Previous Episodes

10 Reasons Why Your Social Media is Not Working, With Chris Burns

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on April 11, 2023
  • What are most entrepreneurs doing wrong?
  • Is social media really that difficult?
  • What is the biggest issue you see as it relates to marketing
  • Will a strategy solve my problems?
  • What’s working and what’s not in marketing?
  • And much, much more!

 

 

 

 

Personal Branding in a Digital World, With Paige Arnof-Fenn

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on April 4, 2023
  • I’m not Lebron James or Taylor Swift am I really a brand?
  • How do you build a brand?
  • Is it expensive?
  • Do I need a blog?
  • I love the name of your company what’s the story?
  • And much, much more!

 

 

 

 

If You Want to Lead in Business, the Customer Comes First, With Greg Kihlström

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on March 28, 2023

Tune in and hear Greg’s answers to questions such as:

  • What are the factors that are driving businesses’ need to transform to be more customer-centric?
  • Are there goals that every business should be aspiring to achieve in order to remain competitive?
  • What is a “house of the customer” and why is it helpful to think of building the customer experience this way?
  • How do brands stay competitive in a world where both 1:1 personalized experiences and increased consumer data privacy must co-exist?
  • How brands that lead the way in personalized customer experiences behave as opposed to laggards?
  • What is the role of leadership in a customer-first, employee-driven brand?
  • And much, much more!

 

 

 

The Remote CEO: The 5 Step Success Blueprint to Build Your Remote Business, With Deniero Bartolini

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on March 21, 2023
  • Talk to Deniero Bartolini about becoming a remote CEO to break from the stress and scale your business.
  • The Remote CEO: The 5 Step Success Blueprint to Build Your Remote Business
  • The Power of a Lifestyle Business: How to Reach Financial Freedom Without Compromising Relationships or Health
  • Reclaim Your Time: Building the Team and Systems to Automate Your Business
  • A Constant Inflow of Leads: How the AOS System Can Crack the Code to Selling Your Product or Service on Repeat
  • Don’t Snooze Your Morning Alarm: Create a Personal Plan of Health, Play, and Passion to Live the Lifestyle of Your Dreams.
  • And much, much more!

 

Burnout: Find Your Way Out of Stress and Overwhelm, With Benedict Beaumont

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on March 16, 2023

Tune in and hear Benedict’s answers to questions such as:

  • What are the symptoms of Burnout?
  • How can Burnout be a chance to reappraise your life? What if you cannot make changes in your life?
  • What is Breathwork and how does it help to reduce stress and Burnout?
  • How can we incorporate Breathwork into our daily lives to manage and avoid overwhelm and Burnout?
  • Can we try some Breathwork now? What are some practical tips for incorporating Breathwork into your daily life?
  • And much, much more!

INVITATION FROM GUEST:

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https://www.makesomebreathingspace.com/membership

 

 

Lessons from a Multimillionaire Turned Convict on Staying the Course Through Life’s Ethical Gray Areas, With Shaun Hayes

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on March 14, 2023

At 29, banker Shaun Hayes was on his way to his goal of becoming a millionaire.

Guided by hustle and ingenuity, he purchased his first bank and was CEO of one of the largest publicly held bank holding companies in Missouri. For years, he was lauded as one of the Midwest’s top entrepreneurs and riding high as a business leader and family man.

He took the risks and made the sharp decisions others wouldn’t—

Until those decisions led him to his downfall … and prison.

Learn the true story of entrepreneur and multimillionaire Shaun Hayes’s rise to the highest levels of corporate banking, his subsequent fall that led to 37 months in federal prison, and the ultimate costs: his family, friends, freedom, and fortune. A cautionary tale of great success and failure, this page-turning business memoir is your guide to staying on course through life’s ethical gray areas.

Tune in and hear Shaun’s answers to questions such as:

  • Your book is titled “The Gray Choice.” What does it mean, for you, to operate in the gray?
  • How is banking different now than it was back then?
  • What lessons did you learn about ethics, and doing things the right way, from your banking days?
  • You’ve said before you didn’t consider yourself an entrepreneur, even though you were named one of the area’s top entrepreneurs. Why not?
  • Where did things go wrong?
  • Why did you do what you did?
  • How easy is it to slip up and find yourself making mistakes?
  • What, if anything, can you do to make things right today?
  • How demoralizing was it for you, after you’d had so much success, to endure this downward spiral and wind up in prison?
  • How did your life and career prepare you for prison? And how did it not?
  • How should we view the incarcerated population differently? How are things different now that you’re a convicted felon?
  • Would you have done anything differently, looking back now?
  • And much, much more!

Invitation From Guest:

Download the 5 Do’s & 3 Don’ts to set your business up for success. https://shaunhayes.com/

 

 

Only 27 Years to Become an Instant Success: What Flipped the Switch? With Lana McAra

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on March 9, 2023

Lana McAra began her career with the publication of her first book in 1996 and saw some success.

Now, 27 years later, her career launched into overdrive with a book that wins 3 separate awards, multiple speaking invitations streaming in, a comfortable living and stepping onto a platform at Harvard to deliver a bLU Talk.

Let’s talk about what made the difference.

What flipped the switch for this hard-working entrepreneur?

Tune in and hear Lana’s answers to questions such as:

  • Tell us a bit about your own challenging past and how it became an advantage.
  • What would you say to someone who has been through extreme circumstances?
  • What are some suggestions for someone who wants to take that leap from victim to victor?
  • Was there a particular event or method that flipped the switch for you?
  • How do we get more?
  • And much, much more!

Invitation From Guest:

Free Master Class: How to Write an Impact-Driven Fiction That Sells
https://lanamcalanamcara.kartra.com/page/84260

 

 

Digital Marketing Expert on Business Growth, With David Somerfleck

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on March 7, 2023

In today’s digital, fast-paced age, few people if any use phone books, newspapers, or bus signs to find a business. In fact, 97% of consumers use Google to find a business.

Now, for a fraction of what you used to spend on signs and ads and going to networking groups, you can reach #1 in Google search results and set your website up to be a marketing division of your company that attracts new customers 24/7.

This is inbound marketing. It has lower startup costs, greater ROI, and is used by more companies as internet use increases and smartphone use continues to rise. Inbound marketing that focuses on inbound lead generation delivers massive results, especially when combined with just minimal outbound marketing as well.

Small business owners, however, often don’t know where to begin with digital marketing and can easily feel overwhelmed by all the technical jargon.

You don’t have to be that business owner. You have another option, and David Somerfleck is here to share a blue-chip option that can level the playing field quickly.

Tune in and hear David’s answers to questions such as:

  • What is digital marketing?
  • How does digital marketing work exactly?
  • What are the most common, and costly, mistakes you have seen business owners make trying to use digital marketing efficiently?
  • How does digital marketing help a business increase profits?
  • What is SEO and why does it matter?
  • What role do podcasts play in marketing?
  • Can you please your “5D” process, what it means, and how it’s used?
  • How can business owners distinguish professional experienced companies or freelancers who can help them from those who cannot?
  • And much, much more!

Invitation From Guest:

David offers free chat through his website and free one-on-one video conference calls with prospective new clients to review questions? David also offers free guides and downloads at his website: https://dms.blue/digital-marketing-free-resources/

 

 

How to Forge Strong Relationships on LinkedIn That Blossom in the Real World, With Donna Serdula

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on March 2, 2023

You undoubtedly have received invitations from business partners and associates to connect on LinkedIn.

And you took a couple hours out of your busy life and created a profile.

Perhaps you even sent out some invitations to connect to people in your business network.

And now you are asking yourself, “Is that all there is?”

Donna Serdula is here to tell you that there is so much more and she’s here to take you through the 5 steps to maximize your presence on LinkedIn so you can find opportunity!

Tune in and hear Donna’s answers to questions such as:

  • Why networking on LinkedIn now is more important than ever?
  • Can you give us some tips on how to present yourself on LinkedIn?
  • What is the best way to reach out to others?
  • How can we foster lasting connections?
  • And much, much more!

Invitation From Guest:

So you want to look good on LinkedIn? Here’s where to start! This resource page is everything you need to do to optimize your profile and leverage LinkedIn.
https://www.linkedin-makeover.com/linkedin-resources/

 

 

The Key to Mindfulness, With Matt Thieleman

Filed in Podcasts, Previous Episodes on February 28, 2023

You’re in the right place.

And you found your way here because of that voice. The one inside — not just in your head, somewhere deeper — that keeps repeating one thing.

You’re here for a reason.

You’re here for more.

All that success you’ve achieved, the money, the awards and recognition that you kept striving for, keeps getting you to the same place: A race to the top in someone else’s race.

It’s time to run a different race.

It’s time to make your impact on the world.

Matt Thieleman coaches people (he calls them leaders) who are here for more than what following the normal path gets them, who are ready to stop living the life they thought they were supposed to live — that winds up empty no matter how much they accomplish — and to start creating the impact they’re here to create.

Matt calls it unleashing your awesome.

Tune in and hear Matt’s answers to questions such as:

  • How to become a great coach/leader
  • The being of a coach/leader
  • The value of games and how to design them
  • Common pitfalls for coaches/leaders
  • Goal setting and success (and how to define them)
  • The power of impossible goals
  • Tapping into sacred Yin and Yang energies
  • Why coaches/leaders need their own coach
  • Coaching/leadership containers
  • Coaching/leadership as a spiritual practice
  • Coaching/leadership as GPS navigation
  • Marrying body, mind, and soul as a leader/coach
  • And much, much more!