue Service to train all new attorneys to the Internal Revenue Service’s Corporate Tax Division.

Sandy is a member of the Florida Bar Association and the Florida Institute of Certified Accountants. He is also a “Distinguished Real Estate Instructor” and is listed in “Who’s Who in Business.” Sandy’s latest book is entitled, “Achieve Financial Freedom Big Time!”

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Sandy Botkin about taxes and the self-employed.

●   Why you need to keep track of your expenses and mileage.

●   What the advantages are in having a homebased business.

●   How there are three important steps to managing your taxes

●   Why essential occupations provide financial independence and peace of mind.

Connect with Sandy Botkin

Website

taxreductioninstitute.com

Facebook

facebook.com/taxbot

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LinkedIn

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 093

with Liran Aliav of Aliav Law

Liran Aliav is an attorney providing legal services covering Estate Planning & Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation and Tax: Consumer and Real Estate: Consumer.

Liran Aliav, who practices law in Beverly Hills, California, was selected to Rising Stars for 2016 - 2020. This peer designation is awarded only to a select number of accomplished attorneys in each state. The Rising Stars selection process takes into peer recognition, professional achievement in legal practice, and other cogent factors.

Prior to becoming an attorney, he studied at Loyola Law School Los Angeles. He graduated in 2013. After passing the bar exam, he was admitted to legal practice in 2013.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Liran Aliav about living trusts, land trusts, and LLCs.

Talking points include:

●   How a living trust works.

●   How to avoid probate.

●   How umbrella works.

●   How to utilize land trusts.

Connect with Liran Aliav

Website

aliavlaw.com

Facebook

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LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/liran-aliav-esq-b0a52349/

YouTube

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Episode 092

with Isaac Kuhlman of REAL Coaching

Isaac Kuhlman has been an Amazon Brand Developer since 2013, responsible for more than $12 Million in revenue. He is the cofounder of REAL Coaching with Kirsty Verity where they have helped over 1,000 Amazon FBA (fulfillment by Amazon) Sellers grow their businesses with the right strategies to achieve their freedom goals. They specialize in taking sellers who are stuck or plateaued in their business and break through to reach the real success they desire.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Isaac Kuhlman about becoming an Amazon FBA Seller!

Talking points include:

●   How to develop a brand within Amazon.

●   How to use Amazon as a sales channel.

●   How to identify products and profit margins.

●   Why having the right messaging leads to traffic and conversion.

Connect with Isaac

Website

goteamreal.com

Facebook

facebook.com/Isaac.kuhlman

facebook.com/groups/AmazonSellerRoundTable

LinkedIn

linkedincom/in/isaackuhlman

Instagram

@real_amazon_coaching

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Episode 091

with Matthew Kopko of DailyPay

Matthew Kopko is DailyPay's Vice President of Public Policy, where he manages DailyPay's interactions with regulators, legislators, other government officials and stakeholders. Matt was drawn to DailyPay because he has a passion for focusing on emerging technologies that help improve the lives of millions of working individuals. Prior to his role at DailyPay, Matat served in a similar role at Bird, the micromobility company. Matt was also a senior government official and member of the Senior Executive Service, as well as an attorney in private practice. Matt holds a bachelor's Princeton University, and a JD/MBA from the University of Chicago.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Matthew Kopko about a change in the way employees get paid.

Talking include:

●   How DailyPay is going to make bi-monthly payroll obsolete.

●   How once-a-month payroll payments don’t allow employees to access money when they need it.

●   Why this is a good alternative to low income and high turnover companies.

●   How employees will save an average of $1,205 a year in overdraft fees and late fees.

Connect with Matthew

Website

dailypay.com

Facebook

facebook.com/dailypay

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/dailypay-inc

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Episode 090

with Simon Lovell of SimonLovell.com

Simon Lovell is a business mentor, speaker, and author. He loves to help people True Transformation in their lives. He was a bullied teen, later addicted to drugs, alcohol, and gambling. Simon was always trying to figure out why he wasn't happy. He thought that a lot of money would make him happy. He ended up with Ferraris in his driveways and big homes around the world but still wasn't fulfilled. He was depressed a lot and stressed.

In April 2018 Simon experienced a profound shift and spiritual awakening. After that moment, his life has never been the same again. He feels inner peace, flow and ease. Now he’s one of the top CEOs. Entrepreneurs call him to help them let go of the past so they can live their best life living in the .

Simon is originally from the UK but now living in the United States. He is the proud dad to an amazing King Charles Cavalier puppy called buddha.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Simon Lovell about the struggles of being an entrepreneur.

Talking include:

●   How changing self-sabotaging behaviors helps your business.

●   The Split: desire vs. pushback

●   Sustainability: joyfulness from within.

●   Coherence: the flow between the heart and the brain.

Connect with Simon

Website

simonlovell.com

Twitter

Facebook

facebook.com/simon.lovell.7731

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/simonlovell

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Episode 089

with Fred Langley of RestaurantSystemsPro.net

Fred Langley is the CEO, and restaurant coach for RestaurantSystemsPro.net. He leads the company’s consulting services, coaching members, conducting seminars and overseeing the training and technical support team for the company’s restaurant management software, SMART Systems Pro. Fred has been with RestaurantSystemsPro.net since 2006. He became a restaurant coach for the company after seeing incredible success as a customer. He evolved his role from occasional coach to a key player in retention and operations.

He brings his experience as a chef and restaurant owner to the team, helping members to literally revolutionize how they operate using the same systems and tools he learned as a member. Prior to owning his own restaurants, Fred was with John Ash & Co. Restaurant in California’s wine country for eight years, where he worked his way up to sous chef. Prior to John Ash, he spent three years as an unofficial apprentice to a classically trained French chef.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Fred Langley about helping restaurants get through the tough times.

Talking points include:

●   How to get control of fixed and variable costs.

●   Why increased sales doesn’t mean increased profits.

●   How you should work towards a 45-cent gross margin.

●   Why you should trust your team: delegate vs. abdicate.

Connect with Fred Langley

Website

restaurantsystempro.net

Facebook

facebook.com/RestaurantSystemsPro

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/therestaurantexpert-com

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Episode 088

with Chase Wilsey of Wilsey Asset Management

Chase Wilsey has established himself as a highly regarded investment analyst in the San Diego area. He currently serves as the Vice-President of Wilsey Asset Management, an SEC, Registered Investment Advisory Firm. Chase plays a key role in building the WAM client portfolios by applying proven fundamental analysis to company research and asset selection.

For over 5 years, he has also co-hosted the Smart Investing Show with Brent and Chase Wilsey. The show has been heard on San Diego airwaves for over 27 years and is now airing on FM 97.3 The Fan, KPRZ 1210 AM/106.1 FM, AM760 as well as by Podcast. In addition, Chase serves as a regular financial contributor for Fox 5 San Diego, speaking on a variety of financial and economic topics.

Chase is a student-athlete alumnus of Northern Arizona University, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a Finance degree. He also earned his MBA from Mississippi State University.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Chase Wilsey about how the new administration might change tax outlooks and retirement savings plans.

Talking points include:

●   How there might be possible 401k tax changes.

●   How a tax increase or no tax increase could affect your bottom line.

●   How to prepare for the end of the year and the tax changes to look out for.

Connect with Chase Wilsey

Website

wilseyassetmanagement.com

Twitter

@BrentWilsey

Facebook

facebook.com/wilseyassetmanagment

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/brentwilsey

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Episode 087

with Siddharth Rajsekar of siddharthrajsekar.com

Siddharth Rajsekar, AKA Sidz, is a musician turned digital geek, turned Social Media Marketing extraordinaire. For the last seven years, Sidz has been running a digital agency representing clients like Robert Kiyosaki, Jack Canfield, Tony Robbins and more. He’s the creator of the Freedom Business Model and is on a mission to create 1,000,000 digital leaders. He currently nurtures one of India’s largest tribe of Coaches & Experts who are building their own digital ecosystems.

As a digital growth hacker with over a decade of experience, Sidz has perfected a formula where anyone can multiple streams of income by selling their own eLearning, and courses, as well as digital coaching. Workshops. Sidz has more than 5,000 students that he is currently mentoring on this journey of FREEDOM, where many of them are making over $5000 per month (without any office or employees)

Recognized as one of India's leading and sought-after “info-marketing” specialists, Sidz has been featured in leading newspapers across the country and around the world! Sidz mission is to build an army of Digital Leaders who use core principles of humanity and simplicity which in turn improves ones' social skills, happiness, productivity, and awesomeness!

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Siddharth Rajsekar about building a social media empire one webinar at a time.

Talking include:

●   How people need to use the basics of business: exposure, attract, convert.

●   How the webinar is an important tactic.

●   How people need to identify their product, their price point and what they are willing to pay for a new customer.

●   How important strategy, principles, and tactics are to refine and scale businesses.

Connect with Siddharth

Website

siddharthrajsekar.com

Twitter

@sidz

Facebook

facebook.com/siddharthrajsekar

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/siddharthrajsekar

Instagram

@siddharthrajsekar

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Episode 086

with Anna Shcherbyna of remotivate.com

Anna Shcherbyna is the founder and CEO of remotivate.com – a company dedicated to reshaping the space of remote recruitment, from how candidates are screened to helping online businesses build and manage remote teams in a unique and sustainable way.

Anna and her team find your perfect remote candidate and take care of everything – so you can grow your business. Remotivate handles all your due diligence relating to candidate communication, arranging interviews, discussing salary expectations and conducting reference checks, saving you tons of time and frustration. Ultimately, we identify the top 3-5 candidates to send to you for 1-on-1 calls.

This done-for-you service is for online entrepreneurs/businesses with remote teams and uses a customized funnel to filter hundreds of candidates to deliver only the best ones to you.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Anna Shcherbyna about finding the perfect remote candidate for your business.

Talking include:

●   How your vision needs to be based off the understanding of your clients’ needs.

●   Why a hiring funnel identifies a good fit for both parties.

●   How business owners should positions to the best candidate.

●   Why you should a comfortable interview.

Connect with Anna

Website

LetsRemotivate.com

Facebook

facebook.com/anna.shcherbyna4994

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/anna-shcherbyna

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Episode 085

with John DeBevoise of BIZSOUP Media

On this special edition of BizSoup Podcast Radio, John discusses how you can inspire innovation to keep your business growing even during the pandemic, by utilizing skills and talents of those in your community.

Connect with John

Website

bizsoup.com

Twitter

@BizSoup1

Facebook

facebook.com/BizSoupTalkRadio

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/john-debevoise-podcast-host-54480292

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Episode 084

with Chris Myles of BenjisDad.com

Chris Myles decided to be the bread winner when he and his wife were expecting their first child. Up until that point his wife had been working, so Chris had to figure out replace most, if not all, of her income. He decided to take the chance to start an business in blogging, , and YouTube teaching videos. His company has grown so much that Chris now teaches others how to build their own businesses with the same tools he used.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Chris Myles about making money on YouTube.

Talking include:

●   How there is value in YouTube.

●   Why you should add your voice to the conversation.

●   How affiliate marking and service-based products work.

●   Why people should start small and find a niche.

Connect with Chris Myles

Website

benjisdad.com

Facebook

facebook.com/benjisdadofficial

YouTube

youtube.com/ytsubscribe

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Episode 083

with Jeff Bishop of RagingBull.com

Jeff Bishop is CEO and Founder of RagingBull.com. Jeff has two degrees; finance and economics. Jeff is a lifetime member of MENSA, the high IQ society. He is a multi-millionaire trader and economist with nearly 20 years of experience. He failed building 4 businesses – even tried his hand as an online poker player but learned each step of the way to becoming a multi-millionaire before the age of 35. Jeff’s made multi-millions trading stocks, ETFs, and options. He is renowned as an incredible trader with a deep insight and pulse on the markets.

He dabbles in virtually every aspect of the market but has a special gift and passion for trading options and has become the #1 live-streaming stock options trainer in America. While he maintains a disciplined approach to the market, he’s also not afraid to make the big bets and swing for the fences when he thinks there’s an edge on a trade.

As the co-founder of Raging Bull, the premier destination for both new or experienced active traders who are looking for stock picks, stock ideas, how to get started trading stocks and overall stock market education, Jeff has grown a large following with over 2 Million unique users on his site each month, has a user base of over 500,000 and over 200,000 active social media followers

Jeff also co-founded the RagingBull.com Foundation which donates trading profits to charities and whose mission is expressed as Trading Profits Paid Forward. The foundation has so far donated over half a million dollars to charity.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Jeff Bishop about getting an education in stock market trading.

Talking points include:

●   How Raging Bull Traders offer training members in real time.

●   How this gives people an opportunity to emulate successful traders.

●   Why managing money is like playing poker.

●   Why everyone should learn and understand the stock market.

Connect with Jeff Bishop

Website

ragingbull.com

Facebook

facebook.com/RagingBullTrading

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/jeff-bishop-515579185

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Episode 082

with Telma Landhorian of Elite Consulting

Telma Landhorian is the founder and principal tax professional here at the Elite. Telma has been helping her real estate industry clients save tens of thousands of dollars on their taxes for more than ten years, but she got her start at Brigham Young University, where she studied public accounting. After graduating, Telma worked in public for a decade, identifying opportunities for business owners to reinvest in their companies, save for retirement, and structure their tax burdens appropriately. Once Telma had a deep background in tax planning services, she set out on her own and founded the Elite in 2017.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Telma Landhorian about tax saving tips for small businesses.

Talking include:

·        Common tax mistakes.

·        Children employees.

·        Overlooked deductions.

·        Depreciation schedules.

Connect with Telma Landhorian

Website

eletetaxcut.com

Facebook

facebook.com/cpaebook

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/telmalandhorian

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Episode 081with Elizabeth Hill of Legit Endeavors

Elizabeth Hill is an entrepreneur, attorney, former counselor, and mother of four. In addition, Elizabeth recently launched the Legit Endeavors Podcast, focused on small business and entrepreneurs seeking to start or grow their business. Elizabeth is passionate about helping other entrepreneurs and small business owners level up their business by making sure it is legit in every way. The Legit Endeavors Podcast focuses on small business strategies, as well as making sure that the common legal pitfalls are addressed and avoided.

In addition to recently launching Legit Endeavors, Elizabeth owns her own solo practitioner law firm, as well as a winery, bistro and vineyard, Burklee Hill Vineyards. Elizabeth enjoys public speaking on various matters, including small business and entrepreneurial issues, women's empowerment, and wine. She tackled law school as a non-traditional student after finding herself as a single mom with three young children. Elizabeth graduated Summa Cum Laude at the top of her law school class, while also two national championships in moot court (the exercise where students present an oral argument). Elizabeth enjoys being involved in her local community and spending time with family.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Elizabeth Hill about helping people make their business legit.

Talking points include:

●   How there are costs of business.

●   Why people can’t miss the “what ifs.”

●   How LLCs are the preferred entity for small businesses.

Connect with Elizabeth Hill

Website

legitendeavors.com

Facebook

facebook.com/legitendeavors

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-g-hill-08990121

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Episode 080 Paul Bonanno of Net Lease Realty Partners

Paul Bonanno is one of the nation’s leading experts on single-tenant properties and commercial real estate investments, as well as completing 1031 and 1033 IRC Tax Deferred Exchanges. Paul has nearly 30 years of experience in the industry. Paul has worked with numerous institutional and private investors and has sold properties tenanted by such companies, as Wal-Mart, Wells Fargo Bank, McDonald’s, Chick-Fil-A, AutoZone, Dollar General, Walgreens, PetSmart, and many others. Paul started Net Lease Realty Partners in 1998 with the vision of providing clients with a level of personalized service and expertise not readily available in large commercial brokerage firms.

As a result, Net Lease Realty Partners has become one of the top producing niche brokerage firms in the single-tenant leased investment category. Paul has been in the industry for twenty-eight years, most notably as a partner with Net Leased Real Properties (1992-1998), now doing business as Net Lease Realty Partners. During his time at Net Leased Real Properties, Paul represented clients in over $1 Billion worth of real estate transactions spread over hundreds of escrows. The company as of 2020 has completed over $2Billion in total transactions. Paul’s transactions have included both Buyer and Seller representations in over 40 states. Paul has sold properties tenanted by companies such as Wal-Mart, Walgreen’s, CVS, AT&T, Kroger, Vons, US Bank, Bank of America, Barnes & Noble, Jack-In-The-Box, Burger King, Carl’s Jr., Taco Bell, McDonald’s, Federal Express, DaVita, Fresenius, AutoZone, Staples, Sterling (Jared’s), IHOP, Brinker, 7-Eleven and more.

In addition, Paul has sold office, industrial and retail centers located in California, Texas, and Florida. In San Diego County, Paul sold the AT&T Building off of I-8, Pacific Station, and Ocean View offices along coast highway in Encinitas. Paul works with a large network of institutional clients and private investors to find the best-positioned properties.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Paul Bonnano about NNN investment properties and if they are a good investment.

Talking points include:

●   What an NNN lease is.

●   How there is a difference between an NN lease and NNN lease.

●   Why it’s important to understand the investor.

●   How not all NNN leases are the same.

●   How to keep tenants in tough economic times.

Connect with Paul Bonanno

Website

netleaserealtypartners.com

Facebook

facebook.com/NNNsearch

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/net-lease-realty-partners

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Episode 079

with Lisa Peskin of Business Development University

Lisa Peskin has more than 25 years of experience in sales performance and management. Throughout her career, she has developed an award-winning reputation as a motivational and results-oriented sales professional. After a successful career as Vice President of Sales for Automatic Data Processing (ADP), running a 40 man sales force, Lisa launched her own sales training, consulting and coaching business in 2003. Since then, Lisa has helped thousands of sales professionals and sales managers increase their sales through training, just in time support and programs designed to maximize opportunities and drive ROI.

Lisa launched Business Development University in 2010 with the goal of helping sales and sales management professionals maximize their performance and potential. Lisa and her team are passionate about making an impact on individuals, teams and companies by helping them fill their sales pipelines with more qualified prospects on a consistent basis, close more business and ultimately exceed sales goals and expectations. In addition, the BDU team helps individuals that are managing and running sales teams to be as effective as possible in developing and motivating their sales associates to ultimately maximize their performance.

Lisa received a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Pennsylvania State University and an MBA in Marketing from Temple University. Lisa resides in Upper Dublin, PA and is married with two children.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Lisa Peskin about organizing your business and optimizing your sales.

Talking points include:

●     Why you should create a 30, 60, and 90-day game plan.

●     How you should reverse engineer your sales plan.

●     Why you need to take time for your business development.

●     How you need to know where your business comes from amd set smart goals around it.

Connect with Lisa Peskin

Website

businessdevelopmentuniversity.com

Facebook

facebook.com/lisa.peskin.7

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/lisapeskin

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Episode 078

with Jerry Fetta of Wealth DynamX

Jerry began his finance journey with a large national agency, got licensed and learned the basics there. Jerry decided to go off on his own and started his own firm that he built from the ground up. He got endorsed by Dave Ramsey in about 8 different territories for investing across the U.S. and was very successful at advising clients on mutual funds and retirement plans. Everything came to halt when Jerry’s mother passed away at 60-years-old and she never got to enjoy the benefits of her perfectly planned out financial and he learned some information that he had never known that changed his viewpoint entirely.

He gave that first business away to a colleague and restarted with nothing. He founded Wealth DynamX, a Wealth Creation Firm that helps clients across the U.S. build wealth. He grew Wealth DynamX to $600,000 in revenue in their first 12 months and partnered with Grant Cardone as a former licensee. Since then, they have clients around the world, numerous employees and literally help change people's lives with finances. Jerry Fetta helps people un-confuse their money, so that they don't lose their money and can use their money to build wealth NOW!

Talking

◘ Triangle Wealth – Earn, Save, Invest

◘ Value and Ability

◘ Gaining Financial Control

◘ Earn More Than You Spend and Earn A Lot!

https://wdx.jerryfetta.com/

Facebook

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LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerry-fetta/

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Episode 077

with Bill Li of Knightscope.com

Bill Li is an American entrepreneur with over 30 years of experience and has a broad and deep range of expertise gained from several global assignments in the automotive sector and a number of startups. He is presently the Chairman and CEO of Knightscope, developer of crime-fighting Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs).

At Ford Motor Company, Bill held over 12 business and technical positions, focused on 4 continents, cutting across each functional area. These positions ranged from component, systems, and vehicle engineering with Visteon, Mazda, and Lincoln; to business & product strategy on the US youth market, India, and the emerging markets in Asia-Pacific and South America; as well as the financial turnaround of Ford of Europe.

After internally securing $250 million, Bill founded and was COO of GreenLeaf, a Ford subsidiary that became the world’s 2nd largest automotive recycler. Under his leadership, GreenLeaf grew to a 600-employee operation with 20 locations and $150 million in sales. At the age of 28, Bill was the youngest senior executive at Ford worldwide.

Bill was then recruited by SOFTBANK Venture Capital to establish Model E Corporation as its President and CEO, a new company where the "Subscribe and Drive" philosophy was first pioneered in California. He subsequently co-founded Build-To-Order Inc. (BTO) as its President and CEO, a company based on the direct distribution of build-to-order products. 

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Bill Li about autonomous security robots. 

Talking include:

●   Physical Deterrence: How a robot like a police car changes behavior.

●   How the robot collects terabytes of data like license plates, facial detection, cell phone detection, and thermal scans

●   How the robots can broadcast audio warnings and be used as a loudspeaker by the police.

●   How the robots can be used as the eyes, ears, and tools for police and guards to do their job more effectively.

Connect with Bill Li

Website

 knightscope.com

Facebook

 facebook.com/knightscope

 LinkedIn

 linkedin.com/in/williamsantanali

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Episode 076

with Jesse Krieger of Lifestyle Entrepreneur Press

Jesse Krieger sits squarely at the intersection of publishing and promotion – having signed two publishing deals on two different continents and navigated the world of becoming a best-selling author twice. It has been his honor to publish 100+ books during his 6-year tenure as founder & publisher of Lifestyle Entrepreneurs Press - The Publisher for The Passionate. In addition to being featured on over 50 media outlets for his best-selling book Lifestyle Entrepreneur, Jesse has been an entrepreneur his entire adult life and holds degrees from University of California, Berkeley, as well as National Taiwan University and Beijing Normal University.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Jesse Krieger about using your business expertise to write a book.

Talking points include:

●   Why you need to clarify your idea, who it’s for, what it teachers, and your motivation before writing a book.

●   How to figure out where a book fits into your business.

●   Why you should make your book your best business development tool.

●   How you need to decide which format will work best for your book.

Connect with Jesse Krieger

Website

lifestyleentrepreneurspress.com

publishizer.com

Facebook

facebook.com/LifestyleEntrepreneurPress

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/lifestyleentrepreneurpress

Instagram

@lifestyleentrepreneurpress

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Episode 75

with Michael Cooch of There San Diego

Mike Cooch is an entrepreneur and fast-growth CEO that has founded businesses in technology services, marketing services, digital publishing, and ecommerce. His businesses have been named to the INC Magazine List of Fastest Growing Companies, and were also nominated as a Best Place to Work in their respective cities.

Mike is incredibly passionate about entrepreneurship and the positive impact that business ownership can have on people, families, and communities, and he actively trains thousands of would-be entrepreneurs and business owners on how to high-growth sales and systems, business cultures, and operations.

Mike has an MBA from Babson College (the #1 ranked entrepreneurship school in the world 25 years running – go Beavers!), where he was a regular guest lecturer on the topic of ‘Managing a Rapidly Growing Business' at the MBA program, and also has a BS in Finance from Colorado .

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Mike Cooch about the new world of content and content distribution.

Talking include:

●   How there is a new online entertainment resource: theresandiego.com.

●   Why social media is the new community newspaper.

●   How to use marketing to a viewership niche.

●   How advertising online is measurable, trackable, dynamic, and affordable.

Connect with Mike Cooch

Website

theresandiego.com

Twitter

@ThereSanDiego

Facebook

facebook.com/theresandiego

Instagram

@theresandiego

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Episode 74

with Liran Aliav

Liran Aliav is an attorney providing legal services covering Estate Planning & Probate, Estate & Trust Litigation and Tax: Consumer and Real Estate: Consumer.

Liran Aliav, who practices law in Beverly Hills, California, was selected to Rising Stars for 2016 - 2020. This peer designation is awarded only to a select number of accomplished attorneys in each state. The Rising Stars selection process takes into account peer recognition, professional achievement in legal practice, and other cogent factors.

Prior to becoming an attorney, he studied at Loyola Law School Los Angeles. He graduated in 2013. After passing the bar exam, he was admitted to legal practice in 2013.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Liran Aliav about living trusts, land trusts, and LLCs.

Talking points include:

●   How a living trust works.

●   How to avoid probate.

●   How umbrella insurance works.

●   How to utilize land trusts.

Connect with Liran Aliav

Website

aliavlaw.com

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Episode 73

with Paul Rafelson

Paul Rafelson is an attorney who specializes in tax law issues. Paul spent over 12 years defending some of the largest companies in the world from some of the most complex tax matters, in almost every state, as he has spent a substantial amount of his career as in-house tax litigation counsel for some of the world’s largest companies, Microsoft, Walmart and General Electric.

Over the last year, Paul has also been leading the charge in the sales tax legal battle on behalf of online merchants, fighting to protect the constitutional rights of the merchant community, and insuring they didn’t fall victim to states like California, that are pursuing sellers for eight years of back taxes. As a part of his efforts, Paul helped form an online trade association called Online Merchants Guild, where he volunteers his time as the organization’s executive director. As executive director of OMG Paul wrote and submitted an amicus brief to the Supreme Court, bringing the online merchant perspective to the case, and through the organization is actively preparing to take further legal action that will help protect the constitutional rights of all merchants worldwide.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Paul Rafelson about navigating through the minefields in e-commerce.

Talking points include:

●   Why there are sales tax issues.

●   How you should sell your product independently.

●   Why trademarks are the underused form of intellectual property.

●   How to deal with Amazon.

Connect with Paul Rafelson

Website

ecomattorneys.com

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LinkedIn

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Episode 72

with Howard Feldman

Howard Feldman, President, started installing alarms when he was 15 years old. Today with over 35 years of industry experience, he is a nationally recognized expert on alarm systems. He personally manages the day to day operations from the company’s San Diego headquarters.

For more than 30 continuous years Pioneer Security Systems has served the citizens of San Diego County. Since 1978, they have offered unmatched security products and services. Whatever your needs, Pioneer Security Systems provides quality commercial security products including access control and surveillance. They have partnered with First Alert Professional and Honeywell Security, the top producers of security equipment around the world. Together, they offer unparalleled service and the best that technology has to offer.

Pioneer security experts will evaluate your unique security needs, develop a plan to meet those needs, and select the equipment that can best serve your specific requirements. They pride themselves in keeping up with the ever-evolving, cutting-edge technology that is critical to providing the best possible protection. Trust is the most important component of any relationship, and they value the trust you

place in them when you select Pioneer Security to meet your security challenges.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Howard Feldman about the power of security systems for small businesses.

Talking points include:

● The difference between hardwired and wireless security systems.

● The difference between a human security guard and video cameras.

● The new innovations in security systems.

Connect with Howard Feldman

Website

pioneersecurity.com

Twitter

@securitypioneer

Facebook

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 071 with John DeBevoise

John Van Zante is currently the Public Relations Director at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society. RCHS is dedicated to the rescue and shelter of abandoned companion animals, encouraging adoptions into loving homes, and promoting humane ideals through education and community outreach. 

John was previously the Public Relations Manager for the Helen Woodward Animal Center. The Helen Woodward Animal Center is a unique, private, non-profit organization in San Diego County that, for over 40 years, has been committed to the philosophy of people helping animals and animals helping people. Located on 12 acres in Rancho Santa Fe, this nationally recognized Center provides a variety of services that benefit the community through educational and therapeutic programs for people, and humane care and adoption for animals. They are a no-kill facility that receives no government funding and relies heavily on tax-deductible contributions from private donors to continue our life-saving mission.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with John Van Zante about directing the Rancho Coastal Humane Society.

Talking points include:

●   How one man’s love of animals became his career.

●   What the difference between profit and non-profit is.

●   Why it’s important to help families find the right pet.

●   How animal shelters should get creative with marketing. Puppies sell!

Connect with John Van Zante

Website

rchumanesociety.org

Facebook

facebook.com/rchumane

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/john-van-zante-75a06810

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 070 with John DeBevoise

Brent Wilsey is a seasoned financial strategist with over 40 years of experience in the field. Brent currently owns and operates Wilsey Asset Management— through which he offers day-to-day investment guidance to both individual investors and corporations. A financial management veteran with nearly $250 million under management, Brent’s industry expertise, and credibility has made him a sought-after expert source with the media. He has frequently served as a guest commentator on national broadcast television and radio talk shows, including CNBC and Bloomberg.

Currently, Wilsey hosts 760AM-KFMB’s weekly Smart Investing program, which airs Saturdays at 8 am and Sundays at 5 pm. In addition, Brent penned a weekly newsletter for the San Diego Daily Transcript and continues to write a weekly newsletter, The Smart Investing Newsletter.

An accounting graduate of National University, Brent received his MBA degree from the same institution in 1986.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Brent Wilsey about investment opportunities for employees’ 401K.

Talking points include:

●   How to know if an investment property is a good idea.

●   Why you should know the difference between Fiduciary and Suitability.

●   How to diversify to yield long term results.

●   How to manage assets in a fluctuating market.

●   What the difference is between an institutional and private money manager.

Connect with Brent Wilsey

Website

wilseyassetmanagement.com

Twitter

@BrentWilsey

Facebook

facebook.com/wilseyassetmanagment

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/brentmwilsey

YouTube

youtube.com/user/smartinvestingrecap

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 069 with John DeBevoise

Kendra Dickson, CEO of Gold Buckle Barrel Horses, is a member of the Women’s Professional Rodeo Association (WPRA) and a 5-Time Texas Circuit Finals Qualifier. Kendra is the host of the Women’s Pro Rodeo Today Show on RFD-TV, and has at some of the largest WPRA rodeos in the United States, including Houston, Fort Worth, Denver, Austin and Sheridan.

A designer of her own line, Kendra’s “True Colors” apparel has been the winner of the Jerry Ann Taylor Best-Dressed Award at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo for six consecutive years. Kendra is owner of Gold Buckle Barrel Horses where she trains and sells barrel horses from prospect to pro level. With a heart for God and an eye for horses, Kendra Dickson, has been matching successful horse and rider teams since 2006.

Kendra’s signature training style is simple and straightforward, while focusing on a strong in horsemanship. She has developed her own line of bits as well as a saddle called “The Bullseye” that stacks cards in a rider’s favor with natural seat and feet placement.

Whether you are just starting out in the sport of barrel racing, have been competing your or are just getting back into the horse world after a long break, Kendra and her team can help you bond with the best horse within your preferred price range and ease the transition of new horse ownership.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Kendra Dickson about tradigital marketing.

Talking points include:

●   How digital marketing dynamics work.

●   Why there are advantages to traditional marketing.

●   How to get the most out of your investment.

●   Why working hard leads to getting paid.

Connect with Kendra Dickson

Website

goldbucklebarrelhorses.com

Facebook

facebook.com/kendra.dickson14

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/kendra-dickson-2889676

YouTube

youtube.com/channel/UCK2HlPtrrUgNit_MnBbwxIg

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 068 with John DeBevoise

Patricia Dukofsky and her husband Gregg started Interactive Entertainment Group in 1989 with a mission to revolutionize the event industry with products and experiences that can’t be found anywhere else. Through her passion for planning and strategic management, IEG has grown from a team of two to over 100 employees nationwide, has been written up in countless publications, won Best New Product at IAAPA for its Virtual Graffiti Wall, and has been included in Inc. 5000’s list of Fastest Growing Companies in 2018, 2019 and 2020.

Danielle Richter is the Director of Event Experiences and oversees all aspects of event production for IEG clients, handling everything from sales and marketing to operations and management of 40+ employees. With over 18 years at IEG and over 10 years of event management experience, Danielle has built and maintained relationships with a prestigious roster of clients including American Express, Google, Microsoft, NFL, Nike, Amazon, Bloomingdales and more.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Patricia Dukofsky and Danielle Richter about using stress reducing virtual games for businesses and tradeshows.

Talking points include:

·        Why live fun and virtual fun are important.

·        How interactive fun is important for a healthy business.

·        Why holograms are a reality.

·        How Graffiti Wall offers unique and different marketing tools.

Connect with Interactive Entertainmet

Website

interactiveparty.com

Facebook

facebook.com/InteractiveEntertainmentGroup

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/interactiveentertaimentgroup

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 067 with John DeBevoise 

Luke Ford founded My Computer Works (MCW) in 2005, and by 2014 the Scottsdale, Ariz.-based company was generating $4 million in annual revenue with 70 employees. MCW has achieved growth every year since its launch and Ford has never had to downsize his staff.

Ford’s inspiration for MCW struck in the mid-1990s when he was a sales executive at IBM. “My wife and I were trying to set up our desktop computer with AOL, and we almost killed each other because neither of us are technically oriented,” he says. At the time, IBM provided remote support for corporate clients’ mainframes and mid-range computers, and Ford envisioned a similar service for consumers. A realistic visionary, however, Ford knew he must wait for computers to become more entrenched in U.S. households before he could scratch his entrepreneurial itch.

Fast forward to today: MCW targets the SOHO (small office/home office) market, solving technology problems for real estate agents, CPAs, graphic designers and a score of other professionals who rely on their computers but don’t have a technology staff to turn to when issues arise. MCW services span the gamut from removing viruses and spyware infections to configuring software to installing new applications.

In the past couple of years, MCW has added onsite repair to its offerings, which now generate about 20 percent of its revenue. Other recent innovations include support services for Android and Apple smartphones and mobile devices. The company is national and has customers in every state.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Luke Ford about 

Talking points include:

·    Why you should always update your software.

·    How you need good malware protection on your computer.

·    Why you need to keep data remotely backed up.

·    How you shouldn’t open attachments if you don’t know what they are.

·    Why Cookies get such a bad rap.

Connect with Luke Ford

Website

 mycomputerworks.com

 Facebook

 facebook.com/mycomputerworks

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 linkedin.com/in/mycomputerworks

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 066 with John DeBevoise

Scott Letourneau started his own business in 1997. He took the usual path and went to his CPA, lawyer, and then financial advisor for advice. Every professional he asked had a different opinion on the best structure and approach. The mix of conflicting information out there can be overwhelming for anyone who is launching a new business venture. Scott’s search for a “business start-up store” kept leading me in circles.

Since Scott’s vision was to help others make their own business dreams a reality, he personally invested thousands of hours and hundreds of thousands of dollars in training and research. He started publishing articles on the pros and cons of various incorporation strategies and took on the role of a small business advocate. Scott debunked a lot of the hype and earned a reputation for giving direct, honest guidance to entrepreneurs.

It is troubling to Scott that 95% of new businesses go under in the first few years. But it turns out that many business failures are preventable. There are early steps any entrepreneur can take to increase longevity and profitability. Since 1997, Scott has helped over 6,500 clients launch their businesses with confidence. The success of his first booklet, The Insiders Guide to Incorporating Your Business and Protecting Your Assets, has opened doors to speaking engagements on radio, television and with live audiences around the world.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Scott Letourneau about knowing when, where, and how to incorporate the entity market.

Talking include:

●   What an entity is.

●   What type of entity a small business should .

●   How asset protection is very important.

●   What to know about E-commerce and product liability.

Connect with Scott Letourneau

Website

scottletourneau.com

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 065 with John DeBevoise

Ali Schwartz is Yelp's Senior Marketing Manager. She works to build a thriving network of local business owners, managers & marketers. Ali hosts a series of online events to provide business owners with resources to help educate them on the ever-changing world of online reviews. Ali regularly takes actionable feedback from the business community to the different business owner-focused divisions at Yelp HQ so that Yelp can continue to improve the overall business user experience.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Ali Schwartz about using Yelp as an advertising tool for your business.

Talking points include:

●   How Yelp originated.

●   How Yelp works for businesses and customers.

●   How to deal with a critical Yelp review.

Connect with Ali Schwartz

Website

yelp.com

Facebook

facebook.com/ali.schwartz.92

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/ali-schwartz-nyc

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 064 with John DeBevoise

Suzanne “Suzi” Vlietstra calls herself ‘the original entremanure’ because of her lifelong love of horses and entrepreneurial innovation.

Suzi started a western wear business when she was in junior high school; her Hobby Horse Clothing Company eventually became the largest supplier of western show apparel in the world and brought many innovative products to market.

Competing with different types of horses over the years helped Suzi learn about her customers’ ‘stable personalities’ as she built her business which she sold a few years ago; now she lives at and runs a 60-horse boarding stable in Southern California.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Suzanne Vlietstra about trying to be perfect being an entrepreneur.

●   How having a passion and seeing a need are important to be an entrepreneur.

●   Why you should build off of one of your existing skill sets.

●   How to fine the right people to make your vision a reality.

●   What the difference is between the push through and pull through distribution decision.

Connect with Suzanne Vlietstra

Website

hobbyhorseinc.com

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facebook.com/Suzanne.vlietstra

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 063 with John DeBevoise

Dave Miles graduated from Colorado State University with an Art degree. He joined Hallmark Cards as a Book Designer. Encouraged by early success, He started David Miles Design. Unfortunately, like many creative people, he knew absolutely nothing about business and faced financial failure many times. It took 15 years of slow, painful growth to acquire the necessary skills to run a high-performance company – culture, financial management, profitability, strategic planning, business development, media, marketing, and advertising.

As the company grew into a full-service advertising agency, Dave saw an opportunity to bring outstanding creative to the new home industry. Miles Advertising immediately began to gain national recognition, attracting many of the best-known brands in the industry, including Disney, Hines, Pulte, Shea Homes, True Homes and more. Recognizing the need for branding, Dave introduced the first proprietary branding process for the real estate industry and changed their name to Milesbrand. As their client engagements continued to expand, it became evident that Dave needed a robust offering around digital advertising. In 2014, he Co-Founded Strategus, the world’s first programmatic OTT/CTV advertising agency. Today, the Strategus Managed Services Platform produces real-time automated campaigns that instantly deliver custom, audience-targeted video advertising to CTVs and other internet-connected devices.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Dave Miles about the changing the landscape of TV advertising.

●   How Dave Miles built his agency’s brand in real estate.

●   How he created a technology platform that breaks the mold in advertising.

●   Why Strategus is rocketing up the Inc. 5000 for the 3rd year in a row.

●   How Dave has put people first from the Great Recession to COVID.

Connect with Dave Miles

Website

strategus.com

Twitter

@Strateg_us

Facebook

facebook.com/strategusdigital

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-miles-237b3612/

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 062 with John DeBevoise

Stefan Diasti is a strategist and operator with a demonstrated track record of innovating, optimizing and growing businesses. He is experienced in operational leadership, process improvement, new product strategy, product launch, product management, growth strategy, and corporate development.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Stefan Diasti

about the importance of scanners for small businesses.

●   Why it’s important to create a unique product for your customers.

●   What it looks like to build a business out of necessity.

●   Why you should look for industry experts from around the world.

●   How you should build your staff locally.

Connect with Stefan Diasti

Website

raven.com

Twitter

@sdiasti

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facebook.com/stefandiasti

LinkedIn

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 061 with John DeBevoise

Daven Michaels is founder of 123Employee, a Virtual Assistant Company. He has been an entrepreneur since the age of 15. Since then Daven discovered a business formula that has been used to turn multiple diverse business ventures into extremely successful businesses, including a few multiple-million-dollar home runs.

In 2006 Daven started 123Employee, a virtual employee center in the Philippines. He started with one employee and today has built a company of over 500 employees. In the same year he started offering high level marketing, business consulting and coaching services.

The desire to help people started in 2009 when a friend suggested that Daven teach others how to achieve success. This ignited a flame that has grown into a magnificent fire over the years. His commitment is simple, he’ll help you save money, make more money, grow your business, get your time back and ultimately create the lifestyle you desire.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Daven Michaels about starting an online business in three days.

●   How the three-day master class begins on September 28th.

●   How to drive traction to your business.

●   Why this is a great opportunity for those just starting.

●   How you can get free tickets for this event ag bizsoup.com/3day.

Connect with Daven Michaels

Website

davenmichaels.com

Twitter

@davenmichaels

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facebook.com/davenmichaelslive

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linkedin.com/in/davenmichaels

YouTube

youtube.com/user/Outsourcing4Business

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 060 with John DeBevoise

Brent Wilsey is a seasoned financial strategist with over 40 years of experience in the field. Brent currently owns and operates Wilsey Asset Management— through which he offers day-to-day investment guidance to both individual investors and corporations. A financial management veteran with nearly $250 million under management, Brent’s industry expertise, and credibility has made him a sought-after expert source with the media. He has frequently served as a guest commentator on national broadcast television and radio talk shows, including and Bloomberg.

Currently, Wilsey hosts 760AM-KFMB’s weekly Smart Investing program, which airs Saturdays at 8 am and Sundays at 5 pm. In addition, Brent penned a weekly newsletter for the San Diego Daily Transcript and continues to write a weekly newsletter, The Smart Investing Newsletter.

An accounting graduate of National University, Brent received his MBA the same institution in 1986.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Brent Wilsey about the current financial state of affairs.

●   The differences between an asset manager and a financial planner.

●   If there is a stock market bubble.

●   The difference between a strong dollar and a weak dollar.

●   If small caps are worth investing in.

Connect with Brent Wilsey

Website

wilseyassetmanagment.com

Twitter

@BrentWilsey

Facebook

facebook.com/wilseyassetmanagment

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/brentmwilsey

YouTube

youtube.com/user/smartinvestingrecap

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 059 with John DeBevoise

Robin Hoffman Haack decided to become a vegetarian when she was 16 years old and has been vegan and gluten free for more than 20 years. Her life revolved around her daughter and her family’s business, where Robin is CFO. She loved their business but was always yearning for something that aligned with her passion for health.

The inescapable headlines in the media about how adults and kids being prescribed meds for every little thing had now become the new normal. With childhood diseases on the rise, it was scary and difficult for Robin to envision having healthy grandchildren in this world.

Robin was compelled to take action and do something because she knew there had to be a better way. That was Robin’s Ah-ha moment. She thought, “What if I could start a company with a product that could take the guess work out of creating optimum health for kids and adults?”

As fate would have it, through her constant work and assembling the right team that was aligned with Robin’s mission they were able to launch Clar8ty with their flagship product Calibr8. It was developed based on the latest findings in nutrigenomics and cell science by targeting sources of dysfunction rather than signs or symptoms. Robin knew she had to educate people to make the right choices to take control of their health and give them the tools to achieve optimum health, success and find their pure potential!

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Robin Hoffman Haack about using Clar8ty to improve your physical and mental wellbeing.

●   How there are many benefits to a vegetarian lifestyle.

●   Why you should build a business with a passion and a purpose.

●   How you should expand your business to include people of all ages.

Connect with Robin Hoffman Haack

Website

clar8ty.com

Facebook

facebook.com/clar8ty

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 058 with John DeBevoise 

Burke Franklin is the creator and CEO of BusinessPowerTools.com, best known for BizPlanBuilder® software which has sold more than 2 million copies. 

Burke’s business development software templates have helped thousands of entrepreneurs, companies, and consultants raise capital, create conscious cultures with policies and procedures, allocate marketing assets and structure all kinds of contracts.

A graduate of UC Santa Barbara, Burke is an entrepreneur with Marketing and Management experience of more than 40 years. His idea of changing the world is providing the business tools you need to help you change the world. 

Burke was elected to the White House Conference on Small Business and has been nominated for Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year.” Burke’s book, Business Black Belt, applies lessons from 38+ years of personal development workshops, martial arts, flying and real-world business success to building companies.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Burke Franklin about the importance of writing out and charting a business plan. 

●   Why you need a business plan to be successful.

●   How BizPlanBuilder can be a helpful tool for building your business.

●   Why you should keep records of everything because your business is a product.

●   How you need to consider OSHA and other small business dangers when building your business.

Connect with Burke Franklin

Website

 businesspowertools.com

 Facebook

 facebook.com/BusinessPowerTools

 LinkedIn

 linkedin.com/company/jian-sftware---bizplan-builder 

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 057 with John DeBevoise

Sandy Botkin, Attorney and Certified Public Accountant is Chief Executive Officer and Principal Lecturer of the Tax Reduction Institute based in the Washington, D.C. area. During the past twenty five years, Sandy has taught thousands of taxpayers how to save millions on their taxes at his seminars around the country. He consistently earns rave reviews for his clear and humorous presentations.

Prior to joining the Tax Reduction Institute, Sandy spent three years in the tax department of the international accounting firm, Deloitte & Touche. He has extensive financial and legal experience, including five years as a legal specialist in the Office of Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service.

Sandy has authored numerous technical articles for national publications. His articles have appeared in almost every self-employed and home-based business magazine in the country. He has lectured to various professional and trade groups and has served as an Adjunct Professor of accounting and tax law at the University of Maryland and Columbia Union College. Sandy’s outstanding teaching ability has consistently earned him excellent ratings. In fact, Sandy was one of eight attorneys selected by the Internal Revenue Service to train all new attorneys to the Internal Revenue Service’s Corporate Tax Division.

Sandy is a member of the Florida Bar Association and the Florida Institute of Certified Accountants. He is also a “Distinguished Real Estate Instructor” and is listed in “Who’s Who in Business.” Sandy’s latest book is entitled, “Achieve Financial Freedom Big Time!”

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Sandy Botkin about taxes and the self-employed.

●   Why you need to keep track of your expenses and mileage.

●   What the advantages are in having a homebased business.

●   How there are three important steps to managing your taxes

●   Why essential occupations provide financial independence and peace of mind.

Connect with Sandy Botkin

Website

taxreductioninstitute.com

Facebook

facebook.com/taxbot

facebook.com/sandybotkin

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/taxbot

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 056 with John DeBevoise

Dr. Gleb Tsipursky is an internationally renowned thought leader known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert, Dr. Tsipursky is on a mission to protect leaders from dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive biases, which devastate bottom lines and bring down high-flying careers. His expertise and passion is the foundation for building and developing the most effective and profitable decision-making strategies to empower leaders to avoid business disasters, maximize their bottom lines, and help their careers flourish. His proprietary methodology combines his pragmatic business experience with cutting-edge behavioral economics and cognitive neuroscience research.

The bestselling author of, Never Go With Your Gut: How Pioneering Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disasters (Career Press, 2019). It’s the first book to focus on cognitive biases in business leadership and reveal how leaders can overcome these dangerous judgment errors effectively. He also wrote The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships (New Harbinger, 2020), the first book to focus on cognitive biases in professional and personal relationships and illustrate how we can defeat these dangerous judgment errors in our relationships. His new book, Resilience: Adapt and Plan for the New Abnormal of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Pandemic (Changemakers Books, 2020) helps organizations and individuals navigate successfully the major disruption of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic and succeed in the post-pandemic world.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Dr. Gleb about avoiding disasters during COVID-19.

●     What the difference is between human nature and logic.

●     Why we need a strong economy while remaining safe.

●     How fear can lead to economic instability.

●     Why we need to change the way we relate to our customers.

Connect with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

Website

disasteravoidanceexperts.com

Facebook

facebook.com/DrGlebTsipursky

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/dr-gleb-tsipursky/

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 055 with John DeBevoise

Connect with David Kay is President and founder of Knowledge Crunch. Knowledge Crunch develops four mobile word game apps and markets them through the Apple App Store and Google Play. He served as the game designer and marketing executive and worked with software developers and digital artists to create the games. David wrote ad copy, Facebook posts, blogs, and tweets for the products.

David is also the CEO and Founder of WordSmart a California corporation that developed and marketed educational CD-ROM software programs primarily for the development of English vocabulary and marketed its programs directly to consumers for literacy enhancement in K-12 and SAT/ACT prep. Over the operating years of the company it received many accolades including Parents Choice Awards, Top 10 Reviews, CD-ROM Today, and The Mary Pride Home Schooling Magazine.

In the 1980’s David was the President of Kaypro, one of the first consumer sold personal . Developed and introduced in April 1982, the Kaypro personal computer went on to sell $75M in sales.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with David Kay about designing vocab and knowledge apps.

●   How there was early with KAYPRO computers.

●   Why educational vocabulary with CD-ROMs were effective before smart phones.

●   How they moved away from CD-ROM production and shifted to apps.

●   Why the KnowledgeCrunch App is the latest and greatest for learning.

Connect with David Kay

Website

apps.apple.com/us/developer/knowledge-crunch-inc/id1057735477

Twitter

@KnowledgeCrnch

Facebook

facebook.com/KnowledgeCrunch1

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 054 with John DeBevoise

Maryanne Parker is a celebrity coach and award-winning entrepreneur, a philanthropist and the founder of Luxury Etiquette Institute and Manor of Manners, company that specializes in International Business, Social and Youth etiquette. She has almost a decade of experience in successfully serving the diverse requests of luxury brands, corporations and individuals. She is the author of two number one international bestselling books "The Sharpest Soft Skill" and "Posh Overnight". Parker speaks often on the topic of etiquette and she spoke recently at Carnegie Hall, sharing the stage with Lifestyle Queen Martha Stewart, Harvard Club of Boston and NASDAQ on entrepreneurial conferences held at these venues. Maryanne has been featured in Forbes, The Oprah Magazine, Martha Stewart, Metropolitan, USA Today, NBC, ABC, FOX, E! Entertainment and many more. Maryanne has her credentials from International School of Protocol and Diplomacy in Brussels, Minding Manners - London and the Protocol School of Washington.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Maryanne Parker about etiquette strategies for using technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

●   How there is a difference between social and business etiquette.

●   How everything is based on social communication and social skills.

●   Why it’s important to build the relationship before asking for business.

●   How to handle conflict in difficult situations.

Connect with Maryanne Parker

Website

manorofmanners.com 

Facebook

facebook.com/ManorofManners

Twitter

@ManorofManners

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 053 with John DeBevoise

Eric Zuley is recognized as an award winning top ten social media influencer in the world; a Multimedia Marketing Mogul that has mastered the art of monetizing media. He created the nationally and internationally recognized movement #eZWay endorsed by over 500 celebrities, influencers, CEO's and change makers. This movement has its own social network directory similar to Facebook, Amazon, Yelp, Netflix and the Hollywood Walk of Fame all rolled into one.

Some of the top celebrity influencers like the creator of Make A Wish , Star of Terminator 3, Founder of Priceline just to name a few are members of his eZWay Wall of Fame. Eric has spoken on over 30 stages 50 if you count virtual. Eric Zuley was able to turn his company eZWay Broadcasting, Inc into a 7 figure income earning company before the age of 40 years old.

Eric has been seen on FOX, E! ABC 7, TMZ, HUFFINGTON POST, EXTRA, Cover of HOLLYWOOD WEEKLY, numerous speaker, coaching, social media awards, in 2011 he was given the Robert Novak award signed off by congressman Brad Sherman and congresswoman Judy Chu and former Mayor of La Antonio Villaraigosa. Eric has interviewed thousands of named celebrities and speakers.

Mr. Zuley owns eZWay Network a media network powering their own , magazine and TV network housing 10 channels, airing 30 shows with a potential reach of 320,000,000 homes and phones. He owns a branding and promotions firm that has helped thousands of brands and individuals.

Eric is also an event producer with over 450 red carpet events under his belt.

His 501 c 3 eZWay Cares has helped raise millions through his media outreach and he is an actor, speaker, author and coach with over 200,000 social media followers.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Eric Zuley about effectively marketing yourself.

●   Why you should keep your faith.

●   wHHHHHHHHHkdjfkljwrelkjnnhnHow you need to surround yourself with the right team.

●   Why consistency is key and the importance of keeping content on brand.

●   How to use eZWay’s 38 shows, 4 networks, and 18 TV channels to move your message forward.

Connect with Eric Zuley

Facebook

facebook.com/ezuley

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/eric-ez-zuley-corp-skeleton-key-b40a2811/

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 052 with John DeBevoise 

 Shub Nandi is an honest entrepreneur who commits to only & only what he and his team can deliver. His passion took him from Tech to Sales to Extreme Sports to Investments Management.

He has a total of 12+ years of industry experience with 5+ years in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. From Statistical modeler in early 2014 to an AI expert in 2018. He has done 3M+ USD of sales in deep technologies in an era where value sells more than brand.

He is also an Adjunct faculty in Artificial Intelligence at Symbiosis Centre of Information Technology and Great Lakes Institute of Management. He is the co-organizer of India's largest Data science Meetup group that consists of 5500+ members. He has founded a Social Fintech startup in 2011 and has successfully exited in 2014. He has been invited to speak at multiple national and international conferences like MODS, IndiaHacks, TIE Summit, Indian Technology Congress, OpenSource India to name a few. 

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Shub Nandi about PIChain and sustainable compliance. 

●   What sustainable compliance means.

●   How to use blockchain technology to keep your assets secure

●   How Bitcoin and Ethereum may or may not be the currency of the geeks.

●   How deep tech like AI and scientific advances and innovations are being used.

Connect with Shub Nandi

Website

 pichainlabs.com

 Twitter

 @labs_pi

LinkedIn 

linkedin.com/in/shubhradeepnandi

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 051 with John DeBevoise

Shawn Stone owns and manages a law firm in Phoenix that focuses on bankruptcy and suing abusive debt collectors. Licensed to practice in Arizona State an d Federal courts, Shawn’s passion lies in helping clients recover from financial duress, and this is the cornerstone of his business practice.

Shawn is a lively presence in his local community and fundamentally believes in giving back. This principle extends to his law practice, which regularly takes on pro bono cases through Community Legal Service’s Volunteer Lawyers Program (VLP) in Phoenix. Shawn volunteers his time regularly, a practice he learned from his father, Harry Stone, who also volunteered for VLP for many years. Such programs provide legal services to low-income individuals and families, and Shawn has volunteered his time on a variety of cases over the years, in the areas of bankruptcy, landlord tenant and adoption, working tirelessly on cases on a pro bono basis.

In his spare time, Shawn enjoys being a fun uncle to his nephews and niece and also has a fondness for fluffy four-legged friends, in particular his lovable goldendoodle, McGillicuddy, who is always there to lend a listening ear when Shawn is working on a particularly complicated case.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Shawn Stone about knowing when to file for bankruptcy. 

●   The difference between personal bankruptcy and business bankruptcy.

●   The differences between filing for a Chapter 7, 11, or 13.

●   How to negotiate with lenders and landlords.

●   How Chapter 11 is a prepackaged bankruptcy.

Connect with Shawn Stone

Website 

shawnstone.com

Facebook

facebook.com/StoneLawAZ

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/shawn-stone-a5015921

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 050with John DeBevoise

Brent Wilsey is a seasoned financial strategist with over 40 years of experience in the field. Brent currently owns and operates Wilsey Asset Management— through which he offers day-to-day investment guidance to both individual investors and corporations. A financial management veteran with nearly $250 million under management, Brent’s industry expertise, and credibility has made him a sought-after expert source with the media. He has frequently served as a guest commentator on national broadcast television and radio talk shows, including CNBC and Bloomberg.

Currently, Wilsey hosts 760AM-KFMB’s weekly Smart Investing program, which airs Saturdays at 8 am and Sundays at 5 pm. In addition, Brent penned a weekly newsletter for the San Diego Daily Transcript and continues to write a weekly newsletter, The Smart Investing Newsletter.

An accounting graduate of National University, Brent received his MBA degree from the same institution in 1986.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Brent Wilsey about where the financial health of the United States is headed.

●   How inflation isn’t something we need to worry about but could be later.

●   How weak is good when it comes to the value of the dollar.

●   Why we are second guessing whether China is a good place for business growth.

●   How we don’t know if taxes will go up if the Democrats win in November.

Connect with Brent Wilsey

Website

wilseyassetmanagement.com

Facebook

facebook.com/wilseyassetmanagement

Twitter

@BrentWilsey

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/brentmwilsey

YouTube

youtube.com/user/smartinvestingrecap

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 049 with John DeBevoise

Ben Levitan is the co-founder of Delta Payment Solutions and CEO of Cedalion Partners, a Management Advisory Firm. Ben is currently serving on the Board of Directors of OGSystems and Bricata, a cybersecurity company. Previously, Ben was the CEO of four companies, three of which he exited successfully. Ben has more than 25 years of leadership experience in software, communications management consulting and private equity. 

Ben has extensive expertise in Corporate Development. Ben led Due Diligence and M&A for over 20 years, starting with Cambridge Technology Partners. At Cambridge Technology Partners, he led the acquisition of three companies in the U.S. and Europe. At IQT, Ben worked with 20 + VC and PE investors, executing nearly a dozen transactions, and participated in multiple exits.

As a Business Coach, Ben has drawn on his experience and expertise to advise and curate Fund Raising for companies in various stages of development. Notable transactions include: Coordinating the sale of Carbon Black to Bit 9, and DBR 360 to GTT Communications. 

Ben attended the London School of Economics and earned his BA from Union College. He is an avid motorcycle rider, bicyclist and is married with three children.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Ben Levitan about how credit card processing affects your business.

·       What you need to know about your processor before it’s too late.

·       What it means to be a “high risk” business and why it shouldn’t matter.

·       Why doubling profit could mean trouble for your business.

Connect with Ben Levitan

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/benslevitan

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 048 with John DeBevoise

Douglas Levin was a professional drummer living in Chicago before building a career selling on Amazon. In 2014 he began his personal journey selling on Amazon beginning in 2014. He’s done the three modes of selling on Amazon; arbitrage, wholesale, and private label. Most of his selling these days is private label and he became successful enough to hire his wife full time.

In preparation for the launch of his first brand, Douglas became obsessed with chatbots and built up a messenger list of over 20k subscribers, which led to over 20k in monthly sales within the first 3 months of launch. It also helped him to start building his brand away from Amazon. Douglas currently lives in the Illinois suburbs with his wife and two stepsons.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Douglas Levin about building an E-commerce site through Amazon.

●     How there are different modes of selling on Amazon: Arbitrage, Wholesale, and Private Label.

●     The difference between Merchant Fulfillment (MF) and Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)

●     Why you might never see your customer information when using Amazon.

●     Why you need to be smart and never give up to beat the competition.

Connect with Douglas Levin

Website 

morningmarketingmachine.com

Facebook

facebook.com/morningmarketingmachine

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 047 with John DeBevoise

Wade Hoffman has worked directly with SMB to Fortune 500 clients in management and consulting roles ranging from consultant and advisor to fractional COO and CEO. He provides value through business and IT strategy definition, business intelligence and data analytics, information security risk management, and product/service delivery management. His experience spans over 30 years and includes a strong track record of success in business development and management of leading-edge technology and service offerings across many vertical industries including retail, hospitality, transportation, insurance, financial services, telecommunications, education, and manufacturing.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Wade Hoffman about managing your digital information with cloud communication services.

●   How a cloud-based system is reliant and provides money saving value.

●   UCaaS (United Communication as a Service).

●   How you can access information from anywhere in the world.

Connect with Wade Hoffman

Website

earthbend.com

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/wade-hoffman-6b93bb8

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 046 with John DeBevoise

Jeffrey Hayzlett is a primetime television host of C-Suite with Jeffrey Hayzlett and Executive Perspectives on C-Suite TV, and business podcast host The HERO Factor Podcast on C-Suite Radio. He is a global business celebrity, speaker, best-selling author, and Chairman of C-Suite Network, home of the world’s most trusted network of C-Suite leaders. Hayzlett is a well-traveled public speaker, former Fortune 100 CMO, and author of numerous best-selling business books including: The Hero Factor; How Great Leaders Transform Organizations and Create Winning Cultures, Think Big, Act Bigger: The Rewards of Being Relentless, Running the Gauntlet and The Mirror Test. Hayzlett is one of the most compelling figures in business today and is in five business hall of fames including Speaker Hall of Fame, Sales and Marketing Executives, Business Marketing Hall of Fame, Direct Marketing Hall of Fame, and the Industry Award of Distinction from the National Association of Quick Printers. 

As a leading business expert, Hayzlett is frequently cited in Forbes, SUCCESS, Mashable, Marketing Week and Chief Executive, among many others. He shares his executive insight and commentary on television networks like Bloomberg, MSNBC, Fox Business, and C-Suite TV. Hayzlett is a former Bloomberg contributing editor and primetime host and has appeared as a guest celebrity judge on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump for three seasons. He is a turnaround architect of the highest order, a maverick marketer and c-suite executive who delivers scalable campaigns, embraces traditional modes of customer engagement, and possesses a remarkable cachet of mentorship, corporate governance, and brand building.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Jeffrey Hayzlett about adapting and changing your business to survive. 

●   How chaos provides an opportunity for learning and why you should be open to changing your business model.

●   Why the job of a business leader is to be the most strategic person in the room.

●   How we need to make sure the right people have the right jobs, including politicians.

●   Why you should bring a sense of fun and wonder into the workplace.

Connect with Jeffrey Hayzlett

Website

hayzlett.com

Facebook

facebook.com/JeffreyHayzlett

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/hayzlett

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 045 with John DeBevoise

Jed Ayres leads IGEL’s seasoned team of executive leaders as the company works to align with the world’s most prominent cloud providers to transform end user computing by simplifying and securing the cloud-delivery of all needed applications and resources.

Jed brings more than 20 years of technology experience to IGEL and has a wide range of industry experience across workspace management, virtualization and mobility. Prior to joining IGEL, he was the SVP of Worldwide Marketing for AppSense and previously held the title as CMO at MCPc; a $300m+ Solutions Provider. Ayers has held a number of advisory board positions, including Citrix Platinum Council, VMware Global Partner Advisory Board, Hewlett Packard Partner Marketing Advisory Board and the Cisco Marketing Council.

Ayres holds a BS in Business Administration from Sonoma State University and an MBA from San Francisco State University. He resides in Marin, California.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Jed Ayres about IGEL, the next generation operating system for cloud work spaces.

●     How IGEL eliminates the dozens of devices running windows.

●     How IGEL has Hi Fidelity that provides a highly secure experience anywhere on any device.

●     How IGEL makes it so there is no need to constantly update hardware or software.

Connect with Jed Ayres

Website

igel.com

Facebook

facebook.com/igel.technology

Twitter

@jedayres

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/jedayres

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Author, Publisher, Speaker, and Branding Genius Mr. Roy Smoothe is affectionately known as ‘The Cool Branding Guy’ He is the renowned founder of ‘Smoothe Mixx’ the World’s #1 Motivation & Music Label with over 30 million Streams over / iTunes & Spotify. His cool, unique and distinctive approach combines fashion, music, branding and cutting-edge audio production to create world-class projects and high-impact initiatives that improve the way people live, learn, work and do business.

To brand out of the crowd you need to be different and that's what Roy does best... In his own style, he teaches how to attract attention in your marketplace, how to create a compelling brand story, and how to engage your target audience with a fresh, funky and entertaining approach in order to keep you ahead of your competitors... Numerous high profile, successful individuals, businesses and organizations worldwide recognize the value of his Cool Branding Concepts which he has used to help them increase brand awareness, generate new business leads & increase in sales

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Roy Smoothe about building your personal brand.

●     Why showing up strong will enhance the perception you create .

●     How to build a perception and story for you and your company on social media.

●     How the branding process includes attention, attraction, engagement, and results.

●     Why you need to know your company’s jewels to make them sparkle in the marketplace.

Connect with Roy Smoothe

Website

roysmoothe.com 

Facebook

facebook.com/roy.smoothe

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/roy-smoothe-7535392/?originalSubdomain=uk

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 034 with John DeBevoise

Steven Ekstract is an internationally renowned licensing/media industry executive and co-founder and publisher of the world's leading business publication and news source for the $300 billion a year Global Consumer Products Licensing business. He uses an entrepreneurial acumen coupled with consultative marketing approach for clients' brand extension and growth. Steven has extensive management experience interfacing with and advising top level executives worldwide.

Steven partners with and provides business development to the leading global consumer products and licensing trade fairs and conferences including: Licensing Expo, Brand Licensing Expo, Licensing Expo Japan, and Licensing Expo China

Steven is the founder and organizer of NYC Summit: The Business, which is brand licensing that holds an annual C-Level Executive Conference for the global licensing industry

Steven is regularly consulted by intellectual property owners, manufacturers, news media and VC's seeking expert information and analysis on licensing industry.

Steven specializes in branding and identity, licensing and retail, pop culture, and international markets

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Steven Ekstract about giving and receiving using global licensing.

●     What the rules of governing licensing are.

●     Why it’s important to add a license to your invention.

●     How social media influences are a growing area for licensing.

●     Why dead celebrities are the safest to license.

Connect with Steven Ekstract

Website 

licenseglobal.com

Facebook

facebook.com/ekstract

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/steve ekstract

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 042 with John DeBevoise 

Rob Angel is the author of the book, Game Changer, The Story of Pictionary and How I Turned a Simple Idea into the Bestselling Board Game in the World. 

In 1982, following his graduation from Western Washington University with a degree in Business Administration and while waiting tables Rob Angel turned his simple idea into the best-selling board game in the world, Pictionary. It’s not just a game, it’s a positive emotional experience. Rob wanted to share that feeling with the world. He had no plan or dream. He also didn't overthink it. He started by putting together the first 1000 games together by hand in his tiny apartment. Pictionary became the biggest selling game in the world, spanning 60 countries and selling 38 million games until Rob sold it to Mattel in 2001.

Today Rob enjoys speaking to entrepreneurs, college students, and businesses, sharing the many lessons he learned in business and in life. Rob loves to say, “If you have an idea, control it, hold on to it, and protect it.” Through his message of being open to grabbing all that life puts in front of you, anyone, he says, can find their passion, their dream, and have a most successful life.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Rob Angel about using grit and determination to create Pictionary.  

● Why if you wait for all the pieces to be in place, you’ll never get started.

● How life is about flow and turning your fears into challenges.

● How a simple action can change your mindset.

● How you need to control, hold on to, and protect your ideas.

Connect with Rob Angel

Facebook

facebook.com/therobangel

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/therobangel

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 041 with John DeBevoise

Electric Bike Technologies is a development, sales and marketing company specializing in affordable high-quality electric bicycle conversion kits, hub motors, batteries and components.

In business since 2008, the company has earned a reputation for delivering the best value and user experience in electric bike conversion with their flagship product the E-BikeKit™ Conversion Kit System.

The company launched its Liberty Electric Adult Mobility Tricycle in August 2015 via Indiegogo. ElectricTrike.com quickly followed suit with folding, recumbent and traditional tricycles.

With strong manufacturing partners in the US and Asia, a fast-growing network of authorized dealers and a reputation for outstanding service, Electric Bike Technologies is committed to advancing the use of electric bikes in the United States and abroad.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Jason Kraft about turning bikes into E-Bikes with the E-BikeKit Conversion system.

●     How the E-BikeKit business evolved.

●     How the E-BikeKit built off of the electric car craze.

●     How converting almost any bike is now possible.

●     Why you should let an E-Bike dealer help if you aren’t technically inclined.

Links Mentioned

electricbiketechnologies.com

EBikeKit.com

ElectricBikeStore.com

ElectricTrike.com

LibertyTrike.com

Connect with Jason Kraft

Facebook

facebook.com/ElectricBikeKit

Twitter

@EBikeKit

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/electricbiketech

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 040 with John DeBevoise

Brent is a seasoned financial strategist with over 40 years of experience in the field. Brent currently owns and operates Wilsey Asset Management— through which he offers day-to-day investment guidance to both individual investors and corporations. A financial management veteran with nearly $250 million under management, Brent’s industry expertise, and credibility has made him a sought-after expert source with the media. He has frequently served as a guest commentator on national broadcast television and radio talk shows, including CNBC and Bloomberg.

Currently, Wilsey hosts 760AM-KFMB’s weekly Smart Investing program, which airs Saturdays at 8 am and Sundays at 5 pm. In addition, Brent penned a weekly newsletter for the San Diego Daily Transcript and continues to write a weekly newsletter, The Smart Investing Newsletter.

An accounting graduate of National University, Brent received his MBA degree from the same institution in 1986.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Brent Wilsey about the state of businesses post COVID-19.

●   How COVID-19 came with an eight trillion-dollar price tag.

●   How you should handle your 401K retirement contributions.

●   Why the bankruptcies of large big-box corporations may have opened investment opportunities.

●   Why manufacturing oversees might come back home.

Connect with Brent Wilsey

Website

wilseyassetmanagement.com 

Facebook

facebook.com/wilseyassetmanagement

Twitter

@BrentWilsey

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/brentmwilsey

YouTube

youtube.com/user/smartinvestingrecap

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BizSoup Podcast Episode 039 with John DeBevoise

Kristin Zhivago has helped hundreds of CEOs and entrepreneurs grow their companies. She is a true market positioning strategist, helping you distinguish yourselves from competitors and making it easy for customers to find you, appreciate you, and buy from you. During her career, Zhivago has helped companies launch and market industry-changing technologies such as computers, spreadsheet technology, email, voicemail, manufacturing systems, computer-aided design, cellular and telephonic systems, medical systems, and chip-based sensing systems, to name a few. She has interviewed thousands of customers and hundreds of partners.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Kristin Zhivago about marketing to the mindset of your customers.

●   How to know what the customer wants and needs.

●   Why you should synergize your sales force and marketing teams into one dynamic force.

●   How to navigate through social media by understanding your product and where customers look for your product.

●   How the simplicity or complexity of your products helps determine your customers’ mindset.

Links Mentioned

Buy her book on : www.amazon.com/Roadmap-Revenue-Sell-Your-Customers/dp/B07DM7L5JD/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=roadmap+to+revenue&qid=1591383994&sr=8-1

Connect with Kristin Zhivago

Website

zhivagopartners.com

Facebook

facebook.com/ZhivagoPartners

Twitter

@kristinzhivago

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/kristinzhivago

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 038 with John DeBevoise

Cary Reich, The Jingle Writer, has been in the jingle-writing industry since 1985.

He has produced thousands of successful campaigns for clients all across the United States. Cary’s creative vision helps his clients see their businesses in a customer-focused way, He has worked with radio and television stations to create successful jingles/branding ideas for companies such as Budweiser, Firestone, Gold’s Gym, Goodwill, YMCA, and scores of local clients.

His performance and publishing credentials include Musical Direction for the Jewish Media

Relations Council; writing and performing contemporary music for Sounds Write productions with Debbie Friedman; and keyboard player and musical director for Kool Reflektions, a Florida favorite on the Jazz scene. Kool Reflektions opened for the likes of George Benson, Branford Marsalis and Joe Sample.

Cary graduated at the top of his class from the University of Florida School of Business. , she performed and produced for the UF Vocal Jazz Troupe and enjoyed “anonymous stardom” as the school’s mascot “Albert the Alligator.”

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Cary Reich about using jingles in a powerful and unique way.

●   How to identify what your brand is or should be.

●   How to capture an idea with words and music that people remember.

●   How to set yourself apart from the competition.

Connect with Cary Reich

Website

thejinglewriter.com 

Facebook

facebook.com/TheJingleWriter

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/cary-reich-the-jingle-writer

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 037 with John DeBevoise

Tom Matzen is an accomplished business owner and entrepreneur. His enthusiasm is electric, and he wants the entrepreneur to succeed and maybe help save the world at the same time.

As an international best-selling author and seminar presenter Tom has been able to share his message of business success and failure to more than 100,000 people on 4 continents. He has been interviewed in Success Mag, Inc Mag, Entrepreneur, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and 100's of radio and TV Stations across North America, sharing the secrets of business success that he learned from his business ventures and from his personal interviews with some 204 business leaders. His personal coaching clients have generated more than one hundred million in sales in dozens of industries.

Entrepreneurs hire Tom to build seven figure authority businesses for them fast, because most are so busy doing things they don’t love for their business. The bottom line is the authority does what they’re great at, and Tom and his team do the rest, guaranteeing them a million-dollar income within two years.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Tom Matzen about empowering yourself to become a great entrepreneur. 

●     How to do good while at the same time.

●     Why you need to build equity in your business.

●     How to make your business scalable.

●     How to determine if you are an entrepreneur or a small business owner.

Links Mentioned

Free Scholarship Offer

https://entrepreneurempowerment.org/scholarship/ 

Connect with Tom Matzen:

Website

TomMatzen.com

Facebook

facebook.com/tom.matzen

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/tommatzen

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 036 with John DeBevoise 

Mr. Amos is the former CEO of Mail Boxes Etc., now The UPS Store, and a 2012 inductee into the International Franchise Association’s Hall of Fame (www.franchise.org). He is also the 2012 recipient of the Nashville Business Legend . He has sought to guide entrepreneurs, associates and fellow citizens as a board member, frequent speaker, writer and blogger (jimamosblog.com), and a constant advocate for military veterans and business format franchising.

Under his leadership as Chairman and CEO, Mail Boxes Etc. became the world’s largest and fastest growing franchisor of retail business, communication and postal service centers. Based in San Diego, the MBE Network comprised nearly 5,000 locations worldwide, with master licensing agreements in more than 80 countries. In 2001, Amos was instrumental in orchestrating the sale of MBE to United Parcel Service and executing the largest re-branding in history of a retail system from MBE to The UPS Store.

A former Marine Corps captain and veteran of split combat tours in Vietnam, Mr. Amos received 12 decorations, including the Purple Heart and Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry. He is the author of several books including the best sellers The Memorial, now being developed in Hollywood as a screen play; Focus or Failure: America at the Crossroads; The Transparent Leader; Corporate Giants; Above and Beyond; You Can Do It; The Entrepreneurs’ Creed; and Living An Uncommon Life. He is also the author of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Franchising. His newest book, The Journey, was released in 2016.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Jim Amos about owning your own franchise. 

What the term franchising means.

If you are a good candidate to own a franchise.

How to use Unit Economics as the litmus test for a good or bad franchise.

Links Mentioned

Connect with Jim Amos

https://jimamosblog.com/

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/jim-amos-310648

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 035 with John DeBevoise

Brad started Campbell Corporation in 1988, determined to bring a higher level of customer service to the window film and protective glazing industry. Today Riot Glass has grown into one of the largest specialty window film and glazing solutions companies in the nation offering window tinting, security, ballistic and blast mitigation solutions, and spandrel repair.

Energy Efficiency: Campbell Corp. is recognized as an industry leader in energy efficiency for large commercial buildings. Their specialized 3M window film products reduce electricity use by blocking the sun's heat which lessens the demand for air conditioning. The EPA's Energy Star manual states that window film is "Your best opportunity to save on cooling and heating loads".

Security: Campbell Corp. has security solutions that transform your existing windows and doors into high-security versions, with minimal visible change. We do this with our specialized security laminates and with our Riot Glass™ and Campbell Security Screens™ solutions.

Building Wraps: Campbell Corp. also performs aesthetic make-overs on the exterior of commercial buildings for owners who wish to upgrade the appearance of older properties which bolsters occupancy, property reputation and rent rates. Our colored laminates can transform outdated view glass and spandrel with a myriad of modern colors.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Brad Campbell about Campbell Corp and its unbreakable glass.

●     How this new method of protection can help protect you from armed intruders.

●     How this protection is more aesthetically pleasing because there is no use for metal bars.

●     How Campbell Corp creates opportunities for glazers, glass installers, and framers.

Links Mentioned

riotglass.com

Connect with Brad 

Facebook

facebook.com/RiotGlassOfficial

Twitter

@RiotGlass

Instagram

@riotglass

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/brad-campbell-67677413

linkedin.com/in/riot-glass-inc

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgVlq8S-aAY6tVaD3vWTytg?view_as=subscriber

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Steven Ekstract is an internationally renowned licensing/media industry executive and co-founder and publisher of the world's leading business publication and news source for the $300 billion a year Global Consumer Products Licensing business. He uses an entrepreneurial acumen coupled with consultative marketing approach for clients' brand extension and growth. Steven has extensive management experience interfacing with and advising top level executives worldwide.

Steven partners with and provides business development to the leading global consumer products and licensing trade fairs and conferences including: Licensing Expo, Brand Licensing Expo, Licensing Expo Japan, and Licensing Expo China

Steven is the founder and organizer of NYC Summit: The Business, which is brand licensing that holds an annual C-Level Executive Conference for the global licensing industry

Steven is regularly consulted by intellectual property owners, manufacturers, news media and VC's seeking expert information and analysis on licensing industry.

Steven specializes in branding and identity, licensing and retail, pop culture, and international markets

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Steven Ekstract about consumer product licensing and why people need it.

●   How you can come to the market faster by leasing a well-known trademark.

●   Why LicenseGlobal is a conduit to help people connect.

●   Why you should attend the free virtual licensing conference in June.

Links Mentioned

Free Virtual Licesening Conference June 15-19 2020 – licenseglobal.com

Connect with Steven Ekstract

Website

https://www.licenseglobal.com/

Facebook

facebook.com/ekstract/

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 033 with John DeBevoise

Dale Ludwig is currently the CEO of Protect the Harvest. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia with degrees in animal science and agricultural economics. He is the President and Founder of Elevation Ag and the CEO of AgriNext. Over the years he has become adept at understanding the cumulative effects of market forces and government policy upon business practices. He has led many efforts focused on creating partnerships and navigating among federal and state organizations. Dale also owns and operates farms in southeast and central Missouri. He grows soybeans, corn, wheat, and raises beef cattle. He and his wife reside near Linn, Missouri with their three children.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Dale Ludwig about how minor business interruptions can have devastating consequences.

●     How the farmers aren’t protected during the COVID-19 pandemic.

●     The facts and misconceptions about the meat industry.

●     How we find solutions around the politics of raising animals for slaughter.

Connect with Dale Ludwig

info@protecttheharvest.com

Facebook

facebook.com/protecttheharvest

Twitter

@ProtectHarvest

YouTube

youtube.com/channel/UCF1eCoQJ2GI8Gn9aahWlrHA

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 032 with John DeBevoise

Brent is a seasoned financial strategist with over 40 years of experience in the field. Brent currently owns and operates Wilsey Asset Management— through which he offers day-to-day investment guidance to both individual investors and corporations. A financial management veteran with nearly $250 million under management, Brent’s industry expertise, and credibility has made him a sought-after expert source with the media. He has frequently served as a guest commentator on national broadcast television and radio talk shows, including and Bloomberg.

Currently, Wilsey hosts 760AM-KFMB’s weekly Smart Investing program, which airs Saturdays at 8 am and Sundays at 5 pm. In addition, Brent penned a weekly newsletter for the San Diego Daily Transcript and continues to write a weekly newsletter, The Smart Investing Newsletter.

An accounting graduate of National University, Brent received his MBA the same institution in 1986.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Brent Wilsey about the new business norms after COVID-19.

●     How COVID-19 will change things but not as much as we think.

●     Why business have to change and adapt permanently and temporarily.

●     The tips and pearls on IPOs and cannabis.

●     How we will most likely see inflation in 2021.

Links Mentioned

Connect with Brent Wilsey

Website

wilseyassetmanagement.com   

Facebook

facebook.com/brent.wilsey

Twitter

@BrentWilsey

Instagram

@brentwilsey

YouTube

youtube.com/user/smartinvestingrecap

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 031 with John DeBevoise

Holly Duckworth, CAE, CMP, LSP is a trailblazing keynote speaker and applied mindful leadership advisor. As a contributor to the New York Times, Producer/Host of the Everyday Mindfulness Show, and columnist to countless industry publications she works with stressed-out leaders to , peace, presence, and profits. Holly’s career began in the world of non-profits and volunteer leadership teaching thousands of association staff and volunteers how to “reboot” for success. Today she takes the best of her strategic vision expertise, blends it with mindful leadership practices and her event background to curate experiential events that change hearts, minds and companies.

Our world has become mind less. Thru mindfulness training Holly works with you to know what mindfulness is, what it is not. Then apply your mindfulness techniques to produce more productive and profitable organizations.

Holly’s was named Meetings Today 2018 Trend Setter for her applied mindfulness work and 2016 Smart Meetings Woman of the Year. Holly’s current book Mindful Leadership: The Stress-Free Guide to leadership is a best seller and her award-winning book Ctrl+Alt+Believe: Reboot Your Association For Success has won two national awards. Holly believes mindfulness builds leaders and organizations that work for everyone.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Holly Duckworth about being mindful during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

●     How you should set an intention for each day.

●     Why you should be present in the moment to find peace and joy in the doing.

●     How what you visualize you actualize.

●     Why finding an emotional connection with business clients is vital.

Connect with Holly Duckworth

Website

hollyduckworth.com

Facebook

facebook.com/hollyduckworthleadership

Twitter

@hduckworth

Instagram

@hollyduckworth

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Leo Hefner is a nationally licensed Originator (MLO) in the state of California. He lives in San Diego as a Specialist. Leo grew up in a real estate family so after graduating from the Hawaii he eventually worked as a buyer for an out of state company purchasing distressed real estate in California.

Leo’s career took many turns from initially gaining his degree in automotive technology and owning his own business to working in the IT industry and owning his own business. Now, he is the CEO of Bluefin Management Group, managing a Free Private Equity Real Estate Fund. He became a licensed Realtor in 2012 and quickly decided to continue on to in 2013.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Leo Hefner about managing properties and tenants during the COVID-19 pandemic.

●     What you should do with “stay on evictions.”

●     What to expect for your ROI in the coming months.

●     What you should do if your tenant can’t pay rent.

●     Why you should consider real estate opportunities.

Links Mentioned

Connect with Leo Hefner 

Facebook

@southbend7fund

Twitter

@leohefner

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/leohefner

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 028 with John DeBevoise

Marc Siden is the CEO of Cloud Water Brands and the former co-founder and CEO of Onboard Information a technology company that pioneered the dissemination of online real estate data to companies like Zillow, Trulia, Chase Bank, Coldwell Banker, and Realtor.com He is an advisor to companies such as, Klout, NabeWise, and Scout Venures. Klout sold for $275 million dollars, NabeWise was sold to Airbnb and Scout Ventures is an early stage VC fund.

Marc is the founding board member of TORCH-A, a nonprofit organization that worked with underserved NYC high school students by exposing them to career path training via internships by mentoring all while promoting diversity in the workplace. He also founded Ice Hockey in Harlem, a nonprofit based in New York City that works with inner city kids to promote education and work ethic through hockey.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Marc Siden about Cloud Water Brands and turning a product in a crowded field into a masterpiece.

●     What CBD will and won’t do for you and why you should use it.

●     Marc Siden’s journey into the unknown and how sometimes it’s better to lucky than good.

●     Why smart packaging, a novel idea, and eclectic tastes make a product stand out.

Links Mentioned

Connect with Marc

Website

cloudwaterbrands.com 

Facebook

facebooklcom/cloudwatercbd

Twitter

@CloudWaterCBD

@cloudwatermarc

Instagram

@cloudwatercbd

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/cloud-water-brands

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 028 with John DeBevoise

Frank Zinghini is the founder and CEO of Applied Visions, a software development company focused on creating visual, revenue-producing applications using a team of skilled developers, researchers, and designers. AVI creates cutting-edge software in a supportive environment tailored to the client’s needs. Frank has led the company’s growth from its basement-office beginning to a multi-location commercial and government-focused solution provider. His passion for the power of technology and the idea of making the complex simple remains as strong today as it was when he initially launched the organization in 1987.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Frank Zinghini about building a digital backbone and managing your business to stabilize your cashflow and make money.

●     How to build a subscription structure for your business if your scheduling takeout.

●     Why turning an ad hoc service into a scheduled delivery services creates predictability of your service and cashflow?

●     What Omni Channel Applications actually mean.

Links Mentioned

https://www.avi.com/blog/how-digital-technology-can-position-you-for-renewed-growth-when-the-world-re-opens-after-covid/

Connect with Frank Zinghini

Website

avi.com 

Facebook

facebook.com/AppliedVisionsinc

Twitter

@FrankZ_Avi

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 027 with John DeBevoise

Brad started Campbell Corporation in 1988, determined to bring a higher level of customer service to the window film and protective glazing industry. Today Riot Glass has grown into one of the largest specialty window film and glazing solutions companies in the nation offering window tinting, security, ballistic and blast mitigation solutions, and spandrel repair.

Energy Efficiency: Campbell Corp. is recognized as an industry leader in energy efficiency for large commercial buildings. Their specialized 3M window film products reduce electricity use by blocking the sun's heat which lessens the demand for air conditioning. The EPA's Energy Star manual states that window film is "Your best opportunity to save on cooling and heating loads".

Security: Campbell Corp. has security solutions that transform your existing windows and doors into high-security versions, with minimal visible change. We do this with our specialized security laminates and with our Riot Glass™ and Campbell Security Screens™ solutions.

Building Wraps: Campbell Corp. also performs aesthetic make-overs on the exterior of commercial buildings for owners who wish to upgrade the appearance of older properties which bolsters occupancy, property reputation and rent rates. Our colored laminates can transform outdated view glass and spandrel with a myriad of modern colors.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Brad Campbell about Campbell Corp and its unbreakable glass.

●     How this new method of protection can help protect you from armed intruders.

●     How this protection is more aesthetically pleasing because there is no use for metal bars.

●     How Campbell Corp creates opportunities for glazers, glass installers, and framers.

Links Mentioned

riotglass.com

Connect with Brad 

Facebook

facebook.com/RiotGlassOfficial

Twitter

@RiotGlass

Instagram

@riotglass

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/brad-campbell-67677413

linkedin.com/in/riot-glass-inc

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgVlq8S-aAY6tVaD3vWTytg?view_as=subscriber

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 026 with John DeBevoise

Roger Nunamann is Vice President of Strategic Projects at Aquiline Drones where draws upon his broad experience as an airline pilot, salesman, and entrepreneur. He identifies and develops opportunities and technologies that keep the company nimble and innovative. 

Prior to joining Aquiline Drones, Roger served as an airline captain, logging over 10,000 hours. He has commanded and flown a variety of jet aircraft, including the iconic 747. While flying, Roger simultaneously started and managed businesses in real estate and transportation.

A New York City native, Roger has always sought to grow by meeting and working with people from diverse backgrounds. No longer satisfied with his surroundings, he left New York to explore the world through a career in aviation. Experiencing and learning from different cultures is still his passion and he sees his greatest strength as being able to connect with a wide variety of professionals.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Roger Nunamann about how drone technology opens up opportunities for entrepreneurs and business owners.

●     The future of Drones in business and how they are not just for taking photos.

●     Integrating cloud technology into your Drone’s capabilities.

●     Identifying the many different job opportunities that the Drone industry is finding its way into.

●     The steps to becoming a licensed Drone pilot.

Connect with Roger Nunamann

Website

www.aquilinedrones.com

Facebook

facebook.com/pages/category/Science--Technology---Engineering/Aquiline-Drones-104820991044367/

Twitter

@AquilineD

Instagram

@aquilinedrones

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/aquiline-drones

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 025 with John DeBevoise

Rick Voight is the CEO of Vivid Pix. Rick has spent his career helping people take/make/share pictures and with his clients has created a billion-dollar business through consumer and business research, business development and marketing for Kodak, HP, and Vivid-Pix.

Vivid Pix focuses on developing easy-to-use software that helps you RESTORE – RELIVE – SHARE your underwater, on land, and old pictures!

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Rick Voight about starting a new business by building on what you know.

·      Three things any new business needs: good product, having credibility in the marketplace, getting people to believe in you

·      Creating the brand: making the company out of your vision

·      Controlling money, measuring your progress, staying creative, allow for surprises

·      Making a product anyone can use

·      Finding a niche in a competitive market

Connect with Rick Voight

Website

vivid-pix.com 

Facebook

@Vividpixfix

Twitter

@VividPixFix

Instagram

@vividpixfix

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 024 with John DeBevoise

Chris Nikoloff is Vice President of Sales and Client Services at QuickBox Fulfillment. He has been a business leader for 16 years in the fulfillment and logistics field using his broad knowledge of the of logistics, finance, and supply chain to provide solutions to companies in the e-commerce market space. He has built processes that eliminate sthe silos between marketing, sales, and client services, which have resulted in significant growth in revenue and profits for the mid to large market companies he has been associated with. The teams have been built on providing solutions to complex problems which result in higher revenues, reduced time to market, and improved margins for the clients they have been associated with.  

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with Chris Nikoloff about making the transition from garage to fulfillment center.

●     The point of diminishing returns: when to stop using your family members as warehouse personnel.

●     How a fulfillment company can help your brand and your customers.

●     The fulfillment steps: receive, process, pick, pack, inventory, ship.

Connect with Chris Nikoloff

Website

quickbox.com 

Facebook

facebook.com/QuickboxFulfill

Twitter

@quickboxfulfill

Instagram

@quickboxfulfill

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/company/quickbox-fulfillment

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaiuXz6WVtYwTfUQsXdAlOg

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BizSoup Podcast Radio Episode 023 with John DeBevoise

John Gomez is the founder of the Gomez Firm and acts today as President and Lead Trial Attorney. From humble beginnings, he attended three separate San Diego public high schools and Grossmont Junior College before graduating from the Nation’s top ranked law school, Yale University, in 1993. He clerked for a federal judge, worked for the international law firm of Latham & Watkins and served the United States as an Assistant United States Attorney until becoming a in 2000.

Since that time, he has established himself as one of California’s most recognized and accomplished trial lawyers. Lawyers USA named him the national Lawyer of the Year in 2010. He has twice been named San Diego’s Trial Lawyer of the Year. The Consumer Attorneys of San Diego have him an unprecedented ten separate Outstanding Trial Lawyer Awards. He has been named a Top 100 California Attorney overall by the Los Angeles Daily Journal, a Top 10 San Diego attorney overall by San Diego Metropolitan Magazine and has been voted by peers a top 10 San Diego Super Lawyer every year since 2012.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast Radio episode with John Gomez about how to protect your business from COVID-19.

●     The simple safeguards that protect you from unhappy employees.

●     Does business interruption coverage apply to COVID-19?

●     How to protect yourself when an employee gets sick.

●     The three major liability concerns of small businesses.

Connect with John Gomez:

Website

thegomezfirm.com

Facebook

facebook.com/gomeztrialattorneys

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/johngomezthegomezlawfirm

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 022 with DeBevoise

Rhonda Sher is a published author, keynote speaker and business development consultant specializing in LinkedIn training, consulting, profile makeovers and business networking. Rhonda brings a wealth of practical, real-life expertise and presence into every consulting, coaching and speaking relationship. Having over 20 years of experience in an array of industries including law, insurance, direct sales and training, Rhonda’s philosophy is that you cannot teach what you have not practiced and learned firsthand, and her mission is to make a positive difference in the success of small business owners, entrepreneurs, CEO’s and those who run non-profit organizations.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Rhonda Sher about marketing yourself on LinkedIn.

●     How your banner and headline are about making a first great impression on LinkedIn.

●     Why the about section should be about your business, not you.

●     The three P’s of LinkedIn are Present, Prospect, Profit.

●     How to get people to share and repost your content.

Links Mentioned

Connect with Rhonda Sher

Facebook

facebook.com/rhonda.sher

Twitter

@rhonda_sher

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/rhondalsher

YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSMU-vYBFYiC77W4_yHyjEw

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 021 with John DeBevoise

Mayor Rebecca Jones is a long-time San Marcos resident and has served on the San Marcos City Council since January 2007 after being appointed to a vacated Council seat. She was re-elected in 2008, 2012 and again in 2016. Rebecca served as the Vice Mayor from 2012-2018. She is currently serving in her first term as Mayor, having been elected in November 2018.

In addition to her role as Mayor, Rebecca currently serves on the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors, on the SANDAG Regional Housing Needs Assessment Committee (RHNA) and is an alternate for the SANDAG Executive Committee. Rebecca also serves as alternate on North County Dispatch Joint Powers Authority (NCDJPA), the League of California Cities (LOCC), and North County Transit (NCTD).

Mayor Jones is a strong supporter of business in San Marcos and believes that a healthy business base is an important part of a dynamic and thriving community.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Rebecca Jones about leading the way in times of uncertainty.

·       Serving two masters: State Mandates vs. Residents Wishes

·       Get Involved! The importance of knowing what your local leaders are doing. Are they looking out for you?

·       Looking at the big picture. Making the right decisions for the good of the community

·       Helping Small Businesses Survive During the Pandemic

Connect with Rebecca Jones

Website 

https://www.san-marcos.net/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/RebeccaJonesSanMarcos/

Twitter

https://twitter.com/RebeccaJ516?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-jones-98b2abb/

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 020 with John DeBevoise

Brent is a seasoned financial strategist with over 40 years of experience in the field. Brent currently owns and operates Wilsey Asset Management— through which he offers day-to-day investment guidance to both individual investors and corporations. A financial management veteran with nearly $250 million under management, Brent’s industry expertise, and credibility has made him a sought-after expert source with the media. He has frequently served as a guest commentator on national broadcast television and radio talk shows, including CNBC and Bloomberg.

Currently, Wilsey hosts 760AM-KFMB’s weekly Smart Investing program, which airs Saturdays at 8 am and Sundays at 5 pm. In addition, Brent penned a weekly newsletter for the San Diego Daily Transcript and continues to write a weekly newsletter, The Smart Investing Newsletter.

An accounting graduate of National University, Brent received his MBA degree from the same institution in 1986.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Brent Wisley about preparing for financial growth after the pandemic.

·       We are NOT going into a recession.

·       Anywhere between 3 and 4 trillion dollars is going to come into the economy over the next 5 months

·       Banks are Stronger than Ever. They can handle the strain and need to carry the ball for a few months

·       If you’re a transportation company enjoy the reduced prices now because it’s not going to stay that way

Connect with Brent Wilsey

Website

wilseyassetmanagement.com 

Facebook

facebook.com/brent.wilsey

Twitter

@BrentWilsey

Instagram

@brentwilsey

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 019 with John DeBevoise

Daven Michaels is founder of 123 Companies. He has been an entrepreneur since the age of 15. Since then Daven discovered a business formula that has been used to turn multiple diverse business ventures into extremely successful businesses, including a few multiple-million-dollar home runs.

In 2006 Mr. Michaels started 123Employee, a virtual employee center in the Philippines. He started with one employee and today has built a company of hundreds of employees operating from several managed facilities. In the same year he started offering high level marketing, business consulting and coaching services.

The desire to help people started in 2009 when a friend suggested that he teach others how to achieve success. This ignited a flame that has grown into a magnificent fire over the years.

Teaching alone, however, was not enough. He believes that talk is cheap. There are many people who teach business and marketing, yet very few understand the trials and tribulations business owners are facing in today’s economy.

His commitment is simple, he’ll help you save money, make more money, grow your business, get your time back and ultimately create the lifestyle you desire.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Daven Michaels about

·       Entrepreneurs Should ALWAYS have a Branding Site.

·       Having someone who can be objective about your business and who is not in your business is extremely valuable.

·       Use technology to work from anywhere

·       Try and focus on one thing. And if you work long enough, you'll get it right.

Connect with Daven Michaels:

Website

123employee.com

virtualentrepreneursassociation.org

davenmichaels.com 

Facebook

facebook.com/davenmichaels

Twitter

@davenmichaels

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 018 with John DeBevoise

Greg Reid is filmmaker, keynote speaker, #1 best-selling author, entrepreneur, and the CEO of several successful corporations. Greg has dedicated his life to helping others achieve the ultimate fulfillment of finding and living a life of purpose.

His unique style has made him a Forbes/Inc and Entreprenuer (Rated Top 10) Keynote Speaker for Corporations, Universities and Charitable organizations and has shared his message from the stages at the Pentagon, to the General Assembly floor of the United Nations (Novus Summit)

In addition to producing films Greg is a highly successful author with such titles as: Three Feet From Gold, Stickability, Success and Something Greater, Napoleon Hill's Road to Riches, and Thoughts are Things.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Greg Reid about:

·       Building a Social Media Platform.

·       Seeking counsel and ignoring people's opinions.

·       The biggest thing that holds people back is fear – it's their big "BUT".

·       What would you be doing if you stopped worrying about what other people think?

Connect with Greg Reid

Website

Facebook

facebook.com/dr.gregreid

Twitter

@gregreid

Instagram

@gregreid

LinkedIn:

linkedin.com/company/in/gregreid

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Tom Alston, CEO of Aero and Marine Tax Professionals

Tom is one of the preeminent experts in California sales and use tax regards aircraft and vessels. He also speaks on topics related to work, success and building wealth. His bi-weekly webinars with industry leaders are widely attended.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Tom Alston. Some of the topics you will hear:

·      How to legally and ethically purchase a plane, boat, or vehicle and not pay taxes

·      What is, “The Principal Use Test?”

·      Learn the tips, tools, and technics for documenting fuel, maintenance, and hangar or slip receipts

·      Understanding exemptions

Links Mentioned

Business:

https://www.aeromarinetaxpros.com/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/aeromarinetax/

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/aeromarinetax

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 017 with John DeBevoise

Since 1993 Craig has been instrumental in leading encryption and backup services, internet filtering offerings and compliance. Craig has been published in dozens of magazines for his innovative channel programs, network security involvement, and has chaired the board of Resellers for Faronics Inc. Craig holds an MBA and has served in VP and director positions for 8e6 Technologies, St. Bernard Software, TriGeo Network Security, and others.

Craig Smith came to BorderLAN Inc. after more than 15 years of leadership and vision in the IT security industry. Craig joined BorderLAN to help continue the success of the company in driving new innovative product offerings and open new vertical markets. Since joining BorderLAN Craig has hired key staff that have earned partner of the year with each of our key vendors. His passion is to provide the best level of service and represent the best products on the market.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Craig Smith about Cyber Security and the many ways a company can protect itself from potential outside threats

·       Understanding how hackers work.

·       Learning how to protect you and your company from hackers

·       Hacking computers is a multibillion-dollar business. It’s not if, it’s when. Be prepared.

·       What is the Dark Web?

Connect with Craig Smith

Website

http://borderlan.com/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/borderlaninc/

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-smith-346bb512/

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 015 with John DeBevoise

Since 1993 Craig has been instrumental in leading encryption and backup services, internet filtering offerings and compliance. Craig has been published in dozens of magazines for his innovative channel programs, network security involvement, and has chaired the board of Resellers for Faronics Inc. Craig holds an MBA and has served in VP and director positions for 8e6 Technologies, St. Bernard Software, TriGeo Network Security, and others.

Craig Smith came to BorderLAN Inc. after more than 15 years of leadership and vision in the IT security industry. Craig joined BorderLAN to help continue the success of the company in driving new innovative product offerings and open new vertical markets. Since joining BorderLAN Craig has hired key staff that have earned partner of the year with each of our key vendors. His passion is to provide the best level of service and represent the best products on the market.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Craig Smith about Cyber Security and the many ways a company can protect itself from potential outside threats

●     How to yourself and your business from hackers.

●     Why it’s important to create “Islands of Security” in your business.

●     The three things every business must have in place to do business with other companies.

Links Mentioned

Connect with Craig Smith

Website

http://borderlan.com/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/borderlaninc/

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-smith-346bb512/

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 013 with John DeBevoise

Since 1993 Craig has been instrumental in leading encryption and backup services, internet filtering offerings and compliance. Craig has been published in dozens of magazines for his innovative channel programs, network security involvement, and has chaired the board of Resellers for Faronics Inc. Craig holds an MBA and has served in VP and director positions for 8e6 Technologies, St. Bernard Software, TriGeo Network Security, and others.

Craig Smith came to BorderLAN Inc. after more than 15 years of leadership and vision in the IT security industry. Craig joined BorderLAN to help continue the success of the company in driving new innovative product offerings and open new vertical markets. Since joining BorderLAN Craig has hired key staff that have earned partner of the year with each of our key vendors. His passion is to provide the best level of service and represent the best products on the market.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Craig Smith about cyber security and how to protect your business from cyber-attacks.

·       How to protect yourself from malicious network traffic

·       Identifying Phishing Attacks

·       How a service like BorderLAN can keep your entire network secure to prevent viruses and data breaches

Links Mentioned

Connect with Craig Smith

Website

http://borderlan.com/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/borderlaninc/

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-smith-346bb512/

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BizSoup Podcast Episode 014 with John DeBevoise

Leo Hefner is a nationally licensed Mortgage Loan Originator (MLO) in the state of California. He lives in San Diego as a Reverse Mortgage Specialist. Leo grew up in a real estate family so after graduating from the University of Hawaii he eventually worked as a buyer for an out of state company purchasing distressed real estate in California.

Leo’s career took many turns from initially gaining his degree in automotive technology and owning his own business to working in the IT industry and owning his own business. Now, he is the CEO of Bluefin Management Group, managing a Debt Free Private Equity Real Estate Fund. He became a licensed Realtor in 2012 and quickly decided to continue on to mortgage lending in 2013.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Podcast episode with Leo Hefner about the benefits of investing in real estate.

●     Why securing section 8 housing provides automatic payments from the government.

●     The difference between a private equity fund and an REIT.

●     How operating without debt decreases your chances of losing money in an economic downturn.

Links Mentioned

Read my five points of real estate investment at bizsoup.com

Connect with Leo Hefner

Website

southbend7.com 

Facebook

@southbend7fund

LinkedIn

linkedin.com/in/leohefner

Twitter

@leohefner

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BizSoup Podcast Episode 011 with John DeBevoise

Mark P. Mills is a Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, and a Faculty Fellow at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science at Northwestern University. He co-founded and worked for numerous companies including Cottonwood Venture Partners, Digital Power Capital, and ICx Technologies. In addition, he served on numerous Boards.

He served as the independent Director on the Board of EYP Mission Critical Facilities, one of the world’s leading data center design and engineering firms, a pioneer in green data and energy efficiency in high-density computing environments. Mark has frequently testified before the U.S. Congress and briefed many state public service commissions and state legislators. He has also served as an expert witness on energy-economic issues. 

He writes the Energy Intelligence column for Forbes and is author of Work In The Age Of Robots and co-author of the book, “The Bottomless Well: The Twilight of Fuel, the Virtue of Waste, and Why We Will Never Run Out of Energy” which rose to #1 in the Amazon science category.

Listen to this information packed BizSoup Podcast episode with Mark Mills about artificial intelligence and its impact on labor.

●     How Consumer Electronics Shows are the best way to see the tip of the spear for new technologies.

●     How small businesses will eventually be able to use AI and augmented the same way large corporations and the military can.

●     Why scientists are redefining robots as “cobots” because cobots are meant to help the scientists instead of replacing them.

●     Why technology will assist workers to maximize production and minimize cost without eliminating jobs.

●     How automated economies of sale will benefit small business owners.

Links Mentioned

Get five points of a successful business at bizsoup.com

Connect with Mark Mills

Website

https://www.manhattan-institute.org/expert/mark-p-mills

Twitter

@MarkPMills

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BizSoup Podcast Episode 012 with John DeBevoise

President Alan F. Balch, USA Equestrian Trust, has enjoyed horses his entire life. He competed as a junior with Saddlebreds, Hunters, and Jumpers and went on to officiate in many capacities in competition management, including paddock steward, announcer, and manager. He has announced at many horse competitions including the National Horse Show in New York City’s Madison Square Garden, the World’s Championship Horse Show in Louisville, KY, and Devon and the American Royal in Kansas City, MO.

His management of the Del Mar National, The Forum International, and the Santa Anita International led to his responsibility as Competition Manager for the equestrian sports of the Games of XXIII Olympiad at Los Angeles in 1984 in Santa Anita, CA.

He was a Trustee and Director of United States Equestrian Team and American Horse Shows Association for many years. He was also the President of the National Horse Show Association an USA Equestrian from 1997-2003. In 2004 he was elected Director of USA Equestrian Trust. Balch is also a long-time member and past President of Flintridge Riding Club in California. In 2010 he was named Executive Director of California Thoroughbred Trainers in Arcadia, CA.

Listen to this information packed BizSoup Podcast episode with Alan Balch about the consolidation of the horse racing industry.

●     Why local racetracks are closing and being replaced by real estate instead.

●     How the simulcast of major horse races has had a major impact on smaller local tracks.

●     Why people should expect to see an enhancement of existing racetracks as opposed to new ones being constructed.

Connect with Alan

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-balch-3298b915

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 006 with John DeBevoise

Martin Lopez is a Speaker, Author, Trainer, and Coach in the personal development industry. His book The Curiosity Theory is a powerful methodology that radically changes the way we look at life, the way we look at ourselves and the way we look at each other.

Martin’s gift is strengthening professional and personal relationships by applying curiosity to improve communication and collaboration at a fundamental level. Martin first made a huge name for himself in business, as a real estate agent at the age of 20, a record producer at 24 and most recently as a mortgage professional.

Listen to this information packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Martin Lopez about his book The Curiosity Theory, and why you should remain curious to be able to see different perspectives.

●     Why curiosity gives people insight in order to understand others.

●     How taking your business to the next level requires communication, alignment, and collaboration.

●     Why it’s important to be responsible for a conversation.

●     Why the alignment within your team is so important for success.

Links Mentioned

Turn your podcast into a book at www.marketdominationllc.com/PodcastOffer

Connect with Martin Lopez

Website

https://thecuriositytheory.mykajabi.com/the-curiosity-theory-book

Facebook

facebook.com/mrmartinlopez

Twitter

@MrMartinLopez

Instagram

@mrmartinlopez

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 009 with John DeBevoise

Matt Sisson is the chef, owner, and operator of Ghost Scream along with his wife Deandra. Together, with his culinary passion and her design skills, they launched the Ghost Scream brand.

Matt and Deandra have both traveled and were able to experience many different foods. They both enjoy spicy food and found many ways to enjoy spice and peppers. This is what led chef Matt to tap into his vast culinary experiences and create these extremely bold, new hot sauces. “Our love for intense flavor and spice brought these sauces to life.”

The challenge in developing these recipes was to take one of the hottest peppers available and create sauces that everyone can enjoy. These flavorful products are handcrafted with only the best ingredients. “We enjoy it every day and know that you will too.”

Listen to this information packed BizSoup talk Radio Podcast episode with Mat Sisson about Ghost Scream and how startups can secure an angel investor.

●       Why finding a void in a market can be helpful for the success of your product.

●       How infusing your product with love is the key to success.

●       Why funding can really help you push towards your dreams.

Links Mentioned

For more information about Ghost Scream go to BizSoup.com

Turn your podcast into a book at www.marketdominationllc.com/podcastoffer.

Connect with Matt Sisson

Website

https://www.ghostscream.com/

Facebook

@GhostScreamHotSauce

Twitter

@GhostScream10

Instagram

@ghostscreamhotsauce

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 003 with John DeBevoise

Richard Matta currently serves as CEO of ReputationDefender, the largest and most prominent firm in the field of online reputation management and privacy. He regularly consults with high-profile individuals, executives, public figures and businesses to build positive online reputations and suppress unwelcome and defamatory information online.

Rich came to ReputationDefender from Support.com, a leading provider of cloud software and services for technology support, where he was a key member of the early founding team that grew the company to a $100M run rate by 2013. Previously, Rich held multiple leadership and executive roles in product management and engineering at SupportSoft (now part of Aptean), culminating in the successful sale of the business in 2009. Prior to this, Rich spent a number of years with Deloitte Consulting, where he managed and delivered a series of strategy and technology projects in the US and Europe.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio podcast episode with Richard Matta about the petition for ‘The Right to be Forgotten’ movement, and suppressing private information from the public.

●     How to sign the petition for ‘The Right to be Forgotten’, which would give Americans the opportunity to remove from Google and other platforms certain information that should be considered private.

●     How it should be a basic right for people to remove information about them on the internet.

●     The one solution Reputation Defender offers as help is suppressing information that people want private.

Links Mentioned

Right To Be Forgotten https://righttobeforgotten.org/

Turn your podcast into a book at www.marketdominationllc.com/PodcastOffer

If you have a question about your product go to BizSoup.com

Connect with Richard Matta 

Website https://www.reputationdefender.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ReputationDefender/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richmatta/

Twitter @ReputationDef

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 001 with John DeBevoise

Seth Greene is the Founder & CEO of Market Domination LLC and co-host of the Sharkprenuer Podcast, which was named #6 on NASDAQ’s ‘List of Top Podcasts You Must Listen To In 2019’.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Seth Greene about Marketing, Pitch Tank, and Compelling Calls To Action.

●       3 things to do in your business monthly to get new business

●       4 examples of powerful subject lines that really work

●       How telling a compelling and emotional story about a product or service is a great way to get someone’s attention

Links Mentioned

Turn your podcast into a book at www.marketdominationllc.com/PodcastOffer

If you have a question about your product go to BizSoup.com

Connect with Seth Greene

Website www.marketdominationllc.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethgreene/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MarketDominationLLC/

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 005 with John DeBevoise

Martin Lopez is a Speaker, Author, Trainer, and Coach in the personal development industry. His book The Curiosity Theory is a powerful methodology that radically changes the way we look at life, the way we look at ourselves and the way we look at each other.

Martin’s gift is strengthening professional and personal relationships by applying curiosity to improve communication and collaboration at a fundamental level. Martin first made a huge name for himself in business, as a real estate agent at the age of 20, a record producer at 24 and most recently as a mortgage professional.

Listen to this information packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Martin Lopez about HELOC and when it can be used effectively. 

●     Why you should try to get a HELOC a credit union before going to a bank.

●     How different divisions in banks deal with separate issues.

●     Why homeowners should use a HELOC when purchasing trade fixtures.

●     How you can use a HELOC multiple times after paying it off.

Links Mentioned

Get five tips from Martin Lopez at BizSoup.com

Turn your podcast into a book at www.marketdominationllc.com/PodcastOffer

Connect with Martin Lopez

Website

https://thecuriositytheory.mykajabi.com/the-curiosity-theory-book

Facebook

facebook.com/mrmartinlopez

Twitter

@MrMartinLopez

Instagram

@mrmartinlopez

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 010 with John DeBevoise

Checkstand Program allows you to get your product on the front counters of anywhere from 200 to 5,000 convenience stores instantly. Our program is designed to take your product and increase volume through testing and getting confirmation of sales on the launch. It is a great way to expand into the convenience store market because you are actually gaining convenience store distributors and convenience stores while you test.

The normal method of taking a product to market is to contact as many people as you can and hopefully make some sales. You try to build relationships and make thousands of calls to do so. When you run the Checkstand Program in 1,000 stores, we get your product into several convenience store distributors instantly. You have complete access to our c store distributors and you will have all of their contact information. You also get to leverage the relationships that we have with them. Why would someone take so many years to try and build something when they can have that same level of success inside a few short weeks?

 Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Mike Hill about product placement, getting you product to market, and product distribution strategy.

●     How to get your product onto the shelves of hundreds and even thousands of convenient stores.

●     The 5 points of getting your product to market.

●     How brightly colored packaging can help your product stand out.

●     What the definition of an impulse buy product is.

Links Mentioned

Turn your podcast into a book at www.marketdominationllc.com/PodcastOffer

If you have a question about your product go to BizSoup.com

Connect with Mike Hill 

Website https://www.checkstandprogram.com

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/checkstandprogram/

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 007 with John DeBevoise

Clifford Smith is the founder and president of the Cookie Club of America. Clifford brings twenty-eight years’ experience in the management of for-profit organizations including the Board of Directors' governance and policy. Clifford has a proven ability to manage complex issues and large portfolios of responsibilities. An experienced senior-level planner and administrator, Clifford have implemented corporate management structures, policies, and procedures, operational systems and controls throughout his career.

Clifford served as former President of 1st Net Technologies, Inc. Through public speaking engagements, he won over new clients and business relationships providing investor relations services for publicly traded companies. Conducted various relations workshops at several “Money Shows” and Regional Investment Banker’s Association Conferences in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco.

Clifford was heavily involved in the opening of multiple food and beverage outlets, throughout five new full-service hotels, for the Marriott Corporation. Hotels included: Boston Copley, Long Island NY, Westchester NY, Newark Airport Marriott, and the New York City Marriott Marquis. Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.) Food Service Management and Business Administration, from Montclair College in New Jersey. Associates of Applied Science Degree (AAS) in Hotel Restaurant Management with a Minor in Nutrition from Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey.

Listen to this information packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Clifford Smith about his company the Cookie Club of America and the different pivots he has made to keep his company going.

●     How there are many different moving parts to oversee to make sure a company runs smoothly.

●     How Clifford discovered using food as a .

●     Why it’s important to pick something to feature that has a global presence.

●     Why you should remain patient in the developing process.

●     How vital it is to have a good quality product.

Links Mentioned

Turn your podcast into a book at www.marketdominationllc.com/PodcastOffer

If you have a question about your product go to BizSoup.com

Connect with Clifford Smith

Website

https://cookieclubofamerica.com/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Wholesale-Bakery/Cookie-Club-of-America-162091961150853/

LinkedIN

https://www.linkedin.com/in/clifford-smith-88940712

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 002 with John DeBevoise

Richard Matta currently serves as CEO of ReputationDefender, the largest and most prominent firm in the field of online reputation management and privacy. He regularly consults with high-profile individuals, executives, public figures and businesses to build positive online reputations and suppress unwelcome and defamatory information online.

Rich came to ReputationDefender from Support.com, a leading provider of cloud software and services for technology support, where he was a key member of the early founding team that grew the company to a $100M run rate by 2013. Previously, Rich held multiple leadership and executive roles in product management and engineering at SupportSoft (now part of Aptean), culminating in the successful sale of the business in 2009. Prior to this, Rich spent a number of years with Deloitte Consulting, where he managed and delivered a series of strategy and technology projects in the US and Europe.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Richard Matta about monitoring your online reputation and ‘The Right to be Forgotten’ campaign.

●     Learn about ‘The Right to be Forgotten’ campaign and a person’s right to privacy

●     How the EU (European Union) privacy guideline principles can be laid down in the USA

●     The number one tip small business owners should be looking for in the ‘Right to be Forgotten’ movement

Links Mentioned

Right To Be Forgotten https://righttobeforgotten.org/

Turn your podcast into a book at www.marketdominationllc.com/PodcastOffer

If you have a question about your product go to BizSoup.com

Connect with Richard Matta 

Website https://www.reputationdefender.com

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ReputationDefender/

LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/richmatta/

Twitter @ReputationDef 

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 008 with John DeBevoise

Clifford Smith is the founder and president of the Cookie Club of America. Clifford brings twenty-eight years’ experience in the management of for-profit organizations including the Board of Directors' governance and policy. Clifford has a proven ability to manage complex issues and large portfolios of responsibilities. An experienced senior-level planner and administrator, Clifford have implemented corporate management structures, policies, and procedures, operational systems and controls throughout his career.

Clifford served as former President of 1st Net Technologies, Inc. Through public speaking engagements, he won over new clients and business relationships providing investor relations services for publicly traded companies. Conducted various relations workshops at several “Money Shows” and Regional Investment Banker’s Association Conferences in Washington, D.C. and San Francisco.

Clifford was heavily involved in the opening of multiple food and beverage outlets, throughout five new full-service hotels, for the Marriott Corporation. Hotels included: Boston Copley, Long Island NY, Westchester NY, Newark Airport Marriott, and the New York City Marriott Marquis. Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.) Food Service Management and Business Administration, from Montclair College in New Jersey. Associates of Applied Science Degree (AAS) in Hotel Restaurant Management with a Minor in Nutrition from Bergen Community College, Paramus, New Jersey.

Listen to this information packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Clifford Smith about getting your product into a hotel chain.

●     How the process of getting your product into a hotel chain can take a lot of time.

●     Why it’s important to small and gain the confidence of your local hotel first.

●     Where you can go to exhibit your product to get you noticed by hotels.

●     Why it’s imperative to know your limitations and not reach past them.

Links Mentioned

Turn your podcast into a book at www.marketdominationllc.com/PodcastOffer

If you have a question about your product go to BizSoup.com

Connect with Clifford Smith

Website

https://cookieclubofamerica.com/

Facebook

https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Wholesale-Bakery/Cookie-Club-of-America-162091961150853/

LinkedIN

https://www.linkedin.com/in/clifford-smith-88940712

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BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast Episode 004 with John DeBevoise

Burke Franklin is the creator & CEO of BusinessPowerTools.com, best known for BizPlanBuilder® software which has sold more than 2 million copies. 

“It's crucial that your innovations succeed in our world. This means that your business must be profitable and sustainable – without you losing control, your mind or your shirt!,” he says. 

Burke’s business development software templates have helped thousands of entrepreneurs, companies, and consultants raise capital, create conscious cultures with policies and procedures, allocate marketing assets and structure all kinds of contracts.

A graduate of UC Santa Barbara, Burke is an entrepreneur with Marketing and Management experience of more than 40 years. His idea of changing the world is providing the business tools you need to help you change the world. 

Burke was elected to the White House Conference on Small Business and has been nominated for Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year." Burke’s book, Business Black Belt, applies lessons from 38+ years of personal development workshops, martial arts, flying and real-world business success to building companies.

Listen to this information-packed BizSoup Talk Radio Podcast episode with Burke Franklin about tips, tools, and techniques of covering your assets.

●     The five most important things that a restaurant should do.

●     Key elements to a restaurant’s survival.

●     How to cook up all the business things you need using one software online.

Links Mentioned

Turn your podcast into a book at www.marketdominationllc.com/PodcastOffer

If you have a question about your product go to BizSoup.com

Connect with Burke Franklin

Website www.businesspowertools.com

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